Finding Aid for the H. Richard Archer and the Hippogryph Press Collection 1928-1978
Press coll..Archives.Archer
Processed by Jamie Henricks.
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
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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
.
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
Correspondence Series 1.
1943-1978
Scope and Contents note
This series includes correspondence to and from friends and colleagues, many of them in the library or printing communities.
Later additions include miscellaneous correspondence arranged by date, correspondence to and from Grant and Helen Dahlstrom,
job hunt correspondence, and a few letters about Archer's memorial service.
Arrangement note
This series was originally arranged alphabetically by sender, and is still primarily arranged this way. Later additions are
arranged thematically.
Box 1, Folder 1-5
Allen, Lewis and Dorothy (proprietors of the Allen Press)
1949-1972
Scope and Contents note
Includes "not only much news about the Bay area book world but much technical information on printing, type, paper, and work
at the Allen Press".
Box 1, Folder 6
Allen Press
Scope and Contents note
Includes ephemera, photographs, news clippings, and other items.
Box 1, Folder 7
Allen, Sue
General Physical Description note: 1 letter
Box 1, Folder 8-9
Bentley, Wilder
1953-1955
General Physical Description note: 10 letters
Scope and Contents note
Includes replies by Archer and printing ephemera; also a manuscript draft of Bentley's "Theoretical Book Typography".
Box 1, Folder 10
Bliss, Carey and Amelia
1966-1967
Scope and Contents note
Includes one letter from Amelia (1967), and a reply to Carey from Archer (1966).
Box 1, Folder 11
Bradley, Will
1954
Scope and Contents note
Includes three items, with a reply by Archer.
Box 1, Folder 12
Brown, Philip and Helen
1955-1959
Scope and Contents note
Two letters with reply by Archer.
Box 1, Folder 13
Carpenter, Edwin
1952-1959
Scope and Contents note
Includes 42 letters with replies by Archer.
Box 1, Folder 14
Cheney, William and Dahlstrom, Grant
1960
Scope and Contents note
Includes approximately 30 letters regarding the Typestickers.
Box 1, Folder 15
Cheney, William
Scope and Contents note
Includes an article about the Typestickers for the Book Club of California newsletter (1956) by Archer, as well as drafts
of the article, and correspondence about the article.
General note
Another folder with further Typesticker information may be found in Series 3, Subseries 2 (box 8, folder 8).
Box 1, Folder 16
Clark Library staff
1953-1957
Scope and Contents note
Includes approximately 50 lettes from Edna C. Davis, William Conway, and Elizabeth Angelico, with replies by Archer.
Box 1, Folder 17
Coman, Edwin T.
1953
Scope and Contents note
Includes three letters with replies by Archer.
Box 1, Folder 18
Coulter, Edith
1951-1956
Scope and Contents note
Includes six letters with replies by Archer.
Box 2, Folder 1-4
Dalhstrom, Grant and Helen
1954-1977
Scope and Contents note
Includes ephemera, postcards of Castle Press work on an exhibition at Honnold Library, 51 letters and postcards, and some
replies by Archer.
Box 2, Folder 5
Dawson, Glen and Muir
1954-1977
Scope and Contents note
Includes 25 items with replies by Archer.
Box 2, Folder 6
Dillon, Richard
1953-1955
Scope and Contents note
Three letters with replies by Archer.
Box 2, Folder 7
Eshelman, William
1954-1962
Scope and Contents note
Includes fourteen letters with replies by Archer.
Box 2, Folder 8
Evans, Henry (Peregrine Press)
1956
Scope and Contents note
Includes three signed letters and an article on Lawton Kennedy from the Pacific Printer, Publisher, and Lithographer.
Box 2, Folder 9
Freedman, Theodore
1956-1968
Scope and Contents note
Includes approximately thirty items with replies by Archer as well as printed ephemera and photographs.
Box 2, Folder 10
Fruge, August
1953
Scope and Contents note
Includes six items with replies by Archer, and one by Lawrence Clark Powell.
Box 2, Folder 11
Harlow, Neal
1951-1957
Scope and Contents note
Includes nine letters with replies by Archer.
Box 2, Folder 12-15
Harmsen, Tyrus
1954-1977
Scope and Contents note
Includes replies by Archer.
