Series I: Biographical / Personal / Family
Rudge Family / Biographical Material
Rudge Genealogy - compiled by Skofield
Rudge Family correspondence
Rudge, William Edwin (1853-1910) - biographical information
Rudge, William Edwin, II (1876-1931) [WER II]
Biographical Information
Christmas Cards, 1913-1923
Moore, George - framed print of Moore, inscribed to William Rudge, 1927
Passport
Portraits
Speeches/Addresses
Miscellany
Rudge, Frederick Gould (1911- ? ) [Fred / FGR]
Scope and Content Note
Biographical Information
Book Lists
Correspondence and Other
History
Skofield Transcripts
Rudge, William Edwin, III (1908- ?) [Edwin / WER III]
Biographical Information
Correspondence
Diplomas
Society of Printers
Speeches
Miscellany
Rudge, William Edwin, IV [WER IV]
Biographical Information
Skofield Files
Scope and Content Note
Beilenson, Mrs. Edna
Grauer, Ben
Ives, Vernon
Skofield, Hobart - Correspondence
General, 1966-1971, 1976-1977
Rudge, Frederick Gould
Rudge, William Edwin, III
Societies, Associations, Clubs
Steiner-Prag, Hugo
Type Specimens
Typophiles
UCSB - Exhibits
UCSB - General Library
Updike, D. B.
William E. Rudge's Sons
Wilson, Adrian
Wolfe, Richard J.
Series II: Rudge Business Files
Subseries A: Printing House of William Edwin Rudge
Scope and Content Note
Bibliographies and lists of PH/WER imprints [mainly compiled by Sko and Steiner-Prag]
Aquatone
Correspondence
Duenewald, Ralph M.
Financial - incl. financial reports and statements
History
Hopkins, Nellie Parker
Logo
Loos, Melvin
Trademark
Miscellany
Prospectuses, proofs, samples, and imprints of PH/WER
Subseries B: William E. Rudge's Sons, Inc.
Scope and Content Note
History [incl. 1932 journal re reorganization from PH/WER]
Prospectuses, proofs, samples, and imprints of WER's Sons
Subseries C: William Edwin Rudge, Publisher
Scope and Content Note
General
Elm Tree Press
History (incl. some biographical information on WERIII)
Imprints
Memberships (in organizations)
Press Notices
Prospectuses, proofs, samples, and imprints
Publicity
Technical Processes
Patents
Rudge Centrifugal Casting Machine
Rudge Duplitypes - mainly samples and correspondence
Print: A Quarterly Journal of the Graphic Arts
General / Editorial Files
Scope and Content Note
A.A.A.
Abbotterapia - three Spanish language brochures from company of this name
AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) - correspondence
Alexander, Paul J. (Army Map Service) - correspondence re 1946 article and draft of article
American Eagle - correspondence re article "The Use of the American Eagle in the Graphic Arts," 1942
American Type Founders - press releases and correspondence
Anatomical Illustrations - correspondence and samples relating to article on this subject, 1947
Anderson, Florence - letter from Florence Anderson, 4/22/41 regarding her term paper "The William E. Rudge Press" - includes copy of term paper
Anderson, Gregg - correspondence with Anderson re article for Print; includes brochures re Anderson's work and manuscript of article, 1941-1946
Armitage, Merle - samples of Armitage's work, and Nov. 12, 1943 from Armitage's publicist to Print regarding his forthcoming book
Armitage - Look - edited manuscript of Armitage's article for Print, includes T.L. from Peggy Sanders of Print regarding corrections, June 2, 1948
Arms, Dorothy Noyes - correspondence regarding her 1949 article in Print
Arms, John Taylor - correspondence, articles, brochures, and samples of designer Arms, 1941-1950
Art Reproductions - W.E.R. letter (TL) to Charles Beck re his writing an article for Print on engraving, and Beck's response, 1941
B.B.B.
Bailey, G. T. [head of Photo Gravure and Color Co.] - three items: Dec. 29, 1945 T.L.S. from Bailey to W.E.R. concerning his debt to Rudge, Oct. 23, 1946 document from Bailey to W.E.R. regarding final payment on debt, and a photograph of an unidentified man
Barschel, Hans
Bates, Riley
Bechtel, Edwin De T. - 2 manuscripts by Bechtel "Jacques Callot of Lorraine (1592 1635) an Outline of his Life and Works From the Battles of the Medici to the Miseries of War" and "The Amenities, - the Satisfactions - of Print Collecting," with 1941 correspondence from Bechtel concerning plans to print his articles
Bettman Archive - two brochures from the Bettmann Archive, n.d.
