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Dwiggins, W. A. (William Addison), 1880-1956

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1880 - 1956

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Will Ransom papers

 Collection
Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-Rans
Abstract Printer, commercial artist, bibliographer and author of works on American printing history and private presses who did freelance work in lettering, design and typography before becoming art editor at the University of Oklahoma Press. Largely the correspondence between Ransom and members of the Anglo-American fine press movement between 1920 and 1950, together with printed ephemera from these presses, and detailed notes about their history and publications. There are also files on Ransom's...
Dates: 1883-1954

William A. Kittredge papers

 Collection
Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-Kit
Abstract Chicago designer and author on design, Director of Design and Typography for the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. of Chicago from 1922-1945. Largely a collection of printed ephemera selected to exemplify the best design of the twentieth century, this collection also includes a few original designs by Kittredge, some correspondence with other designers (most notably Rockwell Kent, Rudolph Ruzicka, Edward A. Wilson, D.B. Updike, and Edward Penfield), and extensive samples of Kittredge's printed...
Dates: 1907-1952; Majority of material found within 1922 - 1944

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  • Subject: Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago X

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Advertising -- Design 1
Advertising -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Book design -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Correspondence -- 1901-1950 1
Correspondence -- 1951-2000 1