Joseph Kelly Vodrey Collection on Robert Gibbings
Scope and Content
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 Bound manuscripts include original paste-ups, notebooks, and early or unpublished drafts of books.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.
Dates
- Creation: 1919-1989
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
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.
Extent
4.6 Linear Feet (3 boxes, 1 shelf of bound volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, artwork, bound manuscripts, ephemera, photographs and other materials by Robert Gibbings and related to his work.
Arrangement
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)
Physical location
Clark Library
Acquisition Information
This collection, compiled over time by Joseph Kelly Vodrey, was purchased by the Clark Library in 1986 from Zeitlin and Ver Brugge.
Processing History
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.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Joseph Kelly Vodrey Collection on Robert Gibbings
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Ashley Johnston
- Date
- 2010
- 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