Biographies - of printers
Book Reviews - correspondence with M. J. Gladstone, book review editor for Print, 1951-1952
Bookmaking - includes typed manuscript of W.E.R.'s speech "Bookmaking from the Letter Press Viewpoint" delivered 4/243/41 at the Philadelphia Graphic Arts Forum meeting, and invitation to speech
Bradley, Charles - brochure for Bradley Press; also article "Where Goest Thou Typography" with accompanying letter (TLS) from Bradley, July 28, 1942
Brain Trust - documents pertaining to Nov. 11, 1946 meeting of Print's Brain Trust, mainly re subject/author ideas for prospective articles
Brett, R.M. [N.Y. Public Library]
Bush, Geoffrey - letter (TLS) from Bush, of The Willow Press, July 3, 1944, with accompanying manuscript "Letters between a Certain Uncle Frisket and His Young and Discontented Nephew"
Busoni, R. - W.E.R. correspondence with William Resnick regarding proposed article on R. Busoni, including manuscript, 1941
C.C.C.
California Bank - samples of advertisements prepared for the California Bank, 1942
Canadian Library Association - includes correspondence regarding editorial mention of the association in Print and two samples of 1947 journal
Care of Prints - correspondence re article "Telling Laymen about Taking Care of Their Prints," 1942
Carrington, Fitzroy - correspondence from Carrington, 1940-1941; includes manuscript "Laura the 'Trionfi' of Francesco Petrarca and the Master of the Vienna 'Passion'"
Castel, Roger - correspondence re article on French printer Roger Castel, 1949-1950
China Book Illustrations - correspondence regarding Chinese illustrations, 1946
Christmas Greetings - Christmas card samples from printing companies
Cleland, T. M. - A.I.G.A. press release announcing awarding of institute's gold medal to artist and designer Cleland, May 8, 1940
Coine, Mahlon - manuscript to W.E.R., with original artwork for Print, n.d.
Color - letter (TL) from W.E.R. to M. Rea Paul of the Eagle-Pitcher Company regarding Print's special issue on color, Feb. 22, 1952; brochure from the Harris-Seybold
Color Bookmaking and Advertising - correspondence regarding article on color bookmaking, 1946
Color Reproduction - letter (TLS) from Harry Stanton Tillotson to W.E.R. asking to be commissioned to write an article tentatively titled "Reminiscences of a Color Etcher," July 16, 1940
Composing Room - H. Mendel, R.L. Leslie, re calligraphy article
Contributors - correspondence regarding biographical sketches of Print contributors
Costa - letter (TLS) from Fabio Mauroner to J. Bender of PCQ re article on artist Costa, includes brief manuscript and samples of Costa's work, 1941
Cover Material [for Print]
Cuts Returned - samples of returned artwork, n.d.
D.D.D.
Daumier Lithographs - correspondence with Edwin DeT. Bechtel re publication of an article about Daumier lithographs in PCQ, 1949
De Druck Kunst - manuscript, samples, and correspondence re article on "De Druck Kunst," 1950
De Roos - re subject of Print article, 1947
Decalomania - correspondence re article on decal-making, 1942
DeVinne - correspondence re article on the DeVinne press, 1941
Dime Novel Prints - correspondence re article on this subject, with collection of photos and woodcuts from dime novels, including extensive series on "Wicked Nell, a Gay Girl of Chicago," 1942
E.E.E.
Eaglebrook Press - W.E.R. correspondence with Richard Dyer of Eaglebrook Press; includes samples of press' work, 1948
Editorial Pending - correspondence re pending articles, 1946-1947
English Calligrapher (Standard, Paul Cont) - correspondence re proposed article on the English calligrapher, 1945-1946
Enoch Pratt Free Library - correspondence re article on the library, 1942
Enschede for Print - brochure featuring the work of Joost Van Den Vondel, n.d.
"Estaban Came too Late" - correspondence re Leroy Appleton article, 1947
F.F.F.
Festschrifts - correspondence with Datus C. Smith re article on this subject, 1942
Flora, James - correspondence re this advertising artist, including original sample of his work, 1942
Fretz - correspondence re 1947 article on Swiss printing company; including three magazines "Lithographie" 1944, and "T. M" Jan. 1947, Aug. 1948
G.G.G.
Gage, Henry L (Educational) - correspondence regarding International Typographical Union Course in Printing, 1940, 1944, with two drafts of manuscript "To Steal or to Absorb: Shop Training or School Training, the Apprenticeship Problem"
General Office Memos, 1949
Gill, Eric - brochures re engraver and artist Gill, 1946-1949
Glickenstein, Enrico - correspondence between author Dr. Enrst Harms and J. Bender re Harms' articles for PCQ; with manuscript for article on artist Glickenstein, 1942-1943
Goldschmidt Lectures - correspondence re publication of lectures entitled "The Spread of the Renaissance by Means of the Book," 1947
Goudy, F. W. - brochures, newspaper articles, and correspondence regarding designer Goudy, including Feb. 25, 1941; letter (TLS) from Goudy to W.E.R.
