Preliminary Guide to the Owl Creek Press Records, 1979-1995

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Owl Creek Press
Title
Preliminary Guide to the Owl Creek Press Records
Dates
1979-1995 (inclusive)
Quantity
11 Linear feet, (11 Boxes)
Collection Number
MSSM.047 (collection)
Summary
This collection contains records of Owl Creek Press from 1979 to 1995.
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Owl Creek Press was a publishing company originally established in Missoula, Montana, and formerly headquartered in Seattle, Washington. With its earliest publications in the 1970s, Owl Creek Press specialized in publishing American literature and Northwest poetry.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains records of Owl Creek Press from 1979 to 1995. The collection primarily consists of prose and poetry manuscripts, with related editorial notes and book production materials. The collection also contains correspondence, author contracts, newspaper clippings, and financial records.

Preliminary Inventory:

MS.1989.17:

Box 1: Correspondence, author contracts, manuscripts, and financial records.

Box 2: Financial records.

MS.1990.72:

Box 1: Book production materials and art work.

Box 2: Manuscripts, including editorial notes and related production materials, order forms, and newspaper clippings.

Box 3: Manuscripts, including editorial notes, and production materials.

Box 4: Correspondence, manuscripts, and artwork.

MS.1992.25:

Financial records, manuscripts, editorial notes, and production materials.

MS.1993.27:

Manuscripts, including editorial notes, correspondence, and production materials.

MS.1994.29:

Manuscripts, including editorial notes, correspondence, and production materials.

MS.1996.30:

Correspondence, manuscripts, and production materials.

MS.1997.08:

Manuscripts, including editorial notes, published poems, correspondence, and internal communications.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Preliminary Guide to the Owl Creek Press Records, 1979-1995 (MSSM.047)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This is an unprocessed collection. Arrangement reflects a pre-existing order from the records’ creators or previous custodians.

Location of Collection

(MASC staff use) MS.1989.17: 2-14-02-2; MS.1990.72: 2-10-17-6; MS.1992.25: 2-10-16-6; MS.1993.27: 2-10-16-6; MS.1994.29: 2-11-17-1; MS.1996.30: 2-6-02-3; MS.1997.08: 2-11-04-5.

Acquisition Information

Received by Washington State University Libraries from Rich Ives in 1989 (MS.1989.17), 1990 (MS.1990.72), 1992 (MS.1992.25); 1993 (MS.1993.27); 1994 (MS.1994.29); 1996 (MS.1996.30); 1997 (MS.1997.08).

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Booksellers and bookselling -- Northwest, Pacific -- 20th century
  • Literature
  • Poetry
  • Publishers and publishing -- Archives
  • Publishers and publishing -- Northwest, Pacific -- History -- Archives

Personal Names

  • Ives, Rich -- Records and correspondence.