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Preliminary Guide to the Copper Canyon Press Records, 1995-2003
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Copper Canyon Press; Copper Canyon Press
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Copper Canyon Press Records
- Dates
- 1995-2003 (inclusive)19952003
- Quantity
- 47 linear feet, (47 boxes plus one oversize package.)
- Collection Number
- MS.2004.17
- Summary
- This collection consists of publishing and business records of Copper Canyon Press of Port Townsend, WA.
- Repository
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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
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of business and publishing records of the Copper Canyon Press, located in Port Townsend, WA.
Preliminary Inventory:
Container 1. Copper Canyon Press catalogs.
Boxes 2-4. Mixed contents: unlabeled manuscripts, book production files.
Box 5. Business records and book production files. Includes consortium inventories, reports, correspondence, and unlabeled materials.
Box 6. Unlabeled materials (unsolicited manuscript submissions?).
Box 8. [vacant]
Box 9. Unlabeled materials: mixed contents, including manuscripts and book production files.
Box 10. Unlabeled book production files.
Boxes 11-14. Unlabeled manuscripts and book production files.
Boxes 15-17. Book production files (most unlabeled).
Box 18. [vacant]
Box 19. Bound volumes. Some Copper Canyon Press titles (mainly uncorrected proofs), and some non-CCP.
Box 20. Book production: material samples (boards and cloth), unbound gatherings from Braided Creek by Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser.
Boxes 21-23. Unlabeled book production files.
Box 24. Unlabeled book production files and unsolicited manuscript submissions.
Box 25. Labeled business files, including planning and board materials.
Box 26. [vacant]
Box 27. Copper Canyon Press catalogs (many duplicates), and miscellaneous materials.
Boxes 28-31. Unlabeled book production files.
Box 32. Unlabeled book production files and mixed material.
Boxes 33-34. Unlabeled book production files.
Boxes 35-39. [vacant]
Box 40. Unlabeled book production files and bound uncorrected proofs.
Box 41. Mixed: unlabeled book production files, Centrum, other.
Box 42. Mixed: manuscripts, audio recordings.
Box 43. Mixed: correspondence, bound volumes (non-CCP), manuscripts (including Hamill).
Box 44. Mixed: unsolicited manuscript submissions, bound volumes (CCP and non-CCP).
Box 45. Mixed: correspondence, manuscripts, bound volumes (CCP).
Box 47. Bound volumes: CCP (many duplicates), catalogs, manuscripts.
Box 48. Mixed: unsolicited manuscript submissions, unlabeled book production files.
Box 49. [vacant]
Boxes 50-52. Unlabeled book production files.
Box 53. Catalog production files.
Boxes 54-55. [vacant]
Boxes 56-59. Sam Hamill materials.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Copper Canyon Press (CCP), a nonprofit publishing company, was founded in 1972 by Sam Hamill, poet and translator, and Holly (Tree) Swenson, book designer. They established the press to publish poetry exclusively, within the tradition of serious literary publishing.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Location of Collection
(MASC staff use) Holland 4-8-1-1.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
The Washington State University Libraries purchased this collection from the Copper Canyon Press in 2004 (MS.2004.17).
Related Materials
Copper Canyon Press Records, 1973-2006 (Cage 708).
Sam Hamill Papers, 1972-2001 (Cage 700).
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Publishers and publishing--Archives
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Copper Canyon Press (fmo)
Cheryl Gunselman
2018-11-01
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