Lakeside Press collection, 1917-1988

  • IdentificationMSLake89
  • TitleLakeside Press collection MSLake89
  • PublisherSpecial Collections
  • LanguageEnglish
  • RepositorySpecial Collections
  • Physical Description0.25 Linear feet
  • Date1917-1988
  • AbstractFounded in 1864, Chicago-based publishers R. R. Donnelley and Sons specializes in commercial printing, forms and labels, direct mail, financial printing, print fulfillment, business communication outsourcing, logistics, online services, digital photography, and content and database management. Beginning in 1903, they annually produced a special run of an out-of-print title as a holiday gift to stockholders, employees, and business associates. Titles are selected to highlight first-person narratives from the pioneering period of the United States West. As the company never sold the books, they are only available as a collector's item through the secondary market. This collection includes letters accompanying the annual distribution of the books, clippings regarding the annual tradition, and a public relations brochure from R. R. Donnelley.
  • OriginationLakeside Press (Chicago, Ill.).

Old Resource ID was Lakeside

Founded in 1864, Chicago-based publishers R. R. Donnelley and Sons specializes in commercial printing, forms and labels, direct mail, financial printing, print fulfillment, business communication outsourcing, logistics, online services, digital photography, and content and database management. Beginning in 1903, they annually produce a special run of an out-of-print title as a holiday gift to stockholders, employees, and business associates. Titles are selected to highlight first-person narratives from the pioneering period of the United States West. As the company never sold the books, they are only available as a collector's item through the secondary market.

This collection includes letters accompanying the annual distribution of the books, clippings regarding the annual tradition, and a public relations brochure from R. R. Donnelley.

Lakeside Press collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Subject
    • Chicago Design History.
    • Publishers and publishing.
  • Geographic CoverageIllinois--Chicago.