FW Martin
(1875-1943)
Taken
from The Educator September 1943: America Loses Prominent Engrosser
It is
with great regret that we announce the death of Frank W. Martin on July 16,
1943 in Boston, Mass. He was born in Ashland, Maine, in 1875. After graduating
from the local high school, he attended Ricker Classical Institute; Portland,
Maine, Business College; Zanerian Art College, Columbus, Ohio; New York School
of Water Color. While Mr. Martin spent the greater part of his life doing
penmanship and engrossing, for a time he taught in the Gray's Business College,
Portland, Maine; Salem, Mass. Commercial School; Rockland, Maine, Commercial
College; Troy, New York, Business College and- the Lynn, Mass., branch of the
Burdette College. He also supervised writing in the public schools of Nahant
and Winthrop, Mass., for two years. Mr. Martin was proprietor of the Martin
Diploma Company, and was one of the finest engrossers in this country. He did
work for many prominent people, a number of Presidents of the United States and
he also did work for the Vatican and Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany. He was genial,
friendly, skilled and industrious. He was very liberal with his contributions
to the penmanship profession. Many of his fine specimens of engrossing appeared
in The Educator. To his widow and son, we extend our heartfelt sympathy. He was
still in his prime and his death is a very severe blow to the penmanship and
engrossing profession.
*Image
taken from The Zanerian Manual.