Horn Printing Chappel. Records.
1960-1994.
Finding aid prepared by University Archives staff, 2001; reprocessed by Katharine A. Lawrie, 2011; machine-readable finding
aid created by Katharine A. Lawrie, 2013 June.
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Title: Horn Printing Chappel. Records.
Identifier/Call Number: University Archives Record Series 704
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.2 linear ft.
(8 boxes)
Date: 1960-1994
Abstract: Record Series 704 contains records about the activities of UCLA's Horn Printing Chappel, which include the history of the
Chappel, activities, related coursework within the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, and relevant lecture
series. Records and printing work of Professor Andrew H. Horn, his colleague Professor Diana M. Thomas, and their students
are featured.
Access
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Processing Information
The Horn Printing Chappel Files were preliminarily processed in 2001 by University Archives Staff. The files were reprocessed
in 2011 by Katharine A. Lawrie. Reprocessing of the files included weeding of duplicates and unrelated materials, organization
into topical and chronological classifications, and rehousing of materials into archival folders and boxes. Files removed
included personal and professional papers of Andrew H. Horn, professional papers of Diana M. Thomas, and papers relating to
the non-printing history and activities of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS).
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Horn Printing Chappel. Records (University Archives Record Series 704). UCLA Library Special Collections,
University Archives.
Historical Note
Horn Printing Chappel founder Professor Andrew H. Horn came to UCLA in 1959 to assist in the formation of a School of Library
Service (SLS). His personal interest in the art of letterpress lead to the acquisition of printing presses for the University,
which were established in the SLS and physically located in the basement of Powell Library (a.k.a. College Library). An Albion
Press was the first printing press acquired for the school in 1961, enabling printing activities. Horn instituted classes
in the art of printing, and with his students, the University Library, and the Department of English, founded a printing chappel
(or society) in 1964. A lecture series, "Typography and the Graphic Arts," was established to supplement these interests.
The Chappel (sometimes referred to as the CLU Chappel, and renamed in honor of Professor Horn upon his retirement) continued
with its printing activities as UCLA acquired ten more printing presses, and further developed printing activities. Professor
Horn went on to serve as Dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (formerly the SLS) from 1966-1975,
and continued to teach bibliographic and printing classes through 1980. Upon his retirement, some of his responsibilities
fell to colleague Diana Thomas, who continued to teach printing and bibliographic course work into the 1990's.
In 1992, the Graduate School of Library and Information Science moved to a new location that did not provide space for the
Horn Printing Chappel. From 1992-1994, the presses were dispersed and the Chappel effectively disbanded. During the distribution
of Chappel supplies, some presses and a large collection of type were stored at the Clark Library in Los Angeles, others were
placed in the custody of Professor Diana M. Thomas, and one remained in use at the Center for Bibliographic Studies at UC
Riverside. The presses and accompanying type would remain out of use for many years.
In 2009, the Horn Press was revived by Graduate School of Education and Information Studies Professor Johanna Drucker, who
provided the Press with use of her own Vandercook Proof Press and type collection. The Press remains in active use by both
students and alumni. Current records of the revived Horn Press are held by the organization.
Scope and Content
Record Series 704 contains UCLA's Horn Printing Chappel files, with materials about student and professional printing activities
at UCLA, as well as the related teaching materials of Andrew H. Horn and Diana M. Thomas. Records relate specifically to:
press inauguration, activities, and dissolution; acquisition and use of printing presses owned and operated by the Chappel;
specialized supplies used in the printing process; related academic courses; publications generated by the press; and special
presentations related to bibliographic and printing topics. Among the many media found in the collection are: photographs,
slides, and an oral history recording. More than seventy unique booklets from the press, sample supplies, and extensive information
regarding various presses and the printing trade in general further accentuate the collection.
Abbreviations found in the Collection include:
SLS: School of Library Service
GSLIS: Graduate School of Library Science
GSEIS: Graduate School of Education and Information Science
UC: University of California
ALA: American Library Association
LAPL: Los Angeles Public Library
A.H.H.: Andrew H. Horn
A. Horn: Andrew H. Horn
D. Thomas: Diana M. Thomas
CLU: ?
C+P: ?
The collection is organized into the following series:
Series 1. Horn Printing Chappel History, 1962-1992.
Series 2. Horn Printing Chappel Presses, 1961-1981.
Series 3. Horn Printing Chappel Supplies, 1963-1991.
Series 4. Printing Work, 1962-1994.
Series 5. Related Course Work, 1976-1994.
Series 6. Lecture Series, 1975-1987.
This is an active record series; additional University records are expected to be added.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. To access digital
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Horn Printing Chappel History. Series 1
1962-1992.
