Mr. R. G. Shaw '69, librarian of the Theatre Collection, has begun a catalogue of the 50,000 prints included in the collection, These prints were given to the Library by Mr. Shaw and by bequest of Mr. Evert Janson Wendell '82. The catalogue will be modeled after that of the British Museum and will describe the prints in sufficient detail to enable a reader to identify any print of which he is doubtful. The catalogue is to-be arranged alphabetically according to the name of the person portrayed and will give such details as description of the subject, size, engraver, printer, date, and whether the print is an engraving, woodcut, mezzotint, or caricature. At present the catalogue has been completed only through the letter B.
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