TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary of the Collection
Biography of Robert Hunter Middleton
Scope and Content of the Collection
Series 1: Biographical, 1921-1986
Series 2: Written Works, Lectures, etc, 1935-1971
Series 3: Design Projects, 1922-1985
Series 4: General Correspondence, 1921-1985
Series 5: Ludlow Typograph Company, 1925-1971
Series 6: Society of Typographic Arts (STA), 1927-1985
Series 7: Cherryburn Press, 1943-1985
Series 8: Apprentice House, 1951-1964
Series 9: Misc. Organizations, Travel, etc, 1941-1984
Series 10: Ephemera Files, 1925-1985
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Inventory of the Robert Hunter Middleton Papers, 1921-1985
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Joy L. Austria, 2008. ©2008. |
Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | Middleton, R. Hunter (Robert Hunter), 1898 - |
| Title | Robert Hunter Middleton Papers |
| Dates | 1921-1985 |
| Extent | 35 cubic ft. (58 boxes) |
| Abstract | Diaries, notes, original manuscripts of writings, design art, correspondence, financial records, printed ephemera, and type specimens from the collection of Robert Hunter Middleton, type designer and fine printer. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Wing Modern MS Middleton |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 52 8-10 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
Robert Hunter Middleton Papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Bequest of R. Hunter Middleton, 1985; further gifts from family members and from James Hayes, and Bruce and Margaret Beck, 1986-2007.
Processed by
Paul F. Gehl and Amanda Bolland, 1996-2007.
Access
The Robert Hunter Middleton Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Robert Hunter Middleton 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 Robert Hunter Middleton
Robert Hunter Middleton was a type designer, lettering artist, graphic designer, and fine-press printer. Born in Scotland in 1898, he came to the U.S. at the age of ten. He graduated from the School of the Art Institute in 1923, after studying with Ernst F. Detterer. As principal designer for the Ludlow Typograph Co. from 1923 to 1970 he was responsible for the design of many typefaces widely used in advertising and newspaper work. He also served as Ludlow’s art director and, in the years before his retirement, on its board. Middleton completed graphic and lettering designs for such Chicago institutions as the Art Institute, Fourth Presbyterian Church, and Frances Parker School. His private press, named Cherryburn for the home of the English wood engraver, Thomas Bewick, specialized in exquisite prints made from original Bewick blocks, which Middleton collected (and later donated to the Newberry Library). In 1970 the Newberry published and distributed Cherryburn’s monumental portfolio of one hundred Bewick prints. Through Cherryburn, Middleton also collaborated with Chicago artist Dale Nichols (1904-1995). Another imprint Middleton founded, Apprentice House, published work in collaboration with Imre Reiner (1900-1987), Margaret Varro, and Phillip Reed (1908- ). Middleton was a founding member of the 27 Chicago Designers and the Society of Typographic Arts, an early participant of the Aspen Design Conference and the Association Internationale Typographique, and an active member of the Typocrafters and other design organizations. In retirement, he taught at Transylvania University, the University of Alabama, Yale, UCLA, and elsewhere.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Diaries, notes, original manuscripts of writings, design art, correspondence, personal and financial records, printed ephemera, and type specimens from the collection of Robert Hunter Middleton. There are extensive files relating to the Ludlow Typograph Co., Middleton’s longtime employer; to Cherryburn Press and Apprentice House, his private imprints; to the Society of Typographic Arts, and to other organizations. The extensive correspondence files include particularly significant exchanges with artists Egdon Margo and Paul Standard; printers Paul Duensing, Joseph Graves, Victor and Caroline Hammer, and Giovanni Mardersteig; and designers John Dreyfus, James Mangan, Leslie Sprunger, and Gordon Williams.
Examples of Middleton’s work are to be found in the cataloged collection. Related materials are in the Newberry Archives, the Caxton Club Archives, the Ernst F. Detterer Papers, the Douglas McMurtrie Papers, the Raymond F. DaBoll Papers, and the James Hayes Papers. Books and ephemera from Middleton’s library are also held by the Daley Library of the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Narrative descriptions of the subject matter, types of material, and arrangement of each series are available through the Organization section of the finding aid.
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Organization
Papers are organized in the following series:
- Series 1: Biographical, 1921-1986. Box(es) 1-5
- Series 2: Written Works, Lectures, etc, 1935-1971. Box(es) 6-8
- Series 3: Design Projects, 1922-1985. Box(es) 8-12
- Series 4: General Correspondence, 1921-1985. Box(es) 12-27
- Series 5: Ludlow Typograph Company, 1925-1971. Box(es) 28-32
- Series 6: Society of Typographic Arts (STA), 1927-1985. Box(es) 32-36
- Series 7: Cherryburn Press, 1943-1985. Box(es) 37-40
- Series 8: Apprentice House, 1951-1964. Box(es) 41-42
- Series 9: Misc. Organizations, Travel, etc, 1941-1984. Box(es) 42-46
- Series 10: Ephemera Files, 1925-1985. Box(es) 47-53
- Series 11: Type Specimens, 1925-1980. Box(es) 53-54
- Series 12: Oversize materials, 1930-1985. Box(es) 55-58
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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
- Apprentice House (Chicago, Ill.)
- Association Typographique Internationale
- Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828
- Cherryburn Press (Chicago, Ill.)
- DaBoll, Raymond F.
- Dreyfus, John
- Graves, Joseph Clark, 1905-1960
- Hammer, Carolyn Reading
- Hammer, Victor Karl, 1882-1967
- International Design Conference in Aspen
- Kner, Elizabeth
- Kner, Albert
- Ludlow Typograph Co.
- Mangan, James
- Mardersteig, Giovanni, 1892-1977
- Margo, Egdon
- Middleton, R. Hunter (Robert Hunter), 1898-
- Nichols, Dale, 1904-
- Reed, Philip (Philip G.), 1908-
- Reiner, Imre, 1900-
- Society of Typographic Arts (Chicago, Ill.)
- Sprunger, Leslie.
- Standard, Paul, 1900-
- Typocrafters (Group)
- Varro, Margaret
- Williams, Gordon R., 1920-1983
Subjects
- Design
- Designers -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Printed ephemera -- 1925-1985
- Printing -- Societies, etc.
- Printing -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Type and type-founding
- Type specimens -- 1925-1980
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Container List
Series 1: Biographical, 1921-1986 |
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| Largely a chronological clipping file, with a few other documents relating to Middleton’s life, including personal financial records. At the end are arranged Middleton’s files of notes on various subjects of professional interest. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Clippings, to 1939 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Clippings, 1940-1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 1948 Bewick Exhibit | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Clippings, 1950-1959 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Feature Article, 1951 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Clippings, 1960-1963 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | 1963 "Appreciation" | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Clippings, 1964-1969 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Clippings, 1970-1979 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | 1974 Exhibition | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Biographical Sketch by G. Williams, 1978? | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Sketch by C. Hammer, 1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Clippings, 1980-1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14-15 | Clippings and misc., n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 16-18 | Caxton Club book on RHM | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Family history-Father | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Family history-Wife | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Certificates and diplomas | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Selective Service Records | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Activities lists, 1978-1985 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Filing system, 1981 | |||||||||
| 1 | 25 | Library inventory | |||||||||
| 2 | 26-28 | Stock records (permission of curator required) | |||||||||
| 2 | 28-46 | Personal financial records (permission of curator required) | |||||||||
| 3 | 47-52 | Photographs, sketch | |||||||||
| 3 | 53 | Notebook: budget, salary, investments | |||||||||
| 3 | 54 | Notebook: misc. notes | |||||||||
| 3 | 55 | Notebook: trip, sketch of Mexican (?) native, addresses, etc. | |||||||||
| 3 | 56 | Notebook: trip itinerary, sketch of a type slug, misc. notes | |||||||||
| 3 | 57 | Notebook: trip itinerary, addresses, and notes | |||||||||
| 3 | 58 | Appointment book, 1960 with printed title "Ludlow" | |||||||||
| 3 | 59 | Notebook: journal of 1960 trip to Europe | |||||||||
| 3 | 60 | Appointment book, 1974 | |||||||||
