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Maurice Annenberg papers

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Abstract

Title:
Maurice Annenberg papers
Author/Creator:
Annenberg, Maurice
Collection number:
80-10
Size:
12.75 linear feet
Bulk dates:
1960-1978
Inclusive dates:
1883-1979
Repository:
Archives and Manuscripts Department, University of Maryland Libraries, Hornbake Library, College Park, MD 20742. Tel: 301-405-9058, Fax: 301-314-2709, Email: archives-um@umd.edu
Abstract:

Maurice Annenberg (1907-1979) was a Baltimore printer, businessman, entrepreneur, and author of works on the history of printing, advertising, and the graphic arts. He wrote three books: Advertising, 3000 B.C.-1900 A.D., Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogues, and A Typographical Journey through the Inland Printer, 1883-1900. The collection consists of correspondence; typography and other printing samples; trade catalogs; publications; photographs; programs; and speeches about the history of printing and advertising. The Marylandia and Rare Books Department also holds a portion of his personal library.

Important Information for Users of the Collection

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

Maurice Annenberg papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.

Publication rights:

Photocopies of original materials may be provided for a fee and at the discretion of the curator. Please see our Duplication of Materials policy for more information. Queries regarding publication rights and copyright status of materials within this collection should be directed to the appropriate curator.

Status:

This collection is PROCESSED.

Historical Note

Maurice Annenberg (1907-1979) was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. After the untimely death of his mother when Annenberg was a year old, his father moved the family to Baltimore, Maryland. When Annenberg was seven, his father was fatally injured by an automobile. Annenberg was then placed in the Betsy Levy Memorial Home (later the Baltimore Hebrew Orphanage), where he learned the fundamental elements of the printing trade from Sol Emanuel, a hand compositor at the [Baltimore] Sun. He became the foreman of the Sun's printing plant when he was eighteen, having by then completed his formal education. In 1928, he left the Sun to found Maran Printing Company, later founding Maran Plastics, Inc., to manufacture plastic credit cards. In 1929, he married Sophia Morris; the Annenbergs had two children, Barnet (born 1931) and Phyllis (born 1935).

Annenberg served in the National Guard for sixteen years (1929-1945); in 1929, he became a member of the 104th Medical Regiment of the Maryland National Guard. He then served in the U. S. Army Air Force during World War II. In 1942, he was stationed at Middletown Air Depot in Pennsylvania. Afterwards, he served as the executive officer of the Tobyhanna Service Unit Training Base in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania. In 1946, he was discharged from the military and returned to Baltimore. During Annenberg's time in the military, Maran Printing Company had nearly collapsed, but he was able to revive it.

In 1933, Maran Printing Company began publishing Type Talk, an in-house periodical that was widely distributed in the printing and advertising fields. It featured notable persons in the advertising industry, new type styles, the history of type foundries and fonts, and local businesses. Type Talk was published bimonthly from 1933 until 1989, with a break from 1942 to 1946 while Annenberg was away in the war.

Annenberg was a self-taught scholar of printing history. In 1969, Annenberg published Advertising 3000 B. C. to 1900 A. D., which explores the history of both advertising and printing. After his retirement as president of Maran on January 1, 1973, he devoted more time to writing and research for Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogues, which he privately published in 1975. The book surveys type founding in the United States from its origins in 1768 through 1945. Drawn from type catalogs in thirty-nine collections and libraries, the work also includes histories of active type foundries between 1796 and 1945 with a listing of catalogs for each. The printing of 500 copies quickly sold out and garnered much praise from the typography community.

In 1977, Annenberg published A Typographic Journey Through the "Inland Printer": 1883-1900. The Inland Printer was a monthly periodical about current trends in the printing industry and ideas for augmenting printing techniques. His book covers information on selected typography articles during the period 1883 to 1900, which Annenberg called "The Years of Transition."

Annenberg was also very active in professional associations. He was a charter member of the American Printing Historical Association and a member of the Typophiles, American Printing Society, National Association of Printers, Maryland Historical Society, Bibliographic Society of Canada, Baltimore Bibliophiles, and Typothetae of America, for which he was a board member. An active member of the American Printing History Association, he was given their annual award in 1979 for his Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogues.

In addition to his professional activities, Annenberg was involved in numerous civic and charitable endeavors and belonged to several organizations, among them the North Charles General Hospital in Baltimore, for which he served as trustee; Boy's Town, for which he served as vice-president; and the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, for which he served as president. He was also a member of the Friends of the Johns Hopkins Libraries; the National Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis, Inc.; the Safety Club; National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH); and on the advisory board to the Baltimore City Jails. Annenberg participated in the Coordinated Community Offender Employment Program (CCOEP), a work-release program aimed at reintegrating prisoners into society after incarceration. Through it, inmates from the Baltimore City Jails were employed by his printing company.

On April 20, 1979, Maurice Annenberg died after a long illness. Active even through illness, he had been working on a book about Henry L. Bullen, the librarian for American Type Founders Company, which he never completed. Annenberg wrote to friends in 1978 that he was going to print a revised version of Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogues, but he was unable to do so before his death. A revised edition was published, with the permission of Sophia Annenberg, in 1994 that included an additional type foundry, new specimen books, an introduction by Stephen Saxe, and an index by Elizabeth K. Lieberman.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The papers of Maurice Annenberg date from 1883 to 1979, with the bulk of the papers falling between 1960 and 1978. The materials document Annenberg's business activities, scholarly endeavors, and civic involvement. Included are a variety of materials—professional correspondence; type face specimen sheets; catalogs for new type and ornaments; brochures on processes, equipment and associations; and subject files on industry topics. Overlapping this business material is research material, which further includes research correspondence, biographies of key persons in the printing industry, subject files, research for Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogues, serials, and photographs of printing equipment.

Custodial History and Acquisition Information

The papers of Maurice Annenberg were donated to the University of Maryland Libraries by his wife, Sophia Annenberg, in 1979 and 1985.

Processing Information

Processed by:

Processed by Lara D'Agaro, April 2008. Revised by Maureen Cech, September 2009.

Processing note:

The papers were originally processed in 1981 and were divided into four series: I. "Type Design and Production," with the five subseries: 1. "Type faces with text"; 2. "Catalogues and specimen books"; 3. "Ornaments and borders"; 4. "Equipment and techniques"; 5."Articles, speeches and programs"; II. "Correspondence"; III. "Publications"; and IV. "General Topics." The papers had been divided into letter and legal size boxes, creating confusion. The contents of a coherent grouping were housed in two sizes of boxes and map case drawers, according to size.

The papers were reprocessed in 2008 and arranged into seven new series: I. "Correspondence"; II. "Typefaces," broken into two subseries: 1. "Typefaces and ornaments" and 2. "Biographies and histories"; III. "Printing industry topics"; IV. "Personal topics"; V. "Research for Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogues"; VI. "Serials"; and VII. "Photographs." Former subseries "Type faces with text" and "Ornaments and borders" were incorporated into the new subseries "Type face and ornaments." "Catalogues and specimen books" became "Biographies and histories." "Equipment and techniques" and "General Topics" were divided between "Printing industry topics" and "Personal topics" as appropriate. "Publications" was renamed "Research for Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogues." Series named "Photographs" and "Serials" were added. The "Serials" series was created for accessibility, as most had previously been filed with the correspondence.

Many of the folder titles have been retained, with the exceptions of those for the correspondence and type faces. Some of the correspondence has been renamed—using the name of the business or organization in lieu of an individual, as Annenberg may have corresponded with more than one individual at a business. The names of individuals appear after the business or institution in the folder heading. The folders housing the specimen sheets were renamed to highlight the type face and remove most company names since multiple companies produced or distributed a particular type face.

An unprocessed accretion to the collection received in 1985 (mostly correspondence and serials) was integrated into the previously processed portion of the collection during reprocessing in 2008.

Some duplicate materials, mainly multiple carbon copies of letters, were removed and discarded. Personal correspondence and other personal materials were separated and returned to a member of the Annenberg family. Also, oversized items were housed in an oversized manuscript box. Staples and paper clips have been removed and replaced with plastic fasteners when necessary. The entire collection was placed in new acid-free legal size folders and boxes.

Encoded by:

EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Lara D'Agaro.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series 1: Correspondence, 1935-1979 and undated (2.25 linear feet)

This series consists of the professional correspondence of Maurice Annenberg. He corresponded with institutions, individuals, and firms on a wide variety of topics related to typography. Some of these inquiries resulted in long-standing friendships, such as with Terry Belanger at Columbia University and Steven Saxe. He also maintained correspondence with newsletter publishers to whom he offered advice on type and business practices. He was a member of many charities, civic groups, and professional organizations and corresponded with those groups. He wrote to government agencies and officials to voice his concern or offer suggestions for revising policies. This series also contains some examples of typography work sent along with letters by some of his correspondents. These include reprints, samples, advertising, book publication notices, brochures, catalogs, and book lists.

Separate folders were created for any correspondent with whom there were more than two pages of correspondence. When there was only a single page of correspondence with an individual, it was grouped alphabetically in folders under the initial letters of the correspondent's surname. Most of the correspondence was conducted with businesses and has been filed in folders for institutions, businesses, or print shops; otherwise a correspondent is listed under his or her own name. In the folder headings for institutions or businesses, names of the individual correspondents appear after the institution or business name. Annenberg made carbons of many of his letters, so frequently both sides of the correspondence are represented in individual folders. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically and, within individual correspondents' files, chronologically.

Any newsletters or catalogs regularly published by an individual or firm are located in Series VI. Correspondence related to subjects in which Annenberg was interested, i.e., gun control and stadium funding, is filed in Series IV, Personal Topics, with related materials. Correspondence related to Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogues is filed in Series V, Research for Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogues, in order to maintain the integrity of Annenbergs filing system.

