Catalog of Manuscript Collections

Creator: John Orvis Campbell McCrillis (b.1914) Extent: ca. 600 items Description: McCrillis was a calligrapher and graphic artist, as well as the head of the book design department at Yale University Press. The papers contain personal and professional correspondence (chiefly incoming), articles, drawings, sketches, calligraphy, and samples of McCrillis' work, including exhibition catalogs and pamphlets. Research Topics: New Haven artists; book design and visual culture; history of Yale University Pres