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Finding Aid for the Wilder Bentley Papers, 1930-1945, undated.
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Description
This collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, designs, and miscellaneous printed ephemera related to the activities of Wilder Bentley and his work with the Archetype Press. Also included are materials related to his non-printing endeavors and to his friends and colleagues.
Background
Wilder Bentley was born in San Francisco in 1900. He attended Yale University and the University of Michigan. He spent several years in Europe, providing relief work with French war orphans and later traveling. He worked at the Laboratory Press at the Carnegie Institute of Technology from 1931-33. He became an honorary associate member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts in 1932. He printed books for the Archetype Press and the Greenwood Press and taught in the School of Humanities, San Francisco State College.
Extent
6 boxes 3 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.
Availability
Collection is open for research.