"The Ideal Book" -- Paul Valery, 1930

The Laboratory Press operated throughout the early years of the School and was discontinued in 1935. The Faculty advisor for the Laboratory Press was Porter Garnett. The Laboratory Press series includes various specimens by Porter Garnett before coming to CIT and specimens printed on the Laboratory Press. The Porter Garnett sub-series also includes two photographs of Garnett and students at the Laboratory Press and works and an exhibit about Garnett. The other half of the Laboratory Press Series are student specimens printed on the Laboratory Press. Works from the Laboratory Press in the School of Printing Management Records date between 1913 and 1963.