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Obelisk ; containing perhaps the first typographic printing in any language of the complete texts of the Juan Pablos and Gil Barbero contracts with Juan Cromberger, signed at Seville, June, 1539, providing for the founding of what may have been the first printing-office in the western hemisphere
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A decorative divertissement : the foundry and Monotype typographic piece borders and ornaments as well as the Linotype border matrices and border matrix slides ... together with the first Supplement to A gathering of types, showing the printing types recently acquired by Richard J. Hoffman, printer
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"Contracts with Express Companies -- Mexican Lines." File No. SPM 650-1, Part 1. From 1.25 lin. inches. (Perhaps 150 pieces?) Interaction by letter with many companies, e.g.: 20-year contract between SPM and Wells Fargo & Co. of Mexico. Virtually all of this appears to pertain to Wells Fargo of Mexico -- which Walter Douglas, an official of both the SP and SPM, notes is "extraordinarily active" in Mexico in 1934. Shows cooperation between these two agencies, not competition, at first blush. Some good stuff about Obregon, relations with Mexico. Includes copy of actual contract signed with WF of Mex? (in envelope at back)
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These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.
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