Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Biography
Scope and Content
Contributing Institution:
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Title: H. Richard Archer and the Hippogryph Press Collection
Creator:
Archer, H. Richard, (Horace Richard)
Identifier/Call Number: Press coll..Archives.Archer
Physical Description:
5.3 Linear Feet
11 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1928-1978
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, ephemera, photographs and other materials collected by H. Richard Archer, former
bibliographer at the Clark Library, from his years at UCLA until his last position at Williams College. Many items were printed
by his personal press, the Hippogryph Press.
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:
English
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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 or printed items 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], H. Richard Archer and the Hippogryph Press Collection, Press coll. Archives Archer, William Andrews
Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Acquisition Information
Portions of this collection originated in accession MS.1981.001, a 1981 purchase. Other portions of the collection were a
gift of Margot Archer in 1984 or were collected over time by the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.
Processing History
Portions of this collection were processed and described in a paper-based finding aid in the 1980s. In July 2009, the entire
collection was fully processed and this finding aid was written by Jamie Henricks. Additional materials transferred from the
Clark Library's William Cheney Papers to this collection in January 2024 by Rebecca Fenning Marschall.
Biography
Horace Richard Archer (generally known as H. Richard Archer) was born September 13, 1911 in New Mexico. He graduated from
Monrovia High School (1928), went on to get a library degree from Berkeley (1941), and finally received a PhD from the Graduate
Library School at the University of Chicago (1954). In 1936, he married Margaret Hanko.
He began the Hippogryph Press as his own personal printing experiment after being given the equipment in 1951 by members of
the Rounce & Coffin club. He was employed at the William Andrews Clark Library as a bibliographer, and was friends with Lawrence
Clark Powell. Archer later moved on to become the Custodian and Director of the Rare Book Collection at Williams College,
in the Chapin Library. He died in Massachusetts on January 19, 1978 and was survived by his wife Margot, who died October
22, 2004.
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, printed ephemera, newspaper clippings, photographs, manuscripts, and other materials
written and collected by H. Richard Archer, a former bibliographer at the Clark Library, from his years at UCLA and the Clark
to his last years as Custodian and rare books librarian of the Chapin Library at Williams College. Correspondents include
many from the Southern California printing community, such as William Cheney, Grant Dahlstrom, Muir Dawson, Saul Marks, Ward
Ritchie, and Jacob Zeitlin, as well from the library world, including Lawrence Clark Powell, Bob Vosper, Tyrus Harmsen, Neal
Harlow, and Edwin Carpenter. Many items were printed by his personal press, the Hippogryph Press.
The collection was arranged previously by another individual, and rearranged slightly in July 2009. Series are organized thematically,
and then further sorted chronologically when possible.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Correspondence, 1943-1978
- Series 2. Hippogryph Press and Printed Ephemera, 1951-1969
- Series 3. Personal and Professional Life, 1928-1977
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera -- 20th century
Small presses -- California -- 20th century
Correspondence -- 20th century
Private presses -- California -- 20th century
Zeitlin, Jake, 1902-1987
Ritchie, Ward, 1905-1996
Powell, Lawrence Clark, 1906-2001
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Dahlstrom, Grant Edward
Cheney, William Murray