Preliminary Guide to the Copper Canyon Press Records, 1995-2003
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Copper Canyon Press
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Copper Canyon Press Records
- Dates
- 1995-2003 (inclusive)19952003
- Quantity
- 47 Linear feet of shelf space, (59 Boxes)
- Collection Number
- MS 2004-17 (collection)
- Summary
- This collection consists of publishing and business records of Copper Canyon Press of Port Townsend, Washington.
- 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 Note
Copper Canyon Press (CCP), a nonprofit publishing company, was founded in 1972 by Sam Hamill, poet and translator, and Holly (Tree) Swenson, book designer, in Denver, CO. In 1974 Hamill and Swenson relocated the company to Port Townsend, WA. They established the press to publish poetry exclusively, within the tradition of serious literary publishing. Their first titles were printed from hand-set type on antique letterpresses, but they soon began publishing more-affordable trade books.
Three primary aspects of poetry are emphasized by the press, according to an organizational history included in this collection: work from new or emerging writers; major works by distinguished writers, including selected or collected poems; and poetry in translation. Among the poets published by CCP are Nobel Laureates Pablo Neruda, Odysseas Elytis, Vicente Aleixandre, Octavio Paz, and Rabindranath Tagore; Pulitzer Prize winners Carolyn Kizer, Ted Kooser, Maxine Kumin, Theodore Roethke, and W. S. Merwin; and National Book Award winners Hayden Carruth, Lucille Clifton, and Ruth Stone. As of May 2007, CCP has published over 300 titles, including new collections, anthologies, translations, re-issues, and prose books about poetry.
(Source: Copper Canyon Press web site, http://www.coppercanyonpress.org/, accessed 3 May 2007)
Content Description
This collection consists of publishing and business records of Copper Canyon Press of Port Townsend, Washington.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Copper Canyon Press Records, 1995-2003 (MS 2004-17)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
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.
Location of Collection
(MASC STAFF USE) Holland 4-8-1-1Acquisition 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)
Sam Hamill and Tina and Marianne Wolfe Correspondence, 1972-1977 (Cage 5136)
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Preliminary Inventory
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Description: Copper Canyon Press catalogsContainer: Box 1
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Description: Mixed contents: unlabeled manuscripts, book production filesContainer: Box 2-4
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Description: Business records and book production files. Includes consortium inventories, reports, correspondence, and unlabeled materialsContainer: Box 5
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Description: Unlabeled materials (unsolicited manuscript submissions?)Container: Box 6
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Description: [vacant]Container: Box 8
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Description: Unlabeled materials: mixed contents, including manuscripts and book production filesContainer: Box 9
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Description: Unlabeled book production filesContainer: Box 10
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Description: Unlabeled manuscripts and book production filesContainer: Box 11-14
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Description: Book production files (most unlabeled)Container: Box 15-17
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Description: [vacant]Container: Box 18
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Description: Bound volumes. Some Copper Canyon Press titles (mainly uncorrected proofs), and some non-CCP.Container: Box 19
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Description: Book production: material samples (boards and cloth), unbound gatherings from Braided Creek by Jim Harrison and Ted KooserContainer: Box 20
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Description: Unlabeled book production filesContainer: Box 21-23
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Description: Unlabeled book production files and unsolicited manuscripts submissionsContainer: Box 24
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Description: Labeled business files, including planning and board materialsContainer: Box 25
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Description: [vacant]Container: Box 26
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Description: Copper Canyon Press catalogs (many duplicates), and miscellaneous materialsContainer: Box 27
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Description: Unlabeled book production filesContainer: Box 28-31
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Description: Unlabeled book production files and mixed materialContainer: Box 32
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Description: Unlabeled book production filesContainer: Box 33-34
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Description: [vacant]Container: Box 35-39
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Description: Unlabeled book production files and bound uncorrected proofsContainer: Box 40
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Description: Mixed: unlabeled book production files, Centrum, otherContainer: Box 41
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Description: Mixed: manuscripts, audio recordingsContainer: Box 42
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Description: Mixed: correspondence, bound volumes (non-CCP), manuscripts (including Hamill)Container: Box 43
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Description: Mixed: unsolicited manuscript submissions, bound volumes (CCP and non-CCP)Container: Box 44
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Description: Mixed: correspondence, manuscripts, bound volumes (CCP)Container: Box 45
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Description: Bound volumes: CCP (many duplicates), catalogs, manuscriptsContainer: Box 47
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Description: Mixed: unsolicited manuscript submissions, unlabeled book production filesContainer: Box 48
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Description: [vacant]Container: Box 49
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Description: Unlabeled book production filesContainer: Box 50-52
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Description: Catalog production filesContainer: Box 53
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Description: [vacant]Container: Box 54-55
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Description: Sam Hamill materialsContainer: Box 56-59
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Authors and publishers -- Northwest, Pacific
- Book design
- Booksellers' catalogs -- Specimens
- Poetry
- Publishers and publishing -- Northwest, Pacific -- History -- Archives
- Small presses -- Northwest, Pacific
Corporate Names
- Copper Canyon Press -- Records and correspondence
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Hamill, Sam, 1943-2018 (creator)
- Swenson, Tree, 1951- (creator)
