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Correspondence

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Correspondence

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Correspondence

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Correspondence

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Correspondence

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Correspondence

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Correspondence

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Correspondence

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Correspondence

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Correspondence

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Revision, galley proofs and typescript of "Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers"

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Galley Proofs and Typescript of "Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers"

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Galley proofs and typescript

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Galley proofs and typescript

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a manuscript and correspondence of Hamilton (Princeton Class of 1906). The collection contains the typescript, notes, and proofs of his Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers, 1670-1870 (1950), a catalog of the Sinclair Hamilton Collection of American Illustrated Books, illustrated, for the most part, with woodcuts and engravings, which is housed in the Princeton University Library. There is also correspondence with libraries, museums, bookshops, and dealers concerning the acquisition of books for his collection and its transfer to the library.

Collection Creator Biography:

Hamilton, Sinclair

Sinclair Hamilton (Princeton Class of 1906) established the Sinclair Hamilton Collection of American Illustrated Books which is housed in the Princeton University Library.

Acquisition:

Gift of Sinclair Hamilton in 1959 (AM 16436, AM 16461). Additions were a gift of Sinclair Hitchings in 2014 (AM 2015-5).

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

This contents list was created by Jerome Jackson in June 2010.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research/

Conditions Governing Use

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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Credit this material:

Sinclair Hamilton Papers; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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