Box 2, Folder 16
Hart, James and Ruth
1954-1969
Scope and Contents note
Includes six letters with replies by Archer.
Box 2, Folder 17
Holmquist, Gordon
1957-1967
Scope and Contents note
Includes two items with replies by Archer.
Box 2, Folder 18-19
Lecky, Margaret
1954-1955
Scope and Contents note
Includes two letters with replies by Archer, drafts of "Margaret Lecky, Bookbinder-Teacher" by Archer and correspondence with
Max Hettler of Buchbinder Verlag regarding the article for his magazine.
Box 2, Folder 20
Levenson, Roger (Tamalpais Press, Berkeley)
1955
Scope and Contents note
Includes three letters with replies by Archer and some ephemera.
Box 2, Folder 21
Magee, David
1952-1955
Scope and Contents note
Includes eleven letters with replies by Archer and some ephemera.
Box 3, Folder 1
Marks, Saul and Lillian
1960, 1966-1967, 1974
Scope and Contents note
Includes four letters to Archer and one card notifying the Archers of the passing of Saul Marks.
Box 3, Folder 2
Moore, Everett
1952-1958
Scope and Contents note
Includes 27 letters with replies by Archer and some ephemera.
Box 3, Folder 3
Newham, Anthony
1957
Scope and Contents note
Includes two letters with replies by Archer and "Catalogue 4" which includes Faulkner items.
Box 3, Folder 4
Parrish, W. A.
1953
Scope and Contents note
Includes one typed letter, signed.
Box 3, Folder 5-7
Peason, Reuben
1949-1954
Scope and Contents note
Includes 45 letters with replies by Archer.
Box 3, Folder 8
Powell, Lawrence Clark
1952-1976
Scope and Contents note
Includes 28 letters with replies by Archer and some ephemera.
Box 3, Folder 9
Quinsey, Robert L.
1954-1959
Scope and Contents note
Includes three letters with replies by Archer. Quinsey was affiliated with the University of Kansas.
Box 3, Folder 10
Ritchie, Ward
1953-1957
Scope and Contents note
Fifteen letters (several from Marka, Ward's second wife) with replies by Archer, and some ephemera and newspaper clippings.
Box 3, Folder 11
Rosenthal, Erwin
1944-1953
Scope and Contents note
Includes eight letters with replies by Archer
Box 3, Folder 12
Schad, Robert O.
1952-1955
Scope and Contents note
Includes nine letters with replies by Archer.
Box 3, Folder 13
Stauffacher, Jack Werner (Greenwood Press)
1955-1974
Scope and Contents note
Includes twelve letters with replies by Archer and some ephemera.
Box 3, Folder 14
Thomas, F. F. Jr.
1954-1957
Scope and Contents note
Includes 16 letters with replies by Archer with some ephemera.
Box 3, Folder 15
Vosper, Robert and Loraine
1953-1961
Scope and Contents note
Includes 23 letters with replies by Archer.
Box 3, Folder 16
Wilson, Adrian
1954-1960
Scope and Contents note
Includes five letters with replies by Archer and some ephemera.
Box 3, Folder 17
Wreden, William P.
1954-1959
Scope and Contents note
Includes six letters with replies by Archer and some ephemera.
Box 3, Folder 18
Zeitlin, Jacob
1954-1976
Scope and Contents note
Includes 14 letters with replies by Archer; also includes ephemera, newspaper clippings, catalogs, and book descriptions.
Box 7, Folder 11-12
Correspondence from Archer to Grant and Helen Dahlstrom
1952-1958, 1970-1977
Box 7, Folder 13
Correspondence to Grant and Helen Dahlstrom and information about Archer's memorial
1978
Box 8, Folder 1
Job Hunting Correspondence
1943, 1954-1957
Scope and Contents note
Includes letters between Archer and prospective employers, including the Army War College, the University of Houston, the
University of Vermont, Cornell University, the Military College of South Carolina, and Harvard University.
Box 8, Folder 2
Correspondence
1951-1959
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence from a variety of individuals.
Box 8, Folder 3
Correspondence
1960-1971, undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence from a variety of individuals.
