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Goudy, Frederic W. (Frederic William), 1865-1947

 Person

Biographical Note

Frederic Goudy; Frederic W. Goudy; surname originally spelled Gowdy; born 8 March 1865 in Bloomington, Illinois; died 11 May 1947 in Marlborough-on-Hudson; American type designer; founded Village Press with Will Ramsom in 1903 (in Park Ridge, Illinois)

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Marlene Lipinski Collection, 1499, 1893-2005

 Collection
Identifier: RG 2000.02
Introduction The Marlene Lipinski Curated Collection was gathered by Marlene Lipinski, an artist, author, and former Art and Design faculty at Columbia College Chicago. During her 37 years (1978-2015) at Columbia College Chicago she developed a personal library of materials related to the subjects she taught, such as typography and graphic design. This collection features rare items, including leaf prints, magazines, journals, books, and a DVD-R, from that library pertaining to the subjects of Typography...
Dates: 1499, 1893-2005; Majority of material found within 1893 - 2005