Letters, 1926-1942, Massachusetts, to Philip D. Sherman.

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Letters, 1926-1942, Massachusetts, to Philip D. Sherman.

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[1] 1926, October 8, Boston [1 l.]. [2] 1927, February 17, Norwood [2 l.]. [3] 1927, March 8, Norwood [2 l. with envelope]. [4] 1927, May 27, Norwood [1 l.]. [5] 1927, July 22, Norwood [1 l.]. [6] 1927, September 15, Norwood [1 l.]. [7] 1929, January 2, Boston [1 l. with envelope]. [8] 1942, February 10, Norwood [1 l.]. [9] 1942, February 24, Norwood [2 l.]. [10] 1942, March 16, Norwood [1 l. with envelope].--10 items: Discusses books and book collecting, expecially books the Plimpton Press is doing for the Rowfant Club. Says he hopes to see him. Mentions his (Orcutt's) trip to Italy (1929). [11] 1926, October 18, Boston [1 l. with envelope].--Relating to proposed publication. [12] [1930, April 18, Boston [1 l.].--He would like to see Sherman if he ever comes to Boston. [13] 1936, July 15, Boston [1 l. with envelope].--He would like to meet the members of the Rowfant club.

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Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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Rowfant Club, Cleveland.

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Plimpton Press

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Plimpton Press originally established in Boston, Mass., in 1882 by Herbert M. Plimpton, but moved to Norwood, Mass., in 1897. By 1920 the bindery part of the plant was capable of producing 50,000 volumes daily and by 1936 the press employed over 600; produced textbooks but expanded into religious books, fiction, and deluxe editions. In its heyday in the late 1950s, its work force surpassed 1200 employees. In 1924 the company opened a subsidiary plant in LaPorte, Ind., and this plant was greatly ...

Orcutt, William Dana, 1870-1953

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American author and book designer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) and typewritten letter signed : Boston and Cambridge, to Mr. F. A. Duneka of Harper & Brothers, 1908 Feb. 16-1910 Sept. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611528 Dr. George F. Reynolds (1877-1964), noted Shakespearean and Biblical scholar, was professor of English literature at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He served as head of the Department of Comparative and ...

Sherman, Philip D. (Philip Darrell), 1881-1957

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Brown class of 1902. Bibliophile; student of Professor Harry Lyman Koopman (Librarian of Brown University). Taught English Literature at Ohio Wesleyan and at Oberlin College from which he retired in 1942. From the description of Collection of letters and manuscripts, 1819-1957. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122529455 Brown University Class of 1902. Bibliophile; student of Professor Harry Lyman Koopman (Librarian of Brown University) in whose honor he named his coll...