Finding Aid to the Shelley Hoyt Papers

Lara Michels

The Bancroft Library

2023

The Bancroft Library

University of California

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000

bancref@library.berkeley.edu

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Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library

Title: Shelley Hoyt papers

source: Jeff Maser, Bookseller

Creator: Hoyt, Shelley

Creator: Black Stone Press

Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2022/225

Physical Description: 9 linear feet (5 cartons, 1 box, 3 oversize boxes)

Date (inclusive): 1974-2006

Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Language of Material: English .

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to researchers.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Shelley Hoyt Archive was purchased from bookseller Jeff Maser in 2022.

Arrangement

Arranged at the series level.

Biographical / Historical

Shelley Jean Hoyt is a Bay Area painter, typographer, and book artist. She received her BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Montana, Missoula. In 1974, she co-founded Black Stone Press in Missoula, Montana with her husband, Peter Rutledge Koch. Hoyt was married to Peter Koch from 1975 until 1984.

Processing Information

Processed at the series level by Lara Michels and processing student assistant Malayna Chang in 2023.

Content Description

Collection consists of printing project files, binding models and binding experiments, and materials relating to Shelley Hoyt's career as a bookbinder and book artist.

Conditions Governing Use

Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For additional information about the University of California, Berkeley Library's permissions policy please see: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/permissions-policies

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Printers--California--San Francisco Bay Area

Women artists--California--San Francisco Bay Area

Women in the book industries and trade

Women bookbinders

Artists' books

Women typographers

Jeff Maser, Bookseller

Hoyt, Shelley

Black Stone Press

Project Files, Part 1 approximately 1974-1995

carton 1

Arion Press undated

carton 1

Bonnafont undated

carton 1

T. Brawnstein undated

carton 1

Chez Panisse undated

carton 1

Dern Jungle Garden Press undated

carton 1

Emigre undated

carton 1

Flip Hippodrome undated

carton 1

Gary Frost undated

carton 1

Alisa Golden undated

carton 1

Greenwood undated

carton 1

Gullier undated

carton 1

Mary Ann Hayden undated

carton 1

A. Johnston undated

carton 1

Susan King undated

carton 1

P. Koch undated

carton 1

Laird undated

carton 1

Sarah MacLay undated

carton 1

Cheryl Miller Interval Press undated

carton 1

Katherine Ng undated

carton 1

Alice Notley undated

carton 1

Purgatory Pie undated

carton 1

Kate Pond undated

carton 1

Felicia Rice undated

carton 1

S. A. Robinson undated

carton 1

Susan Roether undated

carton 1

Marvin Sackner undated

carton 1

David Schneider undated

carton 1

Peter Shire undated

carton 1

Silver Buckle undated

carton 1

Jack Stauffacher undated

carton 1

Wesley Tanner (Arif Press) undated

carton 1

Wilsons undated

Bindings undated

carton 2

Binding estimates undated

carton 2

Binding models undated

oversize_box 3

Binding models undated

carton 2

Binding experiments undated

Project Files, Part 2 approximately 1974-2006

carton 4

Soul the the Vine: Wine in Literature 1988

carton 4

Francais

carton 4

Life and Death undated

carton 4

The Stork's Adventure-Max Hoyt-Koch 1984

carton 4

On Printing 1992

carton 4

Horro Vacuui-Alastair Johnston 1986

carton 4

The Common Theme-John S. Anson 1985

carton 4

San Rocco's Dog-Kate Pond 1985

carton 4

The Legend of Chocolate 1977

carton 4

Untitled undated

carton 4

Excerpts from Gift from the Sea-Anne Morrow Lindbergh undated

carton 4

Tesselations and Tilings 1988

carton 4

For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise undated

carton 4

Assorted photo/quotes undated

carton 4

12 Portraits-Stephen Mitchell 1987

carton 4

Typographic prints 1980-1984

carton 4

Tracking-Nancy Steele 1977

carton 4

Guide to AZ 1991

carton 4

Valentines undated

carton 4

The Lines-Sylvia Browning/Shelley Hoyt 2006

carton 4

Printing Poetry-Clifford Burke 1980

carton 4

The Lines Archive undated

carton 4

Five Poems-Michael Poage 1980

carton 4

Poison in the System 1979

carton 4

Handbook of Ornament 1979

carton 4

Pomegranate (by Jane Bailey) 1976

carton 4

Born-Michael Poage 1975

carton 4

Deadstart 1980

carton 4

This Flower!-Robert Sund 1982

carton 4

Wings of Hair-Michael Poage 1978

carton 4

The Reckoning-Richard Silberg 1979

carton 4

A Trumpet of Our Own-John Rollin Ridge 1981

carton 4

YES-Michael Poage 1976

carton 4

Fossil Fuel-David Thomas 1977

carton 4

Near the Ocean's Edge-Charles Kendrick Morris 1982

carton 4

Poems-Elizabeth Hartzell Severson 1983

carton 4

ABC Rhymes by Kate Pond 1980

carton 4

Reflections on Color-Susan Roether 1982

box 1

The Marvels of Professor Pettingruel-Opal L. Nations 1978

box 1

The Circus of Most Inventions 1985

box 1

Montana Gothic, Issues 1-7 1974-1977

box 1

Weeding the Duchess-Sarah Maclay 1979

box 1

Shooting Scripts-Adam Cornford 1978

oversize_box 1

Shelley Hoyt Typographic Prints 1980-1989

Black Stone Press files approximately 1974-1990

carton 3

Chronological files 1975-1982

carton 3

Black Stone Press stationary 1976-1982

carton 3

Montana Hmong catalog undated

carton 3

Pomegranate (by Jane Bailey) announcement 1976

carton 3

Introduction to Calligraphy course announcement undated

carton 3

Missoula Museum of the Arts Persian Rug catalog 1977

carton 3

Black Stone Press article undated

oversize_box 2

Black Stone Press oversize ephemera 1975-1985

carton 3

Ding bat proof undated

Assorted printing and binding files approximately 1975-2000

carton 3

Shelley Hoyt chronological files 1983-1987

carton 3

Alphabet book undated

carton 3

Circus book 1986

carton 3

Catalogs and catalog proofs undated

carton 5

Correspondence on books/prints/binding undated

carton 5

Course/workshop descriptions undated

carton 5

Text PHP mailing list undated

carton 5

Women's Book Fair undated

carton 5

Consignment/Exhibits/Binding and Printing undated

carton 5

Printing/Slide Talk/Notes undated

carton 5

Resumes undated

carton 5

Writing/Bookbinding undated

carton 5

Calligraphy Review undated

carton 5

National Museum of Women in the Arts undated

carton 5

Typographic prints undated

carton 5

Guide to AZ undated

carton 5

Mailing list/libraries and individuals undated

carton 5

Addresses/binders undated

carton 5

Photograph of Shelley Hoyt undated

carton 5

Drawings and proofs undated

carton 5

Sets of small trial proofs undated

carton 5

Materials mentioning Hoyt undated

carton 5

Catalogue undated

carton 5

Reflections on Color undated

carton 5

Issue of Fine Print 1985

carton 5

Issue of Calligraphy Review 1992

carton 5

Granary Books catalog 1988

carton 5

Fine Print cover undated