The Olga Hirsch collection of decorated papers

Abstract

• In 1962 Mrs. Olga Hirsch, the widow of Paul Hirsch the celebrated music collector, bequeathed to the British Library her collection of decorated papers, consisting of over 3,500 sheets of paper and about 130 books in paper wrappers or with decorated endpapers, as well as her eminently useful small reference library on paper making and paper decorating.