| 3 | 61 | small address book, undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 62 | brown leather address book, 1974 | |||||||||
| 3 | 63 | Notebook: notes, addresses, list titled "After retirement" | |||||||||
| 3 | 64 | Notebook: spiral notebook with page titled "obligations" | |||||||||
| 3 | 65 | Misc. photo from notebook | |||||||||
| 4 | 66-67 | Notes: book binding and conservation | |||||||||
| 4 | 68 | Notes: book illustration | |||||||||
| 4 | 69 | Notes: book plates | |||||||||
| 4 | 70-84 | Notes: calligraphy | |||||||||
| 4 | 85 | Notes: Newberry calligraphy study group | |||||||||
| 4 | 86 | Notes: collecting | |||||||||
| 4 | 87-88 | Notes: design | |||||||||
| 4 | 89-90 | Notes: drawing | |||||||||
| 4 | 91 | Notes: lettering | |||||||||
| 4 | 92 | Notes: names/address | |||||||||
| 5 | 93 | Notes: decorated papers | |||||||||
| 5 | 94 | Notes: marbled papers | |||||||||
| 5 | 95 | Notes: misc. papers | |||||||||
| 5 | 96-99 | Notes: paste papers | |||||||||
| 5 | 100 | Notes: perspective | |||||||||
| 5 | 101 | Notes: practical printing | |||||||||
| 5 | 102 | Notes: private presses | |||||||||
| 5 | 103 | Notes: punch cutting | |||||||||
| 5 | 104 | Notes: type courses | |||||||||
| 5 | 105 | Notes: type design | |||||||||
| 5 | 106-107 | Notes: types | |||||||||
| 5 | 108-109 | Notes: typesetting | |||||||||
| 5 | 110 | Notes: typographers | |||||||||
| 5 | 111-112 | Notes: typography | |||||||||
| 5 | 113 | Notes: woodcuts | |||||||||
| 5 | 114-118 | Notes: Fellow School of the Art Institute students | |||||||||
Series 2: Written Works, Lectures, etc, 1935-1971 |
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| Middleton was a prolific speaker and author of essays and technical notes on type design. Late in life he also taught. | |||||||||||
| Drafts and final typescripts are arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 6 | 119 | "Hunks of Lead" (possibly unpublished), 1935 | |||||||||
| 6 | 120 | Chicago Letter Founding, 1937 | |||||||||
| 6 | 121 | Faces of Type, 1937 | |||||||||
| 6 | 122-125 | Making Printers Typeface, 1937 | |||||||||
| 6 | 126 | Frederick W. Goudy, an Appreciation, 1938 | |||||||||
| 6 | 127-128 | Nicolas Jenson the Frenchman, 1938 | |||||||||
| 6 | 129 | How Typefaces are Made, 1938 | |||||||||
| 6 | 130-131 | Readability in Typeface, 1939 | |||||||||
| 6 | 132 | Design and Paper, 1939 | |||||||||
| 6 | 133 | Making Paste Paper, 1945 | |||||||||
| 6 | 134-135 | Victor Hammer and His Art, 1947 | |||||||||
| 6 | 136 | R.H. Donnelley, 1948 | |||||||||
| 6 | 137 | American Peoples Encyclopedia articles, 1948 | |||||||||
| 6 | 138 | FWG tribute, 1948 | |||||||||
| 6 | 139 | Magazine of Art article, 1949 | |||||||||
| 7 | 140 | review of Updike, 1951 | |||||||||
| 7 | 141 | Encyclopedia Britannica consultancy, 1958 | |||||||||
| 7 | 142 | Type and its Relation to Paper, 1959 | |||||||||
| 7 | 143 | A Letter You Can Use, 1963 | |||||||||
| 7 | 144 | Writings/Garamond Art, 1963 | |||||||||
| 7 | 145 | Grotesk, 1963 | |||||||||
| 7 | 146 | Typography With a Future, 1964? | |||||||||
| 7 | 147-150 | Victor Hammer, Artist and Master, 1965 | |||||||||
| 7 | 151 | Encyclopedia Britannica article, 1965 | |||||||||
| 7 | 152 | Review of Henrion and Parkin, 1967 | |||||||||
| 7 | 153 | Review of Tschichold, 1967 | |||||||||
| 7 | 154-156 | Victor Hammer, Printer for Art's Sake, 1969 | |||||||||
| 7 | 157 | Phototypography Conquers Space, n.d. | |||||||||
| 7 | 158 | A Type Designer's View of Typography…, n.d. | |||||||||
| 7 | 159 | Norman. W. Forgue, n.d. | |||||||||
| 7 | 160-161 | Autobiographical writings, n.d. | |||||||||
| 7 | 162 | Greeting to Fritz Kredel, n.d. | |||||||||
| 7 | 163 | Medill School of Journalism class, 1932 | |||||||||
| 7 | 164 | Illinois Vocational Association, 1933 | |||||||||
| 7 | 165 | North Side Printer's Guild, 1935 | |||||||||
