Proofs (prints by function)

Scope and Contents The Frederic W. Goudy collection contains materials from 1867 through 1964, with the bulk of the papers dated between 1920 and 1947.This collection contains materials related to the life of printer, typographer, and type designer Frederic W. Goudy includes print items, proofs, manuscripts, type patterns and drawings, correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, ephemera, and realia.Items of note include photographs of the Goudys in their home and workshop at Marlborough,...

Overview The papers contain correspondence, photographs, and a selection of Howard Coggeshall's publications, including broadsides, booklets, and keepsakes. Also present are files for four of Coggeshall's projects related to Frederic W. Goudy: The Typophiles ampersand booklet ( 1936-1945), the Pilgrimage to Deepdene celebration of the Village Press's 35th anniversary (1938), the Westinghouse Electric time capsule booklet (1938-1939), and the publication related to the "lost" Goudy types (1941). The...

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The collection consists of material used in the creation of Joseph Blumenthal's Spiral type, with related ephemera.

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The Earl H. Emmons Collection spans the period from 1920 through 1945 and contains his writings and more than 280 glass plate negatives, both of which document his interest in and devotion to the American type designer Frederic W. Goudy. The collection is divided into three series: Writings, Maverick Press Publications, and Photographs and Negatives.

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The papers consist of Charles E. Pont's correspondence and additional material collected for his biography of Frederic W. Goudy.