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Grant Woolmer fonds
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Fonds
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CA RBD MSG 1356
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1940-1998 (Creation)
- Creator
- Woolmer, Grant
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Physical description
10.8 m of textual records
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Name of creator
(1926-1998)
Biographical history
George Grant Woolmer was born ca. 1926 in Quebec, Canada. He was a Montreal antiquarian book dealer specializing in Canadiana (1954 -1998).
In 1957, he married Helen Wilson (-1999). He died in 1998 in Montreal, Quebec.
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Scope and content
Fonds documents Grant Woolmer's career as an antiquarian book dealer. The records include:
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Card File. 1954 – 1998, 628.5 cm of 3" x 5" (7.5 cm x 12.5 cm) index cards describing every book owned and sold by Grant Woolmer giving description and price. Over 30,000 cards.
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Catalogues. 1954 – 1998, 180 cm. Complete run of catalogues of Antique Book Shop, later Grant Woolmer Books. Over 400 different catalogues.
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Financial Records. 1954 – 1998, 250 cm. 6 ledgers giving daily income and disbursements; invoices, etc.
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Mailing list, undated, 5 cm. Some 200 names of institutions, dealers and private collectors mimeographed on 7 sheets.
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Newspaper clippings and ephemera. 1980 –1998, 5 cm. File consisting of clippings and articles relating to the antiquarian book trade, as well obituaries of antiquarian book dealers and collectors. About 200 items.
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Bates List Finder. 1980s – 1990s, 3 cm. Alphabetical telephone directory and addresses for frequently called numbers.