Scope and Content Note
Collection contains thousands of bookplates collected by Deane, as well as related correspondence and publications. Some of the bookplates are duplicate, as collectors often kept them to later trade with others. Nine artists are represented by more than 100 prints: W. Phillips Barnett, Elisha Brown Bird, Edwin Davis French, William Fowler Hopson, Graham Johnson, Arthur Nelson Macdonald, Charles William Sherborn, Sidney Lawton Smith, and J. Winfred (Joseph Winfred) Spenceley. Common subjects of the bookplates include portraits, books, authors, animals, heraldry, angling, drama, public libraries, medical professionals, academic institutions, and notable figures. The collection also contains record books, artists' proofs, and associated textual materials.