Henry Lewis Bullen papers
Collection
Identifier: VAULT folio-Wing-MS-49
Abstract
Letters, postcards, drafts of essays; all concerning the origin of the American point system invented by Nelson Crocker Hawks, on Hawks' career as an early California type founder, and on such other early California printing industry figures as W.F. Shattuck, Andrew Foreman, William Faulkner, and others.
Dates
- Creation: 1908-1912
Creator
- Bullen, Henry Lewis, 1857-1938 (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Librarian of the American Type Founders Company, Jersey City, New Jersey.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (3 folders in 1 portfolio)
Language of Materials
English
General Note
The majority of the letters here are from Hawks to Bullen and are dated from Alameda, California; other correspondents include P.W. Shattuck, A.H. McQuilken, Alpha Child, Mrs. R.H. Faulkner, F.H. Mark and George L. Alexander.
Subject
- Bullen, Henry Lewis, 1857-1938 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Child, Alpha (Person)
- Faulkner, William (printer) (Person)
- Foreman, Andrew (Person)
- Hawks, Nelson Crocker, 1840-1929 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Shattuck, W. F. (Person)
- Status
- Catalog Record Only
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org