Grassby, P. - letter to W.E.R. re his opinion of the first issue of Print, April 28, 1941; includes two etchings of Goya
Gravure - correspondence, samples, and press releases re "Photogravure and Color Co.," 1951-1952
Grolier Club
Gunthart, Willi - Dec. 1, 1946 from Gunthart to W.E.R. (in German), with accompanying Dec. 12, 1946 letter from D Guggenheim (in English) asking W.E.R. if he would be willing to employ Gunthart at Print
H.H.H.
Haddon Craftsmen - regarding Print's delinquent account and the prospect of them advertising in the magazine, 1940-1948
Halftones on uncoated - correspondence and samples relating to article demonstrating printing by this process, 1941-1942
Hammer, Victor
Copies of article "Victor Hammer and his Art" including edited draft, 1947
Correspondence: Obsolete - re article on Victor Hammer, 1946-1949
Illustrations - samples of Hammer's work, and T.L.S. from Hammer to W.E.R. re Print article, Nov. 9, 1948
1950-52 correspondence regarding Hammer article, including 11/3/51 "Story of the Victor Hammer Article Reconstructed"
Text Material - drafts of articles on Hammer
Important Letters Marked - 1942-1949 correspondence regarding article on Hammer, including T.L.S. M. J. Gladstone to Hammer explaining that Print's erratic publishing schedule is responsible for the delay
Handwriting Schools - correspondence with Paul Standard, re article on handwriting in schools, 1942, and proposal for a future article on calligraphy, 1945
Heckscher, August - incl. 2/9/42 letter (TLS) W.E.R. to Heckscher regarding the financing of Print and asking for investment, Feb. 9, 1942; and Heckscher's manuscript "The First Printing Press in New England"
Hertzog, Carl - incl. copy of book "The Unpublished Letters of Adolphe F. Bandelier" published by Hertzog Press 1942, and correspondence regarding Hertzog's proposed article for Print "A Ghost Works against a Printer" with copies of article's manuscript
Hildreth Company / E. L. Dothard ( Print's printing house), 1945-1949
Hoch, Fred W. (graphic arts consultant), 1943-1946
Hugo, Harold - correspondence and manuscript of proposed article "The Collotype Process," 1940
I.I.I., 1946-1949
Illustrated Manuscripts [Dorothy Miner] - correspondence re article for Print, 1949
Illustrations (Miscellany) - includes sample illustrations, and several letters to W.E.R. from people in printing industry regarding Print, 1941-1946
Imrie, Clair ( Print editor), 1946-1950
International Paper Co article - Print VI:2 - W.E.R. correspondence and public relations materials regarding this article
International Phonetics - includes correspondence re article on this subject, and newspaper article "Museum of Modern Art Gives $2,000 to National Defense Poster winner," 1941
J.J.J., 1946-1950
Johnson, A. F. - correspondence and manuscript of "English Editions of Horace," 1942
Jung, Theodor - correspondence re article for Print on Jung's work at the University of Denver and samples of his work, 1952
K.K.K., 1946-1950
Karch - correspondence re graphic arts education, 1947-1949
Karch Big Book - correspondence re publication of Bob Karch's "How to Plan and Buy Printing," including letter (TLS) from Stewart Wark to W.E.R. advising him on how to get out of publishing the manuscript, July 28, 1947; letter (TLS) from W.E.R. to Karch which follows Wark's advice, July 30, 1947; estimates for book's production costs; letter (TLS) from Gil Carpenter regarding the poor quality of the manuscript, a three page outline of book, and a six pages of handwritten notes regarding the project's costs
Karch - Little Books - promotional materials and mock up of "The Little Book of Typefaces"; includes financial notes re publication of the "Little Books" series
Kepes, Gyorgy - manuscript of "Contemporary Tasks in Graphic Arts Education," with related correspondence and note indicating that it would not be used
Kepes - W.E.R. correspondence with Gyorgy Kepes, of the School of Design in Chicago, regarding Kepes' design for the cover of Print, 1942
Kittridge, William A. - letter (TLS) from Mary Sahula of R.R. Donnelley and Sons Printers to W.E.R., December 27, 1943, requesting copies of Print containing articles by designer Kittridge; also copies of a short brochure about Kittridge's career, and one copy of a brochure advertising an exhibition of his work
Krause, Erik - correspondence re the prospect of Krause writing an article for Print, 1946-1947
Kup, Karl (curator of prints at the N.Y. Public Library), 1945-1949
Kup, Karl - W.E.R. correspondence re Kup's article for Print, and the future of the journal, 1948
L.L.L., 1946-1950
Lankes, J. J. - several samples of woodcuts by Lankes, n.d.
