Research Catalog

George H. and Lydia Goedecke Carter papers

Title
  1. George H. and Lydia Goedecke Carter papers, 1878-1975, bulk (1926-1931).
Supplementary content
  1. Finding Aid
Author
  1. Carter, George H., 1874-1948.

Details

Additional authors
  1. Carter, Lydia Goedecke.
  2. Kiess, Edgar Raymond.
  3. Ward, Beatrice.
  4. United States. Government Printing Office. Office of the Public Printer.
Description
  1. 4.5 linear feet (6 boxes).
Summary
  1. Collection consists of correspondence, speeches and articles, genealogical materials, photographs, memorabilia, and scrapbooks.
Subject
  1. Type designers
  2. Printers
  3. Scrapbooks
  4. Photographs
  5. Europe > Description and travel
  6. Printing, Public > United States
  7. United States > Government Printing Office
  8. Lanyon family
  9. Goedecke family
  10. Carter family
  11. Carter, George H., 1874-1948
Genre/Form
  1. Photographs.
  2. Scrapbooks.
Call number
  1. MssCol 483
Access (note)
  1. Restricted access;
Source (note)
  1. Carter, Lydia G. - Estate
Biography (note)
  1. George Henry Carter (1874-1948) served as U.S. Government Printer from 1921 to 1934. As head of the Government Printing Office (GPO) he was a crusader against waste and corruption. Before assuming that position he had been a journalist and newspaper editor and after leaving in 1934 he was a printing consultant. His second wife, Lydia Goedecke Carter (d. 1975), was a typographer and type designer.
Processing action (note)
  1. Cataloged
Author
  1. Carter, George H., 1874-1948.
Title
  1. George H. and Lydia Goedecke Carter papers, 1878-1975, bulk (1926-1931).
Restricted access
  1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
  1. George Henry Carter (1874-1948) served as U.S. Government Printer from 1921 to 1934. As head of the Government Printing Office (GPO) he was a crusader against waste and corruption. Before assuming that position he had been a journalist and newspaper editor and after leaving in 1934 he was a printing consultant. His second wife, Lydia Goedecke Carter (d. 1975), was a typographer and type designer.
Finding aids
  1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
Connect to:
  1. Finding Aid
Occupation
  1. Printers.
  2. Type designers.
Added author
  1. Carter, Lydia Goedecke.
  2. Kiess, Edgar Raymond.
  3. Ward, Beatrice.
  4. United States. Government Printing Office. Office of the Public Printer.
LCCN
  1. ms 79001840
Research call number
  1. MssCol 483
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