Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Quarry Press fonds
Level of description
Fonds
Repository
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
-
[19--]-2021 (Creation)
- Creator
- Quarry Press
Physical description area
Physical description
15.47 m of textual records, ca. 250 photographs, 4 audio cassettes
Archival description area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Quarry Press was founded in 1965 on the campus of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Quarry Press has established several key lines and series of books - Quarry Music, Quarry Health, Quarry Heritage, New Views on Canadian Artists, Civic Images, ... »
Scope and content
The fonds consists of manuscripts for books published by Quarry Press, correspondence with authors, administrative and financial records. Included are submissions and related files for Quarry Magazine, Canadian Fiction Magazine and Poetry Canada, as well ... »
Notes area
Physical condition
Good, except for 4 files of Quarry Magazine that were water-damaged and mouldy.
Immediate source of acquisition
Earlier material transfered from McGill University Special Collections. Later accessions donated by Quarry Press in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Arrangement
Arrangement is based on the creator's filing system
Language of material
- English
Location of originals
5010.1
5010.2
5016.1
5022.8
5022.9
5022.10
5118.1
5163
F5 E6
F3 C3.3
SR1207.1-SR1207.38
Restrictions on access
Open
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright restrictions apply.
Finding aids
- https://db-archives.library.queensu.ca/FindingAids/Q/Quarry_Press/Quarry_Press-5016_1.xlsx
- https://db-archives.library.queensu.ca/FindingAids/Q/Quarry_Press/Quarry_Press-5010_1.xlsx
- https://db-archives.library.queensu.ca/FindingAids/Q/Quarry_Press/Quarry_Press_fonds-5010_2.xlsx
- https://db-archives.library.queensu.ca/FindingAids/Q/Quarry_Press/Quarry_Press_fonds-5022_8.xlsx
- https://db-archives.library.queensu.ca/FindingAids/Q/Quarry_Press/Quarry_Press_fonds-5022_9.xlsx
- https://db-archives.library.queensu.ca/FindingAids/Q/Quarry_Press/Quarry_Press_fonds-5022_10.xlsx
Accruals
Further accruals are expected
General note
Partial
Access points
Genre access points
Control area
Status
Revised
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Description created on 1999/08/27. Last updated 18/06/2015.
Archivist(s): Jeremy Heil, Paul Banfield, Gillian Barlow
Language of description
- English