Gray's Publishing fonds
| Record No. | SC051 |
| Main Entry | Gray's Publishing Limited (Sidney, B.C.) |
| Title | Gray's Publishing fonds |
| Dates | 1962-1978 |
| Physical Description | 18.5 m of textual records. |
| Bio/Admin History | Gray's Publishing Ltd. was established in 1962 in Sidney, B.C., by Gray Campbell, who moved to Sidney from the Prairies in the late 1950s. It sought to reach the regional Canadian market and publish books of particular interest to western Canadians. Gray's published some 70 titles in all, including George Clutesi's "Potlatch" and "Son of Raven, Son of Deer"; S.W. Jackman's "Portraits of the Premiers"; and histories of the B.C. fishing industry and gold rush days, as well as textbooks on mathematics. In 1983, Gray Campbell sold the company to Gordon Cooper, who retained the name Gray's Publishing. The company went out of business in 1984. |
| Scope and Content | The fonds consists of records documenting the administrative and operational activities of Gray's Publishing Ltd., including financial records, files relating to promotion and advertising, drafts of books published by Gray's and books initially accepted but never published; book lists and correspondence of the B.C. Department of Education; correspondence with authors, book and magazine publisher, lawyers and accountants; book publishing surveys conducted by Statistics Canada; guest books signed by attendees at publishing conferences; and material relating to bankruptcy including past due accounts and lists of creditors. There is correspondence and are manuscripts from about 70 authors. These include Lewis Clark, George Clutesi, Sister Mary Margaret Down, Godfrey Halloway, S.W. Jackman, Lawrence Jackson, Charles Lillard, Harry Marriott, Hazel O'Neail, Thead Pearse, Sarian Stump and Allen Wright. |
| Title Source | Title based on the contents of the fonds. |
| Finding Aids | Inventory available with series and container level control, series level only on 1991 accession. |
| Online Finding Aids | Gray's Publishing Inventory (PDF, 162 kB) |
| Restrictions | Bankruptcy records are restricted for 30 years from the latest date in the file. |
| Notes | |
| Provenance | Gray's Publishing Limited (Sidney, B.C.) |
| Repository | University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections |
| Subject Headings | Campbell, Gray, 1912-2000 Gray's Publishing Limited (Sidney, B.C.) Literature Publishers and publishing--British Columbia |
| Related Links | Literature Collections Publishing Collections |