Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Adler, Elmer, 1884-1962
2. Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971
3. Cleland, T. M. (Thomas Maitland), 1880-1964
4. Douglas, Norman, 1868-1952
5. Dwiggins, W. A. (William Addison), 1880-1956
6. Emmett, Burton, 1871-1935
7. Hunter, Dard, 1883-1966
8. Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971
9. Kittredge, William A. (William Albion), 1891-1945
10. Kennerley, Mitchell, 1878-1950
11. Klopfer, Donald, 1902-1986
12. Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984
13. Melcher, Frederic Gershom, 1879-1963
14. Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
15. Merrill, Charles
16. Meynell, Francis, Sir, 1891-
17. Morison, Stanley, 1889-1967
18. Orton, Vrest, 1897-1986
19. Ross, Harold Wallace, 1892-1951
20. Rudge, William Edwin, 1876-1931
21. Updike, Daniel Berkeley, 1860-1941
22. Van Doren, Irita, 1891-1966
23. Warde, Frederic, 1894-1939
24. Winterich, John T., 1891-1970

Description

1. 10 linear feet (32 boxes).

Summary

1. Collection consists of correspondence and other materials relating to Pynson Printers and The Colophon. Bulk of the collection consists of Elmer Adler's correspondence files, 1927-1932, kept while he was running Pynson Printers and organizing and editing The Colophon. With the correspondence are memoranda, clippings, order forms for subscriptions to The Colophon, back issues, bills and invoices, notes, sketches, printed materials, and a few photographs of The Colophon. Topics include all aspects of Pynson Printers operations, matters relating to specific books printed by Pynson, and Adler's activities as a consultant on typography. Also, Colophon subscripton correspondence and order forms, and letters to the editors in response to an offer of a brochure about the periodical.

Subject

1. Pynson Printers. - [Browse in index]
2. Random House (Firm) - [Browse in index]
3. Nonesuch Press. - [Browse in index]
4. Colophon. - [Browse in index]
5. Publishers and publishing -- New York (State) -- New York. - [Browse in index]
6. Publishers and publishing -- England -- London. - [Browse in index]
7. Book collecting. - [Browse in index]
8. Printing -- New York (State) -- New York. - [Browse in index]
9. Private presses -- New York (State) -- New York. - [Browse in index]

Genre/Form

1. Photographs.

Call number

1. MssCol 2510

Language

1. English

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Biography (note)

1. 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 (note)

1. Materials in English and German.

Processing action (note)

1. Surveyed
2. Cataloging updated

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Finding aids

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

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1. Finding Aid