Francis A. Lammer papers
name: label: Creator
content: Lammer, Francis A., 1889-1988
label: Names
content: Tiffany and Company
topic: label: Occupation
content: Engravers
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers
label: Topic
content: Engraving
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1972 and 1974 by Francis A. Lammer.
creator: label: Creator
content: Lammer, Francis A., 1889-1988
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Engraver; Massachusetts, Rhode Island.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet ((ca.1,067 items))
unitdate: label: Date
content: [ca. 1900-1972]
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lammfran
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A photocopy of Lammer's 1972 autobiographical manuscript in which he describes his apprenticeship with Tiffany and Company, his work as an engraver, and the establishment of his own stationery and engraving business, the Maybeth Shop, in New Bedford, Mass.; 5 letters to Lammer, 1920-1955; an undated school notebook; an award; printed material including clippings and catalogs; 7 scrapbooks with clippings, printed examples of Lammer's announcements, cards, and stationery, and sketches of monograms and jewelry; original menu designs; 3 sketchbooks; sketches for Christmas cards and announcements; 67 copper engraving plates; and 3 photos.