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Roth (Elizabeth) Research Papers on Festivals
2007.M.16  
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Notebooks on festival books, Series I. 1957-2006

Physical Description: 6.27 Linear Feet (30 boxes)

Arrangement

The series is arranged alphabetically by country and then in chronological order within each country. As per Roth's arrangement, festivals in Brussels and Antwerp held prior to the creation of Belgium (1830) are filed under the Netherlands, whereas festivals held in these cities after 1830 are filed under Belgium. Several countries, such as Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, were grouped together by Roth, and these groupings are filed according to their original order in the archive. Correspondence in these notebooks has been left in situ. For further correspondence, see Series III.

Scope and Content of Collection

Series I comprises draft entries for a bibliography of festival books, assembled in notebooks dedicated to France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and other countries. In these notebooks, Roth compares copies of festival books held in institutional and private collections, and by book dealers. Bibliographic differences are noted, such as paginations, illustrations, dedications, editions and printings. The sections on Germany and Italy also include catalog entries for festival books in the Spencer Collection at the NYPL.
Festival books in other countries are also surveyed, although in less depth: Austria (1723-1880), Belgium (1853-1856), Canada (1810), Denmark (1588-1749), England (1493-1937), Mexico (1760-1849), Norway (undated), Peru (1619), Poland (1669), Portugal (1582-1862), Russia (1742-1899), Spain (1513-1917), Sweden (1663-1845), and United States (1825-1913).
box 1

Austria, Belgium

box 1

Canada, Peru, United States

box 1

Denmark, Sweden, Norway

box 2

England

 

France

box 3, box 4

1493-1634

box 5, box 6, box 7

1645-1749

box 8, box 9

1750-1900

 

Germany

box 10

NYPL Spencer Collection, 1485-1958

box 11, box 12

1484-1673

box 13

1674-1699

box 14, box 15

1716-1846

box 16

1850-1958

 

Italy

box 17

NYPL Spencer Collection, 1591-1835

box 17, box 18

1499-1619

box 19, box 20

1620-1680

box 21, box 22

1680-1749

box 23, box 24

1750-1963

 

Netherlands

box 25, box 26

1515-1695

box 27, box 28

1700-1906

box 29

Russia, Poland

box 30

Spain, Portugal, Mexico

 

Other research materials, Series II. 1956-2005

Physical Description: 0.69 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Scope and Content of Collection

Series II includes bibliographies, card catalogs, clippings from auction and dealers' catalogs, bibliographic references, Roth's annotated personal notebook and notecards, and articles and conference papers by other scholars.
The bibliographies are primarily of French and Italian festival books. Also present are bibliographies related to festival books from the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal, and other countries. There is also a bound photocopy of the Katalog der Lipperheideschen Kostümbibliothek (pages 635 through 720), annotated by Roth.

Arrangement

Filed by type of research materials.
 

Bibliographies

box 31, folder 1

General

box 31, folder 2

France

box 31, folder 3

Italy

box 31, folder 4

Netherlands

box 31, folder 5

Spain, Portugal

box 31, folder 6-7

Lipperheidesche Kostümbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

 

Auction catalog clippings and book dealers' holdings

box 31, folder 8

E.P. Goldschmidt and Company, London, Catalog 171

box 31, folder 9

Leona Rostenberg, New York

box 31, folder 10

Lucien Goldschmidt and Company, New York, Catalog 57

box 31, folder 11

Marlborough Rare Books Limited, London

box 31, folder 12-13

Personal notebook

Scope and Contents

Annotated with notes on festivals, festival books, monarchies, conferences, artists, and references.
box 32, folder 1-3

Articles

box 32, folder 4

Conference papers

box 32, folder 5-6

References

box 32, folder 7-8

Newspaper and magazine clippings

box 32, folder 9-11

Miscellaneous

Scope and Contents

Includes notes and photocopies on German script and black letter, paper definitions, measurement conversions, and a chart of the papal coat of arms.
 

Correspondence, Series III. 1981-2006

Physical Description: 0.14 Linear Feet (1 box)

Scope and Content of Collection

Series III contains correspondence of both a personal and official nature. While most of the correspondence from the archive can be found in Box 32, the correspondence in the notebooks was left in situ. For the correspondence related to festival prints by Herrera, which in fact comprises letters between Janet Byrne, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Eleanor M. Garvey, Houghton Library, see Series I, under Spain (Box 30).

Arrangement

Arrangement is alphabetical.
box 32, folder 12

Antonucci, Emil

box 32, folder 13

The Bookpress Ltd.

box 32, folder 14

Bowles, Edmund A.

box 32, folder 15

C.G. Boerner

box 32, folder 16

Christie's

box 32, folder 17

Hoffman, Léon-François

box 32, folder 18

[Le Corbeiller], Clare

box 32, folder 19

Reed, Marcia

box 32, folder 20

Waddell, Roberta

box 32, folder 21

Unidentified