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Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Pattiann Rogers:

An Inventory of Her Papers, 1960-1999 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary

Creator Rogers, Pattiann, 1940-
Title: Pattiann Rogers Papers,
Dates: 1960-1999 and undated
Abstract: Papers of author Pattiann Rogers from 1960-1999 and undated.
Collection # R 5.1
Quantity: 25 boxes (25.0 linear feet)
Language English.
Repository: Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

The papers spans most of Pattiann Rogers's career as a poet. She has published nine books of poetry and several chapbooks including recent works Dreams of the Marsh Wren(1999), Eating Bread and Honey (1997), The Expectations of Light, Splitting and Binding (1988), Geocentric (1993), and Firekeeper (1994). She has received two National Endowment of the Arts grants, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Lannan Poetry Fellowship. Awards include Tietjens Prize, the Hokin Prize, the Roethke Prize, and four Pushcart Prizes.

A list of her publications include:

  • Rogers, Pattiann. Eating Bread and Honey. Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 1997.
  • Rogers, Pattiann. The Expectations of Light. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1981.
  • Rogers, Pattiann. Firekeeper: New and Selected Poems. Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 1994.
  • Rogers, Pattiann. Legendary Performance. Memphis, Tenn.: Ion Books/Racoon, 1987.
  • Rogers, Pattiann. Splitting and Binding. Middletown, Conn.: Harper and Row, 1989.
  • Rogers, Pattiann. The Tattooed Lady in the Garden. Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 1986.

Scope and Contents

The collection has a variety of materials detailing the literary works of Pattiann Rogers. They include manuscripts of draft copies, published and unpublished works, short stories, final copies, revisions, research materials to her works, photocopied news clippings, workshop and conference materials, business and literary correspondence, teaching materials, reviews, audio and video recordings, and computer disks. Some of her literary works include Splitting and Binding, The Tattooed Lady in the Garden, Legendary Performance, Firekeeper, A Covenant of Seasons, Dream of Marsh Wren, and Geocentric. Also, transferred to oversized materials were 17 Posters and Broadsides.

The collection is in good condition and is part of the James Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community and the Natural World.

 

Organization

The collection is organized by correspondence, literary production, printed material, and research materials.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research

Index Terms

The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Rogers, Pattiann, 1940-
Rogers, Pattiann, 1940- --Archives
Rogers, Pattiann, 1940- --Awards
Rogers, Pattiann, 1940- --Correspondence
Rogers, Pattiann, 1940- --History and criticism
Rogers, Pattiann, 1940- --Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Rogers, Pattiann, 1940- --Manuscripts
Subjects
American poetry--20th century
American poetry--Women authors
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Natural history
Natural history in literature
Poetry
Poets, American--20th century
Women and literature--United States
Women poets, American
Women poets, American--20th century

Related Material

For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:
  • Max Crawford Papers, 1938-2000 and undated
  • William Kittredge Papers, 1954-2000 and undated
  • David Quammen Papers, 1856-1999 and undated

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Pattiann Rogers Papers, 1960-1999 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Collection accession #(s):
2000-0234-X

Purchase, 2000

Processed by

Abel Ramirez, 2000

Additional Sources

Why We Write. [video recording] produced by Juan Mandelbaum. Geovision, Inc. production. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1997.

Collection Inventory

 

Printed Materials

box folder
1 1 Miscellaneous Literary Journals, 1976-1996


 

Correspondence

box folder
1 2 A-B, 1994
3 C-D, 1994
4 D-G, 1994
5 H-K, 1994
6 L-N, 1994
7 L-N, 1994
8 A-G, 1990
9 H-O, 1990
10 Miscellaneous, 1990
11 A-D, 1991


 

Printed Materials

box folder
2 1 Signed copies of “Splitting and Binding,” “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, “Legendary Performance”, “Firekeeper”, “Goecentric”, and “Moment of Liberation”, 1988-1994


 

Reel-to-Reel Tape

box folder
2 2 “Pattiann Rogers”, July 2, 1985


 

Correspondence

box folder
2 3 A-D, 1997
4 A-D, 1997
5 E-K, 1997
6 E-K, 1997
7 L-Q, 1997
8 R-S, 1997
9 T-Z, 1997


 

Literary Production

box folder
2 10 Miscellaneous, 1997
11 Work Folder, Mid-1970's
12 Early Poems, Mid-1970's


 

Correspondence

box folder
3 1 Untitled Essay, 1960-1974


 

Literary Production

box folder
3 2 “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden” contents and revisions, 1984
3 Miscellaneous, 1982-1983
4 Poetry Society of America, 1997
5 University of Houston Materials, 1981
6 “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden” and “Legendary Performance”, 1983
7 The Guggenheim Application, 1983
8 “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden” drafts, 1982-1983
9 “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden” drafts, 1982-1983
10 “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, “Legendary Performance”, etc., 1981
11 “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, “Legendary Performance”, etc., 1981
12 “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, “Legendary Performance”, etc., 1983
13 “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, “Legendary Performance”, etc., 1983
14 “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, “Legendary Performance”, etc., 1983
15 “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, “Legendary Performance”, etc., 1983
16 “Legendary Performance”, 1982
17 “Legendary Performance”, 1982
18 Unpublished Poems, 1981
19 Unpublished Poems, 1982


 

Literary Production

box folder
4 1 Unpublished Poems, 1983
2 Unpublished Poems, 1983
3 Drafts of Poems, January, 1981
4 University of Houston Materials, 1977-1978
5 University of Houston Materials, 1977-1978
6 “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, 1985
7 “The Expectations of Light”, 1981
8 University of Houston Materials, Personal Essay, 1981


 

Printed Material

box folder
4 9 Literary Journals: Poetry Northwest, The Southern Review, 1978-1997
10 Literary Journals: Tamarack, The Missouri Review, The Iowa Review, 1978-1997
11 Literary Journals: Gulf Coast, Plum Review, The Seattle Review, Indiana Review, The Hiram Poetry Review, 1978-1997


 

Literary Correspondence

box folder
4 12 Alaska Quarterly Review, 1998
13 Alaska Quarterly Review, 1998
14 Alaska Quarterly Review, 1998
15 A-P, 1985
box folder
5 1 R-Z, 1985
2 A-L, 1974-1978
3 M-Z, 1974-1978
4 A-L. 1979-1982
5 L-Z, 1979-1982
6 L-Z, 1979-1982


 

Correspondence

box folder
5 7 Miscellaneous, 1981-1983


 

Literary Production

box folder
5 8 “Conferences” from the University of Maryland, 1990's
9 “Conferences” from Memphis State University, 1990's
10 “Conferences” from Mary Washington College, 1990's
11 “Conferences”, Philadelphia, 1990's
12 “Conferences”, Living Arts of Tulsa, Inc., 1990's
13 “Conferences”, The Poetry Center of New York, 1990's
14 “Conferences”, Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D. C., 1990's
15 “Conferences”, The Idaho Commission of the Arts, 1990's
16 “Conferences”, The Lannan Foundation, 1990's


 

Correspondence

box folder
5 17 Miscellaneous, Montana, 1988


 

Literary Production

box folder
5 18 “Conferences”, The Island Institute in Sitka, 1990's
19 “Conferences”, Evergreen State College, 1990's
20 “Conferences”, The University of Montana, 1990's
21 Materials from “Firekeeper”, 1994


 

Printed Materials

box folder
6 1 Books, “Lies and Devotions”, “The Dream of the Marsh Wren”, “Eating Bread and Honey”, and “A Covenant of Seasons”, 1994-1999


 

Literary Production

box folder
6 2 Work Folder, Miscellaneous poem drafts, published and unpublished, 1982
3 Work Folder, Miscellaneous poem drafts, published and unpublished, 1981-1982
4 Work Folder, Miscellaneous poem drafts, published and unpublished, 1981-1982
5 “Legendary Performance”, Manuscripts, Miscellaneous poem drafts, published and unpublished, 1983-1984
6 “Legendary Performance”, Manuscripts, miscellaneous poem drafts, published and unpublished with comments from McBride, Elizabeth, 1983-1984
7 “Student Comments” from McBride, Elizabeth, 1984
8 Miscellaneous Poems, manuscripts, drafts, 1983-1984
9 “Legendary Performance” and “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, Manuscripts, Miscellaneous poem drafts, 1983-1984
10 SMU Student Evaluations, 1985
11 “Legendary Performance” and “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, Manuscripts, Poems not published in any manuscript, Miscellaneous poem drafts, 1985
12 Work Folder, Manuscripts, Miscellaneous poem drafts, published and unpublished, 1986
13 “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, Manuscripts, early draft, 1984-1985
14 “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, Draft Manuscripts, 1984-1985
15 Work Folder, Miscellaneous poem drafts, published and unpublished, 1981-1982
16 “Legendary Performance” and “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, Manuscripts, Miscellaneous poem drafts, 1983
17 “Legendary Performance” and “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, Manuscripts, Miscellaneous poem drafts, Correspondence, 1983-1984
18 “Legendary Performance” and “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, Manuscripts, Miscellaneous poem drafts, 1983-1984
19 “Legendary Performance” and “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, Manuscripts, Miscellaneous poem drafts, Correspondence, 1983-1984
20 “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, Manuscripts, Miscellaneous poem drafts, published and unpublished, Introduction to Thesis on Joseph Bronowski, 1981
21 “The Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, Manuscripts, Miscellaneous poem drafts and notes, 1981
22 “It Begins With the Bones”, Manuscripts, Early Version, Undated
23 “It Begins With the Bones”, Manuscripts, Early Version, Undated
box folder
7 1 “It Begins With the Bones”, Manuscripts, Early Version, Undated
2 “It Begins With the Bones”, Manuscripts, Early Version, Undated
3 “It Begins With the Bones”, Manuscripts, Early Version, Undated
4 “It Begins With the Bones”, Manuscripts, Early Version of the book that became “Expectations of Light”, Undated
5 “It Begins With the Bones”, Manuscripts, Early Version of the book that became “Expectations of Light”, Undated
6 “Expectations of Light”, Manuscripts, Miscellaneous poem drafts, 1980-1981
7 “Through the Potential Barrier: The Tunnel Effect”, Manuscripts, Early Version of the book that became “Expectations of Light”, 1980-1981
8 “Expectations of Light”, Manuscripts, Draft, 1981
9 “Expectations of Light”, Manuscripts, Miscellaneous poem drafts, 1981
10 “Expectations of Light”, Manuscripts, Miscellaneous poem drafts, 1981
11 “Expectations of Light”, Manuscripts, Poem Drafts, 1981
12 “Expectations of Light”, Manuscripts, Miscellaneous poem drafts, 1981
13 Work Folder, Miscellaneous poem drafts, Undated
14 Work Folder, Miscellaneous poem drafts, 1983
15 Work Folder, Miscellaneous poem drafts, including some from “Legendary Performance”, 1983


 

Miscellaneous

box folder
7 16 Poems, published and unpublished, October 1983-February 1984


 

Literary Production

box folder
7 17 Early Manuscript of “The Dream of the Marsh Wren”, 1983-1984
18 “Table of Contents”, 1980-1981
19 “Artist and the Scene”, 1977-1978
20 “The Expectations of Light” and other poem drafts, 1981
21 “The Expectations of Light”, Thesis, 1981
22 “The Expectations of Light”, Introduction for Graduate Committee, 1981


 

Miscellaneous

box folder
7 23 “Mothering”, Essay, ideas and suggestions, undated
24 University of Houston workshop, notes, drafts, 1981


 

Literary Production

box folder
7 25 “The Expectations of Light”, Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, etc., 1979-1980
26 Miscellaneous papers, “Expectations of Light”, 1977-1978
27 Miscellaneous papers, “Expectations of Light”, 1977-1978
28 Poems, 1975-1976
29 Poems, 1975-1976
30 “The Expectations of Light”, 1977-1978
31 “The Expectations of Light”, 1977-1978
box folder
8 1 Poems not yet published in books, 1997
2 Poems not yet published in books, 1997
3 Poems not yet published in books, 1997
4 Poems not yet published in books, 1997
5 Poems not yet published in books, 1997
6 Poems not yet published in books, 1997
7 Poems not yet published in books, 1997
8 Poems not yet published in books, 1997
9 “Geocentric”, drafts, poems not used in book, 1992
10 Work Folder, “Geocentric”, “Lies and Devotions”, and “Splitting and Binding”, 1987
11 Work Folder, drafts of poems, 1987
12 “Geocentric” and other poems, 1991
13 Work Folder, drafts of poems, 1989
14 Work Folder, drafts of poems, 1991
15 Work Folder, drafts of poems, 1991
16 Work Folder, drafts of poems, 1989
17 Drafts of poems. 1989
18 Poems/Drafts, unpublished, 1991
19 Unpublished “Geocentric” and “Lies and Devotions”, 1989-1990
20 Unpublished “Geocentric” and “Lies and Devotions”, 1989-1990
box folder
9 1 Unpublished “Geocentric”, 1990-1991
2 Unpublished poems, 1990-1991
3 Unpublished poems, 1990-1991
4 Unpublished poems, 1990-1991
5 Unpublished poems, 1989-1990
6 Unpublished poems, 1989-1990
7 Unpublished poems, 1990-1991
8 Unpublished poems, 1990-1991
9 Unpublished poems, 1990-1991


 

Miscellaneous

box folder
9 10 Work Folder, miscellaneous poem drafts, published and unpublished, 1987


 

Literary Production

box folder
9 11 Unpublished “Geocentric” and “Legendary Performance”, 1987-1988
12 Unpublished “Geocentric” and “Splitting and Binding”, 1987-1988
13 “Splitting and Binding” poem drafts, undated
14 Correspondence and contacts with artist Joellyn Duesberry for “A Covenant of Seasons, 1997


 

Miscellaneous

box folder
9 15 Correspondence and pictures from artist Duesberry, 1992-1994


 

Literary Production

box folder
9 16 Untitled, miscellaneous poems, undated
17 “A Covenant of Seasons”, 1997-1998
box folder
10 1 “A Covenant of Seasons”, 1997-1998


 

Photographs

box folder
10 2 “A Covenant of Seasons”, 1992-1994


 

Literary Production

box folder
10 3 “A Covenant of Seasons”, 1997
4 Miscellaneous poems, “Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, 1983-1984


 

Interview

box folder
10 5 with Richard McCann for Iowa Review, 1984-1985
6 with Richard McCann for Iowa Review, 1986-1987


 

Literary Production

box folder
10 7 “Geocentric”, “Lies and Devotions”, and “Splitting and Binding”, undated
8 “Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, 1985
9 Poems for readings, published and unpublished, 1984
10 “Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, 1984
11 “Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, 1984
12 “Eating Bread and Honey”, 1997
13 “Eating Bread and Honey”, 1997
14 Galleys of “Eating Bread and Honey”, 1997
15 “Eating Bread and Honey” galley, 1996
16 “Eating Bread and Honey” page proofs, 1997


 

Publication

box folder
10 17 “Publisher's Weekly” magazine, 1998


 

Correspondence

box folder
10 18 Miscellaneous, 1991
19 E-K, 1991
20 L-O, 1991
21 P-Z, 1991
22 A-B, 1992
box folder
11 1 C-G, 1992
2 H-M, 1992
3 N-Q, 1992
4 R-Z, 1992
5 R-Z, 1992
6 A-F, 1986
7 G-K, 1986
8 L-Q, 1986
9 R-Z, 1986
box folder
12 1 A-H, 1987
2 J-N, 1987
3 O-Z, 1987
4 A-H, 1989
5 H-N, 1989
6 O-Z, 1989
7 Miscellaneous, various dates
8 Miscellaneous, various dates
9 Miscellaneous, unidentified


 

Literary Production

box folder
12 10 “A Covenant of Seasons”, 1997-1998
11 “A Covenant of Seasons”, 1997-1998
12 “A Covenant of Seasons”, 1997-1998
13 “Expectations of Light”, 1981
box folder
13 1 “Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, copyright reassignments, 1981
2 “Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, copyright reassignments, 1981
3 “Legendary Performance”, drafts, correspondence, proofs, 1987
4 Firekeeper”, copy, copies of galleys, 1994
5 John Rogers, “Expectations of Light”, copyrights, 1980
6 Fourth Book, “Splitting and Binding”, drafts, 1987
7 “Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, page proofs, 1986
8 “Legendary Performance”, page proofs, 1987


 

Business Materials

box folder
13 9 “Legendary Performance”, 1987
10 “Legendary Performance”, 1987


 

Literary Production

box folder
13 11 “Splitting and binding”, page proofs, 1989
12 “Splitting and Binding”, copy-edited, 1989
13 “Splitting and Binding”, early version, 1989
14 “Splitting and Binding”, final version, 1989
15 “Splitting and Binding”, bound draft manuscript, 1989
16 “The Many Faces”, early version of “Geocentric”, 1993
17 “Splitting and Binding”, manuscript drafts, correspondence, business materials, 1988-1989
18 “Splitting and Binding”, manuscript drafts, correspondence, business materials, 1988-1989


 

Printed Materials

box folder
14 1 Orion, Cream City Review, Isle, Poetry, Keener Sounds, 1987-1997


 

Publication Information

box folder
14 2 “Expectations of Light”, letter and information from Princeton University Press, 1980


 

Literary Production

box folder
14 3 “Expectations of Light”, page proofs, 1981
4 “Poems of Fall 1977 and Winter of 1978”, 1977-1978
5 Work Folder with poems which made it into “Expectations of Light”, undated
6 “The Successes of the Hunt”, early version of “Expectations of Light”, undated


 

Miscellaneous

box folder
14 7 Reviews of “Expectations of Light”, 1981
8 “Expectations of Light”, early draft, 1981
9 Early Poems, 1976-1977
10 “Expectations of Light”, very early versions, 1970's
11 “Expectations of Light”, 1970's
12 “Expectations of Light”, early versions, 1976-1977
13 Workbook with unpublished poems, 1975-1976


 

Audio Reel

box folder
14 14 Pattiann Rogers- Out Takes, undated


 

Literary Production

box folder
14 15 “Origins”, early version of “Expectations of light”, unpublished poems, undated
16 Early poems leading to “Expectations of Light”, 1976-1978
17 Early poems leading to “Expectations of Light”, 1979
18 Early poems leading to “Expectations of Light”, 1976-1977
19 Early poems leading to “Expectations of Light”, 1976-1977
20 Early poems leading to “Expectations of Light”, 1976-1977


 

Materials

box folder
14 21 Frost Place in Franconia, New Hampshire, Summer 1987
22 MFA Program, Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, 1986-1988


 

Literary Production

box folder
14 23 Work Folder, “Splitting and Binding”, 1987-1988
box folder
15 1 Work Folder, “Splitting and Binding”, 1987-1988
2 “Splitting and Binding” and “Geocentric”, miscellaneous poem drafts, 1987-1988
3 Early poems leading to “Expectations of Light”, 1976-1977
4 Early poems leading to “Expectations of Light”, 1976-1977
5 Early poems leading to “Expectations of Light”, 1976-1977
6 Early poems leading to “Expectations of Light”, 1976-1977
7 Early poems leading to “Expectations of Light”, 1976-1977


 

Miscellaneous

box folder
15 8 Reviews, tear sheets, publications, flyers, PR materials, 1982-1984
9 Reviews and newspaper clippings, 1982-1985
10 Reviews and newspaper clippings, 1985-1986
11 Reviews and newspaper clippings, 1985-1988


 

Conference Programs

box folder
15 12 Memorabilia from readings, 1987-1991


 

Student Manuscripts

box folder
15 13 University of Montana workshop, graduate level, with notes, Rogers note: “Fool was in this workshop (i.e. “Motley Fool” investment advisor)” 1993


 

Conference Programs

box folder
15 14 Workshop memorabilia and reviews, 1986-1987


 

Miscellaneous

box folder
15 15 Reviews, newspaper clippings, tear sheets, 1985
16 Blurb for R. Weingarten book, “Shadow Shadow”, with cover letter and blurb, 1986
17 University of Houston course, contracts, business papers, course papers, 1986
18 Reviews, tear sheets, new letters on the Air and Hallmark, 1991


 

Guggenheim Material

box folder
15 19 Correspondence, applications materials for Guggenheim Fellowship, 1984-1985


 

Programs

box folder
15 20 Vermont MFA Program, Norwich University, Montpelier, Vermont, 1986


 

Student Poetry

box folder
15 21 course taught at the University of Houston, 1986


 

Materials

box folder
15 22 Discovery Prize of P.E.N. Southwest, Rogers was coordinator, 1983
23 Master Thesis of students from the University of Arkansas, 1995


 

University of Arkansas

box folder
15 24 Students' reading lists and syllabus, 1995


 

Teaching Materials

box folder
15 25 Undergraduate workshop taught at the University of Montana, Fall 1993


 

Miscellaneous

box folder
15 26 Materials from the University of Arkansas, 1990's


 

Poetry Workshop

box folder
16 1 University of Arkansas, student materials, 1994
2 University of Arkansas, student materials, 1994


 

Photographs

box folder
16 3 Two photos of Rogers sitting on a windowsill, undated


 

Workshop

box folder
16 4 Memorabilia, reviews, flyers, conference programs, 1992


 

Photographs

box folder
16 5 Black and white photos of Rogers, undated
6 8×10 black and white (one color) photos of Rogers, taken by Rochelle Brener, 1988


 

