Charles E. Pont papers on Frederic W. Goudy, 1887-1972 (inclusive), 1935-1953 (bulk)

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Charles E. Pont papers on Frederic W. Goudy, 1887-1972 (inclusive), 1935-1953 (bulk)

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The papers consists of Charles Pont's correspondence and additional material he collected for his biography of Frederic W. Goudy. Correspondence includes letters from Goudy to Pont and to the painter Eva Dean (1871-1954), and letters between Pont and many of Goudy's relatives, friends, neighbors, and his colleagues in the fields of printing, publishing, and type design. Pont had advertised in graphic arts publications, asking for 'unusual items to contribute' to his project; his respondents sent in letters, reminiscences, and other material, some of which Pont transcribed and returned. Research files hold manuscript notes, photographs, type specimens, proof prints, transcriptions, clipped articles on Goudy's life and work, and a variety of printed ephemera. Because Pont was closely working with Goudy on the project, the papers also hold some of Goudy's original drawings for typefaces and writings that include his manuscript introduction to the biography. Also present are random pages of Pont's draft manuscript, miscellaneous notes, a dummy of the proposed book, and Pont's wood-engraved profile portrait of Goudy, with the original pencil drawing.

2.0 linear feet (6 boxes)

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7946156

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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