Guide to Story Line Press records M2553
Emma Frothingham
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
April 2022
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Story Line Press records
Creator:
Story Line Press
source:
Gioia, Dana
Identifier/Call Number: M2553
Physical Description:
28 Linear Feet
65 manuscript boxes
Date (inclusive): 1984-2006
Abstract: Correspondence, production files, and business records of Story Line Press, an outgrowth of the New Formalism movement in
twentieth century American poetry.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Note that Box 59 is
embargoed until 2075.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was given by Dana Gioia to Stanford University in November 2019.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into four series: 1. Correspondence and Proofs 2. Anthologies 3. Business Records 4. THE REAPER
and Robert McDowell materials
Biographical / Historical
Story Line Press was founded in 1984 with funding from the Nicholas Roerich Museum. The Press grew out of
The Reaper, a literary magazine founded in 1980 by Robert McDowell and Mark Jarman. Both
The Reaper and Story Line Press were part of the New Narrative and New Formalism movements in American poetry. These movements went
against the free verse poetics of the 1950s Beats poets and advocated for a return to meter and rhyme, as well as a recognition
of the importance of narrative. Story Line Press' original editorial and creative team consisted of poets Robert McDowell
and Mark Jarman, and visual artist Lysa McDowell. The Press was originally located in Santa Cruz, California, and followed
the McDowells when they moved to Brownsville, Oregon, in 1989 and Ashland, Oregon, in 1998. In addition to publishing poetry,
the Press published a number of translated works, short fiction pieces, and essays on literary criticism. Authors and frequent
collaborators of the Press included Dana Gioia, Paul Lake, Annie Finch, Frederick Feirstein, and David Mason. As part of
the New Narrative and New Formalism movements, Story Line Press released essays in anthologies highlighting work done in the
movements, including
Expansive Poetry: Essays on the New Narrative and the New Formalism (1989),
Poetry After Modernism (1991),
Rebel Angels: 25 Poets of the New Formalism (1996), and
After New Formalism: Poets on Form, Narrative, and Tradition (1999). The Press also focused on writing about the rural experience, featuring writers living in rural parts of the United
States and publishing anthologies like
Cowboy Poetry Matters: From Abilene to the Mainstream (2000). Following years of struggles to find sufficient funding and failed efforts to have Story Line Press acquired by
Willamette University or Southern Oregon University, Story Line ceased operation in the early 2000s.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Story Line Press records (M2553). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, production files, and business records of Story Line Press, a literary and poetry
press that was part of the New Formalism and New Narrative movements during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. The bulk
of the collection is made up of author files containing correspondence between Robert McDowell, the press editor, and various
authors; production files; and manuscript proofs of forthcoming publications. Files for poetry anthologies released by Story
Line Press have similar contents, but for multiple contributing authors. The collection also includes the business records
for Story Line Press, including Board minutes, correspondence, publishing agreements, and financial statements. Some materials
from McDowell's involvement with
The Reaper magazine are also included.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American poetry -- 20th century.
American poetry- -20th century- -History and criticism
Narrative poetry, American
New Formalism (American poetry)
American poetry -- West (U.S.)
Gioia, Dana
McDowell, Robert
McDowell, Lysa
Series 1. Correspondence and Proofs
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author's last name
Scope and Contents
Series 1 contains materials relating to single-author books published by Story Line Press. The majority of the series is correspondence
between SLP and various authors regarding their work. Also included are production files, publicity materials, edits and revisions,
and manuscript proofs. Although largely focused on poetry, some files include short fiction, translations, and literary criticism
pieces.
