| Title |
Designs by John Peters |
| Reference |
MS Add.9929/A |
| Covering Dates |
1950-1964 |
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| Content and context |
This series includes layouts, drawings, artwork, and specimens of printed matter. Some work is for Cambridge University Press publications, some was for the University and Colleges and for outside customers of the Press, and some was Peters's private work. Undated items are at the end of the sequence. 'Artwork' consists generally of drawings in black ink with annotations for reproduction as printing blocks or binder's dies, sometimes accompanied by proofs. |
| Manuscripts/MS Add.9929/A contains: |
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1
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Miscellaneous designs.
1 folder. |
1951 |
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2
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Drawings, artwork and proofs for the arms of Cambridge University.
1 envelope. |
1952 |
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3
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Writing paper for the Cambridge University Press and other University bodies. Layouts and specimens of the printed paper.
1 folder. |
1952-1964 |
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4
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Designs for Peters's Christmas cards. Layouts, artwork, and specimens; with artwork for a book label for Anthony Peters, and a leaflet 'Church of St James, Hemingford Grey'.
1 folder. |
1952-1962 |
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5
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Miscellaneous designs. Includes appeal leaflets for Ely Cathedral.
1 folder. |
1952 |
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6
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Miscellaneous designs. Oversize designs, mainly posters and book jackets.
1 oversize folder. |
1952 |
|
7
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Designs for the Queen's coronation. Includes specimen leaves from the coronation service and from a book of private devotions; specimen case for the bound volume; artwork for 'E II R' devices and photographs of these as stamped on bindings.
1 envelope. |
1953 |
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8
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Specimen pages for the Cambridge University Reporter 1953-1954. With a specimen of the old reporter 1952-1953 annotated for the re-design.
1 folder. |
1953 |
|
9
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Miscellaneous designs.
1 folder. |
1953 |
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10
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Miscellaneous designs. Oversize items.
1 oversize folder. |
1953 |
|
11
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Designs for The Sterling Library: a catalogue, by Margaret Canney. Includes a drawing of the binding and artwork for an 'S' device.
1 folder. |
1954 |
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12
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Citations to accompany medals from the Royal Society. Specimens of 8 printed citations.
1 folder. |
1954 |
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13
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Miscellaneous designs. Oversize items, including layouts, printed book jackets and certificates, and artwork for 'Voltaire: Essay on Milton'.
1 oversize folder. |
1954 |
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14
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Miscellaneous designs.
1 folder. |
1954 |
|
15
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Photographs of an illuminated manuscript address. From the Borough of Huntingdon to the Air Force Station, Wyton.
1 folder. |
1955 |
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16
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Miscellaneous inscriptions. Photographs of 2 inscriptions on wood (one dated 1955); drawing and photograph of an inscription on stone; rubbing of an inscription on slate (1959); 8 photographs of the words making up an inscription (in wood?); exhibition label written by Peters.
1 envelope. |
1955-1959 |
|
17
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Designs for the William Morris Society. Folder 1 = layouts, artwork and specimens of jobbing work for the Society. Folder 2 = printed notices for the exhibition 'The typographical adventure of William Morris' (1957). Folder 3 = layouts and marked proof of a keepsake for the visit of the Society to the University Press (1961). Folder 4 = other printed and mimeographed notices of the Society including a letter to Peters.
4 folders in 1 envelope. |
1955-1961 |
|
18
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Miscellaneous artwork.
1 envelope. |
1955 |
|
19
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Miscellaneous layouts and specimens of printed matter.
1 envelope. |
1955 |
|
20
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Miscellaneous designs. Oversize items.
1 oversize folder. |
1955-1956 |
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21
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Designs for the funeral of Archbishop Edward Myers. Printed memorial card, order of service, and slip for conveying it to friends.
1 folder. |
1956 |
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22
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Photographs of Cambridge University Press books. Five photographs of title-page spreads.
1 folder. |
1956 |
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23
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Miscellaneous artwork.
1 folder. |
1956 |
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24
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Miscellaneous layouts and specimens of printed matter. Includes a colour drawing of the binding for The voyage of HMS Beagle (Limited Editions Club 1956).
1 envelope. |
1956 |
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25
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Miscellaneous artwork.
1 folder. |
1957 |
|
26
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Miscellaneous layouts and specimens of printed ephemera.
1 folder. |
1957 |
|
27
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Miscellaneous layouts, artwork, and specimens of printed ephemera. One of these specimens is an address to the Société chimique de France printed on vellum.
