Mary L. Richmond Cummington Press Collection
Scope and Contents
The Mary L. Richmond Cummington Press Collection covers the fine arts presswork of Harry Duncan (1916-1997) under the Cummington Press imprint (1941-1972), as well as examples of Duncan's work while at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, under the Abattoir Editions imprint (1972-1986). The collection also includes the illustrations of Paul Wightman Williams (d. 1957) under the Cummington Press imprint (1944-1957). The collection includes books, galley proofs, prints, drawings, engraved copper plates, carved wood blocks, cards, playbills, and other materials created by diverse authors and artists and printed by Harry Duncan. These materials were collected by Mary L. Richmond.
Dates
- Creation: 1939-1985
Creator
- Richmond, Mary L. Hurt (Person)
- Duncan, Harry (Person)
- Williams, Wightman (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
The Conditions Governing Access policy of UNO Libraries' Archives and Special Collections is available at https://www.unomaha.edu/criss-library/about-us/library-policies/archives-policies.php.
Conditions Governing Use
The Conditions Governing Use policy of UNO Libraries' Archives and Special Collections is available at https://www.unomaha.edu/criss-library/about-us/library-policies/archives-policies.php.
Extent
2.45 Cubic Feet (10 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Mary L. Richmond donated this collection to the University of Nebraska at Omaha in November 1977. The collection was received in February 1978 by the Collection Development Department.
The collection was appraised by Richard Flamer of the Antiquarium Bookstore, Omaha, Nebraska, in October 1977.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mary L. Richmond
Separated Materials
115 books were cataloged and may be found by searching the local subject heading "Mary L. Richmond Collection" in the library catalog.
Statement on Harmful Material
Materials in UNO Libraries' Archives and Special Collections are historical in nature and reflect the society in which they were produced. As such, they may contain racial, gender, sexual, religious, and other language and imagery that are offensive by today's standards. The documents, images, publications, and other materials have been retained in order to fully represent the materials in their original format. If the offensive text is not in the original, but in a finding aid, catalog record, or other description created by library employees, please contact Archives and Special Collections to bring this to our attention. Archives & Special Collections is guided by the core values of the Society of American Archivists. If you have questions about this statement or about Archives and Special Collections' work, we welcome your feedback. Please contact us at unoasc@unomaha.edu or 402-554-6046.
The Statement on Harmful Materials of UNO Libraries' Archives and Special Collections is available at https://www.unomaha.edu/criss-library/about-us/library-policies/archives-policies.php.
Processing Information
Preliminary inventory created by Mel Bohn, Reference Librarian, in the 1980s. Robert Nash, Special Collections Librarian, continued work on preliminary inventory starting in 2005, completing inventory in 2019. The majority of the books in the collection were cataloged prior to 2005. Angela Kroeger, Metadata Coordinator, completed book cataloging in 2019, integrating the books into the Fine Arts Press collection. Processing, including rehousing of the non-book portion of the collection, was completed by Angela Kroeger, Metadata Coordinator, in 2022.
Subject
- Duncan, Harry (Person)
- Williams, Wightman (Person)
- Cummington Press (Organization)
- Abattoir Editions (Organization)
- Title
- Mary L. Richmond Cummington Press Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Angela Kroeger
- Date
- 2014-09-02
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- 2nd edition
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections Repository
Archives & Special Collections
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
6001 Dodge St.
Omaha Nebraska 68182-0237 United States
402-554-6046
unoasc@unomaha.edu
