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Sipper mss., 1973-2010

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
Sipper, Ralph B.

Title
Sipper mss., 1973-2010

Collection No.
LMC 2354

Extent
1,480 items

Language
Materials are in English.

Abstract
The Sipper mss., 1973-2010, consist of the correspondence and business records of Ralph Bruno Sipper, 1932- , of Santa Barbara, California, one of the leading antiquarian booksellers in America specializing in modern first editions.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Biographical Note

Ralph Bruno Sipper, 1932- , of Santa Barbara, California, is one of the leading antiquarian booksellers in America specializing in modern first editions. In 1970 Sipper founded Joseph the Provider/Books in San Francisco and from that time issued sales catalogues of modern first editions that went to institutional and private collectors. He also exhibited at book fairs, appraised collections, and represented archives that were acquired by university libraries. In 1996 the Joseph the Provider Corporation was dissolved and Sipper continued selling books under his own name.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondents include: Eric Ambler, Donald Barthelme, Samuel Beckett, Thomas Berger, Kay Boyle, Bill Bradley, Matthew Bruccoli, Charles Bukowski, Carter Burden, Even Connell, Jerome Cheryn, Robert Coover, William Oliver Everson, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Giselle Freund, William Gaddis, Allen Ginsberg, William Golding, James Laughlin, Norman Mailer, John McPhee, William Meredith, Kenneth Millar, Dmitri Nabokov, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Parker, Lawrence Clark Powell, Julian Symons, John Updike, Diane Wakoski, Eudora Welty, and Calder Willingham.

Also present are published book reviews and critical essays composed by Sipper over five decades.

Additionally there are materials pertaining to Inward Journey , a 1984 collection of memorial essays about crime fiction novelist Ross Macdonald (pen-name of Kenneth Millar, 1915-1983), edited by Ralph B. Sipper. Materials include correspondence, contract agreements, original manuscripts, galleys, photographs, congratulatory letters, and reviews. Correspondents include: Kingsley Amis; Samuel Beckett; Kay Boyle; Ray Bradbury; Raymond Carver; Don DeLillo; John Fowles; Dick Francis; David Hare; John Le Carre; Ursula LeGuin; John D. MacDonald; Norman Mailer; Alice Munro; Robert Parker; Walker Percy; Paul Theroux; and John Updike.

Related Material

Books that Sipper has written or edited are catalogued in IUCAT.

