Finding aid prepared by Laura A. Hess
John S. Van E. Kohn letters to John Wilson Townsend
1946-1965
University of Kentucky Special Collections
Collection is arranged chronologically.
Housed with multiple collections.
Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
72M3: [identification of item], John S. Van E. Kohn letters to John Wilson Townsend, 1946-1965, University of Kentucky Special Collections
0.23 Cubic feet
1 box
John Townsend (1885-1968) was a Kentucky author and historian from Lexington, KY. John S. Van E. Kohn was a bibliophile and co-founder of the Seven Gables Bookshop in New York City.
"Guide to the John S. Van E. Kohn Edna St. Vincent Millay Collection, 1917-1976." Vassar College Libraries, Archives and Special Collections. n.d. Web. Aug. 22, 2011.
The John S. Van E. Kohn letters to John Wilson Townsend collection contains correspondence between rare book dealers, John S. Van E. Kohn at Seven Gables Bookshop in New York, New York and John Wilson Townsend at Bluegrass Books in Lexington, Kentucky. Letters, ranging in date from 1946-1965, are from Kohn and mostly pertain to purchasing books or rejecting offers from Townsend. Collection includes a few general letters from other book dealers about similar titles.
73M3, John Wilson Townsend papers, 1808-1936 , University of Kentucky Special Collections.
These are general letters to Townsend regarding the purchase of books from the Bluegrass Books store.