Preliminary Guide to the Confluence Press Records

Preliminary Guide to the Confluence Press Records, 1975-2005

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Confluence Press; Confluence Press
Title: Preliminary Guide to the Confluence Press Records
Dates: 1975-2005 (inclusive)
19752005
Quantity: 125 linear feet, (122 boxes plus oversize.)
Collection Number: MSSM.090
Summary: This collection consists of records of the Confluence Press, a publisher located in Lewiston, Idaho.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open and available for research use.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of records of the Confluence Press, a publisher located in Lewiston, Idaho.

Preliminary inventory:

MS.1984.13 (1975-1983): Box 1, Authors' manuscripts and correspondence; Box 2, Blues, manuscript; Box 3, Poetry Associations, Miscellaneous manuscripts, Financial records, Articles of incorporation; Boxes 4-5, Publication plates and negatives; Box 6, Financial records.

MS.1984.53 (1975-1983): Box 1, Operation files; Box 2, Aura typescript and miscellaneous flyers.

MS.1986.37 (1984-1986): Box 1, Miscellaneous negatives, artworks; Boxes 2-3, Miscellaneous paste-ups, blue lines.

MS.1987.24 (1984-1987): Box 1, Blue lines and layouts, Page proofs, Miscellaneous manuscripts, Correspondence; Box 2, Confluence re-assignment of copyright, Miscellaneous manuscripts, Correspondence, Financial records; Boxes 3-4, Correspondence, Miscellaneous manuscripts; Box 5, Artwork, Blue lines; Box 6, financial records.

MS.1988.28 (1986-1988): Box 1, Blue lines, Working and corrected miscellaneous manuscripts, Correspondence (1986-1987); Box 2, Blue lines, Working and corrected miscellaneous manuscripts, Photographs, Galleys; Box 3, Galleys, Miscellaneous manuscripts, Page proofs, Blue lines; Box 4, Correspondence (1987), Page proofs, Blue lines; Box 5 Reproductions, Miscellaneous manuscripts; Box 6, Book covers (art).

MS.1989.14 (1984-1986): Box 1, Book-cover art final, Miscellaneous LCSC stuff; Box 2, Poetry-literature related general files, Author files--correspondence, Manuscripts, Articles of incorporation (1980), Blue Moon Press (articles of incorporation), Sound tape; Financial records; Box 3, Leon Felipe book, Aura material; Box 4, Publicity and authors' files; Box 5, Miscellaneous manuscripts.

MS.1990.70 (1988-1990): Box 1, Withdrawn and rejected miscellaneous manuscripts; Box 2, Authors' files--correspondence, Miscellaneous manuscripts; Box 3, Promotion material, Miscellaneous manuscripts, authors' correspondence; Box 4, Miscellaneous manuscripts (mixed); Box 5, Miscellaneous manuscripts, Art for book cover, Reviews.

MS.1991.19 (1986-1990): Box 1, Authors' file--correspondence, Galleys, Miscellaneous manuscripts, Reviews; Box 2, Norman Mclean homage materials, Page proofs; Box 3, Wallace Stegner bibliography material, Miscellaneous manuscripts and illustrations; Box 4, Stegner material, Page proofs, corrected manuscript for Stegner bibliography book.

MS.1993.03 (1985-1992): Detailed preliminary inventory available from repository.

MS.1994.06 (1990-1993): Box 1, IMH (?) short fiction project; Norman Mclean manuscript, with corrected proofs; Box 2, Miscellaneous manuscripts, Miscellaneous offsets; Box 3, Correspondence, Miscellaneous manuscripts, Rosalie's stuff, American Northwest-Short Fiction Anthology material; Box 4, Creative writing awards material, poster; Miscellaneous correspondence, Miscellaneous manuscripts; Boxes 5-9 and 11-12, Miscellaneous manuscripts, Correspondence; Box 10, "Original" manuscripts, Miscellaneous manuscripts; Box 13, Page proofs, Miscellaneous.

MS.1995.20 (1976-1993): Box 1, Financial records, Miscellaneous manuscripts, Grants, Publicity; Box 2, Rejected manuscripts and queries; Box 3, Miscellaneous manuscripts, Correspondence; Box 4, Miscellaneous production files, Artwork; Boxes 5-7, Miscellaneous manuscripts, Correspondence, Blue Lines, Page proofs; Boxes 8-9, Rejected manuscripts and queries.

MS.1996.23 (1976-1995; "contains some Blue Moon stuff from Arizona"): Boxes 1-3, Miscellaneous manuscripts, Correspondence; Boxes 4-5, Inventory reports, Financial statements, General ledger; Box 6, "Historical files" (old inventories, etc.); Box 7, Blue lines, posters, Miscellaneous manuscripts; Box 8, Blue lines, Page proofs.

MS.1997.22 (1986-1996; 6 boxes): Detailed preliminary inventory available from repository.

MS.1997.31 (undated): Photograph of unidentified writer.

MS.1997.45 (1980-1997, 1 box): No preliminary inventory available.

MS.1999.09 (1985-1997, 6 boxes): Detailed preliminary inventory available from repository.

MS.2001.23 (1995-2000, 3 boxes): No preliminary inventory available.

MS.2003.10 (1990-2002, 7 boxes): Detailed preliminary inventory available from repository.

MS.2003.11 (1985-2003, 10 boxes): No preliminary inventory available.

MS.2003.13 (1997-2003, 6 boxes plus oversize): No preliminary inventory available.

MS.2005.03 (2005, 1 box): No preliminary inventory available.

MS.2010.10 (1988-2003, 1 box): No preliminary inventory available.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Confluence Press, a nonprofit literary publisher, was founded at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho in 1975. The founding editors were M. Keith Browning and Shirley Browning, followed by James Hepworth. The press published both new and established poets and writers, including Richard Hugo, William Stafford, and Norman Maclean.

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Restrictions on Use

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Location of Collection

(MASC staff use) MS.1984.13: 2-05-23-5; MS.1984.53: 2-14-22-3; MS.1986.37: 2-5-13-4; MS.1987.24: 2-5-6-6; MS.1988.28: 2-5-17-5; MS.1989.14: 2-4-22-6; MS.1990.70: 2-10-8-3; MS.1991.19: 2-10-17-4; MS.1993.03: 2-10-19-7; MS.1994.06: 2-6-12-5; MS.1995.20: 2-11-12-1; MS.1996.23: 2-6-13-3; MS.1997.08.1: 2-2-5-3; MS.1997.22: 2-15-19-5; MS.1997.25: 2-14-2-3; MS.1997.31: 2-6-13-3; MS.1997.45: 2-11-9-7; MS.1999.09: 2-15-23-4: MS.2001.23: 2-6-25-7; MS.2003.10: 2-16-15-1; MS.2003.11: 2-16-13-4; MS.2003.13: 2-15-25-1; MS.2005.03: 2-5-15-5; MS.2010.10: 2-5-30-6.

Processing Note

This is an unprocessed collection, received in multiple installments. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.

Processing Note

This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.

Acquisition Information

This collection was acquired by both purchase and donation in 24 separate installments between 1984 and 2010. Acquisition details for each individual accession on are file at the repository.

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