Box 8, Folder 4
Correspondence
1955-1972
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence from a variety of individuals.
Box 8, Folder 5
Letter (ALS) from William Cheney to Mrs. H. Richard Archer
January 30, 1978
Scope and Contents note
A handwritten note from William Cheney to Margot Archer after the death of H. Richard Archer on January 19, 1978.
General note
This item was a gift of Mrs. H. Richard Archer on February 12, 1982.
Hippogryph Press and Printed Ephemera Series 2.
1951-1969
Scope and Contents note
This series contains information about hippogryphs (including letters asking what a hippogryph is), artistic depictions of
hippogryphs, ephemera printed by the Hippogryph Press, Christmas cards received by the Archers and Christmas cards printed
for friends, and a folder of photos. Also of interest is a hand-written oversized journal begun in December 1951 detailing
the progress of the Hippogryph Press.
Arrangement note
This series is arranged into three general categories: about the Hippogryph Press, ephemera printed by the Hippogryph Press,
and Christmas cards sent to and from the Archer family.
Box 4, Folder 1
About the Hippogryph Press
1955-1969
Scope and Contents note
Includes letters, newspaper clippings, and manuscripts about the origins of the Hippogryph Press. It includes a background
of the press in various forms: a typed manuscript from Archer to Editor Footitt, February 7, 1956 for the Lakeside News; "The
Hippogryph Press: Or, the Press of the Hippogryph (Sometimes spelled, Hippogriff, inter alia.) by H. Richard Archer, Printer
(Librarian by Profession)"; and several drafts of "Of Hippogryphs & The Press Of" by Archer.
Box 4, Folder 2
Inquiries about Hippogryphs
1955-1963
Scope and Contents note
Includes a few letters from individuals asking what a hippogryph is, and a few notes about hippogryphs.
Box 4, Folder 3
Notes on Hippogryphs
Scope and Contents note
Includes excerpts from magazines and books about hippogryphs; a draft of a Christmas card from Archer "(From the hippogrpyh)
(What the heck is that!!!)"; copied sketches of hippogryphs; and a few negatives and prints of images from "Ariosto" from
the Huntington Library.
Box 4, Folder 4
Hippogryph Art
Scope and Contents note
Includes original sketches and concepts for the Hippogryph Press logos.
Box 4, Folder 5
Photos
1952-1953, undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes three portraits of Archer, a few candid photos of Archer working at his press, photos from Lawrence Clark Powell
after a UCLA event, the Campbell Book Contest (1953), two large prints, and three small hand-drawn caricatures (presumably
by Archer).
Box 4, Folder 6
Hippogryph Logo Ephemera
Scope and Contents note
Includes various items with the Hippogryph Press logo (in multiple incarnations), including letterhead, envelopes, cards,
and note paper.
Box 4, Folder 7
"Announcement of a Rare Specimen Book of the Printing Types Available at the Hippogryph Press in Williamstown, Massachusetts"
1960
General note
This item was a keepsake of a joint meeting of the Zamorano and Roxburghe clubs.
Box 4, Folder 8
Printed Ephemera -- Duplicates
Scope and Contents note
This folder contains items that are close duplicates of each other, but with varying type, paper, size, or other features.
Some items include the moving announcement of the Hippogryph Press, H. Richard Archer's Self-Styled Typomaniac, a garage sale
announcement, and other printed items.
Box 4, Folder 9
Large Miscellaneous Printed Ephemera
Scope and Contents note
Includes printed items approximately the size of an 8.5 x 11" sheet of paper.
Box 4, Folder 10
Medium Miscellaneous Printed Ephemera
Scope and Contents note
Includes printed items ranging from approximately one quarter to one half the size of an 8.5 x 11" sheet of paper.
Box 4, Folder 11
Small Miscellaneous Printed Ephemera
Scope and Contents note
Includes printed items smaller than approximately one quarter of the size of an 8.5 x 11" sheet of paper.
Box 5, Folder 1
Hippogryph printed ephemera from the collection of Grant Dahlstrom
Box 5, Folder 2
Christmas cards printed by the Hippogryph Press for the Archer family
Scope and Contents note
Includes printed Christmas cards and small keepsakes made for friends by the Archers.
