Halloween Potluck on October 29th! RSVP via Facebook or by phone: 323-731-8529 The Sixth Annual Kenneth Karmiole Lecture on the History of the Book Trade: Bankruptcy and the Eighteenth-Century Book Trade A lecture at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library by Christine Ferdinand, Magdalen College, University of Oxford. Saturday, 6th Nov. 3:00 p.m. RSVP to…
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Third Annual Halloween Potluck!
Published: October 19, 2010We hope to see you on October 29th! RSVP via Facebook
Read MoreItem of the Week: Wilde for the Child
Published: October 18, 2010A post about Oscar Wilde’s children’s book, in honor of his birthday, which was this past Saturday, October 16th… From Library Assistant Christopher F. Bostwick Oscar Wilde is best known for his prominent role in the aesthetic arts and literature movement of the late nineteenth century in England. Wilde’s notoriety may also be credited to…
Read MoreItem of the Week: Nina Schneider!
Published: October 14, 2010It was with bittersweet feelings that the Clark Library bid adieu to Bruce Whiteman at the end of August. The dust has settled a bit and we thought it was time to let you know that the Clark’s Head Cataloger, Nina Schneider, is interim Head Librarian. Nina has been at the Clark for three years,…
Read MoreNovember & December Press Collection show-and-tells
Published: October 13, 2010The exhibit “California Publishing and the Fine Press Tradition, 1910-1970” is on display at the library until mid-December. We are scheduling two more show-and-tell dates for the afternoons November 9 and December 9, for anyone who is interested in seeing the exhibition, and some additional items from our fine press collection that did not make it…
Read MoreOctober 22nd: Mechanized Man Knows No Fancy
Published: October 12, 2010Please join us at the Clark Library on October 22nd for a talk by Jennifer Bastian, who has been working on the Eric Gill Visual Archives Project, made possible by a generous grant from the DELMAS Foundation. She will present images of the newly documented collection and discuss the process involved, as well as have…
Read MoreKarmiole Lecture: Bankruptcy and the Eighteenth-Century Book Trade
Published: October 11, 2010The Sixth Annual Kenneth Karmiole Lecture on the History of the Book Trade: Bankruptcy and the Eighteenth-Century Book Trade A lecture at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library by Christine Ferdinand, Magdalen College, University of Oxford. Saturday, 6th Nov. 3:00 p.m. Some eighteenth-century booksellers made mistakes that led to unplanned bankruptcy, despair, and even suicide,…
Read MoreBrief Landacre Press update
Published: October 7, 2010We apologize for not being very prompt in posting part 2 of our story of the Paul Landacre printing press. We have been waiting (and waiting) for official confirmation of the facts, which we thought we would have received before now. We have heard from another party affiliated with the International Printing Museum, though, who…
Read MoreItem of the Week: The Second Annex
Published: October 7, 2010The second annex is one of the most important parts of the Clark Library, but is an area few visitors will ever actually see. Part of the underground stacks, the second annex contains the majority of our rare books, manuscripts and artwork, and its doors are locked at all times. In 1968, however, when the…
Read MoreUpcoming library events…
Published: October 6, 2010More information to follow, but for now SAVE THE DATE(S)! October 22 at 3pm Mechanized Man Knows No Fancy: A Report on the Eric Gill visual archive project at the Clark Library: a talk by Jennifer Bastian -&- October 29 at 3pm The Third Annual Clark Library Halloween Party! -&- November 6 at 3pm The…
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