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Contributing Institution:
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Title: Joseph Kelly Vodrey Collection on Robert Gibbings
Identifier/Call Number: MS.1986.009
Physical Description:
4.6 Linear Feet
3 boxes, 1 shelf of bound volumes
Date (inclusive): 1919-1989
Abstract: This collection contains
correspondence, artwork, bound manuscripts, ephemera, photographs and other materials by
Robert Gibbings and related to his work.
Physical Location: Clark Library
Language of Material:
English .
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA. All
requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts 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.
[Identification of item], Joseph Kelly Vodrey Collection on Robert Gibbings, MS.1986.009,
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
This collection, compiled over time by Joseph Kelly Vodrey, was purchased by the Clark
Library in 1986 from Zeitlin and Ver Brugge.
This collection was previously processed and described in a paper-based finding aid in the
1980s. From January to February 2010 portions of this collection were processed and this
finding aid was written by Ashley Johnston.
Robert Gibbings (1889-1958) was an Irish author and artist best known for his wood
engravings. He bought and ran the Golden Cockerel Press in Berkshire, England from
1924-1933, when the stresses of the Great Depression forced him to sell the press. During
and after World War II he wrote and illustrated several books on the landscape and natural
history of various rivers (among them, 'Sweet Thames Run Softly', 'Going Down the Seine' and
'Lovely is the Lee') which resonated with readers concerned about the effect of war on the
changing countrysides.
This collection contains correspondence to and from Robert Gibbings's friends and
colleagues, including Eric Gill, as well as ephemera and photographs related to his work.
Artworks in this collection include copper engravings, wood engravings and drawings in
pencil. Bound manuscripts include original paste-ups, notebooks, and early or unpublished
drafts of books. There is also correspondence between Joseph Kelly Vodrey and booksellers
regarding the compilation of this collection.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Correspondence and Ephemera, 1919-1989. 1 box (.42 linear feet)
- Series 2. Artworks and Proofs, 1921-1959. 1 oversize box (1.67 feet)
- Series 3. Bound Manuscripts, 1924-1958. 1 shelf of bound volumes (2.5 linear feet)
Additional books by Robert Gibbings are held in the William Andrews Clark Memorial
Library's Press Collection and can be found through the UCLA library catalog.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera -- Ireland -- 20th century
Manuscripts (document genre) -- Ireland -- 20th century
Correspondence -- Ireland -- 20th century.
Engravers -- Irish -- 20th century.