A.S. Lawson

With this issue, The Inland Printer introduces a new editor for the “Composing Room” department, Alexander S. Lawson, who since 1947 has been instructor in hand composition and typography at the Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology. Introduced to composing rooms practices in 1928, Mr. Lawson worked for several firms in New York City prior to entering military service in 1941. After his return to civilian life, he attended Rochester Institute and received his degree from that school in 1947. Mr. Lawson is a member of the Typophiles and the Rochester Club of Printing House Craftsmen and has served on the Composition Steering Committee of the Printing Industry of America, Inc. For several years, he has represented his organization at meetings of the International Typographic Composition Association.

This article first appeared in “The Composing Room” column of the March 1954 issue of The Inland Printer.