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Box 9

 Container

Contains 44 Results:

"Transparent Proofs from Type Forms: Government Printing Office Process", n.d.

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 4, item: 9
Identifier: Item 9
Scope and Contents

"GPO Research and Engineering council of The Graphic Arts Inductry, Inc., Compoistion Series No. 3"

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: n.d.

Oral History of Richard J. Hoffman, 1982

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 6
Identifier: Folder 6
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1982

CD of Tape #1, Side A, 1982

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 6, item: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1982

CD of Tape #2, Side A, 1982

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 6, item: 2
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1982

"Type Order Form: American Type Founders Sales Corporation" and "Space and Quads Order Form", n.d.

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 4, item: 10
Identifier: Item 10
Scope and Contents

blank form

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: n.d.

"The Cronite Co.", 1948 July 16

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 4, item: 11
Identifier: Item 11
Scope and Contents

Invoice for modern die stamping press for Myer & Myer Eng. Co.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1948 July 16

"Printer's Hat at Green Dolphon Press", 1999 March 13

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 4, item: 12
Identifier: Item 12
Scope and Contents

Instructions on how to make a paper printer's hat, with illustrations. "Courtesy of Eyre & Spotiswoode, Ltd." 3 pages

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1999 March 13

CD of Tape #2 Side B, 1982 April 14

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 6, item: 3
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1982 April 14

CD of Tape #3 Side A, 1982 April 20

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 6, item: 4
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1982 April 20

CD of Tape #3 Side B

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 6, item: 5
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents

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"

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1982