The University of Wisconsin's Digital Collections include everything from a tutorial in Icelandic to documents that tell the story of the Badger State's early settlement by Europeans. This particular collection brings together works by the Silver Buckle Press, which is a working museum of letterpress printing dedicated to preserving the craft of fine printing through educational programming, publications, exhibitions, and tours. The materials here include hard-to-find items from printing history, including "Hamilton's Wood Type" from 1901 and "The Nubian: a new fashion in types." This last work was created by the American Type Founders Company and it features "1928 Fashions in Type" with a focus on type faces that are "startling, eye-catching, attention-riveting and decidedly intriguing to the memory." There are over two dozen works in the collection, and visitors can search the complete text of all the items or just browse as they see fit. For students and lovers of graphic design, typography, advertising history, and related fields, this collection will be most enjoyable.
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