Frederic William Goudy was an American printer, artist and type designer whose typefaces include Copperplate Gothic, Goudy Old Style and Kennerley. He was one of the most prolific of American type designers and his self-named type continues to be one of the most popular in America.
Goudy in 1924
"Printing" by William Morris, as reprinted by the Village Press, run by Goudy with Will Ransom, c. 1903
Albion Press no. 6551
Goudy Old Style is an old-style serif typeface originally created by Frederic W. Goudy for American Type Founders (ATF) in 1915.
The set of fonts in the Goudy 'family' in ATF's 1923 specimen book: the Goudy Old Style, Goudy Catalogue and Goudy Handtooled subfamilies. Goudy Cursive is effectively Goudy Old Style with swashes.
"Goudy Cursive", ATF's expansion of the design with additional swash characters.
A sample of Goudy Old Style in original metal type.
Image: Goudy ATF specimen