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Archives of American Art
Jack Werner Stauffacher papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.staujack
- Creators:
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Stauffacher, Jack Werner
- Dates:
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1956-1958
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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51 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
16 letters between Stauffacher and Gordon Cook, written while Stauffacher was in Italy researching the history of printing, and 2 letters from Henry Miller to Stauffacher concerning Miller's books: Smile at the Foot of the Ladder, Quiet Days in Clichy, and The World of Sex. Also included are 32 unsigned prints and drawings by Cook for a collaborative book with Stauffacher, and a photograph of Cook.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Typographer, publisher, and designer; San Francisco, Calif. Born 1920. Stauffacher has collaborated with many Bay Area writers and artists, including Hassel Smith, Gordon Onslow-Ford, Sam Francis, Gordon Cook, and Henry Miller, in the creation of notable publications from his Greenwood Press.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 4046 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1986 by Jack Werner Stauffacher.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
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Publishers and publishing | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Printing | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Book design | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Artists -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Publishers -- California -- San Francisco | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cook, Gordon | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Greenwood Press (San Francisco, Calif.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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