Physical Description:
1.0 box
Scope and Content
History folders include information about the founding, regular activities, and dissolution of the Horn Printing Chappel.
Box 1, Folder 1
Letterpress & Printing in the UC System.
Box 1, Folder 2
Information on Chappels; Andrew H. Horn Correspondence.
Box 1, Folder 3
Chappel Ideas & Information.
1961-1963.
Box 1, Folder 4
CLU Press.
1962-1964.
Scope and Contents note
Description, founding papers, publicity.
Box 1, Folder 5
CLU/Chappel Broadside Ideas & Projects.
Box 1, Folder 6
Richardson, John V. "An Introduction to Bibliographic Press Work."
1977.
Box 1, Folder 7
Bryan Fedden Slate.
Scope and Contents note
Displayed in Chappel.
Box 1, Folder 8
CLU Press Move to [Powell Library] Room 20.
c. 1963.
Scope and Contents note
Floorplan & measurements.
Box 1, Folder 9
Exhibition loan to "Devils in the Chappel."
1981.
Scope and Contents note
1981 loan to Scripps College in Claremont, California and University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Folder 1.9 contains
slides.
Box 1, Folders 11-12
Chappel Relocation, 1989-92.
1989-1992.
Box 1, Folder 13
Chappel Correspondence (D. Thomas).
Box 1, Folder 14
Chappel Move of Petko Loan (Petko Lawsuit). Photos.
1992.
Box 1, Folder 15
Chappel Move of Petko Loan (Petko Lawsuit).
1992.
Box 1, Folder 16
CLU/Horn Chappel/Horn Press Keepsakes & Imprints Indexes.
Box 1, Folder 17
Chappel History.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One 3.5 inch floppy disk.
Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. To access digital materials you must notify the reference
desk in advance of your visit.
Horn Printing Chappel Printing Presses. Series 2
1961-1981.
Physical Description:
11.0 folders
Scope and Content
Printing Presses folders include information about the printing presses owned and operated by the Horn Printing Chappel.
Box 2, Folder 1
Albion Press.
1961-1963.
Scope and Contents note
Acquisition correspondence.
Box 2, Folder 2
Albion Press.
1962-1965.
Scope and Contents note
Photos & documentation.
Box 2, Folder 3
Colts-Armory Press.
1963.
Scope and Contents note
Acquisition.
Box 2, Folder 4
CLU Press: Transfer of Mechanic Arts Press, Chandler & Price Press.
1964.
Box 2, Folder 5
CLU Press: Washington Hand Press.
1977
Box 2, Folder 6
Petko Columbian Press.
1978.
Scope and Contents note
Columbian Press, type, floorplan.
Box 2, Folder 7
Vandercook Proof Press.
1978.
Scope and Contents note
Acquisition.
Box 2, Folder 8
C+P Pilot Press.
1979.
Scope and Contents note
Acquisition.
Box 2, Folder 9
Hicks Wooden Two-Pull Press.
1981.
Scope and Contents note
Acquisition.
Box 2, Folder 10
Hicks Wooden Two-Pull Press.
Scope and Contents note
References, instructions, & projects.
Horn Printing Chappel Supplies. Series 3
1963-1991.
Physical Description:
28.0 folders
Scope and Content
Supplies folders include information about supplies and suppliers used by the Horn Printing Chappel in printing activities.
Some supply samples are also included.
Type. Subseries 3.1
1965-1983.
Physical Description:
6.0 folders
Box 2, Folder 12
Duensing Type.
1965-1968.
Scope and Contents note
Samples, orders, correspondence.
Box 2, Folder 13
Duensing Type Order.
1977.
Box 2, Folder 14
Vernon Simpson Type & Ornaments Collection.
1980.
Scope and Contents note
Acquisition.
Box 2, Folder 15
Type - Contemporary Sources.
1983-1985.
Scope and Contents note
Manufacturers' correspondence.
Box 2, Folder 16
Type & Foundry Cuts Catalogs.
c. 1983.
Box 2, Folder 17
LA Type Founders.
1985-1989.
Scope and Contents note
Catalog, invoices, correspondence.
Paper. Subseries 3.2
1978-1985.
Physical Description:
7.0 folders
Box 3, Folder 3
Sample Papers from Chappel Stock.
Box 3, Folder 4
A/N/W Paper Suppliers.
1978-1982.
Box 3, Folder 5
Paper Orders & Manufacturer Correspondence.
1979-1985.
Box 3, Folder 6
New York Central Supply.
c.1981.
Scope and Contents note
Paper samples, catalogs, invoices.
Box 3, Folder 7
Miscellaneous Paper Information
Scope and Contents note
Price listings, event invitation, papermaking.
Photo-Engraved Cuts. Subseries 3.3
1981-1991.