1 oversize folder. |
1957-1958 |
|
28
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Specimens of Monotype Castellar in use. Specimens of printing using the type, some printed at Cambridge and some elsewhere.
1 folder. |
1958-1960 |
|
29
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Designs for the Vine Press. Miscellaneous proofs and artwork, with a layout for the binding of The parliament of women (1961). |
1958-1961 |
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30
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Miscellaneous layouts and specimens of printed ephemera.
1 envelope. |
1958 |
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31
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Miscellaneous artwork.
1 folder. |
1958 |
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32
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Drawings and artwork for a catalogue for R. C. Pearson's Book-Rooms. Includes a letter from Muriel Pearson to Peters.
1 folder. |
1959 |
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33
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Miscellaneous artwork.
1 folder. |
1959 |
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34
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Miscellaneous layouts, drawings, and specimens of printed ephemera.
1 envelope. |
1959 |
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35
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Miscellaneous designs. Oversize items.
1 oversize folder. |
1959 |
|
36
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Petition by Westcott House, Cambridge for a royal charter; with the charter and bye-laws. Two different printed documents. The charter and bye-laws are in 2 copies, one with annotations.
1 folder. |
1960 |
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37
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Macmillan's general catalogue May 1960. Layouts, specimen pages and cover, and artwork for an 'MM' device (2 different designs).
1 folder. |
1960 |
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38
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Cambridge and the Royal Society. Dummy for a pamphlet so entitled, with extra proofs of wood-engravings by Peter Reddick.
1 folder. |
1960 |
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39
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Miscellaneous specimens of printed matter.
1 folder. |
1960 |
|
40
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Miscellaneous drawings and artwork.
1 envelope. |
1960-1961 |
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41
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Miscellaneous drawings and specimens of printed matter.
1 folder. |
1961 |
|
42
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Miscellaneous layouts. Includes a layout made for the 638th meeting of the Sette of Odd Volumes.
1 folder. |
1962 |
|
43
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Layout for E. F. C. Ludowyk, Shakespeare: Twelfth Night. Pasted-up bifolium, with exchanges of original ms. memoranda between Peters, Michael Black, and Brooke Crutchley.
1 folder. |
1962 |
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44
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Miscellaneous specimens of printed matter.
1 folder. |
1962 |
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45
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Layout for an inscription to Pope John XXIII in a presentation book. With memoranda and 2 photographs of the book.
1 folder. |
1962 |
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46
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Layouts, artwork, and specimens of printed matter.
1 folder. |
1962 |
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47
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Layouts for bindings. Single leaves mostly captioned 'Design for brass cutter and binder'. They are initialled JP and mostly dated 1963-4. With these leaves are memoranda to and from Peters about bindings.
1 envelope. |
1963-1964 |
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48
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Artwork for 'Cambridge Paperbacks'.
1 folder. |
1964 |
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49
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Printed jacket for Taylor and Taylor, Anglo-Saxon architecture. With artwork for the binder's die.
1 folder. |
1964 |
|
50
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Proofs of Monotype border elements used as artwork. Undated.
1 small envelope. |
1952-1964 |
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51
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Artwork for ornamental dashes. Undated.
1 envelope. |
1952-1964 |
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52
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Specimen layouts. Samples of book pages in different standard sizes, labelled with measurements and layouts of text area. A few have lettering for particular books. One sample is of 4 leaves, the other 18 are of 2 leaves. With them is Peters's original folder labelled 'formats' and 'standard sizes'.
1 envelope. |
1952-1964 |
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53
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Specimens of leather and cloth stamped with binder's dies. Undated.
1 envelope. |
1952-1964 |
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54
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Miscellaneous layouts and drawings. Undated items.
1 folder. |
1952-1964 |
|
55
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Miscellaneous layouts. Undated oversize items. Some are accompanied by specimens of the printed item.
1 oversize folder. |
1952-1964 |
|
56
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Miscellaneous specimens of printed matter. Undated items.
1 envelope. |
1952-1964 |
|
57
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Miscellaneous specimens of printed matter. Undated oversize items.
1 oversize folder. |
1952-1964 |
|
58
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Miscellaneous artwork. Undated items.
1 envelope. |
1952-1964 |
|
59
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Miscellaneous drawings. Not all the drawings are probably by Peters. Included are some items of artwork made from them.
1 folder. |
1952-1964 |
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