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Archives related to: Grabhorn, Edwin E.
| title | The Grabhorn Press and the Grace Hoper Press: oral history transcript / and related material, 1970-1972. |
| repository | University of California, Berkeley |
| description | Comments on their work for the Grabhorn Press, 1934-1962; the different personalities of Edwin and Robert Grabhorn; the establishment of their own press, the Grace Hoper Press; the small private press movement. Photographs inserted. Note(s): Katharine Grover also participated in the interviews./ Phonotapes also available. Call Nos BANC CD 145:1-3 BANC MSS 74/94 c Phonotape 246 A Phonotape 3261 C:1-3 |
| extent | 94 leaves |
| formats | Transcript Sound Recording |
| access | Copyright by The Regents of the University of California. This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. |
| record source | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu:80/record=b11234312~S1 |
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| title | Frederic G. Melcher-Robert Frost Collection, Accession #13024 |
| repository | University of Virginia Library |
| description | This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Frederic G. Melcher, editor of The Publishers' Weekly, particularly those dealing with his collection of materials concerning Robert Frost, but also his relationships to other writers, publishers, and others of the book world. Frederic G. Melcher maintained a warm friendship with Robert Frost throughout his life and this relationship is reflected in the correspondence between the two men. These papers, 1865-1963, include correspondence, printed ephemera, news clippings, photographs, manuscripts, etc., ca. 1,375 items (6 Hollinger boxes, 2.5 linear feet). Most of the correspondence in series five is addressed to Melcher; when it is not addressed to Melcher either personally or as editor of The Publishers' Weekly, the recipient is noted in the guide. Many of the letters in this section were generated by responses to the invitation to a dinner celebrating Robert Frost's 50th birthday; by Melcher's invitation to various authors or other individuals to come and speak at Montclair, New Jersey; or to answer Melcher's 1934 question for The Publishers' Weekly concerning recommendations for essential reading in the coming year. Biographical/Historical Information Frederic Gershom Melcher (1879-1963) was born in Malden, Massachusetts, and died on March 9, 1963, only a short while after his friend, Robert Frost. Melcher's influence in the world of books was notable, having worked as a publisher and editor for more than a half century; a bookseller at Charles E. Lauriat Company of Boston and W.K. Stewart Company, Indianapolis, Indiana (1913-1918), for almost a quarter of a century; becoming co-editor of The Publishers' Weekly in 1918, and chairman of R.R. Bowker & Company in 1958. Melcher contributed to the promotion of good literature for children by helping develop Children's Book Week (1919), establishing the John Newbery Medal (1921) for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children, and establishing the Caldecott Medal, for the best American picture book for children (1937). |
| extent | ca. 1375 items. |
| formats | Business Papers Personal Papers Clippings Correspondence Ephemera |
| access | There are no restrictions. |
| record link | http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/uva-sc/vivadoc.pl?file=viu00607.xml |
| record source | http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/ |
| finding aid | See repository and online guide |
| acquisition information | The papers consisting of Robert Frost items were purchased by the University of Virginia Library from Sue A.W. Melcher, Appleton, Wisconsin, on March 31, 2004. The additional related Melcher material was given to the University of Virginia Library by Sue A.W. Melcher, Appleton, Wisconsin, on May 28, 2004. |
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| title | Grabhorn Press ephemera, 1911-1971. |
| repository | University of California, Berkeley |
| description | Contains cards, invitations, advertisements, prospectuses, price lists, announcements, keepsakes, catalogs, proofs, broadsides, programs, menus, labels, poems, greeting cards, Christmas cards, stationery, and letterhead. Includes ephemera printed for Almaden Vineyards, the Bohemian Club, the Book Club of California, the Roxburghe Club, and other organizations and individuals. Biographical and Historical Note Robert (1900-1973) and Edwin (1889-1968) Grabhorn, from Indiana, began printing in 1911 in Seattle, later moved to Indianapolis, and established the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco in 1920. It soon became internationally known for fine craftsmanship, beautiful design work, and the publication of rare western Americana often from Edwin Grabhorn's personal collection. Following Edwin's death, Robert formed a partnership with Andrew Hoyem known as Grabhorn-Hoyem. Robert's wife Jane (1911-1973), a witty author, was co-owner with William M. Smith of the Colt Press, and operated her own Press, the Jumbo Press, within the walls of the Grabhorn Press. The Bibliography of the Press appeared in three volumes (1940, 1957, 1977). Related collections: Grabhorn Press records, 1917-1973, BANC MSS 73/109 c; Grabhorn Press materials, 1933-1979, BANC MSS 87/42 c. Call No. TYP Z239.3.G7 nos. 1-12; Bancroft Reference Z239.3.G7 Index |
