Stanbrook Abbey. Press

Organization

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1876

Historical Note

The Press was founded in 1876 by Fr. Laurence Shepherd at Stanbrook Abbey, a house for Benedictine nuns. It supplied the printing needs of the English Benedictine Congregation and was assisted by figures in the English Private Press Movement. In 1956 the press was revived under the direction of Dame Hildelith Cumming.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Philip J. and Mary Stack McNiff papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-2005-038

Abstract

The Philip J. and Mary Stack McNiff papers contain materials created and collected by Philip J. McNiff and his wife Mary Stack McNiff. Correspondence and related enclosures make up the bulk of the collection; there are also many printed materials. Correspondents are generally members of the Catholic, library, or literary communities, particularly those affiliated with Boston College, Harvard University, and other Boston-area organizations. Materials date from circa 1880-1991.

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open for research.

Dates: circa 1880-1991; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1988

Stanbrook Abbey Press collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-2003-020

Abstract The Stanbrook Abbey Press collection contains materials created by the Press and its head printer, Sister Hildelith Cumming. Press materials make up the bulk of the collection and include bookplates, broadsides, greeting and prayer cards, exhibition programs, invitations, pamphlets, poems, prayers, prospectuses, and specimen pages. A small number of these have been hand-illustrated and illuminated. Correspondence is made up of letters from Sister Hildelith to collectors Philip and Mary...

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research. Some items, particularly in Series IX. and X., have been hand-illustrated and illuminated by Margaret and Henry Adams. Please do not directly touch the illustrations; this helps preserve their detail.

Dates: circa 1950-1989