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Creator:
Stauffacher, Jack Werner  Search this
Names:
Greenwood Press (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this
Cook, Gordon  Search this
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980  Search this
Extent:
51 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Date:
1956-1958
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:
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.
Provenance:
Donated 1986 by Jack Werner Stauffacher.
Restrictions:
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.
Occupation:
Artists -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area  Search this
Publishers -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Topic:
Publishers and publishing  Search this
Printing  Search this
Book design  Search this
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Identifier:
AAA.staujack
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a2a3b07c-58ab-4b41-9331-1e0933584bae
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-staujack