Caxton Club collection, 1896-2000

  • IdentificationMSCC__88
  • TitleCaxton Club collection MSCC__88
  • PublisherSpecial Collections
  • LanguageEnglish
  • RepositorySpecial Collections
  • Physical Description2.75 linear ft.
  • Date1896-2000
  • AbstractThe Caxton Club was founded in 1895 by collectors, publishers, designers, and librarians to support the publication of fine books. This collection contains Caxton club yearbooks, exhibit catalogs, newsletters and announcements.
  • OriginationCaxton Club.

Old Resource ID was Caxton

The Caxton Club was founded in 1895 by collectors, publishers, designers, and librarians to support the publication of fine books. Named for William Caxton, who helped produce the first English language printed book, the Caxton Club sought to publish books whose content and design were of high quality. A private club in the Fine Arts Building on Michigan Avenue provided a library, exhibition space for books collections, and a comfortable meeting place for members from 1899 to 1918. In 1936, meetings began to be held at the First National Bank Building. The Caxton Club was exclusively male until its first female member was admitted in 1976. The Club has published sixty books and one print in limited editions for sale to members and continues to attract bibliophiles to its membership.

This collection contains Caxton club yearbooks, exhibit catalogs, newsletters and announcements.

Caxton Club collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago

  • NamesCaxton Club. -- Archives
  • Subject
    • Chicago Community Organizations.
    • Chicago Design History.