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2. Interview of Edwin H. Carpenter

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
7.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Western American bibliographer at the Huntington Library. Collector of hand presses of California and the western United States.

3. Interview of W. W. Robinson

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
27 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Vice-president of Title Guarantee and Trust Company. Author of works on Southern California history.

4. Interview of Alfred Ligon

Topic:
African American History
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
3.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Co-founder and owner of the Aquarian Spiritual Center and the Aquarian Bookshop, a black-owned bookstore specializing in materials relevant to African American politics and life.

5. Interview of Ward Ritchie

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
31.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Printer, book collector, and writer. Co-founder of the Rounce & Coffin Club.

6. Interview of Lynton Kistler

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
12.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Lithographer known for work with twentieth-century artists.

7. Interview of Louis Epstein

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
19.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Founder and owner of Louis Epstein's Bookshops, Argonaut Bookshop, and the Pickwick.

8. Interview of Robert G. Cowan

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Author of books on California history and owner of the LaCal Stamp Company, a philatelic business. Interviewed because of connection to Robert E. Cowan, publisher of bibliographies and works on early California history.

9. Interview of Don Winter

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
General manager of Los Angeles Type Founders, Inc., a type printing shop.

10. Interview of Grant Dahlstrom

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Typographer and founding member of the Rounce & Coffin Club.