Edward McLean collection, 1935-1993.

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Edward McLean collection, 1935-1993.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49837026

Summary: Collection consists of Edward McLean's hand bound books, his estate papers, materials about him, a catalog of books bound by him and of his rare book collection. Included are pamphlets and articles about churches, missions, St. Francis Cathedral, and architecture in New Mexico. There is also a 15th century Italian vellum illustrated manuscript.

1 linear ft.

Museum of New Mexico Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7614514

Museum of New Mexico Library

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McLean, Edward, 1905-1982

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Edward McLean was born in Victor, Colorado, in 1905 and spent many years in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He had three careers - that of a dancer, a master bookbinder, and a publisher. His publishing company, Libros Escogidos, published three books: Fifteen New Mexico Santos (1941); Vicente Silva and his 40 Bandits (1947); and Three Letters from St. Louis (1958). McLean held positions at the Library of Congress, the Folder Library, the Detroit Public Library, Duke University, and Arizona State Universit...

Libros Escogidos (Firm)

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Rydal Press

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The Rydal Press began as a small operation in a private house in Rydal, Pennsylvania. It was owned and operated by Walter L. Goodwin, a member of the Lippincott family. In 1932, Haniel Long, Alice Corbin, Peggy Pond Church, and Witter Bynner came together and decided to establish a cooperative publishing enterprise in Santa Fe. They convinced Goodwin to move his operations from Pennsylvania to the Santa Fe area. In 1933, Goodwin set up his equipment in Tesuque, where he published se...