Collection related to Stanley Morison's 60th birthday
Summary
| Creator: | Carter, John, 1905-1975 |
| Date(s): | 1949-1968 |
| Call Number: | MSS 0099, F0989 |
| Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
| Abstract: | Collection of six items related to a dinner held at Brown's Hotel on May 6, 1949, to honor Stanley Morison on his 60th birthday. Includes the envelope lettered by Will Carter of Rampant Lions Press, sealed with a large stamped wax seal, bearing John Carter's name, which contained the other items. |
| Physical Description: | 7 items |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: | Purchase, 2014. |
| Processing Information: | Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, February 2016. Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard |
Content Description
Collection of six items related to a dinner held at Brown's Hotel on May 6, 1949, to honor Stanley Morison on his 60th birthday. Includes the envelope lettered by Will Carter of Rampant Lions Press, sealed with a large stamped wax seal, bearing John Carter's name, which contained the other items. The enclosed items include an imitation eighteenth century leather book cover or board on which is stamped in gold S.M., and on the verso is printed the menu for the evening, as well as a prospectus for John Carter's A Handlist of the Writings of Stanley Morison, Prolegomena and Curriculum Vitae of Stanley Morison, and A Selection of Types Produced by the Monotype Corporation under the Guidance of Stanley Morison. Also included is a note between John Carter and Jake (Blanck?) describing the contents of this envelope.
Using these materials
Shelving Summary
Box 69, F0989: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
MSS 0099, F0989, Carter, John, compiler., Collection related to Stanley Morison's 60th birthday, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Related Materials
This item forms part of MSS 0099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.
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Container List
| Collection related to Stanley Morison's 60th birthday | Box 69, F0989 |