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The Five Seasons Press Collection, 1979-2007

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Five Seasons Press
Title
The Five Seasons Press Collection
Dates
1979-2007 (inclusive)
Quantity
.5 cubic feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
OLPb085FIV
Summary
This collection includes ephemera, books, catalogs, proofs, and promotional materials produced by Five Seasons Press (1977- ) of Hereford, England. The collection also includes corresondence between Five Seasons Press proprietor Glen Storhaug and author Paul Merchant.
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

Five Seasons Press was a publisher founded and operated by Glenn Storhaug in Hereford, England, starting in 1977. Authors published by Five Seasons Press included Allen Ginsberg, Alan Halsey, Anne Stevenson, Michael Hamburger, Paul Merchant, Gary Snyder, Michael Horovits, Wendell Berry, Gary Snyder, Paul Matthews, David Hart, and Glenn Storhaug. Many of the books issued by Five Seasons Press were fine letterpress editions featuring special illustrations. Storhaug maintained a close relationship with Paul Merchant, who assembled this collection.

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Content Description

Correspondence and printed ephemera.>

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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 Five Seasons Press Collection (OLPb085FIV), Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in a single series of files by topic and format.

Location of Collection

Special Collections

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Note

Processed in 2012

Separated Materials

Books published by Five Seasons Press are shelved with Special Collections books by Library of Congress call number.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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

  • Description: Ephemera
    14 items

    notecards, leaflets, and brochures printed by Five Seasons Press

    Dates: ca. 1990-2000
    Container: File 1.1
  • Description: Corresondence between Paul Merchant and Glenn Storhaug
    25 items
    Dates: 1979-2000
    Container: File 1.2
  • Description: Good, Wild, Sacred by Gary Snyder
    2 items

    corrected proof and review

    Dates: 1984
    Container: File 1.3
  • Description: Misc. publications written by Glenn Storhaug
    5 items
    Dates: ca. 1990-2000
    Container: File 1.4
  • Description: Midsummer Morning Jog Log by Michael Horovitz
    2 items

    prospectus and book

    Dates: 1985
    Container: File 1.5
  • Description: The Kilpeck Anthology
    5 items

    prospectus, book, promotional flyers

    Dates: 1981
    Container: File 1.6
  • Description: Five Seasons Press catalogues
    4 items
    Dates: 1983-2007
    Container: File 1.7

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Subject Terms

  • Publishers and publishing--England

Personal Names

  • Merchant, Paul
  • Storhaug, Glenn

Corporate Names

  • Five Seasons Press
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