Edith Jarolim Collection
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Copyright 2005
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: Edith Jarolim Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0200
Physical Description:
4.4 Linear feet
(9 archives boxes, and 4 oversize folders)
Date (inclusive): 1934-1985
Abstract: Edith Jarolim's project files for her two editions of Paul Blackburn's works,
The Collected Poems of Paul Blackburn and
The Parallel Voyages. Included are photocopies of Blackburn's correspondence and manuscripts deposited in other libraries and Jarolim's correspondence
with Blackburn's family and friends. Also of interest are her copious notes on the composition of each of Blackburn's poems.
The research items on Paul Blackburn date between 1934 and 1975, while the material related to her publications date between
1981-1985.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Edith Jarolim Collection is a valuable resource for researchers seeking information on the life and work of Paul Blackburn
and those who are interested in the process of editing a collected work. The materials occupy 4.4 linear feet. Included are
photocopies of correspondence by Paul Blackburn and by Edith Jarolim and photocopies of Blackburn's work contained in other
institutional and private manuscript collections consulted by Jarolim. The collection also contains production materials for
The Collected Poems of Paul Blackburn published in 1985. The Paul Blackburn items span the years 1934 to 1975, while the book production materials and related
correspondence date between 1981-1985. The collection is arranged in two series: 1) RESEARCH MATERIALS and 2) BOOK PRODUCTION
MATERIALS.
SERIES ONE: RESEARCH MATERIALS
The first series, RESEARCH MATERIALS, is divided into two subseries: A) Subject Files:
The Collected Poems of Paul Blackburn and B) Subject Files: Miscellaneous.
The first subseries contains the research files Jarolim used and correspondence she wrote while preparing
The Collected Poems of Paul Blackburn. Included in this series are photocopies of the earliest known typescripts of Blackburn's poems and letters written to or
by Blackburn. Jarolim photocopied most of the material in this series from manuscript collections from libraries and individuals
around the nation. The photocopies date between 1934 and 1975. This subseries also includes correspondence between Jarolim
and Blackburn's family, colleagues and friends. The Jarolim correspondence is dated 1981-1985.
Also included in this subseries are several hundred notecards filled with Jarolim's research notes on Blackburn's poems.
The notecards record the name of Blackburn's poems, the date and location of the poem's composition, and the sources Jarolim
used to verify this information. The notecards have been placed at the beginning of this subseries. The manuscript material
and Jarolim correspondence is arranged alphabetically according to the institution or individual the material originated from,
and then chronologically.
The second subseries, Subject Files: Miscellaneous, contains research material compiled by Jarolim that is not clearly linked
to her editing of
The Collected Poems of Paul Blackburn. Included in this subseries are photocopies of published books and articles written by Paul Blackburn with Jarolim's annotations
and miscellaneous articles about Paul Blackburn. Also included are research materials, such as copies of Blackburn manuscript
collections, notes and correspondence that Jarolim compiled while editing
The Parallel Voyages (1987). This subseries is arranged so that the articles about and by Blackburn are placed at the beginning and are followed
by the photocopies of Blackburn's published manuscripts, arranged alphabetically by title. The research material for
The Parallel Voyages is placed at the end.
SERIES TWO: BOOK PRODUCTION MATERIALS
The second series, BOOK PRODUCTION MATERIALS contains correspondence, typescripts, art work, galley pages and page proofs
for
The Collected Poems of Paul Blackburn. The material in this series is arranged so that it mirrors the book production process from beginning to end.
Biography
American literary scholar trained at New York University and editor of two posthumous editions of Paul Blackburn's poetry.
Publication Rights
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Preferred Citation
Edith Jarolim Collection, MSS 200. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Acquisition Information
Acquired 1991.
