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Black Stone Press archive, 1974-1984 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 linear foot (5 boxes) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:
The Black Stone Press archive includes correspondence, galleys, negatives, broadsides, books, literary journals, ephemera, and business records from the twentieth century American press which document the short history of the imprint.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Pentagram Press archives, 1972-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:
14 linear foot (16 boxes) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:
The Pentagram Press was founded in 1974 by the Milwaukee-based poet Michael Tarachow as a publishing outlet for poetry and other new literature. The Pentagram Press archive, spanning the dates 1972-1999, documents the operations and output of the small fine press run by Michael Tarachow in Milwaukee and Markesan, in Wisconsin, and Minneapolis.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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J. Ben Lieberman papers, 1902-1997 (inclusive) 1945-1984 (bulk)

Extent:
66 linear foot, 9 oversize box, and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:
Educator, editor, author, amateur printer, and proponent of the private press, J. Ben Lieberman is widely regarded as the father of the twentieth-century chappel movement in the United States. The J. Ben Lieberman Papers reflect some of the accomplishments of J. Ben Lieberman and his wife Elizabeth Koller Lieberman.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Newark Publishing Co. records, 1936-1981 (inclusive) 1971-1981 (bulk)

Extent:
33 linear foot (41 boxes) and 8 oversize box
Abstract:
Newark Publishing Co. was a Newark, Delaware, printing business established in the mid-20th century and was owned and operated by William H. Durham from circa 1967 to 1981. Newark Publishing Co. records comprises over 3000 job printing files created by the press for largely Newark, Delaware-based businesses between 1963 and 1981. The collection also includes administrative and financial records of the company and its precursor, the Newark Post weekly newspaper, from 1936-1981.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Zephyrus Image records, 1960-2000 (inclusive) circa 1969-1983 (bulk)

Extent:
8.33 linear foot (9 boxes), 5 oversize box, 4 oversize galley proof, and 1 oversize folder
Abstract:
Zephyrus Image, founded by Holbrook Teter and Michael Myers, was a small Northern California press operating from approximately 1969-1983, notable for its socially- and politically-subversive books and ephemera and its fine works on paper. The Zephyrus Image records document the activities of the California press and its proprietors and the planning and development of roughly 300 printed works of poetry and political and satirical books and ephemera. Zephyrus Image projects were created for and in collaboration with a host of literary and artistic figures, including Edward Dorn, Tom Raworth, William T. Wiley, Lucia Berlin, Stan Brakhage, and Robert Creeley.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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C. B. Cottrell Sons Co. printing specimens and trade catalogs, 1874-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (39 x 32 cm) and 4 oversize removal
Abstract:
The C. B. Cottrell & Sons Co. printing specimens and trade catalogs includes approximately 133 items related to this printing press manufacturer spanning the period 1874 to 1910. Items found in the collection include trade catalogs, advertising cards, broadside and leaflet advertisements, blank stationery, memoranda, ledger sheets, invoices, receipts, and other printing specimens, and other materials related to the business.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Winsor Bradford Leach scrapbook of Civilian Conservation Corps camp print shops, 1936-1938 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (1 scrapbook and 20 pieces of correspondence)
Abstract:
This scrapbook was created by Winsor Bradford Leach, a printing instructor at two integrated Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps in Plymouth and Holyoke, Massachusetts, between 1936 and 1938. The scrapbook contains photographs of life in the camps and print samples compiled by Leach.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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