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Title: Laissez Faire Books records
Date (inclusive): 1957-2008
Collection Number: 2007C63
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
38 manuscript boxes, 2 floppy disks
(15.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, financial documents, catalogs, other printed matter, and photographs relating to libertarianism
and publishing in the United States.
Creator:
Laissez Faire Books
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2007.
[Identification of item], Laissez Faire Books records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1972 | Laissez Faire Books opens in New York City, founded by John Muller and Sharon Presley. |
| 1982 | Andrea and Howard Rich buy Laissez Faire Books. |
| 1989 | Laissez Faire Books moves to San Francisco, California. |
| 1993-1995 | Laissez Faire Books reaches peak revenue of $1.3 million per year. |
| 2002 | Laissez Faire Books goes bankrupt and is sold to the Foundation for Economic Education. |
| 2003 | Andrea Rich gives Kathleen Nelson Laissez Faire Books, and it is relocated to Little Rock, Arkansas. |
| Laissez Faire Books is sold back to Andrea and Howard Rich. | |
| 2008 | Laissez Faire Books is sold to the International Society for Individual Liberty. |
| Laissez Faire Books announces it is going out of business. | |
| 2011 | Laissez Faire Books is sold to Agora Financial LLC, and is currently still operating under this company. |
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains correspondence, financial records, serial issues, photographs, and other printed matter relating
to libertarianism and book publishing in the United States.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Libertarianism -- United States
Publishers and publishing -- United States