Finding Aid to the Julia Cooley Altrocchi papers, undated, 1848-1972 (bulk 1935-1965)
Mario H. Ramirez
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
© 2012
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid to the Julia Cooley Altrocchi papers, undated, 1848-1972 (bulk 1935-1965)
Collection number: BANC MSS C-H 115
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
- Finding Aid Author(s):
- Mario H. Ramirez
- Date Completed:
-
2012
- Finding Aid Encoded By:
- GenX
© 2012 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Julia Cooley Altrocchi papers
Date: undated
Date (inclusive): 1848-1972
Date (bulk): 1935-1965
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-H 115
Creator:
Altrocchi, Julia Cooley
Extent:
13 cartons, 5 oversize boxes, 2 oversize folders, 3 cardfile boxes, 7 volumes
(16.8 linear feet)
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The papers of Julia Cooley Altrocchi including correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs, clippings, broadsides, publications
and artifacts.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in Italian, English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Julia Cooley Altrocchi papers, BANC MSS C-H 115, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
Julia Cooley Altrocchi--Archives.
Women authors, American--California
Women poets, American--California
California--History
San Francisco (Calif.)--History
San Francisco (Calif.)--Social life and customs
West (U.S.)--History
Galley proofs (Printing)
Manuscripts for publication
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Julia Cooley Altrocchi papers were given to the Bancroft Library by Julia Cooley Altrocchi from 1960-1972. Additions were
made by Paul H. Altrocchi in 1973 and 1998.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Mario H. Ramirez in 2012.
Biography/Organization History
Julia Cooley Altrocchi (1893-1972) was an author and poet. A resident of Berkeley, California from 1928 until her death, Cooley
Altrocchi was born in Seymour, Connecticut and raised in Chicago, Illinois. The daughter of Harlan Cooley and Nellie Wooster
Cooley, Cooley Altrocchi attended University High School at the University of Chicago and graduated from Vassar College in
1914. She married Rudolph Altrocchi in 1920. The couple moved to the San Francisco Bay Area upon the latter’s appointment
as Professor and Chair of the Italian Department at the University of California, Berkeley; after holding positions at Columbia
University, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, the University of Chicago and Brown University.
Cooley Altrocchi published her first book of poetry, Poems of a Child, at the age of 11, and published a number of other monographs,
many of which delved into the history of California and its people. Notable among these was Snow Covered Wagons (1936), a
story-in-verse about the Donner Party expedition. Other works included Wolves Against the Moon (1940), The Old California
Trail (1945), Black Boat (1945) The Spectacular San Franciscans (1949) and Girl with Ocelot and Other Poems (1964). Her writings
also appeared in various literary journals and anthologies.
Cooley Altrocchi was active in Bay Area literary circles, and served as President of the California Writers Club from 1941
to 1943. She was also an honorary member of the Ina Coolbrith Circle, the San Francisco Browning Society and the Poets of
the Pacific, and a member of the National Poetry Society of America and National League of PEN Women, among other organizations.
Scope and Content Note
The Julia Cooley Altrocchi papers provide researchers with insight into early-mid 20th century literary life in the San Francisco
Bay Area and Cooley Altrocchi’s development as a writer.
Highlights of the papers include unpublished original manuscripts, poetry, lectures, notes, as well as numerous clippings,
diaries and scrapbooks that chronicle Cooley Altrocchi’s life and career. The collection also contains correspondence with
individuals such as Gertrude Atherton, Langston Hughes, Esther B. Darling, Hildegarde Hawthorne, Evelyn Wells and Albert Bender,
among others. Included as well are materials and writings by and about Rudolph Altrocchi, photographs, research material,
broadsides, artwork, publications and artifacts.
The collection spans the years 1848 to 1972, with the bulk concentrating on the years 1935 to 1965. It is divided into eight
series: I. Correspondence, II. Writings, III. Subject Files, IV. Organizations, V. Clippings, VI. Photographs, VII. Scrapbooks
and VIII. Artifacts.
Correspondence,
undated,
1848-1972
carton 2, folder 8-10
Altrocchi, Rudolph,
undated,
1848,
1915-1952
carton 2, folder 12
Black Boat,
1945-1946,
1965-1966
carton 2, folder 13
Black Letter Press,
1969-1970
carton 2, folder 14
Bruce Humphries, Publishers,
1962-1965
carton 2, folder 15
California Writers' Club,
1941-1942,
1966-1967
carton 2, folder 16-17
The Caxton Printers, Ltd.,
undated,
1936,
1941-1948
carton 2, folder 18
Chico High School,
1948-1954
carton 2, folder 19-20
E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc.,
1945-1949
carton 3, folder 1
Jackinson, Alex,
1963-1972
carton 3, folder 2
Houghton Mifflin Company,
1936-1945
carton 3, folder 3
The Macmillan Company,
1935-1949
carton 3, folder 4
Northrup, George T.,
1938,
1943-1944
carton 3, folder 5
The Old California Trail,
1937,
1945-1946
carton 3, folder 6
Pageant Book Co., Wolves Against the Moon,
1951-1958
carton 3, folder 9-11
Snow Covered Wagons,
1935-1958
carton 3, folder 12
Williams, Anne Laurie,
1936-1967
Writings,
undated,
1902-1972
carton 4, folder 1-6
Diary,
1914-1932,
1945,
1955-1956,
1966
oversize-folder 2
Galley Proof, The Midway,
1909
oversize-folder 2
Galley Proof, Snow Covered Wagons,
1936
carton 4, folder 7
Lecture, California Biography in Poetry,
1971
carton 4, folder 8
Lecture, Girl with Ocelot,
1969
carton 4, folder 9
Lecture, Ina Coolbrith, Oakland Public Library,
1966
carton 4, folder 10
Lecture, Italian Castles in Browning,
undated
carton 4, folder 11
Lecture, Miscellaneous,
undated,
1941-1942,
1945
carton 4, folder 12
Lecture, Notes on Our English Lineage, Language and Literature,
undated
carton 4, folder 13
Lecture, Snow Covered Wagons,
undated
carton 4, folder 14
Lecture, Spectacular San Franciscans,
undated
carton 4, folder 15
Lecture, The Uses of the Past in the Present,
undated,
1970
carton 4, folder 16-17
Libretto, Snow Covered Wagons,
undated
carton 4, folder 18
Libretto, Snow Covered Wagons: An American Opera,
undated
carton 4, folder 19
Libretto, Snow Covered Wagons: Libretto for an American Opera,
undated
carton 4, folder 20
Libretto, Westward Wheels,
1972
carton 4, folder 21
Manuscript, Along the Covered Wagon Trail with a Camera,
undated
carton 4, folder 22
Manuscript, Ammunition Boat,
1944-1945
carton 4, folder 23
Manuscript, Balm of Faith and Hope,
1908
carton 5, folder 1-2
Manuscript, Balm of Faith and Hope,
1908
carton 5, folder 3-6
Manuscript, Black Boat,
undated,
1949,
1961,
1965
carton 5, folder 7
Manuscript, California Biography in Poetry,
undated
oversize-box 1
Manuscript, Castles in Italy,
circa 1960s
carton 5, folder 8-9
Manuscript, Chicago: Epic City,
undated
carton 5, folder 10
Manuscript, Chicago: Narrative City,
1968,
1970
carton 5, folder 11
Manuscript, Chicago Remembered,
undated
carton 5, folder 12
Manuscript, Dramatic Monologues,
undated,
1957
carton 5, folder 13
Manuscript, Etruscan Italy,
undated
carton 5, folder 14
Manuscript, Ginerva: A Poetic Drama,
undated
carton 5, folder 15-16
Manuscript, The Girl Who Rode Away or the Virgin Wife's Story,
undated
carton 5, folder 17
Manuscript, Girl with Ocelot,
undated,
1959
carton 5, folder 18
Manuscript, Girl with Ocelot and Other Poems,
undated
carton 5, folder 19-21
Manuscript, The Glass Mountain,
undated
carton 5, folder 22
Manuscript, Golden Adventures in California History,
undated
carton 6, folder 1
Manuscript, Golden Adventures in California History,
undated
carton 6, folder 2
Manuscript, Humor and Pathos of a Poetry Contest,
1923
carton 6, folder 3
Manuscript, Impressions of Italy,
undated
carton 6, folder 4
Manuscript, Italian Byways,
undated
carton 6, folder 5
Manuscript, Italian Poetry Since the War,
undated
carton 6, folder 6
Manuscript, Modern Chicago Poetry,
circa 1926
carton 6, folder 7
Manuscript, Modern Tendencies in Italian Literature,