| 7 | 166 | Chicago Book Clinic, 1936-1938 | |||||||||
| 7 | 167 | Chicago Book Clinic, 1939 | |||||||||
| 7 | 168 | Harrison Commercial Art Institute, 1942 | |||||||||
| 7 | 169 | Medill School of Journalism, 1946 | |||||||||
| 7 | 170 | Central Illinois Club, 1948 | |||||||||
| 7 | 171 | Art Institute, 1949 | |||||||||
| 7 | 172 | University of Chicago Course, 1956-1959 | |||||||||
| 7 | 173 | Gamma Epsilon Tau dinner lecture, 1959 | |||||||||
| 7 | 174 | UCLA talk on punchcutting, 1965 | |||||||||
| 7 | 175-178 | U. Kentucky calligraphy workshop, 1968 | |||||||||
| 7 | 179-180 | U. Kentucky calligraphy workshop continued | |||||||||
| 7 | 181 | Lecture: "The New Technology", 1970 | |||||||||
| 8 | 182-183 | Acceptance speech for the Goudy Award, 1971 | |||||||||
| 8 | 184 | Gallery 303 lecture, 1971 | |||||||||
| 8 | 185 | U. Kentucky course, 1972 | |||||||||
| 8 | 186 | Art Directors of Chicago, 1972 | |||||||||
| 8 | 187 | Wayzgoose, 1975 | |||||||||
| 8 | 188 | Rochester Society of Communication Arts, 1971? | |||||||||
| 8 | 189-190 | Yale lecture, 1976 | |||||||||
| 8 | 191 | Illinois Typographic Association, 1976 | |||||||||
| 8 | 192 | Calligraphy talk, 1977 | |||||||||
| 8 | 193 | Lectures, 1977 | |||||||||
| 8 | 194 | Lectures, 1981 | |||||||||
| 8 | 195 | Lecture: "Typography Unlimited", n.d. | |||||||||
| 8 | 196 | Ludlow Employees Group, n.d. | |||||||||
| 8 | 197 | Chicago Art Directors Club, n.d. | |||||||||
| 8 | 198 | Lecture: The Point System, n.d. | |||||||||
Series 3: Design Projects, 1922-1985 |
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| In addition to his work as a type designer, Middleton also did graphic design for a variety of clients and charities. Documents relating to his type designs are in Series 2, 5, and 12. | |||||||||||
| Projects are arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 8 | 199-201 | Student work, 1922 | |||||||||
| 8 | 202 | Ludlow AIGA keepsake, 1927 | |||||||||
| 8 | 203 | Fourth Presbyterian Church, 1930s | |||||||||
| 8 | 204 | Chicago Galleries Association announcement, 1934 | |||||||||
| 8 | 205 | Infant Welfare Society letterhead, 1936 | |||||||||
| 8 | 206 | Michael Reese Library, 1936 | |||||||||
| 8 | 207 | Tyler Price letterhead, 1937 | |||||||||
| 8 | 208 | Christmas cards, 1940s | |||||||||
| 8 | 209 | Personal letterhead, 1940s | |||||||||
| 8 | 210-213 | Fourth Presbyterian Church, 1940s | |||||||||
| 8 | 214 | T. Wolfe pamphlet, 1942 | |||||||||
| 8 | 215 | Taylor Poole testimonial (Art Center Chicago), 1943 | |||||||||
| 8 | 216 | Bewick Christmas card, 1944 | |||||||||
| 8 | 217 | Westner's Brand Book title page, 1945 | |||||||||
| 8 | 218 | Marhall-Wells Co. testimonial, 1946 | |||||||||
| 8 | 219 | Cherryburn Press, 1947 | |||||||||
| 8 | 220 | Frances Parker School diploma, 1946 | |||||||||
| 8 | 221 | Parker School Yearbook "Record", 1946 | |||||||||
| 8 | 222-223 | Misc. Parker School projects, 1940s | |||||||||
| 8 | 224 | Reuben H. Donnelley Co. testimonial, 1946 | |||||||||
| 9 | 225 | Loyola University Press letterhead, 1947 | |||||||||
| 9 | 226 | Victor Hammer bookplate, 1948 | |||||||||
| 9 | 227 | Victor Hammer exhibits, 1948 | |||||||||
| 9 | 228 | Frances Parker School testimonial, 1948 | |||||||||
| 9 | 229 | Parker School Printing Shop, 1948 | |||||||||
| 9 | 230 | McCormick Theological Seminary bookplate, 1948 | |||||||||
| 9 | 231 | "Nation of Celestial Space" declaration, 1948 | |||||||||
| 9 | 232-238 | "Mangan's Best" book, 1948 | |||||||||
| 9 | 239-251 | Poole Brothers Design Clinic, 1948-1949 | |||||||||
| 9 | 252-254 | ABC Bodoni book, correspondence, 1948-49 | |||||||||
| 9 | 255-256 | ABC Bodoni book, Mardersteig essay | |||||||||
| 9 | 257-260 | ABC Bodoni book, copy | |||||||||
