Guide to the West Coast Poetry Review records, 1969-1984
Brown University Library, Special Collections
Box A, John Hay Library
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
E-mail: hay@brown.edu
Published in 2010
Collection Overview
| Title: | West Coast Poetry Review records |
| Date range: | 1969-1984 |
| Creator: | West Coast Poetry Review |
| Extent: | 3 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Founded as a quarterly in 1970 by William Ransom, the West Coast Poetry Review was based in Reno, Nevada, and was a member of the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines. The magazine was later published and edited by poets William Lyman Fox and Bruce McAllister. This collection includes correspondence, editorial archives (with typescript poems and prose), production archives, material relating to copyright and financial business, and printed items. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Brown University Library, Special Collections |
| Collection number: | Ms. 2010.030 |
Scope & content
The collection includes correspondence, editorial archives (with typescript poems and prose), production archives, material relating to copyright and financial business, and printed items.Access Points
Subject TopicsArrangement
The collection is arranged into three series by type of material.
- Series 1. Correspondence
- Series 2. Editorial Materials
- Series 3. Business Records
Historical note
Founded as a quarterly in 1970 by William Ransom, the West Coast Poetry Review was based in Reno, Nevada, and was a member of the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines. The magazine was later published and edited by poets William Lyman Fox and Bruce McAllister. It focused on experimental forms in typography, conceptual art, and writing; with some attention to concrete poetry and translations. Printed by R. W. Stovall Printing, Inc. (Reno); typeset by Nevada Typesetting. Contributors included: Eugene Guillevic, Pablo Neruda, Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues, Francois Dodat, Douglas Blazek, Ron Arias, Greg Kuzma, Deena Metzger, William Stafford, Richard Kostelanetz, Hugh Fox, Joanne de Longchamps, Aaron Marcus, William Lyman Fox and Bruce McAllister.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested. |
| Use of the materials: | Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Preferred citation: | West Coast Poetry Review records, Ms. 2010.030, Brown University Library. |
| Contact information: | Brown University Library, Special Collections Box A, John Hay Library Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-863-2146 E-mail: hay@brown.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Gift: 11/16/81, William L. Fox, A81-34; Gift: 12/17/81, William L. Fox, A81-67; Gift: 03/05/82, William L. Fox, A82-145; Gift: 11/05/82, William L. Fox, A82-185; Gift: 08/05/83, William L. Fox, A83-110; Gift: 10/24/84, William L. Fox, A84-143 |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Gaelen Adam. |
| Encoding: | Finding aid encoded by Gaelen Adam 2010 July 01 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
Series 1. Correspondence
Bruce McAllister Correspondence
Arranged chronologically.
| Box 1, Folder 1 | Bruce McAllister Correspondence 15 items |
1969 |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | Bruce McAllister Correspondence 5 items |
1970 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | Bruce McAllister Correspondence 18 items |
1971 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | Bruce McAllister Correspondence 29 items |
1972 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Bruce McAllister Correspondence 33 items |
1973 |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | Bruce McAllister Correspondence 42 items |
1974 |
General Correspondence
Arranged alphabetically by author.
| Box 1, Folder 7 | Adams, Betsy 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | Agabiti, Thomas 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | Ascher, Sheila and Straus Dennis 5 items |
| Box 1, Folder 10 | Augustine, Jane 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 11 | Baldwin, Neil 4 items |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | Bennett, John M. 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 13 | Bertolino, James 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 14 | Carl, Gene 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 15 | Casey, Deb 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 16 | Chatterji, Nimai 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 17 | Cheer, David 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 18 | Clark, Thomas A. 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 19 | Cohrs, Timothy 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 20 | Dlugonski, Dan 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 21 | Drake, Albert 6 items |
| Box 1, Folder 22 | Duke, Jas. H. 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 23 | Elder, Gary 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 24 | Elliott, Patricia 5 items |
| Box 1, Folder 25 | Federman, Raymond 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 26 | Finch, Peter 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 27 | Ford, Harry 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 28 | Fox Connie 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 29 | Friebert, Stuart 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 30 | Frumkin, gene 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 31 | Fulton, Len 4 items |
| Box 1, Folder 32 | Gaglione, Bill 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 33 | Gibb, Robert 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 34 | Gibbs, Michael 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 35 | Gitlin, David 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 36 | Gorbman, Leila 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 37 | Griffith. E. V. 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 38 | Hayes, Bryant 6 items |
| Box 1, Folder 39 | Helmes, Scott 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 40 | Henderson, Bill 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 41 | Herman, Jan 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 42 | Heynen, Jim 5 items |
| Box 1, Folder 43 | Homson, Davi Det 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 44 | Hotchkiss, Bill 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 45 | Hugunin, James 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 46 | Ishi, Robert 5 items |
| Box 1, Folder 47 | Jordan, Milton S., Jr. 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 48 | Kheridian, David and Nonny 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 49 | Kirsch, William 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 50 | Krieger, Ian 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 51 | Kuzma, Greg 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 52 | Lange, Gerald 5 items |
| Box 1, Folder 53 | Lebovitz, Richard 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 54 | Leffler, Merrill 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 55 | Lipman, Joel 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 56 | Lond, Harley W. 5 items |
| Box 1, Folder 57 | Lowell, Jim 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 58 | Lunde, David 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 59 | Lurie, Toby 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 60 | McGrath, Tom 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 61 | McKee, Carrie 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 62 | McKuen, Rod 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 63 | Manikkaarachchi, Sisira K. 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 64 | Martin, Stephen-Paul 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 65 | Massman, Gordon (changed to Lester-Massman) 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 66 | Mayer, Peter 4 items |
| Box 1, Folder 67 | Mihg, Wang Hui 7 items |
| Box 1, Folder 68 | Miller, Hugh Th. 7 items |
| Box 1, Folder 69 | Minor, James 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 70 | Montag, Tom 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 71 | Moritz, Al F. 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 72 | Morris, Richard 5 items |
| Box 1, Folder 73 | Morrissey, Stephen 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 74 | Musgrave, Susan 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 75 | Nations, Opal and Ellen 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 76 | Nomland, John B. 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 77 | Novak, Estelle Gershgoren 7 items |
| Box 1, Folder 78 | Osing, Gordon 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 79 | Overton, Ron 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 80 | Peattie, Noel 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 81 | Perlman, Anne S. 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 82 | Perron, Lee 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 83 | Peterfreund, Stuart 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 84 | Petrakos, Chris 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 85 | Pierson, Philip 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 86 | Raphael, Dan 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 87 | Reade, Isabel 7 items |
| Box 1, Folder 88 | Robbins, David 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 89 | Robbins, Maritn 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 90 | Rosen, Kenneth 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 91 | Saleh, Dennis 5 items |
| Box 1, Folder 92 | Scobie, Stephen 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 93 | Shiomi, Mieko 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 94 | Sousa, Ron 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 95 | Stanton, Edward 5 items |
| Box 1, Folder 96 | Stedingh, R. W. 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 97 | Stepanchev, Stephen 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 98 | Sternlieb, Barry 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 99 | Stoloff, Carolyn 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 100 | Studebaker, William 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 101 | Swann, Brian 7 items |
| Box 1, Folder 102 | Swann, Roberta Metz 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 103 | Talarico, Ross 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 104 | Tarachow, Michael 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 105 | Taylor, Henry 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 106 | Terrill, Kathy 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 107 | Thomas, Lew 6 items |
| Box 1, Folder 108 | Varney, Edwin 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 109 | Vogelsang, Arthur 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 110 | Winans, Al 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 111 | Winthrop, Bill 8 items |
| Box 1, Folder 112 | Witt, Harold 5 items |
| Box 1, Folder 113 | Woessner, Warren 7 items |
| Box 1, Folder 114 | Zekowski, Arlene and Berne, Stanley 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 115 | Zelevansky, Lynn 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 116 | Haines, John and MacCurtain, Austin 15 items |
| Box 1, Folder 117 | Sky, Alison 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 118 | Slate, Ron M. 11 items |
| Box 1, Folder 119 | Sohm, L. 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 120 | Stanford, Frank and Linda 22 items |
| Box 1, Folder 121 | Zawadiwisky, Christine 12 items |
| Box 1, Folder 122 | Ziegler, Alan 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 123 | Cropper, Brian (B.C.) 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 124 | Pi.O. 9 items |
| Box 1, Folder 125 | Fay, ken 5 items |
| Box 1, Folder 161 | Pierman, Carol J. memo 1 item |
| Box 2, Folder 33 | Ackerson, Duane 65 items |
| Box 2, Folder 34 | Alpert, Barry 21 items |
| Box 2, Folder 35 | Arias, Ron 49 items Contents Note: Includes letters from Tomas Rivera (1), Nicolas Kanellos (1) and Jose Antonio Villarreal (1) |
| Box 2, Folder 36 | Blazek, Douglas 13 items |
| Box 2, Folder 37 | Brase, Paul 13 items |
| Box 2, Folder 38 | Cassidy, Jack 6 items |
| Box 2, Folder 39 | Contoski, Victor 11 items |
| Box 2, Folder 40 | Federman, Raymond 18 items |
| Box 2, Folder 41 | Friedman, ken 11 items |
| Box 2, Folder 42 | Goldbarth, Albert 14 items |
| Box 2, Folder 43 | Hamill, Sam 14 items |
| Box 2, Folder 44 | Johnson, Thomas 27 items |
| Box 2, Folder 45 | Kuzma, Greg 44 items |
| Box 2, Folder 46 | Lee, David 33 items Contents Note: Includes enclosed letters from Milton Voight (1) and Henry Taylor (2). |
| Box 2, Folder 47 | Matthews, William 20 items |
| Box 2, Folder 48 | Metzger, Deena 18 items |
| Box 2, Folder 49 | Meyers, Bert 74 items Contents Note: includes letters, etc., written after his death by Kenneth Funsten (2), Georges Mounin (1), Bob Meguy (1), Odette Meyrs (6), and 1 other item, |
| Box 2, Folder 50 | Peters, Robert 11 items |
| Box 2, Folder 51 | Reeves, Trevor 55 items |
| Box 2, Folder 52 | Sternlieb, Barry 10 items |
| Box 2, Folder 53 | Walker, David 54 items |
| Box 2, Folder 54 | Williams, Miller 10 items |
| Box 2, Folder 63 | Koch, Peter (Black Stone Press) 4 items |
| Box 2, Folder 64 | Miscellaneous Incoming Correspondence 5 items |
No. 12 (1974) Correspondence
Arranged alphabetically by author.
| Box 1, Folder 126 | Allard, Roger Clarence (alias Matsuo-Allard) 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 127 | Augustine, Jane 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 128 | Balles, P. J. 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 129 | Bennett, John M. 4 items |
| Box 1, Folder 130 | Caldwell, Robert 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 131 | Casey, Deb 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 132 | Cobbing, Bob 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 133 | Eigner, Larry 2 item |
| Box 1, Folder 134 | Elder, Gary M. 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 135 | Elliott, Pat 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 136 | Gibbs, Michael 2 item |
| Box 1, Folder 137 | Gitin, David 2 item |
| Box 1, Folder 138 | Grenier, Bob 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 139 | Hompson, Davi Det 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 140 | Ironhoresbooks (printed) 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 141 | Jones, Rick 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 142 | Kempton, Karl 4 items |
| Box 1, Folder 143 | Lange, Gerald 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 144 | Matthews, Richard 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 145 | Mattingly, George 2 items |
| Box 1, Folder 146 | Mayer, Peter 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 147 | Morissey, Stephen 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 148 | Okerse, Tom 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 149 | Saville, Ken 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 150 | Scobie, Stephen 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 151 | Sisson, Jonathan 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 152 | Sky, Alison 3 items |
| Box 1, Folder 153 | Virginia Commonwealth University. Anderson Gallery. (printed) 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 154 | Wade, Seth 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 155 | Williams, Ann 1 item |
| Box 1, Folder 156 | Zurbrugg, Nicholas 1 item |
Series 2. Editorial Materials
Published Books
Organized by book
| Box 1, Folder 157 | Ron Arias novel: Arias, Ron ALS 3 items |
1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 158 | Ron Arias novel: list of addresses for review copies 6 items |
1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 159 | Ron Arias novel: requests for review/examination copies 17 items Contents Note: from Anaya, Rudolfo; Castellano (prof.); Davila, Luis; Dorr, Richard H.; Grepe, John H.; Hiraoka, Jesse; Johnson, Ann L.; Martinez, Eliud; Moreno, Luis; Ortega, Adolfo; Ortega y Gasca, Philip D.; Pacheco, Margaret; La Pena, Frank; Perez, Ernesto; Straub, William J.; Villard, A.; Wilner, Jeffrey D. |
1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 160 | Concrete Poetry: camera-ready copy, etc. 16 items |
1977 |
| Box 2, Folder 55 | Concrete Poetry: typescript pages, photocopies, correspondence 16 items Contents Note: correspondence from Parks, Dennis and Sousa, Ronald W. |
1977 |
| Box 2, Folder 22 | Going Places, by William Stafford -- Annotated 1 item |
| Box 3, Folders 12-14 | Excavations, by Don Gordon: production archive, including correspondence, pasteup, photocopies, etc. |
| Box 3 and oversize, Folders 15-17 and 18X | Peoplemovers, by Mary Ellen Solt: production archive, contains pasteups. |
| Box 3 and oversize, Folders 19-20 and 21X | The Wild Olive Tree, by Mert Meyers: production archive, including correspondence and pasteups |
Unpublished Poetry
| Box 1, Folders 163-164 | Unpublished poetry 22 items Contents Note: by Clement, B.J.; Graf, Roger; Sill, Marjorie; McCormick, Jim; Moroni, Ron; Simpson, Juanita; anonymous |
Graphic Material
| Box 2, Folder 1 | Adler, Jeremy 3 items Contents Note: 2 ANS (1 illustration), 1 broadside |
| Box 2, Folder 2 | Basu, Hella 2 items Contents Note: broadsides (2 copies) |
| Box 2, Folders 3-4 | Bennett, John M. 6 items Contents Note: photographs, some annotated by Pi.O. |
| Box 2, Folder 5 | Cory, Jean-Jaques 1 item Contents Note: poetry |
| Box 2, Folder 6 | Finlay, Ian Hamilton 11 items Contents Note: photographs |
| Box 2, Folder 7 | Gitin, David 2 items Contents Note: postcard; poetry |
| Box 2, Folder 8 | Higgins, Richard C. (Dick) 3 items Contents Note: broadsides |
| Box 2, Folder 9 | Mayer, Peter 46 items Contents Note: photocopies |
| Box 2, Folder 10 | Niccolai, Giulia 2 items Contents Note: broadsides |
| Box 2, Folder 11 | Ockerse, Tom 10 items Contents Note: ALS; 9 broadsides |
| Box 2, Folder 12 | "Saga" 1 item Contents Note: envelope |
| Box 2, Folder 13 | Sky, Allison 1 item Contents Note: broadsides |
Miscellaneous Editorial Material
| Box 2, Folder 56 | Robertson, Kirk: typescript of article (photocopy) |
| Box 2, Folder 57 | Fraher, David J.: typescript, etc. report (photocopy) |
| Box 2, Folder 59 | Finlay, Ian Hamilton: concrete poem |
| Box 2, Folder 60 | Book-dead file |
| Box 2, Folder 67 | Adams, Betsy: poem for WCPR 22 |
| Box 2, Folder 67 | Calitri, Robin: poem |
| Box 2, Folder 68 | Federman, Raymond: prose |
| Box 2, Folder 69 | Johnson, Thomas: poems |
Series 3. Business Records
| Box 1, Folder 162 | Xerox copy of page 6 of a list of available grants in Arts and Humanities: Walt Whitman Award circled 1 item |
| Box 2, Folder 14 | West Coast Poetry Review 2 items |
| Box 2, Folder 15 | EBSCO 1 item |
| Box 2, Folder 16 | F.W. Faxon Co. 5 items |
| Box 2, Folder 17 | McGregor Magazine Agency 1 item |
| Box 2, Folder 18 | Moore-Cottrell Subscription Agency 1 item |
| Box 2, Folder 19 | University Microfilms 5 items |
| Box 2, Folder 20 | West Coast Print Center 2 items |
| Box 2, Folder 21 | Printer's invoices 3 items |
1973 |
| Box 2, Folder 22 | Printer's invoices 30 items |
1974 |
| Box 2, Folder 23 | Printer's invoices 20 items |
1975 |
| Box 2, Folder 24 | Printer's invoices 30 items |
1976 |
| Box 2, Folder 25 | Printer's invoices 35 items |
1977 |
| Box 2, Folder 26 | Miscellaneous invoices 2 items |
| Box 2, Folder 27 | Receipts for royalty payments 3 items |
| Box 2, Folder 28 | Statements of account with First National Bank of Nevada 2 items |
31 Jan. 1974-31 Dec. 1974 |
| Box 2, Folder 29 | Cancelled checks and two deposit slips approx. 97 items |
20 Sept. 1973-25 July 1975 and 1976 |
| Box 2, Folder 30 | Basso, Dave: contract for printing, memo of money owed by 2 items |
1976 |
| Box 2, Folder 31 | Receipts 3 items |
| Box 2, Folder 58 | Copyrights 8 items |
| Box 2, Folder 61 | Small Press Book Club (Robert R, Miles) 16 items |
1974-1977 |
| Box 2, Folder 62 | NEA assistance to small presses 8 items |
| Box 2, Folder 65 | Letter to 51 WCPR contributors 1 item |
June 1981 |
| Box 2, Folder 66 | Mailing list to 51 WCPR contributors 8 items |
| Box 2, Folder 71 | Receipts: Dave's Printing 21 items |
1972-1973 |
| Box 2, Folder 72 | Receipts: miscellaneous 16 items |
1972-1973 |
| Box 2, Folders 73-78 | Bank statements 62 items |
1972-1977 |
| Box 3, Folders 1-5 | Correspondence: includes rejections, subscriber announcements, production samples, etc. |
mostly 1981 |
| Box 3, Folders 6-11 | Correspondence with the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines, accompanied by grant applications, etc. |
1972-1980 |
| Box 3, Folders 22-25 | Business material, including invoices and lists of contributors |
mostly 1971-1979 |
| Box 3, Folders 26-28 | Business material, including two ledgers and miscellaneous enclosed loose notes, etc. |
mostly 1971-1979 |
| Box 3, Folders 29-32 | Subscription file, reviewer file, dead file |