Dog Creek Press records, 1977-1982.

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Dog Creek Press records, 1977-1982.

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The Dog Creek Press, located in Helena, Montana, began soliciting poetry, short fiction, essays, plays, translations, and graphic arts for publication in 1977. This collection (1977-1982) includes correspondence, financial records, manuscripts, organizational and miscellany. The records of Dog Creek Press include general correspondence with incomplete correspondence log (1977-1982); financial records (1978-1981); legal documents (1978-1980); minutes (198O); news releases (198O); organization (198O-1981); writings (1977-198l) consisting of published and unpublished manuscripts submitted to Dog Creek Press; miscellany; and clippings. The miscellany series includes promotional flyers, a list of Montana writers (1979), and blank solicitation form letters which contain a brief summary of the publishers' objectives. The writings series includes annotated drafts of manuscripts published in Scratchgravel Hills by Mary Clearman Blew, Phil Cohea, Roger Dunsmore, Scott Hibbard, William Kittredge, William Lang, Arnie Malina, Rick Newby, and Lowell Uda. Drafts of published and unpublished material submitted by other authors are also in this series, including a draft biography of Frieda Fligelman, written by Arnie Malina and published in Scratchgravel Hills 1. Also included are letters from the authors concerning the manuscripts. The published manuscripts are arranged alphabetically within each edition.

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Dog Creek Press.

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Dog Creek Press, located in Helena, Montana, began soliciting poetry, short fiction, essays, plays, translations and graphic arts for publication in the fall of 1977. The editorial board consisted of Lowell Uda, Phil Cohea, and Rick Newby. Publication began with Scratchgravel Hills 1 in March 1978. The purpose of this publication was to "showcase quality local and Montana writers ... in a well-designed literary magazine." The primary audience was to be Helena readers, although distr...

Fligelman, Frieda, 1890-1978

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Frieda Fligelman was a linguist, sociologist, poet and a well-known advocate for women's issues. She pioneered the study of "linguistic sociology," an evaluation of the meaning and value of words used in a sociological context. She believed language should be studied as an environment and national group interest rather than simply as meaning and form. Fligelman authored many articles and papers outlining the depth and importance of language. Her work included a book titled The Richn...