Typocrafters (Group) papers, 1937-2000.

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Typocrafters (Group) papers, 1937-2000.

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The collection, assembled by Paul Duensing, includes printed material and some photographs from annual meetings 1947-2000. A few years are missing and the material is sparse before 1958. There are also some miscellaneous documents 1937-1946. Some other papers of Paul Duensing are included.

6 boxes and 1 portfolio volume (3 linear ft.);

Houghton Library

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Houghton Library

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Duensing, Paul Hayden, 1929-

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Typocrafters (Group)

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The Typocrafters came into being in 1937 as "a society of midwestern typographic designers" (subtitle of an early leaflet, item 1). Annual meetings have taken place ever since, interrupted only briefly by World War II. In more recent times, the organization has become "a group of men and women devoted to the preservation of taste, dignity, appropriateness and effectiveness in typography and graphic design. ... There is no formal structure to this group; there are no requirements for membership o...