Poetry Northwest collection, 1959-1961

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
University of Washington
Abstract:
A collection poems, galley proofs, and ephemera related to the first issue (June 1959) of "Poetry Northwest."
Extent:
0.4 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Poetry Northwest collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of 75 items from 1959 to 1961, it contains galley proofs, poems, press releases, and ephemera related to Poetry Northwest's first issue in June 1959. There are poems by Jean Clower, Robert Conquest, Robert Dodge, Richard Eberhart, Carol Hall, Kenneth Hanson, Philip Larkin, Richmond Lattimore, William Stafford, Joan Swift, David Wagoner, John Woods, and James Wright.

Biographical / historical:

Poetry Northwest was founded as a quarterly, poetry-only journal in 1959 by Errol Pritchard, with Carolyn Kizer, Richard Hugo, and Nelson Bentley as co-editors. The first issue was 32 pages in length and included the work of Richmond Lattimore, May Swenson, Philip Larkin, James Wright, and William Stafford. During the magazine's four decades it gained an international reputation for publishing some of the best poetry by established and up-and-coming poets in the United States, Great Britain, and beyond. The journal was originally a publication of the University of Washington, with continuous publication until 2002 when it ceased publication due to financial difficulties. It resumed publication in 2006, and is currently published by Everett Community College, Everett, Washington.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Dr. Ann Stanford, February 1980.
Processing information:

Processed by Gina C Giang, September 2013. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the electronic finding aid derived from an earlier finding aid.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Poetry Northwest collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191