Caxton Club

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Caxton Club
FormationJanuary 26, 1895; 131 years ago (1895-01-26)[1]
TypeSocial club
PurposeTo promote the book arts and the history of the book
Headquarters60 W. Walton St., Chicago, Illinois
Location
  • Chicago, Illinois
President
Sarah M. Pritchard[2]
Main organ
Caxtonian
Websitewww.caxtonclub.org

The Caxton Club is a private social club and bibliophilic society founded in Chicago in 1895 to promote the book arts and the history of the book. To further its goals, the club hosts monthly events, collaborates with institutions like the Newberry Library, and publishes works including The Caxtonian.[3] The Caxton Club is a member club of the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies.[4]

History

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The Caxton Club was founded in 1895 by a group of fifteen bibliophiles to support the publication of fine books in the style of the then-new Arts and Crafts Movement.[5] The club's name honors the fifteenth-century English printer William Caxton.[6] The founders included John Vance Cheney, Edward E. Ayer, Martin A. Ryerson, James Ellsworth, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Washington Irving Way and Chauncey L. Williams (of Way & Williams).[7]

In 1976, women began to be admitted as members of the Caxton Club, departing from the era's common gentlemen's clubs practices.[8] Mary Beth Beal is notable for being the Caxton Club’s first female President in 1985-1986.[9]

In 1995 the Caxton Club centenary was celebrated with publication of The Caxton Club, 1895–1995: Celebrating a Century of the Book in Chicago [10] which has been characterized as a "significant addition to the history of American bibliophily."[11]

The Club published several fine editions in partnership with the Lakeside Press of Chicago.[12]

The Club awards scholarships and grants to students and researchers in the book arts.[13]

Notable members

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Publications

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In the course of its history, the Caxton Club has published formal publications and other printed pieces. These include The French Bookbinders of the Eighteenth Century,[34] The Cowboy in American Literature by J. Frank Dobie, [35] Tales for Bibliophiles.[36] and Imaginary Books and Libraries.[37]

A complete listing of the publications is available here: club’s publications.

See also

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References

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  6. ^ Piehl, Frank (1995). The Caxton Club, 1895–1995: Celebrating a Century of the Book in Chicago. Caxton Club. p. xiii.
  7. ^ Piehl, Frank (1995). The Caxton Club, 1895–1995: Celebrating a Century of the Book in Chicago. Caxton Club. p. 14-15
  8. ^ Piehl, Frank (1995). The Caxton Club, 1895–1995: Celebrating a Century of the Book in Chicago. Caxton Club. p. 87-88.
  9. ^ Piehl, Frank (1995). The Caxton Club, 1895–1995: Celebrating a Century of the Book in Chicago. Caxton Club. p. 145.
  10. ^ Piehl, Frank (1995). The Caxton Club, 1895–1995: Celebrating a Century of the Book in Chicago. Caxton Club.
  11. ^ Holzenberg, Eric J. “The Caxton Club, 1895–1995: Celebrating a Century of the Book in Chicago. Frank J. Piehl, Bruce McKittrick.” The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 90, no. 3 (1996): 379–81.
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  20. ^ Shera, Jesse H. “Herman Howe Fussler.” The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy 53, no. 3 (1983): 215–53.
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  22. ^ The Caxton Club Yearbook 1965 104, and Yearbook 1971 Supplement
  23. ^ Schreyer, Alice."In Memoriam: Nancy Elizabeth Gwinn." The Caxtonian 32 (September/October 2024): 9.
  24. ^ Northwestern Libraries. (2018). Koch, Theodore Wesley, 1871-1941. Northwestern University. https://findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/agents/people/2141. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  25. ^ The Caxton Club Year Book 1971 112
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  27. ^ The Kenneth Nebenzahl Jr. Lectures in the History of Cartography. University of Chicago Press.
  28. ^ Dean of Libraries Sarah Pritchard plans to retire in 2022 Longtime dean led transformation of library services Northwestern Now, October 13, 2021.
  29. ^ The Caxton Club Yearbook 1971 115
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  34. ^ Uzanne, Octave, and Mabel McIlvine. 1904. The French Bookbinders of the Eighteenth Century Chicago: The Caxton Club.
  35. ^ Owens, Harry J., and Caxton Club. 1952. The Cowboy in American Literature by J. Frank Dobie : Caxton Club, February 16, 1952. [Chicago, Illinois]: [Caxton Club]
  36. ^ Koch, Theodore Wesley, and Caxton Club. 1929. Tales for Bibliophiles. Chicago: The Caxton Club.
  37. ^ Spargo, John Webster, Bruce Rogers, Caxton Club, and Pforzheimer Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress). 1952. Imaginary Books and Libraries: An Essay in Lighter Vein. Chicago: Caxton Club.

Further reading

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