Physical Description:
6.0 folders
Box 3, Folder 8
Photo-Engraved Cuts.
1981.
Box 3, Folder 9
Photo-Engraved Cut Proofs.
1982.
Box 3, Folder 10
Central Photo Engraving Co.
1985.
Scope and Contents note
Price list & correspondence.
Box 3, Folder 11
Powell Library Line Cuts.
1988.
Box 3, Folder 12
Crown Graphics Photo Engravers Order.
1991.
Miscellaneous Supplies. Subseries 3.4
1963-1981.
Physical Description:
9.0 folders
Box 3, Folder 14
Class of 1963 Gift to CLU Press.
1963.
Box 3, Folder 15
Class of 1965 Gift to CLU Press.
1965.
Box 3, Folder 16
Roller Order.
1971.
Scope and Contents note
Invoices, correspondence.
Box 4, Folder 1
Miscellaneous Supply Correspondence & Invoices.
1975-1980.
Box 4, Folder 2
Miscellaneous Chappel Supplies, Equipment, & Advice.
1976-1979.
Box 4, Folder 3
Books in Chappel.
1978-1979.
Scope and Contents note
Information about books about bibliography, type, and design, in or for the Chappel.
Box 4, Folder 4
Ink.
1981.
Scope and Contents note
Invoices, internal correspondence.
Box 4, Folder 5
Obtaining Materials from UCLA Journalism Print Shop.
Box 4, Folder 6
CLU Press: Wants & Suppliers.
Scope and Contents note
A.H.H. notes.
Printing Work. Series 4
1962-1994.
Physical Description:
1 box and 12 folders
Scope and Content
Printing Work folders include both finished work done by the Horn Printing Chappel and related Presses, and documentation
of the printing process.
Box 4, Folder 7
Book Plates & Other Small Cards.
Box 4, Folder 8
Miscellaneous Layouts & Mockups.
1976-1988.
Box 4, Folder 9
Marian Cobb Bookplate Samples.
Box 4, Folder 10
Alumni Letterhead Samples.
c. 1983.
Box 4, Folder 11
SLS Certificates.
1966-1967.
Scope and Contents note
Planning & samples.
Box 4, Folder 12
Battledore Press of Andy & Mary Horn.
Box 4, Folder 13
A.H.H. Retirement Printing Party Keepsakes.
Box 4, Folder 14
ALA Conference Printing Job (D. Thomas).
1983.
Box 4, Folder 15
GSLIS 25th Celebration Print Job.
1984.
Box 4, Folder 16
D. Thomas Print Work.
Scope and Contents note
Miscellaneous undersized, mockups, departmental signs.
Box 4, Folder 17
D. Thomas Print Work.
Scope and Contents note
Letterhead, spring luncheon programs, commencement programs.
Box 4, Folder 18
D. Thomas Print Work.
Scope and Contents note
Programs & fliers, lecture/colloquium fliers, miscellaneous samples.
Box 5
Pamphlets.
1976-1994.
Scope and Contents note
64 pamphlets created primarily in Printing for Bibliographers course (LIS429), taught by Andy Horn and Diana Thomas.
Box 5, Folder 1
Pamphlets & Miscellaneous Printing Samples.
1976-1984.
Box 5, Folder 2
Pamphlets.
1962-1971.
Scope and Contents note
Pamphlets accompanied by respective August 2000 UCLA Library catalog records.
Course Work. Series 5
1976-1994.
Physical Description:
2.0 boxes
Scope and Content
Course Work folders include teaching materials of Andrew H. Horn and Diana M. Thomas for classes about bibliography and printing.
Box 6, Folder 1
LIS260: Linder Press Tour.
1976.
Box 6, Folder 2
LIS261: Methodology.
1985.
Scope and Contents note
Articles & notes.
Box 6, Folder 3
LIS261: Syllabus Record.
1991. Winter Quarter.
Box 6, Folder 4
LIS261: Syllabus Record.
1992. Winter Quarter.
Box 6, Folder 5
LIS261: Handouts.
1992. Winter Quarter.
Box 6, Folder 6
LIS261: Title Page Transparencies.
Box 6, Folder 7
LIS261(?): Analytical Description Transparencies.
1987. Spring Quarter.
Box 6, Folder 8
LIS402: Summary & Response to Evaluations.
1975-1978.
Box 6, Folder 9
LIS402: Preservation & Conservation Lecture Notes (D. Thomas).
1977.
Box 6, Folder 10
LIS402: Conservation-Salvage Lecture Notes (D. Thomas).
Box 6, Folder 11
LIS402: Descriptive Bibliography Transparencies.
Box 6, Folder 12
LIS402: Historical Bibliography Unit: Printing Methods Class Materials.
