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Book Arts Ephemera collection, 1890-2019
158.5 Linear FeetThese files have been compiled by the Rare Book and Manuscript Library from its origin in 1930 through the present day. The material derives largely from gifts, and the occasional purchase; much of the subject file in particular is made of ephemera included in the American Type Founders, Co. Library, purchased in 1942. Prospectuses and information sent by fine presses and book artists are added to the relevant files in an ongoing fashion. The files cover subjects from the beginning of printing to the current day.
Goudy, Frederick W. (type designer and printer) Box v.24
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- Goudy, Frederick W. (type designer and printer)
Goudy, Frederick W. (type designer and printer) Box v.23
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- Goudy, Frederick W. (type designer and printer)
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SEE ALSO: description sheet for Arthur S. Allen Commercial Tyography Collection, Portraits and biblio. See here for Village Press
Warren Chappell papers, 1931-1978
1 linear feetA collection pf drawings, original and proof book illustrations, type designs and specimens, publisher's dummies and dust jackets by Chappell.
Typographic Library records, 1576- 1950
84 boxesA collection of letters, manuscripts, and documents relating to the history of printing and the graphic arts. The collection is in six parts. Cataloged Correspondence and manuscripts, including cataloged letters to and from Henry Lewis Bullen, the librarian of American Typefounders Company Library. Uncataloged letters of the Typographic Library, including routine correspondence, letters of inquiry to Bullen, the Library's order file, and library correspondence of Columbia University, 1941-1946, pertaining to the collection. Correspondence, manuscripts, documents and printed material by and relating to Henry L. Bullen. Letter books, ledgers, daybooks, and journals of the early American typefounders, Binney and Ronaldson. A collection of over 200 typographical patents for the design of printing types (19th and 20th centuries). Archives of the Companía Real de Impresores, Madrid, relating to its operations and business.
Allen Lewis papers, 1925-1945
8 linear feetWoodblocks, linoleum blocks, wood and linoleum tools, wooden types, metal types, books, proofs, and special printings. Included are woodblocks and linoleum blocks of illustrations and decorations for Walt Whitman's SHORT STORIES (Columbia University Press, 1927), De La Motte Fouqué's UNDINE (Limited Editions Club, 1930), and Sir Walter Scott's IVANHOE (Limited Editions Club, 1940). There are several metal types designed and cast for Lewis; full or nearly full alphabets of special wooden types designed and cut by Lewis in both 216 pt. and 144 pt. sizes; specimens of his wood and linoleum tools, mainly of his own manufacture; books containing illustrations, decorations, and special types by Lewis; proofs of bookplates he designed; and proofs and special printings of various plates.
Angus and Hetty MacLise papers, 1950s-2010
15.5 linear feet[Unidentified artist]. Untitled drawing Box 21, Folder 4
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- Ink on cardstock, 8" x 10". Abstract floral-type designs in black ink.
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Ink on cardstock, 8" x 10". Abstract floral-type designs in black ink.
George Macy papers, 1916-1970
13 linear feetLetters, documents, and printed materials documenting Macy's publishing career, including that relating to the Nonesuch Press, dating from 1941 to 1960. Included also are photographs, awards, and financial papers. The correspondents include many of Macy's close friends including Peter Beilenson, William Rose Benét, Clifton Fadiman, Christopher Fry, Lillian Gish, Alec Guinness, Fritz Kredel, Frederic and Florence March, Francis Meynell, Bruce Rogers, Louis Untermeyer, Carl Van Doren, and Lynd Ward. Also, miscellaneous engravings, lithographs, and drawings.