Phoenix Book Shop mss., 1951-1989
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
Creator
Phoenix Book Shop
TitlePhoenix Book Shop mss., 1951-1989
Collection No.
LMC 1992
Extent
ca. 64,000 items
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
The Phoenix Book Shop mss., 1951-1989,
are the papers of the Phoenix Book Shop located first at 18 Cornelia Street, then at
22 Jones Street in New York City, and operated by Robert Alfred Jump Wilson, 1922- ,
bibliographer and bookseller.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Independent bookstore located first at 18 Cornelia Street, then at 22 Jones Street in
New York City, and operated by Robert Alfred Jump Wilson, 1922- , bibliographer and
bookseller.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: Correspondence; Customer
orders (general); Customer orders (standing), 1964-1987; Invoices sent (general);
Purchase orders; Paid bills; Additions.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains correspondence, standing orders, miscellaneous orders,
invoices sent, and Phoenix Book Shop orders, paid bills, and account ledgers. Also
included in the files are a few manuscripts Wilson considered for publication,
galleys for some Phoenix Book Shop publications, and documents and memorabilia
relating to the history of the shop.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired 1974-1989
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however,
patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in
advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
Phoenix Book Shop mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Series:
Box 1
Correspondence
Arranged as received, either chronologically or alphabetically within a
year.
1929 - 1966,
Feb.
Box 2
1966, Mar. - 1967,
Sept.
Box 3
1967, Oct. - 1969,
Apr.
Box 4
1969, May -
Dec.
Box 5
1970 - 1971,
Mar.
Box 6
1971, Apr. - 1972,
June
Box 7
1972, July - 1973,
Sept.
Box 8
1973, Oct. - 1974,
Dec.
Box 9
1974 (A-Z) - 1975,
Dec.
Box 10
1976, Jan. - 1977,
Feb.;
1977, Mar.-Dec.
(A-H)
Box 11
1977, Mar.-Dec.
(F-Z) - 1978 (A-H)
Box 12
1978 (H-Z) - 1979
(A-L)
Box 13
1979 (M-Z) - 1980
(A-N)
Series:
Box 14
Customer orders (general)
Arranged chronologically
1962 - 1964
Box 15
1965 - 1968,
Apr.
Box 16
1968, May - 1969,
Aug.
Box 17
1969, Sept. -
1972, Feb.;
1973,
Nov.; university orders, 1967-1970
Box 18
1974 - 1976
Box 19
1977 - 1979
Box 20
1980 - 1983
Series:
Box 21
Customer orders (standing), 1964-1987
Correspondence, orders, and invoices for the following
institutions:
Huntington Library, 1962-1974
Indiana University, 1964-1983
Michigan State University, 1968-1982
New York Public Library, 1970-1978
New York University, 1964-1971
Northwestern University, 1969-1982
State University of New York at Buffalo, 1964-1974
Syracuse University, 1966-1976
Temple University, 1968-1970
University of California, Davis, 1966-1977
UCLA, 1966-1987
UC, San Diego, 1968-1974
UC, Santa Cruz, 1968-1975
University Louisville, 1966-1971
University of Nevada, Reno, 1963-1984
University of North Carolina, 1968-1974
West Virginia University, 1968-1970
Yale University, 1971-1984
Box 22
Correspondence, orders,...cont.
Series:
Box 23
Invoices sent (general)
Arranged chronologically
1962, Mar. - 1965,
Mar.
Box 24
1965, Apr. - 1967,
Oct.
Box 25
1967, Nov. -
1969,
Box 26
1970 - 1972
Box 27
1973 - 1975
Box 28
1976 - 1978,
Mar.
Box 29
1978, Apr. - 1980,
Apr.
Box 30
1980, May - 1982,
July
Series:
Box 31
Purchase orders
Arranged chronologically
1969 - 1977
Box 32
1978 - 1983,
May
Series:
Box 33
Paid bills
Arranged as received, either chronologically or alphabetically within a
year
1962 - 1965
Box 34
1966 - 1967/68
(A-S)
Box 35
1967/68 (T-Z) - 1971/72
(A-D)
Box 36
1971/72 (E-Z) - 1974/75
(A-H)
Box 37
1974/75 (I-Z) -
1976/77
Box 38
1978/79 - 1979
Box 39
1980, July - 1983
(A-M)
Series:
Box 40
Additions
Mostly unarranged
Customer invoices: 1985, Sept. - 1989,
Jan.
Kerouac bibliography photo page
Customer ledger accounts: 1976 - 1983
Accounts received: 1962 - 1989
Correspondence: 1982 -1989
Snyder bibliography, Part 1 - Original camera-ready
copy
Paid bills: 1988 -
1989
Box 41
Correspondence: 1980 (O-Z) - 1981
Box 42
Correspondence: 1981/82 - 1983 (A-D)
Box 43
Correspondence: 1983 (E-P); 1984/85 (O-Z)
Paid bills: 1983
(N-Z) - 1984
Accounts received: 1973-1981
Box 44
Customer invoices: 1982, Aug. - 1985,
Aug.
Box 45
Customer orders: 1984 - 1988
Box 46
Customer invoices: 1987, Aug. - 1988,
Aug.
Accounts receivable
Account statement: 1987, Jan. - 1988,
Aug.
Box 47
Ledgers, 1962-1978
Accounts receivable, 1960s(?)-1983
Box 48
Correspondence, 1988-1989 and undated
Printed
Invoices
Miscellaneous
Box 49
Miscellaneous
Includes: manuscripts for 49 Phoenix Book Shop publications, collection
appraisals made by Wilson, and materials relating to history of the shop
- original lease, photos, shop sign design, etc.
Box 50
Miscellaneous, cont.
Box 51
Paid bills, 1988
Box 52
Invoices, 1986-1987
Purchase orders
Publishers, 1982-1988
Gertrude Stein bibliography
Box 53
Gary Snyder bibliography
Financial
Correspondence: 1954,
1986-1988
Photographs
Box 54
Correspondence, 1969-1988
Box 55
Finances
Miscellaneous
Oversize 1
Mock-up for Bibliography of Charles Olson
Oversize 2
Drawing of cat, Ephemeron, by Carl Ashby