Correspondence

box folder
16 7 Business and literary mail, A-B, 1995
8 Business and literary mail, C-E, 1995
9 F-H, 1995
10 O-R, 1994
11 S-T, 1994
12 Business and literary mail, U-Z, 1994
13 Miscellaneous, unsorted, 1994
box folder
17 1 A-F, 1988
2 G-L, 1988
3 L-S, 1988
4 S-Z, 1988
5 Miscellaneous, 1989-1992
6 Miscellaneous, unidentified, 1988


 

Conferences, 1994-1998

box folder
17 7 Resource Institute
8 Friends of Nelson Bentley
9 University of Portland
10 The Loft in Minneapolis
11 Yellow bay Writer's Workshop
12 John Hay Award
13 Portland Stafford
14 Minnesota
15 Ashland University
16 Snake River Institute
17 Mixed materials
18 Fishtrap Fellows
19 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival
20 Mixed materials
21 Unidentified materials
22 Printed materials
23 Holy Cross and Cambridge
24 North Dakota
25 Oakland University
26 Grinnell University
27 Port Townsend Writer's Conference
28 Antioch New England Graduate School
29 Charleston Writer's Conference
30 Art of the Wild
box folder
18 1 “In the Thoreau Tradition” at Missoula, Montana
2 Audubon
3 Unidentified materials
4 New York
5 The Forgotten Language Tour
6 Miscellaneous materials, 1997
7 The Forgotten Language Tour
8 Olympia Poetry Network
9 Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment
10 Art of the Wild, 1997
11 Grinnell University
12 Houston
13 Art of the Wild
14 Art of the Wild
15 Earth Ministry
16 Earth Ministry Memorandum
17 Earth Ministry Memorandum
18 Unidentified materials
19 Watershed
20 The Forgotten Language Tour
21 Potpourri
22 Longwood College
23 University of California
24 Art of the Wild


 

Literary Production

box folder
18 25 “Firekeeper”, unpublished, plus “Mining Descent”, “Cave Haunting”, “Having Eyes”, 1993-1994
26 “Firekeeper”, unpublished, plus “Mining Descent”, “Cave Haunting”, “Having Eyes”, 1993-1994
27 “Firekeeper” and “Eating Bread and Honey”, drafts, unpublished poems, 1993-1994
28 “Eating Bread and Honey” and “The Cradle”(prose), 1995-1996
29 “Firekeeper” and “Eating Bread and Honey”, 1994
30 “Eating Bread and Honey”, 1993-1994
31 “Eating Bread and Honey”, 1993-1994
32 “Eating Bread and Honey”, “The Cradle”, “A Covenant of Seasons”, and “Stone Bird”, 1995
33 “Eating Bread and Honey”, “The Cradle”, “A Covenant of Seasons”, and “Stone Bird”, 1995
box folder
19 1 “Eating Bread and Honey”, plus unpublished poems, 1995
2 “Firekeeper”, plus unpublished poems, 1993-1994
3 “Firekeeper”, plus unpublished poems, 1993-1994
4 “Firekeeper” and “Eating Bread and Honey”, plus unpublished poems, 1994
5 “Firekeeper” and “Eating Bread and Honey”, plus unpublished poems, 1994
6 “Firekeeper”, plus unpublished poems, 1992-1993
7 “Firekeeper”, 1994
8 “Firekeeper”, 1993
9 “Mothering” (essay) featured in “Orion” Magazine, 1990's


 

Reading Materials

box folder
19 10 Reading in Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1996


 

Correspondence

box folder
19 11 Miscellaneous, academic papers, 1996


 

Miscellaneous Conference Materials

box folder
19 12 The Orion Society, The Forgotten Language Tour, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Oberlin College, various dates
13 The Orion Society, The Forgotten Language Tour, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Oberlin College, various dates


 

Interview

box folder
19 14 Interview with David Elliott, 1996


 

Manuscript

box folder
19 15 “Credo” by Brian Doyle, which Rogers wrote a blurb, 1997


 

Poem Manuscripts

box folder
19 16 “Death in the Garden”, plus various poem drafts, 1999


 

