Watermarks

Abstract Leon De Valinger, Jr., served as Delaware State Archivist from 1941 to 1970. The Leon De Valinger papers contain his personal and professional records, primarily related to his work as State Archivist and as a historian of Delaware. His professional, administrative, and subject files offer a window into the varied concerns of the archives profession as it evolved during the 20th century. Additionally, his work to document, preserve, and promote Delaware history and culture forms a theme...

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The Thomas Gravell watermark collection contains images of watermarks on handmade paper collected by twentieth century American watermark authority Thomas Gravell.

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Five typed letters written and signed by American printer and papermaker Dard Hunter to American woodcut artist J. J. Lankes, dated November 30, 1927 through February 27, 1953.

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Original sheet of creamy white handmade paper created by Dard Hunter, which has the watermark of Dard Hunter's name above a press within a circle under which is the word "MILL" and the date "1913" divided to read: "19 MILL 13." The mould for this watermark was purchased by Hunter from T. J. Marshall, London, on January 20, 1913 and the paper is one of the earliest produced by Dard Hunter. [Sonte & Dugal. Dard Hunter Watermarks, plate 42.]

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E. E. Thoyts “Old Paper Watermarks” contains manuscript materials on antique paper watermarks collected by Emma Elizabeth Thoyts (1860–1949), a British researcher who resided in Berkshire.