Identity elements
Reference code
H_M_C_T_ VS
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Vernon Simpson Papers
Date(s)
- 1910-2001 (Creation)
Extent
10 boxes. 4 oversize folders.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Collection contains personal and professional materials related to the life and work of Vernon Milton Simpson, printer in Los Angeles, California, including his work with California Institute for the Arts.
Items in the collection are predominantly printed works, including pages and final copies of the "Red Books" specimen binders; marketing material for bicentennial posters; and the posters themselves. There is relatively little correspondence or original writings.
Books given as part of the original donation are not included in this description. They can be found cataloged in the online catalog at http://library.artcenter.edu/.