Guide to the Kathryn Winslow Collection

Miriam Patchen 1981-1984

Carbon, "I have been trying to answer your note..." [2 pp] Mar 24, 1984

Carbon, "Here are the pages I've done for the first mention of Kenneth's work..." Mar 14, 1983

Carbon, "I wrote you after watching the TV special..." Feb 25, 1983

Carbon, "This is the most beautiful thing that has happened..." Oct 6, 1981

Kenneth and Miriam Patchen 1950-1955

General: 1950-1955

Carbon, "All business this letter - as I speed out on my way..." + a note from Henry [Rago] Nov 4, 1955

Carbon, "Really it is too bad about Henry and Lepska..." [3 pp] Apr 6, 1952

Carbon, "You two people are on my mind so often..." Sep 4, 1950

Carbon, "We're just returned from a vacation sent camping..." Aug 16, 1950

Carbon, "Henry says it's no-go at Freida Lawrence's..." Jun 22, 1950

Carbon, "Your very thrilling 'Wedding in the Forest' is here..." Jun 8, 1950

2nd BENEFIT FOR PATCHEN, Chicago: 1951

Carbon, "Your news was wonderful to hear..." Apr 25, 1951

Carbon, "Your cards have filled in the page..." Apr 18 [1951]

Carbon, "How is Kenneth? How are you?..." Apr 17, 1951

Carbon, "Jonathan arrived with 20 books..." Mar 15, 1951

Carbon, "I've been in one of those medieval torture chambers..." Feb 16, [1951]

Carbon, "Forgive me for being so slow..." Jan 16, [1951]

Carbon for multiple recipients, "You may have seen the letter which went out from New York..." Apr 18, 1951

FAIR FOR PATCHEN, Chicago: 1950

Carbon, "Here is a five which came in this morning from a theological student Phillip Oxman..." May 30, 1950

Carbon, "With pleasure and the sincere wish from all of us..." [annotated 3 pp] May 25, 1950

Carbon, "I hope you didn't think me too frivolous..." + signed mailer dated [2 pp] May 12, 1950

Carbon, "Thank you for your letter. I have a good picture of you both..." Apr 24, 1950

Carbon, "The two packages of books arrived today..." Apr 5, 1950

Carbon, "Perhaps Henry Miller has told you about "M"..." Mar 20, 1950

Jack [Conroy], carbon, "Thank you for passing on the letter from Dorothy Sparks..." May 29, 1950

Kenneth Patchen 1955 1950

TLS, "What a thing! Such a fine gracious thing all around..."[+ env.] Nov 8, 1955

FAIR FOR PATCHEN, Chicago: 1950

ALS, "Very happy that you like "Wedding in the Forest..."[+ env.] Jun 19, 1950

ALS, "Your Wonderful warm and thoughtfully dilated letter..." [2 pp + env.] May 27-29, 1950

ALS, "Struck under by a wave of illness..." May 15, 1950

ALS, "I will see if I can get Padell to send you the Moonlight..." [+ env.] Apr 15, 1950

ALS, "My warm thanks to you. Perhaps later I can do more..." [+ env.] Mar 28, 1950

Miriam Patchen 1950-1988:

1981-1988, n.d.

ALS, "I won't ask about you for until I can get answers..." n.d.

Season Greetings cards, [12 cards + 1 env]

ALS, "It's long since hearing from you. Summer is nearly gone..." [+ env.] Sep 20, 1988

APCS, "Of course I can send you some words..." [+ env.] Jun 19, 1987

APCS, "May 1987 become a 'Best-Sellers' most magnificent..." [1987]

APCS, "Everything on the way to your 49er country..." Aug 11, 1986

ALS, "Bets-selling author- what a beautiful gift of an amazing spirit..." [+ env.] [1986]

ALS, "Somehow your letter is so good -such a warm feeling..." [+ env.] Mar 28,1984

APCS, "Padell's name is Max. Have been hoping I'd get a ride..." Mar 18, 1983

ALS, "How so great to hear from you! And to think you'd still write..." [+ env.] Mar 2, 1983

Printed invitation to "For Kenneth: An Evening of Poetry with Miriam Patchen, Robert Duncan & Friends on the 10th year of his passing...Intersection Poetry & Prose Series" Jan 6, 1982

ALS, "May I gasp 'my gawd'! ? For year I wrote to your last address..." [2 pp + env.] Oct 1, 1981

1965-70:

