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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2011655187
Collection material is primarily in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers and personal library of Bruce Rogers, American book designer, were given to the Library of Congress by the Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation in July 1990.
The papers were processed in two segments. The first part was completed by Alan Berg in 1992, along with the first draft of the finding aid. Tom Bishop merged the first and second parts, and completed the revised finding aid in 2004. David Kennaly assisted with the physical processing of the material.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Bruce Rogers and others represented in this collection is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.)
The records of the Papers of Bruce Rogers are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Bruce Rogers Papers, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The Papers of Bruce Rogers (1870-1957) span the years 1508-1983, with the bulk of the material dating from 1900-1957. The papers are organized into the following series: Correspondence, Book Preparatory Materials, Printing Samples, Artwork, Writings and Speeches, Miscellaneous, Books and Realia.
The first series comprises correspondence received and sent by Rogers. It also includes some correspondence received by Henry Watson Kent, Frederic Warde, and Carl Pforzheimer. Notable correspondents include T.E. Lawrence, Daniel Berkeley Updike, A.W. Pollard, Rockwell Kent, Rudolph Ruzicka and others.
The Book Preparatory Materials series focuses on books designed by Bruce Rogers. It includes mock-ups, proof pages, illustrations, and cover designs for books designed throughout his entire career. Emphasized here are the Frick Collection, Tory's Champ Fleury, Shakespeare's plays for the Limited Editions Club, Thoreau's Walden, the Oxford Lectern Bible, World Bible, Divine Comedy and among others.
The Printing Samples by Rogers series covers designs collected by or designed by Rogers for bookplates, broadsides, printers' marks, greeting cards, and other ephemera as well as designs for certificates and diplomas, paper specimens designed for individuals or organizations. There is a significant amount of material on Rogers's type design for letters, including Centaur, and ornaments as well. Included are similar material collected by Rogers, H.W. Kent, and C. Pforzheimer. There is also a group of Rogers related materials designed or collected by Earl Emmons.
The Printing Samples series covers the Rogers' designs for bookplates, printer's marks, greeting cards, and other ephemera designed for individuals or organizations. It also contains similar material collected by Rogers, H.W. Kent, and C. Pforzheimer. There is also a significant amount of material on Rogers's type design for letters, including Centaur, and ornaments as well.
The Art Work series contains numerous watercolors as well as paintings, drawings, and prints that he collected. This series also includes numerous photographic portraits of Rogers and his contemporaries. Also included are watercolors and other artwork by his daughter, Elizabeth Rogers Burroughs. This section contains prints collected by Rogers, mainly by contemporaries such as Walter Tittle and Rudolph Ruzicka, but includes older prints from the likes of Marcantonio Raimondi.
The Writing and Speeches series includes typescripts by Rogers as well as articles about him by contemporaries such as Ruzicka and Warde. Also included is an typescript autobiographical outline by T.E. Lawrence, and a draft of a work of fiction, One Point of View, written pseudonymously by Alison Brown.
The Miscellaneous series covers exhibitions, honors and tributes, family history, and an inventory of his personal library. It contains numerous photographs of Rogers and his family, postcards he collected, some business records, as well as a large number of clippings and journal articles about him.
The Books series consists of printed publications some of which are illustrated by Bruce Rogers. Titles here do not have individual bibliographic records in the Library of Congress' catalog. However, those that do can be searched by selecting the authors/creators with "Pforzheimer Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress)" There are 2,511 titles with this corporate name.
The Restricted series pertains to Rogers's realia, including sets of type, engraving plates, printing tools, and personal items. Included here is the statue of Aldus Manutius, presented to Rogers on his 80th birthday, as well the plaster medallion bust of Elizabeth Rogers Burroughs.
See S.R. Shapiro; A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/findaid/sbr.pdf
This collection is arranged in 9 series:
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2011655187
Correspondence received and sent by Rogers. It also includes some correspondence received by Henry Watson Kent, Frederic Warde, and Carl Pforzheimer. Notable correspondents include T.E. Lawrence, Daniel Berkeley Updike, A.W. Pollard, Rockwell Kent, Rudolph Ruzicka and others.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
The Book Preparatory Materials series focuses on books designed or collected by Bruce Rogers. It includes mock-ups, proof pages, illustrations, and cover designs for books designed throughout his entire career. Emphasized here are the Frick Collection, Tory's Champ Fleury, Shakespeare's plays for the Limited Editions Club, and Thoreau's Walden.
Arranged alphabetically by book author.
Printing samples designed or collected by Rogers. Broadsides, see also 9, oversize. Cataloged individually on the Library of Congress database, search under call number Pforzheimer Rogers box 6, oversize
Arranged alphabetically
The Printing Samples series covers the Rogers' designs for bookplates, printer's marks, greeting cards, and other ephemera designed for individuals or organizations. It also contains similar material collected by Rogers, H.W. Kent, and C. Pforzheimer. There is also a significant amount of material on Rogers's type design for letters, including Centaur, and ornaments as well.
Arranged alphabetically by topic
The Artwork series contains numerous watercolors as well as drawings by Rogers. Also included are watercolors and other artwork by his daughter, Elizabeth Rogers Burroughs. This section contains prints collected by Rogers, mainly by contemporaries such as Walter Tittle and Rudolph Ruzicka, but includes older prints from the likes of Marcantonio Raimondi.
Arranged alphabetically by artist
The Writing and Speeches series includes typescripts by Rogers as well as articles about him by contemporaries such as Ruzicka and Warde. Also included is an typescript autobiographical outline by T.E. Lawrence, and a draft of a work of fiction, One Point of View, written pseudonymously by Alison Brown.
Arranged by
The Miscellaneous series covers exhibitions, honors and tributes, family history, and an inventory of his personal library. It contains numerous photographs of Rogers and his family, postcards he collected, some business records, as well as a large number of clippings and journal articles about him.
Arranged by
The Books series consists of printed publications some of which are illustrated by Bruce Rogers. Titles here do not have individual bibliographic records in the Library of Congress' catalog. However, those that do can be searched by selecting the authors/creators with "Pforzheimer Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress)" There are 2,511 titles with this corporate name.
Arranged alphabetically
Realia, includes sets of type, engraving plates, printing tools, and personal items. Included here is the statue of Aldus Manutius, presented to Rogers on his 80th birthday, as well the plaster medallion bust of Elizabeth Rogers Burroughs.
Randomly arranged.