Roycroft Shop

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Founded by Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) in 1895, the Roycroft Shops combined the ideals of William Morris with the techniques of capitalism. The business developed out of the growth of the craftsman's movement in America, promoted by Hubbard through his Roycroft Press. Those who worked for Hubbard were known as Roycrofters. By 1900, the Roycroft shops were successfully marketing handcrafted items, including carpets, sculpture, and mission style furniture. Despite the popularity of the style, Roycroft furniture was eclipsed by Gustav Stickley's highly promoted products and by mass production in Grand Rapids, Michigan. By 1910, Hubbard was promoting smaller, more portable items, producing a full line of hand-wrought copper and leather goods. A 1914 catalog lists merchandize in stylized Art Nouveau with everything from lamps to textiles and table decorations.

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creatorOf Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915,. Autograph letter signed from Elbert Hubbard, The Roycrofters, East Aurora, New York, to William Winter [manuscript], 1914 November 27. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Henning, Lloyd C., b. 1885. Roycrofters collection, 1915-1966. Arizona State University Libraries
referencedIn Putnam, Frederick Wallace,. Scrapbooks, ca. 1907-1930. New York State Library
referencedIn Robert Thomson papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Society of the Philistines (East Aurora, N.Y.). Ephemera from the dinner given by the Society of the Philistines in honor of Stephen Crane in Buffalo, N.Y., December 19, 1895, 1895-1896. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Wolfe, Richard J. Louis Herman Kinder and fine bookbinding in America : a chapter in the history of the Roycroft Shop : galley proofs, 1985. University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library
referencedIn Simmons, Ernest. Simmons Roycroft collection, 1894-1966. Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Rare Books
referencedIn Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915. Papers of Elbert Hubbard, 1896-1915. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Roycroft Shop. Collection, ca.1900-ca.1938. Winterthur Library
referencedIn Beattie, Marie O.,. Marie O. Beattie collection, 1856-1974. Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library
referencedIn Collection of photocopied materials by and relating to Elbert Hubbard, [1902]-[1987]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf A. Rosenthal Ltd. Trade catalogs of booksellers, 1901-1970. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
creatorOf Bartlett, Andrew J., 1832-. A.J. Bartlett collection, ca. 1907-1917. Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library
referencedIn Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915. Letters, 1894-1961, bulk, 1894-1915. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf E.G. Rideout & Co. Trade catalogs of department stores and mail order, 1883-1930. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
referencedIn Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915. Letters, 1901-1917. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Taber, Harry Persons, b. 1865. Harry Persons Taber papers, 1875-1947. Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Central (downtown Buffalo)
referencedIn Morris, William, 1834-1896. Roycroft-Hubbard collection, ca. 1899-1959. Villanova University, Falvey Memorial Library
creatorOf Roycroft Shop. Collection of publications and ephemera, 1900-1935. University of California, Los Angeles
referencedIn Louis Herman Kinder and fine bookbinding in America : a chapter in the history of the Roycroft Shop, : galley proofs, 1985 University of Delaware Library - Special Collections
referencedIn Hawthorne, Lyle. Letter to [Helen Field] Fischer. East Aurora, NY. [1905] June 19. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Roycroft Shop collection of publications and ephemera, 1900-1935 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
creatorOf Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915. Little journeys : sheet collection, circa 1900-1903. Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Central (downtown Buffalo)
referencedIn Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915. Letters, 1901-1917. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn McKenna, Paul. History and bibliography of the Roycroft Printing Shop : papers of Paul McKenna, circa 1899, 1927-1983, undated. Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Central (downtown Buffalo)
referencedIn Taber, Harry Persons, 1865-. H.P. Taber papers, 1881-1945. Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Rare Books
referencedIn Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915. Letters by Elbert Hubbard, 1896-1924. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915. Elbert Hubbard letters, 1896-1906. California Digital Library
referencedIn Hinton, Richard J. . (Richard Josiah), 1830-1901. Richard Josiah Hinton papers, 1853-1902. Kansas State Historical Society
referencedIn Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915. Letters, East Aurora, N.Y. / Elbert Hubbard. Dartmouth College Library
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associatedWith Arnold, C. D. person
associatedWith Beattie, Marie O., person
associatedWith Connors, Jerome. person
associatedWith Fournier, Paul. person
associatedWith Hawthorne, Lyle. person
associatedWith Henning, Lloyd C., b. 1885. person
associatedWith Hinton, Richard J. . (Richard Josiah), 1830-1901. person
associatedWith Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 person
correspondedWith Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915. person
associatedWith Hubbard, Elbert, II. person
associatedWith McKenna, Paul. person
associatedWith Putnam, Frederick Wallace, person
associatedWith Simmons, Ernest. person
associatedWith Simmons, Ernest J. 1903-1972. person
associatedWith Society of the Philistines (East Aurora, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Taber, Harry Persons, 1865- person
associatedWith Thomson, Robert person
associatedWith Wolfe, Richard J. person
associatedWith Wolfe, Richard J. person
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East Aurora NY US
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Printing
Publishers and publishing
Authors, American
Artists' studios
Arts and crafts movement
Book design
Book ornamentation
Dwellings
Furniture, Mission
Illumination of books and manuscripts
Landscape
Roycroft Shop
Sculpture
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Publishers and publishing
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