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Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society records, 1983-2011

Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society (NOBS) records, 1983-2011

Finding Aid

Prepared by Cara Gilgenbach, June 30, 1998; additions and updates made by Edith Serkownek, September 2006, August 2008 and July 2011
8 boxes (5 record storage boxes, 2 document cases and 1 microfilm box) + 1 oversize folder, 5.66 cubic feet, 11th floor

Historical Note*

In August of 1983, a group of Ohioans who were interested in books and book collection formed the Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society, Inc. (NOBS). Book dealers, workers, and collectors, their common interest was in promoting the production, preservation, collection, and sale of fine and antiquarian books, and the preservation and protection of the heritage of the printed word.

Beginning with twelve members in 1983, the Society now has over 300 members. The membership is composed of book dealers, book collectors, librarians, and institutions. NOBS sponsors an annual book fair in Akron and has held fairs in Cleveland and Canton as well. The Society also holds programs of literary interest, publishes a quarterly newsletter for members, an annual directory of member dealers, and an annual publication sent to each member.

*Excerpted from a NOBS membership flyer with some updates added.

Scope and Content

This collection contains the papers and publications of the Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society. Included are meeting minutes, correspondence, membership directories, annual publications, the NOBS Newsletter, and files relating to NOBS-sponsored book fairs. The materials date from 1983 through 2011. Additional files will be added to this collection as they become available from NOBS.
 

Box 1: General Files

Folder -- Contents

  1. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Correspondence and Committee Notes
  2. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Correspondence and Committee Notes
  3. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Exhibitors
  4. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Exhibitors
  5. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Exhibitors
  6. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Financial Information
  7. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Financial Information
  8. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Flyers, Postcards and Posters
  9. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Flyers, Postcards and Posters
  10. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Periodical Clippings: 1983-1996
  11. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Periodical Clippings: 1997-2003
  12. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Programs
  13. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Programs
  14. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Publicity: 1985-1996
  15. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Publicity: 1997-2003
  16. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Surveys
  17. Akron Antiquarian Book Fair, Surveys
  18. Annual Meetings, Agendas, Minutes, Publicity
  19. Annual Meetings, Agendas, Minutes, Publicity
  20. Articles of Incorporation, Original Appointment of Agent, and Code of Regulations, 1984
  21. Audited Financial Statement, June 30, 1986
  22. Audited Financial Statement, December 5, 1996
  23. Awards and Recognition Committee, [no date]
  24. [Board Meeting], Notes regarding formation of NOBS, August 5 and 26, 1983
  25. [Board Meeting], First Meeting, September 18, 1983
  26. [Board Meeting], October 7, 1983
  27. [Board Meeting], November 13, 1983
  28. [Board Meetings], February 12-September 27, 1984
  29. [Board Meeting], October 26, 1984
  30. Board Meeting, January 14, 1985
  31. Board Meeting, March 12, 1985
  32. Board Meeting, June 5, 1985
  33. Board Meeting, October 1, 1985
  34. Board Meeting, December 1, 1985
  35. Board Meeting, January 29, 1986
  36. Board Meeting, April 22, 1986
  37. Board Meeting, July 26, 1986
  38. Board Meeting, November 23, 1986
  39. Board Meeting, December 2, 1986
  40. Board Meeting, January 27, 1987
  41. [Board Meeting, March 24, 1987]
  42. Board Meeting, May 26, 1987
  43. Board Meeting, August 11, 1987
  44. [Board Meeting], October 8, 1987
  45. Board Meeting, December 1, 1987
  46. Board Meeting, February 9, 1988
  47. Board Meeting, April 26, 1988
  48. Board Meeting, November 15, 1988
  49. Board Meeting, February 21, 1989
  50. Board Meeting, May 16, 1989
  51. Board Meeting, July 12, 1989
  52. Board Meeting, September 20, 1989
  53. Board Meeting, November 15, 1989
  54. Board Meeting, February 21, 1990
  55. Board Meeting, May 9, 1990
  56. Board Meeting, September 12, 1990
  57. Board Meeting, November 14, 1990
  58. Board Meeting, April 17, 1991
  59. Board Meeting, June 19, 1991
  60. Board Meeting, September 11, 1991
  61. Board Meeting, November 19, 1991
  62. Board Meeting, February 11, 1992
  63. Board Meeting, May 19, 1992
  64. Board Meeting, August 12, 1992
  65. Board Meeting, October 28, 1992
  66. Board Meeting, November 8, 1992
  67. Board Meeting, January 6, 1993
  68. Board Meeting, May 19, 1993
  69. Board Meeting, July 18, 1995
  70. Board Meeting, November 22, 1996
  71. Board Meeting, March 5, 1997
  72. Board Meeting, June 10, 1997
  73. Board Meeting, October 7, 1997
  74. Board Meeting, January 13, 1998
  75. Board Meeting, April 21, 1998
  76. Board Meeting, July 14, 1998
  77. Board Meeting, October 13, 1998
  78. Board Meeting, February 9, 1999 (originally planned for January 12th)
  79. Board Meeting, April 13, 1999
  80. Board Meeting, July 13, 1999
  81. Board Meeting, October 12, 1999
  82. Board Meeting, January 11, 2000
  83. Board Meeting, May 2, 2000
  84. Board Meeting, August 15, 2000
  85. Board Meeting, October 31, 2000
  86. Board Meeting, January 9, 2001
  87. Board Meeting, April 24, 2001
  88. Board Meeting, July 17, 2001
  89. Board Meeting, October 2, 2001
  90. Board Meeting, January 22, 2002
  91. Board Meeting, May 7, 2002
  92. Board Meeting, August 11, 2002
  93. Board Meeting, November 12, 2002
  94. Board Meeting, February 18, 2003
  95. Board Meeting, May 20, 2003 (announcement of meeting only)
  96. Board Meeting, April 20, 2005
  97. Board Meeting, July 20, 2005
  98. Board Meeting, October 19, 2005
  99. Board Meeting, January 18, 2006 (announcement of meeting only)
  100. Board Meeting, April 26, 2006
  101. Board Meeting, July 16, 2006
  102. Board Meeting, October 18, 2006 (announcement of meeting only)

