Ingalls Kimball (born Hannibal Ingalls Kimball; April 2, 1874 – October 16, 1933) was an American printer and entrepreneur.
Early years
Kimball was born in
West Newton, Massachusetts
West Newton is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
Among the oldest of the thirteen Newton villages, the West Newton Village Center is a National Register Historic Distric ...
to American entrepreneur
Hannibal Ingalls Kimball and Mary (Cook) Kimball.
He attended
Harvard College
Harvard College is the undergraduate education, undergraduate college of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Part of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Scienc ...
from 1890 to 1894.
Career
After graduation, he started the publishing and printing business Stone & Kimball with Herbert S. Stone.
In 1897, Kimball established the Cheltenham Press in
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
.
A year later, Kimball commissioned American architect and type designer
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue (April 28, 1869 – April 23, 1924) was an American architect celebrated for his work in Gothic Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival design. He also designed notable typefaces, including Cheltenham and Merrymount for ...
to design the namesake
Cheltenham
Cheltenham () is a historic spa town and borough adjacent to the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort following the discovery of mineral springs in 1716, and claims to be the mo ...
typeface, considered at one point to be the most widely known typeface in the United States.
In 1916, Kimball established the “National Thrift Bond Corporation.”
References
External links
Ingalls Kimball at MyFonts
1874 births
1933 deaths
American printers
Harvard College alumni
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