Guide to the Papier Mache Press Records MS.027

Maureen Carey, Kate Dundon
University of California, Santa Cruz
2018
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz 95064
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Papier Mache Press records
source: Martz, Sandra
Identifier/Call Number: MS.027
Physical Description: 42 Linear Feet 69 half cartons, 7 cartons
Date (inclusive): 1984-1999
Physical Location: Collection stored, in part, off-site at NRLF: Advance notice is required for access.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is unprocessed and may contain restricted materials. Access to unprocessed collections requires advance notice. Please contact Special Collections and Archives to request access.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights for this collection reside with the University of California. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. The publication or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use for research or educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information on copyright or to order a reproduction, please visit guides.library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/reproduction-publication.

Preferred Citation

Papier Mache Press records. MS 27. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Provenance

Gift of Sandra Martz, circa 1999.

Biographical / Historical

Sandra Kay Martz founded Papier-Mache Press in 1984. The Press was known for its politically and socially conscious publications about the experiences of women, such as the anthology When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple(1987), which sold over 1.6 million copies. By 1998, Papier-Mache Press had published over sixty titles. Martz sold the Press in 2000.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes publication and business records of Papier Mache Press, including editorial, production, sales, and marketing files, as well as manuscripts.

Additional Collection Guide

An inventory to this collection is available: MS 27 inventory 

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Martz, Sandra