Box 2: General Files

Folder -- Contents

  1. Canton Book Fair
  2. Cleveland Antiquarian Book Fair
  3. Columbus Book Fair
  4. Correspondence, 1983
  5. Correspondence, 1984
  6. Correspondence, 1985
  7. Correspondence, 1986
  8. Correspondence, 1987
  9. Correspondence, 1988-1989
  10. Correspondence, 1990-1991
  11. Correspondence, 1992-1993
  12. Correspondence, 2000-2006
  13. Demco Discount, 1990s
  14. Directory of Member-Dealers, 1987
  15. Directory of Member-Dealers, 1988
  16. Directory of Member-Dealers, 1989
  17. Directory of Member-Dealers, 1990
  18. Directory of Member-Dealers, 1991
  19. Directory of Member-Dealers, 1992
  20. Directory of Member-Dealers, 1993
  21. Directory of Member-Dealers, 1994
  22. Directory of Member-Dealers, 1995
  23. Directory of Member-Dealers, 1996
  24. Directory of Member-Dealers, 1997
  25. Directory of Member-Dealers, 1998
  26. Directory of Member-Dealers, 1999
  27. Directory of Member-Dealers, 2000
  28. Directory of Member-Dealers, 2002
  29. Directory of Member-Dealers, 2003
  30. Directory of Member-Dealers, 2004
  31. Directory of Member-Dealers, 2005
  32. Directory of Member-Dealers, 2006
  33. Directory of Member-Dealers, 2007
  34. Directory of Member-Dealers, 2008
  35. Directory of Member-Dealers, 2009
  36. Directory of Member-Dealers, 2010
  37. Directory of Member-Dealers, 2011
  38. Directory of Member-Dealers, undated

