Beehive Press papers, 1972-1993

Summary

Creator:

Beehive Press

Date:

1972-1993

Extent:

1.25 Linear Feet 2 document boxes, 1 half box, 1 oversized folder

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Beehive Press papers, ms3118, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of broadsides, catalogs, clippings, letters, book covers, and other material relating to books that Beehive Press published. Complete galleys, proofs, and typescript for Setting Out to Begin a New World is also included.

Biographical / historical:

The Beehive Press was founded by Mills Lane in 1970 in Savannah, Georgia. It specializes in publishing books about the cultural and social history of Georgia and the South. For more information, see the Beehive Press website.

Edward J. Cashin (1927-2007) was a historian of colonial and Revolutionary-era Georgia. Cashin served on the faculty of Augusta State University from 1969 until his retirement in 1996. He then founded the Center for the Study of Georgia Historyand served as its director. For more information, see the article Edward J. Cashin at the New Georgia Encyclopedia..

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Proofs (Printing)
Correspondence
Galley proofs.
Sales catalogs.
Typescripts.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Broadsides (notices)

Names:

Beehive Press -- Records and correspondence
Cashin, Edward J., 1927-2007
Lane, Mills B., 1942-2001

Places:

Georgia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Georgia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.

Preferred citation:

Beehive Press papers, ms3118, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.