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PUBLISHING & BOOK-SELLING - RELATED COLLECTIONS

This list gives the collection name, date range and number of items in a collection followed by a very brief description of the contents of the collection. All of these collections are related to publishing and book-selling.

ADAMS, R. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1968-1984
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 2,000 items
• The Adams, R. mss. consist of the papers of publishing firm Rex Collings Ltd. relating to the publication of several books by author Richard Adams.

ALLEN, W.H. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1973-1989
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 700 items
• The Allen, W.H. mss. consist of correspondence, inter-office memos, and book promotion materials of publisher W.H. Allen in relation to author Alan Sillitoe. Note: This collection has not yet been processed.

ALMA MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1961-1964
• ITEM COUNT: 164 items
• Correspondence and papers of the Association of Literary Magazines of America.

ANDERSON MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1967-2004
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 1,040 items
• The Anderson mss. consist of correspondence, catalogues, and ephemera relating to miniature books and Frank Anderson's Kitemaug Press. Note: This collection has not yet been processed.

ANTIOCH MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1963-1965
• ITEM COUNT: 113 items
• Poetry and articles for publication in the Antioch Review, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, whose purpose is to provide a forum for the furtherance of democracy in all theaters of intellectual activity.

APPLETON-CENTURY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1846-1962
• ITEM COUNT: 6,249 items
• Office files of Appleton-Century Co., a New York book publishing company.

ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1981-2010
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 1,160 items
• The Archipelago Books mss. consist of the papers of Archipelago Books, a not-for-profit press devoted to publishing translations of classic and contemporary world literature.

AYLESFORD MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1941-1968
• ITEM COUNT: 448 items
• Correspondence, articles and miscellaneous material pertaining to The Aylesford Review, a literary quarterly sponsored by the British Carmelites.

BENNETT MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1929-1968
• ITEM COUNT: 12 items
• The Bennett mss. consist of ledgers, accounts, and scrapbooks of the Bennett Book Studios of New York City.

BERWALD MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1890-1925
• ITEM COUNT: 9 items
• The Berwald mss. consist of original artwork by artist, book illustrator Ludwig Berwald for German book covers.

BIRD, W. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1923-1963
• ITEM COUNT: 135 items
• Correspondence of Three Mountains Press publisher William Augustus Bird.

BOBBS-MERRILL MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1885-1957
• ITEM COUNT: 131,056 items
• Papers of the Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana book publishing company.
• Includes papers of Curtis Brown, Ltd. publishers of London, 1907-1940 (15,316 items), British agent for the Bobbs-Merrill Company.

BONI MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1926-1939
• ITEM COUNT: 649 items
• Correspondence of author Upton Sinclair with publishers Charles and Albert Boni concerning the publication of Sinclair's books.

BORREGAARD MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1961-1965
• ITEM COUNT: 44 items
• Papers of Ebbe Borregaard, publisher of Oannes Press in San Francisco, Calif.

CALDER AND BOYARS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1937-1980
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 250,000 items
• Office files of the British publishing firm of Calder and Boyars and personal papers of publisher John Calder.

CAPRA PRESS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1955-
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 12,300 items
• Correspondence, book production material, manuscripts, galleys, printing records, and cost sheets of printer/publisher Noel Young of Calif.

CATBIRD PRESS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1983-2003
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 10,500 items
• The Catbird Press mss. consist of the papers of small, independent book publisher Catbird Press.

CLEVERDON MSS. II

• DATE RANGE: 1926-1988
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 22,000 items
• The Cleverdon mss. II consist of the papers of bookseller, publisher, and BBC producer and director, Douglas Cleverdon.

COLFAX MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1853-1884
• ITEM COUNT: 38 items
• Papers of South Bend, Indiana newspaperman Schuyler Colfax. Include letters to Colfax, 1855-1862, from Alfred Wheeler, who was in charge of Colfax's newspaper office, St. Joseph Valley Register, South Bend, Indiana, in his absence.