Box 1, Folder 1
Patricia Aakhus
Creator: McDowell, Patricia (Patricia Aakhus)
Box 1, Folder 2
Dr. Peter Abbs
Creator: Abbs, Peter, 1942-
Box 1, Folder 3
Kim Addonizio
Creator: Addonizio, Kim, 1954-
Box 1, Folder 4
Dick Allen
Creator: Allen, Dick, 1939-2017
Box 1, Folder 5-6
David Alpaugh
Creator: Alpaugh, David, 1941-
Box 1, Folder 7-8
Daniel Anderson
Creator: Anderson, Daniel, 1964-
Box 1, Folder 9-11
Ginger Andrews
Creator: Andrews, Ginger, 1956-
Box 1, Folder 12
William Baer
Creator: Baer, William, 1948-
Box 1, Folder 13, Box 2, Folder 1-2
John Barr
Creator: Barr, John, 1943-
Box 2, Folder 3
Judith Barrington
Creator: Barrington, Judith
Box 2, Folder 4-7
Bruce Bawer
Creator: Bawer, Bruce, 1956-
Box 45
Prophets & Professors: Essays on the Lives and Works of Modern Poets
1995
Box 2, Folder 8
Joseph Bednarik
Creator: Bednarik, Joseph, 1964-
Box 3, Folder 1-2
Maudy Benz
Creator: Benz, Maudy, 1951-
Box 3, Folder 4-5
Elizabeth Black
Creator: Black, Elizabeth, 1946-
Box 3, Folder 6-7
Diann Blakely
Creator: Blakely, Diann, 1957-2014
Box 3, Folder 9
Pat Boran
Creator: Boran, Pat, 1963-
Box 3, Folder 10-11
James Brown
Creator: Brown, James, 1957-
Box 4, Folder 1
Christopher Buckley
Creator: Buckley, Christopher, 1948-
Box 4, Folder 2-5
Andrea Hollander Budy
Creator: Hollander, Andrea, 1947-
Box 4, Folder 6-7
Michael Bugeja
Creator: Bugeja, Michael J.
Box 4, Folder 8
Jack Butler
Creator: Butler, Jack, 1944-
Box 4, Folder 9
Robert Olen Butler
Creator: Butler, Robert Olen
Box 4, Folder 10
Laurie Buyer
Creator: Buyer, Laurie Wagner, 1954-
Box 5, Folder 1-2
Rosemary Canavan
Creator: Canavan, Rosemary, 1949-
Box 5, Folder 3
Hayden Carruth
Creator: Carruth, Hayden, 1921-2008
Box 5, Folder 5
Harry Chamber (Peterloo Poets)
Box 5, Folder 6
Bannie Chow & Thomas Cleary
Creator: Chow, Bannie, 1948-
Creator: Cleary, Thomas F., 1949-2021
Box 5, Folder 7
George Core (Sewanee Review)
Box 5, Folder 8-10
Alfred Corn
Creator: Corn, Alfred, 1943-
Box 5, Folder 11
David Craig
Creator: Craig, David, 1951-
Box 6, Folder 1
Tony Curtis
Creator: Curtis, Tony, 1946-
Box 6, Folder 2
Dick Davis
Creator: Davis, Dick, 1945-
Box 6, Folder 3-5
Peter Davison
Creator: Davison, Peter, 1928-2004
Box 6, Folder 7-8
Tom Disch
Creator: Disch, Thomas M.
Box 6, Folder 10
Michael Donaghy
Creator: Donaghy, Michael, 1954-2004
Box 6, Folder 11-12
David Dooley
Creator: Dooley, David, 1947-
Box 6, Folder 14
Alfred Dorn
Creator: Dorn, Alfred, 1929-2014
Box 45
The Darker Face of the Earth: A Verse Play
1994
Box 7, Folder 1-2
Father Jeremy Driscoll
Creator: Driscoll, Jeremy, 1951-
Box 7, Folder 4
Joseph Epstein
Creator: Epstein, Joseph, 1937-
Box 7, Folder 5
Lynn Emanuel
Creator: Emanuel, Lynn, 1949-
Box 7, Folder 6
Rhina Espaillat
Creator: Espaillat, Rhina P. (Rhina Polonia), 1932-
Box 7, Folder 7
Jenny Factor
Creator: Factor, Jenny, 1969-
Box 7, Folder 8
B.H. Fairchild
Creator: Fairchild, B. H.
Box 7, Folder 9
U.A. Fanthorpe (Peterloo Poets)
Creator: Fanthorpe, U. A., 1929-2009
Box 7, Folder 10-12
Frederick Feirstein
Creator: Feirstein, Frederick
Box 7, Folder 13
Saito Felton
Creator: Felton, Saito (Jeanne Saito)
Box 7, Folder 14
Meg Files
Creator: Files, Meg, 1946-
Box 8, Folder 1-5
Annie Finch
Creator: Finch, Annie, 1956-
Box 8, Folder 6-7, Box 9, Folder 1
Gabriel Fitzmaurice
Creator: Fitzmaurice, Gabriel, 1952-
Box 10, Folder 1-8, Box 11, Folder 1-3
Dana Gioia
Creator: Gioia, Dana
General
Includes Dana Gioia's correspondence with Robert McDowell at the time Gioia was acting as the head of Story Line Press' Board
of Directors; articles about Gioia's nomination to lead the National Endowment for the Arts in the early 2000s; and manuscripts
of Gioia's poetry.
Box 11, Folder 4
David R. Godine
Creator: Godine, David R.
Box 11, Folder 5
Herbert Gold
Creator: Gold, Herbert, 1924-
Box 11, Folder 6
Veronica Golos
Creator: Golos, Veronica, 1946-
Box 11, Folder 7
William Greene
Creator: Greene, William, 1897-1991
Box 11, Folder 8
Eamon Grennan
Creator: Grennan, Eamon, 1941-
Box 11, Folder 9
Emily Grosholz
Creator: Grosholz, Emily, 1950-
Box 11, Folder 13-14
Tami Haaland
Creator: Haaland, Tami, 1960-
Box 12, Folder 3-6
John Haines
Creator: Haines, John, 1924-2011
Box 12, Folder 7
Donald Hall
Creator: Hall, Donald, 1928-2018
Box 13, Folder 1
James B. Hall
Creator: Hall, James B. (James Byron), 1918-2008
Box 13, Folder 3
Jeff Hardin
Creator: Hardin, Jeff, 1968-
Box 13, Folder 5
MacDonald Harris
Creator: Harris, MacDonald, 1921-1993
Box 13, Folder 7
Sharon Hashimoto
Creator: Hashimoto, Sharon
Box 13, Folder 10, Box 14, Folder 1-3
Brooks Haxton
Creator: Haxton, Brooks, 1950-
Box 14, Folder 4
Samuel Hazo
Creator: Hazo, Samuel, 1928-
Box 14, Folder 5
Paul Hedeen
Creator: Hedeen, Paul M., 1953-
Box 45
Unrelenting Readers: The New Poet-Critics (with D.G. Myers)
2004
Box 14, Folder 6
John Hicks (Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation)
Creator: Hicks, John H. (John Harland), 1919-2010
Box 14, Folder 7
Bonnie Hearn Hill
Creator: Hill, Bonnie Hearn, 1945-
Box 14, Folder 8, Box 15, Folder 1-6
George Hitchcock
Creator: Hitchcock, George
General
Includes Hitchcock's correspondence with Story Line Press and letters gathered to nominate Hitchcock for a fellowship with
the National Endowment for the Arts during the mid-1980s. Manuscripts and drafts for Hitchcock's
One Man Boat and
The Racquet are also included.
Box 16, Folder 1
Daniel Hoffman
Creator: Hoffman, Daniel, 1923-2013
Box 16, Folder 2
Garrett Hongo
Creator: Hongo, Garrett Kaoru, 1951-
Box 16, Folder 6-11, Box 17, Folder 1-3
Colette Inez
Creator: Inez, Colette
General
Includes correspondence between Inez and Story Line Press, as well as production materials and proofs for Inez's
Family Life and
Getting Under Way: New and Selected Poems.
Box 17, Folder 4-7, Box 18, Folder 1-8, Box 19, Folder 1
Mark Jarman
Creator: Jarman, Mark.
General
Includes correspondence between Jarman and Story Line Press, as well as reviews and prize letters for Jarman's poetry. Also
included are production files and proofs for Jarman's
Demonology,
Iris,
Questions for Ecclesiastes,
Unholy Sonnets, and
The Secret of Poetry.
Box 45
Writing Without the Muse: 60 Beginning Exercises for the Creative Writer (New and Revised Edition)
1999
Box 19, Folder 6
A. M. Juster
Creator: Juster, A. M., 1956-
Box 19, Folder 7-8
Donald Justice
Creator: Justice, Donald, 1925-2004
Box 19, Folder 9
Julie Kane
Creator: Kane, Julie, 1952-
Box 20, Folder 1-2
George Keithley
Creator: Keithley, George, 1935-
Box 20, Folder 5
Roger Kimball
Creator: Kimball, Roger, 1953-
Box 20, Folder 6
Margaret B. King
Creator: King, Margaret B., 1947-
Box 20, Folder 8
Richard Kostelanetz
Creator: Kostelanetz, Richard
Box 20, Folder 9-12, Box 21, Folder 1-2, Box 65
Maxine Kumin
Creator: Kumin, Maxine, 1925-2014
General
Includes correspondence, publicity materials, and manuscript proofs of
Quit Monks or Die!
