Edmund E. Simpson Papers 1678-1990 1978-1990

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Edmund E. Simpson Papers 1678-1990 1978-1990

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The Dr. Edmund Simpson Papers contain two types of materialpamphlets, broadsides, and miscellany printed by Blackwood Press, and original wood block prints (ca. 13.5 x 10") created by Dr. Simpson.In 1956 Simpson bought a 6 x 10 hand press and began fine printing. He owned and operated the Blackwood Press in Placerville, CA, and was a member of the Book Club of California and the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco. He died in Beaverton, Oregon, October 6, 1990.

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Oregon Health and Science University Historical Collections and Archives

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Simpson, Edmund E.

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Physician and printer. Practiced medicine in Sacramento and Davis, CA, from 1943-1977; founded Blackwood Press in 1956; died in 1990. From the description of Wood block prints and printing specimens, 1973-1990. (Oregon Health & Science University Library). WorldCat record id: 38847781 (Courtesy of the Special Collections Dept., University of California, Davis Library.) Dr. Edmund Simpson was born in San Francisco in 1912...