Lindsay Hill Papers
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Copyright 2009
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
spcoll@ucsd.edu
Descriptive Summary
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.
Biography
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.
Preferred Citation
Lindsay Hill Papers, MSS 696. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
OFF-SITE STORAGE
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS
Restrictions
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.
CORRESPONDENCE
Scope and Content of Series
SERIES 1) CORRESPONDENCE: Organized alphabetically and includes letters from Hans ten Berge, Jack Collom, Clayton Eshleman,
Gary Snyder, and Nathaniel Tarn. Also included are materials by unidentified correspondents, located at the end of the series.
Box 1, Folder 2
Avec (Cydney Chadwick, ed.)
1991 - 1992
Box 1, Folder 4
Berge, Hans ten
1993 - 2007
Box 1, Folder 5
Bieler Press (Gerald Lange, publisher)
1993 - 1999
Box 1, Folder 7
Campbell, Carolee
1996 - 2001
Box 1, Folder 8
Central Park (Stephen-Paul Martin, ed.)
1995 - 1996
Box 1, Folder 11
Eshleman, Clayton
1993 - 2006
Box 1, Folder 13
Ironwood (Michael Cuddihy, ed.)
1987 - 1988
Box 1, Folder 17
Palmer, Michael
circa 1988 - 1999
Box 2, Folder 3
Rodney, Janet, postcards to Nita Hill
1993 - 1994
Box 2, Folder 4
Smith, Lawrence
1993 - 2003
Box 2, Folder 6
Spicer, David
1984 - 1986
Box 2, Folder 7
Sulfur (Clayton Eshleman, ed.)
1990 - 1992
Box 2, Folder 9-10
Tarn, Nathaniel
1987 - ca. 2008
Box 2, Folder 11
To (Seth Frechie, ed.)
1995
Box 2, Folder 12
Williwaw (Steven Huff, ed.)
1987
Box 2, Folder 14
Unidentified correspondents
WRITINGS
Scope and Content of Series
SERIES 2) WRITINGS: Comprises the bulk of the collection. Arranged in six subseries: A) School Papers, B) Poetry, C) Poetry
Collections, D) Prose, E) Plays, and F) Notebooks.
A) School Papers: Includes a report Hill wrote in the 6th grade, as well as a number of papers written in college.
B) Poetry: Arranged alphabetically by title and includes typescripts, manuscripts, notes, and jottings. Folders labeled "A-M
- Miscellaneous" and "N-T - Miscellaneous" contain titled poems with fewer than three copies.
C) Poetry Collections: Organized alphabetically by collection title and contains work for published books, as well as collected
works never published.
D) Prose: Includes drafts of several short stories, a typescript draft of an unpublished novel, and a number of unfinished
stories.
E) Plays: The Tragedy of McGee.
F) Notebooks: Fourteen bound volumes containing handwritten drafts of poems, and are arranged chronologically when dates are
known.
Box 2, Folder 19
Another Final Chant Against the Wind
Box 3, Folder 1-2
The Attic Dream: A Poetic Series of Twenty-Seven Parts
Box 4, Folder 18
Of Ankh-es-en-Amen Queen of Egypt XVIII Dynasty
Box 4, Folder 21
Perhaps from a Silent Movie
Box 4, Folder 27
Ritual of Beginning Again
Box 4, Folder 32
The Small Design of Your Death
Box 5, Folder 1, Oversize FB-482-12
Box 5, Folder 8
Time is Changed as it Passes Over
Box 5, Folder 12-14, Oversize FB-482-13
Untitled drafts & fragments
Box 5, Folder 15
Untitled notes & jottings
Box 6, Folder 3
Dream from the Lines on Your Hand
Box 6, Folder 26
What the Wind Became One Evening
Box 7, Folder 19
Solitary Fisherman Painted with Ink on Silk Ma Yuan
Box 7, Folder 22
The Early Letters
1968 - 1969
Box 7, Folder 23
Early Poetry I
1968 - 1969
Box 7, Folder 24
Early Poetry II
1969 - 1970
Box 8, Folder 4
Pictures from a Scattered Season
Box 8, Folder 9-10
From Where the Night Wind Rides
1969 - 1970
Box 8, Folder 14
The Time-Dream, Papers
1970
Box 8, Folder 15
Unfinished stories & fragments
Box 8, Folder 16
The Tragedy of McGee
1970
Box 9, Folder 1
Untitled -Two notebooks
1985 - 1986
Box 9, Folder 2
The Elizabeth Notebook - Two notebooks
1986
Box 9, Folder 3
Sometimes in the World
1986
Box 9, Folder 4
Untitled - Two notebooks
1986 - circa 1988
Box 9, Folder 5
Four Ladies Fourteen Nights
undated
Box 9, Folder 6
Paraguay for Beginners
undated
Box 10, Folder 1-2
Untitled - Two notebooks
undated
EDITORIAL WORK
Scope and Content of Series
SERIES 3) EDITORIAL WORK: A manuscript containing the poems of Frank Stanford, edited by David Spicer and Lindsay Hill in
