Special Collections Research Center
Laura Young Papers
Young, Laura S.
MS 00255
/repositories/2/resources/8177
9.9 Linear Feet
circa 1907-1992
This collection is stored off-site. At least 72 hours advanced notice required for retrieval.
English
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Preferred Citation
Laura Young Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries
Scope and Contents
This collection is stored off-site. At least 72 hours advanced notice required for retrieval.
The collection is mainly publications relating to printing and bookbinding. There are a couple of folders containing correspondence about rural school fairs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Laura S. Young, July 1993
Bookbinding--History
Printing--History
Rural schools
Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/2734221907-1911English11Correspondence /repositories/2/archival_objects/2734231909-1911English12Rare book catalogs, publications about printing and book binding (various dates)/repositories/2/archival_objects/273424English2Loose material pertaining to various subjects, including book preservation, the New York Botanical Gardens, and the Grolier Club./repositories/2/archival_objects/273425English3Loose material pertaining to different presses (examples include the Oliphant Press and the Pre-Columbian Press), printed works, postcards, and other miscellaneous items related to printing and bookbinding./repositories/2/archival_objects/273426English4Publications such as "The New Bookbinder" and the DB Newsletter covering the 1980s-early 1990s./repositories/2/archival_objects/273427English5Publication "The New Bookbinder" covering the late 1980s./repositories/2/archival_objects/273428English6"Designer Bookbinders" publications covering the 1970s-1980s./repositories/2/archival_objects/273429English7