Letter from John Johnson about his collection of printed ephemera
Single Item
MS. Eng. c. 6579, fol. 34
Held at the Weston Library
Letter from John Johnson about his collection of printed ephemera, 18 May 1948.
Dates
- Creation: 18 May 1948
Extent
1 leaf
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 6579, fol. 34].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 6579, fol. 34
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 10974
Abstract
Letter from John Johnson about his collection of printed ephemera, 1948.
Biographical / Historical
John De Monins Johnson (1882-1956) was a printer, ephemerist and classical scholar. He was the printer for Oxford Universitiy Press, 1925-1946, and during his life amassed a huge collection of printed ephemera which is now housed at the Bodleian Library. For further details see the Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Ruari McLean, 1998.
Topical
- Title
- Letter from John Johnson about his collection of printed ephemera, 1948
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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Weston Library
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