Research Catalog

Title

Typophiles, Inc. records, 1908-2011.

Author

Typophiles, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

67.14 linear feet (157 boxes), 67.19 mb (9 computer files)

Summary

• The Typophiles is a not-for-profit educational association that encourages the appreciation and production of fine typography and bookmaking through lectures, meetings, and the production of fine examples of the printing arts. The collection, dating from 1908 to 2011, consists of the papers of Dr. Robert L. Leslie and the records he generated as a member and officer of the Typophiles. Included are Dr. Leslie's personal and professional papers, as well as records from his businesses, The Composing Room, the Gallery 303, and the Heritage of the Graphic Arts lecture series.
• The records reflect the book arts during what may be considered the golden age of fine printing. Significant individuals represented in the collection include Frederick W. Goudy, Warren Chappell, Bruce Rogers, Paul A. Bennett, Beatrice Warde, David Godine, Raymond Gid, Fernand Baudin, Roderick Stinehour, W.A. Dwiggins, Giovanni Mardersteig, and Hermann Zapf.

Subjects

• Jacobi, Lotte, 1896-1990
• Graphic artists
• Chappell, Warren, 1904-1991
• Warde, Beatrice, 1900-1969
• Typography
• Greenberg, Sarah K (Sarah Koslow), 1884-1972
• China > History > Civil War, 1945-1949
• Friedlaender, Henri, 1904-
• Avrin, Leila
• Jacno, Marcel
• Awards
• Schmidt, Joyce, 1942-1991
• Lealtad, Catharine Deaver
• DaBoll, Raymond F
• Bookplates
• Books > Societies, etc
• Mardersteig, Giovanni, 1892-1977
• Composing Room, Inc
• Leslie, Robert L., 1885-1987
• Graphic arts > United States > Societies, etc
• Bennett, Paul A., 1897-1966
• Chapbooks
• Calligraphy, Korean
• Gid, Raymond
• Papermaking > Israel
• Typographers
• Printing > Exhibitions
• Visitors' books
• Graphic design (Typography) > New York (State) > New York
• Photographic prints
• Dekoven, Daniel
• Ephemera
• Bullen, Henry Lewis, 1857-1938
• Gross, Elly
• Baudin, Fernand
• Posters
• Type specimens

Genre/Form

• Awards.
• Bookplates.
• Chapbooks.
• Ephemera.
• Photographic prints.
• Posters.
• Type specimens.
• Visitors' books.

Access (note)

• Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref

Source (note)

• Gift of the Typophiles, Inc., 1998 and 2012.

Location of Other Archival Materials (note)

• Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations.
• Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
• Thomas Fisher Library, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Call Number

MssCol 3628

OCLC

720047182

Author

Typophiles, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)

Title

Typophiles, Inc. records, 1908-2011.

Restricted Access

Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref

Location of Other Archival Materials

Miscellaneous issues of AD and PM magazines; Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations.

Paul Bennett Papers, 1925 - 1966; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.

Rathé, John F., Bibliography of the Typophile Chap Books, 1935-1992; introduction by Chandler B. Grannis; Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations.

Ronald Peters Collection of Private Press Printers and The Typophiles, 1913-1977; Thomas Fisher Library, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The Typophiles Chap Books; Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations.

Finding Aids

Collection guide available online and in repository.

Source

Gift of the Typophiles, Inc., 1998 and 2012.

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Finding Aid

Occupation

Graphic artists.

Typographers.

Research Call Number

MssCol 3628