The collection contains correspondence of the two editors John Hayward and Nicolas Barker; 'article files'; various other editorial files; and business papers mainly relating to The Collector Ltd. (a holding company created in 1955).
Papers of The Book Collector
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- ReferenceGB 12 MS Add.9984
- Dates of Creation1951-2011
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- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description33 archive box(es) 33 boxes
Scope and Content
Access Information
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Acquisition Information
Gift of Nicolas Barker, 2012-14.
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Bibliography
The pleasures of bibliophily: fifty years of the Book Collector; an anthology (2003), specif. the foreword by A. S. G. Edwards and 'The Book Collector: thoughts on scoring a century', pp. 1-7. D. Dickinson, John Carter (2004), 255-63.