Guide to the Noel Peattie Papers
Sara Gunasekara
Department of Special Collections
General Library
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616-5292
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Creator:
Peattie, Noel
Title: Noel Peattie Papers
Date (inclusive): 1972-2002
Extent:
0.4 linear feet
Abstract: Noel Peattie (1932-2005), a poet and author of
Western Skyline,
In the Dome of St. Laurence Meteor,
King Humble's Grave and
Sweetwater Ranch, served as Acquisitions Librarian at the University of California, Davis from 1966-1992. His Papers contain correspondence
with Gary Snyder and A.D. Winans, among others, and manuscripts of some of Peattie's works.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: D-380
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Biography
Noel Peattie was born on November 28, 1932 in Menton, France. He grew up in Santa Barbara, California, graduated from Pomona
College in 1954 where he majored in philosophy, and held master's degrees from Yale (philosophy) and the University of California,
Berkeley (library science).
He served as Acquisitions Librarian at the University of California, Davis from 1966-1992.
A poet, Peattie published
Western Skyline,
In the Dome of St. Laurence Meteor,
King Humble's Grave and
Sweetwater Ranch. He also wrote
Sipapu, a review of small press counter-culture literature, which he issued biannually for the library profession.
Peattie passed away on January 13, 2005.
Source:
Noel Peattie Obituary in the
Davis Enterprise, January 21, 2005.
Scope and Content
The collection contains correspondence with Gary Snyder and A.D. Winans, among others, and manuscripts of some of Peattie's
works.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is arranged three series: 1. Correspondence, 2. Works by Peattie, 3. Works by Others.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Peattie, Noel--Archives
Snyder, Gary, 1930---Correspondence
Winans, A.D.--Correspondence
Poets, American--20th century
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid with assistance from student employee Michelle
Xie.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Noel Peattie Papers, D-380, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California,
Davis.
Publication Rights
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items
and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Series 1.
Correspondence
1972-2000
Scope and Content Note
Arranged in two subseries: Outgoing and Incoming.
Subseries 1.1
Outgoing
1999
Physical Description:
2 letters
Box 1:1
American Libraries
1999 July 21
Box 1:2
Watchung Booksellers
1999 September 14
Subseries 1.2
Incoming
1972-2000
Scope and Content Note
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Box 1:3
Barnes, Kate
2000 March 31
Box 1:6
Fox, Hugh
1999 September 28
Box 1:9
Knight, Arthur and Kit
1986 June 13
Box 1:10
Luschei, Glenna
2000 July 18
Box 1:11
McFarland and Co.
1999 November
Box 1:12
PEN American Center
1999 July 2
Box 1:13
Plymell, Charles
2000 May 26
Box 1:15
Pond, Lily
2000 February 12
Box 1:17
Snyder, Gary
1972 March 16
Physical Description:
1 letter, 1 poem, Smokey the Bear Sutra, by Snyder
Box 1:18
Snyder, Gary
1972 November 27
Physical Description:
1 letter
Box 1:19
Snyder, Gary
1974 February 2
Physical Description:
1 letter, 1 poem, Why Log Truck Drivers Rise Earlier Than Students of Zen, by Snyder
Box 1:20
Snyder, Gary
1979 May 1
Physical Description:
1 letter
Box 1:21
Snyder, Gary
1982 April
Physical Description:
1 postcard
Box 1:22
Snyder, Gary
1983 March 9
Physical Description:
1 postcard
Box 1:23
Snyder, Gary
1983 March 30
Physical Description:
1 postcard
Box 1:24
Snyder, Gary
1983 April 29
Physical Description:
1 letter and two photographs of the Ring of Bone Zendo
Box 1:25
Snyder, Gary
1983 May 9
Physical Description:
1 letter
Box 1:26
Snyder, Gary
1984 January 18
Physical Description:
1 letter
Box 1:27
Snyder, Gary
1984 December 10
Physical Description:
1 letter
Box 1:28
Snyder, Gary
undated
Physical Description:
1 letter
Box 1:29
Sykes, Michael
2000 May 23
Box 1:30
Whalen, Philip
2000 September 15
Box 1:31
Winans, A.D.
1999 March 2
Box 1:33
Winans, A.D.
1999 October 28
Box 1:34
Winans, A.D.
2000 January 1
Box 1:35
Winans, A.D.
2000 January 6
Box 1:36
Winans, A.D.
2000 January 19
Box 1:37
Winans, A.D.
2000 January 30
Box 1:38
Winans, A.D.
2000 February 22
Box 1:39
Winans, A.D.
2000 March 29
Box 1:40
Winans, A.D.
2000 April 1
Series 2.
Works by Peattie
1980-2002
Scope and Content Note
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Box 1:43
The Flight Home
undated
Physical Description:
1 broadside
Box 1:44
Green Poem
1980
Physical Description:
1 broadside
Box 1:45
In the Dome of Saint Laurence Meteor, galley proofs
circa 1999
Box 1:46
Resolution on the Destruction of California Synagogues and at Least One of Their Libraries
1999 June
Box 1:47
Sweetwater Ranch, galley proofs
circa 2002
Series 3.
Works by Others
1996
Scope and Content Note
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Box 1:48
Blue, Jane.
Now that I am in the light I see. Winters, Calif.: Konocti Books,
1996
Box 1:49-50
Blue, Jane. Now that I am in the light I see, galley proofs
1996
Box 1:51
Broadsides, various titles, published by Cannonade Press
undated
Physical Description:
4 broadsides
Box 1:52
Snyder, Gary. Note for Drawknife
undated
Physical Description:
1 photocopy
Box 1:53
Snyder, Gary. Prayer for the Great Family
undated
Physical Description:
1 broadside
