Finding aid for the Sydney Stanley collection of pop-up book ephemera 6140
Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
2017 October
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Sydney Stanley collection of pop-up book ephemera
creator:
Stanley, Sydney
Identifier/Call Number: 6140
Physical Description:
5.27 Linear Feet
4 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1992-1998, undated
Abstract: The Sydney Stanley collection of pop-up book ephemera consists of production and promotional materials for pop-up book production,
as well as clippings, photographs, and related printed ephemera including pop-up Christmas cards, created and collected by
pop-up book collector Sydney Stanley. Of particular note are the blads ("book, layout and design" pre-publication sales material)
and the unique bulking or handmade dummies.
The Sydney Stanley collection of pop-up book ephemera consists of production and promotional materials for pop-up book production,
as well as clippings, photographs, and related printed ephemera including pop-up Christmas cards, created and collected by
pop-up book collector Sydney Stanley. Of particular note are the blads ("book, layout and design" pre-publication sales material)
and the unique bulking or handmade dummies.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Sydney Stanley collection of pop-up book ephemera, Collection no. 6140, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Sydney Stanley, August 29, 2017.
This ephemera collection complements the large collection of published pop-up books donated by Ms. Stanley, which can be searched
in the Librarie's catalog under her name.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Publishers and publishing -- Archival resources
Blads
Bulking dummies
Correspondence
Clippings
greeting cards
Pop-up books
Stanley, Sydney -- Archives
Publishing production materials
Box 3
Box 4
Brushfire Books
Publishing presentations for "Georges Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte", mockup of the tunnel book,
and 2 copies of the diorama; dioramas and cover designs for "Gustave Caillebotte, Paris Street; Rainy Day"and "Johannes Vermeer,
The Allegory of Painting"; 4 sample spreads.
Promotional material
Box 1, Box 2
Box 2
Box 2
Box 3
Box 2, Folder 1
The Movable Book Society newsletters 1993-1997
Box 2, Folder 2