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Jacob Blanck Papers
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. |
| Creator: | Blanck, Jacob Nathaniel. |
| Title: | Jacob Blanck Papers. |
| Dates: | undated |
| Quantity: | 1.3 linear feet. |
| Identification: | MSS19980198 |
| Language: | English. |
| Abstract: | American bibliographer, 1906-1974. |
Biography
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Jacob Nathaniel Blanck was born 10 November 1906, in Boston, MA, the son of Selig and Mildred Rosenberg (Friedman) Blanck. He attended Boston public schools and received his L.H.D. from Brown University [1969] and P.B.K. from Harvard University in 1970. He was a Rare book editor of Publishers Weekly and Antiquarian Bookman [1936-52], a bibliographer of Americana at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. [1939-41], a consultant on bibliography at Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis [1942], and editor of the Bibliography of American Literature [1943-74]. A member of the American Antiquarian Society, Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (honorary), Massachusetts Historical Society, Club of Odd Volumes(Boston). Blanck died on 23 December 1974, in Boston, MA.
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Scope and Content
Drafts and proof sheets for five works by Blanck: “Peter Parley to Penrod” (typescript and corrected proof sheets), “Salmagundi and Its Publisher” (carbon of typescript), “Harry Castlemon” (worksheets, three drafts and proof sheets), “American First Editions,” 4th ed. (proof sheets), and “American Authors” (proof sheets).
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
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Related Material
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Item description, #:#], Jacob Blanck Papers. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
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Bibliography
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Detailed Description
| Series I: Papers, undated | |||||||||||||
| 1:1 | “Salmagundi” and its Publisher—unrevised and uncorrected | ||||||||||||
| 1:2 | Peter Parley to Penrod—Notebooks | ||||||||||||
| 1:3-8 | Peter Parley to Penrod | ||||||||||||
| 1:9 | Harry Castlemon—working copy | ||||||||||||
| 1:10 | Harry Castlemon—rough copy | ||||||||||||
| 1:11-12 | Harry Castlemon | ||||||||||||
| 1:13 | Harry Castlemon—fourth draft | ||||||||||||
| 1:14 | Harry Castlemon—Galleys | ||||||||||||
| 1:15 | American First Editions | ||||||||||||
| 1:16 | Stones for Bread | ||||||||||||
| 1:17 | Brother Jonathan | ||||||||||||
| 1:18 | Unidentified materials | ||||||||||||
| 1:19 | American Authors—printers proofs | ||||||||||||
| 1:20 | Juvenile First Editions—incomplete galleys | ||||||||||||