Borsodi, Victor H.,

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Bruce Rogers was a major American type and book designer. He graduated from Purdue University and first worked as a book and newspaper illustrator. After moving to Boston, Rogers eventually joined the Riverside Press of the Houghton-Mifflin Co. as a designer in 1896. After leaving the press in 1912, Rogers created the Centaur typeface and designed for several firms, including the Harvard and Oxford University Presses. He died in 1957 at his home in Connecticut. Victor H. Borsodi was a New York City bibliophile whose collecting interest centered on the work of Bruce Rogers.

From the description of Collection of Bruce Rogers, 1924-1975 (bulk 1951-1975). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122362274

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Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626? person
associatedWith Clarke, Bert, person
associatedWith George, Saint, d. 303 person
correspondedWith Grauer, Ben, person
correspondedWith Mundell, E. H., person
associatedWith Philidor, F. D. (Franco̧is Danican), person
associatedWith Ransom, Will, person
associatedWith Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957. person
associatedWith Standard, Paul, person
associatedWith Stone & Kimball, corporateBody
correspondedWith Strouse, Norman H., person
correspondedWith Warde, Frederic, 1893-1939 person
associatedWith Way, Daniel J., person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)--New York
United States
Subject
Book design
Book designers
Centaur roman type
Type specimens
Occupation
Book collectors
Book designers
Collector
Printers
Activity

Person

Active 1924

Active 1975

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