Special Collections Department
PAUL A. BENNETT
COLLECTION
1914 - 1973
(bulk dates 1930 - 1960)
Manuscript Collection Number: 210
Accessioned: Purchased, July 1987
Extent: 3.3 linear ft. (786 items)
Content: Correspondence, brochures,
prospectuses, broadsides, pamphlets, articles, speeches, books, photographs,
newsletters, and ephemera
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: 1990-1991 by Anita
A. Wellner
Special Collections, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
(302) 831-2229
Table of Contents
Biographical Note
Paul A. Bennett (1897-1966) was director of typography for the Mergenthaler Linotype Company for thirty years until his retirement in 1962. Mr. Bennett lectured on and wrote articles about printing and typography. Bennett was one of the founders, then unofficial secretary of the Typophiles; he frequently coordinated the printing efforts of the group and wrote a number of the forewords and introductions to Typophile publications.
The Typophiles is a group of individuals involved in the graphic arts, who originally came together for a series of occasional, informal luncheon meetings in New York City. The Typophiles regularly printed "keepsakes" on the occasion of special events. Loosely organized, the Typophiles maintained no officers or boards, but Paul A. Bennett became the behind-the- scenes coordinator of publications. Frequently he originated and directed the progress of publications. In addition to keepsakes, the Typophiles published a series of monographs and a series of Chap Books with commentaries.
In addition to numerous articles, Paul Bennett wrote Books and Printing, issued by the World Publishing Company. In 1961 he received the Gold Medal award of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Mr. Bennett died in New York on December 18, 1966.
Source:
New York Times, December 19, 1966. Obituary. Page 37.
Scope and Content Note
The Paul A. Bennett Collection consists of 3.3 linear feet of correspondence, printed material, and memorabilia from the library of type designer Paul A. Bennett. Spanning the dates 1914-1971 (bulking 1930-1960), the collection demonstrates some of the typographic projects on which Bennett worked. It also conveys some of the friendships and working relationships that he established with experts in the fields of typography, graphic arts, and printing.
The collection includes materials related to Bennett’s work with a number of organizations in which he was an active participant, such as the Typophiles, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and the Rounce & Coffin Club of California. There is correspondence and printed material related to Bennett’s friendships with “the First Lady of Typography,” Beatrice Warde; engraver Rudolph Ruzicka; and printer Lester Douglas. The collection also includes material for two of Bennett’s jobs for The Mergenthaler Linotype Company, namely Revised Index and Addenda to One-Line Specimen Book: 2 and The Doubleday Dictionary, as well as articles and speeches written by Bennett.
The collection is organized into thirteen series: I. The Typophiles, II. The American Institute of Graphics, III. The Rounce & Coffin Club, IV. The Mergenthaler Linotype Company, V. Beatrice Warde, VI. Rudolf Ruzicka, VII. Lester Douglas, VIII. Printing and Graphic Arts, IX. Articles by Bennett, X. Speeches by Bennett, XI. Material honoring Paul Bennett, XII. Bookplates of Paul Bennett, and XIII. Miscellaneous material.
The collection includes a variety of printed ephemera, including a number of keepsakes from fine private presses such as a set of memorial keepsakes created to honor Bennett in 1966. A majority of the run of News from the Outpost, a publication by Americans in Britain during World War II, can be found in Series V.3. Galley proofs for Typophile Chapbooks, newsletters and exhibition catalogs for the American Institute of Graphic Arts, books and printed matter written by Beatrice Ward, exemplify the types of printed material available in this collection.
Series List
I. The Typophiles, 1937-1973
II. The American Institute of Graphics, 1923-1958
III. The Rounce & Coffin Club, 1940-1950
IV. The Mergenthaler Linotype Company, 1951-1959
V. Beatrice Warde, 1928-1969
VI. Rudolf Ruzicka, 1935-1961
VII. Lester Douglas, 1959
VIII. Printing and Graphic Arts, 1952-1961
IX. Articles written by Bennett, 1943-1965
X. Speeches presented by Bennett, 1963
XI. Material honoring Paul A. Bennett, 1952-1953
XII. Bookplates of Paul A. Bennett, [n.d.]
XIII. Miscellaneous material, 1914-1965
Contents List
Box -- Folder -- Contents
Series I. The Typophiles, 1937-1973
This material includes printed books and keepsakes,
dummies for books, correspondence, The Typophiles logo,
and galley proofs of Portrait of a Publisher.
1 F1A A logo for The Typophiles
Original black and white graffito (12" by 12") for
“The Typophiles, New York.” 1 item
F1B Storage box labeled “Typophile Keepsakes”
1 item
F2 Sample book covers for Typophile Chap Books or
keepsakes
6 items
F3 The Typophiles Chap Books VII. Roman Numerals,
Typographic Leaves and Pointing Hands: Some Notes on
their Origin, History, and Contemporary Use by Paul
McPharlin. New York: The Typophiles, 1942.
Unbound page proof, 103 pp.
F4 Typophile Chap Books: Number 28. Calligraphics -
Hands and Forms Rendered by Twenty-five American
Scribes for The Typophiles. New York: The Typophiles,
1955. Foreword by Paul Bennett.
Set of unbound page proofs 134 pp.
Galley proof, 2 pp.
F5 Typophile Chap Books: XXXIII. Owed to the Book
compiled and edited by William E. Lickfield for The
Typophiles. Philadelphia: The Typophiles, [1956].
Incomplete set of page proofs with the initial
page bearing instructions for the trimming of the pages
Complete set of unbound but sewn pages with a
blank cover
2 F6 Typophile Chap Books: 42. Portrait of a Publisher
1915/1965. I. Reminiscences and Reflections by Alfred
A. Knopf. New York: The Typophiles, 1965.
Introduction by Bennett.
Galley proofs with autograph corrections by
Bennett, 100 leaves
F7 Typophile Chap Books: 43. Portrait of a Publisher
II and the Borzoi Imprint: Recollections and
Appreciations by Alfred A. Knopf. New York: The
Typophiles, 1965. Introduction by Paul Bennett.
Galley proofs with autograph corrections by
Bennett, 100 leaves
2 F8 [Typophile Chap Book: 49.] Disquisition on the
Composing Stick by Martin K. Speckter. New York: The
Typophiles, 1969.
4 items, 66 pp.
Speckter to Leslie, Loos, and Antin
1969 Mar 5 TL(carbon) 1 p.
Speckter to “Herman”
n.d. ANS 1 p.
Ts (carbon) of text, 64 pp. With cover
F9 Typophile Monograph 34. Books and People by Jacob
Kohn. Los Angeles: Richard J. Hoffman, 1951.
2 items, 38 pp.
Two copies of the booklet
F10 Paul A. Bennett Memorial Keepsake, [1966]
26 items, 122 pp.
21 different printed keepsakes
Note: By members of The Typophiles issued in
memory of Paul Bennett, including Peter Dorn, Fridolf
Johnson, Warren Chappell, Bill Jackson, and Charles
Antin. These are from fine private presses such as the
Cherryburn Press, the Greenwood Press, the Creekside
Press, the Mermaid Press, the Four Ducks Press, and the
Stinehour Press. There are some duplicates.
Special printing of Ronald Johnson’s The Round
Earth on Flat Paper, The Finial Press, Urbana, Ill.,
1968.
Keepsake for John W. Marchi
Offprint of Johnson, Fridolf. “The Typophiles …
and a keepsake.” American Artist, May 1969.
F11 Devices from or by Typophiles, 1938
18 items, 38 pp.
Printed announcement for a Typophiles book
Examples of some devices
“A Device for Paul A. Bennett” by Maverick Press
“Trademark for the Typophiles” by Maverick Press
Series I. The Typophiles (cont’d)
2 F12 Frederick Goudy Pamphlets
2 items, 25 pp.
Two pamphlets by The Typophiles to honor F. W.
Goudy on his 73rd and 74th birthdays:
Transcript of a Goudy Broadcast 1-28-39, reprint
with envelope
A Note on the 105th Type Designed by Fred W. Goudy
(1938)
F13 Adolf Wo Bist Du?
12 pp.
Pamphlet for "Ye Typophiles" by unidentified
press. The pamphlet consists of text and caricatures
of Adolph Hitler and “Tojo.”
F14 Announcements, Prospectus, and Information from
The Typophiles, 1937-1973
32 items, 78 pp.
Promotional material sent by Bennett, acting as
secretary for The Typophiles, including inserts,
questionnaires and:
List of titles of Typophile Chap Books
Prospectus for Printers as Men of the World, 3
copies
Prospectus for A Typological Tally
“Low Calorie (and low morale) Diet,” 2 copies
Prospectus for Kelmscott Doves and Ashendene, 5
copies
Prospectus for George Clymer and the Columbian
Press
F15A W.W. Tompkins Dinner
Ephemera related to a dinner held for W.W.
Tompkins including Bennett’s placecard, a receipt,
Bennett’s notes for a speech, the menu, a postcard,
door prize list, photocopy of signatures of attendees
and photographs
“Tommy” (W.W. Tompkins) to “Paul/Madge, Ted/Kitty,
Burt/all”
1965 Dec 1 TLS 1 p.
F15B Miscellaneous Material
6 prints of a portrait of Herb Farber from
engravings by Bernard Brussel-Smith, 3 signed, 3
unsigned, with envelope
Luncheon and dinner information cards and
keepsakes
Selective Check Lists of Press Books, Part Ten by
Will Ransom. New York: Philip C. Duschnes, 1949.
“Books” specimen page?
“Bob Leslie Named To President Post Of The
Typophiles” reprint from Printing News. Dec 27, 1969.
Series II. The American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1923-1958
Includes bound volumes of the Fifty Books of the
Year catalogs for 1923-1944. Paul A. Bennett was an
active member of the AIGA.
3 F16A Information, 1935-1944, 1958
Report of the Fifty Books Committee for 1935
The American Institute of Graphic Arts: Objects
and Activities, Constitution and By-Laws. New York:
George Grady Press, Sep 1935.
With letter from C.C. Lane, President, AIGA to
“Dear Member”
1935 Nov 8 TLS 1 p.
How our quarter century began: an address
delivered at the 25th Annual Meeting…May 31st, 1939.
Grand Rapids, MI: Commonwealth Printing Co.
Keepsake No. 63
Invitations to lectures and meetings
President’s report for 1941-42, Ts, 11 pp.
Clippings
“A Letter from the Critical Committee”
F16B Newsletters, 1934-1944, 1958
1934 Nov 20
1942 Oct
1943 Jan
1943 Mar
1943 Dec
1943 Sep
1944 Sep
1958 Oct
F16C Annual Meeting, 1945
Announcement of Annual Meeting
Informational correspondence to members regarding
elections
Press release regarding elections
Report of the President for 1944-1945, Ts, 11pp.
F17A Exhibitions
Exhibition catalogs, announcements, calls for
submissions, programs for openings, 18 items
F17B Annual Book Auction
Items related to the AIGA Annual Book Auction
including checklists, reminders and a poster, 9 items
3 F17C Fifty Books of the Year, 1923-1944
4 items (659 pp.)
Books selected and shown under the auspices of the
American Institute of Graphic Arts. Consists of two
bound volumes.
Volume one contains the issues for 1923-1934, 315
pp. This volume bears Bennett’s bookplate. A catalog
for 1923 and a retrospective catalog for 1923-1932 are
laid in.
Volume two contains issues for 1936-1944. 344 pp.
Series III. The Rounce & Coffin Club, California, 1940-1950
Includes correspondence and printed material.
Paul Bennett was a non-resident member of the club and
spoke at several meetings.
4 F18 Announcements, Keepsakes, Correspondence, and Speeches,
1940-1950
Caroline Anderson to Bennett
1946 Jan 1 ALS 1 p.
H. Richard Archer to Bennett
1947 Jan 27 TLS 1 p.
Mar 1 TLS 1 p.
1948 Feb 18 TLS 1 p.
1949 Nov 10 TLS 1 p.
Bennett to Archer
1947 Mar 7 TL(carbon) 2 pp.
1948 Mar 1 TL(carbon) 1 p.
Announcements and invitations to club events,
exhibition catalogs, reprints, offprints, broadsides,
poster, clipping, including:
The Mantua-Makers: A poem. Broadside. 1949.
From H. Dick Arhcur. A Picture, sent to G.
Dahlstrom. Broadside.
“Oh! If there were no printers” by E.M. Heist.
“Wide prospects: an address delivered at the
thirty-seventh commencement exercises … Los Angeles
City College, 1949.” Program.
Autograph notes in Bennett’s hand on two different
lectures
Poster for 5th Annual Founder’s Day. William
Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Jun 5, 1949.
Series IV. The Mergenthaler Linotype Company, 1951-1959
Revised Index and Addenda to One-Line Specimen Book: 2
4 F19A Proofs with autograph corrections and note: “Ok
11/17/52,” 27 pp.
F19B Proofs with autograph note “R? 11/19,” 1 p.
Proofs with autograph corrections and note: “Checked
11/13/52,” 26 pp.
F19C Proofs with overlay sheets, 10 pp.
F19D Autograph notes in Bennett’s hand, 2 pp.
“To be added to Index,” Ts with autograph notes, 3 pp.
Proofs with autograph corrections, 12 pp.
F19E Proofs, 9 pp.
F19F Proofs with autograph notes, 27 pp.
“ok 11/14/52 Rf” and “Dble checked 11/24/52 P.”
F19G Revised Index and Addenda to One-Line Specimen Book: 2.
June 5, 1951. 20 pp.
F19H Cards with printed designs
Original sketches “E” and “F”
“Fairfield Medium: Designed by Rudolph Ruzicka.” Ts,
1 p.
Printed “EF” design
Advance proof font descriptions, 12 pp.
Sketches on vellum, 3 pp.
“On Paragraph Marks.” Ts, 1 p.
“Eldorado: Designed by W.A. Dwiggins.” Ts, 1 p.
Galley proofs with autograph notes, 1 p.
Proof with autograph note “more coming 8/22/52,” 1 p.
Galley proofs, 11 pp.
“Yuletide Decoration.” Ts, 1 p.
“Addenda Specimen Alphabets.” Ts, 1 p.
“Revised index and addenda:2.” Ts, 1 p.
“Revised index and addenda:2.” Ts, 1 p.
Sketches for title page
Mock up pages
Galley proofs, 5 pp.
Ts mockup with autograph note: “omit,” 3 pp.
Autograph notes, 3 pp.
Galley proof, 2 pp.
Jackson Burke to Harvey George
1952 Sep 16 ANS 1 p.
from Bennett
1952 Sep 16 TL 2 pp.
Oct 22 TL 2 pp.
4 Doubleday Dictionary
F20A Miscellaneous
Autograph notes, 3 pp.
Photocopy, 1 p.
Autograph notes, 2 pp.
Proof pages with autograph notes, 3 pp.
Proof pages, 2 pp.
TLS (carbon) from Bennett to Jackson Burke, Nov
19, 1959, 1 p.
Proof pages, 5 pp.
Autograph note, 3 pp.
Photocopy with overlay sheet with autograph notes,
2 pp.
F20B Photocopies with autograph notes, 16 pp.
F20C Autograph notes, 2 pp.
Proofs, 10 pp.
Photocopies, 2 pp.
F20D Uncut page proofs, 32 pp.
F21 Ts (mimeograph) with autograph notations. June 9,
1959. 171 pp.
Series V. Beatrice Warde, 1928-1969
Includes correspondence, photographs, printed
books, and issues of London Calling and Outpost.
Series V.1. Visits and Tours in the United States,
[1930]-1966
Includes correspondence, keepsakes by various groups in
honor of Beatrice Warde, photographs of Warde and
others (including Paul Bennett), clippings about her
visits, and other ephemera. Arranged chronologically.
5 F22 1937-1947
Keepsake produced by Bennett for Warde
Warde to Paul Bennett
n.y. Mar 6 ALS 1 p.
Bennett to Warde
1939 Mar 7 TL(carbon) 1 p. With
second carbon copy on letterhead.
“This is a printing office” greeting card from
Warde “to her friends and colleagues of the printing
trade in America: June 1940.” 2 copies
“We Are An Army of a Million Americans” pamphlet
New York Herald Tribune. Feb 10, 1941, page 1.
With autograph notes.
“Eagle Club closing ‘for alterations.’” The Stars
and Stripes. Apr 29, 1943. New York, London. With
autograph notes.
The token of Freedom. Prospectus and specimen
pages. With envelope addressed to Arthur Rushmore from
Warde.
“Typophiles dedicate a book to England.” American
Printer. May 1941. p. 34
“Keepsake on the occasion of introducing Beatrice
L. Warde to friends of Print.” With invitation and
clippings.
“Books across the sea” reprint from The Manchester
Guardian. Apr 12, 1947.
“Reflections: -- B.W. 8-21-1947.” Ts, 2 pp.
Autograph notes in Bennett’s hand, 4 pp.
