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Descriptive Summary of the Collection
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Inventory of the John B. Goetz Papers, 1961-1992
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Lisa Janssen, 2008. ©2008. |
Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | Goetz, John B., 1920-2006 |
| Title | John B. Goetz Papers |
| Dates | 1961-1992 |
| Extent | 0.5 cubic ft. (1 box) |
| Abstract | Correspondence and job files of Chicago book and magazine designer John B. Goetz. The largest part of the collection concerns his work on the award-winning translation of the Iliad by Richard Lattimore, illustrated by Leonard Baskin. There are also files on some of his freelance design projects. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Wing Modern MS Goetz |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 52 06 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
John B. Goetz Papers , Midwest Manuscript Collection, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Gift of Mary C. Konstant, 2007.
Processed by
Paul F. Gehl, 2007.
Access
The John B. Goetz Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The John B. Goetz Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Biography of John Goetz
Chicago book and magazine designer.
Born in Natchez, Mississippi on July 8, 1920, John Goetz attended Spring Hill College and worked for the Mobile Press-Register. After wartime service in the Pacific theater, he worked in the design and production departments at E.P. Dutton Co. and Henry Holt Co. in New York. In 1950 he moved to Berkeley, California as design and production manager fro the University of California Press. In 1958 he was made assistant executive director of the University of Chicago Press, where he was leader for the most notable design achievement of those years, the Lattimore/Baskin Iliad. In 1966 he became managing editor of the American Dental Association, responsible for its numerous journals and reference books. Goetz retired from ADA in 1985 and formed his own company in Chicago, Design & Production Services Co.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Correspondence and other materials relating to books Goetz designed, especially the Lattimore/Baskin Iliad; biographical materials. Copies of many books Goetz designed entirely or in part are to be found in the cataloged portion of the Wing collection.
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Arrangement
Arranged by type of material.
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- American Dental Association
- Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000
- Design and Production Services Company
- University of Chicago -- Press
Subjects
- Book designers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
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Container List |
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| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Autobiographical - sketch | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Autobiographical - Job ledger, 1967-1969 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Autobiographical - Job ledger, 1975-1992 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Autobiographical - Workshops for editors, 1968-1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Autobiographical - Personal library inventory | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Autobiographical - Photos | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Correspondence - Frugé, August, 1991-1992 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Correspondence - miscellaneous, 1958-1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9-10 | Design Projects - Baskin Iliad, correspondence, 1961-1964 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Design Projects - Baskin Iliad, design and promotion, 1962 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Design Projects - Baskin Iliad, art work | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Design Projects - Baskin Iliad, booklet about art work | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Design Projects - Baskin Iliad, promotional brochure | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Design Projects - Baskin Iliad, reviews | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Design Projects - Baskin Iliad, congratulations | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Design Projects - Baskin Iliad, awards | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Design Projects - Baskin Iliad, AIGA award | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Design Projects - Hutchison et al., Madison, 1962 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Design Projects - Bennett, biography of M.L. King, 1964 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Design Projects - Hewitt, Monuments of Music, 1967 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Design Projects - Jackson & Spence, Expeditions, 1970 | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Design Projects - American Dental Association cards, 1970-1973 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Design Projects - ADA award, 1974 | |||||||||
| 1 | 25 | Design Projects - Gould, Cold, 1984 | |||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Design Projects - Elmhurst, 1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 27 | Artifacts - medal from Leipzig book fair for Baskin Iliad, 1963 | |||||||||
| 1 | 28 | Artifacts - medal from Brazilian bienal do livro, for Baskin Iliad, 1963 | |||||||||