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Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944 (calligrapher and designer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1872 - 1944

Biography

Edward Johnston (1872-1944), calligrapher and designer, was born in Uruguay on 11 February 1872, and educated privately. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, 1896-1897, but was forced to leave due to his health. After studying the pen shapes of letters in early manuscripts at the British Museum, 1898-1899, he taught the first classes in Formal Penmanship and Lettering at the London County Council Central School, 1899-1912. He was also a teacher at the Royal Cambrian Academy from 1901. Johnston died on 26 November 1944.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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Correspondence between Morison and Edward Johnston, 1913-1924

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9812/D/154
Scope and Contents

One autograph ms. letter from Johnston and 3 from Morison (1 a photocopy of an autograph ms. letter)

Dates: 1913-1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Papers of Stanley Morison / Correspondence of Morison
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Correspondence concerning the purchase of papers of Edward Johnston, 1955-1957

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9812/B2/71
Scope and Contents

Correspondence is between Morison and Edward N. Parker concerning his inventory of the papers, including a copy of the inventory dated Oct. 1955; and John Dreyfus.

Dates: 1955-1957
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Papers of Stanley Morison / Papers arising from Morison's occupations and projects / Cambridge University Press
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Letters from Edward Johnston to Gill, 1908-1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9812/G/2
Scope and Contents

Autograph ms. letter dated 17 Aug. 1908 (stat), and original autograph ms. letter dated 14 May 1912; with a tear-sheet from a bookseller's catalogue describing the 1912 letter.

Dates: 1908-1912
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Papers of Stanley Morison / Papers relating to Eric Gill
 Series

Other subject files

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9815/D
Scope and Contents Mostly research notes covering subjects on which John Dreyfus worked during a long period or for more than one publication. These are as follows: Box 51 = William Morris Boxes 52-53 (and loose volume) = T. J. Cobden-Sanderson Boxes 54-55 = Emery Walker Box 56 = Edward Johnston, Harry Kessler, and the Cranach Press Box 57 = Edward Johnston Box 58 = Eric Gill Boxes 59-60 = Jan Van Krimpen Box 61 = Gerard Meynell and the Westminster Press Box 62 = Robbert Gibbings and the Golden Cockerell...
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Papers of John Dreyfus
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Photographs of sculpture, inscriptions and other lettering by Gill, 1909-1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9812/G/16
Scope and Contents

ca. 60 pieces. They include photographs of Gill's portraits of Canon John Gray, Count Harry Kessler, Judith Tegetmeier, and Michael Hague, an alphabet cut in stone in 1932, a memorial plaque to Thomas Barnes, and Gill's façade for Douglas Cleverdon's bookshop. Also included are photographs of an apprenticeship document written out by Edward Johnston. Some photographs are keyed on the versos to the notebook in item 42 in this series, and marked for cropping and reproduction.

Dates: 1909-1961
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Papers of Stanley Morison / Papers relating to Eric Gill

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