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'Portrait' (signed in pencil by the engraver) of William F. Hopson, 'famous bookplate engraver,' after a photograph
An engraving done by John W. Evans of William F. Hopson.
Evans was a master wood engraver and bookplate designer.
Hopson was a famous bookplate designer whose work was shown at the Paris Exposition of 1900. Another of his famous works wasa set of…
Alfred Ernest Hamill and Clarice Walther Hamill Bookplate Design Ink and Pencil Drawing
This appears to be Henry Corwith Dangler's drawing in ink and pencil for his bookplate design for his clients, ca. 1910-13 for an Italian villa, Villino San Nicolo, at 1115 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest for Alfred and Clarisse Hamill, Alfred being…
Knoll Family, St. Paul, MN, History
This is a family history for Milton Louis Knoll, son of Louis Knoll, an immigrant from Canada to St. Paul early in the 20th C., who was killed in a construction accident, 1917. The late Louis's sons (George, Henry, and John Knoll) all went to work…
Last run, on Saturday, January 18, 1941, for Indiana's Trolley Car Post Office, documented by Robert W. Richardson, editor of Linn's Weekly Stamp News....
Letters and clippings:
1. From Editor Richardson on Linn's (Columbus, Ohio) stationery, February 7, 1941, to collector/subscriber Jack Middleton of Warren, Ohio, describing his trip on this last run and describing his photos.
2. "Indiana's Trolley…
Random Thoughts on a Bookplate List
A supplement to Bulletin No. 6. (July 15, 1932) American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers, Washington D.C. Written by William F. Hobson.
Monument of the Lincoln-Douglas Debate at West Chicago
This was an article published in the February 1930 publication of the L.S.A.C. Discus. It was written by Alice E. Casey, a librarian.
Spring Asserts Itself Even in Bookplates
This is an article that appeared in the May, 1931 publication of the L.S.A.C. Discus. It was written by Alice E. Casey, a librarian.
Harriet W. Long Letter
A letter to Mrs. Edward L. Ryerson Jr. from Harriet W. Long.