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Heller, Elinor Raas. Materials pertaining to the Grabhorn Press bibliography, 1927-1975.

Title: Materials pertaining to the Grabhorn Press bibliography, 1927-1975.

Contains introduction, working notes, and checklists for vol. 1 of the bibliography. Includes letters to Heller from David Magee, and to Heller and Magee from numerous individuals, including Flora Arnstein, Albert M. Bender, Wilder Bentley, Oscar Lewis, Alfred Sutro, and Joyce Wilson, with some 1975 correspondence concerning reprinting vols. 1 & 2. Also includes Elinor Heller's annotated copy of Will Ransom's "Private Presses and Their Books," and a small number of miscellaneous drawings and other materials.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes and 1 oversize box (.6 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84653584 View

Rosenthal, Erwin. Erwin Rosenthal collection of Wilder Bentley, 1948-1958.

Title: Erwin Rosenthal collection of Wilder Bentley, 1948-1958.

Consists of articles written by Erwin Rosenthal on Wilder Bentley, correspondence from Bentley to Rosenthal, and writings and artwork by Bentley. Writings include: "A landscape of the seasons," "Four canons from the Tang," "Two dreams: Canons IV and XVII from the T'ang," "From nature and art to society and selfhood," and "Porter Garnett & the laboratory press."

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.2 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50825403 View

Arts Club (Berkeley, Calif.). Records of the Arts Club, 1935-1989 (bulk 1935-1958).

Title: Records of the Arts Club, 1935-1989 (bulk 1935-1958).

Files comprised chiefly of the "chronicles" (i.e. papers delivered, chiefly by members, at Arts Club meetings), 1937-1958. Also includes: Record of membership and meetings, 1935-1946 (Stephen C. Pepper); "The Early Years of the Arts Club (1935-1940)," by Edward W. Strong, (typescript, 1979); "The Early Years of the Arts Club, II," by Edward W. Strong, (holograph, 1989); other correspondence and papers; scroll commemorating the meeting of Feb. 8, 1952 ([Albert] Elkus, host). Also includes "chronicles" (mostly corrected typescripts) by James David Hart, Bertrand Harris Bronson, James Ralston Caldwell, E. Brewer, Randall Thompson, Gordon McKenzie, Everett Glass, Marthurin Dondo, Jacob Loewenberg, Worth Allen Ryder, William Charles Hays, Charles Cushing, James Mason Cline, Lesley Byrd Simpson, Frederic Benner, Howard O'Hagan, Wilder Bentley, Donald Sage Mackay, Warren C. Perry, Mark Schorer, James Mason Cline, Howard Moise, Griffith Conrad Evans, Karl Aschenbrenner, Donald Coney, Ward Lockwood, Ian Watt, and James S Ackerkman.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes (.8 linear ft.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122387704 View

Maud Russell papers, 1914-1990, 1918-1989

Title: Maud Russell papers 1914-1990 1918-1989

Collection consists of correspondence, writings, subject files, photographs, printed matter, and other items documenting Russell's life and work. Correspondence, speeches and writings, 1914-1989, include copies of outgoing letters, 1918-1943, describing her life and work in China and incoming letters, ca. 1951-1980, from friends in China with information which she used for her talks and for the Far East Reporter. Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy (CDFEP) records, 1945-1955, 1982, are a combination of Russell's files and those of the Committee and include minutes of meetings, press releases, pamphlets, newsletters, and subject files. Far East Reporter files, 1953-1989, contain a complete run of the publication plus correspondence, itineraries for speaking tours, clippings and periodicals that she used as source material, financial records, and manuscripts. Also, income tax records, 1956-1986, providing information about Russell's business expenses; her notebooks, daybooks, calendars, etc., 1919-1988; notes, catalogs and correspondence concerning her collection of Chinese pottery; biographical materials; printed matter, 1917-1989, including clippings and China-related newsletters.

ArchivalResource: 30 linear feet (82 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2649 View

Bentley, Wilder, 1900-1989. Where Atlas flings his shadow : n.p. : ms.S, 1983 Mar. 6.

Title: Where Atlas flings his shadow : n.p. : ms.S, 1983 Mar. 6.

His poem, submitted to Bernard Rosenthal and Andrew Hoyem. Set in portfolio, with handdrawn map, suggestions for photographic illustrations, and notes.

ArchivalResource: [8] p. ; 31 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26493291 View

Bentley, Wilder, 1900-1989. Wilder Bentley collection of artwork and printed proofs, 1943-1963.

Title: Wilder Bentley collection of artwork and printed proofs, 1943-1963.

Miscellaneous collection of artwork: "The Legend of the Ahwahnees," a painting on Torinoko paper signed by Bentley, 1960; a Japanese ink calligraphy character for "wavelet" drawn on Inomachi paper, with ink stamp of the artist in the lower left corner; a painted poster for an exhibit "War Masks" done at San Francisco State College, 1948; and a gyotaku of a striped bass caught by Bentley (a gouache print created by applying ink directly to the fish) done by Chiura Obata. Also, two proofs of the 14 pt. Lutetia roman font, pulled on the verso of two brush drawings from the Sea Calligraphy series, signed by Bentley; and an illustrated invitation to an exhibition opening from Wilder Bentley to Mr. and Mrs. Park Abbott, July 1953.

