Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Preliminary Guide to the Owl Creek Press Records
1979-1995
MSSM.047
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Owl Creek Press
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Owl Creek Press Records
- ID
- MSSM.047
- Date [inclusive]
- 1979-1995
- Extent
- 11 Linear feet, 11 Boxes
- Location
- (MASC staff use) MS.1989.17: 2-14-02-2; MS.1990.72: 2-10-17-6; MS.1992.25: 2-10-16-6; MS.1993.27: 2-10-16-6; MS.1994.29: 2-11-17-1; MS.1996.30: 2-6-02-3; MS.1997.08: 2-11-04-5.
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection contains records of Owl Creek Press from 1979 to 1995.
Preferred Citation
[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.
Biography/History
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.
Scope and Content
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.
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection. Arrangement reflects a pre-existing order from the records’ creators or previous custodians.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2020
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
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).
Names and Subjects
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Ives, Rich -- Records and correspondence.
Subject(s)
- Booksellers and bookselling -- Northwest, Pacific -- 20th century
- Publishers and publishing -- Northwest, Pacific -- History -- Archives
- Publishers and publishing -- Archives
- Poetry
- Literature
- Publishers and Publishing