Welch (d'Alté) Bibliography of English Children’s Books Printed before 1821, with annotations and additional entries by Wilbur Jordan Smith, Undated
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- d'Alté Welch Bibliography of English Children’s Books Printed before 1821, with annotations and additional entries by Wilbur Jordan Smith
- Dates:
- Undated
- Abstract:
- Manuscript for the Bibliography of English Children’s Books Printed Before 1821 by James d'Alté Aldridge Welch, with annotations and additional entries by Wilbur Jordan Smith
- Extent:
- 2 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)
- Language:
- and English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], d'Alté Welch Bibliography of English Children's Books Printed Before 1821 manuscript (Collection 1991). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of a typescript of d'Alté Welch’s bibliography of English Children’s Books printed before 1821. The manuscript was sent to Wilbur Jordan Smith by Welch’s widow after his death. Smith annotated and added entries to the manuscript.
- Biographical / historical:
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James d'Alté Aldridge Welch was born in New York City on April 9, 1907. He attended Johns Hopkins University, earning a master’s degree in biological sciences in 1931. He then served as Assistant Malacologist at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. He returned to Johns Hopkins University, earning his Ph.D in 1937. As a research biologist, he studied the distribution and variation of the Hawaiian tree snail. He joined the faculty of John Carroll University in 1942. He died suddenly as a result of injuries incurred during an attempted robbery near the Cleveland Racquet Club in December 1970.
d'Alté Welch was a dedicated collector of English and American children’s books, inspired by a visit to England with his mother in 1922. Children’s books and book collecting remained a lifelong passion for him. His manuscript, A Bibliography of American Children’s Books Printed prior to 1821 was published posthumously. In his transmittal letter to the UCLA Library Special Collections at the time of his gift, Wilbur Smith noted that this bibliography of English Children’s Books, “ … ought to be published, despite its not being quite complete.”
Biographical information extracted from A Bibliography of American Children’s Books printed prior to 1821 [by d'Alté Welch], [Worcester, Mass.]: American Antiquarian Society, 1972 , foreword by Marcus A. McCorison. Comments on Wilbur Jordan Smith’s contributions to the manuscript extracted from UCLA Library Special Collections files.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Wilbur Jordan Smith, 1988.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Benjamin Formaker Olivas and Lilace Hatayama, October 2012.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged by author and title.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © March 2013. The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-04-19T14:29-0700 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé using Notetab Pro.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], d'Alté Welch Bibliography of English Children's Books Printed Before 1821 manuscript (Collection 1991). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988