Roycrofters collection, 1915-1966.

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Roycrofters collection, 1915-1966.

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Contains correspondence relating to Lloyd Henning's collection of Roycrofters publications. In later years, the letters between Henning and Hubbard Jr., son of Roycrofter's founder, became largely personal. The collection also includes broadsides, flyers, advertisements, brochures and catalogs for Roycrofters books and gift items.

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Arizona State University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7282815

Arizona State University Libraries

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Hubbard, Elbert

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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...

Roycroft Shop

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Founded by Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) in 1895, the Roycroft Shops combined the ideals of William Morris with the techniques of capitalism. The business developed out of the growth of the craftsman's movement in America, promoted by Hubbard through his Roycroft Press. Those who worked for Hubbard were known as Roycrofters. By 1900, the Roycroft shops were successfully marketing handcrafted items, including carpets, sculpture, and mission style furniture. Despite the popul...

Hubbard, Bert, 1882-

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Henning, Lloyd C., 1885-

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Biographical note: Newspaper printer; Lloyd Henning worked for newspapers in Gallup, St. Johns, Flagstaff, Phoenix, Winslow and Holbrook. He married Esther Hess in 1911, organized the First National Bank of Holbrook in 1922, and was an original owner of Navajo-Apache Telephone Company. He served on the Navajo County Board of Supervisors from 1933 to 1936; and was an Arizona State Senator from 1941 to 1948. From the description of Papers, ca. 1914-1968. (Arizona Historical Society, So...