Reese Archive: Twenty-Five Years of Edition Reese, Turkey Press, and Harry & Sandra Reese, 1992-2016, 1992-2016

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Summary

Creators:
Reese, Sandra Liddell, Reese, Sandra Liddell, Reese, Harry, and Reese, Harry
Abstract:
The Reese archive is one of the most distinctive relating to contemporary fine press and book arts and provides key documentation of the ongoing expansion of the space which they inhabit in contemporary culture. The Reese's "Turkey Press" was featured in the Stanford Library exhibit at the Cantor Arts Center: "The Art of the Book in California: Five Contemporary Presses" in 2011 and included in the published exhibition catalogue by the Stanford Libraries. The archive is substantial in both physical (nearly 100 linear feet) and digital resources, and is heavily weighted towards material suited for teaching and research and exhibition. Included are extensive correspondence, manuscript material, original art and visual working materials, and development and production proofs by over 600 authors, artists, printers, publishers, and thinkers
Extent:
40 Linear Feet 31 Cartons, 5 flat boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Reese Archive : Twenty-Five years of Edition Reese, Turkey Press and Harry and Sandra Reese (M2518). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California

Background

Scope and content:

Contains correspondence, professional papers, notebooks, and materials relating to art projects and publications.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 2019. Accession 2019-297. Acquired with support from The Robert L. Goldman Endowment Fund, Morgan A. and Aline D. Gunst Memorial Book Fund, Ballard Family Fund, Charlotte Ashley Felton Fund : Perpetuated in her memory by The de Guigné Family, The Vincent and Caren Prothro Humanities Book Fund.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed. The inventory provided was produced from a survey performed in 2023 during a collection move, and offers only a general box-level description of the contents.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is unprocessed, but open for research.

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. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Reese Archive : Twenty-Five years of Edition Reese, Turkey Press and Harry and Sandra Reese (M2518). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California

Location of this collection:
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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