Short-title catalogue (STC) revision project records
Summary
These records concern the revision of the STC including: correspondence, research notes, field reports, annotated STC volumes, administrative files, proofsheets, working papers, index slips, Pantzer's books, microfilm of STC items, microfilm prints of STC items, reference books and offprints, and miscellaneous realia concerning the project.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1923-1997
- Creation: Majority of material found within circa 1947-1992
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
138 linear feet (129 boxes)Biographical / Historical
In 1926, A.W. Pollard and G.R. Redgrave published: A short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland& Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640. In September 1962, Katharine F. (Kitzi) Pantzer joined William A. Jackson (in the Houghton Library) in his work on the revision of Pollard and Redgrave's work (also begun by Frederic Sutherland Ferguson). At this point, the revision project had completed up to the letter L. Two years later, Jackson died and Pantzer continued the work. In June 1976, the first volume of the revision (second part of the alphabet) was published. In April 1987, the volume for the first part of the alphabet appeared, and in 1991, the third volume was published. This project is also known as STC².
Arrangement
Organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II. Boxed materials; III. Microfilms; and IV. Miscellaneous items.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Estate of Katherine F. Pantzer. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--2006 August 16. Accession number--2005M-61.
Separated Materials
Born-digital material has been separated: 2005M61BD
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Betts Coup, 2020, 2023. A detailed print finding aid is available on request in a curatorial file on-site at Houghton Library.
Geographic
Topical
Creator
Subject
- Title
- Short-title catalogue (STC) revision project records, circa 1923-1997 (inclusive), circa 1947-1992 (bulk) (2005M-61): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- November 16, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hou04190
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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