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Languages:
English
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Lindsay Hill Papers
Creator:
Hill, Lindsay, 1952-
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0696
Physical Description:
4.8 Linear feet
(12 archives boxes, 2 oversize folders)
Date (inclusive): ca. 1963 - 2008
Abstract: Papers of Lindsay Hill, American poet and editor. Included is correspondence with friends and colleagues; original typescripts
and manuscripts of Hill's poetry and prose; business material related to Hill's production company, Spoken Engine Co.; original
submissions, correspondence, and business materials related to the publication of
Facture; and photographs of Lindsay Hill.
The collection is arranged in seven series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) WRITINGS, 3) EDITORIAL WORK, 4) SPOKEN ENGINE CO., 5)
FACTURE, 6) CONFERENCES, and 7) IMAGES AND RECORDINGS.
Lindsay Hill was born in 1952 in San Francisco, California. While attending Bard College his first book of poetry,
Avelaval, was published. After graduating from Bard in 1975, Hill continued writing and publishing while working as an investment
banker. In 1995 he retired from finance to pursue poetry full-time.
Along with writing, Hill used his knowledge of business to start several new ventures. In 1993 he founded the production
company Spoken Engine Co. with the goal of combining poetry and music. From 1995 to 1996, he produced CDs with poets Nathaniel
Mackey, Nathaniel Tarn, and Maxine Hong Kingston. Hill was also a founder and co-editor of the poetry journal
Facture with fellow poet Paul Naylor, publishing three issues between 1999 and 2002.
Scope and Content of Collection
Papers of Lindsay Hill, American poet and editor. Included is correspondence with friends and colleagues; original typescripts
and manuscripts of Hill's poetry and prose; business material related to Hill's production company, Spoken Engine Co.; original
submissions, correspondence, and business materials related to the publication of
Facture; and photographs of Lindsay Hill.
Arranged in seven series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) WRITINGS, 3) EDITORIAL WORK, 4) SPOKEN ENGINE CO., 5)
FACTURE, 6) CONFERENCES, and 7) IMAGES AND RECORDINGS.
Lindsay Hill Papers, MSS 696. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS
Master videocassette recordings in Series 7 are restricted. Researchers must request user copies be produced.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American poetry -- 20th century
Hill, Lindsay, 1952- -- Archives
Tarn, Nathaniel -- Correspondence
Eshleman, Clayton -- Correspondence
Spoken Engine Co.