Descriptive Summary
Information for Researchers
Biography of the Zamorano Club
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Arrangement
Index Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Zamorano Club Keepsakes Collection
Creator:
Zamorano Club
Dates: 1928-2008
Quantity: 16.5 feet 31 boxes
Repository:
Libraries of the Claremont Colleges. Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library.
800 N. Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont University Consortium
Libraries of the Claremont Colleges
Claremont, California 91711
Collection Number: h790
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English
Physical location: Special Collections. Honnold/Mudd Library.
Information for Researchers
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights resides with Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please
contact Special Collections staff.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Zamorano Club Keepsakes Collection. Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library, Claremont University
Consortium.
Acquisition Information
A combination of gifts from several members of the Zamorano Club.
Processing Information
Arranged and processed by Jamie Weber in 2009.
Accruals
Acquired periodically from Zamorano Club members.
Biography of the Zamorano Club
The Zamorano Club was created in Los Angeles on 25 January 1928. Named from the first known printer in California, Agustin
Vicente Zamorano, the Club's primary purpose was "to establish contact and encourage exchange of thought among its members,
who shall be men interested in books." Secondary purposes included encouraging book arts, building a collection to support
that aim, and publishing fine press works printed in limited numbers.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
This collection contains announcements and invitations for Zamorano Club events; publications, posters, and broadsides from
published by Zamorano Club members.
Arrangement
Series 1 Zamorano Club Keepsakes 1928-1978
Series 2 Zamorano Club Invitations 1961-1986
Series 3 Zamorano Club Announcements and Invitations 1942-1987
Series 4 Zamorano Club Keepsakes 1979-2008
Series 5 William Clary Scrapbook of Zamorano Keepsakes 1928-1941
Index Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection
Book collecting
Powell, Lawrence, 1906-2001
Printers
Private press books
Zamorano Club--History.
Zamorano Club