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BOX 94-108 General Correspondence, 1962-2018
The General Correspondence series primarily documents Oliver’s various professional endeavors related to the publication of poems in periodicals and with publishing houses, collaborations with other poets and writers, and her work with agents, editors, and managers from the 1960s through the 2000s. The series is arranged in two groupings: an alphabetical file and a chronological file. The alphabetical file (1962-2018) includes correspondence with Charlotte Sheedy, Oliver’s literary agent from 2010 onward, and with Steven Barclay, her booking agent, with whom she worked from 2005 onward. Also included in this grouping are files related to other poets, writers, colleagues at various universities, and several publishing houses. Fan mail, sent to Oliver via Beacon Press, and permission requests, handled by Molly Malone Cook, until 2004, and Bill Reichblum, Oliver’s literary executor beginning in 2005, are also included in the alphabetical file. Of note within the permission requests is a digital file of a fan's amateur audio recording of Oliver's work set to music. The chronological file (1962-2018) largely comprises publication-related correspondence and associated final drafts of poems for periodicals and newspapers, as well as other correspondence of a more professional nature.
Material types include correspondence and associated printed matter, poems, notes, and other attachments. Digital material comprises an audio file.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, name of correspondent, or type of material, and chronologically. The file structure of the digital content maintained as received.
BOX 94 Alphabetical file
BOX 94 The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1986
BOX 94 Beacon Press, circa 1989-2011
(4 folders)
BOX 95 Bloodaxe Books, 2002-circa 2010
BOX 95 Brady, Upton, 1988-1991
BOX 95 Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency, 2010-2016
BOX 95 The Chicago Tribune, 1967-1974 See also Container OV 3, same heading
BOX 95 Da Capo Press, 1999-2003
BOX 95 Doyle, Brian, 2008-2014
BOX 95 Eady, Cornelius, 1993-1994
BOX 95 Ehrlich, Gretel, 1981-1988, 2000-2001
BOX 95 Fan mail
BOX 95 1985-2001
(5 folders)
BOX 96 circa 2000-2004, 2016-2018
(7 folders)
BOX 97 2018
(3 folders)
BOX 97 Foster, Catharine Osgood, 1995-1998
(2 folders)
BOX 97 Harcourt Brace Co., 1993-1995
BOX 97 Houghton Mifflin Co., 1996
BOX 97 Howe, Parkman, 2005-2017
BOX 97 Hyde, Lewis, 1988
BOX 97 Knott, John, 1991-1992
BOX 97 Masters, Hilary, 1994-1999
BOX 97 Miłosz, Czesław, 1995-1996
BOX 97 Moon, Beth, 2004
BOX 98 The New York Times, 1965-1976, 1994
BOX 98 Olds, Sharon, 1987
BOX 98 Orr, Greg, 2000-2009
BOX 98 Paley, Grace, 1986-1997
BOX 98 Parthenon Publishing Company, 1962
BOX 98 The Penguin Press, 2011-2014
BOX 98 Permissions requests
BOX 98 1968-1969, 1983-2004
(5 folders)
BOX 99 2005-2006
(7 folders)
BOX 100 2006-2013, undated
(6 folders)
DF 2007
Digital ID: mss86681_323_009
BOX 100 Poulin, A., Jr., 1984-1995
BOX 100 Richardson, Robert D., Jr., 1995, 2007-2008
BOX 100 Steven Barclay Agency, 2005-2014
BOX 100 Sussman, Nan Sherman, 1995
BOX 101 Chronological file
BOX 101 1962-1978
(9 folders)
BOX 102 1979, Jan.-1982, Dec.
(7 folders)
BOX 103 1983, Jan.-1986, June
(7 folders)
BOX 104 1986, July-1990, June
(8 folders)
BOX 105 1990, July-1997
(8 folders)
BOX 106 1998-2002, June
(7 folders)
BOX 107 2002, July-2005-Dec.
(7 folders)
BOX 108 2006-2018
(10 folders)
BOX 109-117 Professional and Academic File, 1968-2014
The Professional and Academic File series consists of material related to poetry readings and other speaking engagements, the production of two audiobooks, and Oliver’s teaching positions and residencies at several universities. The bulk of the series comprises correspondence, travel arrangements, posters, flyers, notes, and other planning material related to poetry readings across the United States, chiefly held at universities and poetry and literature societies between the years 1980 and 2010. The series also documents Oliver’s career as a poetry and creative writing educator, primarily at Bennington College and Sweet Briar College, and includes course notes and evaluations, correspondence, and event planning material for programs in which Oliver participated or helped organize. Oliver also served on numerous committees and was invited to serve as a judge for poetry prizes, many of which she previously won, including the Pulitzer Prize in poetry, the Lannan Literary Award, and the National Book Award. These files include correspondence, applicant submissions, and other associated printed matter and are arranged chronologically. Other material relates to her involvement with the United States Information Agency’s American Participant Program where, in 1984, she spoke and gave poetry readings in Southeast Asia and New Zealand. Photographs from this trip are also found in the Personal File series in the photograph albums. Physical and digital files relate to the production of two audiobooks, At Blackwater Pond and Many Miles; digital material includes audio files from several recording sessions.
Material types include correspondence, travel reports, photographs, posters, flyers, newspaper clippings, manuscript drafts, notes, contracts, and other miscellaneous printed matter. Digital material comprises audio files.
Arranged alphabetically by subject or title and chronologically thereunder. The file structure of the digital content maintained as received.
BOX 109 At Blackwater Pond: Mary Oliver Reads Mary Oliver, 2004-2006
DF At Blackwater Pond: Mary Oliver Reads Mary Oliver, audio files, 2004
Digital ID: mss86681_323_001
Digital ID: mss86681_323_003
Digital ID: mss86681_323_006
Digital ID: mss86681_323_007
Digital ID: mss86681_323_008
BOX 109 Committees and judgeships
BOX 109 1968-1972, 1984-1994
(6 folders)
BOX 110 1995-2005 See also Container OV 2, Celtic cross, Judgeship for Thomas Merton Prize
(3 folders)
BOX 110 Declined invitations, 1984-2010
(4 folders)
BOX 110 Many Miles: Mary Oliver Reads Mary Oliver, 2009
DF Many Miles: Mary Oliver Reads Mary Oliver, audio files, 2009
Digital ID: mss86681_323_011
BOX 110 The Mary Ingraham Buniting Institute of Radcliffe College, fellowship application, 1983
BOX 111 Poetry readings
BOX 111 1979-1986 See also Container OV 4, Event posters
(5 folders)
BOX 112 1987-1992 See also Container OV 4, Event posters
(6 folders)
BOX 113 1993-2007 See also Container OV 4, Event posters
(6 folders)
BOX 114 2008-2014 See also Container OV 4, Event posters
(6 folders)
BOX 114 Teaching file
BOX 114 Bennington College
BOX 114 Correspondence, 1995-2001
BOX 114 Course evaluations, 1996-1999
(2 folders)
BOX 115 Course materials, 1996-1998
BOX 115 Events, 1996-1999
BOX 115 Faculty grievances, 2000
(2 folders)
BOX 115 Miscellany, 1995-1997
BOX 115 Writing workshops, 1990-1991
BOX 115 Bucknell University, 1985-1986 See also Container OV 4, Event posters
BOX 115 Case Western Reserve University, 1979-1983
BOX 115 Duke University, 1994-1995
BOX 115 Sweet Briar College
BOX 115 General, 1990-1995 See also Container OV 4, Event posters
BOX 116 A Poetry Handbook, 1992
BOX 116 University of Cincinnati, 1986
BOX 116 University of Virginia, 1993 See also Container OV 4, Event posters
BOX 116 United States Information Agency, American Participants Program
BOX 116 General, 1984-1987
BOX 116 Indonesia, 1984
BOX 116 Japan, 1984
(2 folders)
BOX 117 Malaysia, 1984
BOX 117 New Zealand, 1984
BOX OV 1-OV 16 Oversize, 1908-2019
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