Pearce-Moses Collection of Printing and Typography, 1923-1976 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Title: Pearce-Moses Collection of Printing and Typography, 1923-1976

ID: 01/01/MSS00103

Primary Creator: Pearce-Moses, Richard

Extent: 4.75 Linear Feet

Arrangement:

Series 1: Books

Series 2: Pamphlets

This collection consists of books, pamphlets and manuals on printing, typography, and linotype machines.

Richard Pearce-Moses is an American archivist and educator. He received a BA in Jounalism and MA in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and an MS in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Over his decades-long career, Pearce-Moses has worked at the Heard Museum, Arizona State University, Texas State University, and the Universtiy of Texas at Austin, and was the first director of the Master of Archival Studies program at Clayton State University. He has won numerous awards, including the American Library Association's Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology, and was recognized for his pioneering work in Digital Archives by the Library of Congress in 2010. Pearce-Moses also served as president of the Society of American Archivists from 2005-2006.

Richard Pearce-Moses is an certified archivist and educator. He received his Bachelor of Jounalism and Masters in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and his MSLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Over his decades long career, he has worked at the Heard Museum, Arizona State University, Texas State University, the Universtiy of Texas in Austin and was the first Director of the Masters of Archival Study program at Clayton State University. He has won numerous awards including the American Library Association's Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology and was recognized for his pioneering work in Digital Archives by the Library of Congress in 2010. He also served as the president of the Society of American Archivists from 2005-2006.

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Series 1: Books

Volume 1: Price List and Catalog. Los Angeles : Zellerhach Paper Company, 1968

Volume 2: Price List and Catalog. Oklahoma City : Western Paper Company, 1964

Volume 3: Serving Texas: Price List. Forthworth : Carpenter Paper Co., 1958

Volume 4: Harding, Edwin B., Linecasting Operator-Machinist. Pittsburgh, PA : Stockton Book Publishers, 1958

Volume 5: Linotype Machine Principles: The Official Manual. Brooklyn, NY : Mergenthaler Linotype Company, 1940

Note: sixth printing

Volume 6: Parts catalog for Linotypes : Models 8, 14, 25, 26 : Catalog No Thirty. Mergenthaler Linotype Co., 1934

Note: reprint

Volume 7: Abel, Oscar R. and Windsor A. Straw. Mechanism of the Linotype and Intertype. Brookings : Lebawarts Press, 1961

Volume 8: Linotype Keyboard Operation. Brooklyn, NY : Mergenthaler Linotype Company, 1957

Volume 9: 1968-1969 Printing Equipment and Supply Catalog. American Printing Equipment and Supply Company, 1968

Volume 10: Myrick, Frank B. A primer in book production. New York : Bookbinding & Book Production, 1945

Volume 11: American Wood Type MFG. Co., AWT Complete 1961-1962 Type Catalog

Volume 12: Specimen Book and Catalogue 1923. Jersey City : American Type Founders Company, 1923

Volume 13: Specimen Book and Catalogue 1923. Jersey City : American Type Founders Company, 1923

Volume 14: Type Foundry. San Francisco : Mackenzie & Harris, Inc, 1962

Volume 15: Type. Los Angeles : Los Angeles Type Founders, Inc., 1967

Volume 16: Typefaces. New York : The Composing Room, Inc., 1963

Volume 17: The Kingsport Supplement of Type Faces: Supplement 1: Linotype, Monotype, and Display. Kingsport Press Inc., undated

Volume 18: McLean, Ruari. The Thames and Hudson Manual of Typography. New York : Thames and Hudson, 1980

Volume 19: Specimens of Type Faces, Albuquerque : The University of New Mexico Printing Plant, 1966?

Volume 20: Brown, Frank Choutea. Letters & Lettering. Boston : Bates & Guild Company, 1912

Volume 21: Brown, Frank Choutea. Letters & Lettering. Boston : Bates & Guild Company, 1918

Volume 22: De Lopatecki, Eugene. Typographer's Desk Manual. Revised Printing. New York : The Ronald Press Company, 1949

Volume 23: ITU Bureau of Education. I T U Lessons in Printing: Design for Printers: Job Unit IV. [Art and Color in Printing -- from cover]. Indianapolis : International Typographical Union, 1953

Volume 24: The Fifty Books of the Year 1962 Exhibition of 1963. . New York : The American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1963

Volume 25: I T U Lessons in Printing: Elements of Composition -  Unit 1. Indianapolis : International Typographical Union, 1955

Volume 26: Jahn, Hugo. Hand Composition: A Treatise on the Trade and Practice of the Compositor and Printer. New York : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1931

Volume 27: Linotype Faces Specimen book. Brooklyn, NY : Mergenthaler Linotype Company

Volume 28: The Manual of Linotype Typography. Brooklyn : Megenthaler Linotype Company, 1923

Volume 29: Ashworth, J. Operation and Mechanism of the Linotype and Intertype. Volume 1. London: Staples Press Limited, 1955

Volume 30: Ashworth, J. Operation and Mechanism of the Linotype and Intertype. Volume 2. London: Staples Press Limited, 1955

Volume 31: Seybold, John W., The Primer for Computer Composition. Arlington, VA : Graphic Communications Computer Association, 1971

Volume 32: Manual for the operation of Heidelberg Platens. Heidelberg, 19??

Volume 33: Polk, Ralph W. Elementary Platen Presswork. Peoria : Manual Arts Press, 1931

Volume 34: Hoch, Fred W., Pressroom Problems and Answers. 2nd edition. New York : Fred W. Hoch Associates, Inc., 1941

Volume 35: Ridgway, John L. The Preparation of Illustrations For the Reports of the United States Geological Survey. Washington : Government Printing Office, 1920

Volume 36: Shapiro, Charles, ed. The Lithographers Manual. Pittsburgh : Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, 1966

Volume 37: Specimens of Type Faces. Santa Fe, NM : State Engineer Office Technical Division, 1957

Volume 38: Reference Book for Multigraph Duplicator Multilith Model 1250. Cleveland : Addressograph-multipgraph Corporation, 1951

Volume 39: Joe Reay's Typographic Service Co. Specimen book, undated

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