Susanne Suba papers, 1939-1965, bulk 1939-1948.

Kittredge, William A. (William Albion), 1891-1945

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Chicago designer and author on design, Director of Design and Typography for the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. of Chicago from 1922-1945. Kittredge was responsible for the highly influential Four American Books project of 1926-1931, a demonstration of the fine printing capabilities of the American commercial printing industry. His writings on printing, typography, and advertising appeared in the Inland Printer, American Printer, The Colophon, and many other journals. ...

Suba, Susanne, 1913-

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Susanne Suba was born in 1913 in Budapest, Hungary. She began studying art with her father, Miklos, an architect and painter. Sometime between 1919 and 1922 she and her mother May, a pianist originally from Brooklyn, moved to the United States. Her father joined the family later. They settled in Brooklyn, where Suba attended the Brooklyn Friends School and the Pratt Institute. Frank Henahan of Aldus Associates gave her her first commission, for four illustrations to The Colophon Part XX. The fir...

Detterer, Ernst Frederick, 1888-1947

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Converse, Allen.

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R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company

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Founded in Chicago in 1864 by Canadian immigrant Richard Robert Donnelley, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company is a leading global provider of printing and print-related services. From the description of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Archive, 1844-2005 (inclusive) (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 772636484 Richard Robert Donnelley (1836-1899), born in Hamilton, Ontario, arrived in Chicago in 1864 to apply his trade as a journeyman printer w...

Baugild, Mary

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Limited editions club

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Founded in 1929 by George Macy, the Limited Editions Club published illustrated fine-press books for subscribers, in editions of 1500. Their publications tended to be classic titles, and featured the work of leadings illustrators and designers. After Macy's death in 1956, the firm remained family owned until 1970. It changed hands several times until it was sold in 1979 to its current owner, the investor Sidney Shiff. Since that time, the Limited Editions Club has become best known for lavish ar...

Owens, Harry J. (Harry James), 1894-

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Nichols, Dale, 1904-

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Howe, Walter Bruce, 1879-1954

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Walter Bruce Howe was a lawyer in New York City and Washington, D.C. and was an officer in the Navy League. He served as recorder for the Roberts Pearl Harbor Commission, 1941-1942, and was a member of the Inter-American Escadrille, 1940-1941. He died in Washington, D.C. in 1954. From the description of Papers, 1853-1946. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46408937 ...

Smith, C. Prentiss.

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Wood, Grant, 1891-1942

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Artist from Iowa. From the description of Letters, 1933-1941. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233127101 Painter; Cedar Rapids, Iowa. From the description of Return from Bohemia / by Grant Wood, 1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78407270 From the description of Grant Wood scrapbooks, 1900-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84557090 Grant Wood was born near Anamosa, Iowa, in 1891. In 1901 he moved with his family to Cedar ...