MS 346
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Collection Summary | |
| Creator: |
Hepworth, James R. |
| Collection Name: | Blue Moon Press records, |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1975-1983 |
| Physical Description: | 1.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Correspondence with authors and editors, 1977-1981. Financial Records, 1981. Grant Application, 1981. Reviews, 1979. Files relating to Sketches Against the Dark, 1978-1981. Author manuscripts, 1978-1983. Copies of publications, 1975-1981. Production files for The Fifth Wind, 1981. Papers of James R. Hepworth, 1978-1979. |
| Collection Number: | MS 346 |
| Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special
Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ |
The Blue Moon Press was founded in October of 1976 by four University of Arizona students. The Press was established as an independent, non-profit corporation with the express purpose of fostering and preserving literary efforts. Under the guidance of chief editor James Hepworth, the Blue Moon Press focused on the publication of manuscripts by Western-based writers, and usually published two titles per year.
During its seven-year existence, the Press published an annual magazine, Blue Moon News; an anthology of writing by members of the Arizona State Prison Writer's Workshop, Do Not Go Gentle; as well as collections of fiction and chapbooks of poetry. In addition, the Press sponsored poetry readings and printed a series of poster poems for the Tucson city bus line, Sun Tran.
The collection consists of 1.5 linear feet, and contains correspondence with authors and publishers, copies of published books and chapbooks, and select design files. Of particular interest are those files pertaining to Gracia Grindal's Sketches Against the Dark (1981), which was not well-received by reviewers and journal editors. The production files for The Fifth Wind (L.D. Clark, 1981) have been kept as part of the collection as examples of the production process at the Blue Moon Press.
Additional files include the papers of James Hepworth, specifically a typescript of his Masters thesis and two video tapes of author interviews.
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Blue Moon Press records (MS 346). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
| Series I: Administrative Files, 1978-1983 | |||||||||||
| Subseries 1: Announcements | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | General announcements, 1981-1982 | |||||||||
| Subseries 2: Correspondence | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | General, 1978-1983 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Re: León Felipe: The Last Troubadour, 1977-1979 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Grindal, Gracia, 1978-1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Larson, Robert, 1980-1981 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Ortiz, Simon, 1978-1979 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Running, Orville, 1979-1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Smith, Patricia Clark, 1979 | |||||||||
| Subseries 3: Financial Records | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Miscellaneous financial records | |||||||||
| Subseries 4: Grants | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Grant application: Poetry on the Buses (to the Arizona Commission on the Arts), 1981 | |||||||||
| Subseries 5: Reviews | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Lakes and Legacies: Criss Cannady, 1979 | |||||||||
| Subseries 6: Files relating to Sketches Against the Dark : Gracia Grindal, 1981 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 12 | General correspondence, 1979-1981 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Design files | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Financial records | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Reviews | |||||||||
| Series II: Author Manuscripts, 1979-1983 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 16-17 | Is This Naomi? : L.D. Clark, 1979 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18-19 | León Felipe: The Last Troubadour ;typescript, "old manuscript", 1979 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | All My Springs : Gracia Grindal; typescript , n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | To the Cities : Gracia Grindal ; typescript , n.d. | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 22 | Poems (miscellaneous) : Gracia Grindal; typescript, clippings, résumé , ca. 1978 | |||||||||
| 2 | 23-24 | Howbah Indians : Simon Ortiz; typescript , 1978 | |||||||||
| 2 | 25-26 | Fiction (miscellaneous): Alberto A. Rios ; original typescript , n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 27 | Fiction (miscellaneous): Alberto A. Rios ; corrected typescripts for "Sapito" and "The Child" , n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 28 | Poems (miscellaneous): Alberto A. Rios ; typescript , n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 29 | Rosete's Smile : Alberto A. Rios ; typescript , 1979 | |||||||||
| 2 | 30 | The Promise of Morning Writings from Arizona Prisons ; typescript , 1983 | |||||||||
| 2 | 31 | The Promise of Morning Writings from Arizona Prisons; typescripts, files, and clippings , 1983 | |||||||||
| Series III: Publications & Production Files, 1975-1981 | |||||||||||
| Subseries 1: Publications. (Arranged chronologically by publication date.) | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 32 | The Corn : Geoff Hewitt ; "First Private Edition" , 1975 | |||||||||
| 2 | 33 | Like Chief Joseph and the Nez Percez: Norman MacLeod , 1975 | |||||||||
| 2 | 34 | Blue Moon News v.1:no.2 ; vol.2: no.1 , 1976; 1977 | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | Pulpit Rock: Gracia Grindal ; one copy each softbound and hardbound , 1976 | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 36 | From Here: Ruth Gardner ; no. 10 of 10 , 1977 | |||||||||
| 3 | 37 | Leaving Home: William Kloeffkorn , 1977 | |||||||||
| 3 | 38 | Lakes and Legacies: Criss Cannady , 1978 | |||||||||
| 3 | 39 | Howbah Indians: Simon Ortiz , 1978 | |||||||||
| 3 | 40 | Leon Felipe: The Last Troubador: Edited by Robert Houston with the assistance of Criss Cannady , 1979 | |||||||||
| 3 | 41 | Sketches Against the Dark: Gracia Grindal; softbound , 1981 | |||||||||
| 3 | 42 | Sketches Against the Dark: Gracia Grindal; hardbound , 1981 | |||||||||
| 3 | 43 | The Fifth Wind : L. D. Clark; softbound , 1981 | |||||||||
| 3 | 44 | The Fifth Wind : L. D. Clark; hardbound , 1981 | |||||||||
| Subseries 2: Design Files: The Fifth Wind: L. D. Clark , 1981 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 45 | Galleys with designer notations in red felt tip pen; editorial comments in pencil | |||||||||
| 4 | 46 | Paste-up copy | |||||||||
| 4 | 47 | Printing specifications and unbound signatures | |||||||||
| Series IV: Personal Files of James R. Hepworth, 1978-1981 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 48 | MA Thesis typescript (with editorial comments), 1978 | |||||||||
| 5 | 49 | Wallace Stegner Fellowship application, 1978 | |||||||||
| 5 | Video | Writer in Residence: Vance Bourjaily (Part I) Author interview about his works while in residence at Witchita State University. 60 minute U-Matic 3/4" tape, 6/8/1981 | |||||||||
| 5 | Video | Writer in Residence: Vance Bourjaily (Part II). 60 minute U-Matic 3/4" tape, | |||||||||