Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- The Earl F. Nation Fine Press Collection
- Dates:
- 1957-2007
- Extent:
- 10 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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The Zamorano Club is an organization of fine press, rare book, and manuscript collectors, founded in Los Angeles in 1928 by Charles K. Adams, Garner A. Beckett, William W. Clary, Arthur M. Ellis, A. Bruce McCallister, Robert O. Schad, and John C. Treanor. The club was named in honor of Agustín V. Zamorano, a provisional governor of Alta California and the state's first printer. The Zamorano Club meets monthly during the year, excluding a summer break in the months of June, July, and August, and has done so since its inception.
The Book Club of California is a San Francisco-based organization founded in 1912 with the purpose of promoting fine press printing "related to the history and literature of California and the western states of America through research, publishing, public programs, and exhibitions" (BCC website, mission statement). Dr. Edward Robeson Taylor, W. R. K. Young, John Henry Nash, and James D. Blake were the founding members of the organization, which now numbers at nearly one thousand.
- Arrangement:
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This collection is organized into the following three series: 1. Zamorano Club Keepsakes; 2. Book Club of California; 3. Personal Effects. Each series is arranged in chronological order, with oversized items removed from the folders and relocated to a separate container.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-04-30 21:47:09 +0000 .
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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24255 Pacific Coast HighwayMalibu, CA 90263-4786, US
- Contact:
- (310) 506-4323