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A catalogue of the Cotsen Children's Library : comprehensive index

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Description: The Comprehensive Index volumes cover all 20,082 descriptive entries published in the previous six volumes, all well illustrated: Twentieth Century (2 vol.: 12,403 entries, v.1 issued in 2000 and v.2 issued in 2003), Nineteenth Century (2 vol.: 6,370 entries, issued in 2019) and Pre-1801 Imprints (2 vol.: 1,309 entries issued in 2020). The final volumes, totaling more than 1250 pages, include indexes for the following categories of information: Author, Title, Illustrator, Publisher, Series, General & Subject, Owner & Collector, and Chronological. Designed by Mark Argetsinger, and uniform in format of the preceding volumes, the Index volumes are printed on Mohawk Superfine paper and include seven illustrations. Steve Ferguson, together with co-editor Mark Argetsinger, both conducted and oversaw production of the indexes. They were assisted by Kirstin Ohrt.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: MMXXI [2021]
Call number: Z1038.C68 C68 2000 Index
ISBN: 9780878110636; 0878110631

Job books

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Thirty-five volumes containing entries listing jobs completed by the Press with job number, customer and brief description of job and number of copies, and itemized charges. The first eighteen volumes each have alphabetical indexes of customer names at their fronts; subsequent volumes (for jobs 8232-17910, dating from 1916-1949) do not have individual indexes, and instead share one typescript alphabetical index of customer name and corresponding job number. Note: Volumes 122-125 are disbound and boxed.

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Card catalog indexes

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Card catalog containing indexes to the Pasadena Playhouse and the Theater Collection. The catalog provides an alphabetical index of people involved with the Playhouse, with cards listing name, role in a production and production title, date, and venue. The Theatre Collection provides information on productions arranged by playwright, region, programs in chronological order and by performer. Also includes an index of photographs previously in the photCL 327 or Album 327 collection.

mssPlayhouse

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Catalogue of the Library at Wallington Hall, Northumberland

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The collection contains research materials relating to Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay. The majority consist of photocopies of letters by Macaulay spanning his lifetime. These may be photocopies of original letters, copies from microfilm, copies of published letters, transcriptions, or excerpts. Pinney's notecard index of Macaulay's correspondence reflects the majority of the chronologically sorted letters. There are also folders of unsorted letters and letters of indeterminate date. The series of correspondence by others consists of photocopies letters about Macaulay by family members and others, both during and after his lifetime. Other research materials include collected biographical materials, published articles about Macaulay, catalogue information about collections of Macaulay letters and notable people, copies of literary and business works by Macaulay, and copies or transcriptions of journals and memoirs about Macaulay by family members. Bound volumes include published works by Macaulay family members and a dissertation about Macaulay's literature. The index of letters is an index prepared by Pinney on notecards. It is organized by date. The completeness of this index has not been verified. The microfilm series consists of four reels of microfilm.

mssPinney papers

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Departments - Editorial - Editorial Library - Negative index

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Approx. 30 sheets. Photocopies of index cards with info on LAT photographic negative collection - subject name, date of photograph, serial number for locating negatives in collection, and phrase describing the photograph. Material from 1940s, 1950s, etc. Index is incomplete.

mssLAT

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Index volume to articles regarding California in periodicals

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General instructions on using the index volumes: First, see list of topics affixed to verso of front cover. The general subject entries are listed in the top group; references to specific people will be found below under "Personal references." The first (and last) page of each reference is given. Go to the first page of the entry, the continuation of the subject will be noted at the bottom of the page. Names of periodicals and dates of articles are also given, however, only those entries with volume and page number listed in the far-right column are in the scrapbooks in this collection. Each volume differs, so see the following for specific directions. Volume 1 - In addition to subjects, the left openings at the beginning of this volume contain "Volumes in the Private Library of Winfield J. Davis." Volume 2 - Follow general instructions for Volume 1. Volume 3 - Only the volume and page numbers written in red ink will be found in the scrapbooks. Volume 4 - Follow general instructions for Volume 4. Volume 5 - There are no references to articles in the scrapbooks, only references to the periodicals.

HM 53668 vol. 1

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Morris & Co. portfolio indexes

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13 typescript and handwritten index lists created by Morris & Company of images used in their stained glass projects, dating from approximately 1876 to 1928, with entries chiefly listing the image and corresponding locations in the company's various portfolios. The lists are not comprehensive and most are on ledger-book pages.

mssMOR

A catalogue of the Cotsen Children's Library : comprehensive index

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