Eph. Ephemera
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Identifier: Eph
Ephemera are printed items that were originally expected to have only short-term use or popularity. Postcard collections are listed here, as well as advertisements, fliers, print samples, programs, and broadsides.
Found in 77 Collections and/or Records:
Willens & Company business and advertising specimens
Collection
Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-Willens & Co.
Abstract
Collection of business forms and cards, advertisements, and other commercial printing specimens created by Chicago printing firm Willens & Company. Also included in the collection are brochures, catalogs, and other text describing the products and services of the company and current rates. The specimens were originally compiled in a three-ring binder for a sales representative to demonstrate the company's line of "standardized advertising and printed necessities and to take orders for...
Dates:
1939
William Hesterberg Collection of Keepsakes and Private Press Ephemera
Collection
Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-Hesterberg
Abstract
Letterpress keepsakes and ephemera collected by Chicago-area handpress printer William Hesterberg. The bulk of the collection consists of keepsakes produced by members of the Typocrafters, an informal group of people interested in typography and graphic design.
Dates:
approximately 1987-2002