Correspondence, June 1932 - December 1932
Scope and Content
The collection contains correspondence, newsclippings, photographs, a manuscript of "Types and Book Making," and assorted biographical material. Most of the correspondence is with Kenneth Boyer, Bowdoin College Librarian from 1945-1961, and concerns Anthoensen's 1946 gift to the college of almost every book he had designed and printed since 1923. Also present is a small amount of personal correspondence and letters concerning the Southworth Press printing of The Pearl in 1932-1933. Others represented in the correspondence are: Stanley P. Chase, Professor of English Literature at Bowdoin College; Constant Southworth, president of Southworth Press; and Sheldon Christian of the Pejepscot Press. See also the Anthoensen Press Records.
Dates
- Creation: 1901 - 1969
Creator
- From the Collection: Anthoensen, Fred, 1882-1969 (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository