McManus & Morgan

Absolutely wonderful experience in the store. Beautiful selection of specialty papers, very wide variety to choose from. The gentleman in charge was very gracious in sharing the collection and helping me look through it all.
Very reasonable prices for the specialty paper, and great quality, I found exactly what I was looking for and more.
Overall, such a charming shop – I wish I could give them six stars!

Great Place! Great Service! Gary is awesome! I was looking for a place that had a stacked paper cutter to cut blank paper to the size of cash as fillers for my Halloween Props (Picture Posted).
Most places I called were charging an arm and a leg and it would’ve taken weeks. I even did a test run with Office Depot and provided a lot of cutting templates. All the «bills» weren’t the same size which didn’t look right when I wrapped it with a money band.
Gary charged me $ 40 for 8 reams of paper and he only took a few days.
Cute shop too. I would definitely come back. Gary is knows his paper too. I’m so glad that places like these are still around.

My conscience demands I write a review but in doing so, I realize I am risking giving away what I have considered my personal secret heaven. This store is so fabulous, so magical, so awe inspiring my words cannot express the experience. If you are into paper — a writer or artist — once you step inside you will never stop thinking about this find. I believe it’s a family owned business which makes this all the more endearing to me — I’ve only known Gary and he’s never failed me in any way and he cares! And remembers you — what you buy — what you like — and has the patience of a true artisan. I’ve never failed to find something new and spectacular here and with respect to large scale projects, I can always count on this store to supply the same papers I’ve grown attached to over the many years since my days at Pasadena Art. I’ve met other customers over the years and we all share this same weird loyalty and hope that not too many people find out about this place. That sentiment comes only from sheer excellence and service.

A fine establishment with a very knowledgable and helpful owner. Great prices, and lots of different types of stationary available.
Overall excellent Muggle shop, carries better parchment than that of which are found in Diagon Alley! Will visit again.

Incredible resource for paper — a paper heaven — and Gary knows it ALL!

Such a cute little shop run bus super knowledgeable guy who’s always helpful. I’ve completely made my whole wedding set from paper and envelopes bought here for way cheaper than other paper stores and definitely cheaper than having them done.

I love the atmosphere at McManus and Morgan. It’s a very special place.
They take a lot of time to help you, and the papers are beautiful. Mostly handcrafted papers, papers and envelopes for special invitations or other mail. They have a great selection of secondhand books.

There are not many stores that carry handmade paper. I was looking for natural and handmade paper for my wedding invitations and this store came highly recommend. I found beautiful paper here, made and dyed in Nepal using natural dyes. So beautiful! I also found unique envelopes here too! I will be back for all my stationary needs in the future.

I just recently found this treasure trove in the heart of the city. Great artisan paper imported from Nepal and India. This spot is a secret, well kept amongst the artisan community for approximately 90years. And it’s family owned! Inside you’ll find lots of awesome antiques books, comics, as well as charming post-​cards, thank you cards and papers to customize everything from resumes to thank-​you cards. Talk to Gary – he’s extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Support local commerce.

You’ll be hard-​put to find someone more knowledgeable about paper than Gary – and I’m not even limiting this to the Los Angeles area… I mean, ever! Although the selection in stock maybe smallish, he can research/​find/​order whatever you want including crazy esoteric papers from overseas. There’s a good reason this business has been around forever!

I cannot believe that I did not know about this gem until now. I am so happy to have a place like this in LA. It is an old charming stationery/​paper store where you can find good quality paper. I was having a hard time finding a gold liner paper for my wedding invitation envelopes and went to countless places but had no luck. Gary, the owner was sweet and knowledgeable and showed me variety options and I found the one! I also bought some nice envelopes and letter pressed thank you cards by Aardvark next door. :D

The Best Place ATP Find Any Kind Of Books New Or Used And At A Far Price and Beat Place To buy art paper of any kind and the owner is a very nice person

If you don’t have a paper fetish, step in M&M. So much paper, so many sizes, so beautiful. The store and the idea behind it, and the motivating force keeping it in business, is simply beautiful.
Etsy has just featured the shop on their blog. Link here:

It’s a tiny place, but the selection is great! SO many envelopes and cards. I was particularly interested in the wall of large sheets of specialty papers from all over the world. Apparently the owner is waiting for more product to come in so he can reorganize the wall with more/​new merchandise. I’m excited for that! Unfortunately, I was eyeballing some papers that weren’t available for sale because he needed to keep them in the store.
I didn’t realize this place is cash or check only. I was a few dollars short but the owner said that what I had was fine because some of the large sheets I got were on display for so long that there was some wear on them. Yay! They were already such good prices to begin with — WAY better than Paper Source and still a bit cheaper than Blick’s. I’m just bummed that there wasn’t a big selection of large printed papers (as opposed to textured), but maybe that’ll be a part of the new shipment coming in.
In any case, I will be coming back for my specialty paper needs!