| 9 | 261-272 | ABC Bodoni book, artwork & layouts | |||||||||
| 10 | 273-278 | ABC Bodoni book, reference materials & notes | |||||||||
| 10 | 279 | Wedding certificate, 1949 | |||||||||
| 10 | 280 | Jean Anne Vincent bookplate, 1949 | |||||||||
| 10 | 281 | Christmas cards, 1949 | |||||||||
| 10 | 282-284 | Parker school projects, 1949 | |||||||||
| 10 | 285-286 | University of Chicago bookplate, 1949 | |||||||||
| 10 | 287 | Frances Parker School box, 1952 | |||||||||
| 10 | 288-290 | Parker school handwriting course, 1952 | |||||||||
| 10 | 291 | Parker school testimonial, 1953 | |||||||||
| 10 | 292-294 | Fourth Presbyterian Church, 1953 | |||||||||
| 10 | 295-297 | Typophiles chapbook, 1953 | |||||||||
| 10 | 298 | Christmas card, 1953 | |||||||||
| 10 | 299 | Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitary District testimonial, 1954 | |||||||||
| 10 | 300 | Chicago Bible Society, 1954 | |||||||||
| 10 | 301 | Wedding announcement, 1955 | |||||||||
| 10 | 302 | Parker School booklet, 1955 | |||||||||
| 10 | 303-304 | Parker School invitations, 1955 | |||||||||
| 10 | 305-306 | Albert Kner keepsake, 1956 | |||||||||
| 10 | 307 | Chaplin Library bookplates, 1959 | |||||||||
| 10 | 308 | Christmas cards, 1960s | |||||||||
| 10 | 309 | Typocrafters keepsake, 1961 | |||||||||
| 10 | 310 | Newberry Pargellis goblet, 1962 | |||||||||
| 11 | 311 | Greybeards calendar, 1963 | |||||||||
| 11 | 312 | 196Friedman card, 1963 | |||||||||
| 11 | 313 | Ellic Howe bookplate, 1965 | |||||||||
| 11 | 314 | Art Institute inscriptions, 1966 | |||||||||
| 11 | 315-316 | Oswald Cooper booklet, 1966 | |||||||||
| 11 | 317 | Lloyd Whydotski bookplate, 1966 | |||||||||
| 11 | 318 | M.E. Herz bookplate, 1967 | |||||||||
| 11 | 319-320 | Studies for "Hammer Cursive" type, later Andromache, 1967 | |||||||||
| 11 | 321 | Theodore Wetzel bookplate, 1968 | |||||||||
| 11 | 322 | Newberry Library Invitations, 1968-1971 | |||||||||
| 11 | 323 | Christmas cards, 1971 | |||||||||
| 11 | 324 | Christmas card, 1971 | |||||||||
| 11 | 325 | Altschuler card, 1971 | |||||||||
| 11 | 326 | Bicentennial inscriptions, 1971 | |||||||||
| 11 | 327-329 | Torkel Korling book, 1972 | |||||||||
| 11 | 330 | Parker school brochure, 1973 | |||||||||
| 11 | 331 | Watermark design, 1977 | |||||||||
| 11 | 332-336 | Andromache type, 1977-1981 | |||||||||
| 11 | 337 | Tay Johns business card, 1981 | |||||||||
| 11 | 338 | Market Square book, 1982 | |||||||||
| 11 | 339 | George Abrams bookplate, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 340 | William H. Archer bookplate, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 341 | Art Institute inscription (Rodin), n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 342 | Art Institute invitations. n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 343 | Benjamin Galleries, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 344 | Pierce Butler bookplate, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 345 | Kate Chapin bookplate, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 346 | Chicago Workshops letterhead, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 347 | Hands Conreid bookplate, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 348 | Irene DaBoll bookplate, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 349 | R.H. Donnelley testimonial, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 350 | Friedman card, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 351 | Friedman letterhead, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 352 | Great Books Foundation logo, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 353 | "Hats by Tay" (Johns), n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 354 | Tay Johns, "Tay's Rose", n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 355 | Neva Krohn letterhead, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 356 | McVicker Friends letterhead, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 357 | Katherine Middleton letterhead, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 358 | October House letterhead, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 359 | Clarence Paine book, n.d. | |||||||||
