Frederic W. & Bertha Goudy, End of the 19th through 1947

File — Box: 59, Folder: 13

Scope and Contents

A photograph of American artists and printers Frederic and Bertha Goudy, along with what appears to be a draft of a border or press mark on white card. One side has a printed design in black ink, while the other has an enlarged version of a portion of it in pencil.

Dates

End of the 19th through 1947

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

Frederic W. Goudy (1865-1947) was an American artist, printer, and type designer credited with creating more than 120 unique typefaces, including the eponymous Goudy Old Style. His wife, Bertha M. Spinks Goudy (1869-1935), was also a talented designer, and the two worked closely together at the Village Press in Park Ridge Illinois, which they founded together with Will Ransom in 1903 following the principles of the Arts and Crafts movement.

Extent

From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Latin

From the Collection: French

From the Collection: Italian

From the Collection: Welsh

From the Collection: Danish

From the Collection: Swedish

From the Collection: Spanish

From the Collection: German

From the Collection: Norwegian

From the Collection: Persian

From the Collection: Japanese

From the Collection: Russian

From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Additional Description

Related Materials

The Library of Congress and Cary Collection at the Rochester Institute of Technology hold significant collections related to the Goudys and Village Press.