Ben Abramson correspondence

id
649
origination
Abramson, Ben
date statement
1930-1940
key date
1930
identifier (local_mss)
5
org unit
Manuscripts and Archives Division
call number
MssCol 5
b-number
b12060514
total components
38
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 14:58:58 UTC
updated
2024-12-12 21:53:46 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"5", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"MssCol 5", "type"=>"local_call"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1930-1940", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1930/1940"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Ben Abramson correspondence"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.21 linear foot (1 box)"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span><div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Ben Abramson was proprietor of the Argus Book Shop in Chicago, Illinois. Collection consists of correspondence with authors, illustrators and bookmen."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"Materials in English"}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>Ben Abramson correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Abramson, Ben", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Bookseller Abramson was the proprietor of the Argus Bookstore in Chicago, dealing in both rare and current books. He was also the editor and publisher of <span class=\"title\">Reading and collecting; a monthly review of rare and recent books</span>.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>Included is a file of Abramson's correspondence (L-Z only), 1930-1940, with authors, illustrators, and bookmen. Norman Lindsay, Don Mullally, George Jean Nathan, Edward A. Newton, Einar O'Duffy, Mari Sandoz, Gilbert Seldes, Paul Selver, Upton Sinclair, Frank Swinnerton, Tiffany Thayer, Alice B. Toklas, and Louis Zara are among the correspondents.</p> <p>A complete list of correspondents is available.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Received, 1956</p>"}
separatedmaterial
{"value"=>"<p>Additional Ben Abramson/Argus papers are at the Newberry Library, Chicago.</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Julie Miller</span> in <span class=\"date\">1988</span>.</p>"}
date_start
1930
keydate
1930
date_end
1940
date_inclusive_start
1930
date_inclusive_end
1940

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