Box 6, Folder 13
LIS402: Descriptive Bibliography Notes (D. Thomas).
Box 6, Folder 14
LIS429: Pamphlet Project.
1977.
Box 6, Folder 15
LIS429: Final Exam Booklet & Proofs (A. Horn & D. Thomas).
1978. Spring Quarter.
Box 6, Folder 16
LIS429: Proofs of Printers Marks.
1979-1981.
Box 6, Folder 17
LIS429: Pamphlet Teaching Model (A. Horn for D. Thomas).
1980. Spring Quarter.
Box 6, Folder 18
LIS429: HAR-MA Pamphlet Project.
1981. Winter Quarter.
Box 6, Folder 19
LIS429: Fedden Slate Pamphlet Reprint.
1982.
Box 7, Folder 1
LIS429: Bewick Pamphlet Project.
1982. Spring Quarter.
Box 7, Folder 2
LIS429: Copy Fitting.
1983. Winter Quarter.
Box 7, Folder 3
LIS429: Design Problem- "How To Open A Book" Pamphlet.
1983. Winter Quarter.
Box 7, Folder 4
LIS429: LAPL Training Class Pamphlet Project.
1983. Winter Quarter.
Box 7, Folder 5
LIS429: "Glimpses of Early Library..." Pamphlet Project.
1983. Spring Quarter.
Box 7, Folder 6
LIS429: Handouts.
1983-1991.
Box 7, Folder 7
LIS429: Handouts.
1989. Winter Quarter.
Box 7, Folder 8
LIS429: "Horn Printing Chappel Printing Presses I" Pamphlet Project.
1990. Winter Quarter.
Box 7, Folder 9
LIS429: "Horn Printing Chappel Presses II" Pamphlet Project.
1991. Winter Quarter.
Box 7, Folder 10
LIS429: Syllabus Materials.
1991. Spring Quarter.
Box 7, Folder 11
LIS429: Photo Engraver Designs, Invoices, Price List.
1991.
Box 7, Folder 12
LIS429: "Rules and Regulations..." Pamphlet Project.
1994. Winter Quarter.
Box 7, Folder 13
LIS429: Handouts.
1994. Winter Quarter.
Box 7, Folder 14
LIS429: Nomenclature of Type.
Box 7, Folder 15
LIS429: Book Design Articles.
Box 7, Folder 16
LIS429: Editing Articles & Notes.
Box 7, Folder 17
LIS429: Pamphlet Binding (A. Horn for D. Thomas).
Box 7, Folder 18
LIS429: Student Printing Examples.
Box 7, Folder 19
LIS429: Possible Pamphlet Project Texts.
Box 7, Folder 20
LIS429: Possible Pamphlet Project Texts from The Inland Printer.
Typography and the Graphic Arts Lecture Series. Series 6
1975-1987.
Physical Description:
13.0 folders
Scope and Content
Lecture Series folders may contain the following: correspondence, administrative papers, biographical information about the
speaker, publicity, and post-lecture reception.
Box 8, Folder 1
Carter, Will. "The Work of the Rampant Lions Press."
1975.
Box 8, Folder 2
Kindersly, David. "My Apprenticeship to Eric Gill."
1976.
Box 8, Folder 3
Butler, Frances & Alastair Johnston, "Venetian Types: Their Origin and Subsequent Revival(s)."
1978.
Box 8, Folder 4
McKitterick, David. "Bruce Rogers in Cambridge" & "Book Collectors of the English Restoration."
1978.
Box 8, Folder 5
Schmoller, Hans. "Two Great Designers: Giovanni Mardersteig- Printer & Scholar; Jan Tschichold- Typeographer & Teacher."
1978.
Box 8, Folder 6
Dreyfus, John. "Eric Gill: His Designs for Book Illustration and Printing Types."
1981.
Box 8, Folder 7
Cave, Roderick. "The Private Press Revisited: Developments Since 1971."
1983.
Box 8, Folder 8
Thompson, Susan. "The Arts and Crafts Book in America."
1983.
Box 8, Folder 9
Mosley, James. "The Sans Serif in England: An Excursion into Neo-classical Taste."
1984.
Box 8, Folder 10
Carter, Sebastian. "The William Morris 'Cupid and Psyche' Project," 1985. "Twentieth Century Type Designers," 1987.
1985-1987.
Box 8, Folder 11
Armstrong, Lilian. "The Impact of Printing on Book Illuminators in Venice after 1469."
1987.
Box 8, Folder 12
Mosley, James. "The Monotype Corporation and the 'Revival' Business."
1987.
Box 8, Folder 13
Barker, Nicholas. "Aldus Mantius and Venice: Mercantile Empire of the Intellect."
1987.
