Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Papers and 50 boxes of paperback books.
This series remains unprocessed, and is closed until processing is complete.
This series contains Kramer's book collection. The majority comprises paperbacks that Kramer marketed. There are also some books that were likely trade research or inspiration. The series also includes a small number of translations of children's books, mostly Richard Scarry, into non-English languages. These are found in boxes 91-92.
The author, imprint, and publisher's stock number are noted when found.
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Sidney Kramer Papers and Library; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Gift of Mark Kramer, 2017.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.
2024-01-08 Series II: Library published
Sidney Kramer was an editor who worked with Ian Ballantine of Ballantine Books and also Pocket/Penguin/Bantam. Kramer was an original director of Ballantine & Co. and then of Bantam. In short, he was a paperback reprint publisher, which is very interesting for the history of 20th-century publishing. The "paperback revolution" can be dated to about mid-century and is often attributed to increased college attendance after WWII.
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