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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Collection or Record:

Subseries 1.1 Correspondence with collectors and book traders 11 March-05 May 1987 1933, 1933-1987

 Sub-Series — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection of Samuel X Radbill's correspondence concerning bookplates spans 1898 to 1987. The correspondence reveals how Radbill developed his extensive medical bookplate collection. The major correspondent in the collection is Sara Eugenia ("Sally") Blake (1886-1973), Librarian of the Tufts College Medical and Dental Schools, who was herself an avid bookplate collector. In addition to correspondence, the collection includes photographs of Sally Blake and samples of her...
Dates: 1933-1987