Meles Vulgaris books were displayed at the Grolier Club in New York and were included in the American Institute of Graphic Art's Fifty Best Books in 1976 and 1977. His books also received awards from the Society of Typographic Arts in 1971, from the Chicago Book Clinic in 1973 and the Type Directors Club of New York in 1973 and 1979. Examples of Anderson's paintings and drawings are included in the following collections: the University of Iowa Museum of Art (Iowa City), as well as the Chazen Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Art Museum (Milwaukee) and the Museum of Wisconsin Art (West Bend, Wisconsin). The Newberry Library in Chicago acquired many of his personal papers and manuscripts. The Donald M. Anderson collection is housed in the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections at the Newberry. Death and legacy Anderson died at age 79 on September 5, 1995. His papers are included in the Archives of American Art. Resources Signature: A quarterly publication of the Colleagues of Calligraphy, Minneapolis/St. Paul Minnesota, Volume X, number 1, September 1965 Life magazine, "Wisconsin Airscapes" January 14, 1952, p. 68 Descendants of William and Catherine Anderson, Donald M Anderson, 1981 (plus other family-related books) The Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison Wisconsin University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives, Oral History Program, Interview with Donald Anderson, 1991 The Art of Written Forms: The Theory and Practice of Calligraphy, Internet Archive References External links Official site Donald M. Anderson papers at The Newberry 1915 births 1995 deaths People from McCook County, South Dakota American graphic designers American calligraphers University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty Artists from South Dakota Artists from Wisconsin United States Army personnel of World War II