Contents

• DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
• BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
• COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
• SERIES LIST
• INFORMATION FOR USERS
• SUBJECTS
• CONTAINER LIST

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Peter Kahn papers, 1948-1997.
Collection Number: 14-28-2920

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

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INFORMATION FOR USERS

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CONTAINER LIST

Container		Description	Date
		Series I: Oversize
Box 1	Loose	Various posters, broadsides and prints designed by Peter Kahn
		Series II: Personal
Box 2	Folder 1	Transcript	1951
		Scope and Contents Transcript from New York University, curriculum vita
Box 8	Folder 1	Biography
		Scope and Contents Excerpts from Peter's Letters to Family, 1952-1976
Box 8	Folder 2	Notes
		Scope and Contents Articles and notes
Box 8	Folder 3-4	Poems
		Scope and Contents Books of poetry, mostly by students and former students
Box 8	Folder 5	Lauren Hefferon Book
		Scope and Contents "Cycle Food", by a former student
Box 8	Folder 6	A Modest Proposal
		Scope and Contents Copy of Johnathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
Box 8	Folder 7	Books of Poetry
		Scope and Contents More poetry from former students
Box 8	Folder 8	The Unfinished Autobiography of H. Peter Khan
		Scope and Contents Articles on Peter Khan and his unfinished autobiography
		Pamphlet on printing in Greek or Cyrillic, by Evangelos G. Zournatzis, dedicated to Peter Kahn	1970
		1 items.
		Series III: Correspondence
Box 2	Folder 2	Correspondence	1948-1963
		Scope and Contents Appointment, publication of articles, sales of artworks, exhibition and lecture arrangements, notes from friends and students, job offers, Bruce Sanderson Award at Williams College
Box 2	Folder 3	Correspondence	1964-1967
		Scope and Contents Exhibitions, notes from friends and students, illustrations, academic matters, proposals, seminars, course outlines
Box 2	Folder 4	Correspondence	1968-1969
		Scope and Contents Notes from friends and students, living arrangements, job offers, war concerns, appointment forms
Box 2	Folder 5	Correspondence	1968-1969
		Scope and Contents [Not dated - from folder labelled '68-'69] notices of exhibitions, artworks, notes from friends and students, notes re books
Box 2	Folder 6	Correspondence	1970
		Scope and Contents Exhibitions, notes from friends and students, academic matters, job offers, lectures, calligraphy work
Box 2	Folder 7	Correspondence	1971
		Scope and Contents Notes from friends and students, lectures, appointment letter, job offers, academic matters, books
Box 2	Folder 8	Correspondence	1972
		Scope and Contents Lectures, notes from friends and students, congratulations on appointment as professor, books, academic matters
Box 2	Folder 9	Correspondence	1973
		Scope and Contents Academic matters, job offers, notes from friends and students, artwork sales, lecture
Box 2	Folder 10	Correspondence	1974
		Scope and Contents Notes from friends, academic matters, clippings, job offers, receipt, proposal, clipping
Box 2	Folder 11	Correspondence	1975
		Scope and Contents Academic matters, job offers, calligraphy, notes from friends and students, publications, youth activities
Box 2	Folder 12	Correspondence	1976
		Scope and Contents Discrimination article and note; letters of referral while P.K. is on leave; job references; notes from friends, students; academic matters; letters of thanks; copies of correspondence re: Messenger Lecture series; letters re: artworks
Box 2	Folder 13	Correspondence	1977
		Scope and Contents Notes from friends and students; letters of reference; letters re: artworks; Cornell academic matters; invitations to exhibitions
Box 2	Folder 14	Correspondence	1978
		Scope and Contents Notes from friends and students; academic matters; letter of dissatisfaction; invitations to lecture; requests for artworks; letters of reference
Box 2	Folder 15	Correspondence	1980
		Scope and Contents Publisher note re: book review; requests for letters of reference; letters of reference; academic matters; invitations to exhibit; notes from friends and students
Box 2	Folder 16	Correspondence	1980
		Scope and Contents Background letter; academic matters; notes from friends and students; exhibition invitation; sales of artworks; award letter
Box 2	Folder 17	Correspondence	1981
		Scope and Contents Academic matters; notes from friends and students; letters of reference; letters re: artworks
