Colophon collection, 1929-1950.

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Colophon collection, 1929-1950.

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Collection consists of correspondence, printed signatures, ephemera, and two original ink drawings concerning three specific signatures printed for the Colophon the Washington, D.C., firm Judd & Detweiler under Lester Douglas's supervision: "Historical Illustrations in Weems's Washington," by Randolph G. Adams (1931); "An Omnibus of Poets," by Aubrey H. Starke (1934); and "Savonarola of Hollins Street," by John T. Winterich (1935). It contains seventeen letters (1931-1939) from Elmer Adler to Lester Douglas; two letters (1931) between Randolph G. Adams and Adler; and two letters (1934) from Aubrey Starke to Douglas. Also is a printed prospectus (1929) for the Colophon; the printer's copy of "On Breaking into Type," by H.L. Mencken (1930); and two original ink drawings (a calligraphic title design and a portrait of Rev. John Pierpont) by Charles A.R. Dunn, which were used in the Starke and Winterich essays respectively. The material is arranged and bound into seven blue folders created by Lester Douglas; each carries his bookplate. Also in the collection is a selection of Colophon printed ephemera (invitation and seating list for the Colophon subscribers' dinner, mailing envelopes, announcements, press releases, and newspaper clippings, 1930-1950); seventeen announcements (1931-1935) for exhibitions of Colophon and Pynson Printers material held at the Pynson Printers New York office; and three letters (1949-1950) between F. B. Adams and Paul Bennett.

0.21 linear feet (1 box).

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7527181

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Starke, Aubrey Harrison

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American author; resident of Centralia, Illinois. From the description of Letters, 1903-1937. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32935261 ...

Adams, Frederick B. (Frederick Baldwin), 1910-2001

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Frederick B. Adams was director of the Pierpont Morgan Library. From the description of Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1948-1964. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155902633 Noted collector, scholar and friend of Robert Frost. From the description of Introduction of Robert Frost at the Poetry Center, 1962 April 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50420452 ...

Dunn, Charles A. R., 1895-

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Virginia musician and composer. From the description of Drawings [manuscript], 1937. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647847844 ...

Pierpont, John, 1785-1866,

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Unitarian clergyman, poet, and reformer. From the description of Papers of John Pierpont [manuscript], 1825-1885. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647953935 American poet. From the description of Passing away -- a dream : autograph manuscript copy of the poem signed, [1837 or later]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 560671584 John Pierpont was born in Connecticut in 1785; he graduated from Yale in 1804 and tried several professions before beco...

Pynson Printers

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Pynson Printers, founded in 1922 in New York by typographer Elmer Adler, was a private press that produced many limited edition books. In 1930 Adler began publishing The Colophon, a quarterly for book collectors. Both Pynson Printers and The Colophon ceased operations in 1940. From the guide to the Pynson Printers records, 1927-1933, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Bennett, Paul, 1907-1969

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Paul Bennett; 1907-1969; in printing and publishing From the guide to the Paul Bennett note to John Hocher, Esquire, 1940, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Adams, Randolph Greenfield, 1892-1951

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Randolph Greenfield Adams was an Assistant Professor in History at Duke University from 1921-1923. From the description of Randolph Greenfield Adams Papers, undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 227206656 Director of William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. From the description of Randolph G. Adams papers, 1923-1950. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 80292571 From the description of Randolph G. Adams papers...

Adler, Elmer, 1884-1962

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Elmer Adler worked in his family's clothing firm in Rochester, N.Y. while developing an avocation as a book and print collector. In 1922 he came to New York City and established the Pynson Printers; he began to makea reputation as a book designer. Adler served as a typographic consultant to several magazines and to The New York Times. From 1930 to 1940 he published The colophon : a book collector's quarterly. In 1940 he was invited to establish a Department of Graphic Arts at Princeton Universit...

Judd & Detweiler

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Douglas, Lester, 1893-1961

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As Director of Art and Printing for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States for 25 years, Lester Douglas was responsible for the design of all of the organization's publications, including the magazine, Nation's Business. From the description of Lester Douglas collection, 1915-1961. (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 656280418 ...