Ohio University Press records
Scope and Content
Ohio University Press (OUP) records span from the 1950s to the 1990s and document the activities of Ohio University's scholarly publications division. The records include OUP board minutes, brochures, information on the OUP award, galleys, and records on publicity, sales and production, book reviews and publications catalogues. The records have been left in the original arrangement. The bulk is publicity, sales and production records. OUP staff grouped together these records by category and many are alphabetically organized by author's name. Also in the collection are half-tone engravings used for the images in Thomas Hoover's book The History of Ohio University.
Dates
- Creation: 1950-1990
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1970-1980
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
History of The Ohio University Press
The Ohio University Press (OUP) is an academic unit that reports to the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost. The scholarly publishing arm of Ohio University (OU), it operates under the guidance of an Editorial Advisory Board composed of some of the most engaged and acclaimed scholars on the Athens campus.
Originally incorporated in 1947, it was formally organized in 1964 by OU President John C. Baker. As of 2010, the OUP is the largest scholarly press in the state of Ohio. The OUP publishes an average of fifty titles per year. By recruiting authors from different universities and institutions around the world, the OUP also extends the reach of the university's contribution to scholarly activity beyond the limits of its own faculty.
Extent
43.5 cubic feet (4 Hollinger boxes, 39 record center cartons, 1 flat box, 1 long box)
Abstract
Ohio University Press records span from the 1950s to the 1990s and document the activities of OU's scholarly publications division.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection remains in its original arrangement.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Ohio University. Press (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Ohio University Press records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Ohio University Archives
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