Box 2	Folder 18	Correspondence	1982
		Scope and Contents Letters of reference; notes from friends and students; academic matters; funeral bulletin
Box 2	Folder 19	Correspondence	1983
		Scope and Contents Academic matters; request for reference; notes from friends and students; letters re: artworks; letters of reference; retirement announcement and comments; letters re: exhibitions
Box 2	Folder 20	Correspondence	1984
		Scope and Contents Letters from friends and students; requests for letters of reference; letters of reference; academic matters; exhibitions; clipping
Box 2	Folder 21	Correspondence	1985
		Scope and Contents Letters from friends and students; exhibitions; publishers; letters of reference; academic matters; requests for letters of reference
Box 2	Folder 22	Correspondence	1986
		Scope and Contents Letters re: artwork; letters from friends; letters of reference; academic matters
Box 2	Folder 23	Correspondence	1987
		Scope and Contents Letters from friends and students; letters re: artwork, exhibitions, publications; Joni Parrish re: "Focus on Art"; clippings; Brady Foundation; Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred floor plan; poetry
Box 2	Folder 24	Correspondence	1988
		Scope and Contents Letters from friends and students; letters of thanks, exhibition correspondence; clippings; calligraphy; sale of arworks; requests for letter of reference; letter to Governor Cuomo re: Ithaca's west end
Box 2	Folder 25	Correspondence	1989
		Scope and Contents Course plan; letter from NYS Transportation Department; letters from friends and students; exhibitions; sales of artworks; thanks; galleries; Trumansburg matters
Box 2	Folder 26	Correspondence	1990
		Scope and Contents Letters from friends and students; education; exhibitions; clippings; book review; draft of thank you
Box 2	Folder 27	Correspondence	1991
		Scope and Contents Letters of thank you; letters from friends and students; book review and correspondence; letter reacting to Historic Ithaca article; request to speak; letter of support for proposal; lesson plan; vita of Cornell colleague
Box 2	Folder 28	Correspondence	1992
		Scope and Contents Letters from friends and students; resignation from Trumansburg Fire Department; letter of recommendation (draft); gallery re: exhibition
Box 2	Folder 29	Correspondence	1993
		Scope and Contents Letters from friends and students; clippings; exhibitions; thank you letters; model list; artworks; Cornell University events list; wedding announcements
Box 2	Folder 30	Correspondence	1994
		Scope and Contents Letters from friends and students; thank you; receipt from gallery
Box 2	Folder 31	Correspondence	1995
		Scope and Contents Letter in support of public broadcasting; thank you from Warren Benson; letters from friends and students; thank you letters
Box 2	Folder 32	Correspondence	1996
		Scope and Contents Letter to "Change N.Y."; letter from Arnold Singer; note from Alice Irwin
Box 2	Folder 33	Correspondence	1997
		Scope and Contents Thank you from City Club of Ithaca
Box 2	Folder 34	Correspondence	n.d.
		Scope and Contents Notes from friends and students
Box 2	Folder 35	Cornell correspondence	1960-1965
		Scope and Contents Memos, proposal, lesson plan
Box 2	Folder 36	Cornell correspondence	1972-1973
		Scope and Contents Letters of recruitment, memos, thank you notes, clipping, receipt, correspondence with Felix Reichmann concerning a printing machine
Box 2	Folder 37	Cornell correspondence	1974
		Scope and Contents Thank you notes, memos, letters of reference, campus events, resignation from committee, agreement to serve on a committee, support for lecture, financial aid information
Box 2	Folder 38	Cornell correspondence	1975
		Scope and Contents Memos, thank you letters, financial aid inquiry, Cornell Cinema, Empire State Youth Theatre Institute
Box 2	Folder 39	Cornell correspondence	1976
		Scope and Contents Memos, lecturer recruitment, Alumni News, thank you note, comments on Senate
Box 2	Folder 40	Cornell correspondence	1977
		Scope and Contents Syllabus, memos, thank you note, letters re: Campus Store
Box 2	Folder 41	Cornell correspondence	1978
		Scope and Contents Memos, thank you notes
Box 2	Folder 42	Cornell correspondence	1979
		Scope and Contents Memos, thank you notes
Box 2	Folder 43	Cornell correspondence	1980
		Scope and Contents Thank you notes, book reviews, "Future of the Department"
Box 2	Folder 44	Cornell correspondence	1981
		Scope and Contents Memos, Performing Arts Center, thank you note, student funding
