Clark Library collection on The Grolier Club
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials largely produced for members of the Grolier Club. It includes announcements for events (meetings, annual meetings, and exhibitions), lists of events held yearly, publications for sale by the Grolier Club, keepsake booklets for members, correspondence, and exhibition catalogs. Lawrence Clark Powell's club membership invitation is also included. Items range in date from 1893 to 1999, but the majority of the collection ranges from the 1940s to 1960s.
Four printed announcements which were not keepsakes of the Grolier Club were removed from box 1 and moved to a folder in the
Dates
- Creation: 1893-1999
Creator
- Grolier Club (Organization)
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 or printed items 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.
Biography
The Grolier Club is an organization of bibliophiles founded by Robert Hoe and his friends. It began in New York City in January, 1884, making it the oldest club of its kind in North America. The Grolier Club has a research library specializing in books, printing (especially the history of printing and examples of fine printing), binding, illustration and bookselling. The club hosts programs including exhibitions for the public, annual and monthly meetings for its members, and publishes books regularly.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains materials produced by The Grolier Club, including event announcements, yearly event lists, publications for sale, keepsake booklets, correspondence, and exhibition catalogs.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged thematically, and items are organized by date when possible. Undated items are put at the back of each folder behind dated items.
Physical location
Housed off-site at SRLF. Please notify Clark Library staff at least 2 weeks in advance to request items from this collection.
Acquisition Information
This is an artificial collection, containing items donated by former Clark Librarian Lawrence Clark Powell, and collected over time by other staff of the Clark Library.
Processing History
Processed by Jamie Henricks, August 2009.
The title of this collection was changed in March 2023 by Rebecca Fenning Marschall, from "Grolier Club Collection" to better reflect its content and provenance.
Source
- Powell, Lawrence Clark, 1906-2001 (Collector, Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Clark Library collection on The Grolier Club
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Jamie Henricks
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2023-03-16: The title of this collection was changed in March 2023 by Rebecca Fenning Marschall, from "Grolier Club Collection" to better reflect its content and provenance.
Repository Details
Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository