Private press ephemera collection, 1462-2023

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Summary

Abstract:
This collection documents professional and promotional aspects of private press clubs and presses as well as university presses and type foundries.
Extent:
95.73 Linear Feet (106 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
Language:
Materials are mostly in English, with some Spanish, German, and Japanese.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Private press ephemera collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains material from independent private presses and university presses from around the world, but the majority of the presses represented in the collection are from the United States. Types of materials include announcements, correspondence, flyers, booklets, and catalogs. The collection also includes material from printing clubs including Grolier, William Morris Society, Moxon Chappel, Rounce and Coffin, Typophiles, and Zamorano. There are also catalogs and material relating to various type foundry companies such as Ludlow, Linotype, Bauer, and American Type Founders (ATF) as well as paper samples from Japan Paper Company, Linweave, and Worthy Paper Company.

Biographical / historical:

This collection was assembled by Huntington curators starting in the 1950s.

Acquisition information:
Acquired from various sources, 1930-2023.
Processing information:

In 2024, Kahlee Leingang, Barbara Gyorgyovich, and Chelsea Trinh rehoused the collection, and Kahlee Leingang created the finding aid. The original folder titles were retained.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged according to the existing order of materials: foundry material, paper samples and other miscellaneous printing ephemera followed by individual presses arranged roughly alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Private press ephemera collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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