Literary Production

box folder
19 17 “Credo” by Brian Doyle and “Nature” essay, 1997-1998
box folder
20 1 “Dream of the Marsh Wren”, proofs, cover art, 1999
2 “Dream of the Marsh Wren”, page proofs, 1999
3 “Dream of the Marsh Wren”, research notes, artwork, correspondence, 1999
4 “Dream of the Marsh Wren”, notes, artwork, correspondence, 1999
5 “Dream of the Marsh Wren”, manuscript dated November 11, 1998
6 “Dream of the Marsh Wren”, manuscript from November 30, 1998
7 “Dream of the Marsh Wren”, manuscript from late 1997/early 1998
8 “Splitting and Binding”, manuscript from April 16, 1998
9 “Splitting and Binding”, plus unpublished poems, 1988
10 “Splitting and Binding” and “Geocentric”, plus unpublished poems, 1987
11 “Splitting and Binding” and “Geocentric”, plus unpublished poems, 1987


 

Correspondence

box folder
20 12 A-E, 1996
13 A-E, 1996
14 F-K, 1996
15 F-K, 1996
16 L-N, 1996
box folder
21 1 O-P, 1996
2 Q-S, 1996
3 T-Z, 1996
4 Miscellaneous, 1996
5 I-K, 1995
6 L-N, 1995
7 O-Q, 1995
8 R-S, 1995
9 T-Z, 1995
10 Miscellaneous, unsorted, 1995
11 Miscellaneous, unsorted, 1986-1989


 

Literary Production

box folder
21 12 Poems, Sitka lecture, Bellagio application, 1999
13 Poems, Sitka lecture, Bellagio application, 1999
14 Poems, “Nature” essay, reviews, “Credo” book, 1998-1999
15 Poems, “Nature” essay, reviews, “Credo” book, 1998-1999
box folder
22 1 various poems and prose, 1998
2 “Eating Bread and Honey”, plus unpublished poems, 1995-1996
3 “Eating Bread and Honey”, plus unpublished poems, 1995-1996


 

Lecture

box folder
22 4 Prose piece “Twentieth Century Cosmology and the Soul's Habitation”, written for the Sitka Symposium, 1993


 

Literary Production

box folder
22 5 One poem with corrections, 1987


 

Page Galleys

box folder
22 6 “New Texas `91”, 1991


 

Literary Production

box folder
22 7 Essay from Orion, “Cradle”, page proofs, 1995


 

National Poetry Series

box folder
22 8 “Butterfly Effect” by Harry Humes, selected by Rogers, plus her introduction, 1998


 

Literary Production

box folder
22 9 Work Folder, drafts of poems, 1992
10 Work Folder, drafts of poems, 1993
11 Work Folder, drafts of poems submitted to journals, 1994-1995
12 Work Folder, Nature anthology focussing on women and water (never completed or published), 1995
13 Miscellaneous poem drafts, undated
14 “Firekepper”, correspondence with Milkweed editors, 1994
15 Work Folder, “Eating Bread and Honey”, 1995-1996
16 Work Folder, Lannan Foundation reading, 1993
17 Work Folder, “Geocentric”, 1992
18 Work Folder, “Tattooed lady in the Garden”, 1985
19 Work Folder, “Legendary Performance”, 1985
20 Work Folder, “Legendary Performance” and “Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, 1984-1985
21 Work Folder, “Legendary Performance” and “Tattooed Lady in the Garden”, 1985
22 Work Folder, the Port Townsend Writers Conference
23 Work Folder, Kearney Symposium, 1994
24 Work Folder, materials from conferences
25 “Reflection of the Composer, the Bone Yard” by Terry Picknell (student), copy of James Bertolino's “Vowel Hollering in a Mob of Consonants”, 1997


 

Video Tapes

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22 26 “Pattiann Rogers Reading at Longwood College” and “Ball State Choreography Class- Pattiann Rogers- Poet”, (April 10, 1997) 1993-1998
27 “A Covenant of Seasons” and “Lannan Library Videos: Pattiann Rogers” (December 21, 1998) (1993), 1993-1998


 

Miscellaneous

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22 28 Correspondence, photographs, a copy of “A Journey to Understanding: A Work About Pattiann Rogers and Poetry”, drafts of “Success of the Hunt”, 1980-1997


 

Literary Production

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22 29 Poem drafts, 1975-1976
30 Work Folder, poems from Correspondence Course, 1974
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23 1 Work Folder, poems from a correspondence course, 1976
2 Poem drafts, 1978-1979
3 First poems, “Selected Poems of 1960-1965”, copy of first chapbook, “With Each New Child”, 1960-1965


 

Graduate Student Essay

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23 4 “Didacticism and the Nature of the Instructional Voice in William Stafford”, 1977-1978


 

