Focus: a) 19th & 20th c. correspondence; b) writing utensils (quills, fountain and ball point pens), c) writing furniture (secretaries, writing boxes, etc.), d) major 19th and 20th c. penmanship styles, e) general physical care of correspondence, f) archival supplies and suppliers. The presentation does not have the accompanied text.

1. Collecting and Caring for Personal Correspondence Oh, For the Love of Letters! _________________________________ Brad Westwood Collection Development LDS Church History Library brad.westwood@ldschurch.org October 29, 2009

4. Oh For the Love of Letters! Examples of Correspondence – Printed Emails (examples of correspondence are passed around)

6. General Terms and Concepts

7. Condition Descriptive Terms

8. Terms Related to Printing, Illustrations & Writing

9. Terms About Paper/Stationery

11. Stationery wardrobe (late 19th - mid 20th Century) *A stationer kept on file a client’s individual specifications -- with differing paper sizes and weights, finishes and ink color, typestyle and printing.* Wardrobe includes differences between male or female, formal and informal, for intimate or for a stranger, also business formal and informal Correspondence Accessories

12. Oh For the Love of Letters! Examples of Correspondence – Stationery Wardrobe (examples of wardrobes are passed around)

13. Fern letter fold, thanks towww.ghh.com/elf/index.html Correspondence Accessories

14. Correspondence Accessories writing tools - quills, fountain pens (see below), ball point pens, typewriters and pencils postage -- post marks, seals or adhesive stamps

15. Pictorial letterheads (created with the advent of Lithography) flourished between 1880s-1940s Correspondence Accessories

16. Oh For the Love of Letters! 3 - 19th and 20th Century Material Culture of Correspondence: furniture, writing utensils, storage and stationery

17. Abraham Lincoln's capital bldg. Springfield Illinois Furniture of Correspondence

18. Civil War Era Secretary Desk and chair,with soft retractable writing slope with correspondence and ledger slots Furniture of Correspondence

19. desk interior with slots/pigeon holes for folded letters and documents, Ledger or portfolio slots , quill pens in a stand, an ink well and leather writing surface . Furniture of Correspondence

20. Secretary Desk with book case and document bureau Furniture of Correspondence

21. Natural, candle & lamp light Furniture of Correspondence

22. Circa 1860s Document cabinet for folded paper tied with tape (red tape) Furniture of Correspondence

23. Felt covered table, Correspondence box, oil lamp, pen box and paper Furniture of Correspondence

24. Cabinet letter file 1898 (from www.officemuseum.com/) Furniture of Correspondence

25. Vertical letter file and folders 1902 from www.officemuseum.com/ Furniture of Correspondence

26. Oh For the Love of Letters! Examples of Correspondence (examples are passed out)

27. Oh For the Love of Letters! 4 - Penmanship Styles 1840s -2000 Spencerian Script (1840-1890s) Palmer Script (1890s – 1960s) Zaner – Blazer Script (1900 – present) Manuscript Script (block) leading to Basic Cursive Script (1920s – 1970s) Typewriting (1900 – present) Freeform and Modern

28. Spencerian Script (1840-1890s) Promoter: Platt Rogers Spencer Penmanship Styles

29. Spencerian Script (1840-1890s) Penmanship Styles

30. Trade mark spencerian script and a Flourish Bird (Ornamental Penmanship) Penmanship Styles

31. Penmanship Styles

32. Palmer Script (1890s -1960s)Promoter: Austin Palmer (1860-1927) and sons Penmanship Styles

33. Penmanship Styles

34. Zaner and Bloser Scripts (ca. 1904 to the present) Penmanship Styles

35. Zaner and Bloser Business Educator Feb 1911 Penmanship Styles

36. Zaner and Bloser Script Penmanship Styles

37. Manuscript Writing (block) (precursor to cursive writing)introduced in 1920s Penmanship Styles

38. Zaner and Bloser Manuscript script on a porch of st. Francis School (Provo, Utah) Penmanship Styles

39. IAMPETH is an international, non-profit association dedicated to practicing and preserving the beautiful arts of calligraphy, engrossing and fine penmanship. http://www.iampeth.com/

40. Oh For the Love of Letters! Examples of Correspondence 19th and 20th century pieces

41. Oh For the Love of Letters! 5 - Physical Care & Preservation

42. Eliminate or lessen fluctuating temperature and humidity. CARE AND PRESERVATION

43. Store materials as far away as possible from water sources. CARE AND PRESERVATION

44. Eliminate or lessen light levels (natural or artificial). CARE AND PRESERVATION

45. USE FOLDERS, INTERLEAVING PAPER or MYLAR INSERTS FOR ENCLOSED OBJECTS, ETC. CARE AND PRESERVATION

46. Keep materials flat or upright, held up erect, so the materials will not bend or fold. CARE AND PRESERVATION

47. KEEP EVERYTHING INCLUDED with a LETTER TOGETHER, AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE to THE ORIGINAL ORDER. respect and protect what is evidentiary. CARE AND PRESERVATION

48. If you want to scrapbook YOUR CORRESPONDENCE ….. CARE AND PRESERVATION

49. Above all else “do not harm.” CARE AND PRESERVATION

50. Oh For the Love of Letters! Examples of Correspondence (handed out and described)

51. Oh For the Love of Letters! 6 - Recommended Supplies: Folders (regular, acid free, Mylar, archival plastics), containers, presentation folders, portfolios and binders.

52. Oh For the Love of Letters! 6 - Recommended Supplies: Metal Edge West (Los Angeles, CA) http://www.metaledgeinc.com/ Light Impressions, Inc., (Santa Fe Springs, CA) http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/servlet/OnlineShopping

53. Oh For the Love of Letters! THANK YOU FOR COMING