Box 3: General Files

Folder -- Contents

  1. Education Program, Outline, undated
  2. Finance Committee and financial statements
  3. Flyers (Special Events, Meeting Announcements), [198?]-1999
  4. Historical Information on Founding of NOBS, [1983]
  5. Internship, [no date]
  6. Letterhead, [no date]
  7. Membership Applications [first], 1983
  8. Membership Applications, 1988
  9. Membership Applications, [early draft?], undated
  10. Membership and Publicity Committee, undated
  11. Membership Brochures, 1983-1992 and undated
  12. Membership Correspondence and Information
  13. Membership List, 1986
  14. Membership List, June 1987
  15. Membership List, July 1988
  16. Membership List, July 1989
  17. Membership List, June 1990
  18. Membership List, June 1991
  19. Membership List, June 1992
  20. Membership List, 1993
  21. Membership List, undated
  22. Membership Survey, 1989
  23. NOBS Calendar of Events, 1999-2007
  24. NOBS Forums, circa 2008-2011
  25. NOBS News Flash, 1994-1995
  26. NOBS Night, 2001-2006
  27. Obituaries (NOBS members and related)
  28. Periodical clippings regarding NOBS members and NOBS activities
  29. Periodical clippings regarding NOBS members and NOBS activities
  30. Photographs, Book Fairs including CD-Rs
  31. Photographs, Bookstores
  32. Photographs, Libraries and Special Collections
  33. Photographs, Negatives
  34. Photographs, NOBS Events including visits to Ohio authors' homes
  35. Photographs, NOBS Night
  36. Photographs, NOB Publications
  37. Photographs, People (members), A-F
  38. Photographs, People (members), G-M
  39. Photographs, People (members), N-Z and unidentified
  40. Press Releases
  41. Program Committee, undated
  42. Publications Committee (Miscellaneous)
  43. Statement of Philosophy (Draft) , April 17, 1991
  44. Summer Flea Market, 1990s?
  45. Unaudited Financial Statements, 1989; 1990
  46. Workshop (Meeting to re-evaluate organizational purpose and goals), 1999
  47. Writing Competition
  48. WVIZ Auction Package, 1989
  49. Year of the Lifetime Reader, Pins, 1991

Box 4: Publications

Folder -- Contents

". . . And I Like Verbs" A Sampler of Writings by Margot Y. Jackson. Introducton by David Lewellen, 1993.

  1. Correspondence, 1993
  2. Typescripts, 1993
  3. Printed monograph [2 copies], 1993

Army Life of John Morgan of Fredericksburg, Wayne County, Ohio [reprinted with an historic introduction by Robert M. Bricker], 2001.

  1. Correspondence with quote for reproduction costs and photocopy of original text, 2001
  2. Printed monograph [2 copies], signed, 2001

Bob Hayman: This Business of Books: A Long-time Ohio Bookseller Talks about the Book Business. Interviewed by Ron Antonucci, 2003.

  1. Printed Monograph [2 copies], 2003

Ernest J. Wessen and Jim Scott: A Correspondence. [With a biographical note on Jim Scott by Frank Klein], 1987.

  1. Correspondence, 1987
  2. Copies of Wessen-Scott Correspondence [labeled "2nd set"], 1942-1947
  3. Copies of Wessen-Scott Correspondence [labeled "not used"], 1942-1947
  4. Page Proofs, 1987
  5. Page Proofs, 1987
  6. Printed Monograph [2 copies], 1987
  7. Typescript [draft], 1987
  8. Typescript [draft], 1987
  9. Typescript [of biographical note, draft], 1987

Books Wanted, Presenting a List of the Types of Books for Which We Present the Best Outlet in the Country. . . .[Ernest J. Wessen] Midland Rare Book Company, 30 Bowman Street, Mansfield, Ohio, 1945-1946, A Reprint edited by Dean H. Keller, 2006

  1. Printed Monograph [2 copies], 2006

Frank Klein: This Business of Books: A Long-time Ohio Bookseller Talks about the Book Business. Interview by Alic Matej, 2004.

