This month’s artifact is a letter to Dard Hunter from a Mr. David Silve c. 1943 regarding the introduction of a newly invented font type: Times New Roman.  

In 1929, a British newspaper entitled The Times of London hired typographer Stanley Morison to create a new font for the paper, after Morison criticized The Times for being “extremely out of touch with modern trends in typography.” Morison led the project and supervised Victor Lardent, an advertising artist for The Times, who actually drew the letterforms.  

This month's feature is a spotlight on the museum's conservation efforts. Within the museum's vast collection are many rare and aged books, some published as early as the 16th century. The books cover topics ranging from paper making, paper chemistry, to botany.