Format: Notebooks / Level: Collection / Repository: American Numismatic Society

American Numismatic Society

75 Varick Street, 11th floor

New York, NY 10013, United States

archives@numismatics.org

The mission of the Archives is to serve as a centralized resource for historical information about the Society and as a repository for the important archival materials it acquires. Records housed in the ANS Archives document the history and development of the Society, its collections, exhibitions, and programs, as well as the contributions of individuals and groups associated with the Society they are unique and irreplaceable assets.

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Arthur H. Cooper-Prichard catalog of the Warren Demman Gookin collection, 1903 - 1906 4 notebooks (1 box)

Cooper-Prichard, Arthur Henry, 1874-1947

Four notebooks containing a catalog by Arthur Henry Cooper-Richard of 1,837 ancient Roman coins collected by Warren Demman Gookin in Italy in 1868.

Augustus F.R. Hoernle notebooks, 1890s 0.3 cubic feet (6 notebooks in 1 box)

Hoernle, Augustus F.R. (Augustus Frederic Rudolf), 1841-1918

Six notebooks containing an inventory and notes on Hoernle’s collection of 1,726 Indian coins, which were acquired by the American Numismatic Society in 1921.

Bernard Morgenthau papers, 1932 - 1948 2 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Morgenthau, Bernard, 1860?-1948

Contains correspondence regarding Morgenthau’s efforts to obtain transportation tokens and information about them from various cities throughout the United States. Includes notebooks with clippings, notes, and checklists.

Charles Edward Barber papers, 1868-1916 0.5 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Barber, Charles Edward, 1840-1917

Photocopies of correspondence and notebooks produced by Charles Barber.

David M. Bullowa papers, 1915/1999 1 cubic foot (1 box)

Bullowa, David M. (David Marks), 1912-1953

Correspondence, clippings, photographs, publication page proofs of coin plates, research notes, pamphlets, and other publications collected by or otherwise relating to David M. Bullowa, a numismatist whose primary interests were in commemorative coins and paper money.

DeWitt Clinton Falls notebooks, 1920s and 1930s 0.2 cubic feet (1 box)

Falls, DeWitt Clinton, 1864-1937

Falls’ notebooks containing handwritten and typed reference works relating to military decorations and medals.

Edgar H. Adams notebooks, circa 1924, 1933-1962 0.3 cubic feet (1 box)

Adams, Edgar H. (Edgar Holmes), 1868-1940

Four notebooks kept by Adams, with notes on early American and colonial coins and on the printing of serial and monograph publications for the American Numismatic Society.

Edward R. Barnsley papers, 1965-1985 1.7 cubic feet (3 boxes)

Barnsley, Edward R. (Edward Roberts), b. 1906

Notes relating to American colonial coins and Barnsley’s publishing activities, including work pertaining to The Colonial Newsletter. Includes what appears to be an inventory of his collection and photocopies of unpublished materials.

Edward T. Newell papers, 1920 - 1967 6 cubic feet (6 boxes)

Newell, Edward Theodore, 1886-1941

Correspondence, notebooks, invoices, card indexes, and photographs mostly relating to the collecting and scholarly research of American Numismatic Society president and Greek coin expert Edward T. Newell.

Edwin P. Robinson notebook, early 1900s 1 notebook

Robinson, Edwin P., d. 1937

A notebook containing an inventory of what is presumably Robinson’s coin collection.

George L. Hamilton notebooks and letters, 1919-1940 0.2 cubic feet (1 box)

Hamilton, George L., d. 1950

Notebooks containing an inventory of Hamilton’s collection of world medals and letters dealing with war medals.

Henry and S.H. Chapman business correspondence, auction catalogs, and other material, 1869 - 1949 17.5 cubic feet (19 boxes)

Correspondence, mostly regarding bids, payments, lists of coins sent on approval, and other matters having to do with the buying and selling of coins, along with annotated auction catalogs, notebooks, and glass plate negatives.

Herbert E. Ives coin catalog and card index, 1940 - 1953 1 cubic foot (1 box)

Ives, Herbert E. (Herbert Eugene), 1882-1953

Contains the manuscript Catalogue of Florentine Florins, a binder of notes, and two card indexes to coins.

Horace Havemeyer notebook and letter, 1903 and mid-1900s 1 folder

Havemeyer, Horace, 1914-1990

Notebook containing notes handwritten in French describing Greek coins presented by Horace Havemeyer to the American Numismatic Society in February 1964, and a letter (February 18, 1903) from a coin seller to his grandfather, Henry (Harry) Osborne Havemeyer, which contains notes on a gold coin Henry had purchased.

H. Prescott Beach notebooks, circa 1940 2 notebooks (1 folder)

Beach, H. Prescott, 1871-1943

Two handwritten catalogs of American currency notes.

