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Carpenter Paper Company cabinet and paper samples

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0770
Abstract

Incorporated in 1890, the Carpenter Paper Company was the first paper warehouse in Omaha, Nebraska. The Carpenter Paper Company cabinet and paper samples consist of approximately ninety booklets and sample books of envelopes, writing paper, and cardboard dating between 1900 and the 1920s, and the coabinet which housed these materials.

Dates: approximately 1900-1920s
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Michael Peich paper specimens catalogs collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0805
Abstract

Michael Peich is an emeritus professor of English at West Chester University. In 1982, he founded the Aralia Press, a fine arts press used to teach university students the art of printing. The Michael Peich paper specimens catalogs collection comprises American and worldwide paper manufacturers’ sample books sent to Peich and Aralia Press from 1977-2008, largely advertising hand- and machine-made art and printing paper.

Dates: 1977-2008
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Philadelphia distributors' paper sample books

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0904
Abstract The Philadelphia distributors' paper sample books collection consists of forty-two sample books likely produced between 1900 and 1960. The collection contains samples ranging from paper covers to typewriter, blotting, and gummed papers. Each book typically contains papers in multiple colors, weights, and finishes. While the manufacturers are located in New England and the Midwest, the distributors (when identified) are all based in Philadelphia. One of the manufacturing companies is the...
Dates: circa 1900-1960
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Frank W. Tober papermaking and paper samples collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0600
Abstract

Frank W. Tober collected this wide variety of paper specimens and samples from around the world, including manufacturer's paper sample books, catalogs, individual paper specimens, and a portion of St. Louis collector and bookbinder Francis T. Guelker's collection on the history and craft of bookbinding and papermaking.

Dates: circa 1050, 1850-1993; Majority of material found within 1920-1990
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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Italian marbled paper 1
Japanese paper (handmade paper) 1
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Marbled papers--Specimens 1
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American Writing Paper Company 1
Andrews, Nelson, Whitehead (Firm) 1
Bird & Bull Press 1
Carpenter Paper Company (Omaha, Neb.) 1
Cartiere Miliani Fabriano 1
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Creator unidentified 1
Curtis Paper Company 1
Eastern Corporation (Bangor, Me.) 1
Guelker, Francis T., 1922- 1
Institute of Paper Chemistry (Appleton, Wis.) 1
Iowa Center for the Book 1
Maziarczyk, Claire 1
Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc. 1
New York Central Art Supply 1
Papierfabrik Zerkall Renker & Söhne 1
Peich, Michael 1
Pickering Press 1
Richard de Bas (Firm) 1
Simpson Paper Company 1
Thomas W. Price Company 1
Tober, Frank W., 1919-1995 1
Twinrocker Handmade Paper 1
Whiting-Plover Paper Company 1
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