Ephemera -- Invoices, 1951-1977

Invoices and related material for various Cummington Press and Abattoir Editions publications purchased by Mary L. Richmond.

Itemized list:

18 June 1951 invoice from the Cummington Press (Cummington, Massachusetts) for eleven books, sold to Mary L. Richmond, Chapin Library. (MLR 57)

22 June 1951 invoice from the Cummington Press (Cummington, Massachusetts) for The Meditations of Daniel Dafoe, sold to Mary L. Richmond, Chapin Library. Includes personal message to Richmond regarding the order, signed "Paul" (presumably Paul Wightman Williams). (MLR 56)

8 June 1961 postcard from the Stone Wall Press to Mary Richmond, inviting her to purchase Journey to a Known Place, published by New Directions, with the note, "Though The Cummington Press as such is not mentioned, both Harry and I are mentioned in the colophon." Signed "Kim" (presumably Kim Merker). (MLR inventory number undetermined)

6 September 1961 (postmarked) postcard from New Directions to Mary Richmond, requesting remittance for Journey to a Known Place. (MLR inventory number undetermined)

25 October 1961 receipt from New Directions (New York, New York) to Mary Richmond, for the purchase of Journey to a Known Place, paid in advance. (MLR inventory number undetermined)

1 March 1965 invoice from the Cummington Press (West Branch, Iowa) for Agee: Four Early Stories and five sets of specimen sheets, sold to Mary Richmond. (MLR inventory number undetermined)

31 March 1972 invoice from the Cummington Press (West Branch, Iowa) for Goldensohn: Saint Venus Eve, sold to Mary Richmond. Some numbers are handwritten in pencil on the back of the invoice. (MLR 252)

30 March 1974 cancelled check from Mary L. Richmond to Cummington Press, endorsed by the Cummington Press. (MLR inventory number undetermined)

25 May 1976 invoice from Abattoir Editions (Omaha, Nebraska) for six books, sold to Mary L. Richmond. (MLR inventory number undetermined)

18 April 1977 invoice from Antiquarium Books, Inc. (Omaha, Nebraska) for Vas Dias Ode and Thistles and Thorns, sold to Mary L. Richmond. By 1977, Antiquarium Books was the distributor for Abattoir Editions. Both the original and carbon of this invoice are included. (MLR inventory number undetermined)