Box 21, Folder 3-8
Paul Lake
Creator: Lake, Paul, 1951-2022
General
Includes correspondence and materials for Lake's
Among the Immortals and
Walking Backwards.
Box 22, Folder 2
Lewis Lapham (Harper's Magazine)
Creator: Lapham, Lewis H.
Box 22, Folder 3-6
Sydney Lea
Creator: Lea, Sydney, 1942-
Box 22, Folder 7
Caroline Le Guin
Creator: Le Guin, Caroline
Box 22, Folder 8
David Lehman
Creator: Lehman, David, 1948-
Box 22, Folder 9
Brad Leithauser
Creator: Leithauser, Brad
Box 22, Folder 10
Lester Graves Lennon
Creator: Lennon, Lester Graves, 1947-
Box 22, Folder 11
Phillis Levin
Creator: Levin, Phillis, 1954-
Box 22, Folder 12
Philip Levine
Creator: Levine, Philip, 1928-2015
Box 22, Folder 13
Laurence Lieberman
Creator: Lieberman, Laurence
Box 23, Folder 1-2
Kate Light
Creator: Light, Kate, 1960-2016
Box 23, Folder 3-4
Michael Lind
Creator: Lind, Michael, 1962-
Box 23, Folder 7
William Logan
Creator: Logan, William, 1950 November 16-
Box 23, Folder 9
Thomas Lynch
Creator: Lynch, Thomas, 1948-
Box 23, Folder 10-11, Box 24, Folder 1
Box 24, Folder 2-7, Box 25, Folder 1-5, Box 65
David Mason
Creator: Mason, David, 1954-
General
Includes correspondence between Mason and Story Line Press, as well as materials for
Buried Houses,
The Country I Remember,
The Poetry of Life and the Life of Poetry, and various unpublished manuscripts.
Box 25, Folder 6
Murad Mathossentz
Creator: Mathossentz, Murad, 1897-
Box 25, Folder 7, Box 26, Folder 1-2
Joan McBreen
Creator: McBreen, Joan, 1947-
Box 26, Folder 3
Sharon L. McCamy
Creator: McCamy, Sharon L.
Box 26, Folder 5-8, Box 27, Folder 1-3
Lee McCarthy
Creator: McCarthy, Lee, 1938-
General
Includes correspondence between McCarthy and Story Line Press, as well as materials for
Desire's Door,
Good Girl,
Welcome to Bakersfield City Limits, and unpublished manuscripts.
Box 27, Folder 4-5
Colleen McElroy
Creator: McElroy, Colleen J.
Box 27, Folder 6
Chip McGrath
Creator: McGrath, Charles
Box 27, Folder 7, Box 65
Erin McGraw
Creator: McGraw, Erin, 1957-
Box 27, Folder 8
Robert McPhillips
Creator: McPhillips, Robert
Box 27, Folder 9
W. S. Merwin
Creator: Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley), 1927-2019
Box 27, Folder 10
James Merrill
Creator: Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Box 27, Folder 11
Bruce Meyer
Creator: Meyer, Bruce, 1957-
Box 28, Folder 1
Wilmer Mills
Creator: Mills, Wilmer, 1969-2011
Box 28, Folder 3-5
Richard Moore
Creator: Moore, Richard, 1927-2009
Box 28, Folder 6-8
Frederick Morgan (The Hudson Review)
Creator: Morgan, Frederick, 1922-2004
Box 29, Folder 1-3
Timothy Murphy
Creator: Murphy, Timothy, 1951-
Box 29, Folder 4
David "D.G." Myers
Creator: Myers, D. G. (David Gershom)
Box 45
Unrelenting Readers: The New Poet-Critics (with Paul Hedeen)
2004
Box 29, Folder 5
Marilyn Nelson
Creator: Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-
Box 29, Folder 7
John F. Nims
Creator: Nims, John Frederick, 1913-1999
Box 29, Folder 9-10
Brenda Marie Osbey
Creator: Osbey, Brenda Marie
Box 29, Folder 11
Micheal O'Siadhail
Creator: O'Siadhail, Micheal, 1947-
Box 29, Folder 12
Michael Palma
Creator: Palma, Michael, 1945-
Box 29, Folder 14, Box 30, Folder 1
Box 30, Folder 2
John Patrick
Creator: Patrick, John, 1905-1995
Box 30, Folder 3
Ota Pavel
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Pavel, Ota, 1930-1973
Box 30, Folder 4
Molly Peacock
Creator: Peacock, Molly, 1947-
Box 30, Folder 6
Jon Peede
Creator: Peede, Jon Parrish
Box 30, Folder 8
Robert Peters
Creator: Peters, Robert, 1924-2014
Box 30, Folder 9-10
Robert Phillips
Creator: Phillips, Robert, 1938-2022
Box 30, Folder 11
Frederick Pollack
Creator: Pollack, Frederick, 1946-
Box 45
happiness: a novel in verse
1998
Box 31, Folder 1
William Pratt
Creator: Pratt, William, 1927-
Box 31, Folder 2
W. H. Pritchard
Creator: Pritchard, William H.
