Description
This collection contains correspondence, ephemera, photographs and other materials collected by H. Richard Archer, former
bibliographer at the Clark Library, from his years at UCLA until his last position at Williams College. Many items were printed
by his personal press, the Hippogryph Press.
Background
Horace Richard Archer (generally known as H. Richard Archer) was born September 13, 1911 in New Mexico. He graduated from
Monrovia High School (1928), went on to get a library degree from Berkeley (1941), and finally received a PhD from the Graduate
Library School at the University of Chicago (1954). In 1936, he married Margaret Hanko.
Extent
5.3 Linear Feet
11 boxes
Restrictions
The Clark Library owns the property rights to its collections but does not hold the copyright to these materials and therefore
cannot grant or deny permission to use them. Researchers are responsible for determining the copyright status of any materials
they may wish to use, investigating the owner of the copyright, and obtaining permission for their intended publication or
other use. In all cases, you must cite the Clark Library as the source with the following credit line: The William Andrews
Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Availability
Collection is open for research.