Office of the Curator records, 1923-1947.

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Office of the Curator records, 1923-1947.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28278512

Includes correspondence and subject files of Pierce Butler and Ernst F. Detterer.

10.5 cubic ft. (17 boxes)

Newberry Library

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Newberry Library. John M. Wing Foundation

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From 1931 to 1947, Ernst F. Detterer served as the second Custodian of the John M. Wing Foundation on the History of Printing. As Wing Custodian, Detterer, a noted calligrapher, acquired the extensive C.L. Ricketts calligraphy collection (1942), established the Newberry Calligraphy Study Group, and designed the Newberry Library Bindery Typeface. From the description of Detterer, Ernst F. - Administrative subject files, 1921-1947 (bulk 1931-1947). (Newberry Li...