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John
Johnson Collection
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| General
Information
Institution
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University of Oxford |
| Department |
Bodleian
Library |
| Title
of collection |
John
Johnson Collection |
| Funded
by: |
JISC:
Part of the UK's JISC Image Digitization Initative (JIDI) |
Length
of
collection/project |
November 1998 - July 1999 |
| Summary |
The
John Johnson Collection is one of the most important collections
of printed ephemera in the world. It was assembled by john
de Monins Johnson between c.1923 and 1956 and was housed
at the Oxford University Press (where it was called The
Constance Meade Collection of Ephemeral Printing) until
its transfer to the Bodleian Library in 1968. Johnson collected
retrospectively, establishing 1939 as his terminus ante
quem (although there are exceptions). While the majority
of material dates from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries,
there is ephemera dating back to 1508. There are over 1
million items in the original collection. The material is
principally British. The material selected for the JIDI
project was the Political Cartoons section (1368 images)
and Trades and Professions Prints (830) images. |
Collection
Description
Subject
1
Subject 2
Subject 3
Time period
Region
Language
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Political Cartoons
Trades and Professions
Prints
1749-1908 (Cartoons); 1711-1896 (Trades & Professions)
English
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| Contact
Details |
Librarian
of the John Johnson Collection
jjcoll@bodley.ox.ac.uk
Bodleian Library
Broad Street
Oxford
OX1 3BG
(01865) 277047 |
| URL |
JIDI
Project and incorporated into John
Johnson online catalogue (under Catalogue) |
| Record
updated |
16/07/2002 |