Larson, Cedric ( Print contributing writer), 1945-1947
Larson, Cedric - U Sam's Post Office - correspondence from Larson regarding his career as a government writer, samples of his work, and a promotional brochure describing his book Words that Won the War, an account of U.S. propaganda during WWI
Larson, Cedric - manuscript of "Robots of the Graphic Arts," and related correspondence, 1942
Lawes, Lewis E. - letter (TLS) from Lawes, Warden of Sing Sing prison, responding to W.E.R.'s request for information regarding the prison's printing school, Mar. 4, 1941; includes brochures
Lee, Amy Freeman - manuscripts for articles "Rare Books at the University of Texas" and 'sister article' "The Wise Folly" with correspondence re articles' potential publication, 1941-1942
Locke, Charles - letter (T.L.) to Warren Chappell asking him to write an article on Charles Locke, May 18, 1942
Lufkin, Raymond - brochures advertising the work of artist Lufkin, n.d.
M.M.M., 1946-1950
MacDonald, Thoreau - correspondence with artist MacDonald re payment for Print cover design, 1942
Manual of Lithography - correspondence with Charles Whitmore, author of article entitled "Manual of Lithography," 1948
Maps - extensive materials including samples of articles from journals re mapping during the second World War; correspondence re article for Print on this subject, and several maps for use in article
Marchbanks Press - correspondence with Mary Vandegrift re article for Print, 1949
Masterpiece Series - Arms, J. T. [ PCQ?]
Masterpiece Series - Meriden Gravure [ PCQ?]
Masterpieces - W.E.R. correspondence with John Taylor Arms regarding article for PCQ, includes photographs of prints, 1948
McMcMc, 1946-1950
McPharlin, Paul - correspondence with printer re Print article on Christmas cards
Meara, Frank Sherman - manuscript of "John Baskerville and the Baskerville Press"
Meek, William G. - newsletter with article about artist Meek, Oct. 1946
Mexican Indian Primer - letter (TLS) from printer Allan Forson to W.E.R. offering to write article on his printing operation which specializes in Native American language publications; includes three books from his press
Microprinting - correspondence regarding possible article "Miniatures from the Press" and samples, 1945-1946
Misunas, Everett P. - copy of letter (TL) to Everett P. Misunas rejecting his submission for a Print cover design, May 13, 1946
Modern American Designer - samples of work done by Anne Edwards Long submitted to Print
Morison, Stanley - letter (TLS) from Morison, British journalist, historian, and 'type expert' to W.E.R., July 11, 1941, with New York Times article and press release regarding Morison, n.d.
Mueller, Hans A. - samples of wood engravings by Mueller, with AL, n.d.
Museum of Modern Art - correspondence between staff of PCQ and Museum of Modern Art, 1949-1950
Museum Publications - for article "Printing Design for Museums"
N.N.N., 1946-1950
Naar, Constance J. - two brochures and accompanying note, advertising Naar's artwork, n.d.
Nash, Ray [Dartmouth College of Art and Archaeology]
Newspaper Advertisements - correspondence re article on newspaper advertising, 1941
O.O.O., 1946-1950
P.P.P., 1946-1950
Paper - correspondence re 1946 article
Paper - W.E.R. correspondence with Print's paper suppliers, 1946-1947
Parsons Paper
Paul Bunyan - two letters regarding article of this name
PDQ - correspondence and brochures relating to Print's Digest Quarterly, including rough draft of original business plan, 1939-1947
P.D.Q. - correspondence with R. Randolph Karch regarding his "Index to Graphic Arts Periodical Literature"
Pear Tree Press - letter (TLS) James Guthrie of the Pear Tree Press, with accompanying brochure, 1949
Peter, John - correspondence re article "In Terms of Communication," includes draft, 1948
Photo Typesetting - brochure "Books by Offset Lithography" and small note re offset printing, 1947
Photos in Printing - includes correspondence between WER and Ansel Adams regarding progress of article in Print, 1946-1947
Photos of Prints
Pitteri, Marco - brief biography of artist Pitteri by Fabio Mauroner, with several lists of Pitteri's work, n.d.
