David MacMillan describes ATF:
“The American Typecasting Fellowship began in 1978 as a group of enthusiasts, amateur and professional, interested in all aspects of the making of metal type. It continues today as the group central to what is becoming a renaissance of typefounding in America in the 21st century.”
Read his whole reflection here: https://www.circuitousroot.com/artifice/letters/press/typemaking/atf/index.html