The Tenth Muse records, 1969-1974 and undated, bulk 1973
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Summary
- Creator:
- Tenth Muse (Firm), Newman, Julia, and Berenson, Betty
- Abstract:
- Collection comprises primarily invoices and book claims and requests, along with correspondence, company balance sheets, flyers, booklists, and catalogs, literary proposals and prospectuses, and other printed and manuscript materials related to the bookselling and publishing activities of The Tenth Muse. Much of the material is routine in nature and documents day-to-day work. Includes a folder of letters to and from Isabel Fraire, along with partial translations from the Spanish of her poems. Also contains letters or other material from poets and authors Bill Bissett, Robert Duncan, Tom Clark, and Tom Pickard. There is a copy of Lynn Lonidier’s manuscript for the second part of “A Lesbian Estate.” Among the catalogs is a Shameless Hussy Press catalog, with a handwritten note from poet and publisher Alta Gerrey on the front cover, as well as two 20-page copies of Ganglia Press Index, 1972, compiled by B. P. Nichol, with handwritten comments. Many items feature handwritten dates and notes.
- Extent:
- 0.8 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11073
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection comprises primarily invoices and book claims and requests, along with correspondence, company balance sheets, flyers, booklists, and catalogs, literary proposals and prospectuses, and other printed and manuscript materials related to the bookselling and publishing activities of The Tenth Muse. Much of the material is routine in nature and documents day-to-day work. Includes a folder of letters to and from Isabel Fraire, along with partial translations from the Spanish of her poems. Also contains letters or other material from poets and authors Bill Bissett, Robert Duncan, Tom Clark, and Tom Pickard. There is a copy of Lynn Lonidier’s manuscript for the second part of “A Lesbian Estate.” Among the catalogs is a Shameless Hussy Press catalog, with a handwritten note from poet and publisher Alta Gerrey on the front cover, as well as two 20-page copies of Ganglia Press Index, 1972, compiled by B. P. Nichol, with handwritten comments. Many items feature handwritten dates and notes.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Tenth Muse was a mail-order bookseller and press in San Francisco, specializing in modern literature and small press publication. It was founded by Julia Newman in the late 1960s. She was assisted by her companion, photographer Sara Betty Berenson. The poet Robert Duncan was a small financial partner in the enterprise. The Tenth Muse closed in the mid-1970s.
- Acquisition information:
- The Tenth Muse records, 1969-1974 and undated, were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2013.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Alice Poffinberger, October, 2015
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2013-0045.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Women in the book industries and trade -- United States
Booksellers and bookselling -- United States
Booksellers and bookselling -- California -- San Francisco - Names:
- Tenth Muse (Firm)
Newman, Julia
Berenson, Betty
Bissett, Bill, 1939-
Clark, Tom, 1941-
Duncan, Robert, 1919-1988
Fraire, Isabel, 1934-
Fraire, Isabel, 1934- -- Translations into English.
Lonidier, Lynn
Pickard , Tom, 1946-
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