I work for a certain chain store that considers itself a «paper store». But let me tell you that after entering this little shop (that must be less than a quarter of my store) it has put us to shame. The selection of cardstock and envelopes is unique and so well priced. I must have spent about 2 hours in here picking out one of everything. I also spoke with the man who has been running the place for 40 odd years, Gary. We had a lengthy conversation about custom printing, paper origins and styles, etc. He was excited to tell me about the product and answer all the questions I had. His vast knowledge and passion for his products is inspiring. And to think it is only a 7 minute bus ride from my street corner.
Now that I know this place exists and works with Aardvark letterpress nextdoor, I will send all my customers who are looking for specific fine papers and envelopes/​custom printing here when they ask for a recommendation. Gary showed my the various papers that could be ordered and received within days. A turnaround that is not possible with my or any corporate store.
This place is preserving the dying art of handmade artisan paper goods. I guarantee you will walk out with something if you go in. I ended buying over $ 30 worth of stuff and got such a bang for my buck, including fine paper from Nepal and an assortment of envelopes and imported cardstocks that start as low as 6 cents.
If you love crafting, stationary, or paper — THIS is the place to go. It is also cash only so be prepared or bring your check book. This is my new favourite store!

I LOVE THIS PLACE!!! Just yesterday I had been looking all over the internet, in stores by foot, spending crazy $ on gas trying to find black envelopes for my wedding invitations which is in 3 weeks!!! I tried Office Max, Office Depot, Staples, Hallmark, Party City, Craft Stores, Amazon you name it I swear I did it & no luck!!! Then I come across this place through Unilocal/​google taking my last chances this being my last phone call what do I find? Exactly what I needed!!! Even more, it was perfection!!! My black envelopes @ such short noticed GARY was there every minute, checked for me took all my calls throughout the day (I called literally like more than 10 times) he looked for me, he got them for me within that same day this little wonderful place had them in stock!!! As soon as I found out he set them aside for me w/​my name, number & ready for me to pick up right after work he even offered to stay after hrs just to my convenience in case I wouldnt make it but I did!!! I got there & sure enough small place but w/​EVERYTHING you koght be looking for in paper/​invitations things I hadnt seen throughout my wide search they had here, I swear I had tears of happiness in my eyes to me Gary was my angel as dramatic as it may sound. Long story short I got there he had them counted for me (300) by hand, boxed, nice & packed w/​my name & all I cant be any, ore happier/​thankful for this wonderful place just like I said to Gary this is a JEWEL in Los Angeles I swear I will be coming back here some day in the near future, who would of thought exploring out of the box would take me to this wonderful place. IT IS SO WORTH MY DRIVE, TIME, EVERYTHING!!! Thank you so much little Jewel in LA see you soon & thank god for Gary he is the best!!! More than 5 stars if I could, sorry for being so repetitive but I am just beyond happy/​excited & SATISFIED THANK YOU :”D :)))))))

This place is truly great if you’re on the hunt for interesting paper and someone to help you make a good choice. It’s a very funky place, no modern conveniences, takes cash or check only — but that said, I found him very helpful and willing to sit down and talk about what your project is and give good suggestions.
If you’re looking for beautiful, high-​quality paper, this is the place.

As advertised, fun little funky shop with an awesome selection of paper. I found some great little thank you cards, and quality hand torn paper and envelopes. As someone else mentioned, there’s a nice video about this place:
Support your local businesses folks. This place is a treasure, and might not be around that much longer.

Film Maker Ben Proudfoot made a short documentary about McManus & Morgan and their next door neighbor Aardvark Letterpress. Use the following URL to watch the short film and become acquainted with their shops in case you aren’t already familiar.

Attention for WEDDING INVITATIONS! This is THE place to come choose paper– from a hand made look to elegant precision. If you are looking for variety, they have books upon books of paper to choose from. Handmade paper, transparent, cardstock… wow, everything. I am making my invitations from them for less than $ 1 an invite (of course I am doing all the labor… but they are pretty :-). They even have pre-​cut paper, and then all sizes of envelopes for you to buy just the right size. So happy I found this place, and can’t wait to come back.