Papers of Merle Armitage, 1932-1964.

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Papers of Merle Armitage, 1932-1964.

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The papers of Merle Armitage document his varied professional career. There are subject files relating to his work as a book designer and impresario, material about the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and items concerning Look magazine. The correspondence folders include letters from Lucius Beebe and Gardner Cowles.

Papers: 2.5 linear ft. (5 boxes)Photographs: 1 folder.Scrapbook: 1 folder.

University of Iowa Libraries

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University of Iowa Libraries

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Armitage, Merle, 1893-1975

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Merle Armitage was born in 1893 on a farm outside Mason City, Iowa. He had many jobs over the years, beginning as a train engineer before taking a job as a graphic designer for the Packard Motor Car Company. His next career was as a set designer for New York theaters, which later turned into a long stint in the theater promotion business. Armitage also managed various performers and their concert tours. He co-founded the Los Angeles Grand Opera Association and was its business manager, and also ...

Cowles, Gardner, 1861-1946

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American Institute of Graphic Arts

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Beebe, Lucius, 1902-1966

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American writer and bon vivant. From the description of Letter : Hillsborough, Calif., to Mr. Kohn, 1963 Jan. 30. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122472968 Lucius Morris Beebe was born into a wealthy New England family in Wakefield, Mass. in 1902. He attended both Harvard and Yale before joining the New York Herald Tribune in 1929. Beebe was an author, journalist, railroad hobbyist and bon vivant. He died in...