Mrs. Collins literally wrote the book on engraved stationery, The Complete Engraver a guide to monograms, crests, ciphers, seals, and the etiquette and history of social stationery published by Princeton Architectural Press.
She toured the East and West coasts, Great Lakes region, and her home in New Orleans, talking about this amazing book! Here are some of the tour’s highlights:
- New York, NY (APHA Conference 2013)
- Grosse Pointe Shores, MI (Edsel & Eleanor Ford House)
Portland, OR (TypeCon Conference 2013)- San Francisco, CA (Jessica Hische’s studio, Title Case)
- San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Center for the Book)
- Portland, OR (TypeCon Conference 2013)
- Hudson, NY (Rural Residence)
- Chicago, IL ( APHA Conference 2012)
- New Orleans, LA (Hermann-Grima House)
- Millerton, NY (Hunter Bee)
- Baltimore, MD (SHAG)
- Pasadena, CA (Vromans Book Store)
- Brooklyn, NY (Powerhouse Books)
- Seattle, WA ( Type Americana 2 conference)
- Milwaukee, WI (TypeCon Conference 2012)