Fine Press Ephemera Collection, 1924-1972
Predominant Dates: 1940-1960
This artificial collection is made up of printed materials from over forty fine presses and printers. Consisting of prospectuses, broadsides, and other ephemera, this collection provides examples of the typical output of 20th century American fine presses.
ID: MSS FinePress
Extent: 0.7 cubic feet
Statement on Access: The collection is open for research.
Statement on Description: The collection was formerly cataloged under the title [Fine Press Pamphlets], Z1033 .F5 F51 McDonald.
Preferred Citation: Fine Press Ephemera Collection (MSS FinePress), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note:
The collection was created by Craig Smith of Oregon State Library. It is unknown when the collection was acquired by Oregon State University Library.
Container List
- Series 1: Ephemera, 1924-1972 Add to Shelf
- The series is comprised of letterpress printed ephemeral items, including prosopectuses, mailing inserts, broadsides, and pamphlets.
- Box-Folder 1.1: Allen Press, undated Add to Shelf
- 2 items
- Box-Folder 1.2: Anthoensen Press, 1953 Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 1.3: Bauer Type Foundry, undated Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 1.4: Book Club of California, 1946-1965 Add to Shelf
- 30 items
- Box-Folder 1.5: Bruce Rodgers, 1954 Add to Shelf
- 2 items
- Box-Folder 1.6: California Historical Society, 1954 Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 1.7: Castle Press, 1953 Add to Shelf
- 2 items
- Box-Folder 1.8: Champoeg Press, 1955 Add to Shelf
- 5 items
- Box-Folder 1.9: Columbia University Press, 1943 Add to Shelf
- 4 items
- Box-Folder 1.10: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., undated Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 1.11: Cuneo Press, Inc., undated Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 1.12: David Magee, 1965 Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 1.13: Gehenna Press, undated Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 1.14: Grabhorn Press, 1934-1937 Add to Shelf
- 6 items
- Box-Folder 1.15: Grolier Club, 1961-1963 Add to Shelf
- 3 items
- Box-Folder 1.16: Huntington Library, undated Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 1.17: Imprint Society, 1970 Add to Shelf
- 6 items
- Box-Folder 2.1: Ink-Well Press, undated Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 2.2: Institute of Historical Cartography, 1963 Add to Shelf
- 2 items
- Box-Folder 2.3: John Howell, undated Add to Shelf
- 3 items
- Box-Folder 2.4: Josef Stocker, undated Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 2.5: Lakeside Press, 1930-1958 Add to Shelf
- 5 items
- Box-Folder 2.6: Lanston Monotype Machine Co., undated Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 2.7: Lawrence Lande Foundation for Canadian Historical Research, 1965 Add to Shelf
- 2 items
- Box-Folder 2.8: Limited Editions Club, 1934-1968 Add to Shelf
- 3 items
- Box-Folder 2.9: Luther Burbank Society, undated Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 2.10: Medici Society, 1933 Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 2.11: Nonesuch Press, 1924 Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 2.12: Northland Press, 1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 2.13: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1959 Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 2.14: Plantin Press, 1955 Add to Shelf
- 2 items
- Box-Folder 2.15: Rounce & Coffin Club, 1951 Add to Shelf
- 2 items
- Box-Folder 2.16: Roxburghe Club, 1956-1960 Add to Shelf
- 2 items
- Box-Folder 2.17: Roxburghe-Zamorano Clubs, 1954-1966 Add to Shelf
- 8 items
- Box-Folder 2.18: Samuel T. Farquhar, 1935 Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 2.19: Tamalpais Press, 1972 Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 2.20: Taylor & Taylor, 1940 Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 2.21: Trianon Press, undated Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 2.22: Ward Ritchie Press, 1949 Add to Shelf
- 2 item
- Box-Folder 2.23: University of California, 1952-1959 Add to Shelf
- 2 items
- Box-Folder 2.24: Zamorano Club, 1937 Add to Shelf
- 1 item
- Box-Folder 2.25: Miscellaneous Ephemera, 1924-1955 Add to Shelf
- 11 items