Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2023
Keywords
Book collectors, Artists' books, Catalogers, Typographers, Type and type-founding -- Specimens, Small presses, Antiquarian booksellers, Incunabula -- Specimens, Albert A. Howard, W. A. (William Addison) Dwiggins 1880-1956, Bruce (Albert Bruce) Rogers 1870-1957, Anthoensen Press, Puterschein-Hingham Press
Abstract
Description:
Albert A. Howard was a book collector and cataloging librarian at University of Southern Maine. Collection contains materials related to Howard's rare book collection and collecting interests, including correspondence with publishing houses, such as Püterschein-Hingham and the Anthoensen Press, and their invitations, announcements, dinner menus, newsletters, prospectuses, advertisements, and thank-you cards. Old and rare book fragments, typesetting and calligraphy samples, and book arts ephemera serve as examples of early printing and typography in English, Latin, Greek, and German, and include works by William Addison Dwiggins and Bruce Rogers.
Date Range:
approximately 1450 to 2016
Size of Collection:
0.5 Linear Feet (1 Box), 8 Oversize Folders, 4 Hanging Items
Recommended Citation
GEN-MS0060, Albert A. Howard Print Ephemera Collection, Special Collections, University of Southern Maine Libraries.
Included in
Book and Paper Commons, History Commons, History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Commons
Comments
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials in this collection are the physical property of the University of Southern Maine Libraries. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the creator, or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult Special Collections staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Albert A. Howard, gift