Modern Special Collections Cataloguing: A University of London Case Study

Recent years have seen a growing emphasis on modern special collections (in themselves no new phenomenon), with a dichotomy between guidance for detailed cataloguing in Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books) (DCRM(B), 2007) and the value of clearing cataloguing backlogs expeditiously. This article describes the De la Mare Family Archive of Walter de la Mare's Printed Oeuvre at Senate House Library, University of London, as an example of a modern author collections in an institutional library. It sets out the particular cataloguing challenges faced, looking at both general and copy-specific features and discussing the relation between bibliography and catalogue when no comprehensive bibliography exists. It confirms the adequacy of AACR2 for general cataloguing purposes, while noting the benefit of DCRM(B)’s more expansive copy-specific instructions

Press release announcing the judges for the 1972 prize

Press release announcing the judging panel for the 1972 prize with biographical information on the judge

Press release announcing the 1972 Booker Prize

Press release announcing the judging panel for the 1972 prize with biographical information on the judge

Rules for the 1973 prize

Rules and sample entry form for 1972 Booker Priz

List of invitees to the 1973 prizegiving ceremony: Part 3

Correspondence and other papers regarding the award ceremony, including guest lists/number

Agenda for a meeting about the 1973 prize

Agenda and Minutes for meeting of the Management Committee, with annotation

Minutes from a meeting about the 1973 prize

Minutes of meeting of Management Committe

Press release announcing the shortlisted novels for the 1972 prize

Press release announcing the shortlist for the 1972 prize with biographical information on the judges and a brief synopsis of each titl

Annotated minutes from a meeting planning the 1973 prize: Part 1

Agenda and Minutes for meeting of the Management Committee, with annotation

Entry form for the 1973 prize

Correspondence and entry forms from publishers regarding Booker Prize submission