Playing Cards - flyer promoting book on card rules
Polaroid - promotional brochure, "Polaroid's War Products," 1943
Polscher, Andrew A. - correspondence, 1942 1943, 1946 regarding enclosed Manuscript, "Michigan's First Creative Printer"; includes note from Print editor recommending against its publication
Print Technical - letter (TLS) from R. R. Karch to W.E.R. regarding prospects for publishing a new magazine, tentatively titled "Print Technical," Mar. 21, 1947
Printing
Argentina
Australia - includes extensive correspondence and several printing samples
Belgium - includes correspondence with Belgian printer Pierre Oly re conditions of the post war European printing industry, 1946
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Czechoslovakia
Dutch - includes correspondence regarding Print article on printing by the Dutch Underground [WWII]
Egypt - subscription solicitation and response
England
France
Germany, 1946-1947
Hawaii
India
Latin America Printing - re A.I.G.A. Latin American book show
Mexico
New Zealand
Poland - Mar. 11, 1942 New York Times clipping regarding underground Polish press
Russia - clipping re "Moscow Book Exhibit" from "U.S.S.R. Information Bulletin" published by the U.S.S.R. embassy, June 18, 1947
South Africa
Switzerland - London Times article "The Books of Switzerland"; "Bulletin of Museums of Geneve," May 1946
Private Presses - correspondence and samples of artwork, 1951
Propaganda - N.Y. Times tearsheet, with shipping news, 1947
Prospective Articles for 1949
Purpose (of Print) - letter (TL) from W.E.R. to Fred Rudge regarding future plans for Print, November 1, 1945, and two copies of manuscript "The Story of Print" July, 1945
Q.Q.Q. - correspondence with Robert Quick, of the editorial staff of The U.S. Armed Forces Institute re subscription and W.E.R. response, 1945-1946
R.R.R., 1946-1950
Rand, Paul - press release and invitation to exhibit of Rand's work, 1947
Readability of Type - correspondence re proposed 1941 article on research being conducted on the readability of types
Redon - correspondence between Hyman Swetzoff and M. J. Gladstone of Print re article on artist Odilon Redon; includes 64 pages of Redon's journal, 1949
Reese, Albert - manuscript of Reese's article "Thomas Handforth -- A Printmaker in Search of the Exotic," with 13 illustrations to accompany article, n.d.
Repro Processes - correspondence re article on this topic, 1941-1942
Reproductive Art Prints - N.Y. Times article on the reproduction of art masterpieces, 1936
Review Instructions - guideline for Print book reviews
Reviews - Print correspondence regarding Ray Nash's book reviews, 1948
Rhode Island School of Design
Ricci, Marco - correspondence with Fabio Mauroner re his article on artist Marco Ricci, with examples of Ricci's work and article manuscript, 1940-1941
Rich, Everett - 14 page manuscript "Printer to Author," with correspondence re article, 1942
Riley, Bob - letter (ALS) from Paul McPharlin to W.E.R. regarding artwork of Bob Riley, Nov. 5, 1942
Ritchie, Ward - letter (TLS) from H. Richard Archer to S. Katherine Peddle re Rounce and Coffin Western Book Show, July 25, 1946
Ritchie, Ward - W.E.R. correspondence regarding article in Print by Ritchie, 1946
Rogers, Bruce - press releases and correspondence re printer Bruce Rogers, with photograph, 1941
Rollins, C. P. - articles from newspapers and journals about Rollins, with samples of his work
Rollins, Carl P. - correspondence with Rollins, printer to Yale before becoming Print Associate Editor in 1945
Rudge, Frederick G. - W.E.R. correspondence with Fred Rudge, both personal and re advertising for Print
Rush, N. Orwin - re reprints of article he authored in Print
Rushmore - correspondence with Earl Schenck Miers of Rutgers University Press re article on the Rushmores and the Golden Hind Press at Madison, 1941-1946
S.S.S., 1942-1950
Sanborn, Edward - WER correspondence with Sanborn re artwork submitted for Print, with samples of Sanborn's work, 1943-1946
Sanders, Peggy - letter (TLS) to P.S., with attached article
Schiller, Albert - letter (ALS) from Schiller to W.E.R., June 28, 1947, with accompanying sample of artwork
Schmid, Francois L. - letter (TLS) from Ward Ritchie to W.E.R. regarding prospective article on this French printer, Feb. 25, 1940
Sills, Charlotte B. - correspondence re promotional piece (included) Sills wrote for Print; also, Rudge's critical appraisal of Sills' effort, with copy of manuscript, heavily edited by Rudge
Simpson, Herbert W. - correspondence and brochures, 1941-1947
Simpson Press - samples
Smith, Percy - W.E.R. correspondence with Smith re the printing of Smith's pamphlet "Quality: An artist's quair" 1940-1941; manuscript of Smith's article, an issue of the Borough of Hamstead's Warden's Bulletin, October first, 1940 (one of Smith's letters was written during a German bombing raid of London)
Smithsonian - letter (TLS) from Jacob Kainen, curator of the graphic arts division of the Smithsonian Institution, to W.E.R. submitting an article for Print, Mar. 1, 1948; includes manuscript and accompanying photographs
Squire, Anne "Vermont Sugar House" - sample of artist Squire's work, n.d.
