Wilder Bentley Papers
Scope and Content
This collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, designs, and miscellaneous printed ephemera related to the activities of Wilder Bentley and his work with the Archetype Press. Also included are materials related to his non-printing endeavors and to his friends and colleagues.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1945
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
The Clark Library owns the property rights to its collections but does not hold the copyright to these materials and therefore cannot grant or deny permission to use them. Researchers are responsible for determining the copyright status of any materials they may wish to use, investigating the owner of the copyright, and obtaining permission for their intended publication or other use. In all cases, you must cite the Clark Library as the source with the following credit line: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Biography
Wilder Bentley was born in San Francisco in 1900. He attended Yale University and the University of Michigan. He spent several years in Europe, providing relief work with French war orphans and later traveling. He worked at the Laboratory Press at the Carnegie Institute of Technology from 1931-33. He became an honorary associate member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts in 1932. He printed books for the Archetype Press and the Greenwood Press and taught in the School of Humanities, San Francisco State College.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged in the following series:
Physical location
Some portions of this collection are housed offsite. Please contact Clark Library staff at least 2 weeks in advance if you would like to view the materials in this collection.
Source of Acquisition/Provenance
Gift, 1945-58 from Wilder Bentley.
Purchase, 1945-50 from Wilder Bentley.
Purchase, 1949 from Dawson's Bookshop.
Gift, 1957 from J. E. Reynolds.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Wilder Bentley Papers, 1930-1945, undated.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Clark Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
- Date
- 1998
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository