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The Rougemont Press Collection, 1970-1974

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Rougemont Press
Title
The Rougemont Press Collection
Dates
1970-1974 (inclusive)
Quantity
.25 cubic feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
OLPb086ROU
Summary
This collection relates to the Rougemont Press, a fine press from Exeter, England.
Repository
Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives

Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Rougemont Press (1970-1974) of Exeter, England was founded and directed by Eric Cleave, Ted Hughes, Moelwyn Merchant, and Paul Merchant to print limited edition works by eminent poets and illustrations by both established and young artists. Rougemont Press issued works by Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Norman MacCaig, Dorothy Pound, John Stallworthy, Eleni Vakalo, and Ian Hamilton Finlay.

This collection of Rougemont Press ephemera was assembled by co-director of the press, Paul Merchant, and includes some of Merchant's correspondence with authors and artists regarding Rougemont publications.

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Content Description

Includes publisher's prospectus, Christmas cards, publisher's mock-ups, and correspondence.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The Rougemont Press Collection (OLPb086ROU), Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Location of Collection

Special Collection

Acquisition Information

Collected and donated to Lewis & Clark College by Paul Merchant in 2010.

Processing Note

Processed in 2012.

Separated Materials

The books published by Rougemont Press are housed with Special Collections books and shelved by Library of Congress order.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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

  • Description: Rougement Press flyer with order form for A Few Crows by Ted Hughes and Three Manuscript Poems by Morman MacCaig
    Dates: 1970
    Container: Item 1
  • Description: Prospectus for Stones by Paul Merchant
    Dates: 1973
    Container: Item 2
  • Description: Prospectus for Fiesta Melons by Sylvia Plath
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Item 3
  • Description: Prospectus for Genealogy by Eleni Vakalo and translated by Paul Merchant
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Item 4
  • Description: Prospectus for Etruscan Gate by Dorothy Shakespear Pound
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Item 5
  • Description: Rougemont Press Christmas card proofs and finished card
    Dates: 1970
    Container: Item 6
  • Description: Rougemont Press Christmas card

    3 proofs and 1 finished card

    Dates: 1970
    Container: Item 7
  • Description: correspondece to Paul Merchant and Rougemont Press

    5 items from Eric White, Barbara Hepworth, Jon Stallworthy, and John Banks.

    Dates: 1970
    Container: Item 8
  • Description: image of Ezra Pound and Dorothy Shakespear Pound
    Dates: undated
    Container: Item 9

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Subject Terms

  • Publishers and publishing--England

Personal Names

  • Cleave, Geoffrey E.
  • Hughes, Ted, 1930-1998
  • Merchant, Paul
  • Merchant, W. Moelwyn (William Moelwyn), 1913-1997

Corporate Names

  • Rougemont Press
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