ArchivalResource: 7 items. (in 1 broadside folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702164637 View

Bentley, Wilder, 1900-1989. Collection of printing by Wilder Bentley the Elder, 1934-1983.

Title: Collection of printing by Wilder Bentley the Elder, 1934-1983.

The collection includes scrolls, books, ephemeral material, correspondence between Bentley and Anne C. Skoog (1968-1983), audiotapes of Bentley reading Dante's Divine comedy, articles, fine press books, projects from The Laboratory Press of Carnegie Institute of Technology established by Porter Garnett

ArchivalResource: 34 scrolls 4 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70830905 View

Grabhorn Press records, 1917-1973

Title: Grabhorn Press records 1917-1973

Contains correspondence, job, and project files including manuscripts, illustrations, and galleys, with various incomplete segments and trial pieces. The Grabhorns' correspondence with authors, artists, and other printers relates chiefly to the work of the Press, but also includes two letters written by Edwin in 1918-19, while he was still in Indianapolis. Also includes extensive business and financial records, with a few miscellaneous papers, including awards and clippings the Grabhorn's kept about the press.

ArchivalResource: Number of containers: 8 boxes, 6 cartons, 1 oversize folder, 3 oversize boxes; Linear feet: ca. 11

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf6b69n88v View

Bird, Grace V. Grace V. Bird papers, 1910-1976, n.d.

Title: Grace V. Bird papers, 1910-1976, n.d.

Correspondence sent to Bird by friends, including Hildegarde Flanner and Frederick Mortimer ("Tim") Clapp; mss. notes written by Bird; sonnets and poems by and for Bird, from friends, including Porter Garnett and Wilder Bentley; misc. greeting cards with printed poems; inscribed copies (to G.Bird) of books; miscellany re Berkeley.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.4 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86093664 View

Bentley, Wilder, 1900-1989. Wilder Bentley collection of artwork and printed proofs, 1943-1963.

Title: Wilder Bentley collection of artwork and printed proofs, 1943-1963.

Miscellaneous collection of artwork: "The Legend of the Ahwahnees," a painting on Torinoko paper signed by Bentley, 1960; a Japanese ink calligraphy character for "wavelet" drawn on Inomachi paper, with ink stamp of the artist in the lower left corner; a painted poster for an exhibit "War Masks" done at San Francisco State College, 1948; and a gyotaku of a striped bass caught by Bentley (a gouache print created by applying ink directly to the fish) done by Chiura Obata. Also, two proofs of the 14 pt. Lutetia roman font, pulled on the verso of two brush drawings from the Sea Calligraphy series, signed by Bentley; and an illustrated invitation to an exhibition opening from Wilder Bentley to Mr. and Mrs. Park Abbott, July 1953.

ArchivalResource: 7 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84225097 View

Bentley, Wilder, 1900-1989. Papers, ca. 1931-1945.

Title: Papers, ca. 1931-1945.

Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, designs, and miscellaneous printed ephemera related to the activities of Wilder Bentley and his work with the Archetype Press.

ArchivalResource: 6 boxes (3 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39528360 View

Bentley, Wilder, 1900-1989. Wilder Bentley correspondence and poems : to Harriet Polt, 1958.

Title: Wilder Bentley correspondence and poems : to Harriet Polt, 1958.

Contains letters and transcripts of poems.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 30 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173661503 View

Colt Press. Colt Press records, 1920-1973.

Title: Colt Press records, 1920-1973.

Business records and correspondence of the Colt Press of San Francisco, California. Includes duplicate invoices; checks and bank statements; ledgers; income and sales tax returns; legal contracts and agreements. Correspondence between Jane Grabhorn and writers John Steinbeck, Valenti Angelo, William Saroyan, Robinson Jeffers, and others.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122565909 View

Grabhorn Press. Grabhorn Press records, 1917-1973.

Title: Grabhorn Press records, 1917-1973.

Contains correspondence, job, and project files including manuscripts, illustrations, and galleys, with various incomplete segments and trial pieces. The Grabhorns' correspondence with authors, artists, and other printers relates chiefly to the work of the Press, but also includes two letters written by Edwin in 1918-1919, while he was still in Indianapolis. Also includes extensive business and financial records, with a few miscellaneous papers, including awards and clippings the Grabhorn's kept about the press.

ArchivalResource: 8 boxes, 6 cartons, 3 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder (11 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82842847 View

Wilder Bentley Papers, 1930-1945.

Title: Wilder Bentley Papers, 1930-1945.

ArchivalResource: 6 boxes; 3 linear feet

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf9b69p2cw View

Russell, Maud. Maud Russell Papers, 1914-1990, bulk (1918-1989).

Title: Maud Russell Papers, 1914-1990, bulk (1918-1989).

Collection consists of correspondence, writings, subject files, photographs, printed matter, and other items documenting Russell's life and work. Other items consist of photographs, which were mainly taken in China; sound recordings of speeches relating to the work of CDFEP (1946) and of radio interviews with Maud Russell (1950-1963); and the files, 1938-1990, of Ida Pruitt, field director for the American Committee in Aid of Chinese Industrial Cooperatives.

ArchivalResource: 12 Sound recordings.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122486420 View