Box 31, Folder 5-7
Jane Ransom
Creator: Ransom, Jane Reavill, 1958-
Box 31, Folder 8
Patricia Rarewell
Creator: Rarewell, Patricia
Box 31, Folder 9-12, Box 32, Folder 1
Liam Rector
Creator: Rector, Liam, 1949-2007
General
Includes correspondence between Rector and Story Line Press, as well as materials for Rector's
American Prodigals and
The Day I Was Older: The Poetry of Donald Hall.
Box 32, Folder 3
F. D. Reeve
Creator: Reeve, F. D. (Franklin D.), 1928-2013
Box 32, Folder 4
Robert Richman (The New Criterion)
Creator: Richman, Robert, 1957-
Box 32, Folder 6-10
Ronald Roat
Creator: Roat, Ronald Clair
Box 45
Close Softly the Doors
1991
Box 32, Folder 11-12
Alane Rollings
Creator: Rollings, Alane, 1950-
Box 33, Folder 2
David Rothman
Creator: Rothman, David J., 1959-
Box 33, Folder 5
Peter Russell
Creator: Russell, Peter, 1921-2003
Box 33, Folder 9
Michael Schmidt (Carcanet Press)
Creator: Schmidt, Michael, 1947-
Box 45
Death, but at a Good Price
1990
Box 33, Folder 12
Robert B. Shaw
Creator: Shaw, Robert B. (Robert Burns), 1947-
Box 33, Folder 13
David Shields
Creator: Shields, David, 1956-
Box 33, Folder 14-16
Diane Simmons
Creator: Simmons, Diane, 1948-
Box 34, Box 35, Box 36, Folder 1-2, Box 65
Louis Simpson
Creator: Simpson, Louis, 1923-2012
General
Includes correspondence between Story Line Press and Simpson, as well as Simpson's ex-wife Miriam; production and proof files
for Simpson's
There You Are,
Modern Poets of France: A Bilingual Anthology, and
Francois Villon's The Legacy and The Testament; and multiple manuscripts from Simpson that Story Line Press rejected.
Box 36, Folder 3-5
Leif Sjöberg & Stephen Klass
Creator: Sjöberg, Leif
Creator: Klass, Stephen
General
Correspondence, production files, and proofs of Sjöberg and Klass' translation of Harry Martinson's
Aniara, published by Story Line Press.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Martinson, Harry, 1904-1978
Box 45
Aniara: An Epic Science Fiction Poem by Harry Martinson (English translation)
1999
Box 36, Folder 6-8, Box 37, Folder 1-2
Floyd Skloot
Creator: Skloot, Floyd
General
Includes correspondence between Skloot and Story Line Press, as well as materials for Skloot's
Pilgrim's Harbor,
Summer Blue, and
The Open Door.
Box 37, Folder 3-4
Adèle Slaughter
Creator: Slaughter, Adèle
Box 37, Folder 5
David Slavitt
Creator: Slavitt, David R., 1935-
Box 37, Folder 6-8
John Smelcer
Creator: Smelcer, John E., 1963-
General
Includes Smelcer's manuscript for
Tracks; documents pertaining to the University of Alaska's investigations into Smelcer's claims of Native American ancestry; and
correspondence between Smelcer and Story Line Press regarding his manuscript and the University of Alaska investigation.
