Box 1
Container
Contains 6 Results:
Clippings, 1954-1955
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Ralph Douglass papers contain materials related to Douglass’ work to create and gain NCAA approval for a new numerical font, Modern Gothic, to be used on football jerseys as a more legible alternative to the block font. Douglass argued his font could be more easily spotted and read by fans, journalists, people watching games on television, and especially in blurred photographs. The collection contains correspondence, news clippings, stencils, copyright information, advertisements, and an...
Dates:
1954-1955
Correspondence - Copyright, 1954
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Ralph Douglass papers contain materials related to Douglass’ work to create and gain NCAA approval for a new numerical font, Modern Gothic, to be used on football jerseys as a more legible alternative to the block font. Douglass argued his font could be more easily spotted and read by fans, journalists, people watching games on television, and especially in blurred photographs. The collection contains correspondence, news clippings, stencils, copyright information, advertisements, and an...
Dates:
1954
Correspondence - General, 1954-1956
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Ralph Douglass papers contain materials related to Douglass’ work to create and gain NCAA approval for a new numerical font, Modern Gothic, to be used on football jerseys as a more legible alternative to the block font. Douglass argued his font could be more easily spotted and read by fans, journalists, people watching games on television, and especially in blurred photographs. The collection contains correspondence, news clippings, stencils, copyright information, advertisements, and an...
Dates:
1954-1956
Correspondence - General, 1957-1964
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Ralph Douglass papers contain materials related to Douglass’ work to create and gain NCAA approval for a new numerical font, Modern Gothic, to be used on football jerseys as a more legible alternative to the block font. Douglass argued his font could be more easily spotted and read by fans, journalists, people watching games on television, and especially in blurred photographs. The collection contains correspondence, news clippings, stencils, copyright information, advertisements, and an...
Dates:
1957-1964
Correspondence - National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), 1964-1965
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Ralph Douglass papers contain materials related to Douglass’ work to create and gain NCAA approval for a new numerical font, Modern Gothic, to be used on football jerseys as a more legible alternative to the block font. Douglass argued his font could be more easily spotted and read by fans, journalists, people watching games on television, and especially in blurred photographs. The collection contains correspondence, news clippings, stencils, copyright information, advertisements, and an...
Dates:
1964-1965
Correspondence - Sporting Goods Manufacturers, 1954-1960
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Ralph Douglass papers contain materials related to Douglass’ work to create and gain NCAA approval for a new numerical font, Modern Gothic, to be used on football jerseys as a more legible alternative to the block font. Douglass argued his font could be more easily spotted and read by fans, journalists, people watching games on television, and especially in blurred photographs. The collection contains correspondence, news clippings, stencils, copyright information, advertisements, and an...
Dates:
1954-1960