S.C. Malone Penmanship display
Title
S.C. Malone Penmanship display
Subject
Penmanship, American
Baltimore (Md.)
Malone, S.C.
Description
When viewing this exhibit, it's almost incomprehensible to realize that all of these images were drawn by hand. The precision and patience it took to create each piece is something at which to marvel. What you see is a mere sampling of the S.C. Malone Penmanship Study Collection, which is part of Decker Library's special collections, and consists of 98 examples of penmanship created by Samuel Curtis Malone (d. 1938) or his associates.
Included are alphabets, projects for specific clients, decorative borders and unspecified blanks, as well as promotional pieces. The study collection is available by request to students and faculty for in library use. S.C. Malone, a nationally known master penman, maintained a studio in Baltimore as early as 1888, fulfilling commissions for bookplates, coat of arms, crests, and diplomas. Certificates were created for clients such as the City of Baltimore, University of Maryland, and the B&O Railroad.
As a handwriting expert, Malone was often called for court testimony. Penmanship classes were also offered at his office which was located in four different locations throughout the years: 5 North Charles Street, 9 North Charles Street, 331 North Charles Street, and 323 North Charles Street.
Decker Library's Digital Initiatives Unit has digitized the S.C. Malone Penmanship Collection and it can be viewed in it's entirety on Digital Decker, Decker Library's digital collections site. A finding aid for the collection is also available on the Decker Library website.
Included are alphabets, projects for specific clients, decorative borders and unspecified blanks, as well as promotional pieces. The study collection is available by request to students and faculty for in library use. S.C. Malone, a nationally known master penman, maintained a studio in Baltimore as early as 1888, fulfilling commissions for bookplates, coat of arms, crests, and diplomas. Certificates were created for clients such as the City of Baltimore, University of Maryland, and the B&O Railroad.
As a handwriting expert, Malone was often called for court testimony. Penmanship classes were also offered at his office which was located in four different locations throughout the years: 5 North Charles Street, 9 North Charles Street, 331 North Charles Street, and 323 North Charles Street.
Decker Library's Digital Initiatives Unit has digitized the S.C. Malone Penmanship Collection and it can be viewed in it's entirety on Digital Decker, Decker Library's digital collections site. A finding aid for the collection is also available on the Decker Library website.
Creator
Meredith Moore, Decker Library
Date
2017-01-04
Rights
Photograph by Decker Library. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Language
English
Files
Collection
Citation
Meredith Moore, Decker Library, “S.C. Malone Penmanship display,” Decker Library Exhibits and Displays, accessed May 8, 2024, https://deckerlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/3.