Bibliography of Soundings articles relating to William Edwin Rudge firm and other printing subject matter 1970-1975

Copy of "In Memoriam: Hobart O. Skofield," by Christian Brun, Soundings 1991

Early – some arranged by tape number and some by chapter

Finished Oral History: Reminiscences of a Printer's Devil (Santa Barbara, CA: UCSB Library Oral History Program, 1982), 54 pages.

Ch. 1: Family – ancestors, early life in Maine, growing up in New York City, father's occupation as financier, attending Choate School in senior high, then Amherst College, short career in banking in New York City, beginning interest in fine printing, meeting William Rudge, working in composing room at Rudge firm but seldom seeing Rudge, Bruce Rogers

Ch. 2: California – leaving Rudge firm and coming to Santa Barbara where parents were living, staying at their ranch, flying lessons, road trip out to California in 1931 and living at different ranch owned by father.

Ch. 3: World War II – with Patton's Third Army after D-Day, received Bronze Star for meritorious service, earlier in 1930s leaving Shauer's printing firm and coming out to California, going on Rancheros Visitadores trek and being member of that group, riding with H. L. Hitchcock, other friends including Samuel J. Stanwood.

Ch. 4, UCSB, Printers Collection – started collecting books on printing while at Rudge's, gave collection to Santa Barbara College of the University of California, when it was on the Riviera campus (the initial collection of 450 items was second special collection at the library, after the Wyles collection), helped Head of Special Collections Chris Brun build the collection, discussion of Printing House of William E. Rudge's Sons, Inc and how it changed over the years, William Rudge Sr. and Jr., Aquatone Process, Smithsonian Process, decline of Rudge company with later managers, and eventual closure in 1936.

Tape 1 undated

Tape 2 undated

Tape 3 undated

Tape 4 undated