Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Biography
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Fred S. Lang Company Archive,
Date (inclusive): 1904-1948
Collection number: Press coll. Archives Lang
Creator: Fred S. Lang
Company
Extent:
7 boxes
(4.5 linear feet)
Repository:
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Los Angeles, California 90018
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence,
ephemera and other materials of and made by The Fred S. Lang Company of
Los Angeles, from academic prospectuses to an invitation for an exhibit
of Mr. Lang's work held by the Rounce & Coffin Club.
Physical location: This collection is stored at the Southern Regional Library Facility. Please contact Clark Library staff at least 2 weeks
in advance if you would like to view the materials in this collection.
Language of Material: Collection materials in English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the William Andrews Clark Memorial
Library, UCLA. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Clark Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the William Andrews
Clark Memorial Library, UCLA as the owner of the physical items and is
not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder,
which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Fred S. Lang Company Archive, Press coll.
Archives Lang, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of
California, Los Angeles.
Acquisition Information
Portions of the collection were a gift of Mrs. Fred S. Lang in 1945
or were collected over time by the William Andrews Clark Memorial
Library.
Processing History
In December 2009 the entire collection was fully processed and this
finding aid was written by Ashley Johnston.
Biography
Fred S. Lang was born in Marshalltown, Iowa on September 22, 1872. In
his early teens he worked with his brother to produce a small newspaper
on a hand press. Mr. Lang became a California resident in 1887, and
married Jewel Fuller in 1900. He operated his own press, The Fred S.
Lang Company, from 1895 until the year of his death in 1945.
Scope and Content
This collection, given to the Clark Library by Mrs. Fred S. Lang
shortly after her husband's death in 1945, contains invitations,
prospectuses, pamphlets and other ephemera printed by The Fred S. Lang
Company in Los Angeles, CA. A framed photograph of Mr. Lang as well as
awards for excellence in printing are also parts of the collection.
Seven wood blocks (from which printed reproductions were made for an
exhibit held in Mr. Lang's honor by the Rounce & Coffin Club after
his death) were also included as part of the original gift to the Clark
Library. The variety of companies and events for which Mr. Lang printed,
from the Los Angeles Grand Opera Association to the World Premiere of
Walt Disney's FANTASIA, display his role in the developing cultural
landscape of Los Angeles.
Arrangement
Series are organized thematically, and then further sorted
chronologically when possible.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Fred S. Lang Company Records and Ephemera, 1904-1945. 2
boxes (1.3 linear feet)
- Series 2. Printed Ephemera, 1910-1945. 5 boxes (3.25 linear
feet)
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Lang, Fred
S., 1872-1945.
Printers -- California --
20th century.
Small presses -- California
-- 20th century.
Genres and Forms
Ephemera -- California
-- 20th century.