| extent | 3.6 linear ft |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu:80/record=b10413219~S1 |
| finding aid | Finding aid available, shelved under call number: REF Z239.3 G7 Index. |
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| title | Dudley Wright Knox papers |
| repository | Library of Congress |
| description | Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection. Correspondence, subject files, speeches, articles, book file, printed matter, newspaper clippings, and other material relating to Knox's activities as director of the U.S. Office of Naval Records and Library (1921-1946), as secretary of the Naval Historical Foundation (1926-1946), and as an author of books and articles on naval affairs. The papers document Knox's views on international naval limitation conferences, naval aviation, the revival of a strong merchant marine, naval readiness, relations with East Asia, foreign trade, and national defense. Includes typescripts and letters, reviews, and clippings relating to Knox's book, A History of the United States Navy (1936). Also includes photocopies of correspondence, memoranda, and other documents pertaining to efforts by Knox and President Franklin D. Roosevelt to publish naval records concerning American wars. Chief correspondent is Thomas Goddard Frothingham. Other correspondents include J. H. Adams, John V. Babcock, Earle Henry Balch, Harry Alexander Baldridge, Hanson Weightman Baldwin, James Phinney Baxter, Charles Bittinger, Wilson Brown, Howard G. Brownson, Willard H. Brownson, Raymond Leslie Buell, Charles Perry Burt, Kenneth G. Castleman, Bennett Cerf, William Bell Clark, Wat Tyler Cluverius, George P. Colvocoresses, Albert Lyman Cox, Leonard M. Cox, Thomas T. Craven, Josephus Daniels, Ralph E. Davis, Harvey A. DeWeerd, Philip Robert Dillon, Ralph Earle, Edwin A. Falk, Guy Stanton Ford, George Edmund Foss, Julius Augustus Furer, William Howard Gardiner, Charles E. Gilpin, Harpur Allen Gosnell, Edwin E. Grabhorn, Fitzhugh Green, Kent Roberts Greenfield, F. Griffith, John George Hartwig, Jan Hasbrouck, N. A. Helmer, Roy Hoffman, James J. Hogan, Franklin Henry Hooper, Alfred G. Howe, Hiram Johnson, Ira Rich Kent, John Knox, Warren B. Koehler, William Chauncey Langdon, Robert J. LaPorte, Henry Cabot Lodge, Stanford E. Moses, Orson D. Mumm, R. E. Pope, Charles N. Robinson, William Sowden Simms, Edward E. Spafford, J. D. Springer, Harold R. Stark, and Lewis L. Strauss. |
| extent | 9 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Subject Files Printed Materials Clippings Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009197 |
| record source | http://lccn.loc.gov/mm70050070 |
| finding aid | Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division and on Internet. |
| acquisition information | Deposit, Naval Historical Foundation, 1953-1981. Converted to gift, 1998. |
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| title | Recollections of the Grabhorn Press : oral history transcript / Edwin Grabhorn ; tape recorded interview conducted by Ruth Teiser in 1967. Regional Oral History Office, the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1968 : and related material, 1967-1968. |
| repository | University of California, Berkeley |
| description | Early career in printing; move to San Francisco and establishment of the Grabhorn Press; printing anecdotes; views on other printers; collecting California and Japanese prints. Bound with this: Comments on Some Bay Area Fine Printers by Francis P. Farquhar (Apr. 1, 1968). Transcript of tape-recording about Grabhorn, Charles A. Murdock, the Taylor brothers, John Henry Nash, Samuel T. Farquhar and University of California Press, Lawton Kennedy, etc. [26 l.]. Photographs inserted. Photographs inserted. Notes: Phonotape also available Call No. BANC CD 148:1-5 BANC MSS 69/131 c Phonotape 3264 C:1-5 Phonotape 500 B |
| extent | 85 leaves |
| formats | Transcript Online Transcript Photographs |
| access | Copyright by The Regents of the University of California. This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. |
| record link | http://nma.berkeley.edu/ark:/28722/bk0005z1h0x |
| record source | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu:80/record=b11234157~S1 |
| finding aid | Transcript available online. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:45 |
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| title | Edwin and Irma Grabhorn collection of California letters, 1858-1876. |
| repository | University of California, Berkeley |
| description | Contains letters from various writers in California. Other groups of letters from the Grabhorns collection can be found by searching under Irma Grabhorn-Engel or Edwin Grabhorn. Language In English with 1 letter in German. Call No. BANC MSS 2006/231 |
| extent | 1 v. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu:80/record=b10103990~S1 |
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| title | Account book for San Francisco rental properties : ms., 1863-1865. |
| repository | University of California, Berkeley |
| description | Record of money received for rentals. Call No. BANC MSS 70/152 c |
| extent | 1 v. ; 22 cm. |
| formats | Financial Records |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu:80/record=b11228466~S1 |
| acquisition information | From the Edwin Grabhorn Collection. |
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| title | Alfred A. Cohen correspondence, 1871-1884 (bulk 1884). |
| repository | University of California, Berkeley |
| description | Contains letters and telegrams from Hall McCallister and other business associates. Also includes legal notes. Biography Alfred A. Cohen was an attorney in San Francisco and is the namesake of Cohen St. Call No. BANC MSS 2006/230 |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu:80/record=b10103989~S1 |
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| title | William Henry Knight papers, 1855-1889. |
| repository | University of California, Berkeley |
| description | Contains business and family correspondence. Business correspondence includes letters from John Conness and Adolphus W. Greely and receipts to A. Cohn & Co. Family letters prior to 1859 describe his work installing telegraph lines for the railroad in the Midwest, and life in Lansing, Michigan. Later family letters relate experiences on overland journeys to California from St. Joseph, 1859, with comments on the Pike's Peak hoax, Salt Lake City, Brigham Young, Mormonism and polygamy; arrival in San Francisco at the time of the Broderick-Terry duel; work for H.H. and A.L. Bancroft; acquaintance with Thomas Starr King, William A. Scott, John Swett and others; the 1868 earthquake; and ventures into politics. Also includes clippings and ephemera. Cite As: Preferred citation: William Henry Knight papers, 1855-1899, BANC MSS 76/116, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Additional Forms Letter, 1868 October 25: also available in digital format: accessible through Online Archive of California. Call No. BANC MSS 76/116 c |
| extent | box 1 |
| formats | Business Papers Personal Papers Correspondence Financial Records Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu:80/record=b11005483~S1 |
| finding aid | Collection re-processed at folder level in 2006. |
| acquisition information | Partially from the Thomas W. Norris Collection. |
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| title | Grabhorn Press Records, 1917-1973 |
| repository | University of California, Berkeley |
| description | The records of Grabhorn Press, 1917-1973, consist of correspondence and project files relating mainly to works printed by the press, along with extensive business and financial records, and a few miscellaneous papers. The Grabhorn Press was founded in 1920 in San Francisco, California, by Edwin and Robert Grabhorn. Their 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. Project files kept by the Grabhorn Press include manuscripts, illustrations, galleys, and various incomplete segments and trial pieces of many of the Press' works. These are listed by author and/or title, and include the citation number from the Grabhorn Press Bibliography. Miscellaneous Papers contains awards and clippings the Grabhorns kept about the press. Business and financial records represent the greatest bulk within the collection, and consist of bank statements, check stubs, accounts for the purchase of papers, ink, and other printing supplies, order and sales statements, with some miscellaneous business, tax, and insurance records. Biography Robert (1900-1973) and Edwin (1889-1968) Grabhorn, from Indiana, began printing in 1911 in Seattle, later moved to Indianapolis, and established the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco in 1920. It soon became internationally known for fine craftsmanship, beautiful design work, and the publication of rare western Americana, often from Edwin Grabhorn's personal collection. Following Edwin's death, Robert formed a partnership with Andrew Hoyem known as Grabhorn-Hoyem. Robert's wife Jane (1911-1973), a witty author, was co-owner with William M. Smith of the Colt Press, and operated her own Press, the Jumbo Press, within the walls of the Grabhorn Press. The Bibliography of the Press appeared in three volumes (1940, 1957, 1977) Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Grabhorn Press Records, BANC MSS 73/109 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Collection Number: BANC MSS 73/109 c Related Collections: Oral history transcripts: Jane Grabhorn: The Colt Press, Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS C-D 4102 Edwin E. Grabhorn: Recollections of the Grabhorn Press, Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 69/131 c Robert Grabhorn: Fine Printing and the Grabhorn Press, Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 69/121 c Materials Cataloged Separately: Photographs have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library. Typographical ephemera and printed works have been removed and cataloged separately. Grabhorn Press records, 1917-1973, BANC MSS 73/109 c; Grabhorn Press materials, 1933-1979, BANC MSS 87/42 c. |
| extent | ca. 11 linear ft. |
| formats | Business Papers Personal Papers Correspondence Financial Records Legal Papers |
| access | Collection is open for research. Previously restricted access to 2 volumes of Casebooks, 1932-1934, included in Series 4: Business and Financial Records, was lifted in 1995. |
| record source | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu:80/record=b10413219~S1 |
| finding aid | Finding aid available, shelved under call number: REF Z239.3 G7 Index |
| acquisition information | The greater part of this collection of records of the Grabhorn Press was given by Mrs. Edwin Grabhorn, over a period of years from 1969 to 1973, first to the General Library's Rare Books and Special Collections Department, and later to The Bancroft Library. Some additional material was purchased from Mrs. Grabhorn in August 1973 and a few items were also contributed by Oscar Lewis, Roger Levenson, and Sherwood Grover. Further additions were received as part of the Heller Bequest in 1988. |
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| title | Portraits of Edwin and Robert Grabhorn [graphic] 1937. |
| repository | University of California, Berkeley |
| description | 6 photographic prints. Note Photographed by Marjory Bridge Farquhar. Location Bancroft Call No. BANC PIC 1970.014--POR |
| extent | 6 items |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu:80/record=b16225332~S1 |
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| title | California Biography Collection 1827-2001 |
| repository | California Historical Society |
| description | Consists of ephemeral items relating to people widely known and relatively unknown in California. The individuals and families represented include: pioneers and settlers; professionals, including teachers, doctors, scientists, lawyers and judges; bankers and merchants; political and cultural figures, including labor leaders, performers and artists; farmers and ranchers; religious leaders; craftspeople; volunteers; and employees of city agencies and non-profit organizations. Contains mostly newspaper obituaries, but also includes: handwritten biographical documents, invitations, wedding announcements, family reunion newsletters, genealogy forms, family trees, memorials, political speeches, campaign material, correspondence, and newspaper and magazine clippings. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], [File name], California Biography Collection, California Historical Society. |
| extent | 40 Linear feet |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Collection is open for research. |
| record source | http://www.oac.cdlib.org/data/13030/xk/kt8199s2xk/files/kt8199s2xk.pdf |
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| title | A catalog of rare books & manuscripts including general literature -- Americana and a superb selection of fine press books recently acquired from the library of a well-known collector offered for sale by the Caveat Book Shop, 450 1/2 Sutter Street, San Francisco |
| repository | California State Library |
| description | bibliographical detail: Francis P. Farquhar. course in correct cataloging, or notes to the neophyte / compiled and arranged by David Magee. Library brought together because of David Magee's role in both productions. A catalog for rare books: "April 1, 1496, Catalog no. 1"--Cover. "Typography & mutilations by Edwidn & Robert Grabhorn. 250 copies. First issue. First edition"--p. [3] of cover. Course in correct cataloging: "75 copies. Specially imprinted for the friends of David Magee and Lawton Kennedy"--Colphon. Location California Hist. Room (CALIF) ; Stacks ; Z1024 .F37 1946 In Library Use Only Local Call Number Z1024.F37 1946 |
| extent | 1 vol. |
| formats | Printed Materials |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://catalog.library.ca.gov/ |
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| title | Julius S. Held papers, 1918-1999. |
| repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | The material provides a broad and detailed study of Held's professional life, his scholarly development, and his working methods. A major portion comprises scholarly correspondence with other art historians, including numerous prominent American and European scholars as well as young colleagues and post-graduate students. Also present is professional correspondence with art dealers, auction houses, museums, and publishing firms, and a large body of occasional correspondence with private collectors. Letters by Held are particularly valuable for their frank assessments of art objects. Included is material documenting Held's research for essays, reviews and articles, his many teaching and lecturing activities, as well as his involvement as an art expert in legal cases. The archive also contains extensive travel notes. A distinct group of material details Held's role in building the collection of Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico. A very large portion of the archive consists of study photographs and other visual documentation of artwork by Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens, Rembrandt, and a vast number of other artists, mainly Dutch and Flemish from the 15th to 18th centuries. Bio./Hist. Note: The American art historian Julius Samuel Held (1905-2002) was renowned for his scholarship in 16th- and 17th-century Dutch and Flemish art, and an authority on the works of Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, and Rembrandt. Educated in pre-war Germany, Held emigrated in 1934 to the United States where he pursued an academic career at Barnard College, Columbia University. Held also lectured and taught at other colleges and art institutions in the United States. |
| extent | 70 linear ft. (168 boxes) + ADDS (30 boxes) |
| formats | Correspondence Research Files Writings Photographs |
| access | Open for use by qualified researchers. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa990056 |
| record source | https://primo.getty.edu/permalink/f/19q6gmb/GETTY_ALMA21128935310001551 |
| finding aid | Online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | Acquired by the repository in 1999 from Julius Held. Some letters and Held's library list were received in 2003 from Held's family. Seven boxes of Held material were received from the National Gallery in late 2004. |
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| title | Edwin H. Carpenter Collection on Hand Presses, 1940-1988 |
| repository | University of California, Los Angeles |
| description | This collection contains items collected by Edwin H. Carpenter about hand printing presses located primarily in California intended to be used to create a list or census of hand presses. Correspondence, photographs, and press information originate from many of those of the California press and printing community. Collection number: MS.1995.003 Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Edwin H. Carpenter Collection on Hand Presses, MS.1995.003, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles. |
| extent | 1.4 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs Ephemera |
| access | Collection is open for research |
| record source | http://ucla.worldcat.org |
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| title | Photographers' Collection, 1863- |
| repository | University of California, Los Angeles |
| description | Collection consists of original photographs and negatives of various 19th and 20th century photographers covering a broad range of subjects and includes portraits, landscapes, panoramic views, cityscapes and buildings from various geographic locations and photographs from various historical periods. Biography The collection contains photographs from the 19th and 20th century covering a broad range of subjects from various geographical locations and historical periods. Collection number: 98 |
| extent | 3.0 linear ft |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | PORTIONS OF THIS COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access. Portions of collection are held at the Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections. Photographs may not be photocopied. Florence Yoch garden view slides available on copy slides in Charles E. Young Research Library Deptartment of Special Collections. Originals not available for consultation due to fragile condition. |
| record source | http://ucla.worldcat.org |
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| title | Dawson's Book Shop Records, 1910-1950 |
| repository | University of California, Los Angeles |
| description | Ernest Dawson founded Dawson's Book Shop in Los Angeles, California, in 1905 at 713 South Broadway. Dawson specialized in rare books and went on buying expeditions in Europe and at book auctions in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York. The store also published small editions of books related to western America and the history of books. The collection consists of the personal correspondence of the Ernest and Thomas Dawson families, and the business correspondence, catalogs, invoices, and ledgers of Ernest, Glen, and Muir Dawson and Dawson's Book Shop. Collection number: 117 |
