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Preliminary Inventory of the Third Side Press Records, 1991-2003

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Descriptive Summary

Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Creator
Third Side Press.
Title
Third Side Press records, 1991-2003
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
8775 items
(13.2 lin. ft.)
Abstract
Third Side Press, a feminist publisher of women's health and lesbian fiction books, was founded in 1991 and ceased active publication in 1998. It was dissolved as a corporation in 2003. During the years of active publication, Third Side Press produced between 20 and 25 titles, mostly in paperback, including top sellers such as CANCER AS A WOMEN'S ISSUE and THE WOMAN-CENTERED ECONOMY. Midge Stocker is the founder and publisher of Third Side Press.
Materials include correspondence, financial records, book proofs and files, book reviews, and other records relating to the operation of Third Side Press publishing house. Also includes copies of several Third Side Press publications. Floppy disks and other electronic materials have been removed for preservation. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
However, collection may contain materials to which the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Copyright Notice
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Third Side Press Records, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
Gift, 2008 (2008-0283), 13.2 lin. ft.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed; cataloged from accession records.
Encoded by: Meghan Lyon
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2008-0283
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Historical Note

Third Side Press, a feminist publisher of women's health and lesbian fiction books, was founded in 1991 and ceased active publication in 1998. It was dissolved as a corporation in 2003. During the years of active publication, Third Side Press produced between 20 and 25 titles, mostly in paperback, including top sellers such as CANCER AS A WOMEN'S ISSUE and THE WOMAN-CENTERED ECONOMY. Midge Stocker was the founder and publisher of Third Side Press.

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Collection Overview

Materials include correspondence, financial records, book proofs and files, book reviews, and other records relating to the operation of Third Side Press publishing house. Also includes copies of several Third Side Press publications. Floppy disks and other electronic materials have been removed for preservation. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
List of Series in Collection
Third Side Press Records, 1991-2003
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Detailed Description of Collection

Third Side Press Records, 1991-2003

10 Boxes
This is a preliminary finding aid created for an unprocessed collection. Materials have been reboxed, but no additional arrangement or organization has been completed at this time. Electronic materials have been withdrawn for preservation.

Box 1
Annotated and proof copies of Third Side Press books:
Cancer as a Women's Issue
On Lill Street
She's Always Liked the Girls Best
Some Body to Love
Covers and author's proofs, 1993
Typescripts and manuscripts:
Cancer as a Women's Issue
Some Body to Love
Aftershocks
Photographs and negatives
Box 2
Cancer as a Women's Issue:
Author proofs
Permissions
Correspondence, 1991-1994
Requests
Author
Other
Financial records, 1995-1996
Box 3
Financial records, 1997-2002
Third Side Press Meadows, 1991-1992
Financial records and taxes, 1994
Box 4
Taxes, 1991-1993
Alphabetical files (includes book files, subject files, and correspondence files)
Aftershake
Beyond Bedlam
Coming Full Circle
Copyright
Correspondence: publishers
Box 5
Alphabetical files (continued)
Correspondence: readers
Correspondence: requests
Miscellaneous unfoldered materials
Layout sheets
The Country of Herself
Death of a Much-Travelled Woman
Endometriosis
Entwined
ISBN
Library of Congress
Not So Much the Fall
On Lill Street
Out for Blood
The Sensual Thread
She's Always Liked the Girls Best
Some Body to Love
Speaking in Whispers
Timber City Masks
Monthly consortium sales and distribution figures, 2000
Box 6
Monthly consortium sales and distribution figures, 2001-2002
Royalty statements, 1995-2004
Tax and bank documents, 1991-2003
Book distributor files, 1992-1995
Box 7
Book distributor files, 1992-1995
Women-Centered Economy
Miscellaneous ads and reviews
Box 8
Ads and Reviews
Aftershocks
Alternatives for Women with Endometriosis
Beyond Bedlam
Cancer/1
Cancer/2
Coming Full Circle
The Country of Herself
Crystal Mountain Veils
Death of a Much-Travelled Woman
Entwined
Hawkings
On Lill Street
Mayor of Heaven
Not So Much the Fall
Out for Blood
Out for More Blood
The Sensual Thread
She's Always Liked the Girls Best
Some Body to Love
Speaking in Whispers
Timber City Masks
The Woman-Centered Economy
Author and other photographs
Administrative files, 1991-2000
Consortium files
Customer correspondence
Office Depot
Orders
Box 9
Sales reports
Actual printers
Cranes
Don Reed Bookbinding
Graphic Arts Services
Infocomm
Malloy
McNaughton and Gunn
Box 10
Copies of Third Side Press Books
Speaking in Whispers (2 copies)
Alternatives for Women with Endometriosis
The Death of a Much-Travelled Woman
The Woman-Centered Economy
On Lill Street
Confronting Cancer, Constructing Change
Cancer as a Women's Issue
Coming Full Circle
Out for Blood
Out for More Blood
Beyond Bedlam
Not So Much the Fall
The Mayor of Heaven