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While all card shelf lists for printed material were closed as of January 2006 (and many more ceased being added to much earlier), because of the vagaries of time and recon, many of them remain useful in cataloging and retrieval. These files include:
File | Contents | Location |
|---|---|---|
Houghton shelflist | All of the classes found in the Guide to the Houghton Classification Schemes | BAL Room with Typ in Keats Room and TypDr in Hofer office in Basement |
Keats shelflist | Shelflist of the Keats Collection | Susan P's office |
Theatre shelflist | Great deal not in HOLLIS
| Theatre Reading Room |
Changed Number shelflist | Two sequences – Widener call numbers changed to Houghton call numbers and Houghton call numbers that have been changed | Near the workstation on SB |
Widener shelflist | Books now residing in Houghton under their old Widener numbers | Near the workstation on SB |
Widener Old Catalog (OC) | Entire contents of the old Widener card catalog | Fiche near workstation on SB |
Houghton card catalog (aka the "Bridge" catalog) | Alphabetic sequence only; filing ceased ca. 1987 | Fiche in RR |
Newspaper card file | Uncataloged newspapers, by date and location | Card file behind the RR |
"Exlibris" file | Containing sequences of bookplates and dedicatees as well (filing ceased ca. 1992?) | Sub-Basement (electronic copy in OASIS) |
Printers, printing specimens |
| Sub-Basement |
Philip Hofer's reference collection rd catalog |
| Hofer Inner Office |
Imprint files (extensive) | Chronological and geographical | Lamont |
STC imprint file |
| Lamont |
Theatre files | Need contents from Susan H. | Lamont |
First lines |
| Lamont |
Broadsides (Cataloged) |
| Lamont |
Gay | John Gay Collection (from Widener) | Sub near Joseph's station and Lamont |
"Bibl points" file | Of interesting bibliographic features, also including bookbindings | Mezzanine |
Hofer card catalog | Contains material of interest to the Graphic Arts collection, not only Typ | P & GA Study Room |
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Historically, the department has maintained certain internal documentation relating to the books cataloged. The largest and most active of them are two sequences consisting of material removed from books; items removed are placed in acid-free folders and filed in call number order.
- The Bibliographical Bibliographic File is maintained for all collections except for those in P&GA. It is housed on the Mezzanine and also contains Conservation Treatment reports from Weissman
- The Printing and Graphic Arts Department's Curatorial File contains the same for Typ books. It is located in the Hofer Inner Office on B level in the stacks.
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