Description
Items related to, written by or about Clyde Browne,
the printer and proprietor at the Abbey Press.
Background
Clyde Browne established the Abbey Press and was a printer in the Los
Angeles area for approximately forty years until his death in 1942.
Browne was born in 1872 in Old Hickory, Ohio. After moving around the
Midwest and California, he worked at many newspapers in the San
Francisco Bay area. In 1902 or 1903, Browne moved to Los Angeles, where
he worked at the Los Angeles Examiner for four years. In 1909, he set up
his own print shop, and by 1910 had established the firm of Browne and
Cartwright with Alexander Cartwright. Soon after, he helped Occidental
College and the University of Southern California start their own school
newspapers.
Extent
1 box (.5 linear feet)
Restrictions
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.