Photograph of Warde. Fotographic Services Inc,
NY. Signed by Lise Steiner.
5 F23 1950-1952
Warde to Bennett
n.y. Mar 3 ALS 2 pp. With envelope
Announcement of Warde’s talk in Philadelphia, Mar
10, 1950
What’s that typeface. London: The Monotype
Corporation.
“Keepsake for dinner by The Ampersands 4/4/1950.”
2 copies, with envelopes.
Invitation to dinner for Warde at Architectural
League, Apr 28, 1950. 2 copies.
“This is a printing office” printed card
Autograph notes in Bennett’s hand
“BW” design on card in Bennett’s? hand
Type Directors Club Membership roster for 1950
Folder with hand lettered label including:
Imprinted keepsake, 2 copies
Type Directors Club Membership roster for
1950
“Beatrice Warde: Printing Should Be
Invisible” keepsake
“Paul Beaujon disguised as Beatrice Warde”
broadside
Original wood engraving by Bernard Brussel-
Smith, signed
Bennett to Warde
1952 Jan 7 TL 1 p.
from Warde to Bennett
1952 Feb 1 Telegram 1 p.
F24 1953-1959
Photographs, each labeled on verso, 8 items
Envelope addressed to Bennett Jun 23, 1953
Photograph of Warde with others
Clippings
F25 1960-1962
Clippings
Page 2 of a TL from Bennett to Warde, Mar 28,
1960, 1 p.
Photocopy of attendees’ signatures at dinner, Jun
20, 1962
Announcement postcard for Warde luncheon
Envelope addressed to Bennett
5 F26 1965
Warde to Bennett
1965 May 4 Telegram 1 p.
May 11 Telegram 1 p.
May 11 TLS 3 pp.
Warde to Dr. Robert L. Leslie
1965 May 11 TL(carbon) 5 pp.
Thomas W. McDonald (Bill) to Bennett and Warde
1965 Jun 2 TLS 2 pp. With envelope
Bennett to Warde
1965 Jun 11 TL(carbon) 1 p.
Autograph note in Bennett's hand
Postcard announcement of Warde’s talk on “Heritage of
the Graphic Arts” 1965
Clippings and 14 photographs with envelope
Photocopy of attendees’ signatures at Typophile’s
dinner Jun 6, 1965
Photocopy of call for contributions for keepsake in
honor of Warde
Folder with label “Being a visible bouquet for Beatrice
Warde
Keepsakes, 15 items, with autograph list, 2 pp.
F27 Miscellaneous, 1939-1966
Clippings and photographs
R.L. to Mr. Rushmore
19[30] Dec 24 ACS 1 p.
Erling Bache to Reginald Orcutt
1939 Jun 15 TLS 1 p. With envelope
“Chapbook commentary No. 6”
“Graphic Arts Columbia University” pamphlet
Typophile miscellany
Pomfrets, London postcard advertisement
Reprint of obituary for Warde
Printed sample of Monotype Gills Sans
Broadside from the Marchbanks Press
16 envelopes addressed to Bennett, Reginald Orcutt,
Arthur Rushmore, many opened by censors. One includes
cancelled stamps.
Series V.2. London Calling: The Overseas Journal
of the British Broadcasting Corporation, 1940-1946
6 F28A 1940-1941. Material related to London Calling
“This is London Calling” program description and
schedule for BBC broadcasts, North American
Transmission
Prospectus
TLS from Sir Stephen Tallents, Controller,
Overseas Services, BBC, Aug 7, 1941, 1 p.
F28B Issues Nos. 62, 95-107 of London Calling
Series V.3. News From the Outpost
Published by Americans in Britain Outpost of the
Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies.
Printed in London by Unwin Brother Ltd.
F29A 1940 Aug – 1943 May
Issues were sent to Arthur Rushmore and Paul
Bennett. Includes issues 1-36 with some wrappers.
Some of the issues bear autograph notes to Bennett from
Beatrice Warde. Issues 1-20 were titled News from the
Outpost. Beginning with issue 21, the title changed to
The Outpost.
Also includes:
Envelope labeled “The National City Bank of New
York/ New York City/ For the American Outpost in
Great Britain
India: Speeches Delivered at a Tea Given by The
American Outpost in London on May 6th, 1943, in
Honour of The Rt. Hon. Leopold Amery, M. P.
Secretary of State for India. London: Unwin Bros.
Ltd.
“A letter from Beatrice Warde in London to her
friends in the U.S.A.” galley with autograph notes
to Bennett
TLS (mimeograph) signed by Beatrice Warde, Mar
1941, 2 pp.
F29B 1943 Jun – 1946 Jan/Mar
Issues 37-60, 62-67, 69
7 F30A 1940 Aug – 1941 Feb
Issues 2-13, some duplicates
Reprint of a political cartoon from The Evening
Standard Aug 26, 1940
Offprint “Nazism and The Bill of Rights”
“A letter from Beatrice Warde in London to her
friends in the U.S.A.” galley addressed to Mr.
Rushmore, signed by Warde
The St. James Lyre and the Piccadilly Gazette.
Vol. 1, No. 12, Dec 17, 1940
Christmas card from the St. James’ Bomber Fund
Warde to Arthur Rushmore
n.d. TLS(mimeograph) 2 pp.
1940 Oct TLS(mimeograph) 2 pp.
Dec 24 TLS(mimeograph) 2 pp.
F30B 1941 Feb – 1941 Jul
Issues 13-15, 17-20, some duplicates.
“Foodstuffs for Europe,” reprint from Aug 8, 1940
“American Generosity in War Relief Work” reprint
from The [London] Times Jun 4, 1941, 2 copies
TL “Greeting from the American Outpost in Great
Britain”
Warde to Rushmore
1941 May 31 TLS 4 pp.
Charles A. Dana, Vice President American Outpost
in Great Britain, to Rushmore
1941 Jun 19 TLS 1 p. Includes
membership application
F31A 1941 Aug – 1943 Sep
Issues 21-28, 30-31, 34, 38-41
Copy of the pamphlet India that appears also in
F29A
Clippings
F31B 1943 Oct – 1946 Jan/Mar
Issues 42, 44-47, 49, 51, 53, 55-57, 64-67, 69
Series V.4. Books written by Beatrice Warde, 1928-1940
7 F32 Bergerettes and Other Light Lyrics of the French
XVII-XVIII Centuries by Paul Beaujon. Frankfurt Main:
The Fleuron, 1928. 14 pp.
F33 Enjoying England: A Book About An Enchanted Island
by B. L. Warde. London: London & North Eastern
Railway, 1931. 64 pp.
F34 A Letter From London by Beatrice Warde. New York:
Privately Printed, n.d.
25 pp.
F35 “The Same Book” A Suggestion to Readers on the
Five Hundredth Anniversary of the Invention of Printing
with Movable Type by Beatrice Warde An American in
England. London: Privately Printed for the Author,
June 1940. 16 pp.
F36 The Shelter in Bedlam: A Story in Dialogue by B.
L. Warde. Edinburgh: Privately Printed for B. L. W.,
1937-38. 45 p
Series V.5. Printed Lectures, Speeches, and
Articles by Beatrice Warde, 1932-1969
F37 Printing Should Be Invisible
“Printing Should Be Invisible.” An address by
Beatrice L. Warde before the British Typographers’
Guild at St. Bride’s Institute London. New York:
The Marchbanks Press, 1937. 12 pp.
“Printing Should Be Invisible.” Copy of an
address by Mrs. Beatrice Warde before the British
Typographers’ Guild at St. Bride’s Institute
London. New York: The Marchbanks Press, 1932. 15
pp.
“Beatrice Warde: Printing Should Be Invisible.”
New York: American Book-Stratford Press, [1950].
12 pp.
“Printing Should Be Invisible” by Beatrice Warde.
New York: Privately Printed for W. R. Thurman,
Jr., 1935. 13 pp.
8 F38 “Design and Management.” The Special Lecture
given to The London Centre of the Printers’ Managers
and Overseers Association on Wednesday, May 25, 1949 by
Mrs. Beatrice Warde. 4 pp.
F39 “New Light on Typographic Legibility” by Beatrice
Warde.
Reprint from The Penrose Annual. Volume 50, 1956,
pp. 51-55. 5 pp.
F40 “The Rescuing Mouse.” A Speech by Beatrice Warde
Opening an Exhibition of Private Press Printing
Organized in 1963 by The London Chappell. Boston:
David R. Godine Publisher, 1969. 13 pp.
