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Edmund E. Simpson papers, 1700-1989
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Simpson, Edmund E.; Blackwood Press
- Title
- Edmund E. Simpson papers
- Dates
- 1700-1989 (inclusive)17001989
1970-1989 (bulk)19701989 - Quantity
- 0.42 linear feet, (2 half sized document boxes)
- Collection Number
- 1997-002
- Summary
- The Edmund E. Simpson papers contains pamphlets, broadsides, woodblock prints, and other miscellany printed by Blackwood Press, Simpson's printing press business in Placerville, California.
- Repository
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Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives
OHSU Historical Collections & Archives
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. MC:LIB
Portland, OR
97239
Telephone: 5034945587
hcaref@ohsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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There are no restrictions on access. This collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Edmund E. Simpson papers contains pamphlets, broadsides, woodblock prints, and other miscellany printed by Blackwood Press during the years circa 1970-1989. This includes original wood block prints of flowers and plants by Dr. Simpson. Also included are several pages from an unknown medical text published circa 1700-1850.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Dr. Edmund E. Simpson was born in San Francisco in 1912 and raised in Burlingame, California. After attending San Mateo Junior College and earning an A.B. in zoology from the University of California at Berkeley, he received an M.D. from McGill University in Montreal, where he studied internal medicine. Simpson practiced medicine in Sacramento from 1943 to 1969, then joined the staff at the University of California, Davis, Student Health Center in 1970. He retired in 1977, moving first to Pollack Pines, CA, then to Placerville, CA. At the time these papers were donated, he resided in Beaverton, OR. Simpson died October 6, 1990.
In 1956 Simpson bought a 6 x 10 handpress and began fine printing. He owned and operated the Blackwood Press in Placerville, CA, and was a member of the Book Club of California and the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco.
-Biography courtesy of the Special Collections Department, University of California, Davis Library (copyright restrictions may apply)
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
OHSU Historical Collections & Archives (HC&A) is the owner of the original materials and digitized images in our collections, however, the collection may contain materials for which copyright is not held. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials. Consult with HC&A to determine if we can provide permission for use.
Preferred Citation
Edward E. Simpson papers, Collection Number 1997-002, Oregon Health & Science University, Historical Collections & Archives
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | "Portfolio one: A Blackwood Press Miscellanea" - broadsides | circa 1970s |
| 1 | 2 | "A Wildflower Calendar, 1990"- woodblock prints' | circa 1989 |
| 1 | 3 | Booklets printed for joint meeting of the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles and the Roxburghe Club of San Franscisco
Includes: "An Excerpt From the Book Catalogues of Roy Vernon Sowers"(1980); "Artists & Cities" by Oscar Lewis; "A Third Spoonapropnaglisms" (1986) edited by J. Oglethorpe MacNooder; and "A Bookseller Reminisces" (1988) by Roy Vernon Sowers
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1980-1988 |
| 1 | 4 | Miscellaneous pamphlets printed by Blackwood Press | 1979-1989 |
| 1 | 5 | Miscellaneous pamphlets printed by Blackwood Press: "A Leaf From the Published Work of Nicolas Jenson, Printer, 1472" | circa 1980s |
| 1 | 6 | Miscellaneous broadsides printed by Blackwood Press | circa 1970s-1980s |
| 1 | 7 | Woodblock prints of plants and flowers | 1973-1988 |
| 1 | 8 | Removed pages from unknown book (possibly entitled "Of Wounds, In General") | circa 1700-1850 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- printing presses
Geographical Names
- Oregon
Form or Genre Terms
- ephemera (general object genre)
- woodcuts (prints)
Karen Lea Anderson Peterson and Crystal Rodgers
2012
