Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Typography Ephemera Collection, Accession #13061, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was transferred from the Rare Books Division to Manuscripts on May 21, 2004.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of various items concerning the printing business, (19 Hollinger boxes, 8 linear shelf feet), ca. 1842, 1883-1999, and undated. The majority of the content is promotional material from various printing companies: booklets, type samples, publication announcements, bibliographies, woodblocks, printing materials and other such material that serve as samples of the companies' or individuals' work. The organizations represented vary from small businesses to university publishers. Also included are materials concerning the history of printing, printer biographies, paper manufacture and printing equipment.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by company, organization or individual with whom it is affiliated and in chronological order within each folder.