DescriptionSeriesBox / ReelFolder / Frame
A -- Ray Abrams, Herman Abromson, Advanced Lithographic Service, Advertising Club of Baltimore, American Amateur Press Assn., American Book Collector, American Heart Assn., American Printing Equipment and Supply Co., Frank Anderson, Andrew Co., Annenberg School of Communication, Antiquarian and Landmarks Society, Inc. of CT, David Appel, 1961, 1972-1978 series 1box 1folder 1
Advertising Typographers Association of America, Inc. -- Walter A. Dew, Jr., 1972-1973 series 1box 1folder 2
Agranoff, Barbara, 1975 series 1box 1folder 3
Altizer, Diane Belle, 1977 series 1box 1folder 4
American Antiquarian Society -- Marcus A. McCorison, 1968, 1977 series 1box 1folder 5
American Graphic Arts, Inc. -- Sidney White, 1976 series 1box 1folder 6
American Israel Public Affairs Committee -- Morris J. Amitay, Edward P. Bell, 1976-1977 series 1box 1folder 7
American Printing History Association -- Catherine T. Brody, Mark Carroll, Stuart C. Dobson, Mary Ann Malkin, Miriam M. Steinert, 1974-1975, 1979 series 1box 1folder 8
American Type Founders Co., Inc. -- James Buckley, Wheldon Davis, Frank T. Hinkel, 1968, 1972, 1974 and undated series 1box 1folder 9
The Angelica Press -- Dennis Grastorf, Marilyn Grastorf, 1976-[1977] and undated series 1box 1folder 10
Arkansas State College -- Floyd M. Zula, 1978 series 1box 1folder 11
B -- Back Numbers, Baltimore Beacon, Baltimore Bibliophiles, Baltimore Central League for Crippled Children and Adults, Barre Publishing Co., Baltimore Council for International Visitors, William P. Barlow, Jr., Albert Bassuk, Arthur Baseheart, Battery Park Book Co., Alan E. Behrend, Harold Berliner, Karl Bernhard, Berry Press, Bibliographical Society of Canada, Frank L. Blumberg, Jack Bond, The Book Collector, Gerald M. Bowman, Boys' Town Homes of Maryland, Nancy Hubbard Brady, Marilyn Braiterman, James H. Bready, Harvey H. Brewer, John S. Bridges Co., British Columbia, Bundscho, Charles L. Bush, Business-Industry Political Action Committee, 1935, 1938, 1970-1979 series 1box 1folder 12
Baltimore Art Institute -- Norma M. Baummer, 1978 series 1box 1folder 13
Baltimore City Jail -- Edwin R. Goodlander, Andrea K. Sugar, 1977-1978 series 1box 1folder 14
Baltimore Economic Development Commission -- Edward deLuca, 1974-1975 series 1box 1folder 15
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation -- Marvin Blumberg, Irving F. Cohn, David S. Goldstein, E.B. Hirsh, Charles Mindel, Boris O'Mansky, Samuel S. Robbins, Marie Rothschild, Oscar Samuelson, 1976-1978 series 1box 1folder 16
Beilenson, Edna, 1976-1978 series 1box 1folder 17
The Bird and Bull Press -- Henry Morris, 1969, 1971 and undated series 1box 1folder 18
Black Sun Books -- Michael Shamansky, Harvey Tucker, Linda Tucker, 1976 series 1box 1folder 19
Blinn, Marilyn G., 1975 series 1box 1folder 20
Blue Shield of Maryland, Inc. -- E.W. Hasson, 1977 series 1box 1folder 21
Boyle, Roy G., 1975 series 1box 1folder 22
Brandywine Stamp Co. -- Charles M. Poplos, 1975 series 1box 1folder 23
Bretz, Robert, 1976 series 1box 1folder 24
Brewington, Leo R., 1976 series 1box 1folder 25
Brody, Catherine T., 1975-1978 and undated series 1box 1folder 26
C -- Castcraft Printing Supply, Catonsville Community College, Center for Direct Marketing, Central Scholarship Bureau, Inc., Chandler and Price Printing Machine Co., Jacob Chernofsky, Concord Press, Cosmos Club, Cowell Press Council, Kit Currie, 1968, 1972-1978 and undated series 1box 1folder 27
California Historical Society -- James Abajian, George L. Harding, Bruce L. Johnson, 1973-1978 series 1box 1folder 28
California State Polytechinc University -- Guy Thomas, 1973 series 1box 1folder 29
California State University, Humboldt -- Lewis A. Pryor, 1968-1978 series 1box 1folder 30
California State University, Northridge -- Tom Reilly, 1974-1975 series 1box 1folder 31
Carry Back Books -- Don St. John, 1975 series 1box 1folder 32
Champion Papers -- Michael P. Corey, 1974 series 1box 1folder 33
Chiswick Book Shop -- Herman Cohen, 1968, 1978 series 1box 1folder 34
Churchman, David C., 1975 series 1box 1folder 35
Columbia University -- Terry Belanger, Bernard R. Crystal, Kenneth A. Lohf, Rachael A. Senner, 1967, 1970-1974 series 1box 1folder 36
Columbia University -- Terry Belanger, Rachael A. Senner, David R. Thompson, Susan O. Thompson, 1975-1979 and undated series 1box 1folder 37
Combs, Albert J., 1975-1977 series 1box 2folder 1
The Connecticut Historical Society -- Elizabeth Abbe, 1974 series 1box 2folder 2
Contemporary House -- Preston Beyer, 1978 series 1box 2folder 3
Cuddington, Ray, 1972, 1975 and undated series 1box 2folder 4
D -- William Dailey, Damon and Peets Type Foundry, Davis and Warde, Inc., Dayton Typographic Service, Frank DeMarco, Richard DeMatteis, Didde-Glaser, Inc., Direct Mail Marketing Assn.,, 1972-1977 series 1box 2folder 5
Darvin, Leonard, 1976-1978 and undated series 1box 2folder 6
Davison, M.M., 1974-1975 series 1box 2folder 7
Dawson's Book Shop -- Amelia Bliss, Muir Dawson, 1973-1979 series 1box 2folder 8
Dietch, Alan, 1976 and undated series 1box 2folder 9
Downs, George M., 1974-1976 series 1box 2folder 10
Duensing, Paul Hayden, 1974-1975 and undated series 1box 2folder 11
Dwyer's Bookstore -- Jeffrey P. Dwyer, 1976-1978 series 1box 2folder 12
E -- Eakins Press Foundation, Eastern Fine Paper, Equitable Trust Co., Evergreen Press, 1976-1978 series 1box 2folder 13
Eckman, James, 1973 series 1box 2folder 14
Emerald City Chronicle -- Michael St. John, 1979 series 1box 2folder 15
Ettenberg, Eugene, 1973-1974 series 1box 2folder 16
F -- Fisher and Winner, David W. Fream, Fundicion Tipografica Nacional, S.A., Fundicion Tipografica Jose Iranzo, S.A., 1964, 1977 and undated series 1box 2folder 17
Feldman, Sara, 1974 series 1box 2folder 18
Filby, P. William, 1978 series 1box 2folder 19
Fotostar International -- Jan Stackpole, 1977-1978 series 1box 2folder 20
The Front Page -- Larry R. Christie, 1975-1976 series 1box 2folder 21
G -- John Gach Book Shop, German Children's Home, Lawrence E. Gichner, Peter J. Gilleran, David Godine, Golden Land Printing Co., Robert Goodman, Nicholas P. Gorski, Walter B. Graham, Graphic Communications World, Graphic Systems, Great Lakes Historical Society, William Greer, Grey-North, Inc., George Griffin, A.E. Guilmart , 1962, 1972-1978 and undated series 1box 2folder 22
Garrett, Howard, 1975-1977 series 1box 2folder 23
Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. -- Edgar Heyl, Eileen Kidwell, 1976-1977 series 1box 2folder 24
Giedt, Ernest H., 1975 series 1box 2folder 25
Glenn Books, Inc. -- Ardis L. Glenn, William R. Laws, 1976-1977 series 1box 2folder 26
Graf, William A., 1975-1978 series 1box 2folder 27
Graftek -- R.C. Marder, 1976 series 1box 2folder 28
Granger, Gary, 1975 series 1box 2folder 29
Graphics Today -- P.K. Thomajan, 1976 and undated series 1box 2folder 30
Greig, Peter, 1975-1976 series 1box 2folder 31
H -- Hand Enterprises, Charles Harris, Harris-Intertype Corp., Wayne V. Harsha, Horace Hart, Orrin Hatch, D.C. Havens, Havilah Press, Heritage Book Shop, Inc., Hilburn Design Studio, William J. Hildebrandt, Hobbit Rare Books, Fritz S. Hofheimer, Hooper Printing and Lithograph Co., Elsie V. Hughes, Thomas Hughes and Associates, Hurley Books, 1974-1978 and undated series 1box 2folder 32
Halbert, Robert, 1978 and undated series 1box 2folder 33
Hammel, Kenneth W., 1970, 1974 series 1box 2folder 34
Harding, Dorothy, 1976-1978 series 1box 2folder 35
Hardy, Paul H., 1973 series 1box 2folder 36
Harvard University -- Eleanor C. Bishop, 1972-1975 series 1box 2folder 37
The Hill and Dale Press -- Richard L. Hopkins, 1974-1978 series 1box 2folder 38
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania -- Tony Roth, ? Wainwright, 1974 series 1box 2folder 39
Holman, William R., 1975 series 1box 2folder 40
Holman's Print Shop, Inc. -- Richard B. Holman, 1974 series 1box 2folder 41
The House of Type -- Guy Botterill, 1975-1978 series 1box 2folder 42
Howard County, County Commissioners of -- Walter A. Henley, Lloyd G. Taylor, 1961 series 1box 2folder 43
Huss, Richard, 1974-1978 series 1box 2folder 44
I -- Inland Printing Magazine, International Typeface Corp., Interstate Service, M.H. Irvin, 1973-1975, 1978 and undated series 1box 2folder 45
Indiana University Press -- John Vint, 1976 and undated series 1box 2folder 46
Inland Printer -- Wayne V. Harsha, W. Hayward Johnson III, Joseph J. O'Neill, M. Dan Sember, 1960, 1974-1978 series 1box 2folder 47
International Association of Business Communicators -- Gerald M. Bowman, 1974-1975, 1978 series 1box 2folder 48
International Typographic Composition Association -- Charles W. Mulliken, 1976-1977 series 1box 2folder 49
Irvin, T.D, 1974-1976 and undated series 1box 2folder 50
J -- Jack's Service, Henry M. Jackson, 1972-1974 series 1box 2folder 51
Johns Hopkins University -- Constance A. Nathanson, David H. Stam, 1975, 1977 series 1box 2folder 52
The Juniper Press -- Phillip J. Cade, 1974-1978 series 1box 2folder 53
K -- Murray M. Kassel, Bert Katz, Nancy Jo Kaufman, The Kaufman Press, Kelsey and Co., Kessler Shoe Manufacturing Co., Keuffel and Esser Co., Fritz Knuf, Albert Koehler, Fred W. Kost, 1973-1978 and undated series 1box 3folder 1
Kafka, Francis J., 1977-1978 series 1box 3folder 2
Kenosha News -- Howard J. Brown, 1976 series 1box 3folder 3
Klensch, Charles H., 1976 and undated series 1box 3folder 4
Knoble, Jack, 1974 series 1box 3folder 5
Knust, Karl B. Jr., 1975 series 1box 3folder 6
L -- Labyrinthos, Franc Ladner, Sidney Lansburgh Jr., Linda Lapides, Las Vegas Review Journal, Lester Press, Lester S. Levy, Barbara Lill, D. Lincoln, Little Petey/Uncle Wicker Books, Lucas Bros. Inc., T.J.Lyons Press , 1971-1978 series 1box 3folder 7
Laing, George W., 1974-1975 series 1box 3folder 8
