J. Howard Woolmer papers
Scope and Contents
J. Howard Woolmer (1929-2022) was a bookseller, book collector, and author of numerous bibliographies and catalogues on presses and authors. This collection consists of information on the Charleston Farmhouse, a property in England connected with the Bloomsbury Group. The Charleston Farmhouse portion of this collection includes information on the Charleston Farmhouse Charity, events, annual meeting information, newsletters, calendars, the Charleston Trust, and correspondence and notes by, to, and from Woolmer, such as letters and postcards. The second portion of this collection focuses on the Bloomsbury Workshop, a dealer in the art and literature of the Bloomsbury Group. This includes information on the Bloomsbury Workshop, book order forms, book lists, information on the authors focused on by the Workshop, as well as correspondence and notes by, to, and from Woolmer, such as letters and postcards.
Dates
- Creation: 1982-2000
Creator
- Woolmer, J. Howard (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library, https://library.udel.edu/static/purl.php?askspec
Extent
1 linear foot (1 box)
Metadata Rights Declarations
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of J. Howard Woolmer, February 2007.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed, which means material has not been organized or housed archivally, and is still in the order and condition in which it was received. This preliminary collection description was created by Jessica Thelen, based on a survey conducted in June 2022.
- Title
- Finding aid for J. Howard Woolmer papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections.
- Date
- 2024-07-10
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository