[DCRM-L] [RBC201706] Holograph vs. Handwritten

Thu Sep 7 09:59:46 MDT 2017

Hello, Joan and all,

DCRM(MSS) prefers the term "autograph" rather than "holograph" for a manuscript handwritten by its creator, since the editorial team's experience has been that most users don't know what "holograph" means. If you're not sure who made the corrections (for instance, if they might have been made later by an editor), so the term "autograph" might not apply, you could describe them as "manuscript corrections," or "handwritten corrections" is OK too (it's not wrong, it just sounds less exciting). Book dealers seem to like to use the word "holograph," I think partly just because it sounds more impressive, but it's not terribly user-friendly.

Best regards,

Margaret Nichols

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Margaret F. Nichols
Rare Materials Cataloging Coordinator
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-5302
Tel. (607) 255-9667

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Subject: [DCRM-L] [RBC201706] Holograph vs. Handwritten

Hello, everyone,

A small question. I have a four-page typescript manuscript with corrections. I was going to call the corrections "handwritten" in my bib record, but the bookseller's notice calls them "holograph corrections." Is that the more common term? Merriam Webster defines holograph as "a document wholly in the handwriting of its author."

Thank you,
Joan

Joan Milligan
Special Collections Cataloger
University of Dayton Libraries
300 College Park
Dayton, Ohio 45469-1360
937-229-4075
jmilligan1 at udayton.edu<mailto:jmilligan1 at udayton.edu>

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