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Box 1

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Contains 67 Results:

Benson, John Howard, 1935-01 - 1937-12

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Updike and Benson regarding several commissions. Several of the letters refer to calligraphic lettering design; letter dated June 11, 1937 refers specifically to san-serif types and designs by Koch, Gill, Chappell, and Renner. (16 items)

Dates: 1935-01 - 1937-12

Benson, John Howard, 1939-09 - 1941-07

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
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Correspondence between Updike and Benson regarding printing of his work The Elements of Lettering, published in 1940. Several letters concern the A.I.G.A. Grolier Club exhibition of Merrymount imprints. (25 items)

Dates: 1939-09 - 1941-07

Berenson, Bernhard, 1902-01-20

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
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Berenson to Updike (1 item) praises new font of type cut by Herbert Horne.

Dates: 1902-01-20

Bradley, G.W., 1900-05-16

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
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Bradley, Dean of Westminster Church, to Updike and Harold Brown regarding receipt of the “Altar Book” (1 item)

Dates: 1900-05-16

Brent, Charles Henry, 1910-10 - 1913-05

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
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Brent, writing from Lambeth Palace, to Updike with appreciation for his work. (2 items)

Dates: 1910-10 - 1913-05

Caslon, H.W. & Co, Ltd., 1897-01-21

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
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Caslon to Updike regarding inquiry of Caslon cast ornaments and Caslon specimen book. (1 item)

Dates: 1897-01-21

Champion, Honore, 1906-02 - 1915-01

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
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Champion to Updike with updates about his bookshop.`. Letter dated March 13, 1913 indicates where Updike may obtain work by Parisian printers. (4 items)

Dates: 1906-02 - 1915-01

Chapman, John Jay, 1916-07-10

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
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Chapman to Updike regarding America’s position in World War I. (1 item)

Dates: 1916-07-10

Clark, Thomas March., 1892-03-09

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
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Clark to Updike concerning collecting for Berkeley monument at Cloyne Cathedral. (1 item)

Dates: 1892-03-09

Clay, J. & C. F., 1904-07-01

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
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Clay, at Cambridge University Press, to Updike regarding use of Caslon type specimen “old face small pica” (1 item)

Dates: 1904-07-01