Lanston Monotype Company -- Stanley E. Sims, 1968 series 1box 3folder 9
Levien, Jack R., 1976 series 1box 3folder 10
The Liberty Press -- William E. Maccoun, Jr., 1976 series 1box 3folder 11
Library of Congress -- Dudley B. Ball, Alan Fern, Loran P. Karsner, 1971, 1974, 1978 series 1box 3folder 12
Lieberman, J. Ben, 1976, 1978 series 1box 3folder 13
Linguistics Systems, Inc. -- Martin Roberts, 1978 series 1box 3folder 14
Long, Clarence D., 1972, 1978 series 1box 3folder 15
M -- S.M., McBee de Venezuela, C.A., Theodore R. McKeldin, Paul McKenna, Nancy McMillan, Harry T. MacMullan, Leo A. Maier, Benton M. Marder, Jr., Walter S. Marder, Jay M. Martin, Maryland House of Delegates, Maryland Institute College of Art, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of the Secretary, Ralph H. Metcalfe, Minnesota Historical Society, George E. Missbach and Co., Missouri Historical Society, M.C. Modi and Co. , 1951, 1970-1978 and undated series 1box 3folder 16
McClintock, P.M., 1977 series 1box 3folder 17
The Maledictions Press -- Lillian Worley, Parker Worley, 1968-1978 and undated series 1box 3folder 18
Mallison, David W., 1975 series 1box 3folder 19
Maryland Historical Society -- John B. Boles, Leonard C. Crewe, P. William Filby, 1974-1977 series 1box 3folder 20
Maryland Magazine -- M.E. Dougherty, 1977-1978 series 1box 3folder 21
Maryland, State of, Comptroller of the Treasury -- Stephen M. Cordi, J. Basil Wisner, 1977 series 1box 3folder 22
Merriam, Robert L., 1978 series 1box 3folder 23
Miller Printing Machinery Co. -- E.W. Evans, 1975 series 1box 3folder 24
Modlin, Francis D., 1974-1977 series 1box 3folder 25
Mundell, E.H., Jr., 1971-[1973] and undated series 1box 3folder 26
N -- Walter Nash and Co., National Association of Photo-Lithographers, National Business Systems, National Council to Control Handguns, National Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis, Inc., National Right to Work Committee, Steven Navran, Newhoff-Blumberg, Inc., New York Antique Almanac, North American Publishing Co., Jeff L. Novak, 1964, 1975-1978 and undated series 1box 3folder 27
Nancy Neale Enterprises -- Irving I. Silverman, 1976-1977 series 1box 3folder 28
National Association of Printers and Lithographers -- Charles A. Alessandrini, Judith I. Gotwald, I. Gregg Van Wert, Terri M. Zoch, 1977 series 1box 3folder 29
National Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, Canada -- Helena Jacob, Geoffrey Rider, 1975-1978 series 1box 3folder 30
Nelson, Stanley P., 1975 series 1box 3folder 31
The Newberry Library -- Patricia Brennan, Richard Colles Johnson, James M. Wells, 1972-1974 series 1box 3folder 32
New York Historical Society -- James D. McKee, 1973 and undated series 1box 3folder 33
Northrup, Bruce, 1977 and undated series 1box 3folder 34
Norton, David M., 1975-1976 series 1box 3folder 35
O -- Oak 'n Ivy, Old Newspaper Mail Auction, Howard Orr, Out of Sorts Letter Foundry, 1973-1974, 1978 series 1box 3folder 36
Oak Knoll Books -- Robert D. Fleck, Karen M. Weiss, 1977-1979 and undated series 1box 3folder 37
Old Hickory Bookshop -- Barbara Knighton, 1976 series 1box 3folder 38
Old-Time Printing -- Jane W. Roberts, 1975, 1978 series 1box 3folder 39
O'Neal, David L., 1974-1978 and undated series 1box 3folder 40
P -- The Park School, Pat Patterson, R. Irving Paxton, Larry and June Peacock, The Peale Museum, Harold L. Peck, William B. Pennebaker, Peterson, Howell and Heather, Lucille E. Peterson, Philadelphia Historical Commission, Plane Tree Press, The Primitive Press, Printing Impressions, Printing Industries of Northern Ohio, D. N. Procaccino, Public Relations Associates, Public Resource Center, 1952, 1956, 1974-1978 and undated series 1box 3folder 41
Past History Antiquarian Books -- Betty Massey, 1974 series 1box 3folder 42
Peat, David W., 1972, 1978 series 1box 3folder 43
Plain Wrapper Press -- Gabriel Rummonds, 1976 series 1box 3folder 44
Plandone Book Auctions -- Jonas Bikoff, 1977 series 1box 3folder 45
The Press of the Licorice Cat -- M.F. McGrew, 1972, 1974 series 1box 3folder 46
Printcraft -- Lester K. Slama, 1974-1978 and undated series 1box 3folder 47
Printed Pages -- Robert F. Hanson, 1977-1978 series 1box 3folder 48
The Printer/Ghost Town Museum Park/Log Cabin Press -- Michael Phillip, 1974-1977 series 1box 3folder 49
The Printers' Devil, 1976 series 1box 3folder 50
Printer's Paraphernalia -- Marilyn McBride, 1976 and undated series 1box 3folder 51
The Printers' Shop -- Jack Laverick, Frederica Postman, 1976 series 1box 3folder 52
Printing Industries of Maryland, Inc. -- Edwin B. Early, Arthur R. Stowe, 1971-1974 series 1box 4folder 1
Printing Industries of Metropolitan New York, Inc. -- Paul L. Noble, 1977 series 1box 4folder 2
The Privateer Press -- Watts, Steve L., 1957-1964, 1973 and undated series 1box 4folder 3
R -- Readex Microprint Co., Reese Publicity Co., Inc., Riddick Printery, Avrum K. Rifman, Roberts and Porter, Inc., Elrie Robinson, Frank J. Rubenstein, Cathie Ruggie, Charles Ryland, 1959, 1973-1978 series 1box 4folder 4
Reininger, R.J., 1975-1976 series 1box 4folder 5
Rochester School of Technology -- Michael L. Kleper, Alexander S. Lawson, 1971-1975, 1978 series 1box 4folder 6
Roundtree, John W., 1975-1976 series 1box 4folder 7
Ruggere, Christine, 1975 and undated series 1box 4folder 8
Rummonds, Gabriel, 1976-1977 series 1box 4folder 9
S -- John N. Schaedler, A.L. Schiavone, Daniel Schloss, Barry Scott, Duane Scott, Harry S. Scott Jr., Harold Segal, Service Offset Corp., Arthur and Lester Shugarman, Sam Shulman, B.J. Small, Smithsonian Institution, The Southeast Trader, Southern Printer and Lithographer, Leonard A. Spencer, State Historical Society of Missouri, Pail A. Stroock, Edwin H. Stuart, Superior Composition Co., Eric L. Swanick, 1951, 1960, 1973-1978 and undated series 1box 4folder 10
Sandick, Leonard, 1976 and undated series 1box 4folder 11
Saxe, Stephen O., 1972-1976 series 1box 4folder 12
Saxe, Stephen O., 1977 series 1box 4folder 13
Saxe, Stephen O., 1978-1979 series 1box 4folder 14
Safety First Club of Maryland, Inc. -- Maurice R. Shochatt, 1977-1978 series 1box 4folder 15
Schneidereith, C. William, 1966, 1973-1976 and undated series 1box 4folder 16
Schneidereith, C. William and Steve L. Watts, 1953-1963 series 1box 4folder 17
Schneidereith, C. William Jr., 1976-1978 series 1box 4folder 18
The Schori Press -- Ward K. Schori, 1976-1978 series 1box 4folder 19
The Show Company International -- Roby Wentz, 1973 series 1box 4folder 20
Skofield, Hobart O., 1975 series 1box 4folder 21
Smith, William, 1976-1977 series 1box 4folder 22
Sobol, John, 1976 series 1box 4folder 23
Soule, Andrew R., 1975-1976 and undated series 1box 4folder 24
South Street Seaport Museum -- Roger Campbell, 1976 series 1box 4folder 25
Sowers Printing Company -- Edwin U. Sowers II, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1977 series 1box 4folder 26
Speckter, Martin K., 1974-1976 series 1box 4folder 27
Stuhlmuller, Barbara, 1975 series 1box 4folder 28
The Sun -- Phillip Evans, Philip S. Heisler, 1966, 1976-1977 series 1box 4folder 29
T -- Franklin Thatcher, Think Products, Kathye J. Thomas, Thomsen-Ellis Company, Meldrim Thomson, Jr., Frank L. Toon, Towson State University, Tri-Arts Press, Inc., The Trivia Press, Type and Press, Typocrafters, 1938, 1976-1978 series 1box 4folder 30
Tally Pads by Loretta -- Loretta H. Thomas, 1974-1978 series 1box 4folder 31
Tamalpais Press -- Roger Levenson, 1973-1978 series 1box 4folder 32
Taurus Books -- G. A. Cronin (?), 1977-1978 and undated series 1box 4folder 33
Tintype Graphic Arts -- Brian P. Lawler, 1978 series 1box 4folder 34
Type Talk, correspondence about, 1947, 1951, 1954, 1959 and undated series 1box 4folder 35
The Typographical Journal -- E. Canter, Ralph D. Johns, Jr., Alex Smith, 1975-1976 and undated series 1box 4folder 36
The Typophiles -- Robert L. Leslie, 1972-1977 series 1box 4folder 37
U -- United States Department of Labor, University of Baltimore, University of Iowa, University of Maryland at Baltimore, University of Maryland Baltimore County, University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin, 1973-1978 series 1box 4folder 38
Ulrich, Richard L., 1975-1978 series 1box 5folder 1
Union shops, correspondence about, 1949-1953, 1957, 1960-1966, 1972-1976 and undated series 1box 5folder 2
United States Department of Defense -- George R. Kaine, 1972 series 1box 5folder 3
United States Postal Service -- Helen Gaiser, Frederick Klassner, 1974 series 1box 5folder 4
University of Maryland -- Lawrence J. McCrank, Robert M. Pierson, 1977-1979 and undated series 1box 5folder 5
University of Minnesota -- Walter H. Brovald, 1978 series 1box 5folder 6
University of the West Indies -- Roderick Cave, 1975-1976 series 1box 5folder 7
University of Wyoming -- Gene M. Gressley, 1978 series 1box 5folder 8
V -- Vandercook, Peter VanWingen, Vickey Printing, Michael J. Vickey, Village Book Store, The Vintage Press, Von Blon's Book Store, 1974-1978 series 1box 5folder 9
Virginia Historical Society -- John Melville Jennings, Willis A. Shell, Jr., 1973-1974 series 1box 5folder 10
W -- Wadsworth Publishing Company, Charles D. Walker, J. Weston Walsh, Robert T. Wang, Waverly Press, Inc., Westvaco Pulp and Paper Co., West Virginia Paper Co., James L. Weygand, Robert Wirth, William P. Wreden, Lili and Erich Wronkler, 1964, 1969-1977 and undated series 1box 5folder 11
Wakefield, David, 1976, 1978 series 1box 5folder 12
Weiler, Joseph F., 1975-1978 series 1box 5folder 13
Wentz, Roby, 1975-1977 series 1box 5folder 14
Whitesitt, E. Kennedy, 1974-1978 and undated series 1box 5folder 15
Williams, Lois R., 1975 series 1box 5folder 16
Woernle, Bruno, 1968-1970 series 1box 5folder 17
Ye Galleon Press -- Glen C. Adams, 1974-1975 series 1box 5folder 18
YZ -- Ye Olde Printery, Irving Zucker, 1975 and undated series 1box 5folder 19

