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Frederic Wilson Main papers

 Collection
Identifier: M122

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Scope and Content

Correspondence between Main and book designers and printers, such as Frederic W. Goudy, William A. Kittredge, and Daniel B. Updike. In addition, there are articles, newspaper clippings, printed ephemera, and images from or concerning book designers and printers. Miscellaneous photogravures, including a signed image of Theodore Roosevelt, are also in the collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1925-1948, undated

Creator

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Biographical/Historical Note

Frederic Wilson Main, born ca. 1877, was engaged in paper manufacturing and had many contacts with book designers and printers. He worked for the Worthy Paper Company Association in West Springfield, Massachusetts, before becoming Vice President of the Hurlbat Paper Company in South Lee, Massachusetts, retiring in 1942.

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Correspondence between Frederic Wilson Main and book designers and printers, such as Frederic W. Goudy, William A. Kittredge, and Daniel B. Updike; also includes articles, newspaper clippings, printed ephemera, and images.

Related Materials

The Frederic Wilson Main Papers are complemented by printed works collected by Main and added to the book collection in the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives. Main's books and pamphlets are identified by a Frederic Wilson Main bookplate.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Frederic Wilson Main Papers
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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Contact:
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Brunswick Maine 04011 USA
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