Finding Aid for the Paul Alexander Bartlett Papers, 1923-1990 LSC.2106
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Title: Paul Alexander Bartlett papers
Creator:
Bartlett, Paul Alexander
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2106
Physical Description:
4.5 Linear Feet
(9 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1923-1990
Abstract: Paul Alexander Bartlett (1909- ) was born in Moberly, Missouri, and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was an instructor
in creative writing at Georgia State College (1955) and editor of publications at the University of California Santa Barbara
(1964-70). Bartlett contributed short stories and poetry to magazines and anthologies. His published books include:
Adios, mi México, and
When the Owl Cries. The collection consists of literary manuscripts, correspondence, research notes, published works, ephemera, diaries, photograph
albums and genealogy materials of Paul Alexander Bartlett. Correspondents include John Dos Passos, James Michener, Upton Sinclair,
and Frank Tannenbaum.
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Language of Material:
English
.
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Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Paul Alexander Bartlett, 1981 & 1984.
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Biography
Bartlett was born on June 13, 1909 in Moberly, Missouri, and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; BA, Oberlin College, 1932;
also attended University of Arizona, and later studied art at the National University of Mexico and in Guadalajara; instructor
in creative writing, Georgia State College, 1955; editor of publications, University of California Santa Barbara, 1964-70;
contributed short stories and poetry to magazines and anthologies; published books include
Adios, mi México, and
When the Owl Cries.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of literary manuscripts, correspondence, research notes, published works, ephemera, diaries, photograph
albums and genealogy materials of writer Paul Alexander Bartlett. Correspondents include John Dos Passos, James Michener,
Upton Sinclair, and Frank Tannenbaum.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Manuscripts by PAB and related material (Boxes 1-2).
- Correspondence (Boxes 2,8).
- Journals by PAB (Boxes 3-5).
- Poetry and miscellaneous prose by PAB, photograph albums, genealogy material (Box 6).
- Unpublished writings (Boxes 6-7).
- Published writings (Boxes 7-9).
Related Material
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Poets, American -- 20th century -- Archives.
Manuscripts for publication
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives.
Diaries.
Bartlett, Paul Alexander--Archives.
Manuscripts by Paul Bartlett and Related Material
box 1, folder 1
Notebook: Source data for
Forward, Children! v.p.,
v.d..
General Physical Description note: ca. 150 leaves.
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, notes, postcards, photographs, pamphlets.
box 1, folder 2
Forward, Children! n.p.,
n.d.
General Physical Description note: 182 leaves. Typescript.
box 1, folder 3
Reviews and comments
re
Forward, Children!
General Physical Description note: 5 leaves. Typescript, typescript (carbon), photocopy.
box 1, folder 4
The Journal of Leonardo da Vinci. San Diego.
1977.
General Physical Description note: 170 leaves. Typescript, photocopy.
Scope and Contents note
With this: ephemera. 1 item.
box 1, folder 5
Maelstrom. n.p.,
n.d.
General Physical Description note: 267 leaves. Typescript.
box 1, folder 6
Mexican Footprints. n.p.,
n.d.
General Physical Description note: 271 leaves. Typescript, typescript (carbon). Bound. Signed by the author.
Scope and Contents note
With this: photocopy of foreword by Don M. Wolfe.
box 2, folder 1
The Mexican Haciendas by Paul Alexander Bartlett. n.p.,
n.d.
General Physical Description note: 83 leaves. Typescript, typescript (carbon), photocopy.
box 2, folder 2
Spokes for Memory. n.p.,
1977-1978.
General Physical Description note: 140 leaves. Typescript, typescript (carbon), photocopy. Signed by the author.
box 2, folder 3
Spokes for Memory. Bartlett, Paul Alexander. Baltimore: Icarus Press, c.
1979.
General Physical Description note: Papers. Signed by the author.
box 2, folder 4
To Reason Why. n.p.,
n.d.
General Physical Description note: 249 leaves. Typescript, typescript (carbon), Bound. Signed by the author.
box 2, folder 5
When the Owl Cries. Ephemera. v.p.,
v.d.
General Physical Description note: 28 items.
Scope and Contents note
Includes dustjacket of the book, clippings, photocopies of clippings.
General note
First published by Macmillan, 1960.
box 2, folder 6
Correspondence. v.p.,
v.d.
General Physical Description note: 10 items.
- Adamas, J. Donald. 1 item.
- Barnstone, Willis. 1 item
- Dietrich, Susan. 1 item.
- Dos Passos, John. 1 item.
- Fraenkel, Michael. 1 item.
- Gorman, Herbert. 1 item.
- Ippolito, Donald. 1 item.
- Roeder, Ralph. 1 item.
- Sinclair, Upton. 1 item.
- Walsh, Richard J. 1 item.
General note
NOTE: The letters are photocopies,
not original letters.
box 2, folder 7
Publications
General Physical Description note: (3 items)
The Greyledge Review. Chickering, by Paul Alexander Bartlett,
Fall 1979.
Bartlett, Paul Alexander.
Adios, mi Mexico. San Diego, Autograph Editions, c.
1979.
General Physical Description note: Paper. Signed by author.
Bartlett, Paul Alexander.
Wherehill. Colima, Mexico. Autograph Editions,
1975.
General Physical Description note: Paper. no. 95/100. Signed by the author.
box 2, folder 8
Ephemera
re Paul Bartlett.
General Physical Description note: 5 items.
box 8, folder 10
Adams, J. Donald.
April 10, 1946; December 11, 1947.
General Physical Description note: 2 items.
General note
All letters are photocopies except for 1 item in folder 32.
box 8, folder 11
Abramson, Ben (Argus Book Shop).
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
July 26, 1939.
box 8, folder 12
Babelon, Jean.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
June 7, 1967.
box 8, folder 13
Balch, Earle (G.P. Putnam's Sons.).
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
June 13, 1940.
box 8, folder 14
Barnstone, Willis.
General Physical Description note: 9 items.
- December 26, 1962
- March 30,1963
- April 29, 1963
- October 4, 1963
- November 10, 1963
- December 8, 1963
- July 27, 1966
- May 30, 1968, February 6, n.d.
box 8, folder 15
Beals, Carleton.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
December 28, 1950.
box 8, folder 16
Chase, Stuart.
General Physical Description note: 3 items.
- September 26, 1956
- January 16, 1967
- January 28, 1972
box 8, folder 17
Cole, Lois Dwight (The MacMillan Company).
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
March 5, 1935.
box 8, folder 18
Conroy, Jack.
General Physical Description note: 4 items.
- September 27, 1962
- November 4, 1962
- September 28, 1971
- April 9, 1975
box 8, folder 19
De Conde, Alex.
General Physical Description note: 2 items.
- February 1, 1972
- December 12, 1973
box 8, folder 20
Dos Passos, John.
General Physical Description note: 2 items.
- September 15, 1952
- September 23, 1952
box 8, folder 21
Eoyang, Eugene (Doubleday & Company Incorporated).
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
November 13, 1963.
box 8, folder 22
Fillmore, Louise (Macdowell Associates).
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
May 10, 1949.
box 8, folder 23
Fraenkel, Michael.
General Physical Description note: 1 item (& 1 copy).
Scope and Contents note
September 10, 1950 (With another copy).
box 8, folder 24
Gardner, David Pierpont.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
July 11, 1973.
box 8, folder 25
Gessler, Clifford. 2 items (& 2 copies).
- November 25, 1947 (2 copies)
- December 8, 1950
box 8, folder 26
Gorman, Herbert, 3 items (& 2 copies).
- March 5, 1940
- July 11, 1948 (and 2 copies)
- May 3, 1949
box 8, folder 27
Hicks, Granville.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
March 27, 1970.
box 8, folder 28
Kerr, Chester (Harcourt, Brace & Company).
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
October 26, 1939.
box 8, folder 29
Kirk, Russell (The University Bookman).
General Physical Description note: 9 items.
- April 26, 1963
- April 18, 1965
- January 3, 1968
- June 5, 1969
- November 14, 1973
- February 18, 1974
- April 7, 1974
- December 5, 1975
- August 15, 1982
box 8, folder 30
Matthews, Diane.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
26 March 1973.
box 8, folder 31
Maxwell, Allen (
Southwest Review).
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
February 5, 1948.
box 8, folder 32
Mayer, John (Farrar, Straus & Company).
General Physical Description note: 2 items.
- March 16, 1949 (original letter)
- March 16, 1949 to MacDowell Colony.
box 8, folder 33
Michener, James.
General Physical Description note: 2 items.
- April 18, 1988
- June 7, 1988
box 8, folder 34
Montgomery, Rutherford.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
May 3, 1963.
box 8, folder 35
Pearce, Charles.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
September 14, 1935.
box 8, folder 36
Phillips, Howard S. (
Mexican Life).
General Physical Description note: 2 items.
- April 18, 1944
- June 15, 1971
box 8, folder 37
Poland, Reginald. (Atlanta Art Associates).
General Physical Description note: 2 items.
- September 4, 1959
- March 23, 1961
box 8, folder 38
Powell, Desmond (
Arizona Quarterly).
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
October 22, 1948.
box 8, folder 39
Quinn, Kerker (
Accent).
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
May 13, 1944.
box 8, folder 40
Ransom, John Crowe (
The Kenyon Review).
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
March 8, 1948 (and 1 copy).
box 8, folder 41
Roeder, Ralph.
General Physical Description note: 2 items.
- November 14, 1950
- July 28, 1951
box 8, folder 42
Rothenberg, William L. (Carnegie Fund for Authors).
General Physical Description note: 2 items.
- May 10, 1961
- January 25, 1973
box 8, folder 43
Stokes Company (Frederick A.).
General Physical Description note: 2 items.
- September 1, 1939
- January 8, 1940
box 8, folder 44
Sinclair, Upton.
General Physical Description note: 2 items.
- February 18, 1952 (and another copy)
- March 21, 1952
box 8, folder 45
Tannenbaum, Frank.
General Physical Description note: 5 items.
- October 5, 1950
- May 28, 1954
- November 16, 1955
- October 18, 1961
- May 8, 1963.
box 8, folder 46
Tillotson, M.R. (National Park Service).
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
March 31, 1936.
box 8, folder 47
Tomasic, Irene.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
n.d.
box 8, folder 48
Trutner, Kathryn (Doubleday, Doran & Company).
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
January 30, 1933.
box 8, folder 49
Unwin, Stanley (Allen & Unwin Ltd.).
General Physical Description note: 2 items.
- March 9, 1942 (Unwin to PAB)
- January 18, 1939 (copy of transcript only from Ford Madox Ford to Unwin)
box 8, folder 50
Walsh, Mrs. Richard J.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
February 16, 1951.
box 8, folder 51
Wheelock, John Hall (Charles Scribner's sons).
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
April 10, 1951.
box 8, folder 52
Woodburn, John.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
August 3, 1945.
box 8, folder 53
Wolfe, Don M.
General Physical Description note: 3 items.
- June 25, 1970
- May 20, 1971 (DMW to John Meyer)
- May 20, 1971 (DMW to PAB)
box 8, folder 54
Zavala, Silvio.
General Physical Description note: 4 items.
- May 13, 1953
- December 12, 1966
- December 5, 1973
- July 3, 1974
box 8, folder 55
Zuno, Jose G. (Escuela de Bells Artes).
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
August 25, 1949.
Journals by Paul Bartlett,
1923-1948
General note
(Additions, November 1984)
box 3, folder 1
1923.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 3, folder 1
1925.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 3, folder 2
1928.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 3, folder 2
1926-1928.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 3, folder 3
1928-1940.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 3, folder 4
1942.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 3, folder 4
1942.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 3, folder 5
1943.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 3, folder 5
1944.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 3, folder 6
1947.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 3, folder 6
1948.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Journals by Paul Bartlett,
1949-1972
General note
(Additions, November 1984)
box 4, folder 1
1950.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 1
1949.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 2
1951-1952.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 3
1953.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 3
1954.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 4
1955-1956.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 4
1956-1960.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 5
1963-1964.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 5
1965-1968.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 6
1969-1970.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 6
1970-1971.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 7
1971.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Journals by Paul Bartlett,
1973-1983
General note
(Additions, November 1984)
box 5, folder 1
1973.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 5, folder 1
1974.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 5, folder 2
1975.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 5, folder 2
1977-1978.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 5, folder 3
1979.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 5, folder 3
1978-1979.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 5, folder 4
1979.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 5, folder 4
1979-1980.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 5, folder 5
1980.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 5, folder 5
1980-1981.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 5, folder 6
1981.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 5, folder 6
1982.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 5, folder 7
1982.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 5, folder 7
1983.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Poetry and Miscellaneous Prose by PAB, Photograph Albums, genealogy Material
General note
(Additions, November 1984)
box 6, folder 1
Poetry and miscellaneous prose pieces by Paul Bartlett. v.p.
