Finding Aid for the Grolier Club Collection 1893-1999
Processed by Jamie Henricks.
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
University of California, Los Angeles
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Los Angeles, CA 90018
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Grolier Club Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1893-1999
Collection number: Press Coll. Archives Grolier
Creator: Grolier
Club
Extent:
1 box
(.4 linear feet)
Repository:
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Los Angeles, California 90018
Abstract: This collection contains materials for
members of the Grolier Club. It includes event announcements, yearly
event lists, publications for sale, keepsake booklets, correspondence,
and exhibition catalogs.
Physical location: Clark Library
Language of Material: Collection materials in English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the William Andrews Clark Memorial
Library, UCLA. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts or printed items must be submitted in writing to the Clark
Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the William
Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA 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
[Identification of item], Grolier Club Collection, Press Coll. Archives
Grolier, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of
California, Los Angeles.
Acquisition Information
Items in this collection were collected over time by the William
Andrews Clark Memorial Library.
Processing History
Processed by Jamie Henricks, August 2009
Biography
The Grolier Club is an organization of bibliophiles founded by Robert
Hoe and his friends. It began in New York City in January, 1884, making
it the oldest club of its kind in North America. The Grolier Club has a
research library specializing in books, printing (especially the history
of printing and examples of fine printing), binding, illustration and
bookselling. The club hosts programs including exhibitions for the
public, annual and monthly meetings for its members, and publishes books
regularly.
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials for members of the Grolier Club.
It includes announcements for events (meetings, annual meetings, and
exhibitions), lists of events held yearly, publications for sale by the
Grolier Club, keepsake booklets for members, correspondence, and
exhibition catalogs. Lawrence Clark Powell's club membership invitation
is also included. Items range in date from 1893 to 1999, but the
majority of the collection ranges from the 1940s to 1960s.
Four
printed announcements which were not keepsakes of the Grolier Club were
removed from box 1 and moved to a folder in the
Fine
Press Ephemera Collection
(Press Coll. Ephemera). The folder is
titled "Items from the Grolier Club Collection." This includes a
Roxburghe Club meeting invitation, an American Institute of the Graphic
Arts exhibition announcement, a 1961 yearly events list for the
Bibliographical Society (London), and a list of publications from 1892
to 1948 of the Rowfant Club.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged thematically, and items are organized by
date when possible. Undated items are put at the back of each folder
behind dated items.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Book collectors--United
States--20th century
Clubs--United States--20th
century
Genres and Forms
Ephemera--United
States--20th century
Container List
Box 1, Folder 1
Grolier Club membership letter -- Lawrence Clark
Powell
1949
Box 1, Folder 2-5
Meeting Announcements
1943-1975,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes announcements for monthly meetings of members of the Grolier
Club, usually including a lecture and dinner.
Box 1, Folder 6
Event Schedules
1953-1965
Scope and Content Note
Includes cards with schedules of exhibitions and meetings for various
calendar years.
Box 1, Folder 7
Annual Meeting Announcements
1922,
1948-1966
Scope and Content Note
Includes invitations to annual meetings.
Box 1, Folder 8
Publications for Sale
1893,
=1946-1962
Scope and Content Note
Includes announcements and order forms for books printed for and sold
by the Grolier Club.
Box 1, Folder 9
Keepsake Booklets
1950-1961
Scope and Content Note
Includes booklets printed for members as keepsakes from meetings.
Box 1, Folder 10
Exhibition Announcements
1923,
1948-1968,
1999
Scope and Content Note
Includes announcements for exhibitions put on by the Grolier Club, or
located at the Grolier Club.
Box 1, Folder 11
Exhibition Catalogs
1962-1965,
1975
Scope and Content Note
Includes catalogs for exhibitions at the Grolier Club, most of which
have lists of books or items on display.
Box 1, Folder 12
Correspondence
1949-1966
Scope and Content Note
Includes letters sent to members of the Grolier Club. Also includes
letters asking for donations towards renovating the club.
Note
Copies of concept sketches for the club renovations were
removed and put in the oversized item map drawers.
Box Map Drawer "F-G"
Renovation Concept Sketches
1954
Note
This folder is located in the "F-G" drawer, which can be found
in the oversized item map drawers.
