Barbara and Howard Fussiner collection on Denise Levertov M2241

Malgorzata Schaefer

Department of Special Collections and University Archives

September 2017

Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford 94305-6064

specialcollections@stanford.edu

URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Title: Barbara and Howard Fussiner collection on Denise Levertov

Source: Fussiner, Barbara

Source: Fussiner, Howard

Creator: Fussiner, Barbara

Creator: Fussiner, Howard

Creator: Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997

Creator: Goodman, Mitchell

Identifier/Call Number: M2241

Physical Description: 0.75 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box and 1 half box)

Date (inclusive): 1951-circa 1997

Language of Material: English

Biographical / Historical

Barabara (née Bank) Fussiner and her husband Howard Fussiner were friends of poet Denise Levertov. Barbara and Denise met in New York in 1948 through Mitch Goodman's brother Howard. Barbara went on to work as the director of the Children's Preschool in New Haven, Connecticut. Howard was a painter and later worked as Souther Connecticut State University as a professor of art. Denise and Mitch wed in 1947 and divorced in 1975.

Scope and Contents

Materials consist of correspondence between the Fussiners and Denise Levertov and Mitchell Goodman, mostly incoming correspondece to the Fussiners from Denise and/or Mitch. Letters and cards from a few other individuals can be found in the collection as well.

General

Denise also signed her name as Denny, Den, D. She also addressed Barbara and Howard Fussiner as B and H.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased by Stanford Libraries in 2017. Accession 2017-190.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Barbara and Howard Fussiner collection on Denise Levertov (M2241). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

Conditions Governing Use

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

American literature -- 20th century

Poets, American

Fussiner, Barbara

Fussiner, Howard

Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997

Goodman, Mitchell

box 1, folder 1

Letter from Mitch Goodman (?) and Denny to Barbara (nee Bank) 1951-01-23

box 1, folder 1

Letter from Mitch Goodman (?) to Barbara (nee Bank) 1951-11-26

box 1, folder 1

Letter from D to Barbara (nee Bank) 1959-07-18

box 1, folder 1

Letter from D and Mitch to Barbara (nee Bank) 1959-07-23

box 1, folder 1

Letter from Mitch to Nell (Blaine?) 1959-09-28

box 1, folder 1

Letter from D to Barbara (nee Bank) 1959-10-26

box 1, folder 1

Letter from Mitch to Barbara (nee Bank) 1959-12-09

box 1, folder 1

Letter from Mitch to Barbara (nee Bank) 1959-12-17

box 1, folder 1

Letter from Mitch to Barbara (nee Bank) 1959-12-18

box 1, folder 1

Letter from Mitch to Barbara (nee Bank) 1959-12-19

box 1, folder 1

Letter from D to Barbara (nee Bank) 1960-02-14

box 1, folder 1

Letter from Mitch to Barbara (nee Bank) 1960-12-27

box 1, folder 1

Letter from D to Barbara (nee Bank) 1961-09-14

box 1, folder 1

Letter from Beatrice Levertoff to Barbara Fussiner 1963-08-29

box 1, folder 2

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1963-09-11

box 1, folder 2

Letter from Beatrice Levertoff to Barbara 1963-11-09

box 1, folder 2

Postcard from Barbara and Howard to D and Mitch 1964-04-04

box 1, folder 2

Letter from D and Mitch to Barbara and Howard 1964-06-02

box 1, folder 2

Letter from Beatrice Levertoff to Barbara 1964-12-08

box 1, folder 2

Letter from D to Howard and Peter (?) 1965-02-03

box 1, folder 2

Letter from Beatrice Levertoff to Barbara 1965-08-05

box 1, folder 2

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1965-08-08

box 1, folder 2

Letter from D, Mitch and Nick to Barbara, Howard, and David 1965-08-13

box 1, folder 2

Letter from Beatrice Levertoff to Barbara 1965-09-28

box 1, folder 2

Postcard from D to Barbara and Howard 1965-11-06

box 1, folder 2

Letter from Beatrice Levertoff to Barbara 1966-05-18

box 1, folder 2

Letter from D and Mitch to Barbara and Howard 1966-07-27

box 1, folder 2

Letter from Mitch to Barbara and Howard 1967-08-04

box 1, folder 2

Postcard from Barbara and Howard to D and Mitch 1967-08-31

box 1, folder 3

Ink drawings of trees, in an envelope from D Levertov to H Fussiner 1973-04-05

box 1, folder 3

Letter from Mitch to Barbara and Howard 1973-06-29

box 1, folder 3

Letter from Beatrice Levertoff to Barbara 1973-08-12

box 1, folder 3

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1973-09-05

box 1, folder 3

Postard from D to Barbara and Howard 1974-02-11

box 1, folder 3

Letter from D to Howard 1974-10-27

box 1, folder 3

Letter from Mitch to Howard 1975-11-10

box 1, folder 3

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1976-12-06

box 1, folder 3

Postcard from D to Barbara and Howard 1977-03-08

box 1, folder 3

Postcard from D to Barbara and Howard 1977-04-05

box 1, folder 3

Letter from Lupita Abascal (?) to Howard 1977-07-27

box 1, folder 3

Postcard from D to Barbara and Howard 1979-03-11

box 1, folder 3

Postcard from D to Barbara and Howard 1979-03-24

box 1, folder 3

Postcard from D to Barbara 1979-10-09

box 1, folder 4

Postcard from Steve to D 1980-03-02

box 1, folder 4

Postcard from Barbara to D 1980-12-28

box 1, folder 4

Card from Carl to D 1982-01-20

box 1, folder 4

Letter from Mich to Barbara 1982-10-05

box 1, folder 4

Card from Paul to D 1983-03-11

box 1, folder 4

Letter from D to Barbara 1983-04-22

box 1, folder 4

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1984-07-05

box 1, folder 4

Postcard from D to Barbara and Howard 1985-07-26

box 1, folder 4

Letter from D to Barbara 1985-08-15

box 1, folder 4

Letter with postcard from D to Barbara and Howard 1987-01-11

box 1, folder 4

Postcard from D to Barbara and Howard 1987-06-30

box 1, folder 4

Letters from D to Barbara, to Howard 1987-07-17

box 1, folder 4

Postcard from D to Barbara and Howard 1987-02-28

box 1, folder 5

Letter from D to Howard 1987-11-17

box 1, folder 5

Card with poem from D to Barbara and Howard 1987-11-18

box 1, folder 5

Letter from Carol Ann Russell to D 1987-11-18

box 1, folder 5

Postcard fro D to Barbara 1987-12-10

box 1, folder 5

Letter from D to Barbara 1988-02-29

box 1, folder 5

Letter from D to Howard and Barbara 1988-07-26

box 1, folder 5

Postcard from Barbara and Howard to D 1988-08-02

box 1, folder 5

Telegram from D to Howard 1988-11-09

box 1, folder 5

Letter from D to Barbara 1988-11-29

box 1, folder 5

Postcard continued as letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1989-03-12

