The Will H. Bradley collection : ephemera, ca. 1890-1925.

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The Will H. Bradley collection : ephemera, ca. 1890-1925.

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Three large binders containing some 120 pieces of Bradley printed ephemera such as advertisements (e.g. Victor and Victoria bicycles), pamphlets (e.g. Westvaco Inspirations for Printers, #63), graphic designs (e.g. from Das Plakart), and individual leaves from various journals (e.g. The Symposium). Particularly well-represented is THE INLAND PRINTER, 1894-1896 (7 issues), THE INTERNATIONAL STUDIO, 1897 & 1919 (7 issues), housing and furniture designs published in THE LADIES HOME JOURNAL, ca. 1901-1905, and covers for HARPER'S WEEKLY, HARPER'S BAZAR, COLLIER'S WEEKLY, THE CHAPBOOK, and CENTURY. There are also fine-press publications about Bradley, such as WILL BRADLEY, HIS WORK : AN EXHIBITION, by The Huntington Library, 1951.

2 print boxes (3 albums including some 120 items)

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8220211

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Elliott, Ellen Coit

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Ellen Coit Elliott, wife of Orrin Leslie Elliott, Stanford University's first registrar, was the author of several books of poetry and an autobiography, IT HAPPENED THIS WAY; AMERICAN SCENE. From the description of Ellen Coit Elliott papers, 1891-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 505559069 Jean de Luce was a Protestant minister in France. From the description of De Luce family genealogical research notes, 1957. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38...

Bradley, Will, 1868-1962

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Illustrator and writer; South Pasedena, Calif. Born in Boston, Mass.; full name is William H. Bradley. From the description of Will Bradley papers, 1882-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82380142 Bradley, born in Boston, was a designer and illustrator of posters and book and magazine covers. He started his own press and magazine in 1895. He became an art editor for numerous magazines and wrote and directed motion pictures. From the description of Letters, manu...

Ault & Wiborg Company.

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Elliott, David H.,

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Bradley was a pre-eminent American illustrator who worked in the Art Nouveau style of the 1890s. He had his own press and also designed, illustrated, and printed books, magazines, pamphlets, and advertisements for other publishers. David Elliott began his collection with Bradley advertisements created for Ault & Wiborg, an international manufacturer of printing inks. Mr. Elliott's father had worked for the company. From the description of The Will H. Bradley collection : ephemera...