Christmas Cards, Letters, Postcards
- Containers:
- Manuscripts Oversize Box 11, Folder 2
- Scope and content:
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Christmas cards 2-color (tan and red-brown) Christmas card with extensive use of ornaments, 1989. 1989 2-color Christmas card (black and red) 1990. 1990 Christmas card from Germany. Handwritten letter inside. Signed "Paul & Ginger" and "Amen" on back. Dec. 1992 Christmas card, 2-color (red and black) 1992. 1992 Christmas card. Handwritten letter on inside left. Signed "PhD." Letterpress printed return address on envelope. Dec. 13, 1993 1995 holiday card printed letterpress with small hand-colored illustration. Inside top has handwritten note to Pam. Signed "Pablo." Wishes for a happy 1996. Dec. 1995 Dec. 1996 letterpress holiday card from Paul and Ginger Duensing. Wishes for a happy 1997. Dec. 1996 1998 Christmas card, which dove cutout glued to grey paper background. Handwritten letter on back. Dec. 1998 Letterpress Christmas card with water-colored leaf by Roy Rice. Handwritten letter to Pamela Rups on inside left. Signed "Pablo." Dec. 1999 Christmas card (letterpress) from Paul's new home in Georgia. Handwritten note to Pam on left inside. Signed "Paul." no date Letters Picture of Pam and Paul and a note to Paul from Leslie Evans of Watertown, Massachusetts. Jan. 20, 1990 Letterpress card of bloopers printed by Norris Whitbeck (?) and dated Feb. 1990; Cedar Mountain Sleeper #39. Has handwritten note from Paul. Feb. 26, 1990 Copy of letter to Paul (in German) from Dr. Peter Ruck, Institute fur Historische Hilfwissenschaften; also copy of program for Methoden der Schriftbeschreibung, 23-25 Sept. 1990. 10 May 1990 Typewritten airmail letter to Pam dated 29 May 1992 (European date). Describes travels through Italy and Switzerland. Tells of concerns about how long it is taking to get started building the printing museum Paul had been promised he would run. 29.5.92 6.10.92. Handwritten letter from Griesheim, Germany. Little or no progress on printing museum. 7.10.92 Handwritten airmail letter dated 4 Feb. 93. Illegible Typewritten airmail letter from Griesheim, Germany dated 3 September 1993. Talks about return to Kalamazoo. 3.9.93 Handwritten letter to Pam dated Sept. 9. Mentions suicide (Paul simply says he died) of Kent Kasuboske, one of ten young people given special admission to Chicago 1994 meeting of Typocrafters. Pamela Rups and Amy Bollinger from Kalamazoo were two of the ten awarded this honor. Sept. 10, 1994 Computer letter dated Oct. 31, 1994 and hand signed "Pablo." Nov. 1, 1994 Handwritten letter from 19 Feb. Watkinsville, GA. 20 Feb. 1995 Letterpress letterhead, letter written on typewriter. Dated 14 July 1995. Signed "Bubba Coed." July 15, 1995 Typewritten letter from Watkinsville, GA; no envelope. Date is probably some time in 1996. Enclosure: 2 pages from magazine Communication Arts. probably 1996 Computer-written letter to Pam, dated 5 January 1997. no envelope Inkjet-printed letter to Pamela Rups, dated 8 August 1997. Signed "Bubba." Aug. 11 1997 Inkjet letter from Watkinsville, Georgia. Feb. 16 1998 Inkjet letter from Watkinsville, Georgia. Talks about selling off his print shop and library. Signed "Pablo." no date Postcards Postcard from Frankfort, Germany. Signed "Paul." Nov. 8, 198? Postcard from Rotterdam, Holland. Oct. 25, 1989 Postcard from Holland, sent to Amy Bollinger, written to Pamela Rups. Signed, "Paul." Feb. 26, 1990 Postcard from Turkey. Signed "Abdull." March 15, 199? Postcard from Thailand. Signed "Pablo." March 18, 199? Handwritten postcard from Athens, Georgia. Feb. 3, 1993 Letter, inkjet printed. Enclosure: color photo from California near Muir Woods. Copy of e-mail about a workshop on medieval painting techniques. Jan. 19, 1999 Letter, inkjet printed letter about dispersal of his books and press. Signed "Pablo," undated.
Access and use
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