ALS, "What good news you have to impart!..." [3 pp + env.] Jan 21, 1970

APCS, "Dearest Katie - Felix's package arrived this morning..." Jan 7, 1966

ALS, "What a good thine-sort of -to hear thus from you..." [1 pg + env.; decorated page, yellow center, size 9 3/4 x 14 1/2 - folded] 1965

TLS, "You dear one. You are the one who is needed by us and others..." [1 legal size, decorated, center yellow] [1960's]

1951-1958:

TLS, "It has been so long, since your letters and good card..." Sep 27, 1958

TLS, "This must be the briefest note, so much to be done..." Jun 16, 1958

TLS, "It has been a long time since I received your so very good letter..." [+ env.] Mar 1958

ALS, "My God- I suddenly realized that though I talk to you..." [+ env.] Jan 12, 1958

TLS, "How terribly dear your letter, how overwhelming..." [1958]

TLS, "My goodness, what a pleasant event getting a letter..." [+ env] [1958]

ALS, "I haven't the faintest idea, whether I already said this..." [1958]

ALS, "You rat! Well, we'll have to buy you something: a house?..." [+ env] Oct 27, 1957

ALS, "How very good to hear from you, how very very good!..." [4 pp + env.] Jan 13, 1957

TLS, "The extra copies of When We Where Here Together have not yet arrived..." [1957?]

ALS, "I've only a minute - more later - to tell you that Kenneth had his operation..." [+ env.] Jun 6, 1956

ALS, 'Everything is calm and confused: Kenneth's opening takes place on Monday..." [+ env.] May 23, 1956

ALS, "It has been so long- though it seems only a couple weeks..." [+ env.] Apr 11, 1956

ALS, "What a darling! Stop fussing around the silly thing..." [2 pp + env.] Feb 20, 1956

ALS, "Oh my goodness! What a pile of irritations man..." [3 pp + env.] Jan 8, 1956

ALS, "Move over - we're doctoring together..." [3 pp + env.] Sep 18, 1955

ALS, "Darling - don't feel that way. I wrote as I did..." [6 pp + env.] Sep 22, 1955

ALS, "This is no way to treat you, I know..." [3 pp + env.] Sep 19, 1955

TLS, "There is so much to tell and always so little time..." Jan 5 [1955]

TLS, "Well, at last there is some news of your machinations" [1955]

ALS, "What is the situation with the damned health check- up?..." [Dec 1954]

APCS, "Only to say that the lovely, lovely pitcher arrived..." Nov 5, 1954

ALS, "You dear - to write, reassuring us! What a lovely time..." [+ env.] Jan 19, 1954

ALS, "Holly showed me your notes to her..." [ + env.] Dec 31, 1953

ALS, "It was with horror that I realized while reading your..." [2 pp + env.] Jan 5, 1953

ALS, "The books came immediately you sent them - oh..." [2 pp] May 3, 1952

APCS, "So many thanks for cards, pictures, letters..." Jan 16, 1952

ALS, "So many letters to you started, let lie around..." [3 pp] [1952-53]

ALS, "For weeks I've had a partially written note ready..." [3 pp] [1952-53]

ALS, "It was so very good to see you that I resent..." [1952-53]

TLS, "What a hectic time being famous gives one!..." [2 pp] [1952-53]

ALS, "What a lovely time we had with the tree of you at 'M'..." [+ env.] Nov 27, 1951

ALS, "I've been looking frantically for your letter..." Nov 10, 1951

ALS, "In haste - Don't pay full price to Padell for..." May 1, 1951

APCS, "Kenneth underwent 4 1/2 hours spinal today..." Mar 30, 1951

ALS, "These were sent here. So, the delay..." [1951]

2nd CHICAGO BENEFIT FOR PATCHEN: 1951

ALS, "The checks and letter arrived (Friday) morning..." [3 pp] [Apr 1951]

NEW YORK BENEFIT FOR PATCHEN: 1951

ALS, "Just finished working on the final figures on the Reading...$867.59" [Mar 1951]

ALS, "In a rush. I don't have a spare minute..." [2 pp] [post-Mar 1951]

ALS "What fun to hear your voice and talk to you!..." [3 pp] [post-Mar 1951]

ALS, "Big Pan Out" came Saturday and Kenneth is having..." [2 pp] [1951]

ALS, "How excited to hear about Big-Pan-Out!..." [pre-Mar 1951]

ALS, "It's hardly possible to tell you what pleasure..." [Dec 1950]

FAIR FOR PATCHEN, CHICAGO: 1950

ALS (legal size), "You undoubtedly are wondering what the news in concerning the [ ] treatment..." [+ env.] Jul 24, 1950

