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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)19791995
- 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
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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
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.