This collection contains papers arising from book, jobbing, and design work (including examples of ephemera but not usually books); miscellaneous correspondence; business papers; and publications by and about Will and Sebastian Carter.
Rampant Lions Press Archive
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- ReferenceGB 12 MS Add.9816
- Dates of Creation1924-2009
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- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description1 collection 15 linear metres, ca. 97 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
Purchased from Sebastian Carter in 2005. Additional material (see subseries B2 item 37) was presented by him in 2009. An additional four boxes were received from Sebastian Carter in April 2014, largely consisting of files relating to book printing (series A).
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A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.
Bibliography
The Rampant Lions Press: a printing workshop through five decades (1983); S. Carter, 'The Rampant Lions Press: retrospectus and prospectus', Printing History 41 (2001), 37-42.