Series 2: Typefaces, 1925-1978 and undated (2.5 linear feet)

This series contains the specimen sheets, specimen catalogs, and biographies of influential printing industry figures that Annenberg collected as proprietor of his own printing shop in Baltimore, Maryland.

Subseries 2.1: Typefaces and ornaments, 1925-1978 and undated (2.25 linear feet)

This subseries includes the specimen sheets, specimen catalogs, and brochures amassed by Maurice Annenberg when he owned Maran Printing Company.

The specimen examples range from items as short as one page to substantial catalogs. Most specimen sheets include only one type face, but there are some on which there two or more type faces. For examples with two type faces, both are listed on the folder heading. For brochures containing more than two type faces, the company name appears as the folder heading. Individual folders may contain specimen brochures and/or price lists.

These type face samples were sent either by the type foundry that produced the type or the business that distributed the type. It was not always possible to determine if a publication originated with the type caster or the distributer. Folder headings enumerate type faces and company names. When available, the type designers' names are recorded after the type faces in the folder headings. Most of the specimen sheets or brochures are undated.

Type face families may include all variations of the type face—regular, italic, bold, light, medium, heavy, schoolbook, script, wide, roman, black, semi-bold, condensed, or any combination of these. Specimen sheets may include only one version of a type face or the whole family in a variety of points. There are specimen sheets for individual type faces from more than one company.

The folders are arranged alphabetically by type faces or company names.