Box 2	Folder 45	Cornell correspondence	1982
		Scope and Contents Book review, CAU, memos, memorial service bulletin for George Winter, library book reserve list
Box 2	Folder 46	Cornell correspondence	1983
		Scope and Contents Book review, CAU memo of resignation, memos, retirement letter, payment for artwork, notes of thanks, letter from friend
Box 2	Folder 47	Cornell correspondence	1984
		Scope and Contents Permission memo and form, memo re: Zeus, letter of appointment to Professor Emeritus, thank you notes, Alumni News
Box 2	Folder 48	Cornell correspondence	1986
		Scope and Contents "Noye's Fludde" program, memo re: continuing on Admissions Committee, thank you note
Box 2	Folder 49	Cornell correspondence	1987
		Scope and Contents List of gift books, memos of thanks, memos, copy of article, "Art on Campus at Cornell University," note re: Felix Reichmann memorial statement, memorial service bulletin for Felix Reichmann
Box 2	Folder 50	Cornell correspondence	1988
		Scope and Contents Note and proposal, memos re: Felix Reichmann memorial statement and copy of draft, memorial service bulletin for J. Saunders Redding, memos re: James Hutton book
Box 2	Folder 51	Cornell correspondence	1990
		Scope and Contents Memos re: James Hutton book, memorial service bulletin for Eric Blackall, notes of thanks, campus mailing, lesson plans, CAU evaluations
Box 2	Folder 52	Cornell correspondence	1991-1992
		Scope and Contents University Lectures Committee memo, thank you notes, gift book list, memos
Box 2	Folder 53	Cornell correspondence	1994
		Scope and Contents Notes of thanks, news release from Johnson Museum, Vicious Circle, letter re: type, presses, etc. in Risley Print Shop, correspondence re: Gannett book donation
		Series IV: Subject Files
Box 2	Folder 71	A Little Writing Book, Peter Kahn	1979
Box 2	Folder 72	A Song To David, Christopher Smart	1982
		Scope and Contents Cover by Peter Kahn
Box 2	Folder 54	Advanced Placement	1970
		Scope and Contents Correspondence, course outlines, conference materials
Box 2	Folder 55	Advanced Placement	1971
		Scope and Contents Correspondence, course outlines, conference materials
Box 2	Folder 56-57	Advanced Placement	1972
		Scope and Contents Correspondence, course outlines, conference materials
Box 2	Folder 58-59	Art and Math	1988
		Scope and Contents Proposed course outline, bibliographies, course outline
Box 2	Folder 60	Art Education	1964-1973
		Scope and Contents Memos, committee lists, articles
Box 2	Folder 61	Articles	1968-1984
		Scope and Contents Articles about H. Peter Kahn
Box 2	Folder 62	Bibliography (and other imponderables)	1964, n.d.
		Scope and Contents Notes, drafts
Box 2	Folder 63	Book and Bowl	1990-1994
		Scope and Contents Memos
Box 1	Folder 4	Book covers	Undated
Box 2	Folder 73	Cards and pamphlets designed by Peter Kahn
Box 2	Folder 64	CAU	1978-1989
		Scope and Contents Course outline, memos
Box 2	Folder 65	CAU Drawings	1991-1994
		Scope and Contents Course lists, memos
Box 2	Folder 66	Centaur Press	1966-1977
		Scope and Contents Memos
Box 2	Folder 67	Chautauqua	1980-1984
		Scope and Contents Memos, course catalogs
Box 2	Folder 68	Colleagues, Friends, CommitteeWork	1954-1974
		Scope and Contents Memos, catalogs
Box 2	Folder 74	Cornell Libraries art	Undated
Box 2	Folder 69	David Starr Jordan Prize	1978-1990
		Scope and Contents Clippings, articles, catalogs
Box 2	Folder 69	E. B. White	Undated
Box 2	Folder 70	Educational Services	1964-1991
		Scope and Contents Memos
Box 3	Folder 1-3	Good Paper
		Scope and Contents Samples of paper
Box 3	Folder 4	Granville	1972
		Scope and Contents Memos
Box 3	Folder 5	Hamburg and Other Matters	1989-1991
		Scope and Contents Reports, memos, catalogs
Box 3	Folder 6	Hamburg (Budges and Cornell Abroad)	1989-1993
		Scope and Contents Correspondence, paper, writings in German, reports, drafts, clippings
Box 3	Folder 7	Hamburg II	1986-1991
		Scope and Contents Correspondence, reports, drafts
Box 3	Folder 8	Historic Ithaca	1975-1979
		Scope and Contents Documentation, by-laws, proposals, petition
Box 3	Folder 9	Historic Ithaca	1981
		Scope and Contents Drawing, front cover and contents of "H. I." binder, minutes of meetings, reports, newsletters
Box 3	Folder 10	Historic Ithaca	1982-1983
		Scope and Contents Mission statement, minutes of meetings, form letters, newsletters
Box 3	Folder 11	Historic Ithaca	1984
		Scope and Contents Minutes of meetings, newsletters, report, form letter, draft
Box 3	Folder 12	Historic Ithaca	1985
		Scope and Contents "Steering Nonprofits," drafts
Box 3	Folder 13	Introductory (#2 Introduction)	n.d.
