Collection of printing by Wilder Bentley the Elder, 1934-1983.

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Collection of printing by Wilder Bentley the Elder, 1934-1983.

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The collection includes scrolls, books, ephemeral material, correspondence between Bentley and Anne C. Skoog (1968-1983), audiotapes of Bentley reading Dante's Divine comedy, articles, fine press books, projects from The Laboratory Press of Carnegie Institute of Technology established by Porter Garnett

34 scrolls 4 boxes.

Carnegie Mellon University, Hunt Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8042934

Carnegie Mellon University, Hunt Library

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Bentley, Wilder, 1900-1989

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Bentley was born in San Francisco, CA, in 1900; attended Yale and the Univ. of Michigan; spent several years in Europe, providing relief work with French war orphans and later travelling; lab asst., Laboratory Press, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1931-33; honorary assoc. member, American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1932; printed books for the Archetype Press and the Greenwood Press; taught in School of Humanities, San Francisco State College. From the description of Papers, ca. 19...

Garnett, Porter, 1871-1951

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Porter Garnett, a native of San Francisco, was prominent in West Coast literary activities and in fine printing. He co-founded "The Lark" with Gelett Burgess, was a dramatic and literary critic, an assistant curator at The Bancroft Library (1907-12), and founder of the Laboratory Press while professor of graphic arts at the Carnegie Institute of Technology (1922-35). Garnett was also an active member of the Bohemian Club. From the description of Two minor miracles, or, So help(ed) me...

Archetype Press

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Laboratory Press

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Carnegie Institute of Technology

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Founded in 1905, by steel industrialist Andrew Carnegie; well-known for its engineering and science programs. Merged with Mellon Institute of Industrial Research in 1967, changing the name to Carnegie-Mellon University. From the description of Official guide: Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305814 ...

Skoog, Anne C.

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Bentley Press.

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