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Records, 1963-1994, of Serendipity Books at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

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Summary Information

Repository:
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Indiana University

1200 E. Seventh St.

Bloomington, IN 47405-5500

Phone: 812-855-2452

Fax: 812-855-3143

Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly 

Creator:
Serendipity Books (Firm)

Extent:
25,500 items

Title:
Serendipity Books mss., 1963-1994   

Collection No.:
LMC 2124

Extent:
25,500 items

Language:
Materials are in English

Abstract:
Consists of invoices, orders, paid bills, and other miscellaneous financial papers, including cash receipt books, ledgers, and yearly financial statements.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Historical Note

Bookselling firm of Berkeley, California.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following series: I. Invoices; II. Orders, Paid Bills; III. Miscellaneous; IV. Additions.

Scope and Content Note

The Serendipity Books mss., 1963-1994, consist of invoices, orders, paid bills, and other miscellaneous financial papers, including cash receipt books, ledgers, and yearly financial statements for the bookselling firm, Serendipity Books, Inc., of Berkeley, California which is owned and operated by Peter B. Howard.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in IUCAT , the IU Libraries' online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the catalog using these terms.

Names

• Serendipity Books (Firm)
• Howard, Peter B.

Topics

• Booksellers and bookselling --California.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information:
Gift. 1986, 1996, 2002

Usage Restrictions:
Prior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however, patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.

Photocopying permitted only with the permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly Library

Preferred Citation:
[Item], Serendipity Books mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

		Series: Invoices
Box 1		1966 - 1972, Jan.
Box 2		1972, Feb. - 1977, Mar.
Box 3		1977, Mar. (cont.) - 1979, Dec.
Box 4		1979/80 - 1980, Sept.
Box 5		1980, Sept. (cont.) - 1981, Sept.
Box 6		1981, Oct. - 1982/83 (A-B)
Box 7		1982/83 (C-Z) - 1983, July
Box 8		1983, Aug. - 1985/86

		Series: Orders, Paid Bills
Box 9		1963 - 1964/74  (A)
Box 10		1964/74  (B - California, University of )
Box 11		1964/74  (California, University of - Co)
Box 12		1964/74 (Cp - Hd)
Box 13		1964/74 (He - L)
Box 14		1964/74  (M - Rad)
Box 15		1964/74  (Rae - Stam)
Box 16		1964/74  (Stan - Wa)
Box 17		1964/74  (Wb - Z); 1973  (1f.); 1974 (7ff.)
Box 18		1974/75  (19ff.)
Box 19		1974/75 Printed(2ff.); 1975 Misc.; 1975 Catalog 34 3ff.; 1975/76 (A - R; no "S" file)
Box 20		1975/76 (T - Z); 1977/78  (A - J); 1978/82  (A-C)
Box 21		1978/82  (C - T)
Box 22		1978/82 (U - Z); "thru Apr. 30, 1983" (A - D) [includes 1977-1983]
Box 23		"thru Apr. 30, 1983"  (D - M)
Box 24		"thru Apr. 30, 1983"  (N - T)
Box 25		"thru Apr. 30, 1983"  (U - Z) - 1983/84  (A - Z)

		Series: Miscellaneous
Box 26		Bank Statements, FY 1983
		Credit Memos: 1979-1981 ;1980-1985
		Expense records of room for storage, 1969
		Expenses: 1971 ;1973
		Expenses, FY 1983 : Nancy Kosenka, Peter Howard, Tom Goldwasser, Burton T. Weiss
		Insurance papers, ca. 1971
		New titles, Sept. 23, 1971-Mar. 23, 1974
		Single Copy order plan, 1969-1970
		Store Sales, FY 1984
		Travel expenses:1972-1974 ;1976-1979     (3 folders)
		FY 1985    (5 folders)
		Yearly financial statements, 1981-1985     (5 folders)
Box 27		bound volumes:
		Book purchases & overhead expenses
		May 17, 1973-Dec. 30, 1976 and Jan 1, 1974-June 10, 1974
		June 10, 1974-Dec. 30, 1974 and Jan. 1, 1975-Apr. 12, 1975
		Cash receipt books:
		1965
		Apr. 1966-Jan. 1, 1968
		Nov. 2, 1969-Oct. 22, 1971
		Apr. 18, 1979-Jan. 31, 1976
		Jan. 1-Apr. 30, 1977
		May 1, 1977-Apr. 30, 1978
		Mar. 1978-Apr. 30, 1978
		May 1, 1978-Apr. 30, 1979
		Feb. 22, 1979-May 1, 1979
		Ledgers:
		June 5, 1973-Dec. 31, 1973
		Nov. 26, 1971-Sept. 1, 1973
		Nov. 14, 1973-Feb. 22, 1975
		Mar. 15, 1975-Jan. 1, 1976
		Jan. 1, 1977-Apr. 30, 1978
		May 1, 1978-Apr. 30, 1979
		May 1, 1979-Nov. 17, 1979
Box 28		Office fund vouchers, July 1, 1980-Apr. 4, 1985   (71 envelopes)
		Cancelled checks, 1969-1984
Boxes 29-31		Cancelled checks, 1969-1984  (cont.)

		Series: Additions
		Scope Note: 2002 additions
Boxes 29-31		Invoices
Box 31		1984, May – 1985, Oct.
Box 32		1985, Nov. – 1988, July
Box 33		1988, Aug. – 1989, Apr.
		Paid bills
Box 33		1984/85  – 1985/86  A-M
Box 34		1985/86  N-Z – 1987/88  A-M
Box 35		1987/88  N-Z – 1989/90  A-M
Box 36		1989/90  N-Z – 1991/92  A-S
Box 37		1991/92  T-Z – 1993/94  A-Q
Box 38		1993/94  R-Z
		Miscellaneous
Box 38		Credit card files, tax papers, stolen book file, banking and other financial papers, etc. (43ff.)