Correspondence - Clapp pamphlet
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and financial records relating to Graff's purchases of and research on Western Americana. Includes some annotated auction catalogs, incoming and outgoing correspondence with bookdealers, book collectors, scholars and librarians (Storm, Wagner, Howes, Edward Eberstadt & Sons); also telegrams, published reports of historical societies, news clippings, typescripts, membership cards, photographs, photostats, and a bound volume of auction catalogs, 1921-1926. There are also photocopies of Graff's manuscripts describing his book seeking expedition/vacations with Wright Howes, 1941-1950.
Creator
- From the Series: Graff, Everett D. (Everett Dwight), 1885-1964 (Person)
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Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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