Chauncey Hawley Griffith papers, 1871-1969.

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Chauncey Hawley Griffith papers, 1871-1969.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13313761

The collection consists of correspondence, drawings, proofs and photographs compiled during the business career of Chauncey Hawley Griffith, who was associated with Mergenthaler Linotype Company of Brooklyn, N.Y.

8.6 cubic ft.

University of Kentucky Libraries

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University of Kentucky Libraries

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Růžička, Rudolph 1883-1978

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