Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Capra Press mss., 1955-2010 , contain the correspondence, book production materials, manuscripts, galleys, printing records, and cost sheets of printer/publisher Noel Young of Santa Barbara, California.
- Extent:
- 68 Boxes
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Capra Press mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
The press was founded in 1948 as Noel Young Printer, produced the first Capricorn Press book in 1969, and in July 1972 changed to its present name, Capra Press. These particular files date most heavily from 1966 to present, although some correspondence relating to Young's letter press job printing for other publishers dates from 1955.
- Scope and Content:
Correspondents in the collection include Will Baker, Clayton C. Barbeau, Peter Beagle, William Benton, Dave Bohn, Eugene Howard Boudreau, Ray Bradbury, Alan Brilliant, Edwin Brock, Andreas Brown, Lennart Bruce, Charles Bukowski, Wynn Bullock, Leonora Carrington, Raymond Carver, George F. Christians, Andrei Codrescu, Lewis Augustus Coffin, Alexander Comfort, Richard DeMille, Diane Di Prima, Edward Dorn, Renate Druks, Beverly Dubin, Robert Durand, Lawrence Durrell, Gretel Ehrlich, Clayton Eshelman, William Everson, Lawrence Fixel, Barry Gifford, Edward Gorey, Robert Gover, Gregory Grace, Gordon Grant, Blanca Nyland Hamri, Richard C. Higgins, Jack Hirschman, Rochelle Holt, Lee Hopkins, James D. Houston, Joseph Jaqua, William C. Kaysing, David Kherdian, Faye Kicknosway, Zig Knoll, Greg Kuzma, Ursula K. LeGuin, Lyn Lifshin, Sam Long, Jack McQuarrie, Hugo Manning, Morton Marcus, John Martin, David Meltzer, Jerred Metz, Kenneth Millar, Henry Miller, Bob Nash, Robert Nathan, Ana‹s Nin, William Francis Nolan, Gloria Orenstein, Otto Penzler, Lawrence Clark Powell, Carlos Reyes, Hubert Ribeiro, William J. Robson, Edouard Roditi, Mary Savage, Leighton G. Steele, Leslie Clark Stevens, Joseph Stroud, Lynn Sukenick, Fr'd'ric Jacques Temple, Carl Thayler, Jim White, Colin Wilson, and Noel Young.
The files also include a brief history of the press prepared by Noel Young, clippings about the press, and some photographs of Capra authors.
Note on Indexing Term - "Art": Included are illustrations, engravers proofs, art work, pen and ink drawings and book design material for various works.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase: 1986
- Processing information:
Processed by Hal Parkinson, under the supervision of Kyra Triebold.
- Arrangement:
The archive is divided broadly into five categories: I. Correspondence, II. Capra Press publications, III. Non-Capra publications, including other publishers' works reprinted by Noel Young, IV. Capra Press printing records, and V. Miscellaneous Capra Press documents. The contents of each series are arranged by the name of the author or correspondent, then sorted by date, and finally by folder title.
Due to the large size of Series II, its folders are physically arranged similarly to their original order, and are sorted in boxes by date, then author name. Intellectually, this series follows the same organizational structure as the rest of the collection, and is arranged alphabetically by the author's name first, and then sorted by date.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Art
Publishers and publishing
American literature - Names:
- Capra Press
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Capra Press mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu