The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Humanities
Research Center
American Book Review, 1977-
American Book
Review Production Material
1985-1998
35 boxes, 17 oversize boxes (29.28 linear feet)
This collection of production
material for the American Book Review, virtually
complete from vol. 9 (1987) through vol. 19 (1998), arrived at the Ransom
Center in 1998, together with the records of Fiction Collective 2 and the papers
of Ronald Sukenick, former publisher of the Review.
The production material contains edited typescripts, editors' notes, and
reviewers' comment sheets. There are no correspondence files.
English
Scope and Contents
Established in 1977, the
American Book Review is
"dedicated to reviewing books from independent, small, and university presses." This
collection of production material for the American Book
Review, virtually complete from vol. 9 (1987) through vol. 19 (1998),
arrived at the Ransom Center in 1998, together with the records of Fiction
Collective 2 and the papers of Ronald Sukenick, former publisher of the Review.
The production material contains edited typescripts, editors' notes, and reviewers'
comment sheets. There are no correspondence files. Published issues are provided for
each volume; however, no production materials are available for Vols. 1-8
(1977-1986). In several instances in which there is no production material present,
only the published issue is provided and these entries are marked "issue only" in
the following container list.
Acquisition:
Purchase, 1998 (Reg. 14199)
Access:
Open for research
Processed by:
Luke Borders and Liz Murray, 2004
A complete set of issues for Vol. 1 through Vol. 17, no. 4 was transferred to the HRC
Library.
Container List
1
1-8
Vol. 1-8, 1977-86 (issues only)
2
Production Material, 1985-98
2
1
Vol. 7, 1985, no. 4, May-June
2
Vol. 9, 1987-88 [oversize material for nos. 3, 5, and 6 removed
to Box 36]
2
2
No. 1, Jan.-Feb.
2
3-4
No. 2, Mar.-Apr.
3
1-3
No. 3, May-June/July-Aug.
3
4-5
No. 4, Sept.-Oct.
4
1-2
No. 4, Sept.-Oct. (cont'd)
4
3-4
No. 5, Nov.-Dec.
5
1-2
No. 5, Nov.-Dec. (cont'd)
5
3-4
No. 6, Jan.-Feb.
6
1-2
No. 6, Jan.-Feb. (cont'd)
6
Vol. 10, 1988-89 [oversize material for nos. 1-6 removed to Boxes
37-39]
6
3-5
No. 1, Mar.-Apr.
7
1-3
No. 2, May-June
7
4
No. 3, July-Aug.
8
1-2
No. 3, July-Aug. (cont'd)
8
3-4
No. 4, Sept.-Oct.
9
1
No. 4, Sept.-Oct. (cont'd)
9
2-4
No. 5, Nov.-Dec.
10
1-4
No. 6, Jan.-Feb.
10
Vol. 11, 1989-90 [oversize material for nos. 1-6 removed to Boxes
40-42]
10
5
No. 1, Mar.-Apr.
11
1-2
No. 1, Mar.-Apr. (cont'd)
11
3-5
No. 2, May-June
12
1-3
No. 3, July-Aug.
12
4
No. 4, Sept.-Oct.
13
1-2
No. 4, Sept.-Oct. (cont'd)
13
3
No. 5, Nov.-Dec.
14
1-2
No. 5, Nov.-Dec. (cont'd)
14
3
No. 6, Jan.-Feb. (issue only)
15
Vol. 12, 1990-91 [oversize material for nos. 1-5 removed to Boxes
43-45]
15
1-4
No. 1, Mar.-Apr.
15
5
No. 2, May-June
16
1-3
No. 2, May-June (cont'd)
16
4
No. 3, July-Aug.
17
1
No. 3, July-Aug. (cont'd)
17
2-5
No. 4, Sept.-Oct.
18
1-3
No. 5, Nov.-Dec.
18
4
No. 6, Jan.-Mar.
18
Vol. 13, 1991-92 [oversize material for nos. 1-2 and 5-6 removed
to Boxes 45-46]
18
5-6
No. 1, Apr.-May
19
1-3
No. 2, June-July
19
4-5
No. 3, Aug.-Sept.
20
1-2
No. 3, Aug.-Sept. (cont'd)
20
3-4
No. 4, Oct.-Nov.
20
5
No. 5, Dec.-Jan.
21
1
No. 5, Dec.-Jan. (cont'd)
21
2-3
No. 6, Feb.-Mar.
21
Vol. 14, 1992-93 [oversize material for nos. 1-6 removed to Boxes
47-48]
21
4
No. 1, Apr.-May
21
5
No. 2, June-July
22
1
No. 2, June-July (cont'd)
22
2-3
No. 3, Aug.-Sept.
22
4-5
No. 4, Oct.-Nov.
23
1-3
No. 5, Dec.-Jan.
23
4-5
No. 6, Feb.-Mar.
24
Vol. 15, 1993-94 [oversize material for nos. 1-6 removed to Boxes
49-50]
24
1-3
No. 1, Apr.-May
24
4-5
No. 2, June-July
25
1
No. 2, June-July (cont'd)
25
2-4
No. 3, Aug.-Sept.
25
5
No. 4, Oct.-Nov.
26
1-2
No. 4, Oct.-Nov. (cont'd)
26
3-5
No. 5, Dec.-Jan.
27
1
No. 6, Feb.-Mar.
27
Vol. 16, 1994-95
27
2
No. 1-3, Apr.-Sept.
27
3
No. 4, Oct.-Nov.
27
4-6
No. 5, Dec.-Jan.
28
1
No. 5, Dec.-Jan. (cont'd)
28
2
No. 6, Mar.-May>
28
Vol. 17, 1995-96
28
3
No. 1-4, Sept.-May
28
4-6
No. 5, June-July
29
1-2
No. 6, Aug.-Sept.
29
Vol. 18, 1996-97 [oversize material for nos. 4 and 6 removed to
Box 51]
29
3-5
No. 1, Oct.-Nov.
30
1-2
No. 2, Dec.-Jan.
30
3-4
No. 3, Mar.-Apr.
31
1-2
No. 4, May-June
31
3-4
No. 5, July-Aug.
32
1
No. 5, July-Aug. (cont'd)
32
2-4
No. 6, Sept.-Oct.
32
Vol. 19, 1997-98 [oversize material for nos. 2-6 removed to Box
52]
32
5-6
No. 1, Nov.-Dec.
33
1
No. 1, Nov.-Dec. (cont'd)
33
2-4
No. 2, Jan.-Feb.
33
5-6
No. 3, Mar.-Apr.
34
1
No. 3, Mar.-Apr. (cont'd)
34
2-4
No. 4, May-June
34
5
No. 5, July-Aug.
35
1-2
No. 5, July-Aug. (cont'd)
35
3-5
No. 6, Sept.-Oct.
36-52
Oversize boxes