F41 Selections From the Addresses and Essays of B W
Commemorating Mrs. Warde's Visit to the U. S. in April,
1967. Jackson Heights, N. Y.: Frank E. Powers, n.d.
12 pp.
F42 “Typography in Art Education.” A paper read at
the Annual Conference, 1945, of the National Society
for Art Education by Beatrice Warde. Leicester: The
Association of Art Institutions and The National
Society for Art Education, 1946.
22 pp.
Series V.6. Books Related to Beatrice Warde, 1953-1962
F43 Go To It: An Exchange of Letters in Nineteen Fifty
Eight on the Subject of Typography Between
Beatrice Warde of the Monotype Corporation of
London England and Arnold Rockman then Secretary
of the Society of Typographic Designers of Canada.
Thornhill, Ontario: Village Press, 1962. 19 pp.
Inscribed to Bennett by Gus Reuter
Gustav Reuter to Bennett
n.y. Jul 30 TLS 1 p.
Bennett to “Mr. Rockman and … printers, Gus and
Vincent Reuter”
1962 Jul 11 TLS(carbon) 1 p.
F44 Concerning Some Words by Beatrice Warde & Types by
Varied Hands. Maple Shade, N.J.: The Pickering
Press, 1953. 56 pp.
F45 “Beatrice Warde, the First Lady of Typography” by John
Dreyfus. 8 pp.
Series V. Beatrice Warde (cont’d)
Series V.7. Presentation Copies From Beatrice Warde, 1953-1961
8 F46A The Little Yelloe Car by Sally Holliae. London:
Ernest Benn Limited, 1961. Presentation copy to Paul
Bennett from Beatrice Warde. 32 pp.
F46B The Form and Order of The Service That Is To Be
Performed and the Ceremonies That Are To Be Observed in
The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in the
Abbey Church of St. Peter Westminster on Tuesday The
Second Day of June 1953. Oxford: The University Press,
n.d. Presentation copy to The Typophiles [New York]
from Beatrice Warde, June 3, 1953. 48 pp.
Series V.8. Other books sent by Beatrice Warde, 1931-1940
F47A The London Mercury. Volume XXV, No. 145, November
1931. 164 pp.
F47B Planning For War & Peace: Ten Leading Articles
Reprinted From The Times. London: The Times Publishing
Company, Limited, 1940. 40 pp.
Series VI. Rudolph Ruzicka, 1935-1961
Includes correspondence, biographical notes, and
proofs for the Random House Dictionary and Billy Rose's
Nobody Important, on which artist and engraver Ruzicka
and Bennett collaborated.
9 F48 Biographical Material About Ruzicka, [1937]
Typescript with autograph corrections
Notes by Bennett about Ruzicka
Ts essay by Ruzicka titled, "A Note on the
Development of Colour Printing From Wood
Engravings"
F49 Material Related to Billy Rose's Nobody Important,
[1948]
Bennett and Ruzicka collaborated on this Overbrook
Press Christmas booklet.
TL (carbon) from Bennett to Ruzicka
Galley proofs of Nobody Important
Print
Proofs for two Mergenthaler bookplates which they
designed
9 F50 Ruzicka’s Design of the Random House College
Dictionary, 1961
Proofs with autograph corrections and notes by
Bennett and Ruzicka
Ruzicka to Bennett
1961 Feb 25 ALS 1 p.
Mar 2 ALS 1 p.
Mar 7 ALS 1 p.
Bennett to Ruzicka
1961 Mar 7 TL(carbon) 1 p.
Bennett to Harry Gage
1961 Feb 24 TL(carbon) 1 p.
Andre Braun to Bennett
1961 Mar 5 TLS(x) 1 p.
Mar 13 TLS(x) 1 p.
F51 Type Specimen Sheets of Types Designed by Rudolph
Ruzicka, n.d.
Includes one sheet of Fairfield Type designed by
Ruzicka
F52 Miscellaneous Material, 1935-1951
American Institute of Graphic Arts catalog An
Exhibition of the Work of Rudolph Ruzicka
Printed keepsake honoring Ruzicka given by The
Society of Printers for the Study and Advancement
of the Art of Printing, 1951
Bennett to Ruzicka
1947 Dec 1 TL(carbon) 1 p.
1949 Apr 19 TL(carbon) 1 p.
Ruzicka to Bennett
1949 Apr 5 ACS 1 p.
Series VII. Lester Douglas, 1959
9 F53 Correspondence, 1959 Jan 30 - Mar 30
Information Bulletin January 19, 1959 from the
Library of Congress which describes an American
Institute of Graphic Arts dinner honoring Lester
Douglas
Bennett to Douglas
1959 Feb 2 TL(carbon) 1 p.
Feb 10 TL(carbon) 2 pp.
