Guide to the Dan Wood Collection of Amalgamated Printers Association Ephemera, 1980-2010

(bulk 2001-2009)


Providence Public Library Special Collections
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-455-8021
Fax: 401-455-8065
email: special_collections@provlib.org

Published in 2016

Collection Overview

Title: Dan Wood Collection of Amalgamated Printers Association Ephemera
Date range: 1980-2010, (bulk 2001-2009)
Creator: Amalgamated Printers Association
Extent: 3.75 linear feet
Abstract: Includes ephemera printed by members of the APA for inclusion in the monthly APA bundles collected by APA member Dan Wood spanning select months from when he first became a member of the organization in August 2001 through October 2009.
Language of materials: English
Repository: Providence Public Library Special Collections
Collection number: MSS020

Scope & content

The Amalgamated Printers Association Ephemera Collection includes ephemera printed by members of the APA for inclusion in the monthly APA bundles collected by APA member Dan Wood spanning select months from when he first became a member of the organization in August 2001 through October 2009. Not all months from each year are in the collection, and each month’s bundle may be incomplete. The collection materials include handwritten communications from APA mailers to Dan Wood, examples of the work of DWRI press, and some APA reports.

Material in the collection includes envelopes, samples of a printers’ work at the time, mock-up documents, certificates, proprietor’s cards, announcements of contests, publications (not related to the APA), advertisements, event announcements, type specimens, artifacts featuring printed elements (such as fans and matchbooks), posters, fliers, bookmarks, art prints, calendars, greeting cards, postcards, napkins, and notebooks.

Content varies widely, due to the hired work of the printers, but includes some political commentary and reflections on national events, poems, recipes, some handwritten notes.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into two series:
  • Series I: Bundles of the Amalgamated Printers Association, 2001 August – 2009 October. This series is arranged in chronological order by monthly bundle
  • Series II: Differentiated materials, late 20th century – 2010. This series is arranged by differentiated material type, and then in chronological order.

Historical note

The Amalgamated Printers Association (APA) was founded in 1958 by cousins Michael J. O’Connor and Roger V. Ralphe in Hastings, Minnesota. Originally founded as an organization for amateur journalists, it quickly became a membership organization for letterpress printing hobbyists, comprising both amateur and professional printers.

The APA has a limited membership of 150 members, with prospective members on a waiting list until a current member leaves the organization. At induction, the new member is given an APA member of a departing APA member. The main activity of the organization is the exchange of print samples between the group’s members. Participation in the mailing is compulsory; each member must participate at least four times a year. Every month each member sends 160 copies of a piece of work to a coordinator or "mailer", who then creates a bundle for each member that features one copy of each submission. The mailer might use the position as an opportunity to create a decorative envelope to hold the monthly bundle. The organization also sponsors printers’ contests, a newsletter, and an annual meeting called a “Wayzgoose.”

APA Member Dan Wood, the donor of the Amalgamated Printers Association Ephemera Collection, is a professional printer and founder of DWRI Letterpress, a letterpress print shop in Providence, Rhode Island. He became a member of the APA in August 2001.

Access & Use

Access to the collection: There are no restrictions on access. This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Providence Public Library Special Collections department.
Use of the materials: Researchers are requested to cite the collection name and the Providence Public Library in all bibliographic references.
Preferred citation: Amalgamated Printers Association Ephemera Collection, MSS 020, Providence Public Library.
Contact information: Providence Public Library Special Collections
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-455-8021
Fax: 401-455-8065
email: special_collections@provlib.org

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Acquisition: Donated to Providence Public Library by Dan Wood, 2014 March 12.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Finding aid prepared by Emma Sarconi, 2015.
Encoding: Finding aid encoded by Stacie M. Parillo, 2016 October 13.
Descriptive rules: Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Additional Information

Inventory


Series 1. Bundles of the Amalgamated Printers Association

Box 1, Folder 1 (incomplete)
2001 August
Box 1, Folder 2
2001 September
Box 1, Folder 3
2001 October
Box 1, Folder 4
2001 November
Box 1, Folder 5
2001 December
Box 1, Folder 6
2002 January
Box 1, Folder 7
2002 February
Box 1, Folder 8
2002 March
Box 1, Folder 9
2002 April
Box 1, Folder 10
2002 May
Box 2, Folder 1
2002 June
Box 2, Folder 2
2002 July
Box 2, Folder 3
2002 August
Box 2, Folder 4
2002 September
Box 2, Folder 5
2002 October
Box 2, Folder 6
2002 December
Box 2, Folder 7 September 11 memorials
circa 2002
Box 2, Folder 8 my favorite typeface competition
2002, undated
Box 2, Folder 9
2003 January
Box 2, Folder 10
2003 February
Box 3, Folder 1
2003 March
Box 3, Folder 2
2003 May
Box 3, Folder 3
2003 July
Box 3, Folder 4
2003 September
Box 3, Folder 5
2003 October
Box 3, Folder 6
2003 November
Box 3, Folder 7
2003 December
Box 3, Folder 8
2004 January
Box 4, Folder 1
2004 March
Box 4, Folder 2
circa April 2004
Box 4, Folder 3
2004 May
Box 4, Folder 4
2004 June
Box 4, Folder 5
2004 July
Box 4, Folder 6
2004 August
Box 4, Folder 7
2004 September
Box 4, Folder 8
2004 October
Box 4, Folder 9
2004 October pangrams
Box 4, Folder 10
2004 November
Box 4, Folder 11
2004 December
Box 4, Folder 12
2005 January
Box 5, Folder 1
2005 February
Box 5, Folder 2
2005 March
Box 5, Folder 3
2005 April
Box 5, Folder 4
2005 May
Box 5, Folder 5
2005 June
Box 5, Folder 6
2005 July
Box 5, Folder 7
2005 August
Box 5, Folder 8
2005 September
Box 5, Folder 9
2005 December
Box 5, Folder 10
2005 November
Box 5, Folder 11
2006 January
Box 5, Folder 12
2006 March
Box 5, Folder 13
2006 April
Box 6, Folder 1
2006 May
Box 6, Folder 2
2006 June
Box 6, Folder 3
2006 August
Box 6, Folder 4
2006 September
Box 6, Folder 5
2006 October
Box 6, Folder 6
2007 January
Box 6, Folder 7
2007 February
Box 6, Folder 8
2007 March
Box 6, Folder 9
2007 April
Box 6, Folder 10
2007 May
Box 6, Folder 11
2007 June
Box 6, Folder 12
2007 July
Box 7, Folder 1
2007 August
Box 7, Folder 2
2007 October
Box 7, Folder 3
circa November 2007
Box 7, Folder 4
2007 December
Box 7, Folder 5
2008 January
Box 7, Folder 6
2008 March
Box 7, Folder 7
2008 April
Box 7, Folder 8
2008 June
Box 7, Folder 9
2008 July
Box 7, Folder 10
2008 August
Box 8, Folder 1
2008 September
Box 8, Folder 2
2008 October
Box 8, Folder 3
2008 December
Box 8, Folder 4
2009 January
Box 8, Folder 5
2009 February
Box 8, Folder 6
2009 March
Box 8, Folder 7
2009 April
Box 8, Folder 8
2009 August
Box 8, Folder 9
2009 September
Box 8, Folder 10
2009 October

Series 2. Differentiated materials

Box 9, Folder 1 APA organization materials
2001-2010, and undated
Box 9, Folder 2 "Brodribbiana"
Contents Note: Ephemera referencing the work of Conant Brodribb (small press and print shop scholar)

1980-1991, 2006, and undated
Box 9, Folder 3 Calendars
circa 2002
Box 9, Folder 4 Introductory materials
Contents Note: Materials sent to Dan Wood upon his becoming a member of the APA

2001
Box 9, Folder 5 Miscellaneous APA ephemera not found in bundles
circa 1999-2009
Box 9, Folder 6 Prop cards
1999-2009
Box 9, Folder 7 Type examples and specimens
1999-2009, undated
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