Finding aid for the Richard J. Hoffman print collection 0359

Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated

USC Libraries Special Collections

2022 January

Doheny Memorial Library 206

3550 Trousdale Parkway

Los Angeles, California 90089-0189

specol@usc.edu

URL: http://libraries.usc.edu/locations/special-collections

Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections

Title: Richard J. Hoffman print collection

Creator: Hoffman, Richard J.

Identifier/Call Number: 0359

Physical Description: 61.5 Linear Feet 43 boxes

Date (bulk): 1920s-1980s

Abstract: This collection consists of printer Richard J. Hoffman's (1912-1989) personal collection of printed books and printmaking books. These books cover subjects such as lithography, typography, and printmaking. Hoffman was a printer and professor of printmaking and graphic arts in Los Angeles.

Language of Material: English.

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of printer Richard J. Hoffman's (1912-1989) personal collection of printed books and printmaking books. These books cover subjects such as lithography, typography, and printmaking. Hoffman was a printer and professor of printmaking and graphic arts in Los Angeles.

Biographical / Historical

Richard J. Hoffman (1912-1989) was a printer, printmaking and grpahic design professor, and an active memeber of many printmaking associations and clubs. He was a Master's student at the University of Southern California. Hoffman taught at Los Angeles City College and CSU Los Angeles. He had his own printing office where he wrote, designed, and printed many of his own books. It is estimated that Hoffman printed some 50,000 items over his lifetime.

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections 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.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Richard J. Hoffman print collection, Collection no. 0359, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Printmakers -- United States -- Archival resources

Prints -- Technique -- Archival resources

Letterpress printing -- Archival resources

lithography

typography

Small press books -- California -- Archival resources

Fine books -- Archival resources

Hoffman, Richard J. -- Archives