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Gloucestershire Poets, Writers and Artists Collection Whittington Press Collection
***Newsflash*** The Whittington Press has recently been awarded the 2009 American Printing History Association (APHA) Institutional Award in recognition of the annual journal Matrix.The Whittington Press has been situated in a disused gardener’s cottage at Whittington Court since 1972. John and Rose Randle started the press initially as a weekend hobby, but it soon came to dominate their working lives. Since the publication of its first book, A Boy at the Hogarth Press, the Whittington Press has produced over 130 books, many designed and printed on commission. These books sit alongside posters, brochures and leaflets produced for a wide range of topics and occasions. The one constant in the eclectic range of Whittington Press books remains the annual volume of Matrix, the acclaimed review of the activities of small presses around the world. We hold an up to date set of this publication. 
The Whittington Press remains a true cottage industry combining the tasks of designer, publisher and printer under one roof to produce books of exquisite quality. In recognition of the Press’s local roots the University of Gloucestershire has undertaken to collect material produced and published by the Whittington Press. The collection includes both volumes printed by the press and ephemeral items kindly donated by John and Rose Randle. The University is also committed to purchasing every new book produced by the press since 2001 onwards and to acquiring as many items as possible from the Press’s back catalogue. This collection builds further upon the University’s existing commitment to Gloucestershire literature in the form of the Dymock Poets Archive & Study Centre, and its sponsorship of the annual Laurie Lee Memorial Lecture at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. For access to our catalogue holdings please click here Whittington Press Catalogue or visit the University Archive and Special Collections Documents page. Also feel free to contact University Archives staff or visit the Whittington Press website www.whittingtonpress.com
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