Vonnegut mss., Corman mss. III, and Joseph the Provider mss. , also located at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Acquired: 1997, 2007-2010
Usage Restrictions
Prior 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
[Item], Sipper mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Processing Information
Processed by Craig Simpson.
Series: Sipper mss., 1973-2010 
Box 1 1997 Correspondence A-G 
1997 Correspondence H-N 
1997 Correspondence O-Z 
Books Bought 1997 
Books Sold 1997 
1998 Correspondence A-D 
1998 Correspondence E-K 
1998 Correspondence L-Z 
Business Records (2 folders) 
Paid Invoices 1998 
Books Bought 
Accounting 
Advertising 
Paid Invoices 1998 
Books Bought 
Accounting 
Advertising 
Book Fairs 
Car 
Computering 
Dues and Subscriptions 
Framing and Restoration 
Gifts 
Office Equipment 
Office Supplies> 
Postage 
Painting 
Repairs 
Telephone 
Travel 
Utilities 
Magazines 
1999 Correspondence A-E 
1999 Correspondence F-M 
Box 2 1999 Correspondence N-Z 
Books Sold 
Business Records (3 folders) 
Correspondence 2000 A-G 
Correspondence 2000 H-O 
Correspondence 2000 P-Z 
Books Bought 
Books Sold 
Book Fairs
Accounting
Advertising
Car
Dues and Subscriptions
Entertainment
Gifts
Janitorial and Repairs
Office Supplies
Postage
Printing
Restoration
Security System
Telephone
Travel
Utilities
Correspondence 2001 A-C 
Correspondence 2001 D-L 
Correspondence 2001 M-R 
Correspondence 2001 S-Z 
Books Bought 
Catalogs
Box 3 Accounting
Advertising
Book Fairs
Car
Dues and Subscriptions
Janitorial and Repairs
Office Supplies
Postage
Printing
2002 Correspondence A-E 
2002 Correspondence F-Z 
2002 Books Bought 
2002 Books Sold 
Office Supplies 
Gifts
Dues and Subscriptions
Business Documents
Book Fairs
Advertising
Accounting
Business Documents
Book Fairs
Advertising
Accounting
Travel
Entertainment
Car
Utilities
Security System
Restoration
Painting
Postage
2003 Correspondence A-F 
2003 Correspondence G-L 
2003 Correspondence M 
2003 Correspondence N-Z 
Books Bought
Books Sold
Car
Dues and Subscriptions
Entertainment
Gifts
Janitorial
Office Equipment
Office Supplies
Postage
Restoration and Framing
Repairs
Security System
Telephone
Travel
Utilities
Box 4 2004 Correspondence A-C 
2004 Correspondence D-K 
2004 Correspondence L-R 
2004 Correspondence S-Z 
Books Sold
Books Bought
Accounting
Advertising
Book Fairs
Car
Dues and Subscriptions
Entertainment
Internet
Janitorial
Postage
Office Supplies
Printing
Restoration
Security
Telephone
Travel
Utilities
2005 Correspondence A-G 
2005 Correspondence H-L 
2005 Correspondence M-Q 
2005 Correspondence R-Z 
Books Sold
Books Bought
Accounting
Advertising
Book Fairs
Business Fairs
Car
Dues and Subscriptions
Gifts
Internet
Janitorial
Office
Postage
Painting
Repairs
Restoration
Telephone
Travel
Utilities
Box 5 Correspondence 2006 
Books Bought
Accounting
Advertising
Car
Dues and Subscriptions
Entertainment
Book Fairs
Gifts
Internet
Janitorial
Office Supplies
Postage
Printing
Repairs
Restoration
Telephone
Travel
Utilities
Correspondence 2007 
Books Bought
Business Documents (3 folders)
Accounting
Advertising
Book Fairs
Internet
Office Supplies
Printing
Restoration
Telephone
Utilities
Box 6 Welty, Eudora. 1980-1988 
Correspondence. 1973-1980 
Correspondence. 1981-1982 
Correspondence. 1983 
Correspondence. 1984-1985 
Correspondence. 1986-1987 
Correspondence. 1988 
Correspondence. 1989 
Correspondence. 1990 
Correspondence. 1991, Jan.-July 
Correspondence. 1991, Aug.-Dec. 
Correspondence. 1992 
Correspondence. 1993 
Correspondence. 1994 
Correspondence. 1995 
Correspondence. 1996, Jan.-Apr. 
Correspondence. 1996, May-Dec. 
Correspondence. 2011  (3 folders)
Correspondence. A-G. Undated
Correspondence. H-Z. Undated
Reviews. 1974-1996.  (2 folders)
"Addeds." 2001-2005 
Photographs
Accounting
Advertising
Book Fairs
Business Taxes
Car
Dues and Subscriptions
Gifts
Internet
Janitorial
Office Supplies
Postage
Painting
Repairs
Restoration
Telephone
Travel
Utilities
Books Sold
Books Bought
Box 7 Correspondence. 2001-2008 
Correspondence. 2003-2010 
Correspondence. 2009-2010  (2 folders)
Books Bought
Books Sold
Accounting
Advertising
Book Fairs
Business Tax
Dues and Subscriptions
Gifts
Insurance
Internet
Janitorial
Office Supplies
Postage
Painting
Repairs
Restoration
Telephone
Utilities
Selected Book Reviews
Books Bought
Books Sold
Accounting
Advertising
Book Fairs
Business Taxes
Car
Gifts
Insurance
Internet
Office Supplies
Postage
Painting
Repairs
Restoration
Telephone
Travel
Utilities
Box 8 Correspondence. 2009  (3 folders)
Travel
Telephone
Restoration
Repairs
Painting
Postage
Office Supplies
Internet
Janitorial
Office Equipment
Insurance
Gifts
Dues and Subscriptions
Car
Book Fairs
Advertising
Accounting
Books Bought
Books Sold
Correspondence. A-H. 2012 
Correspondence. I-L. 2012 
Correspondence. M-Z. 2012 
Postage
Telephone
Advertising
Internet
Dues and Subscriptions
Car
Book Purchases
Restoration
Book Sales
Office Supplies
Box 9 Correspondence and Accompanying Materials
Holiday Cards
A-Z (33 folders)
Box 10 Business Records
A-Z (42 folders)
Box 11 Invoices (2 binding cases)
Box 12 Invoices (2 binding cases)
Box 13 Invoices (2 binding cases)
Box 14 Invoices (2 binding cases)
Box 15 Invoices (2 binding cases)
Box 16 Invoices (2 binding cases)
Box 17 Correspondence. A-C. 2013 
Correspondence. D-F. 2013 
Correspondence. G-H. 2013 
Correspondence. J-L. 2013 
Correspondence. M-P. 2013 
Correspondence. R-S. 2013 
Correspondence. T-Z. 2013 
Accounting
Advertising
Book Fairs
Business Tax
Dues and Subscriptions
Gifts
Insurance
Internet
Janitorial
Office Supplies
Postage
Painting
Repairs
Restoration
Travel
Books Sold
Books Bought
Miscellaneous
Box 18 Correspondence: Tan, Amy
Correspondence: Yellin, Herb
Correspondence: A-D
Correspondence: E-L
Correspondence: M-R
Correspondence: S-Z
Invoices
Books Bought
Accounting
Advertising
Book Fairs
Business Taxes
Dues and Subscriptions
Gifts
Insurance
Internet
Medical
Office Supplies
Postage
Painting
Repairs
Restoration
Telephone
Travel
Utilities
Accounting papers
Entertainment receipts
Correspondence and receipts
Correspondence, bills, and receipts
Repair bills and receipts
Book fair forms and receipts
Business taxes
Car receipts
Printing receipts
Janitorial receipts
Office supply bills and receipts
Invoices
Verizon phone bills
Travel receipts and bills
Dues and subscriptions
Utilities
Box 19 IPostage
Book purchase
Paid invoices
Correspondence

(5 folders)

No Box Inward Journey/Ross Macdonald manuscript materials, edited by Ralph B. Sipper
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