Charley George Papers
Mandeville Special Collections Library
Mandeville Special Collections Library
The UCSD Libraries
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University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California 92093-0175
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Creator:
George, Charley, 1941-
Title: Charley George Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1959-1990
Extent:
1.00 linear feet
(3 archives boxes)
Abstract: Papers of poet Charley George. Included are manuscripts of George's poetry and prose, correspondence and biographical materials.
The papers contain the manuscript for his posthumously published collection of poetry entitled SUNDAY'S ENDING TOO SOON and
his earlier chapbook A MORE. The materials are arranged in three series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS, 2) CORRESPONDENCE and
3) WRITINGS.
Repository:
University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
La Jolla, California 92093-0175
Collection number: MSS 0387
Language of Material:
Collection materials in English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Information
Not Available
Preferred Citation
Charley George Papers, MSS 0387. Mandeville Special Collections Library, UCSD.
Publication Rights
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Biography
Born in Pennsylvania, Charley George grew up on a farm, served in the navy, and graduated from the University of Colorado.
Throughout the 1970s, George was active in the Boulder poetry scene during a period that saw Jack Collom, Allen Ginsberg,
Reed Bye, and others in residence. He gave readings, taught creative writing, wrote plays, and was published in over forty
magazines. George's chapbook of poems, A MORE, was published in 1975.
Early on, George worked as a financial analyst for IBM, and later entered the retail jewelry industry, eventually becoming
manager of the jewelry salon for Neiman-Marcus in San Francisco. Thoughout this period, he continued to write. Suddenly, in
November of 1988, Charley George died of a heart attack at the age of 47.
George's sensitive and straightforwardly written pieces are undeniably American in tone and subject. As Carl Rakosi points
out in his introduction of George's SUNDAY'S ENDING TOO SOON, George's poems are "extraordinarily free and natural, yet elegant......
look vaguely like haikus; but the language is more bold and speedy and there are interesting disjunctions that leap ahead
and do not affect the clarity."
Scope and Content of Collection
The Charley George papers contain biographical materials, correspondence, and manuscripts of George's poetry and prose. Also
included is Kathi George's correspondence with the publishers concering the posthumous publication of SUNDAY'S ENDING TOO
SOON (1993).
The papers are arranged in three series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS, 2) CORRESPONDENCE and 3) WRITINGS.
SERIES 1: BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS
The BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS series includes George's certificates of marriage and military enlistment, resumes, yearbooks,
obituary materials, newspaper articles and appointment calendars.
SERIES 2: CORRESPONDENCE
The CORRESPONDENCE series which is dated from 1972 to 1988 relates to George's circle of friends. Also included is correspondence
of Kathi George regarding the publication of her husband's poetry.
SERIES 3: WRITINGS
The WRITINGS series contains three subseries: A) Poetry, B) Prose and C) Editorial Works.The Poetry subseries includes typescripts
of George's two poetic works, A MORE and SUNDAY'S ENDING TOO SOON, as well as some drafts of numerous unpublished poems. The
Prose subseries includes George's two articles, "The Meaning of Being Numerous," and "Nixon and Watergate." Also included
are untitled prose story fragments. The Editorial Works subseries includes two copies of BOULDER MAGAZINE which was edited
by George in 1978, and some related editorial notes.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
George, Charley, 1941- -- Archives
American poetry -- 20th century
Contributors
Collom, Jack, 1931- -- correspondent
Rakosi, Carl, 1903- -- correspondent
George, Charley, 1941- -- Sunday's ending too soon
George, Charley, 1941- -- More, 1974-1975
box 1, folder 1
Appointment Calendar
1986
box 1, folder 2
Appointment Calendar
1987
box 1, folder 3
Appointment Calendar
1988
box 1, folder 4
Appointment Calendar
1988
box 1, folder 5
Articles about Charley George
box 1, folder 6
Certificates
1962 - 1968
Note
Marriage and military enlistment.
box 1, folder 7
Flyers of Poetry Readings
box 1, folder 8
High School Year Book: Cardinal
1959
box 1, folder 9
Legal Deposition of Charles George
1983
box 1, folder 13
Unidentified Correspondence
box 1, folder 19
Hill, Crag (with Score Sheets)
1990
box 1, folder 21
Michelson, Peter
1989 - 1990
box 1, folder 22
Moulder, J. C.
1974 - 1980
box 2, folder 1
Potts, Charles
1972 - 1979
box 2, folder 3
Thornburg, Dick
1982 - 1986
box 2, folder 5
Discards and Scraps (Unfinished Poems)
box 2, folder 6
Discards and Scraps (Unfinished Poems)
box 2, folder 11
SUNDAY'S ENDING TOO SOON
Note
Publicity materials.
box 2, folder 12
SUNDAY'S ENDING TOO SOON
Note
Letters of rejection. The book was finally published by The Sun and Moon Press in 1993.
box 3, folder 1
Meaning of Being Numerous
box 3, folder 5
BOULDER MAGAZINE
Note
Editorial notes and manuscripts.
