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Printers' Marks in the Vassar College Library

Johann Weissenburger, 1503-1513 -- Printer's Mark

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1503-1513
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Main (Thompson) Library location:North wing -- Second window. Johann Weissenburger (c.1465 – c.1531) was born in Nuremberg circa 1465 and matriculated at the University of Ingolstadt in 1480. In 1500, Weissenburger was ordained a priest in the parish of St. Lorenz in Bamberg and began printing two

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The Library Café

Johanna Drucker

Date
October 28, 2014
Abstract

Scholar, artist, printer, and visual theorist Johanna Drucker, Breslauer Professor of Bibliographical Studies at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, discusses her book Graphesis: Visual Forms of Knowledge Production (Harvard 2014).

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Printers' Marks in the Vassar College Library

Johannes Prüss, 1527 -- Printer's Mark

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Date
1527
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Main (Thompson) Library location: South wing -- Fifth window. Johannes Prüss, (c.1490 – 1555) son of Johannes Prüss the Elder, was born in approximately 1490 and quickly learned the trade of printing. Following his father's death in 1511, he and his brother-in-law Renatus Beck assumed operation of

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Johannes Veldener, 1475-1483 -- Printer's Mark

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Date
1475-1483
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Main (Thompson) Library location: South wing -- Third window. Early records first locate Johannes Veldener (v) in the diocese of Würzburg. By 1473 he moved to Louvain, where he matriculated at the University to study medicine. Scholars believe that he studied printing in Cologne, but the timeline

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John Burroughs and Vassar College students at Slabsides

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Date
1900-1911
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Copy photograph of John Burroughs and students at Slabsides. The students could be members of the Wake Robin Club

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John Burroughs Journals

John Burroughs Journal, 1876-1880

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1876-1880
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During the time period covered in this journal, Julian Burroughs was born (1878); Birds and Poets (1877) was published, as was Locusts and Wild Honey (1879). In addition to his regular comments on flora, fauna and weather, Burroughs also describes several visits with Walt Whitman and makes frequent

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John Burroughs Journals

John Burroughs Journal, 1880-1882

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1880-1882
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The period in Burrough' s life covered in this journal includes the death of his mother, the assassination of President Garfield, the passing of Ralph Waldo Emerson and the death of his favorite dog. He includes his usual reports on weather and nature, but also muses frequently on life and death.

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John Burroughs Journal, 1883

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January-October 1883
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Subjects of particular note in this journal include Burroughs' visit with Walt Whitman on the New Jersey shore at Ocean Grove; as well as his thoughts about the writings of Charles Darwin, Thomas Carlyle, and Ralph Waldo Emerson

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John Burroughs Journal, 1883-1884

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1884
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This journal includes Burroughs' usual musings on nature as well as notes on authors he was reading, particularly Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson. There are also long passages about his father, who died in January 1884, accompanied by a brief family history.

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John Burroughs Journal, 1884

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1884
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The time period covered in this journal was a fairly quiet period for Burroughs. He makes frequent reference to the death of his father, and later in the journal discusses faith and his thoughts on prayer and the Bible.

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John Burroughs Journal, 1884-1885

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1884-1885
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During the period covered in this journal, Burroughs published Fresh Fields (1885) and much of the journal relates to his writing and research. There is also a description of his visit with Walt Whitman in Philadelphia in December 1885.

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John Burroughs Journal, 1885-1886

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1885-1886
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During the period covered in this journal, Burroughs published Fresh Fields (1885) and much of the journal relates to his writing and research. There is also a description of his visit with Walt Whitman in Philadelphia in December 1885.

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John Burroughs Journal, 1886

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1886
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During the period covered in this journal, Burroughs published Fresh Fields (1885) and much of the journal relates to his writing and research. There is also a description of his visit with Walt Whitman in Philadelphia in December 1885.

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John Burroughs Journal, 1886-1887 (September - January):

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Date
1886-1887
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Burroughs focuses most of his musings on religion in this journal.

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John Burroughs Journal, 1887 (January - June)

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January 11, 1887 - June 23, 1887
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John Burroughs Journal, 1887 (June - October)

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Date
1887 (June-October)
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In this brief journal, Burroughs describes a summer visit with Walt Whitman. He also reminisces about his first experiences away from home.

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John Burroughs Journal, 1887-1888

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Date
1887-1888
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John Burroughs Journal, 1888-1889

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Date
April 13, 1888 - March 4, 1889
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John Burroughs Journal, 1889 (March - July)

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Date
March 5, 1889 - July 1, 1889
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John Burroughs Journal, 1889-1890

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July 1, 1889 - July 1, 1890
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The Vassar College Archives within the Digital Library include some images, texts, and material items that are racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful. The Vassar Libraries have provided descriptive text and additional notes whenever possible to alert Digital Library users to these items. The Engaged Pluralism Initiative Race and Racism in Historical Collections Project Group is working with the library on contextualizing and facilitating community conversations about these materials. For more information see: https://library.vassar.edu/rrhc