Kittredge, William A. (William Albion), 1891-1945
Variant namesChicago designer and author on design, Director of Design and Typography for the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. of Chicago from 1922-1945.
Kittredge was responsible for the highly influential Four American Books project of 1926-1931, a demonstration of the fine printing capabilities of the American commercial printing industry. His writings on printing, typography, and advertising appeared in the Inland Printer, American Printer, The Colophon, and many other journals.
From the description of William A. Kittredge papers, 1922-1945. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 34665182
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| correspondedWith | Bennett, Paul, 1897-1966, | person |
| associatedWith | Houghton Library. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Howell, Alfred Corey, d. 1961, | person |
| associatedWith | Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971. | person |
| associatedWith | Lakeside Press (Chicago, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925. | person |
| associatedWith | Pynson Printers | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pynson Printers (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957. | person |
| associatedWith | R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ruzicka, Rudolph, 1883-1978. | person |
| correspondedWith | Shank, Raymond E. | person |
| correspondedWith | Suba, Susanne, 1913- | person |
| associatedWith | Updike, Daniel Berkeley, 1860-1941. | person |
| associatedWith | Wilson, Edward Arthur, 1886-1970. | person |
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| Illinois--Chicago |
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| Advertising layout and typography |
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Birth 1891
Death 1945
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