Nothing Rich But Some Things Rare Unlabeled

The collection contains correspondence, administrative papers, and production materials from the early years of the Institute for Book Arts.

Correspondence relates to two matters: Glenn House, Sr., studying at Carolyn Hammer's printing operation in Lexington, Kentucky, and printing commissions by Gorgas Oak Press and Parallel Editions.

Administrative papers contains invoices, materials relating to the Graduate School of Library Service, and typefaces used by the presses operating out of the typographic laboratory.

Production materials pertain to several works produced by Gorgas Oak Press, Parallel Editions, and Symposium Press. Present are mock-ups, layouts, binding plans, proofs, corrections, and seconds. Works represented here are Ray by Barry Hannah and Nothing Rich, But Some Things Rare produced by Gorgas Oak Press; Return & Other Poems by Giannes Ritsos and Just Shades by James Tate produced by Parallel Editions; and On Equal Terms: Poems by Charles Bernstein, David Ignatow, Denise Levertov, Louis Simpson, Gerald Stern produced by Symposium Press.