Series 1 encompasses the entire production and distribution of "Flora" by Ann McGarrell. Printed by the Perishable Press Limited, "Flora" is a series of poems by Ann McGarrell with original drawings by Jack Beal. The series has correspondence to and from Hamady with Beal, McGarrell, vendors, and customers. Reciepts, invoices, notes, and other miscellaneous details are also included. Dummy proofs, the original drawings by Jack Beal, and the printing plates are housed in this collection.
Series 2-5 and 7-8 are materials from friends of Walter Hamady. The series consist of correspondence from Hamady and additional ephemera of Hamady and the Perishable Press Limited. Series 2 is correspondence and ephemera from Fred Ringenberg, a friend and standing-customer of the Perishable Press Limited. Series 3 is correspondence and ephemera from Jerome Kaplan, a fellow artist and friend. The letters mainly center around printing plates and art. Series 4 is correspondence and ephemera from Arthur Hove, a colleague at UW-Madison. Letters from Hamady to Hove often express his feelings about the art department, during his employment and after. Series 5 is correspondence and ephemera from Luz Rezende, a friend who lived abroad. Most of letters are personal, focused on Hamady's personal life. Series 7 is corrrespondence and ephemera from James and Nancy Dast, close friends of Hamady. Correspondence is mostly from 2013-2014, about Hamady's personal life and a journal project. Series 8 is additional materials, including correspondence from William Bruce and a CD of an interview about his "Gabber Jabz"
Series 6 consists of course materials.
