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  • Separated Materials
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Scope and Contents
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Preferred Citation
  • Arrangement
  • Biographical / Historical

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Leatherby Libraries
    Title: Audrey Arellanes bookplate collection
    source: Arellanes, Audrey Spencer
    Identifier/Call Number: 2009.038.r
    Physical Description: 2.6 Linear Feet (6 box-folders, 12 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 19th to 20th century
    Abstract: This collection contains a large number of bookplates and publications dealing with the study and collection of bookplates compiled by Audrey Arellanes.
    Language of Material: The majority of materials in this collection are in English but a significant portion are also in Danish, German and French.

    Separated Materials

    The reference library component of this collection has been individually cataloged and can be found by searching the Leatherby Libraries catalog. Perform an advanced search for "Arellanes Bookplate Collection" to retrieve a list of titles.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    This collection was purchased from Lorson's Books and Prints in 2009.

    Scope and Contents

    This collection consists of the large and eclectic personal collection of book plates and material dealing with the production, history and art of book plates compiled by Audrey Spencer Arellanes (1920-2005).
    1551 Specimens, Bookplates and Plate Proofs
    68 Plates, printing, copper and steel book plate
    237 Books, Bookplate

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Conditions Governing Use

    There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.

    Preferred Citation

    [identify item], Audrey Arellanes Bookplate Collection (2009.38.r), Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Chapman University, CA.

    Arrangement

    This collection is arranged by subject, artist, sponsor, material type and alphabetically:
    Series 1, Subject A
    Series 2, Subjects B-C
    Series 3, Subjects D-E
    Series 4, Subjects F-H
    Series 5, Subjects I-N
    Series 6, Subjects O-P
    Series 7, Subjects R-Z
    Series 8, Oversize bookplates
    Series 9, Miscellaneous notable bookplates
    Series 10, Bookplates on detached book boards
    Series 11, Engraved copper and steel printing plates

    Biographical / Historical

    Audrey Spencer Arellanes (1920-2005) was born in Wyoming, but made her career and life in California. Arellanes ran the American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers for 30 years. She also edited and arranged its yearbooks, wrote and published the newsletter "Bookplates in the News" and was author of Bookplates: A selective Annotated Bibliography of the Periodical Literature, 1971.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Bookplates -- Collectors and collecting.
    Arellanes, Audrey Spencer