Robert E. Cowan Collection of Zamorano Club Ephemera

Item

Identifier: MS.2014.011

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of invitations and other ephemera from the Zamorano Club, dating 1929-1935, sent to Club member Robert E. Cowan. Cowan, who was also the bibliographer and librarian at the Clark Library from 1919-1932, is also pictured in a 1988 issue of Hoja Volante that is included with the collection.

Dates

Creation: 1929-1935, 1988
Creation: Majority of material found within 1929 - 1935

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Clark Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Historical Note

The Zamorano Club is a Southern Californian organization for bibliophiles and manuscript collectors. It was founded in 1928, and sponsors lectures and publications on book-related topics. The Club was named in honor of Agustín V. Zamorano (1798-1842), a provisional governor of Alta California and the state's first printer. It is club tradition to present keepsakes to Club members at meetings, resulting in a variety of printed mementos ranging from pamphlets to small books; sometimes the items are reproductions of historical documents. Early members include A. Gaylord Beaman, Garner A. Beckett, William W. Clary, Arthur M. Ellis, W. Irving Way, Robert O. Schad, and Robert E. Cowan.