Private Press Specimens Collection
An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 10 Sep 2019
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 10 Sep 2019
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Title: | Private Press Specimens Collection |
| Dates: | circa 1962-1975 |
| Quantity: | 0.25 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | various small items printed by private presses in the United States, including broadsides, booklets, catalogs, prospectuses, and ephemera |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Private presses are small independent printers, often run by one or two individuals, whose focus is on typography, design, and craftsmanship rather than sales and profit. Items are produced by hand using traditional printing equipment and high-quality (sometimes handmade) paper and ink. Their output is valued by collectors for its artistry and quality.
The Private Press Specimens Collection contains examples of printing from private presses across the United States, including Black Sparrow Press, Crabgrass Press, Encino Press, and Tenfingers Press. Types of material include broadsides, booklets, catalogs, prospectuses, and ephemera.
Alphabetical.
Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Special Collections Research Center has numerous collections relating to printing and book arts. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index or search our collections to locate related material.
Corporate Bodies
Adagio Press.
Black Sparrow Press.
Broadside Press.
Crabgrass Press.
Cranium Press.
David R. Godine, Publisher.
Encino Press.
Four Ducks Press.
Grabhorn-Hoyem (Firm)
Perishable Press Limited.
Red Hill Press.
Stone Wall Press.
Tenfingers Press.
Twowindows Press.
Windhover Press (Iowa City, Iowa)
Subjects
Private presses -- United States.
Genres and Forms
Booklets.
Broadsides (notices)
Catalogs (documents)
Leaflets.
Pamphlets.
Prospectuses.
Occupations
Printers.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Private Press Specimens Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2013.
Presses, by name
Presses, unidentified
| Presses, by name | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Adagio Press, Harper Woods MI 1970-1971, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles CA undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Broadside Press, Detroit, MI 1971 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Crabgrass Press, Praire Village KS 1966-1968 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Cranium Press,San Francisco CA undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Encino Press, Austin TX 1967, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Four Ducks Press, Wichita KS 1962-1963 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Godine Press, Brookline MA 1971 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Grabhorn-Hoyem, San Francisco CA 1965, undated - includes one item printed by Hoyem independently | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Perishable Press, Ltd, Madison and Mount Horeb WI 1967-1969, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Red Hill Press, Fairfax CA 1975 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Stone Wall Press, Iowa City IA undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Tenfingers Press, Los Angeles CA 1964-1968, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Two Windows Press, san Francisco CA undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Windhover Press [1969?] | ||||||||||
| Presses, unidentified | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||