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Pynson Printers records

Title
Pynson Printers records, 1927-1933.
Author
Pynson Printers.
Supplementary Content
Finding Aid

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Additional Authors
  • Adler, Elmer, 1884-1962.
  • Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971.
  • Cleland, T. M. (Thomas Maitland), 1880-1964.
  • Douglas, Norman, 1868-1952.
  • Dwiggins, W. A. (William Addison), 1880-1956.
  • Emmett, Burton, 1871-1935.
  • Hunter, Dard, 1883-1966.
  • Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971.
  • Kittredge, William A. (William Albion), 1891-1945.
  • Kennerley, Mitchell, 1878-1950.
  • Klopfer, Donald, 1902-1986.
  • Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984.
  • Melcher, Frederic Gershom, 1879-1963.
  • Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956.
  • Merrill, Charles.
  • Meynell, Francis, Sir, 1891-
  • Morison, Stanley, 1889-1967.
  • Orton, Vrest, 1897-1986.
  • Ross, Harold Wallace, 1892-1951.
  • Rudge, William Edwin, 1876-1931.
  • Updike, Daniel Berkeley, 1860-1941.
  • Van Doren, Irita, 1891-1966.
  • Warde, Frederic, 1894-1939.
  • Winterich, John T., 1891-1970.
Description
10 linear feet (32 boxes).
Summary
Collection consists of correspondence and other materials relating to Pynson Printers and The Colophon.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Photographs.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • Pynson Printers, founded in 1922 in New York by typographer Elmer Adler, was a private press that produced many limited edition books.
Language (note)
  • Materials in English and German.
Processing Action (note)
  • Surveyed
  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
MssCol 2510
OCLC
NYPW89-A730
Author
Pynson Printers.
Title
Pynson Printers records, 1927-1933.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Pynson Printers, founded in 1922 in New York by typographer Elmer Adler, was a private press that produced many limited edition books. In 1930 Adler began publishing The Colophon, a quarterly for book collectors. Both Pynson Printers and The Colophon ceased operations in 1940.
Language
Materials in English and German.
Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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Finding Aid
Added Author
Adler, Elmer, 1884-1962.
Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971.
Cleland, T. M. (Thomas Maitland), 1880-1964.
Douglas, Norman, 1868-1952.
Dwiggins, W. A. (William Addison), 1880-1956.
Emmett, Burton, 1871-1935.
Hunter, Dard, 1883-1966.
Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971.
Kittredge, William A. (William Albion), 1891-1945.
Kennerley, Mitchell, 1878-1950.
Klopfer, Donald, 1902-1986.
Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984.
Melcher, Frederic Gershom, 1879-1963.
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956.
Merrill, Charles.
Meynell, Francis, Sir, 1891-
Morison, Stanley, 1889-1967.
Orton, Vrest, 1897-1986.
Ross, Harold Wallace, 1892-1951.
Rudge, William Edwin, 1876-1931.
Updike, Daniel Berkeley, 1860-1941.
Van Doren, Irita, 1891-1966.
Warde, Frederic, 1894-1939.
Winterich, John T., 1891-1970.
Research Call Number
MssCol 2510
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