Shapiro Bruce Rogers Collection
Contributors: Shapiro, S. R. 1911-; Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957.; Kent, Henry Watson, 1866-1948.; Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971.; Marcus, Stanley, 1905-; Houghton, Mifflin and Company.; Riverside Press (Cambridge, Mass.); Shapiro Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957.; Shapiro, S. R. 1911-; Booksellers and bookselling -- New York (State) -- New York.; Book designers.
Description: The collection consists of two parts. Part 1: Papers of S.R. Shapiro includes correspondence, sales lists, financial records, and various printed matter, primarily catalogs and periodicals. Includes correspondence by Bruce Rogers, both to Shapiro and others, as well as drafts of writings by Rogers. Other Shapiro correspondents, primarily clients, include Henry Watson Kent, Rockwell Kent, and Stanley Marcus. Part 2: Books collected by Shapiro that were designed by Bruce Rogers during his tenure at the Riverside Press, 1896-1912.
Notes: Finding aid (unpublished) for the Papers of S.R. Shapiro available in the Rare Book Reading Room.
Cite as: Shapiro Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress).
Gift, S.R. Shapiro, 1959-1984
New York City bookseller and expert on the books designed by Bruce Rogers
Books in Pt. 2 cataloged individually and classed separately.