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11. Interview of Margaret Winkler

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
1.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This interview series consists of interviews with five individuals who were involved in the history of the Westwood Book Store. The interviews discuss the store’s role in Westwood Village, its relationship to UCLA, and the issues involved in the day-to-day operation of a retail bookshop.
Biographical Note:
Employee at the Westwood Book Store.

12. Interview of Vance Gerry

Topic:
Film and Television
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
6.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Animator for Walt Disney Studios and owner of Weather Bird Press, a printing company.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. Interview of Lawrence Clark Powell (1973)

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
UCLA Faculty
UCLA Librarians
Length:
16 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Librarian, author, and bibliographer. UCLA university librarian and dean of the UCLA School of Library Service.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. Interview of Wilbur J. Smith

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Books and Fine Printing
UCLA Librarians
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Head of the UCLA Library's Department of Special Collections.

20. 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.