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Typographers

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

1983 ATypI Working Seminar papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0183
Overview This collection includes ATypI Working Seminar papers, lecture transcriptions, Visible Language production files, and miscellaneous ATypI organization files. The production files include paste up photographs, original negatives and slides, article mock-ups, correspondence between Charles Bigelow and the lecturers, and mock ups of the actual journal. There are multiple draft copies of each article, as well as the journal. There is also information about other...
Dates: 1976 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1983 - 1985
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Adagio Press records

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0043
Overview

Correspondence, subject files, manuscripts, dummies, mechanicals, proofs, type specimens, keepsakes, printer material, promotional materials, inventories, and production records.

Dates: 1956-1992
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Adrian Frutiger collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0037
Scope and Contents

The collection is primarily comprised of publications and ephemeral items with content by or about Frutiger. Included are copies of his books Cantique des cantiques de Salomon (1966), Type, sign, symbol (1980), and Des Signes et des hommes (1983), and Adrian Frutiger: son oeuvre typographique et ses écrits (1994). Works about Frutiger include Formen und gegenformen (1985), by Horst Heiderhoff. Also present are a few examples of his graphic design work.

Dates: 1951 - 1994
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Ed Benguiat collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0076
Overview The Ed Benguiat Collection contains original sketches, phototypesetting materials such as photographic prints and negatives, and printed materials relating to the design, production, and promotion of typefaces generated or accumulated during the life and career of type designer, Ed Benguiat. The collection contains objects dating from 1953 to 2001. The collection is organized into two series: I. Graphic Work, and II. Typefaces. The first series contains printed and design work for logos and...
Dates: circa 1953-2001
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Gudrun Zapf von Hesse papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0134
Overview

The Gudrun Zapf von Hesse papers document von Hesse’s professional career as a bookbinder, calligrapher, and typographer in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Dates: 1934 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1936 - 1998
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

H. George Taenzer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0138
Overview

This collection includes photographs, booklets, pamphlets, correspondence, and other written works relating to H. George Taenzer.

Dates: 1986-1992
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Herbert Feuerhake drawings

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0045
Overview

The collection contains typeface and lettering designs created for various clients.

Dates: 1960-1979
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Hermann Zapf collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0135
Overview

Hermann Zapf was a German type designer, typographer, calligrapher, author, and professor. He influenced type design and modern typography, winning many awards and honors for his work. Of note is Zapf’s work with August Rosenberger, a prominent punchcutter who cut many of Zapf’s designs.

Dates: 1918 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1940 - 2007
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Palatino Roman typeface

 Collection
Identifier: CARTYPE-0003
Overview

Palatino is a large typeface family designed by hermann Zapf. It was initially released in 1948 by the Linotype foundry. It was digitally modified in 1984 to be issued on the Apple Computer operating system. Included in the collection are Palatino Roman, Palatino Italic, and Palatino Swash typefaces.

Dates: 1948-1984
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Rochester Club of Printing House Craftsmen Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CSC-0137
Overview

Materials relating to the Rochester Club of Printing House Craftsman.

Dates: 1920-2008; Majority of material found within 1982 - 1996
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection