Carpe Diem Press records
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Content Description
The collection consists of the archives of the Carpe Diem Press, consisting of maquettes for books, ephemeral items, notes, art works, test prints and proofs, textile samples, and cover samples. Also included are posters and information about James HD Brown's work, and materials on the Linotipografica Quintas, the printing company with which Carpe Diem Press works regularly.
Dates
- Creation: 2000 - 2018
Creator
- Carpe Diem (Firm : Oaxaca, Mexico) (Organization)
- Brown, James HD (Person)
- Brown, Alexandra Maria (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Historical note
Carpe Diem Press is owned and operated by artist James HD Brown and Alexandra Maria Brown. Based in Oaxaca, Mexico, the press works with well-known artists and writers and local printers and craftsmen to produce limited edition artists' books.
Extent
58.3 Linear Feet (25 boxes, 8 map case folders )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of the archives of the Carpe Diem Press, consisting of maquettes for books, ephemeral items, notes, art works, test prints and proofs, textile samples, and cover samples. Also included are posters and information about James HD Brown's work, and materials on the Linotipografica Quintas, the printing company with which Carpe Diem Press works regularly. Carpe Diem Press is owned and operated by artist James HD Brown and Alexandra Brown. Based in Oaxaca, Mexico, the press works with well-known artists and writers and local printers and craftsmen to produce limited edition artists' books.
Organization
The collection is organized into series. Each series represents an artists' book, with the exception of the last two series, which contain general material and ephemera by and about James HD Brown and Carpe Diem Press.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from James HD and Alexandra Brown, Carpe Diem Press, December 2017.
Subject
- Carpe Diem (Firm : Oaxaca, Mexico) -- Archives (Organization)
- Brown, James HD -- Archives (Person)
- Brown, Alexandra Maria -- Archives (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Carpe Diem Press records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sue Luftschein
- Date
- 2018 January
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu