Donald Wing
American librarian
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- Masters Library Science Columbia University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Donald Goddard Wing was an Associate Librarian at Yale University from 1939 to 1970, best known for his publication of the bibliographic work A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America and of the English Books Printed in Other Countries, 1641-1700 , and companion work A Gallery of Ghosts; Books Published Between 1641-1700 Not Found in the Short-Title Catalogue . Wing's Short title catalogue was a continuation of the earlier A Short-Title Catalogue of Books….1475-1640 compiled by Pollard and Redgrave. His Short-Title Catalogue became so popular that librarians and booksellers viewed it as an “indispensable tool.” Books referenced in Wing's Short-Title Catalogue became known as “Wing-books,” or books in published in the “Wing-period.” In 1999. American Libraries named him one of the 100 most important library leaders of the 20th century.
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Published Works
- Wing short-title catalogue 1641-1700 on CD-ROM : short title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and British America and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (1945) (41)
- The Antiquarian Bookmarket and the Acquisition of Rare Books (1955) (3)
- A gallery of ghosts : books published between 1641-1700 not found in the Short-title catalogue (1967) (2)
- The Making of the "Short-Title Catalogue, 1641-1700" (1951) (1)
- Literary, political, scientific, religious & legal publishing, printing & bookselling in England, 1551-1700 : twelve studies (1966) (1)
- Invitation to Book Collecting; Its Pleasures and Practices with Kindred Discussions of Manuscripts, Maps, and Prints (Book Review) (1947) (1)
- Articles of war (1935) (0)
- Nineteenth-Century English Books. Some Problems in Bibliography (Book Review) (1953) (0)
- English books, 1641-1700 (1961) (0)
- A GALLERY OF GHOSTS (1969) (0)
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