Eric P. Newman Research Files (St. Patrick Coinage)
Description:
Correspondence and research notes related to Eric P. Newman's article "A Snake Breeds a St. Patrick Farthing," published in The Numismatist in May 1963, and other aspects of St. Patrick coinage. The correspondence covers extensively the St. Patrick piece in gold from the Norweb collection and its eventual donation to American Numismatic Society. Correspondence ranges from 1962 to 2001 and includes John J. Ford, Jr., Walter Breen, Ken Bressett, David Spink, R. Henry Norweb, Q. David Bowers, Michael Hodder, Lester Merkin, David Spink, Elston Bradfield, and others. Included in the file and not scanned are multiple drafts and manuscripts, including one in Newmans hand, and published clips relating to St. Patrick coinage.
Eric P. Newman Research Files (St. Patrick Coinage)
Description:
Correspondence and research notes related to Eric P. Newman's article "A Snake Breeds a St. Patrick Farthing", published in The Numismatist in May 1963, and other aspects of St. Patrick coinage. The correspondence covers extensively the St. Patrick piece in gold from the Norweb collection and its eventual donation to American Numismatic Society. Correspondence ranges from 1962 to 2001 and includes John J. Ford, Jr., Walter Breen, Ken Bressett, David Spink, R. Henry Norweb, Q. David Bowers, Michael Hodder, Lester Merkin, David Spink, Elston Bradfield, and others. Included in the file and not scanned are multiple drafts and manuscripts, including one in Newman's hand, and published clips relating to St. Patrick coinage.
Eric P. Newman Research Files (Colonial Paper Money)
Description:
Photographic material used to compare genuine and counterfeit Continental currency, related to Eric P. Newmans article Counterfeit Continental Currency Goes to War, published in the January 1957 and February 1957 issues of The Numismatist. Included in this file but not scanned are article drafts and offprints.
Eric P. Newman Research Files (Colonial Paper Money)
Description:
Correspondence and research notes related to Eric P. Newman's article "The Successful British Counterfeiting of American Paper Money During the American Revolution," published in the British Numismatic Journal, volume XXIX, 1959. Correspondence runs from 1958 and 1960 and includes the British Numismatic Society, Library Company of Philadelphia, and British Museum. Included in the file but not scanned here are article proofs, drafts, an article offprint, and also manuscript material for the related article "Counterfeit Continental Currency Goes to War," published in The Numismatist, January 1957.
Correspondence and research notes related to Eric P. Newman's article "Poor Richards Mottoes for Coinage" published in The Numismatist in December 1956. This issue also included Newman's article "Franklin and the Bank of North America."
Correspondence ranges from 1954 to 1956, and includes correspondents Elston Bradfield, Ray Williamson, Jack Abbott, and the American Philosophical Society. Included in the file but not scanned are article drafts, photocopies of Franklin material from the American Philosophical Society, and follow up letters to the editor published in the February 1957 Numismatist.
Correspondence with Elston Bradfield, and research notes related to Eric P. Newman's article "Franklin and the Bank of North America," published in The Numismatist in December 1956. Included in the file but not scanned are several article drafts with notes for image placement.