Stamps 1941 - correspondence re article on stamps and newspaper articles on this subject
Standard, Paul - W.E.R. correspondence with writer/editor Standard, 1946-1949
Steiner Prag, Eleanor - extensive correspondence with Mrs. Hugo Steiner Prag (nee Feisenberger) between 1942 1949. Mrs. Steiner lived with the Rudge family while she worked on a bibliography of Rudge's father's books in 1940, and at the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Library after the war. Contains correspondence regarding bibliography work (including a Aug. 27, 1942 letter from W.E.R. stating that he could no longer fund the project because of financial problems at Print, and Mrs. Steiner's 9/21/42 response indicating her intent to continue without pay), and as a contributing author for two articles in Print (one a 1942 article on the French illustrator Edy Legrand, the other a 1946 article which she helped translate regarding printing by the Dutch Underground). Also includes several personal letters regarding her financial difficulties after the war, her naturalization, and the illness and death of her artist husband. In a Sept. 14, 1942 letter, Mrs. Steiner Prag insisted that Print use her maiden name and not mention her marriage to Hugo Steiner Prag in the magazine.
Steiner-Prag, Hugo - print device [Steiner Prag's original logo for Print], 1941
Steiner Prag in Sweden - manuscript describing Steiner Prag's art school in Sweden, by a former student Tord Baeckstrom, and letter (TLS) from Baeckstrom to Mrs. Steiner Prag regarding the manuscript, 1947
Steiner Prag Lederer - two letters (TLS) from Eleanor Steiner Prag to W.E.R. re Wolf's and Lederer's manuscript (enclosed) about Hugo Steiner Prag, 1947
Steinweiss, Alex - correspondence re insertion of Steinweiss's catalogue into Print, 1947
Stoddard Engraving Co. correspondence re production, editorial, and advertising of Print, 1942-1947
Stokes, William - WER correspondence with Stokes re article on Koloman Sokol, with manuscript and samples of Sokol's work, 1941
"The Story of Print," 1945
Style Sheet - W.E.R. correspondence regarding production of a style sheet for Print, 1947
Suba, Suzanne - sample of artist Suba's work, n.d.
T.T.T. - correspondence re editorial, production, and circulation of Print, 1942-1950; also some personal correspondence
Testimonials - original testimonial letters and testimonials copied on to 3x5 cards, separated by job title, 1940-1947
Testimonials - original testimonial letters, 1944-1947
Textbook Clinic - copy of "Report on Textbook Clinic Meeting" and brochure from exhibit
Theatrical Playbills - correspondence regarding 1948 article on this subject
Thin Papers - correspondence re proposed article "How to Print on Thin Paper" 1946; includes several brochures from the Ecusta Paper Company
Thurber, Gerrish - correspondence and manuscript "Printing the Sonnet." 1943
Timetable Typography - correspondence re revision of Maine Boston Bus schedule, 1945
Tombstone Typography - correspondence re article on Tombstone lettering, 1940, 1942
Town Reports - correspondence re printing of town reports, 1947
Typefaces - correspondence re 1946 article on type faces; includes letter (TLS) from H. P. Schmoller of Morija, Basutoland, a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany, re his brochure "Who's Who Among Type Faces" (included), 1943
Types for Many Tongues - correspondence re article with this title; also related newspaper articles, 1946
U.U.U., 1947-1950
U.V.A. - correspondence re publication of "Inauguration book" for the University of Virginia Library, 1948-1949
Use of Initials - printed sheet on type forms for writing initials
V.V.V. - correspondence re editorial and financial problems of Print, 1947-1950
Visual Communication - 1946 correspondence regarding proposed article on Alvin Lustig, and the journal he published, Visual Communication; also, miscellaneous printing brochures sent to Print, 1940
W.W.W., 1946-1950
Ward, Edgar D. - pages from periodical The Printers' Register, with original manuscript of Ward's article "Printing from Nature," Oct. 20, 1948
Wark, Stewart - correspondence between W.E.R. and this advertising executive and, later, editor for W.E.R., 1947
X.Y.Z., 1946-1950
Miscellany - includes correspondence, mainly to WERIII, arranged by year, ca. 1931-1983
Financial Files
Scope and Content Note
A.A.A., 1940-1943
Ansbacher, L. J. [W.E.R. correspondence with, and regarding, L.J. Ansbacher, employee of William E. Rudge's Sons and contributor to Print. Includes 5/16/40 T.L.S. from Print's attorney suggesting that a reference to the Lanston Monotype Corporation in an article by Ansbacher's might be libelous, and should be removed from the magazine. The article appeared in Print volume 1, number 1, June 1940]