| 11 | 360 | Dorothy Rutan bookplate, signet ring, n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 361 | PHS/FLHS bookplate, n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 362 | Alexander Smith Christmas book, n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 363 | Tanaka card, n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 364 | Transylvania University bookplate, n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 365 | Transylvania University bookplate, n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 366 | Misc. letterheads, n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 367 | Misc. bookplates, n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 368 | Misc. calligraphic projects, n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 369 | Unidentified book on design process, n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 370 | Personal name plate, n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 371 | Personal letterhead, n.d. | |||||||||
| 12 | 372 | Misc./unidentified designs, n.d. | |||||||||
Series 4: General Correspondence, 1921-1985 |
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| Materials relating to Middleton's correspondence with designers from around the world. | |||||||||||
| Significant exchanges arranged alphabetically by correspondent; miscellaneous letters arranged chronologically at the end. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 12 | 373 | Aanesen, Jens | |||||||||
| 12 | 374 | Abramson, Ben | |||||||||
| 12 | 375 | Agner, Dwight | |||||||||
| 12 | 376 | Allen, Greer | |||||||||
| 12 | 377 | Alliance Graphique Internationale | |||||||||
| 12 | 378-385 | American Institute of Graphic Arts | |||||||||
| 12 | 386 | Anderson, Hartley G. | |||||||||
| 12 | 387-388 | Anderson, John, 1948-1963 | |||||||||
| 12 | 389-404 | Anderson, Robert Armstrong 1935-1963 | |||||||||
| 12 | 405 | Antin, Charles | |||||||||
| 12 | 406-407 | Archer, H. Richard, 1958-1978 | |||||||||
| 12 | 408 | Archer, William H. | |||||||||
| 12 | 409 | Art Center Chicago | |||||||||
| 12 | 410 | Atterbury, Paul | |||||||||
| 12 | 411 | Ayer, Ken | |||||||||
| 12 | 412 | Bahr, Leonard | |||||||||
| 12 | 413-419 | Bain, Ian, 1968-1979 | |||||||||
| 13 | 420 | Baker, Anthony | |||||||||
| 13 | 421 | Bancroft, L. | |||||||||
| 13 | 422 | Banham, Reyner | |||||||||
| 13 | 423 | Bank, Arnold | |||||||||
| 13 | 424 | Barker, Nicholas | |||||||||
| 13 | 425-432 | Bascz, Emil, 1921-1924 | |||||||||
| 13 | 433-447 | Bascz, 1924-1932, n.d. | |||||||||
| 13 | 448 | Batey, Charles | |||||||||
| 13 | 449 | Bauer, Konrad | |||||||||
| 13 | 450 | Beck, Bruce | |||||||||
| 13 | 451 | Behrens, Paul E. | |||||||||
| 13 | 452 | Beinart, Julian | |||||||||
| 13 | 453 | Benkert, Ernst | |||||||||
| 13 | 454 | Bennett, Charles A. | |||||||||
| 13 | 455-462 | Bennett, Paul, 1938-1966 | |||||||||
| 13 | 463 | Benson, John Howard | |||||||||
| 13 | 464 | Bernhard, Manfred | |||||||||
| 13 | 465 | Bewick-Breden, Viva | |||||||||
| 13 | 466 | Birren, Faber | |||||||||
| 13 | 467 | Biscoe, Mrs. P. | |||||||||
| 13 | 468 | Bixler, Michael | |||||||||
| 13 | 469 | Blades, D.S. | |||||||||
| 13 | 470 | Book of the Month Club | |||||||||
| 13 | 471 | Borja, Robert | |||||||||
| 13 | 472-473 | Bradbery, Ian | |||||||||
| 13 | 474 | Brussel-Smith, Bernard | |||||||||
| 13 | 475 | Buckley, Amelia | |||||||||
| 13 | 476 | Buckley, Chester F. | |||||||||
