Overbrook Press Records, 1929-1978, bulk 1935-1961

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Series II: General, 1929-1977

This small but varied series contains documents related to the operation of the press, including financial records, internal correspondence, and paper samples. It also holds copies of the Overbrook Bibliography and information on book exhibits.



Box 11 Folder 5 The American Institute of Graphic Arts. Fifty Books of the Year Exhibitions, 1939, 1942, 1945, 1939, 1942, 1945


Box 11 Folder 6 Andrade, Barry Jack de Costa--Chess Problems, 1944-1948



Box 12 Folder 1 Bibliographies of Overbrook Press from 1934-1969 by Norman Strouse, 1973-1975, 1934-1969, 1973-1975


Box 12 Folder 2 University of California--Exhibition of Overbrook Press Books, 1943


Box 12 Folder 3 Census and Federal Trade Commission--U.S. Correspondence, 1943-1944


Box 12 Folder 4 The Columbiad Club--Hartford Book Show, 1938


Box 12 Folder 5 Electoral Charts, 1936


Box 12 Folder 6 Employment--Illustrators and Artists, 1939


Box 12 Folder 7 Evans Margaret B., Art Director--Memos, 1940


Box 12 Folder 8 to 10 Financial, 1929-1937, (3 Folders)



Box 13 Folder 1 to 3 Financial, 1938-1947


Box 13 Folder 4 Financial--Stamford Trust Company, 1944-1949


Box 13 Folder 5 Inquiries and Requests, 1935-1961



Box 14 Folder 1 to 2 Inventories, Orders and Recipients of Books, 1936-1977


Box 14 Folder 3 Legal Discussions--Memos and Minutes, 1933-1944


Box 14 Folder 4 New York Times National Book Fair, 1937


Box 14 Folder 5 Orders, 1956-1965


Box 14 Folder 6 Paper samples and type specimens, undated


Box 14 Folder 7 Sloan, Frank R., 1946-1947


Box 14 Folder 8 Strouse, Norman--"The Overbrook Press: An Example of Collecting in Depth,", 1975


Box 14 Folder 9 Printed Items, undated


Box 14 Folder 10 General Correspondence, 1966-1969


Box 14 Folder 11 Inventory, 1967-1977


Box 14 Folder 12 Legal Documents, 1929