Collection of book-plates by Edwin Davis French and others.
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topic: Collection of book-plates by Edwin Davis French and others.
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has part: Biographical History for: Collection of book-plates by Edwin Davis French and others.
topic: Book-plates Engraved by Edwin Davis French,, 1893-
subject: Book-plates Engraved by Edwin Davis French,, 1893-
topic: Book-plates Not by Edwin French,
subject: Book-plates Not by Edwin French,
topic: Anonymous - Plates of Colleges, Societies, Libraries.
subject: Anonymous - Plates of Colleges, Societies, Libraries.
topic: Early American Book-plates, with citations to C. D. Allen
subject: Early American Book-plates, with citations to C. D. Allen
topic: Plates by B. A. - Benrick
subject: Plates by B. A. - Benrick
topic: Plates by Elisha Brown Bird
subject: Plates by Elisha Brown Bird
topic: Plates by F. C. Blank - George W. Eve
subject: Plates by F. C. Blank - George W. Eve
topic: Plates by Geo. R. Halm - Hermann R. C. Hirzel
subject: Plates by Geo. R. Halm - Hermann R. C. Hirzel
topic: Plates by William F. Hopson
subject: Plates by William F. Hopson
topic: Plates by C. W. Sherborn
subject: Plates by C. W. Sherborn
topic: Plates by Irving Press - Rowell
subject: Plates by Irving Press - Rowell
topic: Plates by B. E. S. - Sidney L. Smith
subject: Plates by B. E. S. - Sidney L. Smith
topic: Plates by J. W. Spenceley
subject: Plates by J. W. Spenceley
topic: Plates by J. D. Stout - Harry F. Weyl
subject: Plates by J. D. Stout - Harry F. Weyl
topic: Plates by Cleora Wheeler
subject: Plates by Cleora Wheeler
topic: Periodicals, Catalogs, and Advertisements, 1894-1929
subject: Periodicals, Catalogs, and Advertisements, 1894-1929
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subject: mshm280-3-1
topic: mshm280-3-2
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topic: Advertisements: Edwin Davis French
subject: Advertisements: Edwin Davis French
topic: Advertisements: The Book-Plate (E. L. Boyd)
subject: Advertisements: The Book-Plate (E. L. Boyd)
topic: Advertisements: Elisha Brown Bird
subject: Advertisements: Elisha Brown Bird
topic: Advertisements: J. H. Elwell, Goodspeed's, etc.
subject: Advertisements: J. H. Elwell, Goodspeed's, etc.

General International Standard for Archival Description
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Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
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administers: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
provides access to: Collection of book-plates by Edwin Davis French and others.
provides access to: Book-plates Engraved by Edwin Davis French,, 1893-
provides access to: Book-plates Not by Edwin French,
provides access to: Anonymous - Plates of Colleges, Societies, Libraries.
provides access to: Early American Book-plates, with citations to C. D. Allen
provides access to: Plates by B. A. - Benrick
provides access to: Plates by Elisha Brown Bird
provides access to: Plates by F. C. Blank - George W. Eve
provides access to: Plates by Geo. R. Halm - Hermann R. C. Hirzel
provides access to: Plates by William F. Hopson
provides access to: Plates by C. W. Sherborn
provides access to: Plates by Irving Press - Rowell
provides access to: Plates by B. E. S. - Sidney L. Smith
provides access to: Plates by J. W. Spenceley
provides access to: Plates by J. D. Stout - Harry F. Weyl
provides access to: Plates by Cleora Wheeler
provides access to: Periodicals, Catalogs, and Advertisements, 1894-1929
provides access to: mshm280-3-1
provides access to: mshm280-3-2
provides access to: Advertisements: Edwin Davis French
provides access to: Advertisements: The Book-Plate (E. L. Boyd)
provides access to: Advertisements: Elisha Brown Bird
provides access to: Advertisements: J. H. Elwell, Goodspeed's, etc.

Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
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Collection of book-plates by Edwin Davis French and others.
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encoding of: Collection of book-plates by Edwin Davis French and others.

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Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Version 2002
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Collection of book-plates by Edwin Davis French and others.
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
level: collection
identifier: MS 0048
language: eng
origination: Lay, Helen Brainerd,
has biographical history: Biographical History for: Collection of book-plates by Edwin Davis French and others.
scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection The bulk of the book-plates were designed and engraved by Edwin Davis French and represent an almost complete collection of his work. In addition there is an almost complete collection of the work of Cleora Wheeler. Most of the rest of the book-plates are English and American although there are also examples from Italy, France (including the plate of Octave Uzanne) and Switzerland, along with plates of the Japanese designers K. Nakata and Yumimaro Ohmori probably from the 1930s. The American book-plates not by French have been identified using Allen's "Classified list of early American book-plates" whenever possible. The correspondence (<1896-1938>), both with Helen Brainerd Lay and with librarians at Mount Holyoke College, is from book-plate engravers and from other collectors.
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associated with: Women's bookplates - Specimens.
associated with: Heraldic bookplates - Specimens.
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associated with: Toys in bookplates.
associated with: French, Edwin Davis, 1851-1906.
associated with: Wheeler, Cleora.
associated with: Allen, Charles Dexter, 1865-1926. Classified list of early American book-plates.
associated with: Bird, Elisha Brown.
associated with: Spenceley, J. Winfred, (Joseph Winfred), 1865-1908.
associated with: Hopson, William Fowler, 1849-1935.
associated with: Sherborn, C. W. (Charles William), 1831-1912.
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has part: Book-plates Not by Edwin French,
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aggregates: Periodicals, Catalogs, and Advertisements, 1894-1929

