Original drawing--"ppn", no date.
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains original drawings, tracings, patterns, and layouts by Goudy of various types, bookplates, letterheads, monograms, and ornamented initial letters. The types include examples of Goudy Garamont, Spencer Old Style, Tory Text, and Trajan Title. The bookplates include those for Ella Stowell Brisau (Mrs. George Trautmann, 1907/08), Louise Fitzpatrick, Paul B. Hoeber, the Library of Congress Frederic and Bertha Goudy Collection, Vassar College Library, and Goudy himself; the monograms include those for Pauline W. Derby and Florence Duvall; the letterheads include those for Goudy himself, Florence Duvall, and the Manhattan School of Music. The materials also include the original drawing of Goudy's proposed signature for Rich's store in Atlanta, George, the source of one of Goudy's favorite ancecdotes.
Dates
- Creation: no date.
Creator
- From the Collection: Goudy, Frederic W. (Frederic William), 1865-1947 (Creator, Person)
Language of Material
The materials in the collection are in English.
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research with permission from Ella Strong Denison Library staff.
Extent
From the Collection: 16 linear feet. (22 boxes.)
Physical Description
On envelope marked: "The History of the Freedom of the Press in America". On back of envelope, in Goudy's hand: "Printers mark, Fust + Schoeffer, 1460, Partners of Gutenberg. Fust was the financial backer, Schoeffer was the mechanical man, probably at the punches + made the mold". + Pamphlet, The Freedom of the Press in America, History of Case. The Attorney General v. John Peer Zenger, Editor and Publisher, Trial held August 4, 1739, at the City Hall, Wall Street, New York, Andrew Hamilton, Attorney for Defendants (printed by the Hamilton Press, New York City).
Note
No. I C 8.
Repository Details
Part of the 02 - Ella Strong Denison Library Repository