Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MSS B63: John O.C. McCrillis Papers, 1954-1979
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
