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Douglas, Lester, 1893-1961. Lester Douglas collection, 1915-1961.

Title: Lester Douglas collection, 1915-1961.

The Lester Douglas Collection includes 4.6 linear feet of correspondence, proofs, printed material, art work, and ephemera related to the personal and professional life of Lester Douglas. The collection spans the dates 1915-1961.

ArchivalResource: 3.6 linear feet and 4 oversize boxes and 1 oversize folder (1200 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/656280418 View

Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D

Title: Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D

Index to ownership/provenance information, primarily from printed books, held by Houghton Library.

ArchivalResource: 1 collection

https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01529/catalog View

Colophon collection, 1929-1950.

Title: Colophon collection, 1929-1950.

Collection consists of correspondence, printed signatures, ephemera, and two original ink drawings concerning three specific signatures printed for the Colophon the Washington, D.C., firm Judd & Detweiler under Lester Douglas's supervision: "Historical Illustrations in Weems's Washington," by Randolph G. Adams (1931); "An Omnibus of Poets," by Aubrey H. Starke (1934); and "Savonarola of Hollins Street," by John T. Winterich (1935). It contains seventeen letters (1931-1939) from Elmer Adler to Lester Douglas; two letters (1931) between Randolph G. Adams and Adler; and two letters (1934) from Aubrey Starke to Douglas. Also is a printed prospectus (1929) for the Colophon; the printer's copy of "On Breaking into Type," by H.L. Mencken (1930); and two original ink drawings (a calligraphic title design and a portrait of Rev. John Pierpont) by Charles A.R. Dunn, which were used in the Starke and Winterich essays respectively. The material is arranged and bound into seven blue folders created by Lester Douglas; each carries his bookplate. Also in the collection is a selection of Colophon printed ephemera (invitation and seating list for the Colophon subscribers' dinner, mailing envelopes, announcements, press releases, and newspaper clippings, 1930-1950); seventeen announcements (1931-1935) for exhibitions of Colophon and Pynson Printers material held at the Pynson Printers New York office; and three letters (1949-1950) between F. B. Adams and Paul Bennett.

ArchivalResource: 0.21 linear feet (1 box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/435824074 View

Douglas, Lester, 1893-1961. [Note about LD and typography by HR].

Title: [Note about LD and typography by HR]. [1932?]-[1949]

ArchivalResource: 1 portfolio : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/460469062 View

Chappell, Warren, 1904-1991. Warren Chappell postal card to Lester Douglas [manuscript], 1959 December 3.

Title: Warren Chappell postal card to Lester Douglas [manuscript], 1959 December 3.

"...in 1928 I was a promotional art director for Captain Joe Patterson. I used the [C. E.] Ruckstuhl's Typographic Service, and had their showing. It was from that showing that I clipped the 540 Caslon which I sent you."

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/648018850 View

Douglas, Lester, 1893-1961. Letters : to Lester Douglas, 1924-1930.

Title: Letters : to Lester Douglas, 1924-1930.

TLS, Robert O. Ballou, Chicago, to Lester Douglas, 1924 Sept. 10 -- TLsS, Jacques Mauny, New York, to Lester Douglas, 1930 Jan. 24 and 1930 Feb. 6.

ArchivalResource: 3 items (3 leaves in folder) ; 26 x 38 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38272409 View