CONRAD MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1921-1983
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 31 items
• The Conrad mss. consists of papers, photos, and correspondence from the archive of Gontran Goulden, Joseph Conrad's sometime publisher.

COOPER MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1921-1935
• ITEM COUNT: 2,000 items
• Papers of newspaperman Kent Cooper. Consists of correspondence with journalists, releases for newspapers and clippings.

CORRIGAN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1888-1941
• ITEM COUNT: 61 items
• Letters to publisher James William Corrigan from prominent authors relating primarily to publishing matters in Great Britain and the U.S.

DODD, MEAD MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1855-1992
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 26,000 items
• The Dodd, Mead mss. consist chiefly of author/translator agreements, correspondence and copyright statements of publisher Dodd, Mead & Company.

ELKINS MATHEWS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1927-1958
• ITEM COUNT: 69,334 items
• Correspondence and financial records of the Elkin Mathews, Ltd., firm, booksellers of Takeley, Bishops Stortford, England.

ESAREY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1912-1914
• ITEM COUNT: 599 items
• Reports of a survey of Indiana newspapers conducted in 1912 and 1913. Also included is a draft of a history of newspapers in Indiana based on the survey.

ESHLEMAN MSS. IV

• DATE RANGE: 1981-1986
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 50 items
• The Eshleman mss. IV consist of correspondence, typescripts, proof sheets, etc. between poet Clayton Eshelman and publisher/bookseller Matthew Jennett of Pharos Books. Note: This collection has not yet been processed.

FISCHER MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1888-1975
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 5,461 items
• Correspondence and manuscripts from the files of German publisher S. Fischer Verlag.

GAITHER MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1955-1986
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 240 items
• The Gaither mss. consist of correspondence and writings of Indiana University Professor Emeritus of English, Mary Elizabeth Gaither, relating primarily to work on Leonard and Virginia Woolf and on the publications of their Hogarth Press.

GAWSWORTH MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1932, 1953-1962
• ITEM COUNT: 26 items
• The Gawsworth mss. consist of letters and cards from British bookseller Percy Muir to poet John Gawsworth.

GRAZIANO MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1977-1993
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 1,200 items
• The Graziano mss. consist of the correspondence, papers, and publication files of poet, editor, and small press publisher Frank Graziano.

HAHN-BRANDT MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1935-
• ITEM COUNT: 7,247 items
• Office files of Brandt & Brandt, N.Y. literary agents concerning the marketing of author Emily Hahn's writings to publishing houses and magazines.

HALDEMAN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1948-1960
• ITEM COUNT: 266 items
• Correspondence of the Haldeman-Julius company, publishers with Upton Sinclair and records of sales of his books by the company. (see also Haldeman mss. II and Haldeman mss. III)

HANSON, D.P. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1933-1983
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 852 items
• Personal and business papers of Donald Parker Hanson, editor and publisher. Publisher of Woman's Day and Woman's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery.

HARPER & BROTHERS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1885-1901
• ITEM COUNT: 410 items
• Correspondence dealing with infringement of copyright in the U.S. and foreign countries on books of diplomat and author Lewis Wallace and explorer Fridtjof Nansen, published by Harper & Brothers.

HENDERSON MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1975-2005
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 5,000 items
• The Henderson mss. consist of the papers and manuscripts of author and editor Bill Henderson, founder of the Pushcart Press.

HITCHCOCK MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1969-1970
• ITEM COUNT: 9 items
• The Hitchcock mss. consist primarily of letters from author Raymond Carver and artist Robert McChesney to editor and small press publisher George Hitchcock.

HOFFER MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1952-1997
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 10,000 items
• The Hoffer mss. consist of correspondence, catalogues, writings, photographs, etc. of Canadian bookseller William Hoffer.

HORTON MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1947-1964
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 1,260 items
• The Horton mss. consist primarily of correspondence between Pound and publishers Horton and John Kasper, including publishing files from the 1950s for the Square $ Press.

INDIANA UNIV. PRESS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1948-1960
• ITEM COUNT: 20,126 items
• Office and correspondence files of the press.

JONES, L. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1950-1961
• ITEM COUNT: 569 items
• Office records of two little magazines, Yugen of which poet Le Roi Jones and Hettie Cohen were editors and "The Floating Bear" of which Jones and poet Diane DiPrima were editors.

JOSEPH THE PROVIDER MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1970-
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 17,206 items
• Correspondence and business files of the book-selling firm Joseph the Provider, owned and operated by Ralph Bruno Sipper of Santa Barbara, California.

LOUJON PRESS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1962-1969
• ITEM COUNT: 133 items
• Correspondence to Jon and Louise Webb of the Loujon Press, an independent fine printing business located in Arizona.

MCCLURE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1865-1949
• ITEM COUNT: 22,023 items
• Correspondence concerns the operation of editor Samuel Sidney McClure's newspaper syndicate and McClure's Magazine and The American Magazine.

MCCUTCHEON/DODD, MEAD MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1903-1944
• ITEM COUNT: 224 items
• Contracts and correspondence between author George Barr McCutcheon and his publisher Dodd Mead & Company.

MERRYMOUNT PRESS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1904-1941
• ITEM COUNT: 21 items
• The Merrymount Press mss. consist of in-house press printing order files relating to the production of Christmas cards, bookplates, and advertising ephemera.

METHUEN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1892-1944
• ITEM COUNT: 12 items
• Stock ledgers of the publishing records of Methuen & Co., publishers, London.

MINNESOTA REVIEW MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1973-1981
• ITEM COUNT: 332 items
• Correspondence, printers' manuscripts and proofs of the new series of the literary magazine Minnesota Review.

MUIR MSS. & MSS II

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1892-1981
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 1,017 items
• The Muir mss. consist of correspondence and writings of book and manuscript dealer Percival Horace Muir relating specifically to items later acquired by the Lilly Library of Indiana University. Muir mss. II consist of the correspondence and business papers of the bookselling firm Elkin Mathews, Ltd. as well as manuscripts and personal papers of Percival Horace Muir.

MUNSEY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1911-1942
• ITEM COUNT: 396 items
• Correspondence between The Frank A. Munsey Co., publishers in New York City, and six authors or their agents concerning publication rights and in some instances film rights.

MURRAY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1806-1892
• ITEM COUNT: 7 items
• Letters of publishers John Murray II and John Murray III, of London, England, which are tipped in Samuel Smiles, Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray.

ORIGIN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1960-1962
• ITEM COUNT: 343 items
• Office records of the poetry magazine Origin, edited and published in Kyoto, Japan, by Sidney Corman, Will and Ami Petersen.

PETER OWEN LTD. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1968-1984
• ITEM COUNT: 334 items
• Correspondence files of the publishing firm Peter Owen, Ltd., London, England with writers Margaret Crosland, Rhys Davies and David Le Vay.

PHILLIPS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1886-1948 and 1960
• ITEM COUNT: 583 items
• Correspondence of editor and publisher John Sanburn Phillips and of author and editor Ida Minerva Tarbell.

PHOENIX BOOK SHOP MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1962-1988
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 63,910 items
• Correspondence, invoices, orders, and accounts of the Phoenix Book Shop, New York City.

"POETRY" MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1954-1968
• ITEM COUNT: 74,704 items
• Correspondence and proofs of Poetry, a magazine published in Chicago, Illinois.

PRICE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1925-1927 and 1961
• ITEM COUNT: 164 items
• Correspondence of John M. Price, American agent for Ezra Pound relating to the publication of The Exile, a little magazine which Pound edited.

RAINTREE PRESS MSS.

• ITEM COUNT: 141 items
• Manuscripts, galleys and miscellaneous materials of the Raintree Press of Bloomington, Indiana. This press specializes in the printing of ephemera in which text, type face, paper, and design are combined to produce a unified effect.