		Scope and Contents Drafts and notes for book
Box 3	Folder 14	Lectures, Course Outlines	1961-1990
		Scope and Contents Course outlines, lesson plans, drafts, resources
Box 3	Folder 15	Lectures, Outlines: CAU	1970-1993
		Scope and Contents Correspondence, CAU announcements, draft, mailing
Box 3	Folder 16	Leonardo	1980-1981
		Scope and Contents Correspondence, drafts, one reprint
Box 3	Folder 17	Matters Graphic	1958-1966
		Scope and Contents Catalogs, reprints and booklets re: types, papers, ink, pens, bookbinding, art and drafting supplies (many undated)
Box 3	Folder 18	News Clips (NY, LSU, Hampton)	1946-1968
		Scope and Contents Newspaper and magazine clippings
Box 3	Folder 19-20	Peter Kahn et al, Photographs	n.d.
		Scope and Contents People, events, artworks (prints [some matted] and negatives)
Box 3	Folder 21	PK Publicity Newspapers (CU + Victoria, BC)	1959-1994
		Scope and Contents Clippings, magazine articles
Box 3	Folder 22	Photo Publicity	n.d.
		Scope and Contents Prints and negatives of artworks
Box 3	Folder 23	Preservation	1982-1983
		Scope and Contents Clippings and reports (Historic Ithaca)
Box 3	Folder 24	Presses, Correspondence (Graphics-Materials-Ideas)	1960-1966
		Scope and Contents Catalogs, proposal, memo
Box 3	Folder 25	Presses, etc.	1969-1988
		Scope and Contents Letters, list, catalog and updates
Box 3	Folder 26	Rose Goldsen Committee	1992-1994
		Scope and Contents Proposals and cover letters
Box 3	Folder 27	Summer Ithaca	1961-1976
		Scope and Contents Booklets
Box 3	Folder 28	Theatre Book	1988-1989
		Scope and Contents Correspondence, copies, drafts, agreement
Box 3	Folder 29	Tompkins County Arts Council	1981-1985
		Scope and Contents Form letters, minutes of meetings
Box 3	Folder 30	Type Classification	n.d.
		Scope and Contents Notes
Box 3	Folder 31	Typology	1965-1988
		Scope and Contents Catalogs, copies,
Box 3	Folder 32	University Affairs Victoria	1969-1971
		Scope and Contents Correspondence, clippings
Box 3	Folder 33	Wells College mostly Hammer Press	1994
		Scope and Contents Correspondence, reports, catalogs, drafts
Box 3	Folder 34	"Decorated folders"	n.d.
		Scope and Contents 4 manila folders with sketches or calligraphy on them
Box 4	Folder 1	Publications	1946-1965
		Scope and Contents Exhibitions, resource materials, small books
Box 4	Folder 2	Publications	1967-1978
		Scope and Contents Exhibitions, post cards, small books
Box 4	Folder 3	Publications	1982-1989
		Scope and Contents Exhibitions, resource materials, small books
Box 4	Folder 4	Publications	1991-1993
		Scope and Contents Exhibitions, small books, postcards
Box 4	Folder 5	Publications	n.d.
		Scope and Contents Exhibitions, postcards, stationery, catalog
Box 4	Folder 6	Publications (magazines and journals)	1970-1976
		Scope and Contents Karate, Linguistic Inquiry, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin
Box 4	Folder 7	Reprints by others	1956-1980
		Scope and Contents Biasin-Gesca
Box 4	Folder 8	Reprints by others	1967-1985
		Scope and Contents Harrington-Koselleck
Box 4	Folder 9	Reprints by others	1963-1982
		Scope and Contents Lucas-Whyte
		Series V: Course Notebooks, Examples of Work
Box 1	Folder 3	Sketchbook	1968
		Scope and Contents Outlines/drawing courses/graphic communication
Box 5	Folder 1	Notebook	1966
		Scope and Contents Course for 6 yr Ph.D. the Sources of Modernism
Box 5	Folder 2	Notebook	1977
		Scope and Contents Weimar course
Box 5	Folder 3	Notebook	n.d.
