Scope and arrangement
The Bibliographical Society of America Sabin Committee records are arranged in two series:
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- Creator
- Bibliographical Society of America. Sabin Committee
- Call number
- MssCol 293
- Physical description
- 4.5 linear feet (11 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
- Bibliographical Society of America Sabin Committee records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
The Bibliographical Society of America's Sabin Committee was formed in 1925 to complete A Dictionary of Books Relating to America which had been compiled by Joseph Sabin from 1867 to 1881. The dictionary was completed in 1936. Collection consists of correspondence, reports, bibliographical notes, and other papers relating to Sabin's A Dictionary of Books Relating to America. Bulk of the correspondence and reports was written by H.M. Lydenberg, chairman of the committee that had the responsibility for completing publication of the unfinished volumes.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift, Lydenberg, Harry Miller, 1941Key terms
Names
- Bibliographical Society of America. Sabin Committee
- Eames, Wilberforce, 1855-1937
- Greene, Elizabeth G
- Koeker, Dorothy
- Lydenberg, Harry Miller, 1874-1960
- Sabin, Joseph, 1821-1881
- Vail, R. W. G. (Robert William Glenroie), 1890-1966
- Watkins, Marjorie
- American Library Association. Sabin Committee
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Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328