This collection consists of correspondence, board meeting and conference minutes, publicity materials, and budget and funding proposals for the English Short Title Catalog, a database for bibliographic record of surviving copies of letterpress produced in Great Britain from 1473-1800. The ESTC is a project created in collaboration of the British Library with the Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research to increase access to these items worldwide. The CBSR is a center created to institutionalize and enhance programs related to bibliography and the history of the book.

11.0 linear feet (11 boxes)

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