Jungle Garden Press records
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2543
Scope and Contents
The Jungle Garden Press records consists of printed pages, layout notes, negatives, zinc plates, illustrations, and mock ups of various printing projects.
Dates
- 1974-2006
Creator
- Dern, Marie C. (Marie Christensen) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Historical Note
Jungle Garden Press was started by Marie C. Dern in Berkeley, California, in 1974. Dern began Jungle Garden Press in the basement of her house. She has printed and published more than 40 books, including her own writing, as well as that by others. Her books are printed letterpress and are bound by hand. Books from Jungle Garden Press are found in many collections including the New York Public Library, Mills College Library, the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Marie Dern was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She attended the University of California, Berkeley, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley. In 1986 she received a Master of Arts degree in Book Arts from Mills College.
Marie Dern was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She attended the University of California, Berkeley, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley. In 1986 she received a Master of Arts degree in Book Arts from Mills College.
Extent
16.5 Linear Feet (18 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Jungle Garden Press records (1974-2006) contain printed pages, layout notes, negatives, zinc plates, illustrations, and mock ups of various printing projects. Jungle Garden Press was started by Marie C. Dern in 1974 in Berkeley, California. Books produced by the Press are printed letterpress and are bound by hand.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Marie C. Dern.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Betsey Welland in 2011.
Creator
- Dern, Marie C. (Marie Christensen) (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Jungle Garden Press records
- Author
- Finding aid created by Betsey Welland.
- Date
- 2011 (last modified: 2020)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu