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thirdsidepress Preliminary Inventory of the Third Side Press Records, 1991-2003 Processed by: Meghan Lyon; machine-readable finding aid created by: Meghan Lyon David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 004059282

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program.Date of source: November 2008Processed by Meghan Lyon, November 2008; Finding Aid encoded by Meghan Lyon, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, November 2008 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Preliminary Inventory of the Third Side Press records, 1991-2003 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive SummaryDavid M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke UniversityThird Side Press.Third Side Press records, 1991-2003 Materials in English8775 items(13.2 lin. ft.)For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.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. Administrative InformationAccess Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Third Side Press Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript 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.

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.

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.

Subject Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Stocker, Midge. Third Side Press. Gays' writings--United States. Lesbians--United States. Cancer in women. Feminist theory. Women--Health and hygiene. Floppy disks. Proofs (printed matter). Correspondence. Financial records. Press releases. Reviews (document genre). Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture. Contents 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.

1Annotated 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 2Cancer as a Women's Issue: Author proofs Permissions Correspondence, 1991-1994 Requests Author Other Financial records, 1995-1996 3Financial records, 1997-2002 Third Side Press Meadows, 1991-1992 Financial records and taxes, 1994 4Taxes, 1991-1993 Alphabetical files (includes book files, subject files, and correspondence files) Aftershake Beyond Bedlam Coming Full Circle Copyright Correspondence: publishers 5Alphabetical 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 6Monthly consortium sales and distribution figures, 2001-2002 Royalty statements, 1995-2004 Tax and bank documents, 1991-2003 Book distributor files, 1992-1995 7Book distributor files, 1992-1995 Women-Centered Economy Miscellaneous ads and reviews 8Ads 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 9Sales reports Actual printers Cranes Don Reed Bookbinding Graphic Arts Services Infocomm Malloy McNaughton and Gunn 10Copies 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