December Press records December Press records ca. 1953-1983

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

December Press records December Press records ca. 1953-1983

http://library.brown.edu/riamco/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-ms89.15&view=title

Curtis L. Johnson (1928-2008) oversaw December Press, a literary press in Chicago, from 1962 until his death in 2008. The press published December, A Magazine of Arts and Opinion and several novels. This collection includes correspondence with authors, manuscripts, and financial records relating to the activities of the magazine and the press.

15.25 linear feet

eng,

Brown University Library, Special Collections

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6358689

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Johnson, Curt, 1928-2008

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q84kk8 (person)

Curtis L. Johnson (1928-2008) oversaw December Press, a literary press in Chicago, from 1962 until his death in 2008. The press published December, A Magazine of Arts and Opinion and several novels, focusing on writers who weren’t being published elsewhere. Among the writers of the magazine were Blei, John Bennett, Jerry Bumpus, Jay Robert Nash, Joyce Carol Oates, and Raymond Carver’s breakthrough Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, among others. From the gui...