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.
TitleSipper 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.
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Indexing Terms
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Names
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Sipper, Ralph
B.
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Sipper, Ralph B.
--Correspondence.
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Ambler, Eric, 1909-1998
--Correspondence.
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Buckley, Christopher,
1948- --Correspondence.
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Coover, Robert
--Correspondence.
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Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015
--Correspondence.
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Updike, John
--Correspondence.
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Easton, Robert Olney
--Correspondence.
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Wakoski, Diane
--Correspondence.
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Everson, William,
1912-1994 --Correspondence.
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Gaddis, William, 1922-1998
--Correspondence.
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Gallagher, Tess
--Correspondence.
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Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997
--Correspondence.
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Gold, Herbert, 1924-
--Correspondence.
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Jackson, Laura (Riding),
1901-1991 --Correspondence.
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Laughlin, James, 1914-1997
--Correspondence.
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Mailer, Norman
--Correspondence.
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Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-
--Correspondence.
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Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001
--Correspondence.
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Nabokov, Dmitri
--Correspondence.
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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 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
[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