Talisman Press

Talisman Press was a fine press operated by Robert Greenwood and the late Newton Baird from approximately 1958 to 1969. After publishing 'Talisman' magazine for only a short time, they turned to publishing two to three books a year on subjects of Western American history, American literature, and bibliography. The business began in the San Jose area but moved to Georgetown in 1962. After they stopped printing books in 1969, Greenwood and Baird continued as book dealers until retirement in January 1991.

From the description of Talisman Press archives, 1958-1969. (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 58910959

History

Garden Valley, California lies between Georgetown and Coloma in El Dorado County, at the junction of Irish and Empire Creeks, and had a post office by 1852. It is said that the name was given because it was more profitable to grow vegetables there than to mine. However, it was a busy mining area by 1852. Over the years, more than a million dollars was taken out of the Black Oak Mine. It was reopened in 1934 by Russell J. Wilson.

Through the legal instruments and correspondence in this collection it is possible to trace the attempts made to develop the reopened Black Oak Mine and the Clark and Davey properties in and near Garden Valley between 1934 and 1938. The Dayton Consolidated Mines Company was the principal entity so engaged.

From the guide to the Garden Valley Mining Properties Collection, 1934-1938, (California State Library)

History

Talisman Press was a fine press operated by Robert Greenwood and Newton Baird, from approximately 1958 to 1969. After publishing "Talisman" magazine for only a short time, they turned to publishing two to three books a year on the subjects of Western American history, American literature, and bibliography. The business began in the San Jose area, but moved to Georgetown, California in 1962. Although they stopped printing books in 1969, Greenwood and Baird continued as book dealers until retirement in January, 1991.

From the guide to the Talisman Press archives, 1958-1969, (California State Library)