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Peerless Press, Inc., South Bend prints

 Collection — Folder: S2995
Identifier: S2995

Scope and Contents

This collection includes 24 prints of the history and historic places of South Bend, Indiana, printed by the Peerless Press, Inc., of South Ben in 1958.

Dates

  • 1958

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Administrative History

Peerless Press, Inc. was a publishing company based out of South Bend, Indiana. The company was started by Frederick Elbel in 1915 and operated through at least 1968, focusing mostly on local authors and historians.

Sources:

Gilkey, M. A. “American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress.” Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1919.

Stoll, John B. “An Account of St. Joseph County from Its Organization. ” Dayton, Ohio: Dayton Historical Publishing Company, 1923.

United States Senate Committee on Public Works. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Flood Control--Rivers and Harbors of the Committee on Public Works, United States Senate, January 30-February 7, 1968. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1968. Accessed September 6, 2024. GoogleBooks.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by size.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2024/09/06 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid created on 2024/09/09 by A.J. Chrapliwy.
Title
Peerless Press, Inc., South Bend prints
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
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