Manuscripts, 1576-[ca. 1950].

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Manuscripts, 1576-[ca. 1950].

A collection of letters, manuscripts, and documents relating to the history of printing and the graphic arts. The collection is in six parts. Cataloged Correspondence and manuscripts, including cataloged letters to and from Henry Lewis Bullen, the librarian of American Typefounders Company Library. Uncataloged letters of the Typographic Library, including routine correspondence, letters of inquiry to Bullen, the Library's order file, and library correspondence of Columbia University, 1941-1946, pertaining to the collection. Correspondence, manuscripts, documents and printed material by and relating to Henry L. Bullen. Letter books, ledgers, daybooks, and journals of the early American typefounders, Binney and Ronaldson. A collection of over 200 typographical patents for the design of printing types (19th and 20th centuries). Archives of the Companía Real de Impresores, Madrid, relating to its operations and business.

ca. 11,000 items (84 boxes, 2 v., 2 flat boxes)

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Companía Real de Impresores, Madrid (Madrid, Spain)

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Columbia University. Libraries.

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Bradley, Will, 1868-1962

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Typographic Library.

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Binney and Ronaldson (Firm)

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Bullen, Henry Lewis, 1857-1938

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American Typefounders Company Library.

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