A brief survey of printing: history and practice manuscript, 1923

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
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Restrictions:

Collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16409, A brief survey of printing: history and practice manuscript, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.03 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Morison, Stanley, 1889-1967 and Jackson, Holbrook, 1874-1948
Language:
English, with scant Latin and French.
Preferred citation:

MSS 16409, A brief survey of printing: history and practice manuscript, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The manuscript is likely a production copy of "A brief survey of printing: history and practice" (1923; 0.03 cubic feet) by Stanley Morison and Holbrook Jackson. Sixteen additional leaves with reproduction printing samples pasted on. Fourteen of these reproductions are not present in the published version of this work, and two leaves contain notes handwritten by Morison. Duplicated pages of typed text on letterhead of "Linotype & Machinery Limited, London."

Biographical / historical:

Stanley Morison (1889-1967) was a renowned English typographer and printing scholar. His achievements include the design of the popular font Times New Roman.

Holbrook Jackson (1874-1948) was an English writer, critic, and bibliophile.

Source: Materials within collection; Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Printing