Guide to the Donna Hollenberg collection on Denise Levertov M2220
Malgorzata Schaefer
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
May 2017
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Note
This is a listing of materials rather than a true finding aid.
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Donna Hollenberg collection on Denise Levertov
creator:
Hollenberg, Donna
source:
Hollenberg, Donna
Identifier/Call Number: M2220
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet
(2 manuscript boxes and 1 flat box)
Date (inclusive): 2000-2008
Content Description
Materials consist of approximately 50 interviews on cassette tapes in which Donna Hollenberg interviews various contemporaries
of poet Denise Levertov about Levertov, as well as correspondence between Hollenberg and the interviewees.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials
are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical 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. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-pub
lish
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Donna Hollenberg, 2016. Accession MSS 2017-133.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Donna Hollenberg collection on Denise Levertov (M2220). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
Biographical / Historical
Denise Levertov was a poet. Born in England of Welsh and Russian parents, she emigrated to the United States with her husband,
Mitchell Goodman, in 1948, becoming an American citizen in 1955. She was influenced strongly by William Carlos Williams, Robert
Duncan, and Robert Creeley. Donna Hollenberg is a Professor Emerita at the University of Connecticut. She wrote the book A
Poet's Revolution: The Life of Denise Levertov.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hollenberg, Donna
Hollenberg, Donna
Box 1-2
File folders containing correspondence between donor and interviewees, in alphabetical order; listing of names at the beginning
of the box 1
Box 2
Taped interviews with contemporaries about Denise Levertov, interviewed by Donna Hollenberg: Valerie Trueblood; Emily Warn
- cassette tapes
flat-box 3
Taped interviews with contemporaries about Denise Levertov, interviewed by Donna Hollenberg, cassette tapes; listing of names
in box 3
2001-2008
