Bookmaking as Collaboration: Archiving the Broken Moon Press Collection
This project was a pilot for collaborative work between Special Collections’ Book Arts & Rare Books and University Archives curatorial areas to accession and steward archival materials pertaining to book and literary arts, beginning with Broken Moon Press (1982-1997)—a small independent trade press publishing international literature. After labor-intensive inventorying, arrangement, description, preservation activities, and records creation, 45 boxes (47.3 linear feet) of materials were accessioned into Special Collections. A comprehensive finding aid was created to guide user access to this now publicly available collection encompassing the Press’s work, the underrepresented creators they collaborated with, and a broader independent press network.
Project sponsored by: University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
Project participants:
Gabrielle Garcia
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