Box 37, Folder 9-10, Box 38, Folder 1-2
William Jay Smith
Creator: Smith, William Jay, 1918-2015
Box 38, Folder 3
W. D. Snodgrass
Creator: Snodgrass, W. D. (William De Witt), 1926-2009
Box 38, Folder 4
Monroe Spears
Creator: Spears, Monroe K., 1916-1998
Box 38, Folder 5
Radcliffe Squires
Creator: Squires, Radcliffe, 1917-1993
Box 38, Folder 6
William Stafford
Creator: Stafford, William, 1914-1993
Box 38, Folder 7
A. E. Stallings
Creator: Stallings, A. E. (Alicia Elsbeth), 1968-
Box 38, Folder 8-11, Box 39, Folder 1
Clemens Starck
Creator: Starck, Clemens, 1937-
Box 39, Folder 2-4
Felix Stefanile
Creator: Stefanile, Felix, 1920-
Box 39, Folder 5-6
Anne Stevenson
Creator: Stevenson, Anne, 1933 January 3 - 2020 September 14
Box 39, Folder 7
Leon Stokesbury
Creator: Stokesbury, Leon, 1945-
Box 39, Folder 8
Alan Sullivan
Creator: Sullivan, Alan, 1948-2010
Box 39, Folder 10
Ross Talarico
Creator: Talarico, Ross, 1945-
Box 39, Folder 11, Box 40, Folder 1-4
John Taylor
Creator: Taylor, John, 1952 September 30-
General
Includes correspondence between Taylor and Story Line Press, as well as production files and proofs for Taylor's
Mysteries of the Body and the Mind and
The Presence of Things Past.
Box 40, Folder 5-9, Box 41, Folder 1-2
Diane Thiel
Creator: Thiel, Diane, 1967-
General
Includes correspondence between Thiel and Story Line Press, as well as files for Thiel's
The River Blued,
Echolocations,
Resistance Fantasies, and multiple editions of
Writing Your Rhythm: Using Nature, Culture, Form, and Myth.
Box 41, Folder 3
Hunter S. Thompson
Creator: Thompson, Hunter S.
Box 41, Folder 5-6
Richard Tillinghast
Creator: Tillinghast, Richard
Box 41, Folder 7
Rodney Torreson
Creator: Torreson, Rodney, 1951-
Box 41, Folder 9-11
Frederick Turner
Creator: Turner, Frederick, 1943-
Box 41, Folder 12
Chase Twichell
Creator: Twichell, Chase, 1950-
Box 42, Folder 4-6
Peter van de Kamp
Creator: Van de Kamp, Peter, 1956-
Box 42, Folder 7
Frank van Meurs
Creator: Van Meurs, Frank
Box 42, Folder 8-10
Noelle Vial
Creator: Vial, Noelle, 1959-
Box 43, Folder 1
Peter Viereck
Creator: Viereck, Peter, 1916-2006
Box 43, Folder 2-5
Kevin Walzer
Creator: Walzer, Kevin, 1968-
Box 43, Folder 6
Kevin Walzer & Kevin Bezner
Creator: Walzer, Kevin, 1968-
Creator: Bezner, Kevin
Box 43, Folder 7
Yun Wang
Creator: Wang, Yun, 1964-
Box 43, Folder 8
Bruce Weigl
Creator: Weigl, Bruce, 1949-
Box 43, Folder 9
Roger Weingarten
Creator: Weingarten, Roger
Box 43, Folder 10
Gail White
Creator: White, Gail, 1945-
Box 43, Folder 11-12
Richard Wilbur
Creator: Wilbur, Richard, 1921-2017
Box 44, Folder 2-3
Greg Williamson
Creator: Williamson, Greg, 1964-
Box 44, Folder 4-7
Christian Wiman
Creator: Wiman, Christian, 1966-
Box 44, Folder 10
Terri Witek
Creator: Witek, Terri, 1952-
Box 44, Folder 12
David Wojahn
Creator: Wojahn, David, 1953-
Box 44, Folder 15
Miscellaneous Significant Letters (mostly rejections)
Series 2. Anthologies
Arrangement
Chronological by anthology publication date
Scope and Contents
Series 2 contains materials relating to anthologies published by Story Line Press. Between 1989 and 2004, SLP published a
number of anthologies, mostly about poetry. Contents include correspondence with contributing authors; drafts of essays and
poems; anthology proofs; publicity materials; and reviews and responses.
