Janus: Papers of S. H. Steinberg

Manuscripts contains:
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MS Add.9814	Papers of Allen Hutt
MS Add.9815	Papers of John Dreyfus
MS Add.9816	Rampant Lions Press Archive
MS Add.9817	Papers of Beatrice Warde
MS Add.9818	Edward Johnston papers on his type-designs for the Cranach Press
MS Add.9819	Papers of S. H. Steinberg
MS Add.9820	Papers of Ellic Howe
MS Add.9821	Correspondence of Kenneth Day relating to books on typography
MS Add.9822	Papers of F. R. Mansbridge
MS Add.9823	Papers relating to work by Bruce Rogers for Cambridge University Press
MS Add.9824	Papers of Brooke Crutchley
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Papers of S. H. Steinberg

Title	Papers of S. H. Steinberg
Reference	GBR/0012/MS Add.9819
Creator	Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry
Covering Dates	1937-1968
Extent and Medium	1 box
Repository	Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives

Content and context

Sigfrid Henry Steinberg (18991969) was a scholar with expert knowledge in many fields including German history and literature, letter-forms, and printing history. He came to Britain from Germany in 1936 with his wife Christine and was interned briefly in 1940. He was editor of the Statesman's Yearbook (1946-1969) and other reference books. Among his own books was Five hundred years of printing (Penguin Books, 1955). He was a friend of Stanley Morison, who consulted him on many projects. He was one of the principal architects of the exhibition Printing and the Mind of Man in 1966.

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Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, Papers of S. H. Steinberg, MS Add.9819

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Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry (1899-1969) historian

Manuscripts/MS Add.9819 contains:

Correspondence.
21 folders.

1937-1968

Compositions by Steinberg.
3 folders and 1 envelope.

1940-1955