undated
carton 6, folder 8
Manuscript, The Old California Trail,
1940
carton 6, folder 9
Manuscript, On Re-Reading Keats and Shelley,
undated
carton 6, folder 10-14
Manuscript, Poems,
undated,
1903-1904,
circa 1910s-1920s,
1916,
1929,
1931,
1942
carton 6, folder 15-16
Manuscript, Seeds of the Sun,
undated
carton 5, folder 17-19
Manuscript, The Seven Suitors,
undated
carton 6, folder 20-21
Manuscript, Short Stories,
undated,
1913-1918
carton 6, folder 22
Manuscript, Snow Covered Wagons,
circa 1934
carton 6, folder 23
Manuscript, Society Queens of San Francisco,
1949
carton 6, folder 24-25
Manuscript, Spectacular San Franciscans,
1949
carton 7, folder 1-8
Manuscript, Spectacular San Franciscans,
undated
carton 7, folder 9
Manuscript, The Statue and the Flame,
undated
carton 7, folder 10
Manuscript, Stories for Children on Food,
undated
carton 7, folder 11
Manuscript, These Were the Heroes of Ireland,
undated
carton 7, folder 12
Manuscript, Tree Worship,
undated
carton 7, folder 13-15
Manuscript, Who Is To Blame?,
undated
carton 7, folder 16
Manuscript, Altrocchi, Rudolph, The Heart of Italy,
undated
carton 7, folder 17
Manuscript, Altrocchi, Rudolph, A Lesson in Love,
undated
carton 7, folder 18-19
Manuscript, Altrocchi, Rudolph, Poems,
undated,
1910-1913
carton 8, folder 1
Manuscript, O'Brien, Margaret Rose, It Happened in San Francisco: A Saga of the "Golden Gate,"
undated
carton 8, folder 2
Manuscript, Sylvius, The Builders of Walls,
circa 1916-1917
carton 8, folder 3
Miscellaneous,
undated,
circa 1930s,
1965
carton 8, folder 4
Monograph, The Midway: The Monthly Publication of the University High School,
1908-1909
carton 8, folder 5
Monograph, Snow Covered Wagons,
1936
carton 8, folder 6
Notebook, The Book of Freedom,
1913-1917
carton 8, folder 7
Notebook, Book Notes,
1922-1925
carton 8, folder 8
Notebook, Etymology,
1941
carton 8, folder 10
Notebook, On the Pathway of Paradise,
1902
carton 8, folder 11
Notebook, Original Jottings and Ideas for Poems,
1914
carton 8, folder 12-14
Notebook, Poems,
1916-1928
carton 8, folder 15
Notebook, Poems and Sketches,
1914
carton 8, folder 16
Notebook, Poetry and Writing in General,
circa 1960s
volume 1
Notebook, Practical Suggestions and History for Journey of 1955-56,
1955
carton 9, folder 1
Notebook, The Old California Trail,
undated
carton 9, folder 2
Notebook, Selection From Different Poems That I Love,
1907
carton 9, folder 3
Notebook, A Sketch for a Peace Pageant, People,
1918
carton 9, folder 4
Notebook, Sketchbook or The Untidy Workshop of Julia Cooley,
1912-1913
carton 9, folder 5
Notebook, Snow Covered Wagons,
1934
carton 9, folder 6
Notes, Ammunition Boat,
1944-1945
carton 9, folder 7, cardfile-box 1-3
Notes, Miscellaneous,
undated
carton 9, folder 9
Notes and Drafts, Miscellaneous,
undated
carton 9, folder 10
Notes and Drafts, They Were the Heroes of Ireland,
undated
carton 9, folder 11-12
Notes and Outlines, Girl Who Rode Away,
undated
carton 9, folder 13
Notes and Research Material, Black Boat,
undated,
1943-1944
carton 9, folder 14
Notes and Research Material, Chicago: Epic City,
undated,
1962-1963,
1967-1968
carton 9, folder 15
Notes for Lighter Adventures in Prose,
undated
carton 9, folder 18
Script, Miscellaneous,
undated,
circa 1916
carton 9, folder 19-21
Script, Westward Wheels,
undated
Subject Files,
undated,
1849-1971
carton 9, folder 22
Altrocchi, Rudolph,
undated,
1919,
1934-1935
carton 9, folder 23, oversize-folder 1
Artwork,
undated,
1906,
1909
carton 9, folder 25
Black Boat,
undated,
1945-1947
carton 9, folder 26
Book Project, Golden Adventures in California History,
undated,
1969
carton 9, folder 27, oversize-folder 1-2
Broadsides,
undated,
1917,
1939-1959,
1966,
1971
carton 9, folder 28
Civil Rights,
undated,
1962,
1964-1965
carton 9, folder 29
