Booklets (Type Specimen Book 1950-51, and proofs; Rare and Important Books in the History of Science, 1952; Essences of Britain, 1952 by L.C. Powell; This I Believe, 1953 by Jake Zeitlin; Tall Skinny Books and Truffles, 1952; First National Exhibition of Prints, 1952)
File — Box: 12, Folder: 7
Identifier: Series 1.
Scope and Contents
From the File:
This collection consists of printed books and pamphlets, correspondence, ephemera, and broadsides related to William M. Cheney and his activities as a printer in Los Angeles. It also includes materials related to other Los Angeles area printers, presses, and bibliophiles such as Grant Dahlstrom, H. Richard Archer, The Rounce and Coffin Club, and the Hippogryph Press.
Series 4 of this collection contains a substantial amount of Cheney family history material, including correspondence, textiles, embroidery and photographs dating from approximately 1828-1940.
Dates
- Creation: 1828-1981
Creator
- From the File: Cheney, William M., William Murray, 1907-2002 (Person)
Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the File: 20 Linear Feet (35 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the File: English
Repository Details
Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository