Richard J. Hoffman print collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of printer Richard J. Hoffman's (1912-1989) personal collection of printed books and printmaking books. These books cover subjects such as lithography, typography, and printmaking. Hoffman was a printer and professor of printmaking and graphic arts in Los Angeles.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1920s-1980s
Creator
- Hoffman, Richard J. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Richard J. Hoffman (1912-1989) was a printer, printmaking and grpahic design professor, and an active memeber of many printmaking associations and clubs. He was a Master's student at the University of Southern California. Hoffman taught at Los Angeles City College and CSU Los Angeles. He had his own printing office where he wrote, designed, and printed many of his own books. It is estimated that Hoffman printed some 50,000 items over his lifetime.
Extent
61.5 Linear Feet (43 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of printer Richard J. Hoffman's (1912-1989) personal collection of printed books and printmaking books. These books cover subjects such as lithography, typography, and printmaking. Hoffman was a printer and professor of printmaking and graphic arts in Los Angeles.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Hoffman, Richard J. -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Richard J. Hoffman print collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 January
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu