Newberry Library - John M. Wing Foundation printing ephemera collection

Title John M. Wing Foundation printing ephemera collection

Creator Newberry Library. John M. Wing Foundation

Date 1750-2015

Subjects Advertising, Artists' books, Calligraphy, Graphic arts, Graphic design (Typography), Printing, Printing industry

Summary This is a growing collection of printed ephemera issued from approximately the late 18th century onward (bulk 20th century), mostly concerned with printing, publishing, graphic design, and related book arts. The collection includes advertising materials, artists' books, book jackets, booklets, bookmarks, brochures, business cards, business reply cards, catalogs, envelopes, flyers, greetings cards, journal issues, keepsakes, letterheads, order forms, posters, prospectuses, proofs, and other materials issued by publishers, printers, government entities, advertising agencies, freelance artists, book sellers, libraries, universities, associations, clubs, and other organizations and companies. The term "keepsakes" encompasses a variety of items, often fine-press, created as mementos or souvenirs and can be produced in different forms such as posters, broadsides, booklets, prints, greetings cards, and bookmarks. Type specimens and paper specimens have been excluded from this collection and removed to separate files. Geographic ranges include North America, Great Britain, Europe, and East Asia.

Extent approximately 91 linear feet

Format Sources, Admission tickets, Artists' books, History, Catalogs, Addresses, Advertisements, Advertising cards, Direct mail, Alternative publications, Announcements, Annual reports, Auction catalogs, Birthday cards, Blank forms, Book jackets, Bookmarks, Bookplates, Booksellers' advertisements, Booksellers' catalogs, Broadsides, Brochures, Business cards, Buttons, Calendars, Calligraphy, Certificates, Christmas cards, Clippings, Conference programs, Contracts, Dance cards, Envelopes, Ephemera, Essays, Eulogies, Exhibition catalogs, Funeral orations, Funeral sermons, Greeting cards, Interviews, Invitations, Keepsakes, Labels, Letterheads, Correspondence, Mailing labels, Manuals, Manufacturers' catalogs, Membership lists, Memorial books, Menus, New Year cards, Newsletters, Obituaries, Offprints, Order forms, Copybooks, Periodicals, Poetry, Postcards, Posters, Prayer books, Press releases, Price lists, Printed ephemera, Programs, Promotional material, Proofs, Prospectuses, Publishers' advertisements, Publishers' catalogs, Quotations, Receipts (financial records), Reply cards, Résumés (personnel records), Sales catalogs, Sample books, Souvenir programs, Stickers, Trade catalogs, Valentines, Volvelles, Fan zines; Photo zines, Webzines

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Call Number Wing Ephemera File

BibID 991633998805867

Projects Tag Creating Shakespeare

Rights Status In Copyright

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1741px × 2587px 12.90 MB

Filename 991633998805867_wing_ephemera_shakespeare_comic_007_0.tif

Unique Identifier NL12Y5RU

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