DescriptionSeriesBox / ReelFolder / Frame
Specimen Sheets -- Aigrette and Gracia, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 1
Specimen Sheets -- Akzidenz-Grotesk, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 2
Specimen Sheets -- American Type Founders Co., Inc., 1951, 1967-1968series 2.1box 1folder 3
Specimen Sheets -- Americana -- Richard Isbell, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 4
Specimen Sheets -- Amsterdam Continental Types, Inc., undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 5
Specimen Sheets -- Annonce Grotesque, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 6
Specimen Sheets -- Annonce Grotesque and Old Gothic, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 7
Specimen Sheets -- Arabella, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 8
Specimen Sheets -- Arena and Normande, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 9
Specimen Sheets -- Ariston and Regina -- Martin Wilke, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 10
Specimen Sheets -- Aurora and Enge Wotan (Inserat Grotesk), undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 11
Specimen Sheets -- Ball Initials, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 12
Specimen Sheets -- BaltoType (OS1), undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 13
Specimen Sheets -- Baskerville, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 14
Specimen Sheets -- Bauer Alphabets, Inc., undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 15
Specimen Sheets -- Berling and Carolus -- Karl-Erik Forsberg, 1952series 2.1box 1folder 16
Specimen Sheets -- Bernhard Modern -- Lucian Bernhard, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 17
Specimen Sheets -- Bernhard Modern and Bernhard Tango -- Lucian Bernhard, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 18
Specimen Sheets -- H. Berthold AG, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 19
Specimen Sheets -- Beton, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 20
Specimen Sheets -- Bodoni Campanile, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 21
Specimen Sheets -- Bookface, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 22
Specimen Sheets -- Boulevard and Herald -- G.G. Lange, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 23
Specimen Sheets -- Boulevard and Reiner Black, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 24
Specimen Sheets -- Britannic, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 25
Specimen Sheets -- Brush -- Robert E. Smith, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 26
Specimen Sheets -- Bulmer, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 27
Specimen Sheets -- Caledonia -- W.A. Dwiggins, 1939 and undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 28
Specimen Sheets -- Californian -- Frederic W. Goudy, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 29
Specimen Sheets -- Caprice and Palette, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 30
Specimen Sheets -- Carolus, 1968 and undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 31
Specimen Sheets -- Cartoon, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 32
Specimen Sheets -- Caslon, 1935 and undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 33
Specimen Sheets -- Caslon Old Face, 1937 and undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 34
Specimen Sheets -- Caslon 641 -- Frank Bartuska, 1966 and undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 35
Specimen Sheets -- Castcraft Printing Supply, Inc., undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 36
Specimen Sheets -- Century, 1960 and undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 37
Specimen Sheets -- Cheltenham, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 38
Specimen Sheets -- Chisel, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 39
Specimen Sheets -- Chisel and Latin, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 40
Specimen Sheets -- City and Post Roman, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 41
Specimen Sheets -- Clearface, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 42
Specimen Sheets -- Commercial-Grotesk, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 43
Specimen Sheets -- Condensed Gothic No. 2, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 44
Specimen Sheets -- Consort, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 45
Specimen Sheets -- Cornell -- George F. Trentholm, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 46
Specimen Sheets -- Corvinus -- Imre Reiner, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 47
Specimen Sheets -- Craw Modern -- Freeman Craw, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 48
Specimen Sheets -- Deberny and Peignot (OS1), undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 49
Specimen Sheets -- Dominante, undatedseries 2.1box 1folder 50
Specimen Sheets -- Egyptian, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 1
Specimen Sheets -- Electra -- W.A. Dwiggins, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 2
Specimen Sheets -- Empire, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 3
Specimen Sheets -- Erasmus Initials and Raffia Initials, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 4
Specimen Sheets -- European Typefounders Inc., undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 5
Specimen Sheets -- Eurostile, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 6
Specimen Sheets -- Eve, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 7
Specimen Sheets -- Fairfield Medium -- Rudolph Ruzicka, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 8
Specimen Sheets -- Finch, Pruyn and Co., 1968 and undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 9
Specimen Sheets -- Firmin Didot, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 10
Specimen Sheets -- Flash, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 11
Specimen Sheets -- Folio -- Dr. Konrad Bauer and Walter Baum, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 12
Specimen Sheets -- Fotofonts, 1954series 2.1box 2folder 13
Specimen Sheets -- Franklin Gothic -- Whedon Davis, 1952 and undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 14
Specimen Sheets -- Fundicion Tipografica Nacional, C.A., undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 15
Specimen Sheets -- Futura, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 16
Specimen Sheets -- Garamond, 1949 and undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 17
Specimen Sheets -- Garamont, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 18
Specimen Sheets -- Gay 90's Foundry, 1965series 2.1box 2folder 19
Specimen Sheets -- Gebr. Klingspor Typefounders, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 20
Specimen Sheets -- Gillies Gothic -- William S. Gillies, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 21
Specimen Sheets -- Gothic No. 13, 1941series 2.1box 2folder 22
Specimen Sheets -- Gothic No. 16, 1942series 2.1box 2folder 23
Specimen Sheets -- Gothics, 1941 and undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 24
Specimen Sheets -- Goudy, 1941, 1948 and undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 25
Specimen Sheets -- Goudy Heavyface and Greco, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 26
Specimen Sheets -- Goudy Old Style, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 27
Specimen Sheets -- Gracia, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 28
Specimen Sheets -- Graphique and Profil, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 29
Specimen Sheets -- Graphique and Superba Illustra, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 30
Specimen Sheets -- Grayda -- Frank Riley, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 31
Specimen Sheets -- Grot 9, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 32
Specimen Sheets -- Haas Typefoundry, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 33
Specimen Sheets -- Hebrew Hatzevi, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 34
Specimen Sheets -- Hellenic, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 35
Specimen Sheets -- Helvetica, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 36
Specimen Sheets -- Hidalgo, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 37
Specimen Sheets -- Hidalgo and Reiner Script, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 38
Specimen Sheets -- Horizon, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 39
Specimen Sheets -- Holla -- Rudolf Koch, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 40
Specimen Sheets -- Huxley Vertical, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 41
Specimen Sheets -- Ideal, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 42
Specimen Sheets -- Impact, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 43
Specimen Sheets -- Impressum -- Dr. Konrad Bauer and Walter Baum, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 44
Specimen Sheets -- Jack Miller Initials, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 45
Specimen Sheets -- Jacno -- Marcel Jacno, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 46
Specimen Sheets -- Janson, Series No. 401 -- Sol Hess, 1937series 2.1box 2folder 47
Specimen Sheets -- Karnak, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 48
Specimen Sheets -- Kaufmann, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 49
Specimen Sheets -- Keyboard, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 50
Specimen Sheets -- Klang -- Will Carter, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 51
Specimen Sheets -- Krieg Borders, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 52
Specimen Sheets -- Largo, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 53
Specimen Sheets -- Latin, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 54
Specimen Sheets -- Legend, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 55
Specimen Sheets -- Libra -- S.H. de Roos, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 56
Specimen Sheets -- Life, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 57
Specimen Sheets -- Lilith, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 58
Specimen Sheets -- London Script, undatedseries 2.1box 2folder 59
Specimen Sheets -- Lucian, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 1
Specimen Sheets -- Ludlow Typograph Company, 1946series 2.1box 3folder 2
Specimen Sheets -- Luxor, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 3
Specimen Sheets -- Lydian -- Warren Chappell, 1948 and undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 4
Specimen Sheets -- Matrix International, Inc., undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 5
Specimen Sheets -- Medicis, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 6
Specimen Sheets -- Melior -- Hermann Zapf, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 7
Specimen Sheets -- Mercury, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 8
Specimen Sheets -- Mergenthaler Linotype Company, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 9
Specimen Sheets -- Metropolis, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 10
Specimen Sheets -- Michelangelo and Sistina, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 11
Specimen Sheets -- Microgramma, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 12
Specimen Sheets -- Mistral -- Roger Excoffon, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 13
Specimen Sheets -- Modern 20, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 14
Specimen Sheets -- Modern and Roman, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 15
Specimen Sheets -- Mol Foliate, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 16
Specimen Sheets -- Mondial, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 17
Specimen Sheets -- Le Montaigne, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 18
Specimen Sheets -- Monticello, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 19
Specimen Sheets -- Munder -- Norman T.A. Munder, 1925series 2.1box 3folder 20
Specimen Sheets -- Munder and Munder-Hoyle Ornaments -- Norman T.A. Munder and Ethel Hoyle, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 21
Specimen Sheets -- Murray Hill -- Emil J. Klumpp, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 22
Specimen Sheets -- Narrow Sans Italic, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 23
Specimen Sheets -- Societ Nebiolo, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 24
Specimen Sheets -- Neon Type Division, Typefounders of Chicago, 1965series 2.1box 3folder 25
Specimen Sheets -- Neuland and Orplid, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 26
Specimen Sheets -- New Caslon, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 27
Specimen Sheets -- New Garamond, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 28
Specimen Sheets -- Newport, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 29
Specimen Sheets -- News Gothic, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 30
Specimen Sheets -- Nobel Light, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 31
Specimen Sheets -- Normande, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 32
Specimen Sheets -- Normande and Tradition, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 33
Specimen Sheets -- Nova Augustea, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 34
Specimen Sheets -- Offenbach, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 35
Specimen Sheets -- Eugene Olson-Banknote Engraver, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 36
Specimen Sheets -- Olympic, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 37
Specimen Sheets -- Onyx, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 38
Specimen Sheets -- Opticon with Memphis Bold, 1939, 1941series 2.1box 3folder 39
Specimen Sheets -- Optima, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 40
Specimen Sheets -- Original Janson, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 41
Specimen Sheets -- Ornaments, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 42
Specimen Sheets -- Orpheus -- Walter Tiemann, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 43
Specimen Sheets -- Orplid, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 44
Specimen Sheets -- Othello, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 45
Specimen Sheets -- Oxford, 1978series 2.1box 3folder 46
Specimen Sheets -- Pabst Oldstyle, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 47
Specimen Sheets -- Palatino -- Herman Zapf, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 48
Specimen Sheets -- Palette, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 49
Specimen Sheets -- The Palomino Press (OS1), undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 50
Specimen Sheets -- Park Avenue, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 51
Specimen Sheets -- Parkway Script and Zephyr, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 52
Specimen Sheets -- Peignot, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 53
Specimen Sheets -- Permanent, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 54
Specimen Sheets -- Perpetua -- Eric Gill, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 55
Specimen Sheets -- Phenix, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 56
Specimen Sheets -- Phoebus, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 57
Specimen Sheets -- Piranesi, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 58
Specimen Sheets -- Plantin, 1970 and undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 59
Specimen Sheets -- Playbill, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 60
Specimen Sheets -- Post, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 61
Specimen Sheets -- Primer -- Rudolph Ruzicka, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 62
Specimen Sheets -- Primula -- Imre Reiner, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 63
Specimen Sheets -- Radiant -- R. Hunter Middleton, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 64
Specimen Sheets -- Raffia Initials -- Henk Krijger, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 65
Specimen Sheets -- Record Gothic, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 66
Specimen Sheets -- Recta -- Aldo Novarese, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 67
Specimen Sheets -- Reiner Script -- Imre Reiner, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 68
Specimen Sheets -- Replica Type Foundry, 1957 and undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 69
Specimen Sheets -- Repro Script, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 70
Specimen Sheets -- Rhapsodie, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 71
Specimen Sheets -- Roman, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 72
Specimen Sheets -- Romana, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 73
Specimen Sheets -- Romany, undatedseries 2.1box 3folder 74
Specimen Sheets -- Rondo -- Stefan Schlesinger and Dick Dooijes, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 1
Specimen Sheets -- Rosetti, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 2
Specimen Sheets -- Sapphire -- Hermann Zapf, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 3
Specimen Sheets -- Scribe -- Marcel Jacno, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 4
Specimen Sheets -- Shadow, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 5
Specimen Sheets -- Signal, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 6
Specimen Sheets -- Signal and Standard, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 7
Specimen Sheets -- Simoncini, 1968series 2.1box 4folder 8
Specimen Sheets -- Sketch, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 9
Specimen Sheets -- Slim Black, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 10
Specimen Sheets -- Society Text, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 11
Specimen Sheets -- Spartan, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 12
Specimen Sheets -- Standard, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 13
Specimen Sheets -- D. Stempel AG, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 14
Specimen Sheets -- Stencil, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 15
Specimen Sheets -- Stephenson Blake, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 16
Specimen Sheets -- Stradivarius -- Imre Reiner, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 17
Specimen Sheets -- Studio, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 18
Specimen Sheets -- Stymie, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 19
Specimen Sheets -- Superba, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 20
Specimen Sheets -- Super Veloz, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 21
Specimen Sheets -- Tango, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 22
Specimen Sheets -- Tempo, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 23
Specimen Sheets -- Thompson Quillscript, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 24
Specimen Sheets -- Thorne Shaded -- Robert Thorne, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 25
Specimen Sheets -- Thorowgood, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 26
Specimen Sheets -- Times, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 27
Specimen Sheets -- Times New Roman, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 28
Specimen Sheets -- Topic -- Paul Renner, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 29
Specimen Sheets -- Torino, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 30
Specimen Sheets -- Touraine, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 31
Specimen Sheets -- Tower, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 32
Specimen Sheets -- Trade Gothic, 1958 and undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 33
Specimen Sheets -- Trafton Script, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 34
Specimen Sheets -- Trajanus -- Warren Chappell, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 35
Specimen Sheets -- Trump Mediaeval -- Georg Trump, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 36
Specimen Sheets -- Union Pearl, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 37
Specimen Sheets -- Univers, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 38
Specimen Sheets -- Valiant, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 39
Specimen Sheets -- Venus, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 40
Specimen Sheets -- Verona, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 41
Specimen Sheets -- Vogue, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 42
Specimen Sheets -- Walbaum, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 43
Specimen Sheets -- Harry Weideman, 1957 and undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 44
Specimen Sheets -- Weiss -- Emil Rudolf Weiss, undatedseries 2.1box 4folder 45
Specimen Sheets -- Whedon Gothic, 1965 and undatedseries 2.1box 5folder 1
Specimen Sheets -- Whitehall, undatedseries 2.1box 5folder 2
Specimen Sheets -- Whitin, undatedseries 2.1box 5folder 3
Specimen Sheets -- Wide Sans, undatedseries 2.1box 5folder 4
Specimen Sheets -- Windsor -- Elisha Pechey, undatedseries 2.1box 5folder 5
Specimen Sheets -- Wood Type, 1971, 1975-1976 and undatedseries 2.1box 5folder 6

Subseries 2.2: Biographies and histories, 1937-1976 and undated (0.25 linear feet)

Maurice Annenberg retained copies of short biographies of type designers, printers, and equipment manufacturers. There are also histories of printing subjects such as sans serif type and the ampersand. Many of these biographies and histories were produced by printing or paper companies as a means of advertising. The folders are arranged alphabetically by subject.

