Rounce & Coffin Club

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The Rounce & Coffin Club began in late 1931 at the house of Jake (Jacob) Zeitlin in Echo Park (Los Angeles), California. Grant Dahlstrom was named President and Ward Ritchie was designated secretary. The members met frequently at Zeitlin's house and later at hotels in Pasadena. Beginning in 1938, the members held an annual Western Books Exhibition which displayed and judged fine press books made in and about the Western United States. Early and noted members included Saul Marks, Paul Landacre, Gregg Anderson, Robert Schad, Roland Baughman, and H. Richard Archer.

From the description of Rounce & Coffin Club collection, 1932-1991. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 436466421

Historical note

The Rounce & Coffin Club began in late 1931 at the house of Jake (Jacob) Zeitlin in Echo Park (Los Angeles), California. Grant Dahlstrom was named President and Ward Ritchie was designated secretary. The members met frequently at Zeitlin's house and later at hotels in Pasadena. Beginning in 1938, the members held an annual Western Books Exhibition which displayed and judged fine press books made in and about the Western United States.

Early and noted members included Saul Marks, Paul Landacre, Gregg Anderson, Robert Schad, Roland Baughman, H. Richard Archer, and others. Lawrence Clark Powell features often in club ephemera as well.

From the guide to the Rounce & Coffin Club Collection, 1932-1991, (William Andrews Clark Memorial Library)

Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Archer, H. Richard (Horace Richard), 1911-1978 person
associatedWith Cheney, William Murray, 1907- person
associatedWith Dahlstrom, Grant Edward person
associatedWith Freedman, Ted, 1906- person
associatedWith Hoffman, Richard J. person
associatedWith Ritchie, Ward, 1905-1996 person
associatedWith Zeitlin, Jake, 1902-1987 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
California
Subject
Clubs
Clubs
Fine books
Fine books
Printers
Occupation
Activity

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Active 1932

Active 1991

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