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John M. Wing Foundation printing ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: Wing-Ephemera-File
Abstract

Printed ephemera from a variety of companies, organizations, and individuals, mostly concerned with printing, publishing, graphic design, and related book arts. Geographic coverage includes North America, Great Britain, Europe and East Asia.

Dates: approximately 1750-ongoing; Majority of material found within 1900-1999

Portraits of Writing Masters and Mistresses

 Collection
Identifier: Case Wing oversize-NE390-P67
Abstract

Collection of 170 prints and manuscripts produced primarily in Europe between 1595 and 1878, the bulk of which were produced between 1650 and 1780. Most items were produced in London. The majority of items are portrait prints of writing masters and penmen, though there are also examples of writing samples, calligraphic art portraying religious scenes or theologians, as well as correspondence.

Dates: approximately 1595 to approximately 1878; Majority of material found within 1650 - 1780

Type specimen sheets and booklets

 Collection
Identifier: Case Wing-Z250-A5
Abstract

A collection of over 2500 type specimen sheets and other advertising materials issued by type foundries, typesetters, and printers that display typefaces, type families, or groups of types. Geographic coverage includes United States, Great Britain, and continental Europe.

Dates: 1870-ongoing

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  • Names: Newberry Library. John M. Wing Foundation X
  • Language: French X

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Subject
Calligraphy (visual works) 2
Correspondence 2
Printed ephemera 2
Trade catalogs 2
Advertising 1
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Advertising -- Specimens 1
Advertising cards 1
Alternative publications 1
Announcements 1
Annual reports 1
Artists' books 1
Birthday cards 1
Blank forms 1
Book jackets 1
Book prospectuses 1
Bookmarks 1
Bookplates 1
Booksellers' advertisements 1
Booksellers' catalogs 1
Borders (Type evidence) 1
Broadsides 1
Brochures 1
Business cards 1
Buttons (informational artifacts) 1
Calendars 1
Calligraphers -- Portraits 1
Calligraphy 1
Catalogs 1
Certificates 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Sources 1
Christmas cards 1
Clippings 1
Conference programs 1
Contracts 1
Dance cards 1
Direct mail 1
Engravings 1
Envelopes 1
Etchings 1
Exhibition catalogs 1
Graphic arts 1
Graphic design (Typography) 1
Greeting cards 1
Invitations 1
Keepsakes 1
Labels (identifying artifacts) 1
Letterheads 1
Lithographs 1
Mailing labels 1
Manufacturers' catalogs 1
Membership lists 1
Menus 1
Mezzotints 1
New Year cards 1
Order forms 1
Penmanship 1
Penmanship manuals 1
Periodicals 1
Photogravures 1
Portrait prints 1
Portraits 1
Postcards 1
Posters 1
Prayer books 1
Press releases 1
Price lists 1
Printers' advertisements 1
Printing 1
Printing -- Catalogs 1
Printing -- Specimens 1
Printing industry 1
Programs 1
Promotional materials 1
Proofs (printed matter) 1
Prospectuses 1
Publishers' advertisements 1
Publishers' catalogs 1
Receipts (Financial records) 1
Reply cards 1
Sales catalogs 1
Sample books 1
Souvenir programs 1
Stickers 1
Stipple engravings 1
Type and type-founding -- Specimens 1
Type ornaments (Type evidence) 1
Type specimens 1
Typefaces (Type evidence) 1
Valentines 1
Women calligraphers -- Portraits 1
Woodcuts 1
Zines 1
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Language
Spanish; Castilian 2
Italian 1
Russian 1
Swedish 1
 
Names
Aliquando Press 1
American Institute of Graphic Arts 1
American Type Founders Company 1
Amsterdam Continental Types and Graphic Equipment 1
Bauersche Giesserei 1