| 13 | 477 | Bullen, John | |||||||||
| 13 | 478 | Burke, Harry | |||||||||
| 13 | 479 | Burne Jones, Dan | |||||||||
| 13 | 480 | Burtin, Will | |||||||||
| 13 | 481 | Butler, Pierce | |||||||||
| 14 | 482 | Caflisch, Max | |||||||||
| 14 | 483-485 | Calapai, Letterio, 1971-1983 | |||||||||
| 14 | 486 | Carnes, A. Burton | |||||||||
| 14 | 487 | Carroll, Wallace | |||||||||
| 14 | 488 | Carter, John | |||||||||
| 14 | 489 | Carter, Will | |||||||||
| 14 | 490 | Cary, Melbert | |||||||||
| 14 | 491 | Caspari, Fritz | |||||||||
| 14 | 492-495 | Catich, E.M., 1949-1970 | |||||||||
| 14 | 496 | Cave, Roderick | |||||||||
| 14 | 497 | Chambers, David | |||||||||
| 14 | 498 | Chapman, David | |||||||||
| 14 | 499 | Chappell, Warren | |||||||||
| 14 | 500 | Chayt, Steven and Meryl | |||||||||
| 14 | 501-504 | Cherry, Burton (Memorial Fund) | |||||||||
| 14 | 505-506 | Chicago Designers Group | |||||||||
| 14 | 507 | Chicago Public Library | |||||||||
| 14 | 508 | Cies, William | |||||||||
| 14 | 509 | Cleland, T.M. | |||||||||
| 14 | 510-511 | Cliff Dwellers Club | |||||||||
| 14 | 512-515 | Coggeshall, Howard, 1941-1949 | |||||||||
| 14 | 516 | Cohen, Herman | |||||||||
| 14 | 517 | Coleman, Carroll | |||||||||
| 14 | 518 | Collins, Moira | |||||||||
| 14 | 519 | Colophon | |||||||||
| 14 | 520 | Cook, Douglas Evan | |||||||||
| 14 | 521 | Cooper, Oswald | |||||||||
| 14 | 522 | Cusick, Rick | |||||||||
| 14 | 523-526 | DaBoll, Ray, 1956-1977 | |||||||||
| 14 | 527 | Dailey, William and Victoria | |||||||||
| 14 | 528-529 | Dair, Carl, 1947-1948 | |||||||||
| 14 | 530 | Dalzell, Harold and Dorothy | |||||||||
| 14 | 531 | Dashe, George M. | |||||||||
| 14 | 532 | Dawson, Muir | |||||||||
| 14 | 533-534 | Day, Kenneth | |||||||||
| 14 | 535 | DeGoede, Jan | |||||||||
| 14 | 536 | Dekovic, Gene | |||||||||
| 14 | 537-538 | Delta Phi Delta | |||||||||
| 14 | 539 | DeMajo, William | |||||||||
| 14 | 540 | De Pol, John | |||||||||
| 14 | 541 | DeThomas, Minnie Jane | |||||||||
| 14 | 542-544 | Detterer, Ernst F., 1930-1947 | |||||||||
| 14 | 545-546 | Diamant, E.M. | |||||||||
| 14 | 547 | Dietch, Alan | |||||||||
| 14 | 548 | Donnelly, Gaylord | |||||||||
| 14 | 549 | Doolittle, James | |||||||||
| 15 | 550-553 | Dreyfus, John, 1960-1973 | |||||||||
| 15 | 554 | Dreyfus, Michael | |||||||||
| 15 | 555-561 | Duensing, Paul, 1965-1980 | |||||||||
| 15 | 562-563 | Duncan, Harry | |||||||||
| 15 | 564-565 | Dunning, Jay | |||||||||
| 15 | 566 | DuPriest, Travis | |||||||||
| 15 | 567 | Dwiggins, W.A. | |||||||||
| 15 | 568 | Eager, Fred | |||||||||
| 15 | 569 | Eckman, James | |||||||||
| 15 | 570 | Ehrenberg, Fritz | |||||||||
| 15 | 571 | Eiesland, David | |||||||||
| 15 | 572 | Ettenberg, Eugene | |||||||||
| 15 | 573 | Evans, Henry | |||||||||
| 15 | 574-579 | Felver, Stan | |||||||||
| 15 | 580 | Ferrari, Frank | |||||||||
| 15 | 581 | Ferris, Edna | |||||||||
| 15 | 582 | Filby, P. William | |||||||||
| 15 | 583-584 | Folio Society | |||||||||
| 15 | 585 | First Edition Club | |||||||||
| 15 | 586 | Forgue, Norman | |||||||||
| 15 | 587 | Fourth Presbyterian Church | |||||||||
| 15 | 588-589 | Frazier, J.L., 1930-1950 | |||||||||
| 15 | 590 | Gage, Harry L. | |||||||||
| 15 | 591 | German, John C. | |||||||||
| 15 | 592 | Giampa, G. | |||||||||
| 15 | 593 | Gibbs, Jim | |||||||||
| 15 | 594 | Gid, Raymond | |||||||||
| 15 | 595 | Gilchrist, Alex | |||||||||
| 15 | 596 | Ginsbury, Alan and Helen | |||||||||
| 15 | 597 | Godenne, Willy | |||||||||
| 15 | 598 | Goldsmith, Arthur | |||||||||
| 15 | 599-601 | Goudy, Frederick and Bertha, 1930-1954 | |||||||||
| 15 | 602 | Gowan, Albert J. | |||||||||
| 15 | 603 | Grabhorn, Jane | |||||||||
| 15 | 604 | Graef, Peter | |||||||||
| 15 | 605-610 | Graves, Joseph, 1945-1969 | |||||||||