1985. The majority of these papers are photocopies.
Box 10, Folder 3
Frank Stanford manuscript, edited by David Spicer and Lindsay Hill
1985
SPOKEN ENGINE CO.
Scope and Content of Series
SERIES 4) SPOKEN ENGINE CO.: Legal papers regarding the formation of Hill's production company.
Box 10, Folder 4
Business materials
1993 - 1994
FACTURE
Scope and Content of Series
SERIES 5)
FACTURE: Correspondence, subscription information, submissions and material related to the founding and publication of the poetry
journal
Facture.Arranged in four subseries: A) Correspondence and Submissions, B) General Correspondence, C) Unpublished Submissions, and
D) Business Materials.
A) Correspondence and Submissions: Material related to the publication of each
Facture issue, including an unrealized fourth issue. These materials were grouped by Hill and remain in their original order.
B) General Correspondence: Letters and postcards of thanks and several letters from poet Takuroh Ikeda.
C) Unpublished Submissions: Arranged alphabetically by author and contains unpublished submissions to
Facture.
D) Business Materials: Organized by subject and include financial records, contracts, mailing lists, and subscription information.
Correspondence and Submissions
Box 11, Folder 3
Miscellaneous
2000 - 2001
Box 11, Folder 4
Ikeda, Takuroh
2000 - 2001
Box 12, Folder 4
Business materials - Miscellaneous
1999 - 2001
Box 12, Folder 5
Financial records
1999 - 2001
CONFERENCES
Scope and Content of Series
SERIES 6) CONFERENCES: Material related to the 1997 forum "An Explosion of Violence," which met to discuss the causes of and
solutions to violence in society.
Box 12, Folder 8
"An Explosion of Violence"
1997
IMAGES AND RECORDINGS
Scope and Content of Series
SERIES 7) IMAGES AND RECORDINGS: Artwork by Lindsay Hill, photographs and two VHS tapes of a reading that included Hill. Arranged
in three subseries: A) Artwork, B) Photographs, and C) Videorecordings.
A) Artwork: Drawings, paintings, and collages by Lindsay Hill.
B) Photographs: Photographs of Lindsay Hill, often with wife Nita Hill. Also included are slides and prints used for the cover
and liner notes of the Nathaniel Tarn CD,
I Think This May Be Eden, produced by Spoken Engine Co.
C) Videorecordings: Two VHS tapes of a 1996 poetry reading at the New College Theater in San Francisco, California. Along
with Lindsay Hill, poets include Stephen-Paul Martin, Andrew Joron, Adam Cornford, and John Noto.
Box 12, Folder 10
Photographs - Miscellaneous
Box 12, Folder 11
Photographs - Images used for Nathaniel Tarn's CD,
I Think This May Be Eden, produced by Spoken Engine Co
Box 12, Folder 12
Videorecordings - [Vatic Hum/Orpheus Grid reading], Tapes 1 & 2. VHS. (Restrictions apply)
1972, November 21