Main entry:

Stevens, Norman D.

Title & Author:

Norman D. Stevens Collection of Library Architecture : ceramic ware, 1850-1999.

Description:

ca. 450 items : ill.

Notes:
Libraries depicted are primarily from the United States, with a few from Australia (1), Canada (6), England (2), and Germany (1). American libraries included are from California (3), Connecticut (41), Colorado (3), Florida (1), Georgia (1), Illinois (7), Indiana (4), Iowa (5), Maine (40), Massachusetts (118), Michigan (4), Minnesota (2), Missouri (5), Nebraska (2), New Hampshire (50), New York (26), North Carolina (1), North Dakota (2), Ohio (5), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island (3), South Dakota (1), Vermont (29), Virginia (3), Washington D.C. (28), and Wisconsin (12).

Exhibitions:

Items 16, 146, 243, 460, 488, 911 Exhibited: "Herzog & de Meuron: archéologie de l'imaginaire = Herzog & de Meuron: archaeology of the mind", Centre canadien d'architecture, Oct. 23, 2002-Apr. 6, 2003.

Summary:

Porcelain component of the Norman D. Stevens Collection of Library Architecture. Generally souvenirs or commemoratives bearing the image of a library and produced primarily in Germany but also in Japan, United States, China, Austria, and England.

Biographical note:

Retired director of university libraries at the University of Connecticut, Storrs; author of several monographs and many articles, and known for his writings on library humour.

Finding aids:

item level control.

Resources:
Inventory
Sampling of items

Subject:

Library buildings United States.
Libraries United States.
Commemorative porcelain United States.
Commemorative porcelain Canada.
Commemorative porcelain England.
Commemorative porcelain Germany.
Bibliothèques (Édifices) États-Unis.
Commemorative porcelain
Libraries
Library buildings
Canada
England
Germany
United States
Libraries (buildings) United States.
Libraries (buildings) Canada.
Libraries (buildings) Great Britain England.
Libraries (buildings) Germany.

Form/genre:

Ashtrays.
Bowls (vessels)
Boxes (containers)
Candy dishes.
Celery dishes.
Ceramic commemoratives.
Ceramic souvenirs.
Covered bowls.
Creamers.
Cups.
Dishes (vessels).
Flashed glass.
Jars.
Match holders.
Match safes.
Mugs.
Paperweights.
Pepper shakers.
Pitchers.
Plates (dishes)
Plaques (flat objects)
Saltshakers.
Saucers.
Snuffboxes.
Souvenir pins (jewelry)
Souvenir procelain.
Stamp boxes.
Sugar bowls.
Teacups.
Teapots.
Toothpick holders.
Trays.
Trivets.
Urns.
Vases.
Wall tiles.
Fonds (collections)

Added entries:

Norman D. Stevens Collection of Library Architecture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m fonds 213696
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256864
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 2
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256865
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 3
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256866
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 4
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256867
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 5
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256868
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 6
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256869
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 7
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256870
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 8
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256871
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 9
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256872
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 10
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256873
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 11
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256874
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 12
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256875
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 13
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256876
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 14
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256877
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 15
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256878
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 16
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256879
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 17
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256880
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 18
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256881
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 19
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256882
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 20
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256883
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 21
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256884
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 22
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256885
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 23
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256886
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 24
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256887
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 25
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256888
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 26
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256889
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 27
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256890
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 28
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256891
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 29
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256892
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 30
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256893
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 31
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256894
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 32
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256895
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 33
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256896
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 34
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256897
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 35
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256898
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 36
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256899
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 37
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256900
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 38
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256901
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 39
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256902
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 40
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256903
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 41
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256904
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 42
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256905
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 43
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256906
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 44
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256907
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 45
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256908
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 46
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256909
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 47
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256910
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 48
Status: Available

Location: Library main m fonds 256911
Call No.: NA6612.U8 S8 1850a
Copy: box 49
Status: Available