| Summary: | This thesis examines how, in providing context to records
creation, functional analysis can be used in the archival
appraisal of private press records.
This thesis draws on literature from a variety of sources,
including the history of printing and publishing activities, the
nature of private presses and archival appraisal theory. It also
involves the examination of private press records held at the
University of British Columbia Library, Special Collections and
University Archives Division. Three private presses in British
Columbia are used as examples in this thesis. They are Barbarian
Press, Klanak Press and Cobblestone Press.
In chapter one, the historical experience of private presses
in British Columbia is outlined. Following this, in chapters two
through four, the functions and activities of publishing
organizations are examined, with special reference to the
particular way in which they are carried out by private presses.
The nature of records created by private presses are also
identified. In chapter two, the author examines the function of
publishing organizations to acquire prospective manuscripts.
Chapter three describes the function of publishing organizations
to physically produce a finished work. Chapter four examines the
marketing function of publishing organizations.
Throughout these chapters, the author examines the archival
records of the three private presses used as examples in this
thesis, highlighting archival appraisal implications drawn from
an analysis of functions and activities. In his conclusion, the
author reaffirms the role of functional analysis in archival
work. === Arts, Faculty of === Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS), School of === Graduate
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