Collection Contents

Outgoing: Moe Ash, Folkways Records, a carbon n.d.

Incoming: Miriam Patchen 1972-1990

1990:

ALS, "For goodness sakes! What a wonderful house..." [1 pg] May 31, 1990

ALS, "In a few days you're going to receive a fine gorgeous picture..." [1 pg + clipping "Patchen festival big success" with picture of Miriam and Fred] Jun. 12, 1990

ALS, "Well, here it is. It's your fault; you asked for it..." [1 pg + draft to circumstances behind publishing of Kenneth Patchen's 'See You in the Morning'] Feb. 6, 1990

1980-1989:

ALS, "The date April 27-30 Rita & I stayed at Best Western Motel...", [1 pg + promotional card of Trumbull Art Gallery] Dec. 20, 1989

Season's Greeting card signed, "So -victorious Fred..." Dec. 22, 1988

Season's Greeting card signed, "Inspite of parents' influx and worries..." Dec. 13, 1986

ALS, "Getting back from Washington (D.C.) got caught up in re-reading.." [1 pg] Oct. 22, 1986

Season's Greeting card signed, "So - where are were you when you came back..." Dec. 16, 1985

Season's Greeting card signed, "So -where are you? Not here we know..." Dec. 14, 1981

TLS, "As far as it now appears the reading will take place on May 5..." [1 pg] Apr. 22, 1981

APCS, "Thank goodness for your letter - wonderful..." Jan. 10, 1981

APCS, "Visiting Laurent's brother at Bethany Beach..." Sep. 2, 1980

1979:

Season's Greeting card signed, "Where are you these days? Don't you know..." Dec. 17, 1979

APCS, "I didn't cause this-honest! We're here for week..." Sep. [12], 1979

APCS, "Almost big enough for any politician's head L & I here for Wagner's "Ring"..." 1978

1978:

APCS, "It came; it is interesting. Doubt that my piece would fit..." Aug. 1978

ALS, "On further thought it seems as if this is a very financially wasteful way of living..." [1 pg + attached photocopy of a Miriam's draft "The Time We Rode the 20th Century Limited" [7 pp]] Aug. 10, 1978

1977:

Signed note, "Sorry no dogs chasing the great Wright Knight...", [+ clipping "A Talking Dog Wows the Press", Don Wegars] Dec. 27, 1977

ALS, "Bestest etc - mostly, really to answer Fred's questions about addresses..." [1 pg] Dec. 27, 1977

Season's Greetings card signed Dec. 18, 1977

APCS, "Whatever else one might think of your "shocking" book...", [card designed by Kenneth Patchen] Nov. 30, 1977

ALS, "Just got back from post office & have just opened the package -..." [1 pg] Oct. 18, 1977

ALS, "Look what the post brought right after your call ended!..." [1 pg] Sep. 30, 1977

ALS, "Your call yesterday was great. Such good news you had to impart -..." [1 pg] Aug. 5, 1977

APCS, "The book? What Happened?..." May 17, 1977

1976:

APCS, "You're right, Wright! Tom Waits is tremendous;..." Dec. 1, 1976

ALS, "Thanks! Thanks! The records went off to either/or yesterday..." [1 pg] Nov. 30, 1976

APCS, "Not playing hard to get- just in a rush..." Oct. 29, 1976

APCS, "Willie Nelson has long been one I've liked very much indeed..." May 17, 1976

ALS, "You dirty drop-out! What do you mean by leaving the w-house..." [1 pg] Apr. 7, 1976

ALS, "Dear Kay, Fred, Spot, Amanda?, Cats?, Toads? Trantutlas..." Mar. 7, 1976

1975:

ALS, "This is crazy. Each time I riffle thru papers this sheet turns up with your name on it..." [1 pg] Nov. 24, 1975

ALS, "Golly houseboat! Sounds super..." [2 pp + annotated env.] Aug. 12, 1975

APCS, "At Bach Festival with Laurent. Music morning..." Jul. 24, 1975

ALS, "It's not been meant: This long non-response. But but..." [2 pp] Jun. 17, 1975

APCS, "Just a quick leaflet blown in the wind..." [+ annotated env.] May 1975

Mailed clipping, signed Jul. 8, 1975

1974:

APCS, "I've not been standing still while walking..." [1974]