| 16 | 611-627 | Graves, Joseph, 1945-1969 | |||||||||
| 16 | 628-630 | Green, David | |||||||||
| 16 | 631 | Greene, Alexander | |||||||||
| 16 | 632 | Green, Jonathan | |||||||||
| 16 | 633-635 | The Greybeards, 1957-1969 | |||||||||
| 16 | 636 | Gurtler, Andre | |||||||||
| 16 | 637 | Gutenberg-Gessellschaft | |||||||||
| 16 | 638 | Gutkind, E.A. | |||||||||
| 16 | 639 | Halbey, Hans A. | |||||||||
| 16 | 640 | Hamill, Alfred and Suzette | |||||||||
| 16 | 641-665 | Hammer, Victor and Carolyn, 1944-1960 | |||||||||
| 17 | 666-720 | Hammer, Victor and Carolyn, 1944-1966 | |||||||||
| 18 | 721-729 | Hammer, Victor and Carolyn, 1966-1983 | |||||||||
| 18 | 730 | Handover, P.M. | |||||||||
| 18 | 731 | Harvard, Stephen | |||||||||
| 18 | 732 | Harringer, Harry | |||||||||
| 18 | 733 | Harrison, John | |||||||||
| 18 | 734 | Harwood, Adrian | |||||||||
| 18 | 735 | Hawley, Timothy | |||||||||
| 18 | 736-737 | Hayes, James | |||||||||
| 18 | 738 | Hayes, William G. | |||||||||
| 18 | 739 | Hendrickson, James | |||||||||
| 18 | 740 | Herrick, Earl M. | |||||||||
| 18 | 741-745 | Herz, M.E., 1951-1969 | |||||||||
| 18 | 746 | Hess, Sol | |||||||||
| 18 | 747 | Higgins, Geoffrey R. | |||||||||
| 18 | 748 | Hillman, Harry | |||||||||
| 18 | 749 | Hinrichsen, Steen | |||||||||
| 18 | 750-752 | Hofer, Philip | |||||||||
| 18 | 753 | Hoflund, Alfred | |||||||||
| 18 | 754 | Hofmann, Armin | |||||||||
| 18 | 755 | Holbrook, Paul | |||||||||
| 18 | 756 | Hollister, Paul | |||||||||
| 18 | 757 | Hornung, Clarence | |||||||||
| 18 | 758-760 | Howe, Ellic, 1962-1969 | |||||||||
| 18 | 761-763 | Howell, Alfred, 1948-1953 | |||||||||
| 18 | 764-765 | Howell, Douglas | |||||||||
| 18 | 766 | Hunter, Dard | |||||||||
| 18 | 767 | Hunter, Margaret | |||||||||
| 18 | 768-771 | Hunziker, Werner and Andree | |||||||||
| 18 | 772 | Hutchings, R.S. | |||||||||
| 18 | 773 | Huxley, Walter | |||||||||
| 18 | 774-775 | International Center for the Typographic Arts | |||||||||
| 18 | 776 | Jacobs, Elmer | |||||||||
| 18 | 777 | Jacobsen, Egbert | |||||||||
| 19 | 778-779 | Jammes, Andre | |||||||||
| 19 | 780 | Jansen, Sven | |||||||||
| 19 | 781 | Jaspert, W.P. | |||||||||
| 19 | 782 | Jensen, Gustav | |||||||||
| 19 | 783 | Jesperson, Gunnar | |||||||||
| 19 | 784 | Johnson, Herbert | |||||||||
| 19 | 785 | Johnson, Fridolf | |||||||||
| 19 | 786 | Johnston, Coleman | |||||||||
| 19 | 787 | Johnston, Paul | |||||||||
| 19 | 788 | Jones, Bill | |||||||||
| 19 | 789-790 | Jones, George W., 1928-1930 | |||||||||
| 19 | 791 | Jones, Paul | |||||||||
| 19 | 792-793 | Jung, Theodor | |||||||||
| 19 | 794 | Kalab, Method | |||||||||
| 19 | 795 | Kane, Frank | |||||||||
| 19 | 796-799 | Kanidinc, Salahattin | |||||||||
| 19 | 800 | Kent, Rockwell | |||||||||
| 19 | 801 | Kepes, Gregory | |||||||||
| 19 | 802-805 | Kindersley, David, 1962-1972 | |||||||||
| 19 | 806 | Kirshenbaum, Sandara | |||||||||
| 19 | 807-809 | Kittredge, W.A., 1930-1943 | |||||||||
| 19 | 810-812 | Kner, Albert | |||||||||
| 19 | 813-814 | Kner, Elizabeth | |||||||||
| 19 | 815-817 | Kofron, Frank, 1938-1969 | |||||||||
| 19 | 818 | Kredel, Fritz | |||||||||
| 19 | 819 | Lange, Gerhard | |||||||||
| 19 | 820-823 | Lauck, C. Harold, 1936-1969 | |||||||||
| 19 | 824 | Lawson, Alexander | |||||||||
| 19 | 825 | Lehmann-Haupt, Helmut | |||||||||
| 19 | 826-827 | Leighton, Clare | |||||||||
| 19 | 828-829 | Leslie, Robert, 1937-1970 | |||||||||
| 19 | 830-832 | Levenson, Roger, 1966-1982 | |||||||||
| 19 | 833-834 | Lieberman, J. Ben | |||||||||
| 19 | 835-837 | Lincoln Park Archery Club | |||||||||
| 19 | 838 | Loemker, Elmer | |||||||||
| 19 | 839 | Low, Joseph | |||||||||
| 19 | 840 | Lund, Jack | |||||||||
| 20 | 841 | McArthur, Richard | |||||||||
| 20 | 842 | McCarthy, Ed | |||||||||
| 20 | 843-844 | McGrew | |||||||||