DescriptionSeriesBox / ReelFolder / Frame
Biography/History -- Ampersand, history of -- in German, photocopy, undatedseries 2.2box 1folder 1
Biography/History -- Baskerville, John -- biography of, 1962series 2.2box 1folder 2
Biography/History -- Baskerville Type Faces -- articles about, 1959series 2.2box 1folder 3
Biography/History -- Bodoni, Giambattista -- biography of, 1961series 2.2box 1folder 4
Biography/History -- Briggs, Carl A. -- biography of, undatedseries 2.2box 1folder 5
Biography/History -- Caslon, William -- biography of, 1960series 2.2box 1folder 6
Biography/History -- Caxton, William -- biography of (OS1), 1976series 2.2box 1folder 7
Biography/History -- Cleland, Thomas Maitland -- biography of, undatedseries 2.2box 1folder 8
Biography/History -- DeVinne, Theodore Low -- biography of, undatedseries 2.2box 1folder 9
Biography/History -- Franklin, Benjamin -- biography of, 1956 and undatedseries 2.2box 1folder 10
Biography/History -- Garamond, Claude -- biography of, 1961series 2.2box 1folder 11
Biography/History -- Goddard, Mary -- articles about, 1976series 2.2box 1folder 12
Biography/History -- Goudy, Frederic W. -- biography of, 1947, 1964 and undatedseries 2.2box 1folder 13
Biography/History -- Harris Brothers -- articles about (OS1), 1976series 2.2box 1folder 14
Biography/History -- Itchkawich, David, -- study of the graphic work of, 1976series 2.2box 1folder 15
Biography/History -- Jenson, Nicolas -- biography of, undatedseries 2.2box 1folder 16
Biography/History -- Manutius, Aldus -- biography of, undatedseries 2.2box 1folder 17
Biography/History -- Mardersteig, Giovanni -- biography of, 1970series 2.2box 1folder 18
Biography/History -- Mergenthaler, Ottmar -- biography of, 1963, 1965series 2.2box 1folder 19
Biography/History -- Middleton, Hunter -- biography of, undatedseries 2.2box 1folder 20
Biography/History -- The Monotype -- history of , 1937series 2.2box 1folder 21
Biography/History -- Munder, Norman T.A. -- biography of, undatedseries 2.2box 1folder 22
Biography/History -- Printing Impressions -- brief biographies about designers and typophiles: Paul Bennett, Mike Bixler, Bruce Rogers (OS1), 1967-1970series 2.2box 1folder 23
Biography/History -- Printing Impressions -- Brief biographies of printers and typographers: John Baskerville, Giambattista Bodoni, William Calson, Etienne Dolet, Ivan Fedoroff, John Froben, Fust and Schoeffer, Edwin Grabhorn, Johann Gutenberg, Nicolas Jenson, Aldus Manutius, Isaiah Thomas (OS1), 1965-1967series 2.2box 1folder 24
Biography/History -- Printing Impressions -- Brief histories on type: Baskerville, Bodoni (2 parts), Caledonia, Centaur, Ornamented, Parsons, Serifs, Swiss Type, Times Roman, Wood Type (OS1), 1965-1970, 1978series 2.2box 1folder 25
Biography/History -- Rogers, Bruce -- biography of, 1962series 2.2box 1folder 26
Biography/History -- Sans serif -- history of , 1963series 2.2box 1folder 27
Biography/History -- Tory, Geoffrey -- biography of, undatedseries 2.2box 1folder 28
Biography/History -- Traung, Louis -- articles about, 1946series 2.2box 1folder 29
Biography/History -- Warde, Beatrice -- biography of, undatedseries 2.2box 1folder 30

Series 3: Printing Industry Topics, 1924-1979 and undated (2.25 linear feet)

This series includes all subject files directly related tAnnenberg's business as well as to the wider printing industry. These subject files contain notes, research, correspondence, annual reports, articles, speeches, and brochures. Annenberg kept files on printing operations such as proofing, stripping, color printing, new equipment, and lithography; business operations such as advertising, sales, and public relations; and subjects like printing history and oddities, billing, samples of Maran's work, and depositions from a lawsuit.

This series also includes subject files related to the printing industry as a whole, issues that affect all printing operations and not solely Maran Printing Services. Examples include state and national issues such as sales tax, direct marketing, education, payola (kickbacks), and trade discounts. The folders are arranged alphabetically by subject.

DescriptionSeriesBox / ReelFolder / Frame
Advertising -- articles about, 1947-1953, 1966 and undated series 3box 1folder 1
Advertising -- speech about, undated series 3box 1folder 2
Advertising Agency Production Club of New York, 1959 series 3box 1folder 3
Advertising Association of Baltimore, undated series 3box 1folder 4
Advertising Typographers Association of America, Inc., 1935, 1970-1975 and undated series 3box 1folder 5
Advertising Typography -- speech about, undated series 3box 1folder 6
American Association of Advertising Agencies -- photocopied pages, undated series 3box 1folder 7
American Printing History Association, 1974-1976, 1979 series 3box 1folder 8
American Wood Type Mfg. Co. -- catalog, 1952 series 3box 1folder 9
Annual reports -- articles about, 1978 and undated series 3box 1folder 10
Art -- articles about, 1965 and undated series 3box 1folder 11
Art positions in the printing and advertising field -- speech about, undated series 3box 1folder 12
The Bettmann Archive Inc. -- brochures, 1962 series 3box 1folder 13
Billing -- ledgers, correspondence and practices, 1945-1971 and undated series 3box 1folder 14
Brooklyn Printers Group -- brochure for weekend conference, 1974 series 3box 1folder 15
Bureau of Labor Statistics -- U.S. Department of Labor, 1969-1971 and undated series 3box 1folder 16
Business cards -- From Paul Revere to Paladin, 1962 series 3box 1folder 17
Calendar art -- articles about, undated series 3box 1folder 18
Christmas letters -- brochures, undated series 3box 1folder 19
Color printing -- articles about, 1946-1949, 1953-1961 and undated series 3box 1folder 20
Copy -- brochures, 1946 series 3box 1folder 21
Copyfitting -- speech about, undated series 3box 1folder 22
Copyright regulation, 1974 and undated series 3box 1folder 23
Cost control -- articles about, 1947, 1949 series 3box 1folder 24
Cover papers -- Cover papers-A guide to their effective use, 1962 series 3box 1folder 25
Data Processing Suppliers Association, 1968, 1973 series 3box 1folder 26
Design -- articles about, 1947 and undated series 3box 1folder 27
Direct mail -- articles about, 1947-1948, 1952, 1968-1972, 1977 and undated series 3box 1folder 28
Direct mail -- articles about (OS1), 1965 series 3box 1folder 29
Direct Mail Creation Production -- brochures, 1959-1960 series 3box 2folder 1
Education and vocational training -- brochures, 1941, 1963-1970, 1974-1978 and undated series 3box 2folder 2
Embossing -- articles about, undated series 3box 2folder 3
Employee manuals, 1956 and undated series 3box 2folder 4
Equipment -- brochures, 1953, 1956, 1975-1978 and undated series 3box 2folder 5
Estimating, 1949, 1951 series 3box 2folder 6
Flaghouse, Inc. -- catalog, undated series 3box 2folder 7
Flash Bulletins -- catalog, 1961 series 3box 2folder 8
Foil printing -- brochures, 1959 and undated series 3box 2folder 9
Folds, plain and fancy -- brochures, 1959 series 3box 2folder 10
Foto-List System -- brochures, undated series 3box 2folder 11
Graphic Arts Technical Foundation -- brochures, 1977-1979 and undated series 3box 2folder 12
House organs -- articles about, undated series 3box 2folder 13
Idea Seminars -- brochures, 1978 series 3box 2folder 14
Ink -- articles about, 1942, 1947-1949, 1968 and undated series 3box 2folder 15
The Institute for Graphic Communication -- brochures, 1978 series 3box 2folder 16
International Typographic Composition Association, 1961, 1963, 1974 and undated series 3box 2folder 17
Inventory -- articles about, 1948 series 3box 2folder 18
Labels -- brochures, 1954 series 3box 2folder 19
Lanston Monotype Company, 1965 and undated series 3box 2folder 20
Latest developments in type -- speech about, undated series 3box 2folder 21
Legal forms -- blank, by The Daily Record Co., undated series 3box 2folder 22
Letterhead paper -- brochures, undated series 3box 2folder 23
Lithographic Plate Service, Inc. vs. William Ritterpusch, et al -- depositions, 1955 series 3box 3folder 1
Lithographic Plate Service, Inc. vs. William Ritterpusch, et al -- depositions, 1955-1956 series 3box 3folder 2
Lithographic process -- brochures, 1946 series 3box 3folder 3
Lithography versus offset -- articles about, 1946-1947, 1958, 1961, 1971 and undated series 3box 3folder 4
Ludlow equipment -- brochures, 1944, 1946, 1962 and undated series 3box 3folder 5
Ludlow equipment -- brochures (OS1), 1962 and undated series 3box 3folder 6
Marketing ideas -- brochures, 1952, 1955, 1959-1960, 1976 and undated series 3box 3folder 7
Maran Printing Services -- articles about (OS1), 1961, 1978 series 3box 3folder 8
Maran Printing Services internal memos and notes, 1956, 1966-1972 and undated series 3box 3folder 9
Maran Printing Services printing samples, 1931-1932, 1965, 1972, 1978 and undated series 3box 3folder 10
Master Printers of America, 1973, 1977 and undated series 3box 3folder 11
Mergenthaler equipment -- brochures, 1972-1973 series 3box 3folder 12
Methods for rapid production -- articles about, 1953, 1960 and undated series 3box 3folder 13
National Association of Photo-Lithographers, 1961 series 3box 3folder 14
National Association of Printers and Lithographers, 1973, 1977-1978 and undated series 3box 3folder 15
New trends in typography -- speech about, 1955 series 3box 3folder 16
Old type -- articles about, 1946, 1952-1967 and undated series 3box 3folder 17
Orientation of 12 week course -- speech about, undated series 3box 3folder 18
Orientation of 2 week course -- speech about, undated series 3box 3folder 19
Paper -- articles about, 1955, 1959-1968, 1979 and undated series 3box 3folder 20
Paper prices and shortage, 1973-1974 and undated series 3box 4folder 1
Patents -- articles about, 1967 series 3box 4folder 2
Patents -- articles about (OS1), 1975 series 3box 4folder 3
Payola, 1978 and undated series 3box 4folder 4
Payola (OS1), undated series 3box 4folder 5
The Pearl Press -- articles about, undated series 3box 4folder 6
Permission to reprint -- requests for, 1955, 1959-1977 series 3box 4folder 7
Photocomposition -- articles about, 1955, 1960 series 3box 4folder 8
Platemaking -- articles about, 1960 series 3box 4folder 9
Printers -- brochures, undated series 3box 4folder 10
Printing history and oddities -- clippings, 1947-1948, 1953-1960, 1968-1970, 1978 and undated series 3box 4folder 11
Printing Industries of America, Inc., 1972 series 3box 4folder 12
Printing Industries of Maryland, Inc. -- annual report, 1972 series 3box 4folder 13
Printing Industries of Metropolitan New York, Inc., 1973-1974 and undated series 3box 4folder 14
Printing production, undated series 3box 4folder 15
Private printing plants, 1954-1962 and undated series 3box 4folder 16
Public relations -- brochures, 1957 series 3box 4folder 17
Proofing, 1953-1965 and undated series 3box 4folder 18
Protype -- brochures, undated series 3box 4folder 19
Quality control -- articles about, 1966 series 3box 4folder 20
Robertson distortion camera -- brochures, 1953 series 3box 4folder 21
Sales -- brochures, 1959, 1978 series 3box 4folder 22
Sales compensation -- articles about, 1971, 1977 and undated series 3box 4folder 23
Sales tax, 1958, 1970-1975 and undated series 3box 4folder 24
The Speakers Bureau -- brochures, 1975 series 3box 4folder 25
The Stationery House, Inc. -- brochures, undated series 3box 4folder 26
Stripping -- pamphlet, 1967 series 3box 4folder 27
Student Driver decals -- order for, undated series 3box 4folder 28
Trade associations, 1957-1958 and undated series 3box 4folder 29
Trade discounts, 1947-1966, 1973 and undated series 3box 5folder 1
TV Cues publication -- order for, 1956 and undated series 3box 5folder 2
Twin Quills Press, undated series 3box 5folder 3
Type -- articles about, 1946-1963, 1969 and undated series 3box 5folder 4
Type book -- articles about, 1947 series 3box 5folder 5
Type faces-how to use them -- speech about, 1967 series 3box 5folder 6
Type Talk ideas, 1952 and undated series 3box 5folder 7
Typematcher -- request to trademark, 1966 series 3box 5folder 8
Typographers Association of New York, Inc., 1974-1975 series 3box 5folder 9
Typography -- articles about, 1947-1962, 1973 and undated series 3box 5folder 10
Typography -- articles about (OS1), 1964-1966, 1971 and undated series 3box 5folder 11
Typography -- correspondence about bad, 1972-1973 series 3box 5folder 12
Typography -- examples of bad (OS1), 1973 series 3box 5folder 13
Velox prints -- articles about, undated series 3box 5folder 14
Vinylite -- articles about, undated series 3box 5folder 15
Wallpaper -- articles about, 1959 series 3box 5folder 16

