{"id":1315,"date":"2014-07-04T14:03:17","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T21:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/?p=1315"},"modified":"2014-07-04T14:08:33","modified_gmt":"2014-07-04T21:08:33","slug":"obscura-society-la-rare-books-galore-at-the-william-andrews-clark-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2014\/07\/04\/obscura-society-la-rare-books-galore-at-the-william-andrews-clark-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Obscura Society LA: Rare Books Galore at the William Andrews Clark Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2014\/07\/04\/obscura-society-la-rare-books-galore-at-the-william-andrews-clark-library\/clarklibrary_header\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ClarkLibrary_Header.jpg?fit=684%2C74&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"684,74\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ClarkLibrary_Header\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ClarkLibrary_Header.jpg?fit=684%2C74&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1318 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ClarkLibrary_Header.jpg?resize=684%2C74&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ClarkLibrary_Header\" width=\"684\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ClarkLibrary_Header.jpg?w=684&amp;ssl=1 684w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/ClarkLibrary_Header.jpg?resize=300%2C32&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/events\/obscura-society-la-the-william-clark-library\" target=\"_blank\">Obscura Society LA<\/a> and Field Agent Robert Hemedes have organized a private, docent led tour of one of my favorite literary treasures in southern California \u2013 the William Andrews Clark Library. As I wrote in my <a href=\"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/2010\/11\/18\/discovering-the-william-andrews-clark-library-a-genuine-la-treasure\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog post<\/a> about the library back in October of 2010, \u201cthe library is managed by UCLA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.c1718cs.ucla.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies<\/a>\u00a0and is home to approximately 110,000 rare books, manuscripts and other documents comprising four core collections, including\u00a0English literature and history (1641 \u2013 1800), Oscar Wilde, fine printing and the history of Montana and the West.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a bibliophile, a lover of historic buildings, or a LA history buff, you won\u2019t want to miss this tour. I think you\u2019ll be as captivated as I was when I first visited this little known gem in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1324\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2014\/07\/04\/obscura-society-la-rare-books-galore-at-the-william-andrews-clark-library\/atlasobscura_logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AtlasObscura_logo.jpg?fit=129%2C112&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"129,112\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AtlasObscura_logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AtlasObscura_logo.jpg?fit=129%2C112&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1324 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/AtlasObscura_logo.jpg?resize=129%2C112&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AtlasObscura_logo\" width=\"129\" height=\"112\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: July 8, 2014 from 10 am to noon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong>: 2520 Cimarron Street , Los Angeles , 90018<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets<\/strong>: Available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/events\/obscura-society-la-the-william-clark-library\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Information<\/strong>: To get a sense of what\u00a0the William Andrews Clark Library is like prior to the tour, read my previous post <a href=\"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/2010\/11\/18\/discovering-the-william-andrews-clark-library-a-genuine-la-treasure\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obscura Society LA and Field Agent Robert Hemedes have organized a private, docent led tour of one of my favorite literary treasures in southern California \u2013 the William Andrews Clark Library. 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