The Bibliographical Press is closed currently. Its renewed home will be part of Sterling Library planning currently underway. Please direct any questions to Arts Library Special Collections at haasalsc@Yale.edu.
The first University Printer, Carl P. Rollins, and Professor of English, Arthur Ellicott Case, conceived the idea of The Bibliographical Press in 1927 as a way to teach students of early literature how the books that they studied were physically created. With support from University Librarian Andrew Keogh, The Bibliographical Press has been part of Sterling Memorial Library since its opening in 1931. Intended to teach students of literature the difficult process of creating those treasured early books, the printing press as pedagogical tool has been part of Yale’s mission for over 75 years. The Bibliographical Press, in conjunction with the printing facilities in some of Yale’s residential colleges, continues the tradition that allows students to experience the craft of printing with movable metal type.
The Bibliographical Press equipment includes:
Traveling Scriptorium ~ A Teaching Kit by the Yale University Library
Residential Colleges with Printing Facilities (for Yale undergraduates)
Yale Printing & Publishing Services (YPPS)