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.
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.
This is an unprocessed collection. Arrangement reflects a pre-existing order from the records’ creators or previous custodians.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may apply.
[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.
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).
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