Sol Malkoff Papers, 1944-1992

Gift of Mr. Malkoff, 1993-1995.

The Sol Malkoff Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

The Sol Malkoff Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.

Sol Malkoff Papers, The Newberry Library, Chicago.

Catalogs and advertising pieces designed by Malkoff in the employ of the Rand McNally Co. (1945-1947) may be found in the archive of the company at the Newberry. In 1999 the Malkoff family donated books and papers on typography to the University of Central Florida where they form the Sol & Sadie Malkoff Book Arts Collection, on which see http://library.ucf.edu.

Paul F. Gehl, 1997.

Calligrapher and designer. Born in Chicago in 1918, Sol Malkoff worked as a linotype operator, then trained at the School of the Art Institute. He studied with the Newberry Library Calligraphy Study Group and worked for the Rand McNally & Co. before leaving Chicago in 1947. He made his subsequent career largely in Atlanta (as principal of Typography Shop) and in New York (at Gould Typographers). From 1952 to 1985 he published several articles on calligraphy, handwriting, and typography. After moving to Florida in 1979, he worked for various commercial printers and taught design and calligraphy in Florida and Georgia. He died on January 17, 2001.

Correspondence, writings, teaching materials, original design work, and calligraphic projects from Malkoff's Chicago, Atlanta, New York and Florida years. An appendix consists of correspondence and research notes about phonetic alphabets.

Papers are organized in the following series:

Title Box Series 1: Biographical, 1944-1970 Box 1 Series 2: Writings, 1952-1992 Box 1 Series 3: Teaching Materials, 1953-1988 Box 1 Series 4: Correspondence, 1953-1986 Box 1 Series 5: Design Work, 1945-1990 Box 2 Series 6: Appendix - Research on phonetic alphabets, 1962-1985 Box 2

• Names
  • Bank, Arnold
  • Catich, Edward M.
  • DaBoll, Raymond F.
  • Forgue, Norman W.
  • Hayes, James, 1907-1993
  • Pitman, James, Sir, 1901-
  • Rand McNally and Company.
  • Tommasini, A.R., (Amadeo R.)
  • Typography Shop (Atlanta).
  • Warde, Beatrice, 1900-1969
• Subject
  • Calligraphy
  • Chicago
  • Design
  • Design Education -- Florida
  • Lettering -- History -- Sources
  • Phonetic spelling
  • Phototypesetting
  • Printing History and Book Arts
  • Typesetting