Title: Sutton Hoo Press Records
Inclusive Dates: 1998-2003

Creator:

• Sutton Hoo Press

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 225

Quantity: .6 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Locations:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Special Collections

Abstract:

Material from Sutton Hoo Press, including book overruns for several imprints, block print proofs, layouts, and original reductive wood blocks.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmmss0225

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Sutton Hoo Press is a literary fine press founded in 1989 by poet C. Mikal Oness while he was a student at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. The press is named after a famous Anglo-Saxon archaeological dig of a royal ship burial. Sutton Hoo Press' editorial mission is to bring to light the work of promising young writers and poets, as well as to publish work by well-known authors, in order to define exacting standards of writing in contemporary fiction and poetry. The primary mission of the press is to publish contemporary literature in handsomely designed limited editions, released at Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, and Memorial Day.

In 1991, C. Mikal Oness moved to Potomac, Maryland where he worked at The Taoist Center in Washington D.C., where he was commissioned to print Selections from the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic for Sutton Hoo Press. In May 1992, C. Mikal and his wife Elizabeth Oness moved the press to Columbia, Missouri, where they pursued PhDs in English. Over the next five years, the goal of the press was to produce at least one title a year.

In 1997, Sutton Hoo Press moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin; C. Mikal Oness accepted a position at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse as an assistant professor of English and Elizabeth Oness took over the task of marketing and development for the press. In 2001, Elizabeth Oness accepted a position at Winona State University, and the Sutton Hoo Press was relocated to Winona, Minnesota. C. Mikal Oness now runs the press full-time, producing several editions and broadsides each year.

The records are arranged into the following series:

1. Sutton Hoo Imprints, 1998-2003
2. Cut Away Books, 2002

Scope and content notes for each series are included in the contents list.

The materials within each series are arranged alphabetically by title.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Gift of Sutton Hoo Press in 2004.

Processing Information

Amelia Klem processed this collection in Special Collections in January 2004.

	Series: 1. Sutton Hoo Imprints, 1998-2003 Scope and Content Note: This series contains overruns from several books printed by Sutton Hoo Press, including A Brief History of Punctuation by Mauyra Simon and Rhumb Lines by Anthony Deaton.
Box   1 Folder   1	A Brief History of Punctuation, Overruns, Maurya Simon, 2002
Box   1 Folder   2	Evolution: A Prose Poem Sequence, Overruns, Anthony Butts, Woodcuts by Thomas Huck, 1998
Box   1 Folder   3	North American Bear: Poems, Overruns, Charles Wright, Woodcuts by Gary Young, 1999
Box   1 Folder   4	Praise, Overruns, Philip Levine, 2000
Box   1 Folder   5	Provisions: Lost Prose by William Matthews, Overruns, Sebastian Matthews ed., Images by Cris Cristofaro, 2003
Box   1 Folder   6	Rhumb Lines, Overruns, Anthony Deaton, 2002
	Series: 2. Cut Away Books, 2002 Scope and Content Note: This series contains material relating to the creation of Privilege by C. Mikal Oness and Ladislav Hanka in 2002. Materials include preliminary drawings, proofs, layouts, and original reductive wood blocks.	⇧
Box   1 Folder   7	Divinations, Poems by C. Mikal Oness, used in Privilege, undated
	Privilege
Box   1 Folder   8	Block Print Proofs, C. Mikal Oness, Images by Ladislav Hanka, 2002
Box   1 Folder   9	Business Card with Woodblock Image, C. Mikal Oness, Images by Ladislav Hanka, 2002
Box   1 Folder   10	Layout, C. Mikal Oness, Images by Ladislav Hanka, 2002
Box   1 Folder   11	Overruns, C. Mikal Oness, Images by Ladislav Hanka, 2002
Box   1 Folder   12	Page Layout, C. Mikal Oness, Images by Ladislav Hanka, 2002
Box   1 Folder   13	Preliminary Drawings, C. Mikal Oness, Images by Ladislav Hanka, 2002
Box   1 Folder   14	Proof Copy, C. Mikal Oness, Images by Ladislav Hanka, 2002
Box   1 Folder   15	Text Layout, C. Mikal Oness, Images by Ladislav Hanka, 2002
Box   1 Folder   16	Title Page Proofs, C. Mikal Oness, Images by Ladislav Hanka, 2002
Box   2	Wood Blocks, C. Mikal Oness, Images by Ladislav Hanka, 2002
Box   1 Folder   17	Wrapping Paper for Woodblocks with Comments by C. Mikal Oness, 2002