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Series 1: Files on presses and book artists, approximately 1920-1954

 Series

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Scope and Contents note

This series contains files created by Ransom across some fifty years’ correspondence with private press folk. Ransom’s daughter referred to this series and the next as the “Ransom Records of Press Books.” Individual files vary in content, including some or all of the following: prospectuses, announcements, ephemeral publications, and correspondence. Additional notes and press clippings on many presses are found in the parallel notebooks in Series 2.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1920-1954

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Will Ransom papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically by press or artist’s name.

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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