Toothpaste/Coffee House Press Records
Scope and Contents
The first portion of the records of the Toothpaste Press are arranged chronologically within an alphabetical sequence and date from 1970 to 1984. They consist of subject files, correspondence, manuscripts, financial records, and other papers relating to the daily operations and the literary output of this private press.
The 2003 and subsequent addenda are broken into series. The first series is artwork. Where it is known, a note is inserted into the folder of the book to which the artwork belongs, referring the reader to this series.The second series is made of up correspondence. Here are letters having to do with business affairs and with manuscripts for which we do not have the manuscript. The third sequence is financial, where are kept all things pertaining to the monetary matters of Coffee House Press. The fourth series is miscellaneous, into which was put anything that did not fit elsewhere, as well as query letters, "no to manuscript" letters, "no to sample" letters, and "yes to sample" letters. The fifth series is the oversize materials, where are kept the manuscripts too large to fit into regular boxes. The last series is the manuscripts, arranged alphabetically by the last name of the author. This series is broken into separate pages, with links to each page.
Since the University receives an addition for Coffee House every few years, this collection will continue to grow. We will attempt to organize this collection in a way which will accommodate this growth, however, users should be sure to familiarize themselves with the organization in order to use this collection effectively.
Large art materials are shelved in Oversized Boxes 4 and 4a at s33:17:4; very large art materials are shelved in Map Case 12, drawer 17.
Dates
- 1970-2007
Creator
- Toothpaste/Coffee House Press (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
Extent
175.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Private press founded and operated by Allan and Cinda Kornblum in Iowa City in 1970. Comprised of subject files, correspondence, financial records, etc. relating to the daily operations and literary output of the private press.
Digital Access
Method of Acquisition
This collection is an ongoing collection, purchased by the University of Iowa Libraries.
Other Descriptive Information
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/scua/MSC/ToMsc500/MsC461/MsC461.htm
- American literature
- Archives (groupings)
- Coffee House Press
- Commercial correspondence
- Committee of Small Magazine Editors and Publishers (U.S.)
- Editors
- English literature
- Financial records
- Fine books
- Iowa
- Manuscripts for publication
- Objets d'art
- Photographs
- Private presses
- Privately printed books
- Publishers and publishing
- Publishers and publishing
- Toothpaste
- Toothpaste Press
- West Branch (Iowa)
- Writers Archive at Iowa
Creator
- Toothpaste/Coffee House Press (Organization)
- Author
- Jacque Roethler
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-spec@uiowa.edu