ALS, "Your lovely card, enclosures, note arrived..." [+ env.] [post-May 1950]

ALS, "Before we hear from you, before any results..." [2 pp + env.] May 25, 1950

ALS, "Your kind letters, enclosures and warm..." [May 1950]

ALS, "Things have been so very different..." [pre-May 1950]

Winifred H. Bonnell, treasurer of Kenneth Patchen Fund: ALS, "I lost your address and have only just found it..." May 1, 1951

Page 1, "Regarding the nature and accomplishments of Heaven by Kenneth Patchen" [Green front- and red back cover, title "MS Patchen" painted with yellow acrylic, Holograph text written in black ink and in various directions on to pieces of paper which are pasted on to a manuscript page]

Page 2, "I am not amused by your praise..." [Purple front- and orange back cover, title "Patchen" painted with blue acrylic, Holograph text written in black ink and in various size letters.]

Page 3, "delled precisely against the fizz of communication..." [Orange front- and blue back cover, title "Kenneth Patchen" painted with blue acrylic, Holograph text written in black ink and in various size letters. An arrow in bottom half of the page.]

Page 3, "Live in the grandeur..." [Brown front- and blue black cover, title "Patchen" in blue acrylic, Holograph text in black ink, center of the page has a pasted-on diagram of a cathedral]

Page 4 1/4, " The trial of the Chill Giant Mother, Truth, Joy, Faith, God" [Yellow front- and red back cover, title "Manuscript * Kenneth Patchen" in redish acrylic, Holograph text in black ink, drawing of a giant, cut-out text "...dish it out!" glued to the right corner. Paper used is a carbon for poems "In Horror the God-Thrown Lie", "The Carriage", "At the Cave", poems in the back side.]

Page 5, "Shawls of the leper...maps of the secret countries...Oh, rays of the celestial figure..." [Black front and aqua back cover, title "Manuscript Kenneth Patchen" in red acrylic, Holograph text in black ink and in various size letters, boldest text spells "for this is bleeding"]

Page 13, "Staircase and mallet crumbling encroachment of reason..." [Grey-blue front and greenish back cover, title "MS Kenneth Patchen" in red acrylic, Holograph text in black ink]

2nd BENEFIT FOR PATCHEN, Chicago: 1951

Cancelled checks, $ 187.75, signed by KP + a note Apr 17, 1951

Mailers, "An evening of Poetry...to raise funds for the benefit of critically ill Kenneth Patchen...Saturday, April 14th at 8:00 pm" [3 light blue cards with red type, 4x6]

Press lease typescripts [annotated]

Clippings announcing a benefit (9)

NEW YORK BENEFIT FOR PATCHEN: 1951

Typed statement from Winfred H. Bonnell, "A report and an appreciation from the Kenneth Patchen Fund", affirms a total of $5,508.88 - less expenses - from 750 people.

A letter of appeal, "The Kenneth Patchen Fund" (2); Contains signatures from W.H. Auden, T.S. Eliot, Archibald MacLeish and Thornton Wilder.

Announcement, "Benefit Poetry Reading for Kenneth Patchen", (3)

Clippings (3), includes a Look magazine article "Poets gather to help a poet" Jun 19, 1951

FAIR FOR PATCHEN, Chicago: 1950

Cancelled check for $275, signed by Kenneth Patchen. Event proceed enclosed with Kathryn's letter. [see folder 19] May 25, 1950

Clipping; event announcements (4)

OTHER n.d.:

Brochure for Patchen's "Poemscapes, songs & proverbs" (Jargon 11), Jonathan Williams

Flyer announcing a re-opening of M Studio.

Black & White (4"x5") 1951

Kenneth Patchen at Old Lyme, CT with Kathryn Winslow & Bill Mecham Jun 1951

Kenneth Patchen 2nd fund raiser at studio "M" Apr 14, 1951

Kenneth Patchen, Kathryn Winslow, Miriam Patchen, and Bill Mecham, Illinois Central, Chicago; Posting in front of a 1930's Rolls Roy, an overpass in the background Nov 1951

Kenneth and Miriam Patchen, and Kathryn Winslow in front of a bookstore Studio 'M', Chicago Nov 1951

Black & White (5"x7") ca. 1947-1950

Kenneth Patchen portrait; Photo used for Padell Publishers in See You In the Morning 1947

Miriam Patchen portrait; holding a black cat [Mr. Sitwell ?], photo mounted on a cardboard ca. 1950

Miriam Patchen portrait; wearing a striped shirt and a shawl on her shoulders, photo mounted on a cardboard ca. 1950