Literary Production

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23 5 University of Houston creative writing workshop with Stanley Plumly, 1979


 

Miscellaneous

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23 6 Unpublished poem drafts, late 1970's
7 Unpublished poem drafts, 1980


 

University of Houston

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23 8 Academic papers from graduate student years, 1979


 

Spiral Notebook

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23 9 poem drafts, 1978


 

Literary Production

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23 10 Acceptance letter to publish first book, “Expectations of Light” by David Wagoner, 1980


 

Miscellaneous

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23 11 “The Dinner Party”, gathering of Western writers at Cresent H Ranch in Wilson, Wyoming, 1991


 

Spiral Notebook

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23 12 Poem drafts, mid-1970's
13 Poem drafts, mid-1970's
14 Poem drafts, mid-1970's
15 Poem drafts, mid-1970's


 

Early Published Manuscript

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23 16 “Skinny Trees and Cradle Shadows”, 1974


 

Literary Production

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23 17 Work Folder, poem drafts, early-to-mid-1970's
18 Work Folder, poem drafts, early-to-mid-1970's
19 Work Folder, poem drafts, early-to-mid-1970's
20 Work Folder, poem drafts, early-to-mid-1970's
21 Work Folder, poem drafts, early-to-mid-1970's


 

Miscellaneous

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23 22 “C274”, Academic papers from University of Washington, 1973
23 “C275”, Academic papers from University of Washington, 1973
24 “C276”, Academic papers from University of Washington, 1974


 

Literary Production

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23 25 Records of published poems and submissions, 1977
26 “John Rogers”, poem drafts, 1976
27 Very early poems, 1972-1973
28 Unpublished poem drafts, 1978
29 Poem drafts, 1977


 

Miscellaneous

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23 30 “C422”, Academic papers from University of Washington, 1975


 

Early Unpublished Manuscript

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23 31 “Skinny Trees and Cradle Shadows”, 1974


 

Literary Production

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23 32 Poems based on Tarot cards, plus other early poems, 1973
33 Early manuscripts of “Expectations of Light” (“Through the Potential Barrier: The Tunnel Effect”), 1980
34 Early published poem drafts, 1972-1973


 

University of Houston

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23 35 Graduate student Peter Stitt's academic papers, 1977-1978
36 Workshop, academic papers from University of Houston, 1977-1978


 

Prose Book

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23 37 Prose pieces Rogers collected for possible book, 1997


 

“One + One”

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23 38 Exhibition catalogue, includes collaboration with artist Jack Boynton, 1988


 

“The Only Holy Window”

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23 39 Copy of trilobite Press chapbook, signed and numbered by Rogers, only 100 copies, 1984


 

NEA: National Endowment of the Arts

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24 1 Business materials and correspondence, 1990


 

Literary Production

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24 2 Work folder, poem drafts with corrections, 1997


 

Correspondence

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24 3 Alice Fulton, also with Brian Doyle and Sandra McPherson, 1996-1997


 

Literary Production

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24 4 Poem drafts with corrections, 1993


 

Correspondence

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24 5 unsorted literary and academic correspondence, 1993
6 A-B, 1993
7 C-D, 1993
8 E-G, 1993
9 H-K, 1993
10 L-M, 1993
11 N-O, 1993
12 P-Q, 1993
13 R-S, 1993
14 T-V, 1993
15 W-Z, 1993
16 Acceptance letter from David Wagoner accepting Rogers' first book for Princeton University Press, 1980
17 Publication of “Lies and Devotions” chapbook with galleys, letters from Jerry Reddan, 1994
18 D, E, F, 1983
19 Poetry business, file of literary and business correspondence, 1983
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25 1 Poetry business, file of literary and business correspondence, 1983
2 Poetry business, file of literary and business correspondence, 1983
3 Literary and business correspondence, 1984
4 Literary and business correspondence, 1984
5 Literary and business correspondence, 1984
6 Literary and business correspondence, 1985
7 Literary and business correspondence, 1985


 

Literary Production

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25 8 “The Family Is All There Is”, undated
9 “Opus from Space”, 1997
10 “That's Why”, undated
11 “The Hummingbird: A Seduction”, 1994


 

Printed Material

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25 12 Dateline newspaper, 1997


 

Scrapbook Material

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25 13 Exhibit on Photography, 1990's


 

Cassettes

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25 14 Speeches and Readings of Rogers, 1986-1999
15 Speeches and Readings of Rogers, 1986-1999