Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Archipelago Books
- Abstract:
- The Archipelago Books mss., 1981-2016, consists of the records of Archipelago Books, founded by Jill Schoolman in 2003.
- Extent:
- 1 folio (oversize) and 42 Boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Archipelago Books mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Archipelago Books was founded in 2003 by Jill Schoolman. It is a not-for-profit press devoted to publishing excellent translations of classic and contemporary world literature. In the first year, the press - made up of only two employees - published four books. Over the first five years, the press published over forty-five books in nearly twenty languages. By 2018, the press' fifteenth year, three full-time staff members published at a rate of 15-16 books a year.
- Scope and Content:
The Archipelago Books mss., 1981-2010, consists of the papers of the firm, including correspondence with authors, translators and advertisers; typescripts and manuscripts of books published; proof copies; and dust-jackets.
International authors represented in the collection include: Breyten Breytenbach; Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar; Francis Ponge; Julio Cortázar; Tadeusz Rozewicz; Marguerite Duras; Robert Musil; Henri Michaux; Elias Khoury; João Cabral de Melo Neto; Witold Gombrowicz; and Jean Giono. Translators represented include: Michael Henry Heim; Richard Sieburth; Richard Zenith; Lee Fahenstock; Bill Johnston; Peter Wortsman; Daniel Slager; Robert Bonono; and Peter Theroux.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired: 2005-2010
- Arrangement:
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II. Catalogs; III. Periodicals and Other Printed Materials; IV. Business Materials; V. Writings; VI. Additions; VII. 2014 Additions; VIII. 2015 Additions; IX. 2016 Additions; X. 2018 Additions; XI. 2019 Additions.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility); ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility) - OVFlat
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Publishers and publishing--New York(State)--New York.
Translations--Publishing--United States.
Literature--Translations into English.
Publishers and publishing
Literature--translating - Names:
- Schoolman, Jill.
Altenberg, Peter, 1859-1919
Kh¯ur¯i, Ily¯as.
Breytenbach, Breyten.
Cortázar, Julio.
Darw¯ish, Ma·hm¯ud.
Gombrowicz, Witold.
Nerval, Gérard de, 1808-1855.
Ponge, Francis.
Rytkh·eu, ´I`Urii, 1930-2008.
Tanpinar, Ahmet Hamdi.
Tulli, Magdalena.
Heim, Michael Henry.
Sieburth, Richard.
Zenith, Richard.
Fahenstock, Lee.
Johnston, Bill.
Wortsman, Peter.
Slager, Daniel.
Bonono, Robert.
Theroux, Peter.
Stinehour Press.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Archipelago Books mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
-
1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu