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Collection Overview
- Title:
- Pluto Press Publisher Files
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dczg64tx47t
- Dates:
- 1982-2017 (mostly 1997-2010)
- Size:
- 4.4 linear feet and 5 boxes
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Boxes B-001998 to B-002002
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of Pluto Press publisher files produced by scholars writing about the conflicts of the Middle East, containing 164 publisher's files for 113 books. Pluto Press is a British independent book publisher founded in 1969 and is known for being a radical political publishing house that focuses on contemporary issues. Collection includes correspondence between authors and publishers, publishing contracts, financial projects, press releases, author questionnaires, chapter drafts, and cover designs. The collection spans the years 1982-2017, with the bulk of materials from 1997 to 2010.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Description:
Consists of Pluto Press publisher files for 113 books written by scholars interested in geography, politics, and religion in the Middle East. The bulk of collection comprises of correspondence, publishing contracts, title proposals, chapter drafts, cover designs, press releases, and financial projects. They offer insights into the worlds of authorship and of publishing while exhibiting how scholars studied International Relations and conflict in the Middle East. Some authors included in the collection include Israel Shahak, John K. Cooley, and Michael Griffin. Roger van Zwanenberg, the managing director and owner of Pluto Press, and Anne Beech, the editorial and subsquently managing director, are the primary correspondents with the authors.
- Arrangement
Materials are arranged in the order in which they were received, in alphabetical order by author's last name.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Pluto Press
Pluto Press, a British independent book publisher founded in 1969, is known for being a radical political publishing house that focuses on contemporary issues.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Purchased from Kenny's Bookshop & Art Galleries Ltd. in 2022 (AM 2022-136).
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Kate Mitchell in June 2022. Dealer labeled author files with box and folder numbers. During processing, boxes were condensed and some author files were divided into multiple folders, so box and folder numbers noted by dealer may not align with actual arrangement.
Finding aid written by Kate Mitchell in June 2022, incorporating description written by dealer and retaining dealer supplied folder titles.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. No further duplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to Special Collections Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
- Credit this material:
Pluto Press Publisher Files; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dczg64tx47t
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Boxes B-001998 to B-002002