  1. Printed Mongraph [2 copies], 2004

Good Reading by Charles M. (Tod) Oliver, 1992

  1. Printed Mongraph [2 copies], 1992
  2. Receipts: 1992

Gordon Huber: The Business of Books: A Long-time Ohio Book Collector Talks about the Book Business. Interview by James J. Best, 2010.

  1. Printed Monograph [2 copies], 2010

Hart Crane: A Drawing, by William Sommer. Introduced by Sue Hanson, 1988.

  1. Page Proofs, 1988
  2. Printed Monograph [2 copies], 1988
  3. Typescripts [drafts], 1988

Laukhuff's Book Store of Cleveland, An Epilogue by Gladys Haddad, 1997

  1. Artwork, 1996
  2. Printed Monograph [2 copies], 1997
  3. Typescripts, 1997

The Making of a Collector: Laukhoff's of Cleveland, by Philip Kaplan. With an Introduction by Kermit J. Pike, 1990

  1. Artwork, 1990
  2. Correspondence, 1990
  3. Page Proofs, 1990
  4. Photo-ready Layouts, 1990 [OVERSIZE]
  5. Printed Monograph [3 copies], 1990
  6. Source Material, various dates
  7. Typescript [draft], 1990
  8. Typescript [draft], 1990

NOBS: The First Ten Years, A Special Keepsake Edition of NOBS Newsletter, compiled and edited by Paul M. Duke, 1994

  1. Computer disks with book text
  2. "Outline for NOBS: The First Ten Years"
  3. Photographs and other illustrations, 1984-1994
  4. Printed edition, 1994
  5. Receipts, 1993
  6. Typescript [draft], 1994
  7. Typescript [draft], 1994
  8. Typescript [draft], 1994

North Coast Incunabula, A Checklist of XVth Century Books Held by Institutional Libraries in Greater Cleveland, Ohio, compiled by Russell Duino, 2003

  1. Printed Monograph [2 copies], 2003

Box 5: Publications

Folder -- Contents

On the Road with Holmes: Memoranda of a trip to New York, Worcester and Boston, February 7-14, 1928, by Thomas James Holmes. Edited, with a preface by Robert A. Tibbetts, 1989.

  1. Correspondence, 1988-1989
  2. Page Proofs, 1989
  3. Photo-ready Layouts, 1989 [OVERSIZE]
  4. Printed Monograph [2 copies], 1989
  5. Typescript [draft], 1989
  6. Typescript [draft], [no date]
  7. Typescript [draft], [no date]

Perhaps the Greatest Incomparable Autobiography in the World, by Jack Matthews, 1986.

  1. Correspondence, 1986-1987
  2. Photo-ready Layouts, 1986 [OVERSIZE]
  3. Printed Monograph [4 copies], 1986
  4. Typescript [draft], 1986

Reflections of a Book Artist, by Jan Sobota, 1990.

  1. Artwork, 1990
  2. Correspondence, 1990
  3. Page Proofs, 1990
  4. Photo-ready Layouts, 1990 [OVERSIZE]
  5. Printed Monograph [3 copies], 1990
  6. Source Material, 1990
  7. Typescript [draft]. Introduction, 1990

The Rose, by Marjorie Weaver, 1995

  1. Printed Monograph [2 copies], 1995

Who and Why Was Samuel Johnson, by Charles W. Chesnutt. Edited and with an Introduction by Robert A. Tibbetts, 1991.

  1. Correspondence, 1991
  2. Page Proofs, 1991
  3. Photo-ready Layouts, 1991 [OVERSIZE]
  4. Printed Monograph [2 copies], 1991
  5. Typescript [draft], 1991
  6. Typescript [draft], [1991?]

