The Library of Congress: Frederic W. Goudy Collection
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Description: Personal library, papers and publications, from the Special Collections division of the Library of Congress.
Frederic W. Goudy Collection (Selected Special Collections: Rare Book and Special Collections, Library of Congress) Personal library, papers, and publications of type designer Frederic Goudy merican type designer Frederic W. Goudy (1865-1947) began experimenting with layout and printing while working as a bookkeeper in Chicago in the 1890s. He created a total of 124 type designs, executing many from drawing to casting, and operated the Village Press with his wife Bertha from 1903 to 1939. The Goudy Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division was purchased from Goudy himself in 1944 and consists largely of material that escaped a disastrous workshop fire in 1939. The collection includes Goudy's personal library on typography and numerous examples of fine printing (Ca. 1890-1944), particularly from private American Presses. The output of the Village Press is documented by over 150 items ranging from dummies and broadsides to finished books. The division copy of Melbert B. Carry's
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| Page title: | Frederic W. Goudy Collection (Selected Special Collections: Rare Book and Special Collections, Library of Congress) |
| Keywords: | rare book special collections division, library of congress Frederic Goudy, Village Press, printing press, book art, illustration |
| Description: | Frederic W. Goudy Collection (Selected Special Collections: Rare Book and Special Collections, Rare Book & Special Collections Division, Library of Congress). |
| IP-address: | 140.147.249.7 |
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