Club records. 1931-1998 (bulk 1931-1950).

Brown, John Mason, 1900-1969

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Brown was an American author born in Louisville, Ky. in 1900. He graduated from Harvard College in 1923. He was drama critic for the New York Evening Post (1929-1941) and New York World (1941-1942) and was a columnist and editor for Saturday Review (1944-1969). He served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy beginning in 1942 and took part in the invasions of Africa, Sicily, and Normandy. Brown also served on the Pulitzer Prize drama jury in 1963 but resigned when the advisory board refused ...

Bennett, Paul A., 1897-1966

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Printer at the Mergenthaler Linotype Co., New York City. From the description of Letters and notes, 1917-1966. (Boston Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37766607 Paul A. Bennett (1897-1966) was director of typography for the Mergenthaler Linotype Company for thirty years until his retirement in 1962. Mr. Bennett lectured on and wrote articles about printing and typography. Bennett was one of the founders, then unofficial secretary of the Typophiles; he frequently coordina...

Leslie Paper (Firm : Minneapolis, Minn.).

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Wulling, Emerson G.

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Sumac Press

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Established around 1945 as a successor to Emerson G. Wullings' earlier fine printing ventures, including Press Preterite, which began in 1915 when the 12-year-old received his first hand printing press. The LaCrosse (Wis.) firm operated through the 1990s, printing some 200 pieces ranging from ephemera through bound works smaller than 100 pages. From the description of Publications and related materials, 1928-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313870558 ...

John Leslie Paper Company (Minneapolis, Minn.).

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Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957

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American author and journalist. From the description of Letter to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1940 October 25. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810653 Christopher Morley was an American editor, an author, and a Rhodes scholar. Morley was one of the founders of the "Saturday Review of Literature," of which he was an editor from 1924 to 1940. A prolific author, he wrote more than 50 books. His novels include PANASSUS ON WHEELS (1917), THE HAUNTED BOOKS...

Rota, Anthony

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Ampersand Club (Minneapolis, Minn.).

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The Ampersand club was formed in November 1930 on the initiative of Frank K. Walton and Arnett L. Leslie for the purpose of bringing together informally men interested in all phases of the book and the book arts. For its first several years of existence, the club was known only as "The Unnamed Book Club." It was not until 1935 that the name Ampersand Club was adopted at the suggestion of writer and Saturday Review of Literature editor Christopher Morley. Membership in th...

Hillestad, Paul C.

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Unnamed Book Club (Minneapolis, Minn.).

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Wallace, Daniel A.

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