<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Hermann-Zapf-Letters-and-Ephemera</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Hermann Zapf letters and ephemera<num>SC 01740</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-07-22 07:02:03 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Hermann Zapf letters and ephemera</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname source="local">Zapf, Hermann</persname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="source">
      <corpname source="local">Christian Vinyard Collection of Private Press and Artists' Books. William &amp; Mary Libraries</corpname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="source">
      <persname source="local">Vinyard, Christian</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>SC 01740</unitid>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.1 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">One 17 1/2 x 13 3/4 inch folder.</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1951/1988" type="inclusive">1951-1988</unitdate>
    <physdesc id="aspace_681a7de952eb4740cda9123a38536d23" label="Condition Description">Slight wear on the edges of the typeface sheets.</physdesc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="ger">German</language>
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    <head>Content Description</head>
<p>A group of twenty items, the majority of which are typeface sheets. There are also two greeting cards, handwritten letters, a sheet with a quote, and a small pamphlet. Seven items are signed by Hermann Zapf.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>The collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Donated by Christian Vinyard.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Hermann Zapf Letters and Ephemera, Special Collections Research Center, William &amp; Mary Libraries.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject source="Library of Congress Subject Headings">Letter writing</subject>
    <corpname role="fmo" source="local">Christian Vinyard Collection of Private Press and Artists' Books. William &amp; Mary Libraries</corpname>
    <persname role="fmo" source="local">Vinyard, Christian</persname>
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