Philip Zimmermann, professor 

Center for Editions, School of Art and Design Purchase College, State University of New York

The Center for Editions is the shared facility used by the undergraduate and graduate programs at Purchase College, SUNY. Courses are offered in all the book arts to fully matriculated students. There is a very large and complete offset and letterpress area as well as a small bindery. The letterpress area houses the Pforzheimer collection of historic letterpress type. There is a very large and complete collection of 18th century wooden type and ornaments. The offset press room contains two large flatbed offset proof presses and two cylinder offset presses, a Heidelberg KORD and a Solna 125, platemakers and stripping area.