Box 5, Folder 3
Christmas Cards -- A through K
Scope and Contents note
Includes Christmas cards sent to the Archers from individuals whose last names start with the letters A through K. Cards are
arranged alphabetically by last name.
Box 5, Folder 4
Christmas Cards -- L through Z, unknown
Scope and Contents note
Includes Christmas cards sent to the Archers from individuals whose last names start with the letters A through K. Cards are
arranged alphabetically by last name; unknown senders are at the back of the folder.
Box 10
Journal of the Hippogryph (scrapbook)
1951
General note
This item is a large (10" by 16") journal completely hand-written by the Archers, begun in December 1951 about their forays
into printing. Entries are incredibly detailed (down to the time of day and number of hours a step took) and demonstrative
pieces of printed ephemera are pasted in with their corresponding entries.
Box 11, Folder 1
Hippogryph Press, Los Angeles: materials apparently sent to William Cheney
1952-1953
General
Until 2024, cataloged as part of the Clark Library's William Cheney Papers.
Box 11, Folder 2
Hippogryph Press, Chicago : materials apparently sent to William Cheney
1953-1956
General
Until 2024, cataloged as part of the Clark Library's William Cheney Papers.
Box 11, Folder 3
Hippogryph Press, Williamstown, Massachusetts
General
Until 2024, cataloged as part of the Clark Library's William Cheney Papers.
Box 11, Folder 4
Hippogryph Press ephemera and printing
General
Until 2024, cataloged as part of the Clark Library's William Cheney Papers.
Personal and Professional Life Series 3.
1928-1977
Scope and Contents note
This series contains documents related to Archer's personal and professional life, including academic diplomas and certificates,
items related to clubs in which Archer was a member ((including the Zamorano, Roxburghe and Rounce & Coffin Clubs), drafts
and final copies of journal and newspaper articles by Archer, materials related to the Chapin Library at Williams College,
and other miscellany.
Arrangement note
This series is divided into four subseries: 1) Certificates, Club Memberships, and Awards; 2) Publications, Manuscripts, and
Articles; 3) Chapin Library, Williams College; and 4) Miscellaneous.
Certificates, Club Memberships, and Awards Subseries 1.
1928-1977
Arrangement note
This subseries is arranged broadly into three categories: academic certificates, certificates of membership, and club-related
material.
Scope and Contents note
This subseries contains diplomas from Archer's academic career ranging from high school to the PhD level, certificates and
awards from various clubs Archer was involved with, and correspondence and ephemera from clubs Archer was a member of (including
the Zamorano, Roxburghe and Rounce & Coffin Clubs, as well as the Book Club of California).
Box 6, Folder 1
H. Richard Archer's Curriculum Vitae
ca. 1957
Box 6, Folder 2
H. Richard Archer's High School Diploma (Monrovia High School)
1928
Box 6, Folder 3
H. Richard Archer's University of California School of Librarianship Diploma (Berkeley)
1941
Box 6, Folder 4
H. Richard Archer's University of Chicago Doctor of Philosophy diploma from the Graduate Library School
1954
Scope and Contents note
Also includes proofs and final copies of a printed announcement for the graduation, as well as a letter from Archer to the
Clark Library writing of his accomplishment.
Box 6, Folder 5
Beta Phi Mu (National Library Honor Society) certificate
1955
Box 6, Folder 6
Beta Phi Sigma certificate
1929
Box 6, Folder 7
Bibliophile Prize -- University of California, Berkeley
1940
Box 6, Folder 8
International Register of Press Names certificate
1951
Box 6, Folder 9
Library Company of Philadelphia certificate
1972
Box 6, Folder 10
Manuscript Society certificate
1956
Box 6, Folder 11
National Society of Autograph Collectors membership card
1950
Box 6, Folder 12
Pittsburgh Bibliophiles certificate
1962
Box 6, Folder 13
Society of Printers certificate
1957
Box 6, Folder 14
Williamstown Bowling Congress "Hall of Shame" certificate
1958
General note
For having "rolled an unbelievably ridiculous score of 68 in league competition".
