Wellesley College Special Collections is pleased to announce the receipt of a gift of 250 of Bruce Rogers’ fine press books from Charles Rheault, of Dover, MA, a retired printer and manager at the Riverside Press in Boston. The texts represented are diverse, and include world literature, poetry, ancient legends, and essays. Bruce Rogers is considered one of the great American typographers and book designers, and his output from his days at the Riverside Press is highly prized by printing history scholars and collectors. Mr. Rheault’s generous gift is an especially fitting acquisition for Special Collections, and will complement the richness of our existing collection of limited editions and fine printing established by curator Hannah French in the mid-20th century.
Ruth Rogers,
Curator of Special Collections