February 10-12, 2012
Pasadena Convention Center
Pasadena, California
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The Society will co-sponsor a seminar at the
45th California Book Fair
Jefferson's Legacy: Building the
Rare Book
Collections at the Library of Congress
By Mark Dimunation
Chief of the Rare Book ad Special Collections Division at the
Library of Congress
1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2012 |
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the society invites applications for the position of |
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Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America |
The Bibliographical Society of
America invites applications for the position of Editor of its
quarterly journal, The Papers of the Bibliographical Society
of America. Organized in 1904, the BSA is North America's
oldest scholarly society dedicated to the study of books and
manuscripts as physical objects. In publication since 1907, the
Society's Papers feature articles and reviews on books
and manuscripts as historical evidence, whether for establishing
a text or for illuminating the history of book production,
publication, distribution, collecting, or for other purposes.
Studies of the print, publishing, and allied trades are also
welcome.
Please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to PBSA
Editor Search, The Bibliographical Society of America, P. O. Box
1537, Lenox Hill Station, New York, NY 10021, or send an e-mail to BSA, including "Editor Search" in the title of your message.
Applications will
be considered until the position is filled, but those received
by 15 December 2011 will be given first review. |
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A Publication of the Society: |
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The First White House Library: A History and
Annotated Bibliography
Edited by Catherine M. Parisian |
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Although many early U.S. presidents were avid readers and
book collectors—George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas
Jefferson, to name a few—they usually brought their own
books to the White House and removed them at the end of
their terms. It was not until 1850 that Millard and Abigail
Fillmore established the first official White House
collection.
This catalogue of the library that they
assembled not only reveals much about their own
preoccupations and interests and those of the age they lived
in, but also provides insight into American library history,
reading history, and book trade and distribution networks.
This volume also contains contributions from William Allman,
Elizabeth Thacker-Estrada, and Sean Wilentz.
Available from Penn State University Press. BSA members (code BSA) and
others using this form receive a 20% discount. |
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An Appeal from the Society
Dear Member and Friend of the Society,
Our distinguished journal, The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, has been in print now for over a century, and it is one of the oldest scholarly journals produced by a learned society in North America. Dedicated to the study of printed books and manuscripts as physical objects, it amply fulfills the founding objective of our Society to promote bibliographical research and issue bibliographical publications. It is read throughout the world by scholars, librarians, booksellers, and book collectors alike. It is the herald of our Society and a publication of which we may be proud. I write to you now to ask your help to ensure that this tradition of bibliographical excellence continues through your contribution to a fund that will strengthen and preserve the ongoing publication of our Papers.
Why is it necessary to establish a specially designated endowed fund for the Papers? Even as we read predictions of the end of the printed book and see the demise of print newspapers, these changes in communication technology only highlight the increasing need to understand how texts and ideas circulate and how they are transmitted through history, how they are affected by the physical and cultural circumstances in which they were produced and later read. As a member of the Bibliographical Society of America, you understand the importance of this knowledge, and our Society's journal is your collective expression of commitment to promoting research and understanding in this field.
But even though our Papers may be recognized as one of the premier venues for bibliographical scholarship, we cannot rest content. Increases in printing and mailing costs are clearly here to stay. Color reproduction is more and more often a concern of scholars seeking to place their work with the best journals. It is our collective responsibility to maintain the health of our publication and ensure that it remains a leader in its field. Your elected Council has met regularly this past year, and continues to do so, in efforts to control costs, balance budgets, and raise new funds to protect the Society and its journal. In the face of these challenges the active engagement of all our members is much desired and appreciated.
I hope you will give to the Preservation Fund for The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. Your contribution will help secure the ongoing heritage of our journal. Your gift is tax deductible, and your name will be listed as a generous donor to the Fund. As a graduate student years ago I recall how reading each new issue of PBSA gave me the sense—as I am sure it does to many of our longtime members—of belonging to a supportive and international bibliographical community. Your gift will provide the same sense to other new and continuing members of our community. Thank you for giving generously.
Sincerely,
John N. Hoover
President
the pbsa endowment
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An Endowment Honoring
William B. Todd
The Harry Ransom
Center, a humanities research library and museum at the
University of Texas at Austin has plans to establish an
endowment honoring William B. Todd (1919-2011). The endowment
would support an annual research fellowship in bibliographical
study at the Center. Todd was elected an honorary member of
the Bibliographical Society of America in 2002: among other
services to the Society, he edited PBSA from 1967-81,
served on council 1979-81, and was Vice President in 1982-83.
Your gift would help make a lasting and fitting tribute to one
of the great bibliographers of his time. To make a donation,
please contact Margie Rine, Associate Director for Development
at the Ransom Center (512-471-9643 or
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The
Bibliographical Society of America |
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REPORT OF THE NOMINATING
COMMITTEE |
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The following officers and councilors
have been nominated:
President: Claudia Funke
Vice-President: John Crichton
Secretary: Caroline Duroselle-Melish
Treasurer: Scott Clemons
Council class of 2015:
David Gants, Christina Geiger, David Supino, Michael
Thompson
Council class of 2014:
(replacing John Crichton) Nina Musinsky
Nominating Committee members: John Cole, Eric Holzenberg,
Hope Mayo (chair)
Hope Mayo, Philip Hofer Curator of Printing and Graphic
Arts
Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
02138 USA
Phone: 617-495-2444 Fax: 617-495-1376
E-mail: mayo@fas.harvard.edu |
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Annual Meeting
of the Bibliographical Society of America
Friday 27 January, 2012
at the Grolier Club, New York City
47 East 60th St.
(between Park and Madison Aves.)
The meeting will begin at 4:00 P.M.
and will conclude with:
The Presidential Address
“Lights! Camera! Books! American Cinematic Use of Books
in Scenery and Plot, 1900 - 1970”
by John Neal Hoover
Director, St. Louis Mercantile Library Association & President of BSA
Before the meeting, between 2:00 and 4:00 P.M., papers from BSA's New Scholars Program
will be given by:
Malkin New Scholar
Steven Carl Smith
(Dept. of History, University of Missouri)
“‘Elements of Useful Knowledge’: New York & the National Book Trade in the Early Republic”
Pantzer New Scholar
Barbara Heritage
(Dept. of English, University of Virginia)
“Authors vs. Bookmakers: Jane Eyre in the Marketplace”
Juliette Atkinson
(Dept. of English, University College London)
“A Literary ‘Steam-Engine’: The Circulation of Dumas in Victorian England”
The Annual Meeting and all talks are free and open to the public, who is cordially invited to attend.
The BSA Annual Meeting reception is sponsored through the generosity of:
Atlas Systems, Bonhams, Brick Row Book Shop, Christie's, Columbia Books, James Cummins Bookseller Inc., Anthony Garnett Fine Books, Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books, Bruce Mckittrick Rare Books, Oak Knoll Books, The Old Print Shop, The Philadelphia Print Shop, Ltd., Sotheby's, Susan Teller Gallery, Charles B. Wood III, Inc. Antiquarian Booksellers, and The St. Louis Mercantile Library Association.
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2011 St. Louis Mercantile Library Prize in American Bibliography
Andrea Krupp accepted 2011 St Louis Mercantile Library Prize in American Bibliography for her book: Bookcloth in England and America, 1823-1850.
Funded by the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, an institutional member of the Society, this prize encourages scholarship in the bibliography of American history and literature.
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Andrea Krupp. Bookcloth in England and America , 1823–50. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press; London: British Library; New York: Bibliographical Society of America, 2008.
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