Box 46, Folder 1-7, Box 47, Folder 1-2
Expansive Poetry: Essays on the New Narrative and the New Formalism, edited by Frederick Feirstein
1989
Box 47, Folder 3-4
New Italian Poets, edited by Dana Gioia & Michael Palma
1991
Box 47, Folder 5-13, Box 48, Folder 1-7
Poetry After Modernism, edited by Robert McDowell
1991
General
Includes correspondence and essay drafts written and edited by Dick Allen, Bruce Bawer, Frederick Pollack, Dana Gioia, Mark
Jarman, Carol Oles, Hilda Raz, Frederick Feirstein, Rita Dove, Marilyn Nelson Waniek, Lynn Emanuel, Robert McPhillips, and
Frederick Turner.
Box 48, Folder 8-10, Box 49, Folder 1-3
A Formal Feeling Comes: Poems in Form by Contemporary Women, edited by Annie Finch
1994
Box 49, Folder 4-8
Rebel Angels: 25 Poets of the New Formalism, edited by Mark Jarman & David Mason
1996
Box 49, Folder 9-10, Box 50, Folder 1-3
The Muse Strikes Back: A Poetic Response by Women to Men, edited by Katherine McAlpine & Gail White
1997
Box 50, Folder 4-15
Poetry After Modernism (revised edition), edited by Robert McDowell
1998
General
Includes correspondence, revisions and essay drafts by Robert McDowell, Carol Oles, Hilda Raz, Meg Schoerke, Lynn Emanuel,
Dana Gioia, Frederick Feirstein, Jonathan Holden, Paul Lake, Kelly Cherry and Frederick Turner.
Box 50, Folder 16, Box 51, Folder 1-3
After New Formalism: Poets on Form, Narrative, and Tradition, edited by Annie Finch
1999
Box 51, Folder 4-20, Box 52, Folder 1-5
New Expansive Poetry, edited by R.S. Gwynn
1999
General
Written as a follow-up to
Expansive Poetry: Essays on the New Narrative and the New Formalism, edited by Frederick Feirstein (1989), the anthology includes contributions from Dana Gioia, Timothy Steele, Keith Maillard,
Meg Schoerke, Frederick Turner, Ernst Pöppel, Wyatt Prunty, Paul Lake, Robert McPhillips, Mark Jarman, Dick Allen, Frederick
Feirstein, David Mason, Christopher Clausen, and Thomas M. Disch, as well as selections from
A Formal Feeling Comes: Poems in Form by Contemporary Women, edited by Annie Finch (1994).
Box 52, Folder 6-9
Place of Passage: Contemporary Catholic Poetry, edited by David Craig and Janet McCann
2000
Box 52, Folder 10-11, Box 53, Folder 1-19
Cowboy Poetry Matters: From Abilene to the Mainstream, edited by Robert McDowell
2000
General
Includes correspondence and drafts of poetry by
Cowboy Poetry Matters authors: Virginia Bennett, Jon Bowerman, Laurie Wagner Buyer, John Dofflemyer, Linda M. Hasselstrom, Linda Hussa, Tony Johnston,
Linda McCarriston, Wallace D. McRae, Thelma Poirier, Buck Ramsey, Andy Wilkinson, Paul Zarzyski, Nancy McLelland, Dana Gioia,
and Kathy J. Ogren.
Box 53, Folder 20
From Daughters & Sons to Fathers: What I've Never Said, edited by Constance Warloe
2001
Box 53, Folder 21-22
The Poets' Grimm: 20th Century Poets from Grimm Fairy Tales, edited by Jeanne Marie Beaumont and Claudia Carlson
2003
Box 54, Folder 1-3
A Group of One's Own: Nurturing the Woman Writer, by Karen Desrosiers, Laurel Lloyd Earnshaw, Charlene Pollano, Deborah Regan,
and Susan Wereska
2003
Box 54, Folder 4-7
Story Hour: Contemporary Narratives by American Poets, edited by Sonny Williams
2004
Series 3. Business Records
Conditions Governing Access
Box 59 is closed until 2075
Scope and Contents
Series 3 includes the business records of Story Line Press. Although SLP was active from the 1980s to the early 2000s, the
bulk of the business records are from the mid-1990s. Included are minutes from meetings of the SLP Board; correspondence between
SLP staff and Board members; financial statements and audits; and materials surrounding grants and funding the Press received,
including a multi-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Files from the SLP office include reviews of the Press'
publications and agreements with authors for publication. Also included are correspondence and materials related to efforts
to sell the press in the early 2000s.
