William Addison Dwiggins collection

William Addison Dwiggins collection

Dwiggins, William Addison

not applicable

168 items

1920-1960

1902-1990

Literature and Rare Books

Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries, Hornbake Library, College Park, MD 20742. Tel: 301-405-9212, Fax: 301-314-2709, Email: askhornbake@umd.edu

William Addison Dwiggins (1880-1956) was a type designer, book designer, calligrapher, illustrator, and writer. He also carved and wrote plays for his marionettes, and had occasional excursions into architecture, furniture design, mural painting, kite flying, weathervane-making, and making his own tools. The collection includes over 130 volumes and over 30 pieces of ephemera documenting Dwiggins's design career, as well as works written about him.

This collection is open for research.

William Addison Dwiggins collection, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.

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