Philobiblion fonds
| Record No. | SC368 |
| Main Entry | Philobiblion (Victoria, B.C.) |
| Title | Philobiblion fonds |
| Dates | ca. 1940-1990 |
| Physical Description | 30 cm of textual material. |
| Bio/Admin History | Philobiblion, a dealership in books and manuscripts (mainly literary), was registered in London, July 24, 1969. The owner, Percy W. Jarrett, moved the business to Victoria B.C. in 1970 and was assisted in the business by his wife Elizabeth and his daughter Sylvia Skelton, wife of Robin Skelton. Robin Skelton's many literary contacts proved useful for the business. In 1987, Sylvia Skelton and Elizabeth Jarrett became Philobiblion's registered owners. |
| Scope and Content | The fonds consists of correspondence generated in course of business along with invoices and inventories. Some correspondence, such as that of Kathleen Raine, includes extended exchanges beyond that required for business purposes. Additionally, some manuscript material acquired by the business is included: i.e. Patrick Creagh, Derek Mahon, and Patrick McCartan's typescripts of letters from W.B. Yeats and Oliver St. John Gogorty. |
| Title Source | Title based on the contents of the fonds. |
| Finding Aids | File list available. |
| Online Finding Aids | File List for Accession 1999-045 (PDF, 23 kB) |
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| Provenance | Philobiblion (Victoria, B.C.) |
| Repository | University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections |
| Subject Headings | Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939---Correspondence Authors, Canadian--20th century--Correspondence Authors, English--20th century--Correspondence Authors, Irish--20th century--Correspondence Booksellers and bookselling--Canada--British Columbia--Victoria Bookstores--Canada--British Columbia--Victoria Connor, Tony--Correspondence Creagh, Patrick. Dragon jack-knifed Creagh, Patrick. Picture of Tristan Creagh, Patrick. To Abel and others Creagh, Patrick--Correspondence Jarrett, Elizabeth Jarrett, Percy W. Mahon, Derek, 1941- . Beyond Howth Head McCartan, Patrick, 1878-1966--Correspondence Mitchell, Adrian, 1932-2008--Correspondence Montague, John--Correspondence Musgrave, Susan, 1951---Correspondence O'Hagan, Howard--Correspondence Philobiblion (Victoria, B.C.) Raine, Kathleen, 1908-2003--Correspondence Sandler, Linda, 1948---Correspondence Skelton, Robin, 1925-1997 Skelton, Sylvia White, Antonia, 1899-1980--Correspondence |
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