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Inclusive Cataloging & Description at the Clark
The Clark Library is committed to inclusive and ethical description practices, and is an active partner in the wider UCLA Library's work in this area.
For more information, see the Clark's 2020 statement on cataloging and the UCLA Library's page on Ethical Description.
Clark Library Collections
The Clark Library collects primary source material, reference works and ephemera that further the study and research of the arts of the book: typography, papermaking, printing craft, bookbinding, calligraphy and other associated arts. These sources help situate much of the fine press and artists' books within their several contexts.
Beginning with the first known manual of Western printing (Joseph Moxon's Mechanick Exercises, or, The Doctrine of Handy-works of 1683) through late editions of press manuals (Paul Moxon's Vandercook Presses: Maintenance, History and Resources 3rd edition, 2019), the Clark Library has strong holdings in works on printing, publishers, and publishing, including their histories and biographies. Type specimens ranging from the 1766 edition of Fournier's Manuel Typographique to multiple editions of ATF specimen books are also available. We have full, or nearly full, runs of The Matrix, Fine Print, Parenthesis, Printing History, and other journals.
We collect selective examples of objects that can be shown during classes or used for individual study. These include movable type, linotype, lithography stones, composing sticks, type cases, table-top printing presses, decorative paper samples, and other related materials. Please contact the library directly if you are interested in consulting these materials.
How to Search for these Materials:
Individual titles by and about these writers, artists, printers, presses, and corresponding topics can be found in UC Library Search. By starting with Advanced Search and initally limiting the scope to "UCLA Library Catalog (excluding articles)," the search can be refined to authors and subjects.
Suggested subject headings:
"Printing--[State or country]--[City]--History." For example, "Printing--California--Los Angeles--History"
"Type and type-founding--[State or country]--Specimens." For example, "Type and type-founding--England--Specimens"
For archival collections, consult the Online Archive of California (OAC) and select the finding aid from the alphabetical list of holdings.