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Lay, Helen Brainerd,
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Biographical History for: Collection of book-plates by Edwin Davis French and others.
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body: Biographical Note Helen Brainerd Lay, librarian. Sister-in-law of Edwin Davis French. Graduated Mount Holyoke Seminary and College in 1887.
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Women's bookplates - Specimens.
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Toys in bookplates.
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Bird, Elisha Brown.
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Book-plates Engraved by Edwin Davis French,, 1893-
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
level: series
scopecontent: This series consists of book-plates designed and engraved by French. The earliest plates, designed for his sister-in-law Helen Lay Brainerd, is dated 1893.
access restrictions: Unrestricted.

Book-plates Not by Edwin French,
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
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scopecontent: This series consists of book-plates engraved by artists other than Edwin French Davis. Some are anonymous.
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has part: Early American Book-plates, with citations to C. D. Allen
aggregates: Early American Book-plates, with citations to C. D. Allen
has part: Plates by B. A. - Benrick
aggregates: Plates by B. A. - Benrick
has part: Plates by Elisha Brown Bird
aggregates: Plates by Elisha Brown Bird
has part: Plates by F. C. Blank - George W. Eve
aggregates: Plates by F. C. Blank - George W. Eve
has part: Plates by Geo. R. Halm - Hermann R. C. Hirzel
aggregates: Plates by Geo. R. Halm - Hermann R. C. Hirzel
has part: Plates by William F. Hopson
aggregates: Plates by William F. Hopson
has part: Plates by C. W. Sherborn
aggregates: Plates by C. W. Sherborn
has part: Plates by Irving Press - Rowell
aggregates: Plates by Irving Press - Rowell
has part: Plates by B. E. S. - Sidney L. Smith
aggregates: Plates by B. E. S. - Sidney L. Smith
has part: Plates by J. W. Spenceley
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has part: Plates by J. D. Stout - Harry F. Weyl
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has part: Plates by Cleora Wheeler
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Periodicals, Catalogs, and Advertisements, 1894-1929
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
level: series
extent: circa 50 items
scopecontent: This series is comprised of 2 periodicals ("The Literary Review and Book Plate Collector" and "The Book-plate Booklet"), several catalogues of book-plate collections, and advertisements from Edwin Davis French, The Book Plate, Elisha Brown Bird, and others.
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has part: Advertisements: The Book-Plate (E. L. Boyd)
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has part: Advertisements: Elisha Brown Bird
aggregates: Advertisements: Elisha Brown Bird
has part: Advertisements: J. H. Elwell, Goodspeed's, etc.
aggregates: Advertisements: J. H. Elwell, Goodspeed's, etc.

series
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Anonymous - Plates of Colleges, Societies, Libraries.
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Early American Book-plates, with citations to C. D. Allen
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Plates by B. A. - Benrick
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Plates by Elisha Brown Bird
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Plates by F. C. Blank - George W. Eve
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Plates by Geo. R. Halm - Hermann R. C. Hirzel
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is part of: Book-plates Not by Edwin French,
is aggregated by: Book-plates Not by Edwin French,
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Plates by William F. Hopson
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is part of: Book-plates Not by Edwin French,
is aggregated by: Book-plates Not by Edwin French,
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Plates by C. W. Sherborn
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is part of: Book-plates Not by Edwin French,
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Plates by Irving Press - Rowell
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is part of: Book-plates Not by Edwin French,
is aggregated by: Book-plates Not by Edwin French,
access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Plates by B. E. S. - Sidney L. Smith
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is part of: Book-plates Not by Edwin French,
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Plates by J. W. Spenceley
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Plates by J. D. Stout - Harry F. Weyl
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Plates by Cleora Wheeler
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

circa 50 items
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mshm280-3-1
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is part of: Periodicals, Catalogs, and Advertisements, 1894-1929
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label: Periodicals: "The literary review and book plate collector" [v.1, no.1 (Nov. 1902)], "The book-plate booklet" [v.2, no.2 (May 1908)-v.2, no.4 (Nov. 1908) and v.3, no.3 (May 1910)-v.3, no.4 (Nov. 1910)]

mshm280-3-2
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is part of: Periodicals, Catalogs, and Advertisements, 1894-1929
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA
label: Catalogues: "A classified list of early American book-plates ..." by Charles Dexter Allen (1894), "A list of book-plates engraved on copper by Mr. Edwin Davis French" (1899), Catalogue of a sale by the Anderson Auction Company of books and an extensive collection of bookplates (May 1908), "300 bookplates engraved by Edwin Davis French, 75 engraved by F. W. Spenceley ..." Heartman Auction (Feb. 1914), "A list of angling book-plates" by Daniel B. Fearing (1916), "A choice collection of modern and early American bookplates ..." Walpole Galleries (Feb. 1927) "Book-plates, books about bookplates, mainly American, including the work of Edwin Davis French ..." Walpole Galleries (Nov. 1927)

Advertisements: Edwin Davis French
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Advertisements: The Book-Plate (E. L. Boyd)
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Advertisements: Elisha Brown Bird
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access provided by: Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections South Hadley, MA

Advertisements: J. H. Elwell, Goodspeed's, etc.
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