Series 4: Personal Topics, 1924-1979 and undated (1.00 linear foot)

This series includes topical issues of personal significance to Maurice Annenberg, which did not have any direct relationship to his printing business. He advocated for gun control, prison reform, and prisoner re-education. He was on the Board of Trustees for the North Charles General Hospital during its expansion in 1977. In addition, included are some brochures from printing museums collected during his travels in Europe. The folders are arranged alphabetically by subject.

DescriptionSeriesBox / ReelFolder / Frame
Amalgamated Printers' Association, 1962, 1972 series 4box 1folder 1
American Heart Association -- Central Maryland Chapter, 1976-1977 series 4box 1folder 2
Annenberg, Maurice -- articles about, 1964, 1977 and undated series 4box 1folder 3
Associated Jewish Charities and Welfare Fund, 1949-1952, 1956-1962, 1975-1978 and undated series 4box 1folder 4
Associated Jewish Charities and Welfare Fund (OS1), 1951, 1969-1971, 1974-1975 series 4box 1folder 5
Baltimore Hebrew Orphans reunion, 1968 and undated series 4box 1folder 6
Baltimore sports stadium -- opposition to the building of, 1972-1973 series 4box 1folder 7
Baltimore sports stadium -- opposition to the building of, 1974-1975 and undated series 4box 1folder 8
The Bibliographical Society of Canada, 1977 and undated series 4box 1folder 9
Bibliographies, 1952, 1968, 1972 and undated series 4box 1folder 10
Book collecting -- speech about, undated series 4box 1folder 11
Book publishing, 1974 and undated series 4box 1folder 12
Book release brochures (OS1), 1978 series 4box 1folder 13
Books for sale, 1959, 1979 series 4box 1folder 14
California Historical Society -- brochures for The Kemble Collections on Western Printing and Publishing, undated series 4box 1folder 15
Catalogue of the books in the library of the Typothetae of the city of New York -- photocopied pages, annotated, undated series 4box 1folder 16
The Check-Log of Private Press Names, 1976 series 4box 1folder 17
Food and Drug Administration, undated series 4box 1folder 18
Gun control, 1976 and undated series 4box 1folder 19
Gutenberg Museum -- brochures, 1974 and undated series 4box 1folder 20
Heritage of the Graphic Arts, 1972, 1976 series 4box 1folder 21
Humor -- clippings, 1947, 1953-1955, 1959-1961 and undated series 4box 1folder 22
International Association of Printing House Craftsmen, Inc. -- pamphlet, 1941, 1977 series 4box 1folder 23
Lamlein Medal -- history of , undated series 4box 1folder 24
Leslie, Robert L., 1973 series 4box 1folder 25
Leslie, Robert L. -- articles about (OS1), 1973, 1975 series 4box 1folder 26
Leslie, Robert L. -- portrait of (OS1), 1975 series 4box 1folder 27
Maryland Printing History Association, Inc., undated series 4box 1folder 28
Mead, Daniel S., 1959 and undated series 4box 1folder 29
Munder, Norman T. A. company -- reproductions of etchings, 1924 and undated series 4box 2folder 1
Munder, Norman T. A. company -- reproductions of etchings (OS1), undated series 4box 2folder 2
Museum Plantin-Moretus -- brochure, 1952 series 4box 2folder 3
National Amateur Press Association, 1977 series 4box 2folder 4
North Charles General Hospital, 1971-1977 series 4box 2folder 5
North Charles General Hospital, 1977 and undated series 4box 2folder 6
Pen and Graver exhibit -- pamphlet, 1953 series 4box 2folder 7
Prison reform -- articles about, 1960-1962, 1967, 1971, 1977 and undated series 4box 2folder 8
Prisoner re-education -- speech about, [1959] series 4box 2folder 9
Speech notes, undated series 4box 2folder 10
Type Foundries of America and their Catalogs -- reviews of, 1975-1977 and undated series 4box 2folder 11
A Typographical Journey through the "Inland Printer," 1883-1990 -- reviews of, 1979 series 4box 2folder 12
A Typographical Journey through the "Inland Printer," 1883-1990 -- manuscript introduction, undated series 4box 2folder 13
The Typographic Library and Museum -- articles about, undated series 4box 2folder 14
The Typophiles, Inc., 1973, 1976 and undated series 4box 2folder 15
The World Printing Museum Tour, 1976 series 4box 2folder 16

Series 5: Research for Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogues, 1883, 1966-1978 and undated (1 linear foot)

This series includes research notes, articles, and correspondence Annenberg amassed while writing his book Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogues. At the beginning of the series, there are five folders arranged in the following order: Catalog cards; Genesis; Key to collections, introduction and acknowledgments; Research notes; and Typographic Library, Columbia University. These folders contain general information about the book or history about the printing industry. The remaining folders are arranged alphabetically by type foundry name or subject. Folder headings include the names of individuals whose correspondence is filed within subject files.

