Wood blocks (printing blocks)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Eric Gill Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS GILL
Abstract
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections holds a considerable collection of items relating to the work of Eric Gill, a 20th-century English craftsman. These include proofs and original engravings, drawings and designs, woodblocks, bookplates and printed ephemera. Notable among the collections are annotated drawings and designs; signed engravings; posters, leaflets, and other printed matter by the St. Dominic's Press; two scrapbooks Gill kept during his time with the Royal Air...
Dates:
1898-2010; Majority of material found in 1910-1940
Jack Pfefer Wrestling Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS/PFEFER
Scope and Contents
The Jack Pfefer Wrestling Collection comprises more than 120 cubic feet of materials accumulated by Pfefer over a 45-year promotional and managerial career in professional wrestling, 1924-1969. Types of materials especially well represented include business and financial records; letters and telegrams; photographs; posters, handbills, and other publicity graphics; newspaper and magazine clippings; and wrestling programs and periodicals. Pfefer himself referred to these items, with...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1924-1969; 1913-1974, 1999-2000, 2018
Santos Family Professional Wrestling Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSSP10029
Scope and Contents
The Santos Family Professional Wrestling Papers comprises nine boxes and one oversize box of materials collected by Tony Santos and his family relating to professional wrestling primarily from the 1950-1960s. The collection contains materials relating but not limited to subject files, correspondence, posters and promotional materials, magazines, financial information, and printing plates. Subject files primarily contain photographs and embossed mat boards used for printing and creating...
Dates:
1944-1977