Trade catalogs

The C. B. Cottrell & Sons Co. printing specimens and trade catalogs includes approximately 133 items related to this printing press manufacturer spanning the period 1874 to 1910. Items found in the collection include trade catalogs, advertising cards, broadside and leaflet advertisements, blank stationery, memoranda, ledger sheets, invoices, receipts, and other printing specimens, and other materials related to the business.

The Dyeing catalog collection comprises 365 trade catalogs related to the European dyeing industry in the late 19th and early 20th century, with the bulk of the materials from Germany. Most of the catalogs include samples of dye on various types of material, including paper, wood, textiles, yarn, and fur.

A collection comprised of John M. Loftus's materials as an agent for the Richmond School Furniture Co. which includes a letter with envelope, a post card for response, and a descriptive circular picturing the Richmond automatic desk and other models from 1901.

J. Carroll Tobias (1899-1996) was a multi-talented artist from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, who was involved in commercial illustration and printing. The collection comprises correspondence and paper samples (1930-1940).

This collection of items from University of Georgia Press, the oldest and largest publication house in the state, consists of trade materials published between 1934 and 1999 that were used by the press at its publication office.