Rare Books
Contents include:
Black, clip binder containing photocopies of various Morris & Company business records.
The Chair – Christie's London – October 29. 1997 Sale included the "Rossetti Chairs". Various laid-in material including photocopied and original newspaper clipping relating to the sale.
The British Library Exhibition Notes - T. J. Cobden-Sanderson – Bookbindings 1884-1893 – A centenary exhibition – January 20-29, 1984 (2 copies)
Typed letter signed from Richard Dorment to Berger requesting to see his collection for his thesis research.
TLS signed "Ronald" (probably Ronald Briggs of WMS).
TLS from Robert Judson Clark – Princeton University – asking for Berger's help identifying a stained glass window the Princeton museum recently acquired.
Photocopy of ms draft of obituary(?) of Morris by Walter Crane.
Photocopy of essay "Memories of working for Morris and Company" by May Lea (nee Harris) dated March 1978.
Photocopy of oral history account – Mr. Douglas Griffiths "Morris and Company: Merton Abbey Works". Dated December 17, 1975.
Photocopy of essay "Memories of Morris & Company" by Edward Payne. Published 1981.
Manila folder labeled "Wm Morris Society – Berger" containing:
Envelope containing miscellaneous ephemera from the William Morris Society.
Ms note dated 14 June 1990 to Berger from William Morris Society thanking him for donation to "Stephenson (?) Gift Appeal".
Typed letter (and envelope) dated 11 March 1989 from Hans Brill of the William Morris Society suggesting that Berger have slides made of his collection.
Photocopy of letter dated 19 May 1989 from Berger responding to Hans Brill's letter of 11 March 1989. In this letter Berger describes his philosophy regarding access to his collection.
Various ephemera, letters, clippings related to Berger's involvement in the WMS and also correspondence and ephemera about Faye Dunaway's proposal to purchase Kelmscott House. rites one person to Berger "Wish it were you!"
Ms in Berger's hand – speech to the Book Club of California – commemorating the presentation of an original drawing by May Morris to Berger by the WMS.
Photocopies of photographs of what is probably Berger's living room arranged for "A William Morris at Home" event held August 27, 1967.
Photocopy of "New From Anywhere" (WMS newsletter) describing the "A William Morris at Home" event. This article refers to a movie "…made by Berger of all the Morris houses. Sandy keeps popping over to England and adding more views to this great work in progress".
Ms notes in Berger's hand of a speech to commemorate an exhibition of William Morris material from his collection that was held at the Albert Bender Room in the Stanford University Library (1975). Includes recounting of his reaction to D'Orsai's offering to him the bound volume of Burne-Jones' Cupid & Psyche drawings.
Typed ms signed letter from Barry Gaines to Berger asking for help locating a Morris's copy of Southey's Malory.
Typed letter from David P. Rose- UNC Library to Berger asking for his advice regarding Rose's proposal to create a census of the Kelmscott Chaucer
"The Kelmscott Press and William Morris with Ashendene, Doves, and other Private Press Books"– catalogue - Sotheby & Co. London – December 10, 1956
"Catalog of Printed Books – The Property of John Mason, Esq., G. Dandridge, Esq. and other properties"– catalogue - Sotheby & Co. London – April 20, 1972
Portfolio folder – William Morris Society to commemorate 150th anniversary of Morris' birth.
Copy of article entitled "Frederick Startridge Ellis" from Dictionary of Literary Biography – vol. 106. Inscribed "For Sandy & Helen Berger – a parting present / and a reminder to/ return. John Dreyfus / London 14 October 91.
Copy of Sanford Berger curriculum vitae
