Printing proofs and publisher's dummies, 1937-1992
Scope and Contents
Gousha map printing proofs and publisher’s dummies. Includes printer’s proofs with brief manuscript notes, or printed in one color only, or lacking machine folds, or lacking accompanying text on verso. Also includes publisher’s dummies, or printed mock-ups of maps as visual sales aids, showing proposed design and size, with spacing and cartouches deliberately left blank as place-holders for the names and corporate logos of Gousha clients. See also publisher’s dummies in Series 4 (Conoco Touraide road atlases, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1956, and 1958 editions); Series 5 (Allstate Trip Plans for 1965 and 1966); and Series 14 (1952 Nash Motors Company Aerflyte calendar, 1959 Texaco calendar, and 1965 Conoco Touraide calendar).
Dates
- Creation: 1937-1992
Creator
- From the Collection: H.M. Gousha Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The H.M. Gousha collection is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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