DescriptionSeriesBox / ReelFolder / Frame
Catalog cards -- typed notecards, undated series 5box 1folder 1
Genesis -- (Linda Winters; Christina M. Hanson; James J. Heslin), 1973-1974 and undated series 5box 1folder 2
Key to collections, introduction and acknowledgments, undated series 5box 1folder 3
Research materials, 1976 and undated series 5box 1folder 4
Research materials (OS1), 1964-1965, 1968, 1978 and undated series 5box 1folder 5
Typographic Library, Columbia University -- list of type specimen books, photocopy, undated series 5box 1folder 6
American Type Founders Co., 1973 and undated series 5box 1folder 7
Baltimore Type Foundry -- Baltimore, MD, undated series 5box 1folder 8
Barnhart Brothers and Spindler, undated series 5box 1folder 9
Benton, Gove and Co. -- Milwaukee, WI -- (James L. Hansen), 1974 and undated series 5box 1folder 10
John Binney -- Philadelphia, PA, undated series 5box 1folder 11
Binney and Ronaldson, 1974 and undated series 5box 1folder 12
Boston Type Foundry, undated series 5box 1folder 13
Bresnan Type Foundry -- New York, undated series 5box 1folder 14
Bruce's New York Type Foundry, undated series 5box 1folder 15
Buffalo Type Foundry -- Buffalo, NY, undated series 5box 1folder 16
Henry Lewis Bullen -- (Bonnie Turner; Aaron ? ), undated series 5box 1folder 17
California Type Foundry -- San Francisco, CA, undated series 5box 1folder 18
Central Type Foundry -- St. Louis, MO, undated series 5box 1folder 19
Cincinnati Type Foundry -- (Anna Moleski; Lee Augustino; Patricia Gatherum), 1883, 1974 and undated series 5box 1folder 20
Adorinam Chandler and Co. -- New York, undated series 5box 1folder 21
Cleveland Type Foundry -- (Virginia Hawley), 1973-1974 and undated series 5box 1folder 22
Collins and McLeester -- Philadelphia, PA -- (Nicholas Wainwright), 1974 and undated series 5box 1folder 23
Conner's Type Foundry -- New York, 1966 and undated series 5box 1folder 24
Cortelyou's Type Foundry -- New York, undated series 5box 1folder 25
Crescent Type Foundry -- Chicago, IL, undated series 5box 1folder 26
Damon Type Founders Company, Inc. -- New York City, 1973 and undated series 5box 1folder 27
Dickinson Type Foundry -- Boston, MA, undated series 5box 1folder 28
Empire Type Foundry -- Delevan, NY -- (Howard Peckham; Michael Vickey), 1974, 1976 series 5box 1folder 29
Empire State Type Foundry -- New York, undated series 5box 1folder 30
A.D. Farmer and Son -- New York, undated series 5box 1folder 31
Farmer, Little and Co. -- New York, undated series 5box 1folder 32
Franklin Type and Stereotype Foundry -- Cincinnati, OH, undated series 5box 1folder 33
Golding and Co. -- Boston, MA, undated series 5box 1folder 34
H.H. Green Type Foundry -- New York and New Orleans -- (Lucas Bruno, Jr.; Aline Morris), 1973 and undated series 5box 1folder 35
Hagar Type Foundry -- New York , undated series 5box 1folder 36
H.C. Hansen Type Foundry -- Boston, MA, undated series 5box 1folder 37
Ph. Heinrich, undated series 5box 1folder 38
Holmes and Curtis -- Boston, MA -- (Liam Kelly), 1974 and undated series 5box 1folder 39
Howe and Co. -- Philadelphia, PA, undated series 5box 1folder 40
Illinois Type Foundry -- Chicago, IL, undated series 5box 2folder 1
Inland Type Foundry -- St. Louis, MO, undated series 5box 2folder 2
L. Johnson and Co. -- Philadelphia, PA, undated series 5box 2folder 3
Johnson and Smith -- Philadelphia, PA, undated series 5box 2folder 4
Kansas City Type Foundry -- Kansas City, MO, undated series 5box 2folder 5
Keystone Type Foundry -- Philadelphia, PA, undated series 5box 2folder 6
A.W. Kinsley and Co. -- Albany, New York -- (K. R. Becher; James Hobin), 1974-1975 and undated series 5box 2folder 7
Knickerbocker Type Foundry -- Albany, New York, undated series 5box 2folder 8
Lindsay Type Foundry -- New York, 1975 and undated series 5box 2folder 9
Lothian Type Foundry -- New York, undated series 5box 2folder 10
MacKellar, Smiths and Jordan -- Philadelphia, PA, undated series 5box 2folder 11
Manhattan Type Foundry -- New York, undated series 5box 2folder 12
Marder, Luce and Co. -- Chicago, IL, 1971 and undated series 5box 2folder 13
Mechanics Type Foundry -- Chicago, IL, undated series 5box 2folder 14
John G. Mengel and Co. -- Baltimore, MD, undated series 5box 2folder 15
Minnesota Type Foundry -- St. Paul, MN -- (Donald Empson), 1973 and undated series 5box 2folder 16
New England Type Foundry -- Boston, MA, undated series 5box 2folder 17
Ohio Type Foundry -- Cincinnati, OH -- (Frances Forman), 1973 and undated series 5box 2folder 18
Pacific States Type Foundry -- San Francisco, CA, 1974 and undated series 5box 2folder 19
Palmer and Rey -- San Francisco, CA, 1974 and undated series 5box 2folder 20
Pelouze family, undated series 5box 2folder 21
Lewis Pelouze Type Foundry -- Philadelphia, PA -- (Christine Ruggere), 1974 and undated series 5box 2folder 22
Reich, Starr and Co. -- Philadelphia, PA, undated series 5box 2folder 23
Richmond Type Foundry -- Richmond, VA, undated series 5box 2folder 24
Abraham Riggs -- New York -- (Steven Saxe), 1978 series 5box 2folder 25
Robb and Echlin -- Philadelphia, PA -- (Richard Tyler), 1974 and undated series 5box 2folder 26
James Ronaldson -- Philadelphia, PA, undated series 5box 2folder 27
John Ryan Type Foundry -- Baltimore, MD, undated series 5box 2folder 28
St. Louis Type Foundry -- St. Louis, MO -- (Elizabeth Tindall; John Davies), 1973-1975 and undated series 5box 2folder 29
Standard Type Foundry -- Chicago, IL, undated series 5box 2folder 30
R. Starr and Co. -- Albany, New York, undated series 5box 2folder 31
Starr's New York Type Foundry -- New York -- (Christine Ruggere), 1974 and undated series 5box 2folder 32
Union Type Foundry -- Chicago, IL -- (Roger D. Bridges; Robert Burbaker; Larry A. Viskochil), 1973-1974 and undated series 5box 2folder 33
Washington Type Foundry -- Washington, DC -- (Kenneth Burnett), 1974-1975 and undated series 5box 2folder 34
Western Type Foundry -- Chicago, IL, undated series 5box 2folder 35
White's Type Foundry -- New York, 1974 and undated series 5box 2folder 36

Series 6: Serials, 1934-1979 and undated (0.75 linear feet)

This series includes catalogs of book sellers, association newsletters, community bulletins, house organs of printing companies, and privately printed newsletters, if they were published regularly and/or indefinitely. The serials are arranged in alphabetical order by title. The publisher's name appears after the serial title.

DescriptionSeriesBox / ReelFolder / Frame
The Alpha Letter -- American Printing History Association, 1974-1978 series 6box 1folder 1
American Typographic Library and Museum Catalog -- American Type Founders Co., 1934, 1936 series 6box 1folder 2
Antiquariaat Frits Knuf Catalog, 1977 series 6box 1folder 3
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Bulletin, 1977 series 6box 1folder 4
Book List -- The Inland and American Printer and Lithographer, [1959] series 6box 1folder 5
Harvey W. Brewer, Bookseller catalog, 1979 series 6box 1folder 6
Bruno's Research Digest, 1965-1972 series 6box 1folder 7
The Business Printer -- Porte Publishing Company, 1934 series 6box 1folder 8
Case Paper's Printer's Home Companion -- Case Paper Co., Inc., 1959-1962 series 6box 1folder 9
Case Paper's Printer's Home Companion -- Case Paper Co., Inc., 1963-1966 series 6box 1folder 10
Collector's Choice -- Dawson's Book Shop, 1979 series 6box 1folder 11
Flight Plan -- State Aviation Administration, Maryland Department of Transportation, 1977 series 6box 1folder 12
FotoScribe -- FotoStar International, 1976 series 6box 1folder 13
The Front Page -- Larry R. Christie, 1975-1976 series 6box 1folder 14
Graphic Arts Monthly Book List -- Graphic Arts Monthly, 1959 series 6box 1folder 15
Graphic Arts Hi-Lites -- Graphic Arts Association, 1944 series 6box 1folder 16
Hi-Lites -- Printing Industries of Maryland, Inc., 1974, 1977 series 6box 1folder 17
The Kemble Occasional -- California Historical Society, 1964-1978 series 6box 1folder 18
Near East Report, 1976 series 6box 1folder 19
News from Linotype -- Mergenthaler Linotype Company, 1954 and undated series 6box 1folder 20
Newsletter -- Advertising Typographers Assn. of America, Inc., 1949 series 6box 1folder 21
Newsletter -- Baltimore Art Directors Club, 1958-1960 series 6box 1folder 22
Oak Knoll Books catalog, undated series 6box 1folder 23
The O.P. Bookletter -- Robert F. Hanson, 1977-1978 series 6box 2folder 1
The Pastime Printer -- Steve L. Watts, 1956-1961 series 6box 2folder 2
The Pinwheel Yellow Pages -- Pinwheel Systems, 1977-1978 series 6box 2folder 3
Plandome Book Auctions, 1977 series 6box 2folder 4
Printcraft -- L.K. Slama, 1974-1978 and undated series 6box 2folder 5
The Snap Easy Bulletin -- Arthur J. Garvin Press, Inc., 1952 series 6box 2folder 6
Southern Printer and Lithographer -- Ernest H. Abernethy Publishing Co., Inc., 1976 series 6box 2folder 7
Type Talks -- Advertising Typographers Assn. of America, Inc., 1946-1949 series 6box 2folder 8
The Typographer -- International Typographic Composition Association (OS1), 1977 series 6box 2folder 9
The Typothetan -- Graphic Arts Association, 1958 series 6box 2folder 10
Undaunted Bookman -- Library of the University of Baltimore, 1979 series 6box 2folder 11
Views -- Master Printers of America, 1972-1973 series 6box 2folder 12

Series 7: Photographs, 1955, 1976 and undated (1 linear foot)

This series includes thirty photographs and negatives. Included are photographs of monotype and linotype casting machines, specimen sheets, and engravings. There are also three personal photographs: a tour group, an exhibit of Annenberg's collection at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, and an unidentified man overlooking the Neckar River in Germany. They are arranged roughly by subject: printing equipment; engravings and specimen sheets; and personal photographs.

DescriptionSeriesBox / ReelFolder / FrameItem
Photographs, 1955, 1976 and undated series 7box 1folder 1
Man sitting in front of a Monotype keyboard and a Monotype casting machine, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 1
Monotype keyboard, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 2
Man sitting in front of a Monotype keyboard and a Monotype casting machine, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 3
Monotype keyboard, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 4
Monotype casting machine, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 5
Monotype casting machine, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 6
Woman typing at Linotype keyboard, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 20
First line-of-type machine, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 21
Model 4 Linotype machine, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 22
The Blower Machine, original Linotype machine, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 23
Wooden manual printing presses, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 24
Pre-production model of photo-typesetting machine, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 29
Herman Mergenthaler next to Linofilm photo-typesetting machine, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 32
Ottmar Mergenthaler, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 30
Type specimen sheet issued by Benjamin Franklin Bache, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 7
Currency engravings, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 8
Letter from John Binney to George Bruce, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 9
Specimen sheet, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 10
Currency engravings, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 11
Specimen sheet, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 12
Specimen sheet, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 13
Engraving of ship in port, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 14
Engraving of man with horse, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 15
Engraving of carriage drawn by four horses, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 16
Engraving of carriage drawn by four horses, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 17
Engraving of man with horse, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 18
Engraving of ship in port, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 19
The Boston News-Letter, week of April 17, 1704, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 26
Letter from Abel Buell to General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 31
World Printing Museum Tour group photograph (Annenberg fifth from left, sitting on floor), 1976 series 7box 1folder 1item 27
Unidentified man with Neckar River in background, 1955 series 7box 1folder 1item 28
Enoch Pratt Free Library exhibit of Annenberg's type catalogs, undated series 7box 1folder 1item 25

Related Material

Other collections related to Maurice Annenberg include his personal library in the University of Maryland Libraries Special Collections; 48 cases of wood type at the Rare Book School of the University of Virginia; his personal library acquired prior to World War II at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, a collection of books on advertising at the University of Baltimore; and his collection of the Inland Printer at the Canada Science and Technology Museum (formerly the National Academy of Science and Technology).

For other related archival and manuscript collections, please see the following subject guides.

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