Audrey Arellanes bookplate collection, 19th to 20th century

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Summary

Creators:
Arellanes, Audrey Spencer
Abstract:
This collection contains a large number of bookplates and publications dealing with the study and collection of bookplates compiled by Audrey Arellanes.
Extent:
2.6 Linear Feet (6 box-folders, 12 boxes)
Language:
English and The majority of materials in this collection are in English but a significant portion are also in Danish, German and French.
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

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

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.

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

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Location of this collection:
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866, US
Contact:
(714) 532-7719
speccoll@chapman.edu
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