Feb 17 TL(carbon) 1 p.
Mar 20 TL(carbon) 2 pp.
Douglas to Bennett
1959 Jan 30 ALS 2 pp.
Feb 4 ALS 5 pp.
Feb 10 ALS 5 pp.
Feb 12 ALS 1 p.
Mar 15 ALS 3 pp.
Series VIII. Printing and Graphic Arts, 1952-1961
A journal by The Stinehour Press.
F54 Correspondence and Announcements, 1952-1961
Ray Nash to Bennett
1955 Jan 24 ALS 1 p.
Bennett to Roderic D. Stinehour
1959 Jul 1 TL(carbon) 1 p.
1961 Mar 10 TL(carbon) 1 p.
Jim Eckman to Bennett
1960 Mar 4 TNS 1 p.
Bennett to Eckman
1960 Mar 9 TL(carbon) 1 p.
Stinehour to Bennett
1961 Mar 4 TLS 1 p.
Series IX. Articles written by Bennett, 1943-1965
Includes reprinted articles, research notes for
articles, and correspondence.
9 F55 Reprinted Articles by Bennett, 1960-1962
Includes reprints from The Penrose Annual of
articles written by Bennett:
“The Typophiles' Adventures in Bookmaking” from
volume 54, 1960
“Distinguished American Book Designers and
Printers” from volume 55, 1961
“American Children's Books in a Changing World”
from volume 56, 1962
Also includes an announcement for The Penrose
Annual
F56 Correspondence and Research Notes for Possible
Articles, 1943-1965
Includes a Ts (carbon) essay on John Baskerville,
6 pp.
Autograph notes on an article about the Grabhorns,
6 pp.
Reprinted article on T. M. Cleland by Valter Falk
in Swedish (1965)
Correspondence, clippings, tear sheets, and
photocopies for research related to a World War II
song, “Dirty Gertie From Bizerte” (1943)
Bennett to “Val”
1965 Jan 24 TLS(carbon) 1 p.
James Barnett to Bennett
1943 Apr 30 TLS 1 p.
Series X. Speeches presented by Bennett, 1963
Two speeches delivered by Paul Bennett in 1963.
10 F57 Notes, Programs, and Invitations for Speeches by
Bennett, 1963
Autograph notes for an address at UCLA on November
7, 1963
Invitation, program, and Ts notes for a speech for
the Stanford University Libraries (October 18,
1963) titled “The Enduring Pleasures of Fine Book
Making.” The Stanford address coincided with the
dedication of Gunst Memorial Library.
Designs for the posters and the brochure
announcing a Bennett speech
Series XI. Material honoring Paul A. Bennett, 1952-1953
F58 Prints and Drawing, 1952-1953
Prints from an engraving of Bennett by John De Pol
Original drawing of Bennett drawn, inscribed and
signed by George F. Trenholm
“Membership Scroll to Paul A. Bennett from Privy
Council Press” (1953)
Brochure for an exhibition, “Printers at Play,” at
The Lakeside Press Galleries (1952) which includes
items contributed by Paul Bennett
Series XII. Bookplates of Paul A. Bennett, [n.d.]
10 F59 Printed designs of bookplates created for Paul A.
Bennett for his personal library. Also includes several
bookplates for the Linotype Library of Mergenthaler.
Includes ten different designs.
Series XIII. Miscellaneous material, 1914-1965
Includes a copy of Letters and Lettering, A
Treatise with 200 Examples, and various pieces of
ephemera collected by Bennett.
F60 Ephemera Collected by Paul Bennett, 1949-1965
Brochures and information concerning a tour of
Princeton, N. J.
Printed items related to small presses
Correspondence with the U. S. Copyright Office and
with Sherwood Grover
F61 Letters and Lettering by Frank Chouteau Brown
(1914), 1914-1922
Copy owned by Bennett and bears his bookplate and
is inscribed by him. Laid in is a brochure about the
John Huntington Polytechnic Institute (1921-1922)
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