Summary Information
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
Phoenix Book Shop
Phoenix Book Shop mss.
1951-1989
LMC 1992
ca. 64,000 items
Materials are in English.
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.
Indexing Terms
Names
-
Wilson, Robert A. (Robert
Alfred), 1922-
-
Wilson, Robert A. (Robert
Alfred), 1922- --Correspondence.
-
Phoenix Book
Shop.
Topics
-
Booksellers and
bookselling--United States.
-
Independent
bookstores--United States.
-
Booksellers and bookselling
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired 1974-1989
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
Phoenix Book Shop mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
1
Correspondence
Arranged as received, either chronologically or alphabetically within a
year.
1929 - 1966,
Feb.
2
1966, Mar. - 1967,
Sept.
3
1967, Oct. - 1969,
Apr.
4
1969, May -
Dec.
5
1970 - 1971,
Mar.
6
1971, Apr. - 1972,
June
7
1972, July - 1973,
Sept.
8
1973, Oct. - 1974,
Dec.
9
1974 (A-Z) - 1975,
Dec.
10
1976, Jan. - 1977,
Feb.;
1977, Mar.-Dec.
(A-H)
11
1977, Mar.-Dec.
(F-Z) - 1978 (A-H)
12
1978 (H-Z) - 1979
(A-L)
13
1979 (M-Z) - 1980
(A-N)
14
Customer orders (general)
Arranged chronologically
1962 - 1964
15
1965 - 1968,
Apr.
16
1968, May - 1969,
Aug.
17
1969, Sept. -
1972, Feb.;
1973,
Nov.;university orders, 1967-1970
18
1974 - 1976
19
1977 - 1979
20
1980 - 1983
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
22
Correspondence, orders,...cont.
23
Invoices sent (general)
Arranged chronologically
1962, Mar. - 1965,
Mar.
24
1965, Apr. - 1967,
Oct.
25
1967, Nov. -
1969,
26
1970 - 1972
27
1973 - 1975
28
1976 - 1978,
Mar.
29
1978, Apr. - 1980,
Apr.
30
1980, May - 1982,
July
31
Purchase orders
Arranged chronologically
1969 - 1977
32
1978 - 1983,
May
33
Paid bills
Arranged as received, either chronologically or alphabetically within a
year
1962 - 1965
34
1966 - 1967/68
(A-S)
35
1967/68 (T-Z) - 1971/72
(A-D)
36
1971/72 (E-Z) - 1974/75
(A-H)
37
1974/75 (I-Z) -
1976/77
38
1978/79 - 1979
39
1980, July - 1983
(A-M)
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
Ledger books
(7 volumes)
41
Correspondence: 1980 (O-Z) - 1981
42
Correspondence: 1981/82 - 1983 (A-D)
43
Correspondence: 1983 (E-P); 1984/85 (O-Z)
Paid bills: 1983
(N-Z) - 1984
Accounts received: 1973-1981
Ledgers
(8 volumes)
44
Customer invoices: 1982, Aug. - 1985,
Aug.
45
Customer orders: 1984 - 1988
46
Customer invoices: 1987, Aug. - 1988,
Aug.
Accounts receivable
Account statement: 1987, Jan. - 1988,
Aug.
47
Ledgers, 1962-1978
Accounts receivable, 1960s(?)-1983
48
Correspondence, 1988-1989and undated
Printed
Invoices
Miscellaneous
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.
50
Miscellaneous, cont.
51
Paid bills, 1988
52
Invoices, 1986-1987
Purchase orders
Publishers, 1982-1988
Gertrude Stein bibliography
53
Gary Snyder bibliography
Financial
Correspondence: 1954,
1986-1988
Photographs
54
Correspondence, 1969-1988
55
Finances
Miscellaneous
1
Mock-up for Bibliography of Charles Olson
2
Drawing of cat, Ephemeron, by Carl Ashby