The collection is divided into fifteen series: Keepsakes, Broadsides, Chapbooks and Pamphlets, Illustrations, Prints, and Photographs, Brochures and Leaflets, Correspondence, Cards and Invitations, Menus and Programs, Bookmarks, Periodicals and Newsletters, Catalogs, Printing Artifacts, Framed Items, and Miniatures. Materials come from not only Regis Graden's Nut Quad Press, but also the Grabhorn Press, Grabhorn-Hoyem, Arion Press, Clinker Press, John Henry Nash, Blackwood Press, Black Vine Press, Año Nuevo Press, Lone Goose Press, Quail Hill Press, Sagebrush Press, Pequeño Press, Hill and Dale Press, Anchor & Acorn Press, and many others.

The Keepsakes series consists of various formats including leaflets, chapbooks, and broadsides printed to commemorate events such as joint meetings of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs, and other special occasions.

The Broadsides series consists of posters printed to advertise events, as well as for artistic purposes, many printed letterpress.

The series of Chapbooks and Pamphlets includes chapbooks and shorter pamphlets printed by various presses. Subjects include poetry, speeches reprinted as booklets, and various other topics that have been printed and bound in a paper cover.

Illustrations, Prints, and Photographs is a small series of mainly engraving prints done by fine presses, including four original John De Pol wood engravings, a highlight of the collection.

Brochures and Leaflets includes leaflets printed at fine presses to announce upcoming publications, leaflets printed by paper and type companies to advertise their wares, as as well as brochures and guides from museums. Correspondence includes letters from May Morris and the Luther Burbank Society.

Cards and Invitations includes invitations to private sales, holiday greetings from different presses, invitations to presentations, and postcards. The subseries for The Book Club of California and the Zamorano Club are arranged chronologically.

Menus and Programs contains the the beautifully printed programs and menus created for the meetings of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs, American Printing History Association meetings, and other celebrations.

Bookmarks is a small series, of letterpress bookmarks, primarily produced by Andre Chaves at the Clinker Press.

Periodicals and Newsletters is divided into three subseries. The first containing periodicals, the second newsletters from presses and associations, and the third consisting of clippings from newspapers and signatures from bound periodicals, as well as incunabula… for some reason.

Catalogs are arranged into three subseries, each with catalogs of different types. The first consists of catalogs from sales, presses, and exhibitions. The second consists of directories, listing fine presses and contact information for members of the American Printing History Association, and the third subseries includes catalogs of type specimens in the form of both books and single sheets.

Printing Artifacts is broken down into two subseries, the first consisting of printed industry materials such as instructional manuals, and the second subseries consisting of items used in the physical process of printing such as moveable type.

Miscellaneous consists of only two items, the diary of Benjamin Franklin Kopf from 1912, an affidavit from 1879, and a digital recording of the oral history of printer Richard J. Hoffman.

Framed Items consists of incunabula from the mid 15th century, a leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer, a collection highlight, mounted and framed, other interesting printed items, as well as portraits of printers with their presses.

Miniatures consists of items, mostly books that under five inches, the majority were produced by Monsignor Francis J. Weber at the Junipero Serra Press, Robert E. Massmann at the Art Press, and John Lathourakis at the Tabula Rasa Press. Many were printed as keepsakes for the Miniature Book Society Grand Conclaves. Subjects range from biographies of printers, California history, and religion.

5x7 card with attached Roxburghe pin. Front: "Inaugurated 26 October 1996 to commemorate the 44th Annual Joint Meeting of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco and the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles. Presented by the Roxburghe Club Medal Committee. Co-Chairs: George Fox, Bruce Shyer, Malcolm Whyte, Sandor Burstein, Richard Coopersmith, John Lehner, Thomas Goldwasser, Arthur Lyons, Douglas Johns, Jack Stauffacher, printer." Back: "Handset and printed in Kis & Hunt types at The Greenwood Press, San Francisco. Of 150 copies, this is Number 18"

Press of the Golden Key. Chapbook. "125 COPIES have been designed and printed by Donald and Kathryn Fleming for members of the Roxburghe & Zamorano Club at their joint meeting on September 19 & 20, 1992. This keepsake is presented with the compliments of Jeremy Cole, Donald Fleming, Harry Goff, Michael Harrison, Jennifer Larson, Oscar Lewis, Vincent Lozito, David Myrick, Harold Wollenberg"

