John Whitefoord Mackenzie and the Percy Society: Documents in the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University

A bound volume formerly in the general collection of the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library at Tulane University contains five short autograph letters and multiple dues receipts, printed circulars and reports illustrating the activities of the Percy Society, as well as copies of two of the Society'...

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Published in:The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 2004-09, Vol.98 (3), p.293-312
Main Author: Kuczynski, Michael P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic libraries
Antiquarianism
Ballads
Book clubs
Documents
Historic preservation
Learned societies
Libraries
Library collections
Literature
Organizations
Poetry
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Summary:A bound volume formerly in the general collection of the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library at Tulane University contains five short autograph letters and multiple dues receipts, printed circulars and reports illustrating the activities of the Percy Society, as well as copies of two of the Society's suppressed publications. Kuczynski describes the contents of that volume in terms of their relevance to the history of the Percy Society, in particular its financial vicissitudes, and offers editions with commentary of the five autograph letters in the book.
ISSN:0006-128X
2377-6528
DOI:10.1086/pbsa.98.3.24295613