Papers, 1925-1929.

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Papers, 1925-1929.

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The letters in this collection are chiefly concerned with the printing at the Harvard University Press of "The Wedgewood Medallion of Samuel Johnson" and "A New Portrait of Boswell," both by Chauncey Brewster Tinker. Included are: seven handwritten letters from designer Bruce Rogers, adviser to the Press, to David Thomas Pottinger, assistant director at the Press, on letterhead of The Printing House of William Edwin Rudge, New York City; five carbon copies of typed letters from Pottinger to Rogers, and one to Tinker; one handwritten letter from Rogers to "Jenkins," printer at the Press; one brief typed letter from E.H. Wells to Pottinger (signed); two signed letters from Tinker to Pottinger; and "Note on the Proofs" [of the Johnson Medallion book] written by Rogers. Also in the collection: proofs for title and contents pages and chapter headings of "Studies in the Script of Tours" by Edward Kennard Rand, with design markings [by Rogers]; one black and white photograph of Memorial Hall on the Harvard campus, uncaptioned, with markings in the margins, and a folded paper overlay; and two registered mail receipts, stamped Cambridge, Mass., June 22, 1926, with "proofs and dummies sent to Tinker and to Rogers June 22, 1926" handwritten on reverse.

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Harvard University Press

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Harvard University Press was established by the Harvard Corporation as a separate department of the University on January 13, 1913. It acted as both a printing and academic publishing organization until 1942, when the University Printing Office was re-established as a separate unit and Harvard University Press became responsible for only publishing activities. The press maintains offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and in London, England. Every book published by the HUP must undergo review by an...

Rand, Edward Kennard, 1871-1945

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Rand (B.S. 1894) taught at Harvard, 1901-1942, and was appointed Pope Professor of Latin in 1931. From the description of Correspondence, 1915-1949. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612881980 Rand was an American classicist and medievalist. Educated at Harvard (B.S. 1894) and the University of Munich (Ph.D. 1900), he taught at Harvard (1901-1942), where he was Pope Professor of Latin (1931-1942). He founded the Medieval Academy of America (1925) and the journal Spec...

Pottinger, David T. (David Thomas), 1884-1958

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Pottinger earned his Harvard AB in 1906 and his Harvard AM in 1914. From the description of Papers and notes in courses in English, Economics and Fine Arts, 1902-1906. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074562 Pottinger graduated from Harvard in 1906 and served as Associate Director of Harvard University Press. From the description of Papers of David T. Pottinger, 1902-ca. 1908 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973156 Davi...

Tinker, Chauncey Brewster, 1876-1963

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Epithet: of Yale University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000834.0x00011e A full biographical statement is provided in the register for the Chauncey Brewster Tinker Papers (GEN MSS 354) . From the guide to the Chauncey Brewster Tinker letters and manuscripts, 1900-1963, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library) Chauncey Brewster Tinker, teacher, scholar and collector. Tinker was a membe...

Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957

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Indiana-born American book designer for the Riverside Press. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Danbury, Conn., to Mary Herrick f the Boston University Library, 1950 Oct. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270865113 Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), American typographer and book designer. From the description of Photoengravings used in The divine comedy of Dante Alighieri, 1955. (RIT Library). WorldCat record id: 435687901 From the description of ...

William Edwin Rudge (Firm)

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