Five CDs, digitized from casette tapes. Includes photo of Hoffman at his printing press

Biographical information on Richard Hoffman, including his childhood and information about his parents

Hoffman discusses early printing experiences, the printing program at the Los Angeles Junior College, his goals for the printing program at Los Angeles State College which he set up, his diverse printing endeavors, and his printing style.

Hoffman discusses he Victor Carter Citizenship Award, conferences he attended, his travels throughout Europe, Asia and the United States, and fine printers in Southern California, including Ward Ritchie and Vance Gerry

Hoffman discusses his book design process, his approach to different design problems, different types of press machines, his health problems, the dissapearance of letterpress printing from commercial printing, and book binding in Los Angeles.

Hoffman discusses the American Type Founders, members of the Rounce and Coffin Club including Lawrence Clark Powell, Greg Anderson, Ward Ritchie, Grant Dahlstrom [phonetic], and other members. He also disccuses the Western Books Exhibition, the place of ephemera in printing, his own collection of ephemera, and describes his "printing chappel"