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Book Arts Ephemera collection, 1890-2019

158.5 Linear Feet
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These 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.

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Allen Lewis papers, 1925-1945

8 linear feet
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Woodblocks, 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.

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Angus and Hetty MacLise papers, 1950s-2010

15.5 linear feet
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Angus MacLise was a musician, poet, artist, and countercultural figure who was a mainstay of the downtown New York arts scene in the 1960s, which included Fluxus alongside other avant-garde communities and scenes. Hetty MacLise was an English-born artist, poet, and multi-instrumentalist likewise associated with various overlapping movements and milieus within the 1960s and 70s avant-garde. This collection contains papers, documents, publications, ephemera, sound and video recordings, photographs, and artwork primarily created by, given to, or related to Angus MacLise and Hetty MacLise.
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[Clippings -- Woodblock] [Undated ] Box 20, Folder 7

[Unidentified artist]. [Hand-colored woodblock print] [Undated ] Box 21, Folder 4

Cornelius Rea Agnew papers, 1851-1924

16 linear feet
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Correspondence, notes, and manuscripts including items that relate to most of Agnew's professional activities, are especially rich in materials that deal with the treatment of eye diseases during the latter half of the 19th century. An interesting sidelight of the collection is a group of finely detailed woodblocks and steel plates that Agnew used to illustrate his published articles.

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Rockwell Kent papers, 1885-1970

59 linear feet
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A significant collection of Rockwell Kent's correspondence; drawings and sketches; watercolors; lithographs; proofs; manuscripts; and architectural drawings. There are also lithographs and woodblock prints by Kent's students and admirers.
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Arthur C. Carr papers on Robert Indiana, 1952-1991

0.5 linear feet
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Correspondence, a woodblock print, a typescript about Robert Indiana, photographs, and printed materials. There are 35 letters, post cards, and other correspondence from Indiana to Carr; his woodblock print on a Christmas card; 20 photographs of his paintings, and printed announcements and articles about Indiana. There is also some miscellaneous correspondence about the artist Ernest T. Trova

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Earl Herbert Cressy papers, 1918 -- 1960

8 linear feet
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Earl Herbert Cressy was a missionary to China who worked with the Central China Famine Relief Committee and served as the executive secretary of the Council of Christian Colleges in China and as the associate general secretary of the National Christian Council of China. This collection contains reports and drafts, charts, tabulations, maps, surveys, summaries of data, and other materials related to Cressy's research on Chinese religious institutions, mostly in Hangzhou.
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Robert Lavigne papers, 1954-1969

3 linear feet
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The papers of artist and Beat Generation figure Robert LaVigne. The collection contains correspondence, artwork, and event invitations.
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The Tharchin Collection, 1901-1975, bulk 1923-1963

7.58 linear feet
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The Tharchin Collection consists primarily of correspondence, publications and drafts, photographs, daybooks and financial accounts, and autobiographical materials. The geographic coverage of the collection spans both sides of the Himalayas, in particular, the activities of intellectuals, officials, missionaries, and other historical figures in India, Sikkim, and Tibet.