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Series I: Organizational Files, 1974-2010
Series V: General Files, 1974-1998
Series VI: Archived Web Site, 2013-present

American Printing History Association records, 1972-2018

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Series II: President's Files, 1972-2017

This series consists of files donated by several APHA presidents. As whole, these records are incomplete. The records in the collection document not only the activities of the president and the board of directors, but also the founding of APHA. The records include bylaws, correspondence, minutes, reports, and files on chapters, conferences, membership, and projects. Although Catherine Brody served as a president and vice-president of APHA, the bulk of her files were related to her work as the editor of the APHA newsletter and are filed elsewhere in the collection.

Subseries II.1 J: Ben Lieberman, 1972-1987

J. Ben Lieberman was the founder and first president of APHA. His files include material on the founding and early organization of APHA. These records include bylaws, brochures, clippings, correspondence, legal documents, memoranda, minutes, speeches, and files on the board of directors, chapters, committees, conferences, finances, membership, projects, and publications.


Box 13 Folder 21 APHA Copy Editing, 1986-1987

(Correspondence of Elizabeth Lieberman)

Box 13 Folder 22 Financial, 1974

Box 13 Folder 23 APHA Speech/Handout Copies, 1980

Box 13 Folder 24 APHA Oral History Permanent File, 1981

Box 13 Folder 25 APHA Conference, 1983

Box 13 Folder 26 APHA Nominating Committee, 1982

Box 13 Folder 27 APHA NYC Membership Lists, 1974


Box 14 Folder 1 APHA Founding, Charter, Members' Card Xeroxes, 1975

Box 14 Folder 2 APHA Membership Lists, 1974-1977

Box 14 Folder 3 Census Forms, circa, 1975

Box 14 Folder 4 Untitled, 1978

Box 14 Folder 5 National APHA Board Meetings--Assorted Memos, 1974

Box 14 Folder 6 APHA Board, 1974-1975

Box 14 Folder 7 APHA Basic Papers, 1977

Box 14 Folder 8 Philadelphia Chapter, 1977

Box 14 Folder 9 APHA Current, 1975-1977

Box 14 Folder 10 APHA Forms and Reprints, 1974

Box 14 Folder 11 APHA Founding, 1972-1978

Box 14 Folder 12 APHA IRS Tax Exempt, 1974-1975

Box 14 Folder 13 APHA Organizing, 1974-1980

Box 14 Folder 14 APHA Board Business, 1974-1982

Box 14 Folder 15 APHA Board Minutes, 1977-1982

Box 14 Folder 16 Untitled, 1974

(Clippings & press release on founding; brochure)

Box 14 Folder 17 Untitled, 1973-1975

(Mainly correspondence)


Box 15 Folder 1 APHA, 1974-1977

Box 15 Folder 2 to 3 Untitled, 1974-1975, (2 Folders)

Box 15 Folder 4 APHA Journal, 1975-1979

Box 15 Folder 5 1st Annual Meeting--Keepsake, 1976

Box 15 Folder 6 APHA Funding, 1974

Box 15 Folder 7 APHA Current, 1978-1982

Box 15 Folder 8 APHA Re: Printing History Society (London), 1973-1976

Box 15 Folder 9 APHA Conference on Ephemera, 1980

Box 15 Folder 10 APHA Re: Open House: Quiet Afternoon, 1981

Box 15 Folder 11 Untitled, 1972

(Mostly related to the Goudy Society)


Box 16 Folder 1 APHA Brochure, Undated

Box 16 Folder 2 APHA Certificate of Incorporation, 1974

Box 16 Folder 3 APHA Press Two-Thirds, 1976

(On the Two-Thirds Press Bicentennial Project)

Box 16 Folder 4 Maryland Gazette (APHA), 1977

Box 16 Folder 5 APHA Basic Information, 1975-1978

Box 16 Folder 6 Untitled, 1982

(Related to the founding of the Letterpress Society)

Box 16 Folder 7 APHA, 1982

Box 16 Folder 8 APHA Role, Undated

Box 16 Folder 9 APHA, 1974-1978

Box 16 Folder 10 APHA Letter/Working Papers, 1974

Box 16 Folder 11 Untitled, 1975-1977

(APHA)

Box 16 Folder 12 APHA Basic Papers, 1974

(Includes papers on incorporation, PO Box, bank account, etc.)

