On 13 September 2018 part of our team presented the ‘Women in Type’ research project at the annual Atypi conference, which took place this year in Antwerp, Belgium. This was…Read More >
Women in Type
Women in Type in Birmingham
Dr. Helena Lekka will present the Leverhulme-funded research project “Women in Type” as part of the symposium “Women in Print: production, distribution and consumption”, which will be held in Birmingham…Read More >
Early days of the Monotype Type Drawing Office
Fritz Max Steletzer led the Type Drawing Office of Monotype in Salfords from its inception in the early 1900s until his retirement in 1940. This is an extract from one…Read More >
Interviewing Patricia & David Saunders
In July 2018 we had the privilege to travel to North Wales to interview two former and iconic members of the Monotype Drawing Office, Patricia and David Saunders. Having graduated…Read More >
Reading list
Below is a selection of books, which are contributing to contextualising our research. When viewed in a wider cultural context, the period under scrutiny (1910–1990) is of particular socio-historical significance for…Read More >
