Harry Rab collection of Singer/Friden phototypesetting history, 1965-2011.

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Harry Rab collection of Singer/Friden phototypesetting history, 1965-2011.

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The collection consists of photographs, company product literature, lenses, film strip fonts, and flash lamps, among other pieces of equipment related to the Friden phototypesetting machines Justotext 70 and Photo Display 70, both released in 1970. Box 1 contains an autobiographical essay by Rab detailing his career, photographs of Friden phototypesetting machines, color slides of Rochester Institute of Technology School of Printing facilities in the 1970s, and product literature; box 2 holds an oversize photograph of the ATF research facilities in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in the mid-1960s, tearsheets from Friden company newsletters that feature Rab, and two photographic printouts from phototypesetting machines. Boxes 3-6 hold film strip fonts, a variety of lenses, a lens turret, motor, and other pieces of technology related to Friden phototypesetting machines.

2.0 linear feet (6 boxes)

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8121551

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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