The Mission
The Masgrimes Archive aims to seek out, digitize, and freely distribute information and resources related to the history of great American Penmen. I work with families of historic penmen, collaborate with private collectors, and share my own collection to tell stories that celebrate penmanship and encourage excellence in the art of writing.
Please contact me if you have trouble accessing any resource.
Coverage of this archive:
- The American Penmanship Bibliography
- Branches of American Pen Art
- Historic American Business Colleges
- The Galaxy of American Penmen
Downloadable Resources
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Item NameDateFormat
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1924PDF
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1886PDF
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1884-1909PDF
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1910PDF
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1911PDF
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1922PDF
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1931PDF
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1916PDF
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1905PDF
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1939PDF
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1919PDF
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1929PDF
Additional American Penmanship Resources
Due to the “Pay it Forward” principle, I am only linking to free archives in this list. Through open access to our shared history, we will protect the heritage of this beautiful art.
- Christopher Yoke (Yoke Pen Co)
- David Kaminski (Kaminski Handwriting Collection)
- Doug Siple (C. A. Siple family collection)
- Dr. Joseph Vitolo (Zanerian.com)
- Gray Harris (American Penmanship Blog)
- Howard Simms (Collection of Ornamental Penmanship)
- Lindsey Hook (J. S. Hook family collection)
- Maryland Institute College of Art (S. C. Malone Collection)
- Michael Ward (Healey Scrapbooks etc.)
- New York Public Library (Horace G. healey Collection)
- Ross Green (Archive.org collection)
- University of Scranton (Curated by Michael Knies)