Most printed ephemera wasn't intended to last.
Writer & book artist Eve Scarborough shares what she's learned cataloging type ephemera at Letterform Archive, where fragile paper goods preserve the fingerprints, doodles, & traces of the people who made and used them.
📚 Read or download "Type Ephemera: Lessons in Endearment" in VANISHING CULTURE: https://archive.org/details/vanishing-culture-2026/page/63/
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VANISHING CULTURE explores why preserving our fragile cultural record matters, including the everyday objects history often overlooks. ✍️🗂️
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