Frederick Billerbeck collection on the Limited Editions Club
Scope and Contents
The Frederick Billerbeck collection on the Limited Editions Club includes publications and correspondence by the Limited Editions Club. Materials include monthly newsletters issued by the Limited Editions Club between 1944 and 1989, annual prospectuses and catalogs, correspondence from the Limited Editions Club to its members, and original printed ephemera by Limited Editions club, including holiday cards, woodprints, and pamphlets.
Dates
- Creation: 1930 - 2001
Creator
- Billerbeck, Fred W., 1928- (Person)
- Limited Editions Club (Organization)
Access Information
Collection is open for research.
Copyright and Use Information
Material copyrights held by their original creator. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.
Historical Information
The Limited Editions Club published limited edition, high quality, collectors' editions of classic books. Many of the company's books were purchased by subscribers, like Frederick Billerbeck, who built large personal libraries of Limited Editions Club books. Billerbeck donated his personal collection to the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections.
Extent
1.642 Cubic Feet (Three full-width letter-size manuscript boxes and one full-width legal-size manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition Information
Collection materials donated by Frederick W. Billerbeck.
Processing Information
Materials are housed in acid-free folders and acid-free boxes. Staples and empty envelopes were removed upon processing.
- Title
- Frederick Billerbeck collection on the Limited Editions Club
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Adriana Harmeyer, Trevor Teague, and Emily Jones
- Date
- 2025-01-24
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- Third edition.
Revision Statements
- 2022-09-22: Collection was organized in a logical order, separated into four series, and the record was updated by Emily Jones.
- 2025-01-24: Collection reprocessed and associated updates made to the collection organization and description by Adriana Harmeyer.
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
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West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu