The bookplate collection is arranged in two segments. One is arranged alphabetically by the last name of the owner; the other collection, institutional plates, is arranged alphabetically by the name of the city in which the institution is located. The collection was started by the Reverend Herbert E. Lombard in 1915, and substantial acquisitions occurred within the following decades. There is no index to the collection by designer, engraver, or printer, although Charles Dexter Allen's American Bookplates (New York and London, 1894) does have a listing of eighteenth-century bookplates that are signed by the engraver.
Access
An inventory, including location, dates, notes, of the personal bookplates collection is available as an Excel sheet. The institutional name list is in process. This collection has not been digitized.
Resources
There are several posts illustrating objects from this collection on Past Is Present, the Society's blog.