Collection View
The Minute Books group contains minutes of annual meetings and Board of Managers meetings. The books also include committee rosters and treasurer's reports.
Arranged chronologically.
The Board of Managers Records group consists of records created by the Board of Managers. It includes an incomplete set of agendas, committee rosters, and correspondence related to board membership as well as election ballots from select years. It also contains printed and draft versions of the League's constitution and single treasurer's and annual reports. Researchers who are interested in a more complete set of reports are advised to consult the League's minute books.
Arranged alphabetically by genre of material.
Agendas and Committees, 1942-1967
Ballots, 1940-1946
Constitutions, 1905-1954
Reports, 1913-1955
Social Events, 1900-1958
The Social Events group contains materials pertaining to the League's social activities. It includes invitations, menus, programs, handbills, and related correspondence.
Arranged chronologically.
1900, 1900
1901, 1901
1902, 1902
1903, 1903
1904, 1904
1905, 1905
1906, 1906
1920, 1920
1929, 1929
1940, 1940
1942, 1942
1943, 1943
1944, 1944
1945, 1945
1946, 1946
1949, 1949
1950, 1950
1951, 1951
1954, 1954
1955, 1955
1956, 1956
1957, 1957
1958, 1958
The Correspondence group consists of correspondence with publishers and literary agents covering the years 1908-1955.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Barnes, W. R, 1943 October 22
Bergquist, G. William, undated
Bonnell, C, 1908 March 2
Brennan, Eileen, 1943 December 30
Conley, Charles, 1945 January 11
Davis, J. H, 1908 April 18
Giniger, K. S, 1946 February 26
Huebsch, R. W, 1955 April 15
Macrae, Elliott B, 1946 February 28
Mill, Elsie, 1945 February 24
Morley, Felix, 1944 January 21
Mulloy, Marie, 1945 January 14
Schule, Theo E, 1948 April 26
Skea, Alfred, 1944 March 9
Tienken, Arthur, 1952 April 11
Webster, F. A, 1945 February 9
Zatt, Sol, 1946 January 18
Zelomer, A. W, 1944 December 8
Ziff, William B, 1944 December 16
Miscellaneous, 1916-1950
Contains two newsletters (1940 and 1952); two membership brochures (undated, ca. 1930s and 1950s); news clippings relating to book publications (1930s and 1940s); miscellaneous notes; and one yellow ribbon dated 1916 and bearing what appears to be the sea.
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
- Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection consists of meeting minutes of the annual meetings and Board of Managers meetings, 1895-1932 (5 vols.) and of materials relating to the League's monthly dinners and other social events, 1901-1958 (invitation cards, programs, menus, handbills, and related membership mailings). Also present are Board of Managers records, 1940-1967, including meeting agendas, ballots, draft changes to the constitution, and related correspondence; general correspondence, 1908-1955; two annual reports (1913 and 1927); one treasurer's report (1955); two newsletters (1940 and 1952); two membership brochures (undated, ca. 1930s and 1950s); news clippings relating to book publications (1930s and 1940s); and one yellow ribbon dated 1916 and bearing the seal of the Booksellers' League and the words "Field Day." Of special interest is a membership mailing announcing the admission of women to the League (1949).
- Arrangement
Organized into the following records groups:
- Collection Creator Biography:
Booksellers' League of New York
Founded in 1895, the Booksellers' League of New York was an organization aimed at promoting a professional and collaborative spirit among members of the book trade. Its founding officers were J. N. Wing of Charles Scribner's Sons, A. Growoll of Publishers' Weekly, and C. E. Savage, of G. P. Putnam's Sons. The League organized social events related to the profession, most notably monthly dinners with invited speakers and an annual banquet. It also sponsored an employment bureau and lectures related to the interests of book professionals. Originally a men's-only club, the League first admitted women in 1949.
- Acquisition:
Purchased from Rulon-Miller Books in 2010 (AM2010-132).
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Regine Heberlein in September 2010. Finding aid written by Regine Heberlein.
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Booksellers' League of New York Records; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/6t053g05n
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-2
