Photograph and memorabilia collection, 1897-1924 (bulk 1897-1912).

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Photograph and memorabilia collection, 1897-1924 (bulk 1897-1912).

Photographs and photoprints of Theodore Low De Vinne and engravings of portrait bust by Chester Beach; staff photographs of the De Vinne Press (ca. 1900) and photograph of press building. Also photographs of Daniel De Vinne, associated with the press, and material, including a photograph, of the master printer Camille De Veze. De Veze material includes TLS from Elbert Hubbard. Also menus printed by the press between 1897 and 1912 for dinners of the Aldine Club and a photocopy of the club's wine list.

1 box (1.5 linear ft.)photographs 14 ; 26 x 32 cm. and smaller.photoengravings 16 ; 13 x 18 cm. and smaller.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6780683

Grolier Club

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De Vinne Press

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De Vinne, Theodore Low, 1850-1914.

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Theodore Low De Vinne (1828-1914) was apprenticed to the printer's trade in Newburgh, N.Y. but came to New York City in 1848, where he eventually became a partner in the shop of Francis Hart. On the death of the latter in 1877, De Vinne became possessed of the business eventually known as the De Vinne Press. He was recognized as a master printer and developed a comprehensive knowledge of the history of typography, which he distilled in several publications. He was a founder (1884) and president ...

De Veze, Camille.

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De Vinne, Daniel.

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Aldine Club

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Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915

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American author, publisher, master craftsman; died on the Lusitania, May 1915. From the description of Papers of Elbert Hubbard, 1896-1915. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136608 American author and lecturer; founder of The Roycroft Shop which produced furniture, various publications and fine editions of the classics. Hubbard died, along with his wife, Alice Moore Hubbard, during the sinking of the Lusitania. From the description of Letters by Elb...