Arthur T. Hamlin papers, 1967-1969
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0547
- Bib ID:
- 4078860 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Hamlin, Arthur T.
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
- Language(s):
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English
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- Access:
- 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.
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This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Description
Summary
Files of Hamlin, dealing with the American Library Association's (ALA) aid to Italian libraries to help them restore book manuscripts and other library materials after the 1966 floods in Florence. These papers contain correspondence with American and Italian librarians and related memoranda and reports. In addition there are photographs, clippings, pamphlets, monographs, and serials documenting the flood, its aftermath and restoration efforts. The chief correspondents are Paul N. Banks, Chairman, Study Committee of Book Conservation, Committee to Rescue Italian Art; Emanuele Casamassima, Director of the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence; Verner Clapp, Council on Library Resources; John Charles Finzi, Library of Congress; John Lorenz, Deputy Director, Library of Congress; Foster E. Mohrhardt, President, ALA; Peter Waters, a preservation specialist.
Arrangement
Material is arranged.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
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.
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Arthur T. Hamlin Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Hamlin, Arthur T. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1978. Accession number--M-78.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89.
Revision Description
2020-04-08 EAD document created by CCR.
Biographical / Historical
University Librarian, Temple University. Hamlin was chairman of the American Library Association International Relations Committee's Special Committee to Aid Italian Libraries, 1967-1969. (Columbia University B.L.S., 1939).
Subject Headings
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Photographic prints |
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American Library Association |
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American Library Association. International Relations Committee. Special Committee to Aid Italian Libraries |
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Banks, Paul N. |
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Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Firenze |
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Casamassima, E. |
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Clapp, Verner W (Verner Warren), 1901-1972 |
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Committee to Rescue Italian Art. Study Committee of Book Conservation |
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Council on Library Resources |
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Finzi, John Charles |
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Library of Congress |
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Lorenz, J (John) |
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Mohrhardt, Foster Edward, 1907- |
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Temple University |
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Waters, Peter, 1930-2003 |
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Place |
Florence (Italy) -- Antiquities |
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Subject |
Books -- Conservation and restoration -- Italy -- Florence |
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Floods -- Italy -- Florence |
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Librarians -- Societies, etc |
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Libraries -- Italy |
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Libraries -- United States |
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