Jerome Gold Publishing Lives Interview Material, 1991-1994

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Gold, Jerome
Title
Jerome Gold Publishing Lives Interview Material
Dates
1991-1994 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 containers., (1 linear feet of shelf space.)
Collection Number
Cage 666
Summary
Included are written transcripts, summaries and notes as well as cassette recordings of the interviews used for the book, "Publishing Lives: interviews with independent publishers in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia".
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 for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Jerome Gold is a Seattle area author and proprietor of the Black Heron Press. In 1991 and 1992 he interviewed the publishers of many small presses in the Pacific Northwest about their experiences. These he later published as Publishing Lives (Seattle: Black Heron Press, 1996).

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 666, Jerome Gold Publishing Lives Interview Material. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The Jerome Gold Publishing Lives collection consists of interview material Gold collected for his book about the operators of regional small presses. Included are written transcripts, summaries and notes as well as cassette recordings of the interviews. These have been arranged according to the order of appearance in the completed book. A first series is comprised of written material and a second series of recording cassettes.

Acquisition Information

Interviews of Northwest regional publishers were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by Jerome Gold of Seattle, Washington, the interviewer, in 1996 (MS96-20).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series 1: Interview TextsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1 / 1
Paul Doyle, Daily Planet Press
Nov 6, 1991
1 / 2
Scott C. Davis, Cune Press
Aug 1994
1 / 3
Joe Singer, Mother of Ashes Press
Sept 4, 1992
1 / 4
Margareta Waterman, nine muses books
Jan 21, 1993
1 / 5
Time Lander, Nanaimo Publisher Cooperative
Sept 4, 1993
1 / 6
Ruth Gundle, The Eighth Mountain Press
Apr 1, 1993
1 / 7
Will Peterson, Walrus and Carpenter Books and Harald Wyndman, Blue Scarab Press
July 29, 1992
1 / 8
Jerome Gold, Black Heron Press
Dec 1992
1 / 9
Thatcher Bailey - Bay Press
Jan 1993
1 / 10
Anna Johnson, Open Hand Publishing
Jan 1992
1 / 11
Kent Sturgis, Epicenter Press
Apr 1993
1 / 12
Linny and Denny Stovall, Blue Heron Publishing
Nov 22, 1991
1 / 13
Richard Cohn and Cindy Black, Beyond Words Publishing
Apr 2, 1993
1 / 14
Maureen Michaelson and Rhonda Hughes, NewSage Press
Mar 1993
1 / 15
Robert McDowell,. Story Line Press
Apr 1, 1993
1 / 16
John Ellison and Lesley Link, Broken Moon Press
May 1993
1 / 17
Margarita Donnely, Calyx, Inc.
Feb 1993
1 / 18
Barbara Wilson, Seal Press
Oct 1992
2 / 19
David Brewster, Sasquatch Publishing Company
Mar 3, 1993
2 / 20
Scott McIntyre, Douglas & McIntyre
Nov 19, 1992
2 / 21
Jean-Louis Brindamour, Strawberry Hill Press
June 1992
2 / 22
Tree Swenson and Sam Hamill, Copper Canyon Press
Apr 16, 1993
2 / 23
Michelle Benjamin, Polestar Books
Sept 5, 1992
2 / 24
Ed Varney, Intermedia Press; The Poem Factory
Sept 6, 1992
2 / 25
Rolf Maurer, New Star Books
Apr 26, 1992
2 / 26
Brian Lam, Arsenal Pulp Press
Sept 1992
2 / 27
Karl Siegler, Talonbooks
Apr 28, 1992
2 / 28
John Rimel, Mountain Press Publishing
Sept 1993
2 / 29
Katherine Hillenbrand, The Real Comet Press
Mar 19, 1992
2 / 30
Dan Levant Madrona Publishers
Jan 29, 1992

Series 2: Cassette RecordingsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box/Folder
3 / 31
Paul Doyle, Daily Planet Press
3 / 32
Scott C. Davis, Cune Press
3 / 33
Joe Singer, Mother of Ashes Press
3 / 34
Margareta Waterman, nine muses books
3 / 35
Time Lander, Nanaimo Publisher Cooperative
3 / 36
Ruth Gundle, The Eighth Mountain Press
3 / 37-38
Will Peterson, Walrus and Carpenter Books and Harald Wyndman, Blue Scarab Press
3 / 39
Jerome Gold, Black Heron Press
3 / 40
Jerome Gold, Black Heron Press
3 / 41
Thatcher Bailey - Bay Press
3 / 42
Anna Johnson, Open Hand Publishing
3 / 43
Kent Sturgis, Epicenter Press
3 / 44
Linny and Denny Stovall, Blue Heron Publishing
3 / 45
Richard Cohn and Cindy Black, Beyond Words Publishing
3 / 46
Maureen Michaelson and Rhonda Hughes, NewSage Press
3 / 47
Robert McDowell, Story Line Press
3 / 48
John Ellison and Lesley Link, Broken Moon Press
3 / 49
Margarita Donnely, Calyx, Inc.
3 / 50
Barbara Wilson, Seal Press
3 / 51
David Brewster, Sasquatch Publishing Company
3 / 52
Scott McIntyre, Douglas & McIntyre
3 / 53
Jean-Louis Brindamour, Strawberry Hill Press
3 / 54
Tree Swenson and Sam Hamill, Copper Canyon Press
3 / 55
Michelle Benjamin, Polestar Books
3 / 56
Ed Varney, Intermedia Press; The Poem Factory
3 / 57
Rolf Maurer, New Star Books
3 / 58
Brian Lam, Arsenal Pulp Press
3 / 59
Karl Siegler, Talonbooks
3 / 60
John Rimel, Mountain Press Publishing
3 / 61
Katherine Hillenbrand, The Real Comet Press
3 / 62
Dan Levant, Madrona Publishers

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Authors and publishers--Northwest, Pacific--20th century
  • Booksellers and bookselling--Northwest, Pacific--20th century
  • Publishers and publishing--Northwest, Pacific--History--Archives
  • Small presses --Northwest, Pacific--History--Archives

Personal Names

  • Gold, Jerome. --Archives (creator)