B.B.B. - correspondents include George A. Ball; mostly concerned with raising money to keep Print going, 1940-1943
Bradley, Will - correspondence between Sidney Kramer and Print editors regarding article on typographic designer Will Bradley, 1941-1948
C.C.C., 1940-1942
D.D.D., 1941-1943
Dothard, Robert - correspondence received by Print's managing editor, 1941
Dwiggins, W. A. - correspondence from Print contributor and samples of his work, 1940
E.E.E., 1937-1942
Eichenberg, Fritz [ Print contributor], 1940-1942
Ellis, Richard [Haddon Craftsmen], 1940-1942
F.F.F., 1942-1948
G.G.G., 1941-1942
Gaines, M. C. [founder of All-America Comics], 1942-1944
Goodman, Roger - 43 page manuscript "Stories without Words," with accompanying letter from R. Leslie to R. Dothard, re the article, Jan. 7, 1941
Goudy, F. W. - correspondence with Goudy, Art Director of the Lanston Monotype Machine Company, 1940-1941; includes memorial brochure in tribute to Goudy, 1947
H.H.H., 1940-1942
Haddon Craftsmen - correspondence re debt to Haddon Craftsmen, 1942-1945
Hildreth, E. L. - correspondence with Bob Dothard of E. L. Hildreth, largely re Print's financial problems, 1940-1942
Hoadley House - correspondence with his landlady Josephine Lee, 1940-1942
Hoch, Fred - correspondence with Hoch of Fred Hoch and Associates, mostly re tax and financial matters, 1942-1943
K.K.K., 1942
L.L.L., 1941-1943
Lankes, J. J. [ Print contributor], 1940-1942
M.M.M., 1940-1942
Macy, George - correspondence with Macy of The Dolphin, a publication similar to Print; includes correspondence re Rudge's potential purchase of The Dolphin, and promotional letters re the magazine, 1939-1942
N.N.N., 1940-1948
P.P.P., 1941-1943
Printing Art - re purchase of The Printing Art subscription list, 1942
Prints - re potential law suit against Print by the publishers of Prints magazine, 1940
Q.Q.Q. - letter from Robert Quick to W.E.R., with reply, 1942
R.R.R., 1941
[Rudge, Fred] W. E. Rudge's Sons - correspondence with Fred Rudge, primarily re Print's unpaid bills, 1940-1943
Rudge, W. E. - personal, mainly re family and friends, 1939-1941
Rushmore, A. W. - photocopies of W.E.R.'s correspondence with Rushmore of the Golden Hind Press, 1940-1944
S.S.S., 1941-1943
Steiner-Prag, H. & E. F. - mainly re financial problems, 1941-1943
Steiner-Prag, Hugo, 1941-1945
T.T.T., 1941-1943
U.U.U., 1940-1945
Updike, Daniel B. - pictures, newspaper clippings, and brochures re Updike
Updike, Daniel B. - correspondence with Updike regarding publication of a series of Updike's lectures, and W.E.R. correspondence with Updike's executors regarding royalties from the lectures publication, 1941-1945
V.V.V., 1941, 1943
W.W.W., 1942-1948
Whitehead and Alliger - correspondence with paper company, mostly about Print's debt, 1941-1944
X.Y.Z., 1941-1942
Miscellany, 1948-1954
Promotional / Advertising / Circulation Files, ca. 1940-1949
Advertising and Flyers
"Clipping Copies" - loose-leaf editions of several issues of Print, ca. 1946-1947
Correspondence
1940-1945 - includes: Mar. 5, 1940 W.E.R. letter to Ray Nash of Dartmouth College re W.E.R.'s plans for Print; "The Story of Print an extensive report on Print over its first five years, July 1945
1946 - miscellaneous correspondence including letters to the editor, letters from parties seeking editorial attention, and personal letters to W.E.R. from industry colleagues
1947 - miscellaneous correspondence including letters re editorial and personal letters to W.E.R.
Covers
Ever Ready Reprints - W.E.R. correspondence regarding reprints of an article about labels run in Print, 1946-1947
Old Promotions - clippings of early publicity regarding Print
Print Forms - subscription promotions and published p.r. brochures for both Print and Rudge publishing
Promotion News Releases
PRINT COLLECTOR'S QUARTERLY ( PCQ) [purchased by WERIII in 1946]
General, 1947-1949
Announcements - mainly from art museums re events and exhibits, ca. 1941-1949
Budget, 1950
Correspondence
General
Bean, Jacob
Chastel, Roger
Editor - W.E.R. - includes earlier correspondence re devoting a section of Print to print collections
Fraser, Eric
Purchase of PCQ by W.E.R. - incl. 1943 letter re journal's status and 1946 bill of sale
ETP Set
PCQ Dummy
PCQ Gallery - mainly images of prints
Print Clubs
Publicity
Society of American Etchers
Series III: Presses and Printers
Scope and Content Note
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
Albondocam Press
American First Editions
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
American National Committee of Engraving
American Type Founders
Anthoensen Press
Ashendene Press
Baumann, Gustave
Black Cat Press
Book Auctions
Book Club of California
Branding Iron Press
Christmas Cards - sent to Print from various companies
Colt Press
Columbiad Club
Czechoslovakia
David, Ishmar
Detroit Fine Book Circle
Dropmore Press
Eastern Corp
Ecusta Co.
