DOME COLLECTIONS

Institute Archives & Special Collections

COLLECTION

Gaffield Glassmaking Collection

Content

Scrapbooks and rare book volumes related to the glassmaking technology

Size

12 scrapbook volumes; 250 rare book volumes

Age

1800s (scrapboooks); 1600s-1800s (rare books)

Source

Scrapbooks have been microfilmed

Rights

Books: Out of copyright, Scrapbooks MIT Libraries gift

Anticipated Audience

Potential fundraisers

Benefits

On-line access

Format Risk

minimal

Format

microfilm of scrapbook volumes

Metadata

Needs technical and descriptive metadata; rare books need cataloging

Funding

?

Other Comments

Potential exhibit connected to the MIT Glass Lab;  Seehttp://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/gaffield/index.html

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