Merle-Kimball-papersMerle Kimball papersGuide to the Merle Kimball papers MS 00394Steven M. Bookman, University Archives Specialist.Special Collections Research Center

2014-04-17

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-15 12:32:41 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Special Collections Research Center Merle Kimball papers Kimball, Merle MS 00394 /repositories/2/resources/2946 0.40 Linear Feet Circa 1999-2014 English Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers.

 Acquisition Information:

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

 Arrangement of Materials:

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.

 Biographical Information:

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

 Preferred Citation:

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

 Processing Information:

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

 Scope and Contents

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.

 Conditions Governing Use:

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.

 Research notes Bookbinding--History Publishers and publishing Accession 2014.032/repositories/2/archival_objects/2419721999-20141Accession 2024.054 Jamestown Road Association papers/repositories/2/archival_objects/609830Circa 2005-20131