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Letters, manuscripts, and documents of the Bruce family concerning the business affairs of the George Bruce & Company Type Foundry of New York City. There are seven letters of David Bruce, Jr., his biography of David Bruce, Sr., and other manuscripts and letters concerning his invention of the first successful type-casting machine as well as the patent agreements for the invention. Also, a group of ten letters from Thomas N. Rooker of the NEW YORK TRIBUNE to David Wolfe Bruce (1824-1895). There are several letters which relate to George Bruce (1781-1866), the founder of Bruce Type Foundry, as well as his manuscripts on printing and related fields. The collection also contains material relating to the Bruce entry in the Paris Universal Exposition of 1867, the financial records of the firm, miscellaneous correspondence with other printers, and type specimens. In addition, there is a scrapbook of memorabilia containing clippings, receipts, typographic magazines, and specimens of printing.
Cataloged correspondence: Bauer, Friedrich Andreas; Beaudoir, Charles; Beckwith, N. M.; Bruce, David; Bruce, David Wolfe; Bruce, George; Bruce, George & Co.; Bruce, George & Sons; Derby, J. C.; Figgins, Daniel; Figgins' Type Foundry; Gronau, C. H.; Jocelyn, Samuel; Long, 0.; Oberraerier, Erna; Rooker, Thomas N.; Sower, Samuel & Co.; Tammany Society or Columbian Order; Miscellaneous.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Bruce family papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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Source of acquisition--Typographic Library. Accession number--M-59.
Transferred from the Typographic Library.
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 04/12/89.
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