Finding Aid to the Flora J. Arnstein Papers, 1897-1990, undated, bulk 1926-1985

Series 1 Correspondence 1897-1990, undated

Physical Description: 0.4 linear feet (22 folders)

Arrangement

Alphabetical

Scope and Content Note

This series contains a mix of Arnstein's professional and personal correspondence.

Carton 1, Folder 1

Bush, Martin H. 1964-1967

Note

Syracuse University

Carton 1, Folder 2

Brandenstein, Henry 1928

Note

to Fred Jacobi, FJA's brother; all copies

Carton 1, Folder 3

Clark, Walter Van Tilburg 1964-1969

Carton 1, Folder 4

Coles, Robert 1968-1981

Carton 1, Folder 5

Elkas, Jon 1956-1973, undated

Carton 1, Folder 6

Fields, Sara 1927-1954, undated

Carton 1, Folder 7

Hutchinson, Robert 1969-1980, undated

Carton 1, Folder 8

re: I Met Death One Clumsy Day 1967-1971

Carton 1, Folder 9

Kaufman, Shirley 1965-1990, undated

Carton 1, Folder 10-11

Letters from students 1933-1978, undated

Carton 1, Folder 12

Lopate, Phillip 1976-1979, undated

Carton 1, Folder 13

Mearns, Hughes 1940-1953

Carton 1, Folder 14

Parents (FJA's) 1897-1925

Carton 1, Folder 15

Poetry magazine 1929-1983

Carton 1, Folder 16

Rafael, Ruth 1973-1983

Carton 1, Folder 17

Salinger, Mabel Circa 1925-1951

Carton 1, Folder 18

Stegner, Wallace 1951; 1982-1989

Carton 1, Folder 19

A-L 1926-1989, undated

Carton 1, Folder 20

M-S 1928-1989, undated

Carton 1, Folder 21

T-Z 1928-1989, undated

Carton 1, Folder 22

Unidentified 1929-1989, undated

Series 2 Writings 1897-1989, undated

Physical Description: 3.4 linear feet (2 cartons, 8 folders, 2 oversize volumes, 1 filebox)

Arrangement

Alphabetical

Scope and Content Note

This series contains many of Arnstein's writings, separated into two subseries, poems and other. The majority of these writings are in draft or unpublished form; exceptions are noted.

SubSeries 2.1 Poems 1926-1989, undated

Physical Description: 1.7 linear feet

Arrangement

Alphabetical

Scope and Content Note

Primarily collections of poems around a theme, some include annotations or criticism by friends and colleagues.

Carton 1, Folder 23

After Their Kind: a Bestiary 1928, undated

Carton 1, Folder 24

Along the Way (Aphorisms) Circa 1988

Carton 1, Folder 25

And Now Good Morrow to Our Waking Souls 1934

Carton 1, Folder 26

Animals, with criticism by Shirley Kaufman Undated

Carton 1, Folder 27

Aphorisms Undated

Carton 1, Folder 28

Copies of three collections undated

Note

Of shoes and ships and sealing wax; A pocketful of wry; And cabbages and kings

Carton 1, Folder 29

Criticism by Laurence Hart unated

Carton 1, Folder 30

Legacy of Hours Undated

Carton 1, Folder 31

Light poems Undated

Carton 1, Folder 32-33

Light Widening 1979-1989, undated

Lists of published poems Undated

Note

includes place of publication

Carton 1, Folder 34

Ms. and ts. drafts

Filebox 1

Note cards

Carton 1, Folder 35-37

A Moment's Transit Undated

Carton 1, Folder 38-39

"New" poems 1988-1989

Carton 1, Folder 40-41

Ordered Turbulence Undated

Carton 1, Folder 42-43

Prolong the Day 1988, undated

Carton 1, Folder 44

Published 1930-1968, undated

Note

some in ts. form

Scrapbooks 1926-1982

Carton 1, Folder 45

Clippings 1926-1952

Oversize Volume 1

Published poems 1954-1982

Carton 2, Folder 1-3

Select publications 1929-1976

Note

includes issues of Poetry, and the National Poetry Anthology from 1953

Carton 2, Folder 4-9

Selections Undated

Carton 2, Folder 10-15

Time Out of Mind 1987, undated

Carton 2, Folder 16

Two Poems Undated

Note

with comments by Walter V. T. Clark

Carton 2, Folder 17-18

Unidentified Circa 1980s

SubSeries 2.2 Other 1897-1984, undated

Physical Description: 1.6 linear feet

Arrangement

Alphabetical

Scope and Content Note

Contains articles about poetry and education, stories, graded essays for school, and writings not by Arnstein. There are also unpublished drafts of book-length prose.