Box 8, Folder 6
Certificates
1951-1975
Scope and Contents note
Includes Rounce & Coffin Club membership certificate (1951), American Institute for Typographic Design membership certificate
(1954), a "500 Years of Printing" paper with a watermark portrait of Frederic W. Goudy given to Archer by Grant Dahlstrom
(1960), and an honor certificate for Archer from the Typophiles (1975).
Box 6, Folder 15
Book Club of California -- correspondence
1957
Box 6, Folder 16
Book Club of California -- Newsletter correspondence
1948
Box 6, Folder 17
Book Club of California quarterly newsletter notes
Box 6, Folder 18
Rounce & Coffin Club correspondence
1952-1966
Scope and Contents note
This folder also contains an envelope of pictures, mainly portraits of Archer, and Archer shaking another man's hand; it also
contains an envelope of pictures from a 1959 Rounce & Coffin Club dinner.
Box 6, Folder 19
Rounce & Coffin Club correspondence
1973, 1977
Box 6, Folder 20
Roxburghe Club correspondence and printed ephemera
1956-1964
Box 6, Folder 21
Zamorano Club correspondence (personal)
1953-1960
General note
This correspondence was sent to Archer (individually) regarding the Zamorano Club.
Box 6, Folder 22
Zamorano Club correspondence (printed)
1954-1972
General note
This correspondence was sent to all members of the Zamorano Club, and includes club notices and other general information.
Box 6, Folder 23
Hoja Volante, nos. 31 and 32
1952
Scope and Contents note
Includes drafts and final copies of articles from Hoja Volante, the publication of the Zamorano Club, numbers 31 and 32.
Box 6, Folder 24
Hoja Volante, no. 31 and other published letters
1947, 1952
Scope and Contents note
Includes a copy of Hoja Volante, no. 31. Also includes the "Librarie-Keeper's Second Letter" (1947", and a copy of the "Librarian's
Occasional Letter to the Faculty #4" (December 1946), written by Lawrence Clark Powell.
General note
The "Occasional Letter" by Powell encourages faculty to have their students use and tour the Clark Library after World War
II, to "get away from traffic-choked Westwood", remembers Clark gardener Alex McGillivray, and encourages class visits: "It
should be a group no larger than 20 to 25. (Are there still such?)".
Publications, Manuscripts, and Articles Subseries 2.
1942-1975
Arrangement note
This subseries is arranged thematically.
Scope and Contents note
This subseries contains items primarily written by Archer about the topics of the Clark Library, the Hippogryph Press, the
University of California, and other book and printing-related topics. Included are drafts of articles, hand-edited manuscripts,
newspaper articles, and issues of journals.
Box 6, Folder 25
Articles about the Clark Library, by Archer
ca. 1945-1947
Scope and Contents note
Includes "The Clark Library Collection and the History of Printing" (Archer's personal copy), "The Graphic Arts Collection
in the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library" (Archer's personal copy which appears to be similar to a collection development
plan), "Your Librarian's Almanack" (1947), and a "Brief Checklist of Reference Materials on Printing now in the Clark Memorial
Library".
Box 6, Folder 26
Curator's Annual Report for 1952/1953, by Archer
1953
Box 6, Folder 27
Notes for a review of "Modern Manuscripts"
1975
Scope and Contents note
Taken from Archer's copy of Duckett's "Modern Manuscripts".
Box 7, Folder 1
"Graphic Arts at the Clark Memorial Library"
1952
Scope and Contents note
For the Book Club of California. Also includes correspondence about the article.
Box 7, Folder 2
"The Hippogryph Aboard" [sic]
ca. 1954
Scope and Contents note
Typed pages for the Hoja Volante.
Box 7, Folder 3
Notes for "The Hippogryph Abroad"
Scope and Contents note
For the Hoja Volante. Includes hand written notes from while abroad and the travel itinerary.
Box 7, Folder 4
"Southern California Printing, 1925-1952"
1953
Scope and Contents note
Given for a Santa Monica Bay Club of Printing House Craftsmen lecture.
Box 7, Folder 5
"The Ups & Downs of a Faulkner Collector"
1952
Scope and Contents note
In the Antiquarian Bookman.
Box 7, Folder 6-7
The Calibrarian
1952-1972
General note
The official alumni newsletter for the University of California library school.
Box 7, Folder 8
The UCLA Librarian
1946, 1955-1956
Box 7, Folder 9
The Librarian's Occasional Letter to the Faculty, nos. 8 and 11
1952
Box 7, Folder 10
Books and Libraries at the University of Kansas
1954-1958
Box 8, Folder 7
Miscellaneous Publications
1942-1963
Scope and Contents note
Includes issues of a variety of journals, including the Book Club of California, Library Quarterly, the Rare Books Section,
and others.
Box 8, Folder 8
Typestickers
Scope and Contents note
Includes drafts and prints of various articles about the Typestickers.
General note
Another Typesticker article may be found in Series 1 (box 1, folder 15).
Box 8, Folder 9
Antiquarian Book Notes (typed drafts of articles)
1950
Scope and Contents note
Multiple articles for the Los Angeles Times.
Box 8, Folder 10
Draft of a "Bio-Bibliographical Foreword"
1970
Scope and Contents note
Includes notes, drafts, and correspondence.
General note
The "Bio-Bibliographical Foreword" was written by Archer for Grant Dalhstrom's printing of "Illustrations of Eating" (1970),
which was written by George Vasey under the pseudonym "Beef-eater".
Box 8, Folder 11
"Five Centuries of the Printed Bible"
1957
Scope and Contents note
Includes exhibit photographs and newspaper articles about the "Five Centuries of the Printed Bible" exhibit, from the Chicago
Tribune.
Chapin Library, Williams College Subseries 3.
1959-1972
Arrangement note
This subseries is arranged thematically.
Scope and Contents note
This subseries contains items relating to Archer's career as Custodian of the Chapin Library of Williams College. Informational
pamphlets, acquisition lists, and printed material announcing events are included.
Box 9, Folder 1
About Chapin Library
Scope and Contents note
Includes a few pamphlets about the Chapin Library at Williams College, some library letterhead, Archer's library business
card, and a card thanking Lawrence Clark Powell for a gift to the library.
Box 9, Folder 2
Chapin Library Acquisitions
1962-1971
Scope and Contents note
Includes list of books and manuscripts acquired by the Chapin Library, ordered chronologically for each school year.
Box 9, Folder 3-4
Exhibit Announcements
1959-1972
Scope and Contents note
Includes announcements and invitations to programs held at Chapin Library and/or other locations at Williams College. Most
of these items were designed and/or printed by Archer.
Box 9, Folder 5
Invitations to Lectures
Scope and Contents note
Includes invitations to lectures at various places, some by Archer, and others at Williams College.
Miscellaneous Subseries 4.
Arrangement note
This subseries was arranged thematically.
Scope and Contents note
This subseries contains items that did not fit in other series or subseries, and includes Archer's personal copy of an early
Clark Library publication, Archer's practice with calligraphy, small newspaper clippings and bits of ephemera, and other items.
Box 11, Folder 5
Notebook: "GLS Libraries and Reference #341"
General
Until 2024, cataloged as part of the Clark Library's William Cheney Papers.
drawer 10
"The McPhersons And All The Dogs of the Kennel Wish You a Merry Christmas".
General note
This item is located in the "H" drawer, which can be found in the oversized item map drawers. Information may also be found
in the drawer contents page located inside the "H" drawer.
Box 9, Folder 6
Calligraphy
ca. 1946-1955
Scope and Contents note
Includes examples of Archer's calligraphy practice, ranging from personal stationery designs to testing different pens and
styles. Also included is a letter from Archer to his wife testing out writing various ways and with multiple nibs. Includes
a page of sketches of the Clark Library owl in various incarnations.
Box 9, Folder 7
Heritage of the Graphic Arts, 6th series
1967
General Physical Description note: 2 booklets
General note
Includes a short biography of Archer.
Box 9, Folder 8
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library: Report of the First Decade, 1934-1944
[1945?]
Scope and Contents note
This report is Archer's annotated desk copy. It contains a copy of the reading room rules in the back cover. The folder also
includes a copy of "Literary and Historical Manuscripts in the Clark Memorial Library", by Archer, reprinted from the January
1951 issue of the Autograph Collector's Journal.
Box 9, Folder 9-11
Miscellaneous
Scope and Contents note
Includes print scraps, small newspaper clippings, poems, notes for journals, and other items.