Judyl Mudfoot printer collection, 1974-1987

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Summary

Title:
Judyl Mudfoot printer collection
Dates:
1974-1987
Creators:
Mudfoot, Judyl
Abstract:
Books, booklets, posters, broadsides, pamphlets and other materials printed by the Mudborn Press and Judyl Mudfoot (J. Mudfoot, Printer).
Extent:
6.38 linear feet (4 document boxes, 1 half-size document box, 1 shoe box, 3 flat boxes)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Judyl Mudfoot printer collection, Printers Mss 107. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of books, booklets, posters, broadsides and pamphlets printed by the Mudborn Press and Judyl Mudfoot (J. Mudfoot, Printer). Other objects in the collection include woodblock stamps produced by various Santa Barbara artists and used in Mudborn publications, manuscripts, banners, event advertisements, various personal items, and copies of Mudborn's literary journal Rockbottom.

Biographical / historical:

Judyl Mudfoot (1943-) is an active member of the arts community in Santa Barbara as a poet, author, editor and print-maker. In collaboration with editor and author Sasha Newborn, Mudfoot established Mudborn Press in 1975, characterizing the publishing company "as a vehicle for serious and non-derivative writing." The Mudborn Press published pamphlets, advertisements, books and booklets for businesses, organizations, and writers in Santa Barbara. Mudfoot would later install her own autonomous press (J. Mudfoot, Printer) occasionally providing her services for free to aspiring poets at fairs.

In 1976, Mudfoot and Newborn released the first issue of Rockbottom a monthly magazine dedicated to the publication of poetry and prose by artists and non-artists alike. Mudfoot published a number of poetry books, such as The December Book in 1975, which was a celebration of her beginnings at the Bluebird Cafe in Santa Barbara, an open forum where Mudfoot participated in monthly poetry readings. Other publications include Pomes in 1975, Presents: [poems] in 1977, and Masked Ball [Dreams and Disguises] in 1986, an autobiographical collection of poems reflecting on Mudfoot's identity as an American woman and writer.

In 1978, Judyl Mudfoot was a director of the Literary Publishers of Southern California, a book distribution cooperative that produced catalogs, broadsides, and other printed works, often sold at book fairs.

Mudfoot was also a prolific artist and designer, producing a number of stamps and postcards, and exhibited her work with her late husband, assemblage artist, Alver Herman Smith (1941-2017). Mudfoot produced non-traditional stamps by mounting various materials onto wooden boards, including tire treads.

Acquisition information:
Library purchase, 2018.
Physical location:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Collection processed and arranged by Emily Corb, 2018. Finding aid prepared by Emily Corb , 2018.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-01-30 11:58:37 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Judyl Mudfoot printer collection, Printers Mss 107. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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