Adventure into Poetry 1951-1957

Carton 2, Folder 19

Correspondence and reviews 1951-1954

Oversize Volume 2

Scrapbook of reviews 1951-1957

Carton 2, Folder 20

Bay Leaf and Fool's Gold 1983

Note

children's poems published by Oakland Unified School District

Carton 2, Folder 21

Dear Harriet Undated

Note

unpublished

Carton 2, Folder 22

Early pieces 1897

Note

published in The Pastime, a periodical created by Helen and Gertrude Arnstein while students at Miss Murison's, a private school in San Francisco

Carton 2, Folder 23-24

Education-related 1939-1972

Note

includes drafts, published versions, and correspondence

Carton 2, Folder 25

Education publications 1938; 1963-1977

Carton 2, Folder 26-39

Essays for school 1951-1957, undated

Note

two folders of general and twelve folders of titled essays, by FJA for classes in writing; many essays are graded

Carton 3, Folder 1

Gerontology in Person 1978

Note

unpublished essay

Carton 3, Folder 2

A Girl and Her Grandparents 1981

Note

published in Western States Jewish Historical Quarterly

Carton 3, Folder 3

Growing Up in the Nineties 1976

Note

photocopy of article published in San Francisco Chronicle

Carton 3, Folder 4

The Growth of Poetic Criteria in Children 1938

Note

published in Progressive Education

Carton 3, Folder 5

Honeymoon Vignette Undated

Carton 3, Folder 6

I Met Death One Clumsy Day Undated

Note

typescript

Carton 3, Folder 7-9

Lengthening Days Undated

Note

autobiographical, unpublished

Carton 3, Folder 10

Life with Father Undated

Note

skit

Carton 3, Folder 11

Old stories Undated

Carton 3, Folder 12

Pony Pegasus radio scripts 1941-1949

Note

program on KPFA; includes correspondence about idea

Carton 3, Folder 13

Poetry in the Elementary Grades 1939

Note

published monograph

Carton 3, Folder 14

Report on Project to Bring Education in Child-rearing to Housebound Mothers of Young Children Undated

Carton 3, Folder 15

Reviews 1951-1984

Note

about FJA's writings

Carton 3, Folder 16-19

Stories Undated

Carton 3, Folder 20

Teachers & Writers Magazine 1977

Note

vol. 8, issue 2, in honor of FJA

Carton 3, Folder 21

The Time is Now Undated

Carton 3, Folder 22-26

Vignettes Undated

Carton 3, Folder 27

General Undated

Series 3 Teaching Materials 1928-1975, undated

Physical Description: 1.2 linear feet (33 folders, 1 oversize volume)

Arrangement

Alphabetical

Scope and Content Note

The materials in this series are primarily from Arnstein's work at the Presidio Open Air School. Of note are the student projects, which include handmade books of poems and yearbooks; the majority of these items date from the 1930s.

Carton 3, Folder 28

Class presentations 1965

Carton 3, Folder 29-32

Grammar lessons Undated

Poems by students 1931-1975, undated

Carton 3, Folder 33-38

Groups III, IV 1932-1934

Carton 4, Folder 1-11

Groups III, IV, V, and unidentified 1931-1975, undated

Carton 4, Folder 12

Programs for plays 1932-1939, undated

Carton 4, Folder 13

Reading games Undated

Carton 4, Folder 14

Record of teenagers' group 1928-1929

Note

likely a group that met at FJA's home

Carton 4, Folder 15

Salinger, Pierre 1982

Note

student of FJA; three items including letter from FJA

Oversize Volume 3

Scrapbook created by students 1936

Carton 4, Folder 16

Storybooks Circa 1930s

Note

written by FJA

Carton 4, Folder 17

Student newsletter 1935-1936

Carton 4, Folder 18

Student projects Undated

Carton 4, Folder 19

Utah children's poems 1936

Carton 4, Folder 20-21

Yearbooks 1932-1934

Note

primarily poems, includes some photographs

Carton 4, Folder 22

Young Eyes Circa 1960s

Note

unpublished copy of children's poems (likely students at Presidio school)

Series 4 Personal 1917-1990, undated

Physical Description: 2.5 linear feet (1 box, 14 folders, 3 oversize volumes)

Arrangement

Alphabetical

Scope and Content Note

This series contains materials that are not writings or teaching materials. There is some correspondence here that could not be separated without losing some of the original context of the materials. The educational materials here are from Arnstein's personal academic pursuits, specifically the courses she took to improve her writing.

100th birthday 1985

Carton 4, Folder 23

Correspondence and related materials

Carton 4, Folder 24

Small scrapbook

Oversize Volume 4

Large scrapbook

Oversize Drawer A

Certificates of honor

Oversize Volume 5

102nd birthday scrapbook 1987

Oversize Volume 6

103rd birthday scrapbook 1988

Carton 4, Folder 25

104th birthday 1989

Note

pages from a scrapbook

Carton 4, Folder 26-29

Arnstein, Lawrence 1917-1979

Carton 4, Folder 30

Biographical Undated

Note

includes family tree

Carton 4, Folder 31-33

Cheyney-Trent Correspondence courses in poetry 1929-1930

Note

includes lessons, poems by FJA, and correspondence from instructor

Carton 4, Folder 34

Course on how to write a novel Undated

Note

lecture notes and assignments; UC Extension

Carton 4, Folder 35-36

In Memory of Flora J. Arnstein 1990

Box 1, Folder 1

Materials on group for enriched aging 1980-1983

Note

led by Marge Lozoff, includes poems by FJA

Box 1, Folder 2-10

Notebooks 1930-1989, undated

Box 1, Folder 11

Notes 1951, undated

Note

possibly from lectures on how to write

Box 1, Folder 12

Publicity 1951-1985

Box 1, Folder 13

Writers Conference at University of Utah 1947-1956

Note

notes and writings

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