were issued in 1848 under the title Spencer and Rice's System of Business and Ladies' Penmanship, working closely with Victor M. Rice, which was later published under the title Spencerian or Semi-Angular Penmanship. His other publications on penmanship appeared from 1855 to 1863. The New Spencerian Compendium, which was issued in parts, was completed in 1886. Honors The Platt Rogers Spencer Papers are located at the Newberry Library in Chicago and the Spencer Archival Room of the Geneva Branch of the Ashtabula County District Library System contains biographical materials on the entire Spencer family. Spencer also had the honor of having an elementary school named after him. In 1937, the East Geneva Rural School in Geneva changed its name to Platt R. Spencer School. Since 1961 it has served students in grades kindergarten through sixth. On August 24, 2012, the city of Geneva, Ohio, unveiled the Spencerian Monument at the re-dedication ceremony for the Ashtabula County Western Area Courthouse. See also Copperplate script Round hand Spencerian Script References External links Short biography on Spencer Spencerian Steel Pen Co. Platt R. Spencer papers at the Newberry Library in Chicago 1800 births 1864 deaths American calligraphers Penmanship People from Dutchess County, New York People from Jefferson, Ohio Clerks