Scope
The Osborn Collection in the Beinecke Library contains material, primarily manuscript,
relating to nearly every aspect of English history and literature from the reign
of Mary Tudor to that of Victoria. The printed items acquired for the collection
often have extensive manuscript annotations. For more information see the
section about the Osborn
collection in the Beinecke Guide.
Size
The size boundaries are:
Octavo:Marking
up to 25 cm. high (and gaylords slightly over 25 cm. high)
up to 23 cm. wide
Quarto:
between 25 and 37 cm. high
between 23 and 32 cm. wide
Folio:
over 37 cm. high
over 32 cm. wide
Classification and Call Numbers
- Mark on Yale bookplate when there is one, generally in the upper left corner. (Mark the small Yale plate not the Osborn plate.)
- Mark on back cover, lower right hand corner, when there is no Yale bookplate unless cover is too dark.
- Mark on verso of last page, lower right hand corner, when 1 or 2 don't apply. The lower left hand corner is the alternate location when the lower right hand corner is unusable.
- If the last page is unmarkable (e.g. too dark or shiny or filled with text or illustrations), mark the verso of the first usable page from the end.
| Osborn a[sequential number] | Octavo manuscripts through the 16th century |
| Osborn b[sequential number] | Octavo manuscripts from the 17th century |
| Osborn c[sequential number] | Octavo manuscripts from the 18th century |
| Osborn d[sequential number] | Octavo manuscripts from the 19th century |
| Osborn e[sequential number] | Octavo manuscripts from the 20th century |
| Osborn f[sequential number] | Octavo manuscripts from the 21st century |
| Osborn fa[sequential number] | Quarto manuscripts through the 16th century |
| Osborn fb[sequential number] | Quarto manuscripts from the 17th century |
| Osborn fc[sequential number] | Quarto manuscripts from the 18th century |
| Osborn fd[sequential number] | Quarto manuscripts from the 19th century |
| Osborn fe[sequential number] | Quarto manuscripts from the 20th century |
| Osborn ff[sequential number] | Quarto manuscripts from the 21st century |
| Osborn pa[sequential number] | Octavo sized books through the 16th century |
| Osborn pb[sequential number] | Octavo sized books from the 17th century |
| Osborn pc[sequential number] | Octavo sized books from the 18th century |
| Osborn pd[sequential number] | Octavo sized books from the 19th century |
| Osborn pe[sequential number] | Octavo sized books from the 20th century |
| Osborn pf[sequential number] | Octavo sized books from the 21st century |
| Osborn fpa[sequential number] | Quarto sized books through the 16th century |
| Osborn fpb[sequential number] | Quarto sized books from the 17th century |
| Osborn fpc[sequential number] | Quarto sized books from the 18th century |
| Osborn fpd[sequential number] | Quarto sized books from the 19th century |
| Osborn fpe[sequential number] | Quarto sized books from the 20th century |
| Osborn fpf[sequential number] | Quarto sized books from the 21st century |
| Year Number Folio Call Numbers | All folio Osborn books [loc is: beinosb] |
| Osborn pm | All printed music |
Special notes and tracings.
Books are cataloged according to general policies for the Beinecke Library.
The James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn bookplate is not traced.
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