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Jun

Endowment History – Clarence Schawk Scholarship

Established 2003 Ask Clarence Schawk what his dream was fifty years ago, and you’ll learn it wasn’t to become the chairman of a $200 million […]

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Posted in: Endowments | PGSF Blogs | Scholarships

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May

History of Printing Timeline: 1827 – 1880

Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ 1827 John B. Russwurm establishes Freedom’s Journal, first African-American newspaper in New York. Means for mass-producing wood type invented by Darius Wells […]

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May

History of Printing Timeline: 1751 – 1826

Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ 1751 Diderot’s Encyclopédie published in France. 1752 Canada’s first newspaper the Halifax Gazette in Nova Scotia. 1755 A Dictionary of the English […]

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Apr

History of Printing Timeline: 1500 -1750

Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ 1501 Italic type and small format books introduced by Aldus Manutius in Venice. 1514 Book of Hours printed in Arabic types in […]

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Apr

PGSF Announces a new Alliance with the Graphic Communications Education Association

April 22, 2024  (Pittsburgh, PA)The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), is pleased to announce that it will be supporting the Graphic Communications Education Association […]

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Posted in: PGSF News

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Mar

History of Printing Timeline: circa 3100 BCE – 1499

Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ circa 3100 BCE Cuneiform, one of the earliest known writing systems developed in Sumer (modern day Iraq). Wedge-shaped marks were made on […]

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Mar

Scouts can inspire future print and graphics leaders-with our help

Synonymous with adventure and character building, the Scouts organizations have long prepared kids, teens, and young adults for both life’s adventures and future careers. Central […]

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Oct

PGSF Scholarship Applications for 2024–2025 Academic Year Now Open

Pittsburgh, PA – November 1, 2023 – The Print & Graphics Scholarship Foundation application system is now open to full- or part-time students pursuing secondary […]

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