Box 16 Folder 13 APHA Conference, 1981

Box 16 Folder 14 APHA, 1974

(List of officers, basic information for committee chairman, and material on the committee on committees)

Box 16 Folder 15 APHA Membership, 1974-1975

(Outgoing memos)

Box 16 Folder 16 APHA New York Chapter, 1974

Box 16 Folder 17 APHA By-laws, Incorporation, 1974

Box 16 Folder 18 APHA Founders' Certificate, 1975

Box 16 Folder 19 APHA Brochure, 1975

Box 16 Folder 20 APHA Stationary, Undated

Box 16 Folder 21 APHA Annual Meeting, 1978


Box 17 Folder 1 Untitled, 1975

(Related to the Two-Thirds Press Project)

Box 17 Folder 2 APHA Artifacts, 1976, Undated, 1976, Undated

Box 17 Folder 3 APHA, 1974

(Form letters, forms, clippings)

Box 17 Folder 4 APHA Miscellany; Ben to Follow Up, Etc., 1974-1975

(Mainly correspondence)

Box 17 Folder 5 Untitled, 1974-1978

(Correspondence, minutes, etc.)

Box 17 Folder 6 APHA First Annual Meeting, 1975 January 22

Box 17 Folder 7 Monographs, 1976

("A Pride of Printers" and the "Caxton Congress Announcement" were mailed to founding and charter members renewing membership for 1976)

Box 17 Folder 8 Two-Thirds Press Handout, circa, 1976

Box 17 Folder 9 APHA Annual Meeting, 1977

Box 17 Folder 10 APHA Conference, 1977

Box 17 Folder 11 APHA Bicentennial, 1975

Box 17 Folder 12 APHA Unsorted, 1981, Undated, 1981, Undated

(Meeting notice; announcement of Smithsonian type revivals)

Box 17 Folder 13 APHA First Annual Conference, 1976

Box 17 Folder 14 Audio Reel, 1975

(Second Annual Meeting. Includes address by Dr. Robert Leslie upon receipt of the first annual APHA award for Printing History)

Subseries II.2: Martin Hutner, 1983-1998

Marvin Hutner was president of APHA in the mid to late 1990s. He had also served as Secretary and Vice-President for Membership for the organization. His files include bylaws, correspondence, minutes, reports, and material on annual meetings, the board of directors, chapters, committees, conferences, membership, and publications.


Box 18 Folder 6 Untitled, 1994-1995

(Correspondence)

Box 18 Folder 7 1) Awards Committee 2) Nominating Committee 3) Lieberman 4) Sharvard,, 1989-1997

Box 18 Folder 8 Bylaws, 1983-1994

Box 18 Folder 9 Chapters, 1993-1995

Box 18 Folder 10 Conferences, 1989-1996

Box 18 Folder 11 Membership, 1991-1997

Minutes

Box 18 Folder 12 1987-1996


Box 19 Folder 1 1987-1996

Publications

Box 19 Folder 2 A Type Miscellany, 1995

Box 19 Folder 3 1) Printing History 2) Newsletter, 1991-1995

Additional Donations

Box 19 Folder 4 Untitled, 1994-1996

(Board material and handwritten reports)

Box 19 Folder 5 Untitled, 1997-1998

(President's report and material on the APHA board and the 1998 annual meeting.)

Subseries II.3: Anne Anninger, 1998-2000

Anninger kept records related to her term as president in a chronological arrangement. These records include correspondence, financial reports, minutes, notes, and material related to the board of directors and APHA conferences.


Box 11 Folder 16 to 17 1998 January-1999 April, (2 Folders)


Box 12 Folder 1 1999 May-2000 January

Subseries II.4: Paul Romaine Files, 2008-2017, undated


Box 35 Legal Files, 1992-2010

Box 35 Executive Secretary, 2011

Box 35 Annual Conference Files, 2008-2011, 4 folders

Box 35 Board Reports and General Meeting Remarks, 2008-2011, 15 folders


Box 43 Folder 31 Miscellaneous, 2011-2017, undated

This folder was donated separately by Romaine in 2017. It includes materials from the October 14, 2011 board meeting, records related to the Arion Press-APHA Proposal (2014), and ephemera from Annual Meetings from 2014-2017.

Subseries II.5: Catherine Tyler Brody Files


Box 35 Administrative Files, 1974-1984

Box 35 Correspondence and Administrative Files, 1975-2008

Box 35 Conference and Event Announcements, 1976-1986

Box 35 Printing News Article Drafts, 1984

Box 35 Award Speech- John Dreyfus

Subseries II.6: Irene Tichenor Files, 1974-2008


Box 36 Printing History file,1998-2001

Box 36 Publications file, 2000-2001

Box 36 APHA Membership file, 2000-2001

Box 36 Advertising Manager file, 2001

Box 36 Re. APHA Newsletter file, 2000-2001

Box 36 File relating to Vice President for Publications, 1984-1990

Box 36 APHA Awards, 2000

Box 36 Conference, 2000-2001