OFF-SITE STORAGE
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American poetry -- 20th century
Blackburn, Paul, 1926-1971 -- Archives
Olson, Toby -- Correspondence
Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931- -- Correspondence
Raworth, Tom -- Correspondence
Dawson, Fielding, 1930-2002 -- Correspondence
Byrd, Bobby, 1942- -- Correspondence
Subject Files:
Collected Poems of Paul Blackburn
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence, A-Z
1980 - 1982
Box 1, Folder 2
Dated type samples of Paul Blackburn manuscripts and letters
1930 - 1970
Box 1, Folder 3, Oversize FB-078-01
Box 1, Folder 3
Editing, books and articles
Box 1, Folder 5
Allen, Donald.
New American Poetry file
Box 1, Folder 6
Ararat Magazine (Leo Hamilton)
1982
Box 1, Folder 8-9
Blackburn, Freddie
1959, 1980-1983
Box 1, Folder 10-11
Blackburn, Sara
1980-1984 & undated
Box 1, Folder 12-13
Blackburn, William Gordon
1930 - 1981
Box 1, Folder 14
Brown University. Kinter File and Harris Collection
1951 - 1980
Box 1, Folder 16
City University of New York (David Ignatow)
1982
Box 1, Folder 18
Cape Goliard Press (Barry Hall and Tom Raworth)
1966 - 1969
Box 1, Folder 25
Cornell University Libraries
1964 - 1982
Box 1, Folder 26
Dawson, Fielding
1981 - 1984
Box 1, Folder 28
Dicker, Harold
1980 - 1981
Box 1, Folder 29
Doyle, Mike. Tuatara file
1969
Box 1, Folder 30
Elizabeth Press (James Weil)
1981
George Arents Research Library
Box 2, Folder 2
Griffith, E.V. Hearse file
1958
Box 2, Folder 3
Humanities Research Center. El Corno Emplumado file
Box 2, Folder 4
Indiana University
1980 - 1983
Indiana University, Lilly Library
Box 2, Folder 5
Cid Corman file
1953 - 1981
Box 2, Folder 6
Le Roi Jones file, Totem Press
Box 2, Folder 8
Kent State University
1962 - 1981
Box 2, Folder 9
Kent State University. D.A. Levy file
1966
Box 2, Folder 11
Lauffer, Don. Brown paper file
1963 - 1981
Box 2, Folder 12
Laughlin, James. New Directions file
1956 - 1981
Box 2, Folder 13
Lindawood, Mark. A Brief Biography of Paul Blackburn
General note
Contains both typescript and correspondence
Box 2, Folder 14
Middlebury College. Bronfman, Blackburn file
1954 - 1957
Box 2, Folder 15
New York Times query for Paul Blackburn materials
1980
New York University, Fales Collection
Box 2, Folder 17
Camels Coming file
1965 - 1966
Box 2, Folder 19
El Corno Empleado file
1965 - 1981
Box 2, Folder 22
New York University. Origin, 2nd series file
1962 - 1966
Box 2, Folder 23
New York University. Rosenthal, M.L.
1978 - 1982
Box 2, Folder 25-26
Penn State. Black Sparrow Press file
General note
Contains correspondence between Paul Blackburn and J. Martin.
Oversize FB-006-06-07
Penn State. Black Sparrow Press file
General note
Early Selected Y Mas (file II) - typescripts. Early Selected Y Mas (file III) - galley proofs.
