Subgroup 04: John M. Wing Foundation - Office of the Curator, 1923-1947
Scope and Contents
Since its 1918 donation and endowment by John Mansir Wing, the Wing Foundation on the History of Printing has had four custodians: Pierce Butler, 1920-1931, Ernst F. Detterer, 1931-1947, James M. Wells, 1951-1984, and Paul F. Gehl, 1986 . The custodians of the Wing Foundation have built a major research collection of some 27,000 volumes and several thousand manuscripts documenting not only the aesthetic of book design, but also lettering and printing technology.
Includes correspondence and subject files of Pierce Butler and Ernst F. Detterer.
For records of the third Wing Custodian, James M. Wells, see Record Group 03/21/01.
Dates
- Creation: 1923-1947
Creator
- From the Collection: Newberry Library (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Newberry Library Archives are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Unprocessed records are available by appointment only. Advance notice is necessary, particularly for administrative files, so that files may be screened for personnel records that are removed when records are processed.
Files containing personal or confidential information about individuals (including individual files on members of the Board of Trustees, individual donor files and records reporting the donations of an individual, personnel records, payroll records, and individual accepted fellows files) are closed for 30 years.
Extent
10.8 Linear Feet
Arrangement
Organized in two series: Pierce Butler - Subject Files (08/04/02), and Ernst F. Detterer - Administrative Subject Files (08/04/03).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org