Press, politics, and perseverance : Everett C. Johnson and the Press of Kells / Robert C. Barnes and Judith M. Pfeiffer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnes, Robert C. (Robert Charles), author.

Pfeiffer, Judith M., author.

Contributor:

Oak Knoll Press, publisher.

Cedar Tree Books, publisher.

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Johnson, Everett C., 1877-1926.

Johnson, Everett C.

Press of Kells--History.

Press of Kells.

Newark post (Newark, Del. : 1910)--History.

Newark post (Newark, Del. : 1910).

Publishers and publishing--Delaware--Biography.

Publishers and publishing.

Printers--Delaware--Newark--Biography.

Printers.

Statesmen--Delaware--Biography.

Statesmen.

Newspaper publishing--Delaware--Newark--History--20th century.

Newspaper publishing.

History.

Delaware.

Delaware--Newark.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xvi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press, 1999.

Wilmington, DE : Cedar Tree Books.

Summary:

The Press of Kells in Newark, Delaware, was a product of the dreams and work of Everett C. Johnson, orator, scholar, teacher, and statesman and an almost forgotten man in Delaware history. Inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, he established what was for a time considered to be the finest print shop in the State of Delaware. The fortress-like stone building that was home to the Newark Post still stands, and at the time of this writing the lively hometown paper is celebrating its ninetieth year. His editorials kept the citizens of Newark well informed. He offered his paper as a forum to all who wished to express their opinions in a responsible way.

Extremely patriotic, he served two years as State Representative and four years as Secretary of State, encompassing World War I. Suffering from ill health most of his life, this frail man persevered in his efforts to raise the living and educational standards of all Delawarians. Considered the state's foremost orator, he often delivered speeches with such force that he received standing ovations and then had to be helped, exhausted, from the stage. His punishing work schedule sometimes left him bedridden over the weekend in order to build up enough strength to make it through the following week. Sadly, his life was cut short at the age of forty-eight, depriving the State of Delaware of one of its most progressive and dedicated visionaries.

Contents:

From the Swamps of Sussex / The Early Years

The College Years / Blue and Gold-Class of '99

Marriage / From Purgatory to Heaven's Point

Women's Rights / A Man Ahead of His Time

Ruskin, Morris, Hubbard and Johnson / The Arts and Crafts Movement

The Newark Post / Print All the Truth You Dare

The Press of Kells Building / The Stonemasons Sang Opera

The End Product / Paper, Type and Binding

The War Years / Secretary of State.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-298) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2016.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has dust jacket

Other Format:

Online version: Barnes, Robert C. (Robert Charles). Press, politics, and perseverance.

ISBN:

1884718825

9781884718823

OCLC:

39914241