European Voyage, Cristoforo Colombo,
1955
carton 10, folder 1
Invitations,
undated,
1917,
1934-1935,
1939,
1946
carton 10, folder 2
Italians, San Francisco Bay Area,
undated,
1946-1953
carton 10, folder 3
Literary and Historical Anecdotes,
undated,
1940
carton 10, folder 4
The Midwestern Writer's Conference,
1946-1947
carton 10, folder 5-6, oversize-folder 1
Miscellaneous,
undated,
1849-1947
carton 10, folder 7
Newsletters,
1878,
1941,
1949-1951,
1955,
1960
carton 10, folder 8-10, oversize-folder 1
The Old California Trail,
undated,
1912-1947
carton 10, folder 11, oversize-folder 2
Personal and Biographical,
undated,
1932-1939,
1950,
1958
carton 10, folder 12
Poet Laurete, California,
1962-1965
carton 10, folder 13
Production, Snow Covered Wagons, College of the Pacific,
1955
carton 10, folder 14-17, oversize-folder 1
Programs,
undated,
1905-1971
carton 10, folder 18
Reel-to-Reel Audiotape, Astronaut to Vega,
1962
carton 10, folder 19
Research Materials,
undated
carton 10, folder 20
Second Annual Robert Browning Poetry Contest,
1937
carton 10, folder 21-22
Snow Covered Wagons,
undated,
1934-1948
carton 11, folder 1, oversize-folder 1
Snow Covered Wagons,
1936
carton 11, folder 2
The Spectacular San Franciscans,
undated
carton 11, folder 3
Stephen Vincent Benet Narrative Poetry Award,
undated,
1968
carton 11, folder 4
University High School, University of Chicago,
undated,
1909,
1915
carton 11, folder 5
Writer's Workshop, College of the Pacific,
1971
Organizations,
undated,
1915-1970
carton 11, folder 6
California State Association of English Teachers,
1943-1952
carton 11, folder 7-11
Calfornia Writers' Club,
undated,
carton 11, folder 12
Chicago Woman's Club,
1915,
1920,
1934-1942
carton 11, folder 13
Commonwealth Club,
1936-1937
carton 11, folder 14
The Ina Coolbrith Circle,
1945-1970
carton 11, folder 15
National League of PEN Women,
1937-1968
carton 11, folder 16
The Poetry Society of America,
1918,
1937,
1941,
1945,
1954-1955
carton 11, folder 17
The San Francisco Browning Society,
1957,
1959,
1965
carton 11, folder 18
Society of Midland Authors,
1933-1935,
1946-1950
Clippings,
undated,
1910-1971
carton 11, folder 19-21
Altrocchi, Julia Cooley,
1937-1970
carton 12, folder 1-6, oversize-folder 2
Altrocchi, Julia Cooley,
1910-1971
carton 12, folder 7, oversize-folder 2
Altrocchi, Rudolph,
undated,
1913-1948
carton 12, folder 8
Chicago Daily News Poetry Contest,
1963
carton 12, folder 11
The Old California Trail,
1936,
1945
carton 12, folder 12-15
Snow Covered Wagons,
1936-1937
Photographs,
undated,
1889-1968
carton 12, folder 16, oversize-folder 1
Assorted,
undated,
1889-1968
carton 13, folder 1
The Old California Trail,
undated
carton 13, folder 2
Snow Covered Wagons,
undated,
1936,
1943
carton 13, folder 3
Society Queens of San Francisco,
1949
Publications,
undated,
1909-1972
carton 13, folder 5-13
Altrocchi, Julia Cooley,
1909-1972
carton 13, folder 14-17
Altrocchi, Rudolph,
1913-1949
carton 13, folder 18-23, oversize-folder 2
General,
undated,
1914-1969
oversize-box 4
First Three Years at the University of California and Berkeley,
1928-1931
volume 2-5
Of People: A Fiction Material Notebook of Julia Cooley Altrocchi,
1913-1971
volume 6
Materials Pertaining to the Publication of "Poems of Child,"
1902-1916,
1962-1963
oversize-box 5
Providence, R.I.,
1928-1929
Artifacts,
undated,
1920s-1940s
oversize-box 2
Medal, Golden Empire Centennial,
1939
oversize-box 2
Medal, Golden Gate International Exposition,
circa 1940
oversize-box 2
Medal, L'Union Fait La Force,
circa 1916
oversize-box 2
Medal, Pour La Doit/Aux Oeuvres De Guerre,
undated
oversize-box 2
Name Tag, Writers' Conference of the West,
undated
oversize-box 2
Pendant, Man with Sled and Dogs (Souvenir of Esther B. Darling, Author of Baldy of Nome),
circa 1920s