Vicki Hearne papers
Finding aid prepared by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
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Fax: 951-827-4673
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Vicki Hearne papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1973-1988
Collection Number: MS 219
Creator:
Hearne, Vicki, 1946-2001
Extent:
2.15 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and press clippings pertaining to Vicki Hearne, an American author,
philosopher, and scholar of literary criticism and linguistics. Hearne was known for her published poetry with a focus on
animals and their cognitive abilities.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Vicki Hearne papers (MS 219). Special Collections & University Archives, University
of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Dorothy Hearn, 1992.
Processing History
Processed by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant, 2018.
Processing of the Vicki Hearne papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside
as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded
by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and press clippings pertaining to Vicki Hearne, an American author,
philosopher, and scholar of literary criticism and linguistics. There are 9 drafts of her book of poetry
In the Absence of Horses (originally titled
Nervous Horses), which discusses themes of love while utilizing imagery of nature. The collection also includes reviews of her work found
in newspapers and magazines, and her letters discussing changes to college course curriculum to demonstrate her work on animals
and their cognitive abilities.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged topically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Authors
Creative writing (Higher education)
Poetry
Genres and Forms of Materials
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence
Box 2, Folder 1
Adam's Tasks: Calling Animals by Name
circa 1986-1988
Box 2, Folder 2
Nervous Horses - Articles and reviews
circa 1980
Box 1, Folders 1-8, Box 2, Folder 3
Nervous Horses - Drafts
circa 1984
Box 1, Folder 9
Nervous Horses - Final drafts
1980
Box 1, Folder 10
"Talking with Dogs, Chimps, and Others"
circa 1983-1984
Box 1, Folder 14
Correspondence
circa 1978-1983