box 1, folder 5

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1989-06-02

box 1, folder 5

Postcard from D to Barbara and Howard 1989-09-27

box 1, folder 5

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1989-10-10

box 1, folder 5

Letter with a Monet brochure from D to Howard 1989-10-24

box 1, folder 5

Postcard from D to Barbara and Howard 1989-11-21

box 1, folder 6

Card from D to Barbara 1990-01-04

box 1, folder 6

Postcard from Sara to D 1990-04-25

box 1, folder 6

Postcard fro D to Barbara and Howard 1992-02-02

box 1, folder 6

Letter from Mitch to Barbara and Howard 1992-02-25

box 1, folder 6

Card from D to Howard 1992-05-18

box 1, folder 6

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1992-10-01

box 1, folder 6

Letter, including copy of additional letter, from D to Howard 1993-01-16

box 1, folder 6

Letter from Mitch to Barbara and Howard 1993-02-06

box 1, folder 6

Letter from D to Barbara 1993-02-18

box 1, folder 6

Letter from Mitch to Barbara and Howard 1993-04-12

box 1, folder 6

Letter from Mitch to Barbara and Howard 1993-05-12

box 1, folder 6

Postcard from D to Barbara and Howard 1993-11-25

box 1, folder 6

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1993-11-30

box 1, folder 6

Card with incomplete letter from D to Barbara 1994-01-12

box 1, folder 6

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1994-11-03

box 1, folder 6

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1994-11-25

box 1, folder 6

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1995-04-17

box 1, folder 6

Incomplete letter on card to Barbara and Howard 1995-06-03

box 1, folder 6

Postcard from D to Barbara 1995-06-28

box 1, folder 6

Letter with poem (draft?? "Le Motif" from D to Barbara and Howard 1995-08-22

box 1, folder 6

Postcard in an envelope from D to Barbara and Howard 1995-08-22

box 1, folder 7

Postcard with poems from D to Barbara and Howard 1995-09-07

box 1, folder 7

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1995-09-26

box 1, folder 7

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1995-10-01

box 1, folder 7

Letter from Mitch to Barbara 1995-09-07

box 1, folder 7

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1995-11-07

box 1, folder 7

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1996-01-20

box 1, folder 7

Partial letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1996-02-24

box 1, folder 7

Set of three postards from D to Howard 1996-03-21

box 1, folder 7

Postcard from D to Howard 1996-05-20

box 1, folder 7

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1996-07-12

box 1, folder 7

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard 1996-08-12

box 1, folder 7

Incomplete letter from D to Barbara 1997-01-13

box 1, folder 7

Letter from D to Howard 1997-03-03

box 1, folder 7

Letter from D to Barbara 1997-06-18

box 1, folder 7

Letter from D to Howard 1997-07-07

box 1, folder 7

Letter from D to Barbara 1997-08-14

box 1, folder 8

Letter from D to Barbara, 1960's-05-27

box 1, folder 8

Letter from D to Barbara, 1960's-08-20

box 1, folder 8

Letter from D to Barbara (nee Bank), 1960's-10-09

box 1, folder 8

Letter from Mitch to Barbara (nee Bank), 2-11 prior to 1963

box 1, folder 8

Card from D to Saul Fussiner 1989

box 1, folder 8

Postcard from D to Barbara and Howard, 5-4 (no year)

box 1, folder 8

Postcard from D to Barbara and Howard, 5-26 (no year)

box 1, folder 8

Letter from D to Barbara, 6-13 (no year)

box 1, folder 8

Letter from D to Barbara, 7-19 (no year)

box 1, folder 8

Postcard from Barbara and Howard (never sent) to D, 7-19 (no year)

box 1, folder 8

Postcard from D to Barbara and Howard, 8-5 (no year)

box 1, folder 8

Letter from D to Barbara, 8-10 (no Year)

box 1, folder 8

Postcard from D to Barbara, 8-25 (no year)

box 1, folder 8

Letter from D to Barbara, 9-9 (no year)

box 1, folder 8

Card with postcard from D to Barbara and Howard, 12-19 (no year)

box 1, folder 8

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard, no date

box 1, folder 8

Set of four postcards from D to Howard, no date

box 1, folder 8

Letter from D to Barbara, no date

box 1, folder 8

Card from D to Howard, no date

box 1, folder 8

Card from D to Barbara, no date

box 1, folder 8

Card from D to Howard, no date

box 1, folder 8

Card from D to Barbara, no date

box 1, folder 8

Letter with hand drawn driving directions from D to Barbara and Howard, no date

box 1, folder 8

Letter from D to Barbara (nee Bank), no date

box 1, folder 8

Letter from Mitch to Barbara and Howard, no date

box 1, folder 8

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard, no date

box 1, folder 8

Letter from Nik (?) (or Mitch) to Barbara and Howard, no date

box 1, folder 8

Card from D to Howard, no date

box 1, folder 8

Postcard from D and Mitch to Barbara, no date

box 1, folder 8

Postcard from D to Carlene, no date

box 1, folder 8

Letter from D to Barbara and Howard, no date

box 1, folder 8

Partial letter from D, no date

half-box 2, Folder 1

Tribute to Denise Levertov 1923-1997

half-box 2, Folder 1

Ephemera

half-box 2, Folder 1

Cancelled envelopes

half-box 2, Folder 2

Negative strips from Seattle trip; photo of person holding snake; slide of "The Artist's Studio" from the Balt. Museum of Art