Anonymous / Columbia College / Melvil Dewey, Early library handwriting postcard, front, Feb 7 1887

Anonymous / Columbia College / Melvil Dewey, Early library handwriting postcard, front, Feb 7 1887 Astor Library 34 Lafayette Place. City. Writer / Assigned to / Related to Melvil Dewey Caroline (Carrie) F. Pierce Melvil Dewey is not presumed to be the writer of this, but it is a style often assigned to him. The initial letterforms are said to have been designed by Caroline (Carrie) F. Pierce. See the article written on the topic of library handwriting and its origins. [[1]] To date, this is the earliest copy of library handwriting that I have located. It pre-dates the printed letterforms in March of 1887. It is also of note that it includes some versions of the revised script that occur later the same year. Date written February 7, 1887 Paper cm x cm in x in Pen black Penmanship Style early library handwriting Collection Astor Library records collection, R. G. 1, Box 37, General Correspondence 1887, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library [2] File name Library handwriting 1887-02-07 Links