Harold Jantz Graphic Art collection, circa 1400s-1800s
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Summary
- Creator:
- Jantz, Harold Stein, 1907-1987, collector
- Abstract:
- Professor of German literature at Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, and Duke Universities. Collector of German baroque literature and German Americana. A collection of etchings and engravings and other prints. Includes European, American and Asian works. Some old master prints.
- Extent:
- 5 Linear Feet
Approximately 1000 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00627
Background
- Scope and content:
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A collection of etchings and engravings and other prints. Includes European, American and Asian works. Some old master prints.
This material remains unprocessed and undescribed. Prints have been loosely sorted by American, European, or Asian origin and are foldered accordingly.
- Biographical / historical:
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Professor of German literature at Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, and Duke Universities. Collector of German baroque literature and German Americana.
- Acquisition information:
- The Harold Jantz Graphic Art Collection were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2011.
- Processing information:
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Accessioned by Meghan Lyon, February 2012
Encoded by Meghan Lyon, February 2012
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2011-1042
Materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Harold Jantz Graphic Art Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.