Collections

In Praise of Libraries
Some titles from The Heavy Duty Press may be out of print, or priced completely out of the available budget for most individuals. This is why we have libraries. If you would like to see and handle books made by The Heavy Duty Press, or any of the private presses and fine presses around the world, or books published as “artists’ books” in extremely limited editions, please visit your nearest library and ask them about their Special Collections. Thanks to libraries, there is an endless number of interesting and beautifully made books available for you to enjoy and enrich your life, absolutely free of charge, regardless of who you are, what you look like, or how much money you have. In many respects, libraries are the original internet, funded by governments, institutions, and individuals who believe in sharing ideas, information, and knowledge.

The following libraries have generously shown their support of The Heavy Duty Press by purchasing one or more titles to share with you. They are listed alphabetically by location to help you begin exploring private press, fine press, and artists’ books at a library near you. They will be pleased to see you.

CALIFORNIA

Mills College, Oakland
F. W. Olin Library
Typesetting on a Winter’s Afternoon

Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles
Millard Sheets Library
Thawt
Declaration of Orientation
Typesetting on a Winter’s Afternoon

UC-Berkeley
Environmental Design Library, Artists’ Books Collection
Treehugger

UCLA
UCLA Arts Library
Thawt
Declaration of Orientation

CONNECTICUT

Trinity College, Hartford
Watkinson Library, Enders Ornithology Collection
Becoming Flight
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation

DELAWARE

University of Delaware, Newark
University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
Native Son at Home
Declaration of Orientation

FLORIDA

University of Florida, Gainesville
George A. Smathers Library
Typesetting on a Winter’s Afternoon

ILLINOIS

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Joan Flasch Artists’ Books Collection
Afterthawts
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation

IOWA

University of Iowa, Iowa City
University of Iowa Libraries, Special Collections
The Sphere
Alchemy
Becoming Flight
Monster Trust
Declaration of Orientation

KANSAS

Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Special Collections
Alchemy
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation

MARYLAND

University of Maryland, College Park
McKeldin Library, Special Collections
Alchemy
8t Bags

MINNESOTA

St. Olaf’s College, Northfield
Rolvaag Memorial Library
Alchemy

MISSOURI

Washington University, St. Louis
University Libraries, Special Collections
Typesetting on a Winter’s Afternoon
8t Bags
Understanding This Book

For Dust I Am

NEW YORK

Columbia University, New York
Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Understanding This Book

R.I.T., Rochester
Wallace Library, Cary Collection
Native Son at Home
Declaration of Orientation

OREGON

Oregon State University, Corvallis
Valley Library
The Sphere
Native Son at Home
Holy Shit (ephemera, single sheet)
Alchemy
Is Our Children Learning? (compact disc + insert)
Becoming Flight
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation

RHODE ISLAND

Brown University, Providence
Hay Library
Becoming Flight
Declaration of Orientation

Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
Fleet Library
Understanding This Book
For Dust I Am

TEXAS

Baylor University, Waco
Moody Memorial Library
Arts and Special Collections Research Center
Understanding This Book

Texas Tech University Library
Lubbock
Becoming Flight
Declaration of Orientation

VIRGINIA

College of William & Mary, Williamsburg
Earl Gregg Swem Library, Special Collections
Alchemy
Becoming Flight
Declaration of Orientation

WISCONSIN

Milwaukee County Historical Society
Milwaukee
The Sphere

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
MIAD Library
Native Son at Home

Milwaukee Public Library
Richard E. & Lucile Krug Rare Books Collection
Crux
Crux 2
Becoming Flight
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation

UW-LaCrosse
Murphy Library, Special Collections
All Titles (Standing Order)

UW-Madison
Kohler Art Library, Special Collections
Crux
Crux 2
Native Son at Home
Alchemy
Becoming Flight
Treehugger
Underneath the Driftless Moon
Thawt
Organizing a Mess
Monster Trust
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation
Les Cocobopros

8t Bags
Understanding This Book
For Dust I Am

Memorial Library, Special Collections
UW-Madison
Native Son at Home
Typesetting on a Winter’s Afternoon

UW-Milwaukee
Golda Meir Library, Special Collections
All Titles (Standing Order)

UW-Parkside, Racine
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Library
Alchemy
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation


ENGLAND

University of Oxford
Bodleian Libraries
Understanding This Book

NEW ZEALAND

Central City Library, Aukland
Sir George Grey Special Collections
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation
Tyepsetting on a Winter’s Afternoon