ALS, "J.C. Superstar! What in blazes do you-all think..." [1 pg] Dec. 26, 1974

ALS, "As usual I'm either behind or far past the time - " [1 pg] Dec. 11, 1974

APCS, "Do you still have the James Purdy book?..." Oct. 11, 1974

ALS, "The mass of records is unbelievable..." Sep. 27, 1974

APCS, "Just had call from Portland - the young man ..." Sep. 10, 1974

APCS, "Going up 10,000 ft tomorrow & Friday..." Aug. 21, 1974

APCS, "Just got back from Bach Festival in Carmel..." Jul. 31, 1974

APCS, "Yeah, Spot. We're here. It's great - " May 21, 1974

APCS, "Good to hear you're still with us..." May 15, 1974

APCS, "Address book got buried in the mass of stuff-" Mar. 23, 1974

Mailed poster "Hallelujah Anyway! A Kenneth Patchen Exhibit, University Art Gallery, March 18 - April 5, 1974" [postmarked, size; 16 x26] Apr. 19, 1974

1973:

ALS, "There's no need for stationery to tell me to have joy..." Dec. 29, 1973

Season's Greeting card signed Dec. 17, 1973

ALS, "Tours jours Gai! Thanks for the check..." [1 pg] Dec. 7, 1973

Gift certificate for Intellectual Digest, from Miriam Patchen Dec. 3, 1973

ALS, "Spot is (even though you said it didn't cost a mint)..." [1 pg] Nov. 29, 1973

ALS, "As per our conversation this evening this check is being forwarded..." [1 pg] Nov. 15, 1973

ALS, "Okay! Now you have $25 toward the life-long debt..." [1 pg] Nov. 2, 1973

ALS, "Was great to hear that voice as i was tearing off to a dull doctor..." Oct. 26, 1973

APCS, "Okay you two birds, the circle won't be broken until..." Oct. 10, 1973

APCS, "He turned out to be almost character..." Sep. 17, 1973

APCS, "Stamps and cards became impossible to get while in Helsinki..." Jul. 12, 1973

APCS, "It's 3 am, am on the sea going from Stockholm to Helsinki..." Jun. 14, 1973

APCS, "Dumb of me- didn't take the wherehouse addresses so..." Jun. 6, 1973

APCS, "Still on this planet - but....my aunt Martta landed here..." Mar. 26, 1973

APCS, "Didn't the sun shine?..." Mar. 18, 1973

APCS, "It's bad enough to get the sights and smells of our times-" Mar. 1, 1973

APCS, "Doesn't this look like a good enough deal?..." [+ clipping] Jan. 26, 1973

ALS, "Got the jacket-sleeve-material to printer..." [1 pg] Jan. 24, 1973

1972:

APCS, "Thank you - and please thank your mum and daddy, too -" Nov. 1972

APCS, "Thank you so much for allowing me to have so much of mother and daddy yesterday..." Oct. 13, 1972

Gift card signed Oct. 13, 1972

ALS, "Thanks for Fred's letter. Yes, the music is great..." Jul. 1, 1972

Undated:

APCS, "Salt of the earth to the salt of the earth..."

APCS, "Thank you for checks and the fine letter..."

APCS, "You might have guessed those minutes to drop you..."

APCS, "Is the press address coming by these horses?..."

Season's Greeting card, "Okay - you might as well get one of these icky things..."

Season's Greeting card, "See you soon, and see Spot, daddy and mummy..."

Birthday card, "It's an 'icky' card-but it's an honest statement..."

APCS, "So, you dear ones, expecting you anytime on Sunday..."

APCS, "Obviously it will be joyous and filled with laughter -"

ALS, "Of course some people are impossible..."

Note "Twayne's United States Authors Series # 292"

Empty envelopes [40]

Incoming Other 1972-1990

Bertram Rota Ltd: TLS, [2 pp] Jul. 3, 1975

Dunkin, Ronald: ALS + env. [in regards to a purchase of "Panels for Walls of Heaven"] Sep. 21, 1974

Hellström, Lars G.: TLS Feb. 14, 1978

Hellström, Lars G.: TPCS + env. Dec. 10, 1972

Los Angeles Times: TLS + attached book review typescript, ["Review acceptance denial letter"] [3 pp]

Serenpidity Books, invoice for Patchen's "Sleepers Awake" n.d.

United States Postal Service, TLS Mar. 27, 1974

Promotional material and other ephemera 1973-1974

Newspaper clippings 1973-1978