Adler, Elmer
Owner Id4732
TypePerson
GenderMale
Biographical dates - Period of existence1884-1962
Other InformationPrinter, publisher, editor, and author. Born in 1884 in Rochester, New York, Adler attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and took special courses at the University of Rochester and Harvard University. He founded The Pynson Printers (New York) in 1922, helped found Random House in 1927, and founded Colophon: A Book Collector's Quarterly in 1930 and the New Colophon in 1947. An avid collector of books and fine prints, Adler moved his collection to Princeton University in 1940, where he also established a department of graphic arts, served as a professor, and was a curator for the Princeton library. [J. Lancaster, from Princeton University sources]
Other Identifierhttp://thesaurus.cerl.org/record/cnp01882316
Activity
Start (year)1910
End (year)1940
NoteActive in New York as printer, publisher, editor, and author. Founder of the Pynson Press (1922), involved in the founding of Random House (1927). Moved to Princeton in 1940.
MARC Area Coden-us-ny
PlaceNew York (Geonames Id: 5128581)
Profession / Type of InstitutionBooktrade
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
Activity
Start (year)1940
End (year)1962
NoteMoved to Princeton in 1940, bringing his collection; professor at Princeton University, where he established a department of graphic arts and served as its curator in the library.
MARC Area Coden-us-nj
PlacePrinceton (Geonames Id: 5102922)
Profession / Type of InstitutionUniversity lecturer
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
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