| extent | 21.5 linear ft |
| formats | Business Papers Financial Records Correspondence Printed Materials Printed Materials |
| access | Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. |
| record source | http://ucla.worldcat.org |
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| title | Artist File: Grabhorn, Edwin and Grabhorn, Irma Engel (painter) wife of Edward Grabhorn |
| repository | San Francisco Public Library |
| description | Newspaper Clipping Files |
| extent | Artist File |
| formats | Artist Files Clippings |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000021201&letter=g |
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| title | Western American Book collection 1928-1929. |
| repository | Denver Public Library |
| description | Began the Grabhorn Press in 1920 in San Francisco. Printed ephemera, later designed and printed books for direct sale and commission. Record of the Western Americana book collection purchased by Edwin and Marjorie Grabhorn, San Francisco 1928-1929. Beginning of volume contains book purchases made by "D.G.S." 1855-1865. |
| extent | 1 vol. |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Open to qualified researchers. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| acquisition information | Purchase 1993 |
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| title | William Clark correspondence, 1886-1890 |
| repository | University of California, Berkeley |
| description | Contains letters from his father, mother and sibilings was well as a few letters from other family members and friends written to him from mostly San Francisco, Calif. while he was in Chicago, Ill. Other authors: Grabhorn, Edwin E. asn CU-BANC Grabhorn-Engel, Irma. asn CU-BANC Location Bancroft Call Number BANC MSS 2006/229 |
| extent | 4 folders. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu:80/record=b11418388~S1 |
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| title | Joseph Pownall family papers, 1857-1905 (bulk 1876-1895). |
| repository | University of California, Berkeley |
| description | Contains correspondence, receipts and biographical information. Correspondence is primarily between Joseph Pownall and his wife Mary C. Pownall with their children Joseph B. Pownall (Benny) and Lucy Pownall Senger (Daisy). Correspondence also includes letters from Leonidas B. Benchley, John Bensley and F.H. Waterman, relating to the Tuolumne County Water Company. Biographical and Historical Note Joseph Pownall, from Hackettstown County, New Jersey, was trained as a physician in New York City. After living in several locations in the southeast U.S., he traveled overland to California in 1849 to search for gold. In 1852 he aquired an interest in the Tuolumne Water Company. In 1857 he married Mary C. Newell and they had two children: Jospeh B. (Benny) and Lucy A. H. (Daisy). Preferred citation: Joseph Pownall family papers, BANC MSS 70/149, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Location Related collection: Papers of Joseph Pownall, 1840-1926, located at the Huntington Library. |
| extent | .2 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu:80/record=b11228468~S1 |
| acquisition information | Bancroft BANC MSS 70/149 c: From Edwin and Irma Grabhorn estate. CU-BANC Bancroft BANC MSS C-B 682 [no longer in use]: Forms part of the Thomas W. Norris Collection. CU-BANC |
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| title | Albert Israel Elkus Papers, 1893-1976 |
| repository | University of California, Berkeley |
| description | The collection consists primarily of correspondence files containing letters and related material documenting Elkus' career as an educator and a leader in the music and arts community of his time, in particular that of the San Francisco Bay Area. The collection also contains significant material pertaining to Cornel Lengyel, internationally known author and long-time personal friend of Elkus. Lesser amounts of other material related to Elkus' career, including some material on the University of California loyalty oath controversy, and scrapbooks and other memorabilia relating to the Elkus family, including his wife, Elizabeth Britton Elkus, and his father, Albert Elkus Sr., are found here as well. Collection Number: BANC MSS 82/16 c |
| extent | ca 3.5 linear ft. |
| formats | Business Papers Personal Papers Correspondence Ephemera |
| access | Collection is open for research. |
| record source | http://www.oac.cdlib.org |
| acquisition information | Gift of Mrs. Albert (Elizabeth) Elkus, August 11, 1981. One additonal letter was given by Jonathan Elkus on July 16, 1991, and additonal material was transferred to The Bancroft Libary from the Music Library by Judy Tsou in March 1993. |
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