Papers of The Book Collector

This material is held atCambridge University Library

  • Reference
    • GB 12 MS Add.9984
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1951-2011
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English .
  • Physical Description
    • 33 archive box(es) 33 boxes

Scope and Content

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).

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.

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

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.