RALPH B. SIPPER BOOKS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1997-2007
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 6,500 items
• The Ralph B. Sipper Books mss. consist of the correspondence and business papers of the bookselling business Ralph B. Sipper, Books Bought and Sold, of Santa Barbara, California. Note: Parts of this collection have not yet been processed.

RANDALL HOUSE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1975-1988
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 18,200 items Business records and correspondence of the San Francisco bookselling firm Randall and Windel, and of its successor Randall House.

RED DUST MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1961-2000
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 15,250 items
• The Red Dust mss. consist of the correspondence, drafts, manuscripts, proofs, business records and book production materials, etc. for Red Dust Publications.

RICHARDS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1904-1922
• ITEM COUNT: 152 items
• Letters to London publisher Grant Richards from authors Joseph Peter Thorp, Percy Withers and Thomas Wright.

ROBINSON MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1898-1990
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 500 items
• The Robinson mss. consist of correspondence, papers, and memorabilia relating to English booksellers Lionel and Philip Robinson. Note: This collection has not yet been processed.

SEAVER MSS. & MSS. II

• DATE RANGE: 1969-1974 & ca. 1961-1975
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 100 items & ca. 58 items
• The Seaver mss. consist of the correspondence and documents from the files of Octavio Paz's American publisher, Richard W. Seaver, concerning the translation and publication of Paz's Alternating Current and Conjunctions and Disjunctions. Seaver mss. II consist of the correspondence, corrected galleys, and publishing materials of various authors .

SECKER MSS. & MSS. II

• DATE RANGE: 1894-1969
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 1,098 items
• The Secker mss. consist primarily of letters to publisher Martin Secker from various authors, illustrators, and acquaintances with whom he had business dealings and also include several authors' manuscripts.

SERENDIPITY BOOKS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1960-2010
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 25,650 items
• The Serendipity Books mss. consist of invoices, orders, paid bills, and other miscellaneous financial papers for the bookselling firm, Serendipity Books, Inc., of Berkeley, California.

SIPPER MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1973-2010
• ITEM COUNT: 1,480 items
• The Sipper mss. consist of the correspondence and business records of antiquarian bookseller Ralph Bruno Sipper of Santa Barbara, California.

TAYLOR, F. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1932-1980
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 1,650 items
• Papers and correspondence of independent publisher and film producer Frank Eugene Taylor.

TUER MSS. & MSS. II

• DATE RANGE: 1879-1918
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 140 items
• The Tuer mss. consist of letters from various authors, illustrators, painters, friends and colleagues to publisher Andrew White Tuer and his wife, Thomasine Louisa (Louttit), dealing chiefly with Field and Tuer and Leadenhall Press publications. Note: Tuer mss. II has not yet been processed.

VERIDIAN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1981
• ITEM COUNT: 5 items
• Materials relating to the founding and publication of the first issue of the newspaper, Veridian, July 1981, published in Bloomington, Indiana.

VIKING PRESS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1940-1956
• ITEM COUNT: 2,504 items
• The Viking Press office file of its correspondence with Upton Sinclair relating to his books which Viking Press published.

WENNING MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1958-1987
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 9,000 items
• The Wenning mss. consist of appraisals, correspondence, invoices and sales records, and catalogues of Henry W. Wenning a rare book dealer specializing in modern first editions.

WEYGAND MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1930-1998
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 1,200 items
• The Weygand mss. consist of the personal and professional archives of James Lamar Weygand, owner and operator of the Private Press of the Indiana Kid, producing miniature books, as well as works on Indiana history and those written by various Indiana authors.

WROTH MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1961-1967 and 1969
• ITEM COUNT: 268 items
• Letters to William Henry Wroth, co-editor of The Northwest Review.

X MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1928-1961
• ITEM COUNT: 334 items
• Office files of X: A Quarterly Review, published in London, England.