American Type Founders Company Typographic Museum Collection, bulk 1400-1940

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1268
Bib ID:
15595496 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
American Type Founders Company
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
100 Linear Feet (Arbitrary size, should be replaced with item count once we have it. )
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

Description

Summary

Art and realia from the American Type Founders Company Typographic Museum includes the type specimen, paper molds, Goudy stuff, printing presses, the Schiller pictures made from type ornaments, the printing blocks, glass slides, the stained glass windows, woodblocks and framed artworks. Partial lists available upon request. Many items purchased from the American Type Founders Company were included into the Book Arts Ephemera collection, while books on the history of printing and printing processes from the 15th to the 20th century are being cataloged individually for the RBML Book Arts collection.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

Related collections

https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/14216190 (Book Arts Ephemera) https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/4079415 (Typographic Library records, 1576- 1950) https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/15321914 (Book Arts book collection)

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Source of Acquisition

Purchased from the American Typefounders Company, 1941

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library