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Size | 4.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 500 items) |
Abstract | The collection is 23 looseleaf notebooks and six boxes of notecards resulting from the research of Charles Kerby-Miller (d. 1971), professor at Wellesley College, on publishing in Great Britain. Included is information on publishing and printing of newspapers and other periodicals and freedom of the press in Great Britain, 1630-1735. |
Creator | Kerby-Miller, Charles. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Rare Book Literary and Historical Papers. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, May 1996
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Updated by: Nancy Kaiser, October 2020
This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
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Charles Kerby-Miller organized his research notes according to the following chart. An expanded version of the chart may be found in folder 48a. Note that there are some gaps in the numbering scheme.
I. Bibliography
II. The Public
III. Periodicals
IV. Pamphlets
V. Special Types
VI. Publishing
VII. Author-Editors
VIII. Stationers Company
IX. Printing
X. Contents and Markup
XI. Type
XII. Paper
XIII. Distribution
XIV. Finance
XV. Social and Commercial Environment
XVI. Government and the Press
XVII. Foreign Press
XVIII. Outside London
XIX. News
XX. Main File of Individuals
XXI. Major Stories
XXII. Major File of Periodicals
XXIII. Location of Copies
XXIV. Women
XXV. List
XXVI. Color
XXVII. Problems (unidentified cards)
Back to TopTwenty-two folders arranged by Kerby-Miller according to his organization chart. Included are notes, lists, and memoranda relating to people, situations, and periodicals. Much of the information is repeated in the notecards.
Folder 24 |
Bibliography |
Folder 25-26
Folder 25Folder 26 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 27 |
Newsletters |
Folder 28-29
Folder 28Folder 29 |
Printers |
Folder 30 |
Serials |
Folder 31 |
Type Blocks |
Folder 32-33
Folder 32Folder 33 |
Halfpenny Newspapers |
Folder 34 |
Negus List |
Folder 35 |
Status of profession |
Folder 36 |
Type |
Folder 37-40
Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40 |
Paper |
Folder 41 |
Government and Press |
Folder 42 |
Booksellers |
Folder 43 |
Taxes on Periodicals |
Folder 44 |
Dutch |
Folder 45 |
News Analysis--Domestic |
Folder 46 |
News Analysis--Foreign |
Folder 47 |
Printers |
Drafts, notes, and working papers for twenty-four periodicals. Arrangement is based on the organization chart and remain in twenty-four bundles by title.
Folder 48a-50 |
Portfolio 2 |
Six cardfile boxes of notecards relating to the research of Kerby-Miller. Arrangement is based on his organization chart.
Box 7 |
I (Bibliography) to XII (Paper) |
Box 8 |
XIII (Distribution) to XXIV (Women) |
Box 9 |
XXI-XXVI |
Box 10 |
XX (Individuals A-C) |
Box 11 |
XX (Individuals D-M) |
Box 12 |
XX (Individuals N-Z) |