Eucalyptus Press
Feather Vender Press
Folger Library
Goudy, Frederic William
Grabhorn Press
Graphic Arts Association
Hart Press
Harvard College Library Department of Printing and Graphic
Hawthorn House Press
Houghton Library (Harvard)
Huntington Library
John Day Company
Joint Industrial Council of the Printing and Allied Trades of Great Britain and Ireland
Jung, Theodor
Kennedy and Company - gallery brochures, 1940-1946
Kent, Norman
Lakeside Press
Library of Congress
Limited Editions Club
Little Man Press
Machinery and Equipment
Maverick Press
Menus
Merrymount Press
Meryon, Charles
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Monsen - Chicago
Morgan Brothers Press
Munson Gallery, 1940
Museum of Modern Art
Nash, John Henry
National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors, 1935
National Students Graphic Arts Society
New Directions
New York Public Library
Newberry Library, 1945
Norman Press
Overbrook Press
Oxford Almanack
Papers
Pendulum Press
Peter Pauper Press
Philadelphia Sketch Club Gallery
Photogravure and Color
Polish Graphic Art Exhibition, 1936
Prairie Press, 1939
Press of the Wooly Whale, 1930, 1940
La Presse Sous-Sol, 1968
Princeton University Press
Print Society
Printers League
Private Presses
Programs
Prospect Press
Rogers, Bruce
Rosenbach Company
Roxburghe / Zamorano
Ruzicka, Rudolph
Sequoia Press
Silver, Rollo
Simpson, Herb
Society of Printers
Society of Scribes and Illuminators of London, 1938
Society of Typographical Arts (STA), 1951-1952
Sower Press
Sowers, Roy Vernon
Stationery Design - samples, papers, and letters, including correspondence re subscription solicitations
Stern, Edward - brochure for his printing company
Tileston and Hollingsworth, 1955
Trovillion Private Press
Type and Graphic Equipment Brochures
Typographic Horrors - war time samples from Albert Schiller
University of Virginia Press
Walker, William (Otley)
Wallpapers - miscellaneous newspaper articles re wallpaper
Walpole Society
Ward Ritchie Press
Watch Hill Farm
Waverly Press
Wolf Envelope Co.
Woodcut Society
Worcester Art Museum
Wrapping Paper Design
Yale University Press
Miscellany
Series IV: Rudge Alumni
Rudge Alumni Card File - listing members and their works
Rudge Alumni Reunion Dinner - incl. photos, Dec. 8, 1954
Rudge Roundup - newsletter of Rudge alumni, ca. 1973-1983
Series V: Photographs
Album (Printing House of WER, Mt. Vernon, NY)
Portfolio (incl. original photos used in album)
Loose photos
Printing House of William Edwin Rudge
Rudge Bradford home sign
Rudge Collection at UCSB, 1966
W.E.R. home - Mount Vernon, 1920s
Walpole Printing Office - New Rochelle, NY, 1931
Panoramic photo, bird's eye view of Camp Dix, New Jersey, 1918 (construction began on Camp Dix, later Fort Dix, in 1917 and it was used for training and staging on military units in World War I) [oversize, folder 2]
Series VI: Artifacts
Rudge Associates, Inc. (WERIII?)
Printing plates, etc.
Miscellany
Rosetta Stone [oversize, ca. 36" x 48" x 4", in wooden crate, at Annex 2]
Series VII: Oversize
WERII
Letters of Appreciation [portfolio], 1915-1930
Personal/Biographical [loose]
Printing House of William Edwin Rudge [PH/WER]
General
History
Prospectuses, samples, and related
Miscellany
Scrapbooks
Bindings [photographic reproductions], 1920s
Clippings, 1923-1927
Christmas - Letters of Appreciation, 1929
Christmas - Letters of Appreciation, 1930
Press Reviews, 1929-1930
Press Reviews, 1931
William E. Rudge's Sons, Inc.
Prospectuses, samples, ...
William Edwin Rudge, Publishers [WERIII firm]
Duplitypes
Artwork, photographs, page proofs, and related correspondence
Clippings, 1940-1942
Sample Book, 1940-1942
Miscellany - Map Folders (Map Cabinet 17/1) [2 folders]
F1: Specimen sheets = engraved sketch of construction of Cathedral St. John; proof sheets of miscellaneous photos; brief chronology of modern color printing
F2: Stowaways Club visit to the Rudge plant, 1926; article with engravings of presses and electrotypes
F2: Drawing by Edward C. Casswell, of the Printing House of William Edwin Rudge, New Haven Railroad side of the building, ca. 20" x 24"