Black Stone Press and Peter Koch, Printer: papers and ephemera, 1974-2006

Summary

Title:

Black Stone Press and Peter Koch, Printer: papers and ephemera

Dates:

1974-2006

Abstract:

The collection contains the short works, broadsides, occasional pieces, and printed ephemera of Peter Koch, noted San Francisco Bay Area printer.

Extent:

8.25 Linear Feet

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Black Stone Press and Peter Koch, Printer: papers and ephemera (M0892). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection cover Peter Koch's work from 1975 through 1996. The Black Stone Press was located in Missoula, Montana from 1974-1978, when it moved to San Francisco. In 1982, the press was renamed Peter Koch, Printer, and in 1984 it moved from San Francisco to Oakland. Following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the press again relocated, this time to Berkeley.

The archive contains works of poets and other authors that Stanford collects, and complements other Special Collections holdings printed by Koch and by other fine presses of the American West. Among its approximately 1250 items are invitations, announcements, business cards and stationery, books, prints, broadsides, and related ephemera. It does not include Montana Gothic, Peter Koch's literary tri-quarterly (or "outlaw literary cowboys chugging absinthe and shooting out streetlights") which was published 1974-78.

Acquisition information:

This collection was purchased by Stanford University, Special Collections in July 1996. Additions to the collection came in 1997, 1999, 2008, and 2011.

Physical location:

Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-12-20 13:49:55 -0800 .

Restrictions:

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

Terms of access:

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Black Stone Press and Peter Koch, Printer: papers and ephemera (M0892). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, Manuscripts Division

Department of Special Collections, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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