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Self-portrait of a bookwoman : oral history transcript / 1992.
BANC CD 153:1-9; BANC MSS 93/77 c; Phonotape 2701 C:1-9; Phonotape 3291 C:1-9; ...
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Title:
Self-portrait of a bookwoman : oral history transcript / 1992Self portrait of a bookwoman
Books and printing in the San Francisco Bay area series
Creator/Contributor:
Shaffer, Ellen, 1904-1994, creator, Interviewee.Creator/Contributor:
Monihan, William J. (William Joseph), 1914-Creator/Contributor:
Teiser, Ruth., Interviewer.Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office.Abstract:
Shaffer recalls her career as a bookseller, librarian, and Director of the Silverado Museum. She speaks of other bookellers
and collectors, including Edward Dawson, Mrs. E.L. Doheny, and Norman Strouse.
Date:
1992 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caDawson, Edward -- 1912-1993
Doheny, Estelle -- 1875-1958
Strouse, Norman H
Silverado Museum.
Librarians -- California -- Interviews
Booksellers and bookselling -- Interviews
Note:
Ellen Shaffer ; with an introduction by William J. Monihan ; interviews conducted by Ruth Teiser in 1991. Regional Oral History
Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
Interviewed for the series: Books and printing in the San Francisco Bay Area.
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Audio tape recording of the interview also available. Classified as: Phonotape 2701 C:1-9
Transcript: Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library.
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library
of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional
Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Volume includes index.
Type:
Oral histories.Physical Description:
print
1 v. (viii, 117 p., [1] folded leaf of plates) : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.
9 cassette tapes.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC CD 153:1-9
BANC MSS 93/77 c
Phonotape 2701 C:1-9
Phonotape 3291 C:1-9
BMC 1 box 10
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library
of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional
Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.