Presses and Printing

Date(s): 1930 to 1970

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Ray Nash (1905-1982), professor of art at Dartmouth College. Contains personal and professional correspondence, typescripts, drafts, galley proofs, book plates, press samples, teaching aids, student exams and printed work, as well as photographs, brochures, financial information, meeting minutes, reports, woodblocks of student work and printed ephemera. The material documents Nash's work as a teacher of graphic arts and letterpress printer primarily at Dartmouth College.

Date(s): 1950 to 1998

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Stephen Harvard (1948-1988). Type, book and letter designer. Contains sketches, mock-ups, and correspondence documenting his professional life.

Date(s): 1980 to 2013

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Dean Bornstein, book designer, letterpress printer, illustrator and proprietor of the Perpetua Press. Born in 1963. Contains correspondence, proofs, illustrations, photocopies, clippings, charts, notes, receipts, invoices and samples related to the operation of Perpetua Press.

Date(s): 1918

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Collection consists of material that Rugg compiled while researching his monograph, The Dresden Press (published as: The Dresden Press. -- Hanover, N.H. : 1918). Includes material regarding Alden Spooner, the Dresden Press, and printing in Hanover, N.H. and in Vermont. Also includes a copy of Rugg's monograph, as well as some correspondence.

Date(s): 1903 to 1997

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J.J. Lankes (1884-1960), artist. The collection contains woodcuts, paintings, prints, wood engravings, etchings, woodblocks, manuscripts, correspondence, and photographs, documenting the career of Lankes. Some material related to Lankes' son J.B., including trial proofs of Lankes prints by J.B, are also included.

Date(s): 1909 to 1970

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Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), typographer. The collection consists of correspondence, printed poems, type designs and illustrations as well as prospectuses related to his work as a typographer and type designer.

Date(s): 1953 to 2004

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Tragara Press (1953-1991). Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, original art work, broadsides, research notes and proofs in various states, including final printer's proof.

Date(s): 1928 to 1973

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Spiral Press (1926-1971). Consist of correspondence, business records, memorabilia, and specimens of printing, including bookplates, pamphlets, soft-cover monographs.

Scope and Contents The records of the Hanover Press contain primarily job orders and samples of printings including proofs, tickets, bookplates, letterheads, invitiations, acknowledgements, announcements, calling cards, envelopes, gummed labels, posters, flyers, award certificates and other printed ephemera. The Press' largest client was Dartmouth College, its departments, organzations and affiliates. Local businesses including the Nugget Theatre, the Church of Christ, Howe Library, the Hanover Inn, Rand...