Chapbook. Stanford University Libraries "Handset in Jan van Krimpen's 'Romanee'. 1000 copies printed at the StanbrookAbbey Press, Worcester, England on W S H cream wove handmade with mould made covers by Barcham Green Ltd January 1971"

Chapbook with inserted page titled "The Edwin H. Carpenter Collection of Mexican Colonial Imprints by Norman Neuerburg" OYAEN PRESS Los Angles 1996 "A keepsake presented to the members of the Zamorano and the Roxbughe Clubs on the occasion of the October 1996beinnial joint meeting by Norman Neuerburg"

Chapbook. "These Recolecctions by C. Lauron Hooper, Goudy's first business associate, are here presented in Kennerley types and made into this booklet by A. Colish as a keepsake for visitors to Deepdene on the occasion  of the Thrity-fifth Anniversary of The Village Press, July 23, 1938"

Printed for the Joint Meeting of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs, San Francisco. Two pocket folder containing paper from the Roxburghe Hotel, a "passport" of imaginary places, and leaflet listing "destinations" offered by the "Travel Pro(se)" "Malcolm Whyte, Agent; James Wehlage, Agent" on back. with original envelope

5x8 booklet, with paper taped to front stating "Keepsake for Zamorano Club Annual June Outing, San Diego, June 26, 1993. This keepsake is presented by the 'San Diego Contingent' of the Zamorano Club and the San Diego Trust and Savings Bank. It was compiled by Ed. Davidson and Eddy Orcutt and illustreated by Miss Eunice Orcutt. This is the eleventh printing of the original edition copyrighted in 1929. It gives a brief history of San Diego from the discovery by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in September 1542 to the founding of The herald, the first weekly Newspaper in 1851, and ends with the founding of the San Diego Trust and Savings Bank in 1888. This bank, today, is San DIego's only locally owned bank. John Carson, Garth Huston, Jr., James Schibanoff, Richard B. Yale"

6x9" booklet. Copyright 1995, The Death Valley '49ers Inc. Death Valley, California 92328 "Keepsake Nnumber 35. Published for 46th Annual Death Valley '49ers Encampment, November 8 - 12, 1995, Death Valley, California" "The cover design - replica of original brochure advertising the Death Valley View Hotel at Ryan, elevation 3,000 feet, and the Furnace Creek Inn, at sea level. Brochure was printed in red and black - actual size 8 x 9" - 1927."

6x9" page with quote from Robert Heinlein, single sided. "90 copies printed for The Zamorano Club meeting on November 1, 1995. Presented by Doyce Nunis, Edward Petko and Pete Mauk" Peter's Press, Los Angeles

6x9" 4 page leaflet made from one folded page

6x7.5" chapbook, 8 unnumbered pages stapled together. "Printed by Elizabeth and Ben Lieberman, The Herity Press, Menlo Park, California, August 1957. This Keepsake has been produced as a companion piece to the facsimile reprint of Ancient Customs used in a Printing-House, from Joseph Moxon's Mechanick Exercies, 1683. Fifty copies have been printed for the companions of the Moxon Chappel. A subsequent 350 copies have been printed for the Typophiles, and another 100 copies for future use of potential new Chappels." Included with this chapbook is a hand written note stating "A Chappel is an informal organization of private-press printers. J. Ben Lieberman inaugerates a Moxon Chappel named for Joseph Moxon. Keepsake for typophiles 1957"

6x9" 8 page pamphlet of 2 folded pages stapled together. "A Semi-Keepsake for the attendees at the October 2000 Joint Meeting of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco and the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles. James Moffat Spitze, Author. Font: Garamond Antiqua... Printed October 9, 2000 in an edition of 125 signed and numbered copies of which this is copy number 88" hand numbered and signed James Spitze

6.5x9.5" 8 page leaflet made from two folded pages, unbound. "Cover: Sherwood's pressmark, Grace Hoper Press, Aptos, California" "Types: Goudy's Modern, Open; Goudy text shaded & Bodoni Caps" "1,050 Copies printed for members of The Book Club of California at the press of Arlen and Clara Louise Ohilpott. Fairfax, California."

10.5x9.5" 4 pages, sewn together with paper cover, containing fleurons. "I saw these fleurons when Lillian Marks was selling Plantin Press Paraphernalia..." "I printed this keepsake for the Roxburghe - Zamorano fiesta in San Francisco, October 2000. Allwyn O'Mara bound it."

