Charles Semper Papers
Scope and Contents
Collection contains printing and advertising specimens, a few letters and other memorabilia; volume titled "Specimens of typographia"; Confederate currency (1862).
Dates
- 1862-1903
Creator
- Semper, Charles S.,1830-1917. (Person)
- Allison, Linda (Person)
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Biographical / Historical
Charles S. Semper was born in England in 1830. He emigrated to America and was a Colorado pioneer printer. Semper was one of the founders of Denver Typographical Union, no. 49 (1860). He died on September 5, 1917 and buried in Fairmont Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
Extent
2 oversize boxes
1 oversize folios
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Linda Allison, 1992, 2015; Arthur Carhart.
Varying Form of Title
Specimens of typographia
General
Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
- Advertising -- Colorado -- Specimens -- 19th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Paper money Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Printers -- Colorado -- Denver -- 19th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Printing (process) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Printing -- Colorado -- Specimens -- 19th century. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Semper, Charles S., 1830-1917 -- Archives.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