J. Colvin Randall notebooks, circa 1898 3 notebooks (1 folder)

Randall, J. Colvin, d. 1901

Notebooks containing lists and notes on U.S. gold, silver, and base coins and proof sets, 1794-1898.

John Reilly, Jr. papers, 1883 - 1935 3 cubic feet (5 boxes)

Reilly, John, 1876-1931

Correspondence relating to the collecting of Far Eastern coins and various personal matters, student notebooks, research notebooks, coin photographs, and several Chinese documents.

John S. Davenport papers, 1954-1996 8.5 cubic feet (9 boxes)

Davenport, John S. (John Stewart), 1907-2001

Notebooks and files of research for Davenport’s work on European coins; page proofs, typescripts, and mockups of published works; maps; photographs of coins; plaster coin casts of crowns and talers; coin rubbings; invoices; and correspondence, much of which has to do with the publishing of his books and discussions of individual coins.

Joseph Biddle notebook, 1786-1788 1 notebook

Biddle, Joseph

A handwritten notebook of proceedings before the New Jersey Assembly. An entry regarding a petition from Jasper Smith & Company relating to the minting of copper coins makes reference to the partnership of Walter Mould, Thomas Goadsby, and Albion Cox.

Joseph N.T. Levick notebook and coin rubbings, probably late 1800s 1 folder

Levick, Joseph N.T. (Joseph Nepoleon Tricot), 1828-1908

Notebook containing research notes on eighteenth and nineteenth century coins, and rubbings and other illustrations of coins and tokens from the United States, Canada, South America, and other locations.

Kenneth Lee notebook and fractional gold coin photographs, circa 1932-1969, 1979 0.3 cubic feet (1 box)

Lee, Kenneth W., 1907-1980

Notebook of detailed descriptions used to produce Lee's book California Gold Dollars, Half Dollars, Quarter Dollars and photographs of his collection of fractional gold coins.

Louis C. West notebooks and letter, mid-1900s 0.7 cubic feet (1 box)

West, Louis C. (Louis Caulton), 1882-1972

Four notebooks of Louis C. West listing and describing ancient Roman coins, and a letter regarding a Gallienus aureus purchased from the Apostolo Zeno collection

Matilda W. Bruce Cole coin collection inventory, circa 1900 1 notebook (165 pages)

Bruce, Matilda W.

Inventory of Matilda W. Bruce's ancient coin collection

P.K. Anderson notebooks, mid-1900s 1 cubic foot (1 box)

Anderson, P.K. (Paul Kenneth), 1894-1968

Notebooks with information on coins and tokens of Europe, European colonies, and the United States (first century B.C. to the 1900s), and a handwritten index to all four volumes of Numismatic Review (1943-1947).

P. Scott Rubin list of rare United States coins auctioned since the 1850s, compiled 1980s, compiled 1980s 0.7 cubic feet (3 boxes)

Rubin, P. Scott (Philip Scott), 1948-

Notebooks containing a manuscript listing of auction records of rare United States coins that have appeared at auction since the 1850s.

R. Henry Norweb and Emery May Norweb ledgers and auction catalogs, 1867 - 1984 1 cubic foot (1 box)

Five ledgers containing an inventory of the Norweb collection of United States, Canadian, Latin American, and English coins. Also includes auction catalogs and a portfolio of coin rubbings.

Sydney P. Noe papers, 1906-1966, bulk 1906-1918 1.5 cubic feet (4 boxes)

Noe, Sydney P. (Sydney Philip), 1885-1969

Correspondence along with a notebook, identification cards, term reports, and other documents dating from Noe’s time as a student and assistant librarian at Rutgers and from several years after he graduated, along with clippings of his articles, a draft of his thesis, and photographs, notes and other material relating to his published work on Massachusetts colonial coins. Noe served the ANS as librarian, secretary, and curator.

T. Harrison and John Work Garrett papers, 1875 - 1942 5.3 cubic feet (20 boxes)

Correspondence of T. Harrison Garrett and John Work Garrett, and John Work Garrett’s handwritten card file documenting the Garrett coin collection.

Virgil M. Brand papers, 1889 - 1990 22 cubic feet (5 boxes and approximately 150 loose items)

Brand, Virgil M., 1862-1926

Correspondence, financial records, legal documents, inventories, and auction catalogs relating to Chicago coin collector and brewery owner Virgil M. Brand and the disbursement of his estate.

Worthington S. Bitler notebooks, mid-1900s 4 notebooks

Bitler, Worthington S. (Worthington Smith), 1900-1987

Notebooks with inventories, photographs, clippings, and notes regarding United States large cents.

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