Peregrine Press and Henry H. Evans Collection, 1950-1988

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Summary

Creators:
Evans, Henry Herman, 1918-1990 Peregrine Press
Abstract:
Extent:
19 boxes (12 linear feet), plus flat files
Language:
Preferred citation:

Peregrine Press and Henry H. Evans Collection. UCLA, Clark (William Andrews) Memorial Library

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of correspondence, ephemera, prints, preliminary proofs and sketches, printed catalogs and photographs related to or produced by Henry H. Evans of the Peregrine Press. The majority of correspondence is between Evans and Mel Fowler (1959-74). The collection also contains some some prints, proofs, and sketches by Fowler. Additional material donated by Henry Evans between 1964-1974 and restricted from research use until 2024 is described in a separate OAC finding aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8cj8nf5/

Biographical / historical:

Evans was born in Superior, WI, in 1918; alumnus of the Univ. of California, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco State College, and the Univ. of Arizona; opened the Porpoise Book Shop in 1942 in Tucson, AZ, and relocated it to San Francisco, CA, in 1944; in 1949 he bought a hand press and began printing books of poetry and later began producing block prints of his own; many of his linocuts were botanical prints and still lifes, and he produced prints of over 600 subjects.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 1956-1975 from Henry Evans. Gift, 1956 from Patricia Evans.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to researchers. This collection is stored offsite; please contact Clark Library staff at least 2 weeks in advance to consult this collection.

Terms of access:

The Clark Library owns the property rights to its collections but does not hold the copyright to these materials and therefore cannot grant or deny permission to use them. Researchers are responsible for determining the copyright status of any materials they may wish to use, investigating the owner of the copyright, and obtaining permission for their intended publication or other use. In all cases, you must cite the Clark Library as the source with the following credit line: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Preferred citation:

Peregrine Press and Henry H. Evans Collection. UCLA, Clark (William Andrews) Memorial Library

Location of this collection:
2520 Cimarron Street
Los Angeles, CA 90018, US
Contact:
(310) 794-5155
clark@humnet.ucla.edu
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