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Press Gang Printers fonds
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Press Gang Printers fonds

  • F-134
  • Fonds
  • 1970 - 1993

The fonds consists primarily of records relating to the business activities of Press Gang Printers; it also includes some records arising from the collective's participation in the British Columbia Federation of Women. Activities and events documented include incorporation, the evolution of Press Gang's organizational structure, and the separation of the printing and publishing operations; collective and committee meetings; administration and unionization; financial management, grant and loan applications, and fundraising; liaison with other organizations in the women's movement and in other social movements; production and press work; marketing and promotion; and the financial difficulties leading to the closure of Press Gang in 1993.

Record types includes articles of incorporation; correspondence and reports; meeting agendas, minutes and supporting papers; collective agreements; photographs; ledgers, financial statements, income tax returns, and annual reports; printing samples (newsletters, newspapers, leaflets, brochures, posters, cards and other graphical material); production logbooks and customer accounts; and a Press Gang quilt.

Press Gang Printers

Organization and administration files

Series consists of records relating to the internal organization of Press Gang Printers. Activities, events and topics documented include incorporation, the separation of the printing and publishing collectives, collective structure and history, office administration, and unionization. Records include correspondence, reports, articles and papers, resolutions, licenses, photographs, logbooks, and agreements.

Correspondence and subject files

Series consists of records relating to Press Gang Printers' involvement in feminist and other social movements. Activities, events and topics documented include abortion, lesbian rights, unionism, political correspondence and letters of support, conferences, and liaison with other organizations. Records include correspondence, reports and photographs; reference material collected by Press Gang, including publications, newspapers, newsletters, and brochures; conference material; and notes and other working papers.

Publications

Sub-series consists of sample copies of newsletters, newspapers, booklets and other publications printed by Press Gang Printers.

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