Box 6: NOBS Newsletter

This box contains final printed copies of issues of the NOBS Newsletter, published quarterly by NOBS as well as an index to that publication. There are also some files containing artwork, photos used in the publication, and author release forms in use for a brief period of time.

Folder -- Contents

  1. Artwork and photographs, 1980s-1990s
  2. Author release forms, 1990s
  3. Correspondence, 1997-2002
  4. Newsletter Questionnaire and responses, 1999
  5. An Index to the NOBS Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 1, Winter 1984 -- Volume XIX, Number 4, Fall, 2002 by Dean H. Keller. Akron: NOBS, 2003 including proofs and notes by compiler, Dean Keller
  6. Vol. I, No. 1, Winter 1984
  7. Vol. I, No. 2, Spring 1984
  8. Vol. I, No. 3, Summer 1984
  9. Vol. I, No. 4, Autumn 1984
  10. Vol. II, No. 1, Winter 1985
  11. Vol. II, No. 2, Spring 1985
  12. Vol. II, No. 3, Summer 1985
  13. Vol. II, No. 4, Autumn 1985
  14. Vol. III, No. 1, Winter 1986
  15. Vol. III, No. 2, Spring 1986
  16. Vol. III, No. 3, Summer 1986
  17. Vol. III, No. 4, Autumn 1986
  18. Vol. IV, No. 1, Winter 1987
  19. Vol. IV, No. 2, Spring 1987
  20. Vol. IV, No. 3, Summer 1987
  21. Vol. IV, No. 4, Autumn 1987
  22. Vol. V, No. 1, Winter 1988
  23. Vol. V, No. 2, Spring 1988
  24. Vol. V, No. 3, Summer 1988
  25. Vol. V, No. 4, Autumn 1988
  26. Vol. VI, No. 1, Winter 1989
  27. Vol. VI, No. 2, Spring 1989
  28. Vol.VI, No. 3, Summer 1989
  29. Vol., VI, No. 4, Autumn 1989
  30. Vol. VII, No. 1, Winter 1990
  31. Vol. VII, No. 2, Spring 1990
  32. Vol. VII, No. 3, Summer 1990
  33. Vol. VII, No. 4, Autumn 1990
  34. Vol. VIII, No. 1, Winter 1991
  35. Vol. VIII, No. 2, Spring 1991
  36. Vol. VIII, No. 3, Summer 1991
  37. Vol. VIII, No. 4, Autumn 1991
  38. Vol. IX, No. 1, Winter 1992
  39. Vol. IX, No. 2, Spring 1992
  40. Vol. IX, No. 3, Summer 1992
  41. Vol. IX, No. 4, Autumn 1992
  42. Vol. X, No. 1, Winter 1993
  43. Vol. X, No. 2, Spring 1993
  44. Vol. X, No. 3, Summer 1993
  45. Vol. X, No. 4, Autumn 1993
  46. Vol. XI, No. 1, Winter 1994
  47. Vol. XI, No. 2, Spring 1994
  48. Vol. XI, No. 3, Summer 1994
  49. Vol. XI, No. 4, Autumn 1994
  50. Vol. XII, No. 1, Winter 1995
  51. Vol. XII, No. 2, Spring 1995
  52. Vol. XII, No. 3, Summer 1995
  53. Vol. XII, No. 4, Fall 1995
  54. Vol. XII, No. 1, Winter 1996
  55. Vol. XII, No. 2, Spring 1996
  56. Vol. XII, No. 3, Summer 1996
  57. Vol. XII, No. 4, Fall 1996
  58. Vol. XIV, No. 1, Winter 1997
  59. Vol. XIV, No. 2, Spring 1997
  60. Vol. XIV, No. 3, Summer 1997
  61. Vol. XIV, No. 4, Fall 1997
  62. Vol. XV, No. 1, Winter 1998
  63. Vol. XV, No. 2, Spring 1998
  64. Vol. XV, No. 3, Summer 1998
  65. Vol. XV, No. 4, Fall 1998
  66. Vol. XVI, No. 1, Winter 1999
  67. Vol. XVI, No. 2, Spring 1999
  68. Vol. XVI, No. 3, Summer 1999
  69. Vol. XVI, No. 4, Fall 1999
  70. Vol. XVII, No. 1, Winter 2000
  71. Vol. XVII, No. 2, Spring 2000
  72. Vol. XVII, No. 3, Summer 2000
  73. Vol. XVII, No. 4, Fall 2000
  74. Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Winter 2001
  75. Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 2001
  76. Vol. XVIII, No. 3, Summer 2001
  77. Vol. XVIII, No. 4, Fall 2001
  78. Vol. XIX, No. 1, Winter 2002
  79. Vol. XIX, No. 2, Spring 2002
  80. Vol. XIX, No. 3, Summer 2002
  81. Vol. XIX, No. 4, Fall 2002
  82. Vol. XX, No. 1, Winter 2003
  83. Vol. XX, No. 2, Spring 2003
  84. Vol. XX, No. 3, Summer 2003
  85. Vol. XX, No. 4, Fall 2003
  86. Vol. XXI, No. 1, Winter 2004
  87. Vol. XXI, No. 2, Spring 2004
  88. Vol. XXI, No. 3, Summer 2004
  89. Vol. XXI, No. 4, Fall 2004

Box 7: NOBS Newsletter

This box contains final printed copies of issues of the NOBS Newsletter, published quarterly by NOBS.

Folder -- Contents

  1. Vol. XXII, No. 1, Winter 2005
  2. Vol. XXII, No. 2, Spring 2005
  3. Vol. XXII, No. 3, Summer 2005
  4. Vol. XXII, No. 4, Fall 2005
  5. Vol. XXIII, No. 1, Winter 2006
  6. Vol. XXIII, No. 2, Spring 2006
  7. Vol. XXIII, No. 4, Fall 2006
  8. Vol. XXIV, No. 2, Spring 2007
  9. Vol. XXIV, No. 3, Summer 2007
  10. Vol. XXIV, No. 4, Fall 2007
  11. Vol. XXV, No. 1, Winter 2008
  12. Vol. XXV, No. 2, Spring 2008
  13. Vol. XXV, No. 3, Summer 2008
  14. Vol. XXV, No. 4, Fall 2008
  15. Vol. XXVI, No. 1, 2, Winter/Spring 2008
  16. Vol. XXVI, No. 4, Fall 2009
  17. Vol. XXVII, No. 1, Winter 2010
  18. Vol. XXVII, No. 2, Spring 2010
  19. Vol. XXVII, No. 3, Summer 2010
  20. Vol. XXVII, No. 4, Fall 2010
  21. Vol. XXVIII, No. 1, Winter 2011
  22. Vol. XXVIII, No. 2, Spring 2011
  23. Vol. XXVIII, No. 3, Summer 2011

Box 8: Audio-Visual Material

This box contains microcasette tape recordings of NOBS speakers and events.

  1. Microcassette tape: NOBS meeting, speaker Geneva Sabotas: July 9, 1989
  2. Microcassette tape: NOBS meeting, speaker Ed Leslie, Massillon: April 30, 1989; NOBS meeting, speaker Mario Gregorio, Beachwood: May 21, 1989
  3. Microcassette tape: NOBS meeting, speaker Chilton Thompson, Cleveland Heights: January 21, 1990; Peg Sanford: Undated
  4. Microcassette tape: NOBS program, "Who's Minding the Store," Hodson: February 24, 1991
  5. Microcassette tape: NOBS program, "Care and Preservation of Books": April 21, 1991; NOBS program: Undated
  6. Microcassette tape: Unidentified