Merle Kimball papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Merle Kimball Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Summary

Extent:
0.40 Linear Feet
Creator:
Kimball, Merle
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Merle Kimball Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Background

Scope and content:

Contains notes about publisher's bindings compiled by Merle Kimball, former Serials Librarian at the College of William and Mary. Included in the papers are photocopies of examples from different bindings from the 1830s to the1930s as well as notes on several publishers including George Wharton Edwards and Sarah Whitman.

Biographical / historical:

Merle Kimball was the Serials Library at the College of William and Mary.

Acquisition information:
Acc. 2014.032 was picked up from the donor by Special Collections staff on 2/5/2014.
Processing information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in April 2014.

Arrangement:

This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard