Item 53: Bookplate, Ex Libris Louis J. Goldsmith, 1914
Item — Box: 20, Folder: 53
Dates
- Created: 1914
Creator
- Fisher, William Edgar, 1872-1956 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Bookplate
Condition:
Good.
Measurements:
3 5/16 in. x 2 7/16 in.
Title:
Ex Libris Louis J. Goldsmith
Description:
A bookplate featuring a scholar reading a book. The scholar is holding a cane and is reading under a tree. Louis Joseph Goldsmith was born on September 17, 1865 in Portland, Oregon. His parents were Bernard Goldsmith and Emma Frohman Goldsmith. He had four siblings, James S. Goldsmith, Alice H. Goldsmith, Edwin Phillip Goldsmith, and Alfred Seth Goldsmith. He got married to Alice Mary Hitchcock on October 1, 1901 in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Bishop Scott Academy. He had many friends across the pacific northwest and had a presence in the financial factions of Portland. He was part of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club for many years and secretary of the Taxpayers’ League until he left due to being sick. He died on November 12, 1926 in Portland, Oregon and was buried at Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Mausoleum. His wife Alice Hitchcock, daughter Mary Goldsmith, and siblings May Goldsmith and Alfred Goldsmith outlived him. Bookplate creator William Edgar Fisher was born in Wellsville, N.Y. on October 24, 1872. He attended Phillips, Andover Academy, and Cornell University. He was a well known artist, advertiser, and bookplate designer and was a former president of the American Book Plate Society. He became an art editor of Judge magazine during the early 1920s. Additionally, Fisher was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Society of Colonial Wars. He was also a member of the Players of New York City. He died at the age of 84 in 1956. To see other bookplates created by William Edgar Fisher, please visit Yale University’s archive and finding aids here.
Creator
- Fisher, William Edgar, 1872-1956 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu