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Extent:: 14 linear foot (16 boxes) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: The Pentagram Press was founded in 1974 by the Milwaukee-based poet Michael Tarachow as a publishing outlet for poetry and other new literature. The Pentagram Press archive, spanning the dates 1972-1999, documents the operations and output of the small fine press run by Michael Tarachow in Milwaukee and Markesan, in Wisconsin, and Minneapolis.

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Extent:: 26 web site
Abstract:: This collection broadly documents online sources related to book arts and printing which complement and enrich existing special collections, including websites and social media sites of and for individuals and organizations involved in all aspects of the book arts and printing. This collection focuses on collecting web resources related to designers, presses, and printers.

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Extent:: 5.46 linear foot (10 boxes), 4 oversize box, 6 audio cassette, 6 item (digital media: 5 3.5 floppy disks, 1 syquest 5.25" removable cartridge), and 1 videocassettes (vhs)
Abstract:: Samuel N. Antupit (1932-2003) was an American graphic designer, printer, publisher, and magazine art director. In 1960, he founded Cycling Frog Press, a private letterpress print shop in Pound Ridge, New York, that produced illustrated books, chapbooks, and ephemera. He also founded Subsistence Press and CommonPlace Publishing. The Samuel N. Antupit papers related to printing consist of samples of his work, production materials for printing projects, photographs, and correspondence related to his operation of Cycling Frog Press. The collection also includes materials related to Westchester Chappel, a consortium of avocational letterpress printers in Westchester, New York.

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