Newberry Library - Oswald Bruce Cooper papers, 1903-1953

Oswald Bruce Cooper papers, 1903-1953

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Title Oswald Bruce Cooper papers, 1903-1953

Creator Cooper, Oswald Bruce, 1879-1940

Date 1903-1953

Place Illinois--Chicago, United States

Language English

Subjects Type designers, Designers, Advertising layout and typography, Advertising, Calligraphy, Copyright, Design protection

Summary Art work for Cooper's type designs; art work, proofs, and tear sheets for advertisements; correspondence with a few clients, most importantly Richard N. McArthur of Barnhart Brothers & Spindler. Limited amounts of biographical information and printed ephemera by other designers are present. There is also a file on the 1926-1928 copyright lawsuit and Cooper's testimony before Congress on the originality of typefaces.

Biographical/Historical Note Chicago lettering artist, advertising and type designer.

Extent 11.0 linear feet (7 boxes and 5 oversize boxes)

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts, Calendars, Ephemera, Printed ephemera, Typefaces

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Call Number Wing Modern MS Cooper

BibID 991309988805867

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3221px × 4203px 38.76 MB

File Created 11/14/2019

Filename 991309988805867_wing_mod_ms_cooper_box_003_fl_073_thee.tif

Unique Identifier NL11OG2I

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