Notebooks of clippings, illustrations, and blueprints relating to printing and presses in the United States and card files kept by Ralph Green. The notebooks concern presses from Patent Office records, photographs and engravings of presses, amateur and hobby printing, and samples of Green's printing.
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Ralph Green Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
21 notebooks of clippings, illustrations, blueprints relating to printing and presses in the U.S.; 2 card files of notes kept by Ralph Green.
Mounted illustrations, clippings, photographs, etc. of Gutenberg, Blaeu, and other early presses. 56 leaves. "Detailed plans of Moxon's Blaeu press... with structural analysis..." (blueprint drawing, scale 1 1/2' foot), leave 29-37. "The Common English wood hand printing press, circa 1800" (with four drawings), leaves 38-42.
Original or photocopied pages from Patent Office records, relating to early American presses. 121 leaves.
98 leaves.
106 leaves.
Photographs, advertisements, manufacturer's announcements, etc., 1858-1940, relating to the Gordon press and its imitators, with notes and descriptions by R. G. and others. 36 leaves.
Clippings, drawings, and blueprints relating to early American hand presses, circa 1800-1860, some leaves with extensive comments, measurements, etc., by R.G. 64 leaves. List of hand presses, arranged by name, with manufacturer, dates and style, leaves 1-2. "Platen sizes of hand presses," leaves 3-4.
Tables, notes, blueprints, clippings, etc., with four dividers: 1) "Wood Presses & Early, " 2) "Iron Presses," 3) "Jobbers," and 4) "Amateur" "List of texts containing instructions for the operation of the hand press, arranged in chronological order," leaves 1-2. "The Stansbury Press," leaves 45-52. Clippings relating to the Washington Hand Press, leaves 55-75. 87 leaves.
Photographs, clippings, blueprints, etc. 32 leaves.
53 leaves. (The Iron Hand Press in America), leaves 1-19. (A history of the platten jobber), leaves 20-43. (On Making a printing press), leaves 44-53.
Blueprints, notes, tables, photographs, etc. 78 leaves.
Photographs, clippings, etc. of unusual presses, type-setting equipment, etc. 19 leaves.
Clippings, photographs, etc. of early English hand presses. 40 leaves.
Photographs, drawings, etc. of early presses, primarily English. 68 leaves. Photocopy of a portion of a Cambridge University PhD dissertation (?), titled: "Appendix A. A Census of Surviving Wooden Presses," leaves 40-68.
Three dividers: "History," "Type," and "R. G." 67 leaves.
Primarily photographs and drawings of old wooden presses, with extensive comments by R. G. 54 leaves.
Photographs, notes, plans, etc., regarding the English Common Press constructed at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. "Sources of data used in preparation of plans of 1720-1750 Colonial Printing Press," leaves 20-21. Blueprints for the press, drawn by R. G. and dated May 15, 1949, leaves 22-32; "Bill of material" needed in construction of press, leaves 33-34; specifications and notes of other equipment to be placed in the restored printing shop, leaves 35-55.
Notes and clippings on amateur and hobby printing. 18 leaves.
Samples of R. G.'s own printing work: letterheads, envelopes, Christmas cards, etc., circa 1935-1960. About 150 leaves.
Samples of R. G.'s own printing work: letterheads, envelopes, Christmas cards, etc., circa 1935-1960. About 150 leaves.
Samples of R. G.'s own printing work: letterheads, envelopes, Christmas cards, etc., circa 1935-1960. About 150 leaves.
Clippings or sample bookplates. Also several clippings on unusual forms of printing and etching. 11 leaves.
Mr. Green maintained two file-drawers of note cards (3" x 5") to assemble various bits of information-- specifications, notes, drawings, etc. of interest to him. These files have been examined by Mr. S. F. Royall, of Williamsburg, Virginia, who prepared a 9-page summary of the contents. Their principal value, according to Mr. Royall, is to provide the user with a guide to the contents of his own library and files, and "taken together, must form one of the largest sources extant on printing press illustrations." Mr. Green's files have already proved of great value in locating detailed information about specific presses, identifying source of illustrations, etc.
Wooden Print Blocks
Wooden Print Blocks