Box 2, Folder 27
Penn State University, Charles Mann
1981 - 1982
Box 2, Folder 28
Poetry Now, E.V. Griffith
1958 - 1981
Box 2, Folder 31
Reynolds, Tim
1969 - 1970
Box 2, Folder 32
Rochester Insitute of Technology, Sam Abrams
1981 - 1982
Box 2, Folder 34
Poems from the Floating World file
Box 2, Folder 36
Sam Houston State University. Wild Fox file
1982
Box 3, Folder 5
State University of New York, Albany. Carol Berge
1981
State University of New York, Buffalo
Box 3, Folder 8
R.J. Bertholf file
1981 - 1982
Box 3, Folder 11
State University of New York, Cortland
1980
Box 3, Folder 12
State University of New York at Stony Brook. Walter Homady, Perishable Press
1967 - 1980
Box 3, Folder 13
Syracuse University. Edward Lyon
1980 - 1982
Box 3, Folder 14
UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library. Lawrence Ferlinghetti, City Lights file
1955 - 1967
Box 3, Folder 15
Blackburn collection, find list [outdated]
Box 3, Folder 16
First line indexes of Blackburn poems
Box 3, Folder 17-18
Blackburn Collection, folder by folder listing of contents
1945 - 1971
Box 3, Folder 19
University of Calgary,
Tish and
Imago records
1955 - 1982
University of Connecticut
Box 3, Folder 20
Jim Koller file
1966 - 1972
Box 3, Folder 21
Charles Olson file
1952 - 1966
Box 3, Folder 22
Joel Oppenheimer file
1953 - 1968
Box 3, Folder 24
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Circle file
1950 - 1981
Box 3, Folder 26
University of Texas, Austin
Washington University. Robert Creeley file
Box 3, Folder 27
1951 - 1970
General note
Contains correspondence with Paul Blackburn.
Box 4, Folder 3
University of Virginia, Robert Vas Dias papers
1969 - 1983
Box 4, Folder 4
Vas Dias, Robert
1979 - 1982
Box 4, Folder 5
Walter Hamady \ Perishable Press file
Box 4, Folder 7
Woodward, Katherine. Document for New Poetry, Paul Blackburn, a Checklist
1980
Box 4, Folder 8
Yale University Library
1962 - 1982
Subject Files: Miscellaneous
Box 4, Folder 9-10, Oversize FB-006-05
Articles--miscellaneous about Paul Blackburn
Box 4, Folder 11
Miscellaneous articles by Paul Blackburn
Box 4, Folder 12-13
Cities - Photocopies with E. Jarolim annotations
1970
Box 4, Folder 14-15
Dissolving Fabric - Photocopies with E. Jarolim annotations
1955, 1966
Box 4, Folder 16-17
Early Selected Y Mas - Photocopies with E. Jarolim annotations
1952 - 1964
Box 4, Folder 18
Halfway Down the Coast - Photocopies with E. Jarolim annotations
1975
Box 4, Folder 19
In On or About the Premises - Photocopies with E. Jarolim annotations
1968
Box 4, Folder 20
Journals - Photocopies with E. Jarolim annotations
1975
Box 5, Folder 1
Nets - Photocopies with E. Jarolim annotations
1961
Box 5, Folder 2
Reardon Stompout Poems - Photocopies with E. Jarolim annotations
1967
Box 5, Folder 3
Sing Song - Photocopies with E. Jarolim annotations
1966
Box 5, Folder 4
Miscellaneous books by Blackburn - Photocopies of pages with E. Jarolim annotations
Box 5, Folder 5-6
Research materials used for
The Parallel Voyages
1987
BOOK PRODUCTION MATERIALS
Collected Poems of Paul Blackburn
Box 5, Folder 7
Correspondence re: publication, UC Press and Persea
Box 5, Folder 9
Table of contents, index and literary criticism on Blackburn's poetry
Box 5, Folder 10
Typescript drafts of introduction
Box 5, Folder 11-15
Poems selected for
Collected Poems, photocopies with Jarolim's annotations
1948 - 1968
Box 6, Folder 1
Poems selected for
Collected Poems, photocopies with Jarolim's annotations
1969 - 1971
Box 6, Folder 2-10
Manuscript (photocopies) with Jarolim annotations
Box 6, Folder 11
Typescript for publisher, typed from xeroxed manuscript pp. 145-199
Box 7, Folder 1-12
Typescript for publisher, typed from xeroxed manuscript pp. 200-962
Box 8, Folder 1-6
Galley proofs, first pass with corrections
Box 8, Folder 7-10
Galley proofs, second pass with corrections, galleys 1-229
Box 9, Folder 1-2
Galley proofs, second pass with corrections, galleys 230-357
Box 9, Folder 3-5
Galley proofs, third pass proofs
Box 9, Folder 6-10
Page proofs, before artwork