		Scope and Contents Theatre course
Box 5	Folder 4	Notebook/Sketchbook	n.d.
		Scope and Contents Pictorial Means Modernist Lessons
Box 5	Folder 5	Wooden Press	1973
		Scope and Contents Sketches and notes
Box 5		Examples of Work	1967-1998
		Scope and Contents Posters, concert programs, calligraphy examples and folios.
		Series VI: Letters, Lines, & Pages
Box 1	Folder 1	Proofs	1982
Box 1	Folder 2	Proofs	1982
Box 6	Folder 1	Printed copy	1982
		Scope and Contents Final unsewn copy and bound copy (typing paper box)
Box 6	Folder 2	Printed copies	1982
		Scope and Contents 2 copies, unsewn (practice?)
Box 6	Folder 3	Illustrations and examples	1982
		Scope and Contents Photocopies
Box 6	Folder 4	Chapter on tools	1982
		Scope and Contents Printed samples, notes, typed mss., photocopies
Box 6	Folder 5	Book II	1982
		Scope and Contents Section on constructed letters and types, notes
Box 6	Folder 6	Roman letters: square, rustic, uncial	1982
		Scope and Contents Notes
Box 6	Folder 7	Medieval Hands	1982
		Scope and Contents Notes, illustrations
Box 6	Folder 8	Italic Folio (Renaissance hands)	1982
		Scope and Contents Notes,
Box 6	Folder 9	III Composing the Page	1982
		Scope and Contents Notes
Box 6	Folder 10	Letter geneology [sic]	1982
		Scope and Contents Notes and examples
Box 6	Folder 11	Carolingian Foundation Folio	1982
		Scope and Contents Notes and examples
Box 6	Folder 12	Front Matter	1982
		Scope and Contents Original copy Letters Lines Pages
Box 6	Folder 13	Front Matter	1982
		Scope and Contents Correspondence about book, publisher's letters, grant support, etc.
Box 6	Folder 14	Front Matter	1982
		Scope and Contents Drafts, typed text, notes, examples
		Series VII. Letters of reference, Cornell correspondence re: tenure, promotion RESTRICTED
		Access restricted
Box 7	Folder 1	Correspondence	1958-1970
		Restricted
Box 7	Folder 2	Correspondence	1971-1974
		Restricted
Box 7	Folder 3	Correspondence	1975-1979
		Restricted
Box 7	Folder 4	Correspondence	1980-1983
		Restricted
Box 7	Folder 5	Correspondence	1984-1986
		Restricted
Box 7	Folder 6	Correspondence	1987-1990
		Restricted
Box 7	Folder 7	Correspondence	1991-1996
		Restricted
Box 7	Folder 8	Correspondence	n.d.
		Restricted
		Series VIII. Media
Video 373	V-373	Kahn, H Peter: Video of Memorial, Anabel Taylor, CU	Feb 22, 1997
		Series IX: Peter Kahn gift to Library
Box 1	Folder 5	"The Windmill", by David Cox, engraved by E. P. Brainard	1886
		Scope and Contents Mezzotint
Box 1	Folder 5	"L'incendie", A. Legros	Undated
Box 1	Folder 5	Pages 55-56 (Genesis 26-27) from Bruce Rogers (?) Bible
Box 1	Folder 5	Folio li of a 15th century printed book including the lives of John the Evangelist and Thomas the Apostle	Undated
Box 1	Folder 5	Folio cccxxxi from the Cologne Chronicle, included with facsimile pages and introductory text	Undated
Box 1	Folder 5	Engraved plate from octavo book (?) incorporating words "Soyez parfait comme votre Pere celeste est parfait" and numbered III. Page 143	1800
Box 1	Folder 5	Color lithograph of Æchmea fulgens	Undated
Box 1	Folder 5	Leaf from Le Charivari with lighograph (numbered 118) by Daumier	Undated
Box 1	Folder 5	Print of caricature by G. M. Woodward title "The Glorious Revolution of the World"	Undated
Box 1	Folder 5	Print of caricature by G. M. Woodward title "Drops of Comfort and Draughts of Delight"	Undated
Box 1	Folder 5	Cover of The Colophon with pictorial design by R. Kent
Box 1	Folder 6	Folio ccv from the Nuremberg Chronicle	Undated
Box 1	Folder 6	Printed leaf from folio book with text beginning "Fredegonde et Brunehaut" and lithograph by Rouault	Undated
Box 1	Folder 6	Chromolithograph of orchid Phalaenopsis casta	Undated