Box 55, Folder 1
Articles of Incorporation
Box 55, Folder 2
General Correspondence & Roster
Box 55, Folder 3-7
Board Meetings: minutes, financials, correspondence
1992-2000
Box 55, Folder 8
Correspondence with Michael Peich (Board president)
2000-2001
Box 55, Folder 9
Story Line Press Staff Handbook
2001
Box 55, Folder 10-14
Strategic & Long-Range Plans
1995-2005
Box 56, Folder 1
Nicholas Roerich Museum Funds / Early SLP Financials
1980s
Box 56, Folder 4-9
Profit & Loss Reports
2000-2004
Box 56, Folder 10-11
Sales & Royalties
1999-2001
Box 56, Folder 12-14
Consortium Sales
2000-2005
Box 56, Folder 15
Story Line Press, Inc.: Report of the Single Audit as Required by Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133, prepared
by Gregor Professional Corporation
1994-12-31
Box 56, Folder 16, Box 57, Folder 1-6
Financial Statements
1995-2001
Box 57, Folder 12
10th Anniversary Fundraiser
1994
Box 57, Folder 15
Mellon Foundation grant
1990
Box 57, Folder 16-20
Mellon Foundation multi-year grant
1992-1996
General
Includes correspondence, reports, and guidebook
Box 58, Folder 1
National Endowment for the Arts Advancement Grant
1995
Box 58, Folder 2
NEA grant application (rejected)
1998
Box 58, Folder 3
Suzanne Blair (Board member)
Box 59
Author Agreements & Contracts
Box 60, Folder 5
Articles & Profiles on Story Line Press
Box 60, Folder 7
"The Critical Reader" (3 volumes)
Box 60, Folder 8
Published Titles List
1985-2002
Box 60, Folder 10-14, Box 61, Folder 1-2
Box 61, Folder 3-44, Box 62, Folder 1-30
Reviews Binder (reviews of SLP publications sorted by year and author)
1986-1997
Box 62, Folder 31
Story Line Press 20th Anniversary Year
2004
Box 62, Folder 32
Plans/Attempts to Sell Story Line Press
2003-2004
Box 62, Folder 33
Proposed Acquisition of Story Line Press by Southern Oregon University
Box 62, Folder 34
SLP Archives - Donor Letters
2002-2003
Box 62, Folder 35
SLP Archives - Book by Year List & Inventory
Series 4. THE REAPER and Robert McDowell Materials
Biographical / Historical
The Reaper was a small poetry and fiction magazine founded by Robert McDowell and Mark Jarman. It was part of the movement in American
poetry in the late 1970s known as the New Narrative or the New Formalism. New Formalists attacked the free verse poetics of
autobiographical experiences that the Beats had espoused in the 1950s and argued for a return to meter and rhyme, recognition
of the importance of narrative, and the inclusion of public as well as private experience. In addition to poetry,
The Reaper published Jarman and McDowell's reviews and critical essays on modern poetry. Following
The Reaper, McDowell and Jarman established Story Line Press.
Related Materials
The Reaper records are housed at Stanford University (M0512): https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft6580063g/
Scope and Contents
Series 4 contains materials related to McDowell's life and his involvement with
The Reaper magazine during the 1980s. Materials include submissions; production materials for issues 13-17; and correspondence about
the acquisition of the magazine's archive by Stanford University's Special Collections. Also included in the series are production
materials for an anthology put together by McDowell and Mark Jarman called "
The Reaper Essays" (Story Line Press, 1995) and some miscellaneous papers about McDowell. Note that the files about
The Reaper fit into the records housed in
The Reaper records (M0512), housed at Stanford University.
Box 63, Folder 1
THE REAPER : Correspondence
1985
Box 63, Folder 2
THE REAPER : Issue 13
1985
Box 63, Folder 3-4
THE REAPER : Issue 14
1986
Box 63, Folder 5-6
THE REAPER : Issue 15
1986
Box 63, Folder 7-8
THE REAPER : Issue 16
1987
Box 63, Folder 9
THE REAPER : Issue 17 (correspondence)
1987
Box 63, Folder 10
THE REAPER : miscellaneous submissions
Box 63, Folder 11
THE REAPER : correspondence with the Internal Revenue Service
1981
Box 63, Folder 12
THE REAPER : Archives Acquisition by Stanford University
Box 63, Folder 13, Box 64, Folder 1-3
THE REAPER Essays : Anthology edited by Mark Jarman and Robert McDowell (Story Line Press)
1995
Box 64, Folder 4-7
Robert McDowell: miscellaneous files