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Finding aid created by: [Summit record]
Date: Sep 1993
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| 28 Jan 2008 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Brewer, Luther Albertus, 1858-1933. |
| Title: | Luther A. Brewer Correspondence |
| Dates: | 1902-1920 |
| Quantity: | 17 items (SC) |
| Abstract: | Incoming correspondence, 1902-1920, regarding publishing and binding books. Correspondents include Charles M. Klein, Luther S. Livingston, J. F. Newton, Earl Howell Reed, F.B. Sanborn, Alfred de Sauty, Edward E. Smith, and George Sutcliff. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Luther A. Brewer was an American publisher and president of Torch Press, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The Luther A. Brewer Correspondence consists of Correspondence, 1902-1920, all incoming, relating to publishing, particularly bookbinding. Three letters from Joseph Fort Newton, January-March, 1918, from City Temple, London, describe his comments with American soldiers, war conditions and the cities and cathedrals of Glasgow, Winchester and York, and include comments on the "beer or bread" controversy. Other correspondents include Charles M. Klein, Luther S. Livingston, Earl Howell Reed, F.B. Sanborn, Alfred de Sauty, Edward E. Smith, and George Sutcliff.
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Persons
Klein, C. M. (Carl Mathias), 1873 or 1884-1951.
Livingston, Luther Samuel, 1864-1914.
Newton, Joseph Fort, 1876-1950.
Reed, Earl H. (Earl Howell), 1863-1931.
Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917.
Sauty, Alfred de.
Smith, Edward E.
Sutcliff, George.
Corporate Bodies
Torch Press (Cedar Rapids, Ia.)
Subjects
Bookbinding industry.
Publishers and publishing.
Genres and Forms
Correspondence.
Occupations
Publishers and publishing.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Luther A. Brewer Correspondence
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 1967.
Correspondence
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| SC 14 | 1902-1920 | ||||||||||