John DePol Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection includes dozens of prints arranged by genre, as well as exhibit invitations, greeting cards, broadsides, and promotional material. It also includes eleven original woodblocks: seven from illustrations for "The Man Who Loved Islands" and four depicting Bucknell University buildings.
Dates
- Creation: 1960-1994
Creator
- De Pol, John, 1913-2004 (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Usage Restrictions
The materials in this collection may be protected under U.S. and international copyright laws and may only be used for educational, teaching, and research purposes. If the intended use is beyond these purposes, it is the responsibility of the user to obtain the appropriate permissions by contacting Special Collections/University Archives at the Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.
Biographical / Historical
John De Pol (1913-2004; American) was a prolific wood engraver and illustrator. He produced over four hundred engravings for the annual Benjamin Franklin keepsake, as well as illustrating books, chapbooks, and other printed pieces for private presses, including The Red Ozier Press, The Allen Press, The Press of Appletree Alley, and the Yellow Barn Press.
Full Extent
3.0 Linear Feet (1 document box, 3 clamshells; 2 oversized boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Records are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
- Title
- John De Pol Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Susan Falciani Maldonado
- Date
- November 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bucknell University Special Collections/University Archives Repository
028 Bertrand Library
Bucknell University
One Dent Drive
Lewisburg PA 17837 United States US
570-577-3101
570-577-3313 (Fax)
scua@bucknell.edu