Bound, 21 page chapbook. "Three Hundred and FIfity Copies of this book were printed for The Book CLub of California by Taylor, Nash and Taylor of San Francisco, January M D CCCC X III" Hand written note on front page: "First publication of Cub"

Chapbook, 12 pages, 5 numbered pages. Bound. "This keepsake for the 27th joint meeting of the Zamorano and Roxburghe Clubs in San Francisco, October 22 - 24, 2004, is presented by the Lady Librarians of teh Zamorano Club: Susan Allen, Getty Research institute; Lynda Claasen, University of California, San Diego; Connie Vinita Dowell, San Diego State University; Shirley Hallblade, Occidental College; Judy Harvey Sahak, The Claremont Colleges; and Laura Stalker, Huntington Library. 175 copies were designed and printed at Two hands Press by Kitty Maryatt, Director of the Scripps College Press. The cover paper, Arches Cover Buff, was printed letterpress and the interior paper, Rives Heavyweight, was printed on an Hp Laserjet 8100N; the frontispiece was printed by Creative Visual Concepts. The tyoeface is Scripps College Oldstyle Italic, originally designed by Frederic W. Goudy in 1945-47 and igitized by Summer Stone. The binding was completed by Scripps College Students Amita Patel and Emi Bennett"

Stapled chapbook of 16 numbered pages and 11 unnmbered pages. Anchor and Acorn Press. "This essay is here electrostatically reproduced and reduced to 90 percent of size... Produced in celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the establishment of Scripps College Press and the design and casting of Goudy's Scripps College Old Syle."

Bound booklet, 21 numbered pages with insert stating "Herewithin is a copy of a reprint of Taylor&Taylor's Imprint, first issued for the winter 1916-17. The production and publication of this booklet was a joint effort of Mt. Tam Press and Anchor & Acorn Press.. American Printing History Association Twenty-First Annual Conference. California Fine Printing in the Twentieth Centruy. The Henry E. Huntington Library, Gardens, and Galleries. San Marino, California. October 10 - 13, 1996" "Text composed on model 5 linotype machines using Intertype Kenntonian matrices14-976. Supplemental typesetting in handset Kennerley Monotype 268. Text paper is Mohawk Letterpress Text, produced by Mohawk Paper Mills, Cohos, New York. Inner cover is Curtis Brightwater Cover from James River Corporation, Southampton, Pennsylvania, and the wrap cover is Fabriano Ingres from Fabriano, Italy. Line engravings produced by Owosso Graphic Arts, Owosso, Michigan. Printed on a Heidelberg cylinder letterpress in black and Taylor & Taylor typebook red inks. Bound by Cardoza-James Binding Company, San Francisco, California. 300 copies pritned fro friends of Mt. Tam Press, collectors, and libraries."

Stapled booklet, 12 unnumbered pages. "A keepsake for the mmebers of the Zamorano and Roxburghe Clubs at their biennial meeting in San Francisco in 1992 and for members of the American Osler society... Earl F. Nation, M.D. "

folio leaflet. "This keepsake was printed by the Feathered Serpent for members of the Roxburghe and Zaorano clubs on the occassion of their joint meeting. October 8 and 9, 1994." 2 copies.

One folio folded sheet. "A keepsake commissioned by Roxburgher Alfred W. Newman of Vallejo. 375 copies were printed of which 125 were presented to those attending the joint Roxburghe/ Zamorano meeting in Northern California, 19-20 September 1992. Design and layout by Susan Acker and Mary McDermott at the Feathered Serpent Press, San Rafael. Printed on Strathmore Pastelle in Pacific Antuque and Hiroshige typefaces"

Single folio page. "125 numbered and handcolored copies of this keepsake, an excerpt from Valenti Angelo, the Man and the Artist, to be published by Heron House, were presented to members of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs on the occassion of their joint meeting in San Francisco, Sept. 19 and 20, 1992, by Earl Emelson and Jack Maclean. Written by Kack Maclean. Design and Layout by the Feathered Serpent Press" hand numbered 54/125. Accompanied by envelope.

One folded page. "This portion of The Song of Solomon, Chpater 2, Verses 8 thourgh 14 was designed and printed by Ashley Radcliffe in an edition of 150 copies at the Feathered Serpent Press and presented by him as a keepsake to the joint meeting of the Roxburghe and Zamorano clubs held in San Francisco, September, 1992."

