Jacob Blanck letters to Karl Zamboni
Overview
Letters from American editor, Jacob Blanck, to American antiquarian bookseller, Karl Zamboni.
Dates
- Creation: 1945-1954
Creator
- Zamboni, Karl (addressee., Person)
Language of Materials
English
Condition Description
Good; a few sheets acidic.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
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Extent
.08 linear feet (1 folder)11 manuscript and typescript letters plus three postcards and a few notes; one letter accompanied by a dandruff treatment formula.
Biographical / Historical
Jacob Blanck was an American bibliographer and editor. His positions included rare book editor of Publishers Weekly and Antiquarian Bookman, 1936-1952; bibliographer in Americana at the Library of Congress, 1939-1941; and editor of Bibliography of American Literature, 1943-1974.
Karl Zamboni (1906-1997) was an American antiquarian bookseller in California.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2020M-7. Purchased with funds from the Jacob Blanck Book Fund, 2019 July.
Processing Information
Processed by Melanie Wisner, 2019.
Creator
- Zamboni, Karl (addressee., Person)
- Title
- Blanck, Jacob, 1906-1974. Jacob Blanck letters to Karl Zamboni, 1945-1954 (MS Am 3326): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Date
- 2019 July 24
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou03233
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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