4 pages from single folded sheet. "Printed on the occasion of the lecture The New Digital "Monticello" by Matthew Carter and Charles Creesy. The Grolier Club of New York. Printed letterpress from Monticello type at the Kallemeyn Press for the American Printing History Association. Text courtesy of the Papers of Thomas Jefferson Retirement Series. Compiled by Paul Romaine."

Leaflet from one folded sheet. "150 copies were printed for the 1992 joint meeting of the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles and the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Agustin V. Zamorano's demise by Msgr. Francis J. Weber"

Singel sheet folded leaflet. "Handset in Goudy's 12 pt. and display Kennerley by Elizabeth K. Lieberman, the type cast by Pat Taylor at suburban Letter Foundery, Larchmont, N.Y. Printed by Elizabeth and J. Ben Lieberman at their private Harity Press in New Rochelle, N.Y. Total press run 500 copies on text paper by Strathmore: 300 copies as a keepsake for the Fifth Annual Conerence of the American printing History Association on the subject of ephermea , on September 27, 1980, at Columbbia University, N.Y..."

Trifolded sheet containing Examples of fine Printing and Imprimatur. "Presented by William P. Wreden to members of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs on the occasion of their joint meeting, San Francisco, September, 1992. FSP"

Trifold containing print of a quote from C.S. Lewis. "One hundred twenty five copies were printed for members of the Roxburghe and Zamorano clubs on the occasion of their twenty-fifth joint meeting - San Francisco, 23 October, 2004. Sponsors: Sandor Burstein, Nicholas B. Clinch, Nancy Coopersmith, Richard Coopersmith, Harlan Kessel, John Lehner, Arthur Lyons, Emily Marcus, Deke Sonnichsen, Bruce Shyer, Jeffrey Thomas, Dan Volkmann, and Malcolm Whyte. Handmade paper with embedded thread by David Kimball, Magnolia Editions, Oakland. Paper co-designer: Lucia Eames. Letterpress printing by Patrick Reagh. The type is Diotima with Ariadne initials. Concieved, designed and produced by Mark Burstein."

Bound chapbook of 16 unnumbered pages. "...It was reproduced by Lester Lloyd entirely at his hobby shop in Lafayette. Hand set in Bruce Rogers' most beautiful Centaur, with display in Goudy's Hadriano, I'd like to present it as my keepsake for my friends in the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs, at their assemblage in San Firaniscio, Setpember, 1992. ...Helen Lee" Signed by Helen Lee and Lester Lloyd

Bound chaobook of 5 numbered pages. Dedication in back: "One hundred fifty copies printed as a keepsake for the biennial meeting of the Zamorano-Roxburghe Clubs in 1992. Printed for K. Garth Huston, Jr. M.D. and John C. Carson, M.D. by the Parker Press, September 1992"

Stapled pamphlet of 16 numbered pages with no cover. Colophon: "The Dreyfus manuscript was transcribed from original handwritten notes onto a floppy disk by Paul Duensing who, in turn, sent the disk to Richard Hopkins for formatting into the document you see here. Most illustrations are take from copies of slides used by John Dreyfus in his original presentation... The typeface used is Bulmer with so-called expert characters (ligatures and ranging figures)... This project is a combined keepsake prepared for the 1996 American Typecasting Fellowship Conference at Charlotte, N.C., by Paul Duensing and Rich Hopkins."

Folded page with reproduction of handbill glued inside. Penciled in note on from states this is 1 of 75, and is dtaed 01/13/59. Back of pamphlet reads "This keepsake printed in edition of 75 copies by Roger Levenson for his friends of t he Roxburghe Club. The handbill is reproduced from an original donated to the Press by John Swingle of Berkeley. The presses used are Albions, one an 1846 Hopkins & Cope, and the other an 1869 Ulmer. The types used are Comstock, Original Old Style Italic, and Oxford with a Cincinnati initial. Done for fun."

Four pages, from one folded sheet. "This keepsake was compiled for the occasion of the first public showing of this Common Press at the Eleventh California Antiquarian Book Fair in Los Angeles, February 1978. Printed by Vince Gerry: The Weather Bird Press. Drawing by Lydia Fitzpatrick"

Leaflet with glued in photograph. Back page: "This Keepsake has been prepared under the auspices of the In-Time Press, an occasional working partnership of Inclination, Time & John Borden, with design and printing by Bruce Washbish at his Anchor and Acorn Press for distribution to members of the Zamorano and Roxburghe Clubs in attendance at the 25th Biennial Joint Meeting held in San Francisco, October 13-15, 2000"