1941-1948.
General Physical Description note: ca. 100 leaves. Holograph.
Photograph Albums
General Physical Description note: (2 items)
box 6, folder 2
1923-1943.
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
Generally family photographs.
box 6, folder 2
Mexico,
1941-1942.
General Physical Description note: 2 items.
genealogy Material
General Physical Description note: (3 items)
box 6, folder 3
Postcard,
1660
Scope and Contents note
Bartlett House, Manomet. Plymouth, Massachusetts.
box 6, folder 3
Bartlett, Robert Merrill.
Pilbrim Robert Bartlett (1603-1676) and some of his descendants, c.
1966.
General Physical Description note: 26pp.
Scope and Contents note
Plymoth, Massachusetts: Society of the Descendants of Robert Bartlett of Plymoth, Incorporated.
Unpublished Writings by PAB
box 6, folder 7
The White Cactus. Santa Barbara, n.d.
General Physical Description note: 232pp.
Scope and Contents note
Bound Typescript with list of the author's publications.
box 7, folder 1
Black Aspirins. San Diego, n.d.
General Physical Description note: 233pp. Typescript with some photocopy pages.
Scope and Contents note
With original pen and ink illustration for frontispiece.
box 7, folder 2
Wherehill. San Diego, n.d.
General Physical Description note: 222pp. Photocopy of typescript.
- With typescript preface laid in novel and holograph memoir, Christmas at Wherehill [incomplete].
- With original pen & ink illustration My father's world signed by PAB.
box 7, folder 3
The H-Man. San Diego,
1982.
General Physical Description note: 240pp. Photocopy of typescript.
Scope and Contents note
With list of publications, copies of reviews of
When the Owl Cries and a letter of
re transmittal to an unnamed publisher.
box 7, folder 6
Tepui. n.p., June 11, 1989.
General Physical Description note: 32pp. Photocopy of typescript and holograph manuscript.
Scope and Contents note
PAB's last work.
box 8, folder 9
Exile. n.p., n.d.
General Physical Description note: 6pp. Photocopy of typescript manuscript.
General note
Unpublished?
box 7, folder 4
Burning Glass. San Diego,
April 9, 1985.
General Physical Description note: 63pp. Typescript and photocopy of typescript.
Scope and Contents note
Part two of Bartlett's unpublished
Trio. Original manuscript is at the American Heritage Center.
box 7, folder 5
Campeta. n.p., revised by PAB
March 27, 1989.
General Physical Description note: 69pp. Photocopy of typescript and holograph manuscript.
Scope and Contents note
With copies of 7 pen and ink illustrations by PAB. Part 3 of PAB's
Trio. The original manuscript is at the American Heritage Center.
box 6, folder 4
Christ's Journal. n.p., n.d.
General Physical Description note: 124pp. Photocopy of typescript on yellow paper.
box 6, folder 5
Shakespeare's Journal: A Film Novel. Colima, Mexico, n.d.
General Physical Description note: 227pp. Bound typescript with holograph corrections.
box 6, folder 6
Abraham Lincoln's Journal. San Diego, n.d.
General Physical Description note: 179pp. Typescript title page & list of quotations. Photocopy of typed manuscript.
Scope and Contents note
With reproduction of Gettysburg Address and original pen and ink sketch by PAB for frontispiece.
Published Writings by PAB
box 7, folder 7
The Haciendas of Mexico.
Scope and Contents note
Folder of background materials. Published by University of Colorado Press, 1990.
box 7, folder 8
The Haciendas of Mexico.
Scope and Contents note
Proof copy. Corrected April 17, 1989.
box 9, folder 1
When the Owl Cries.
Scope and Contents note
Reviews and excerpts from reviews, ca. 1960-1961, on oversize pasteup board.
box 8, folder 4
The Hacienda Mansions.
Scope and Contents note
Mexican Life, vol.46 no.4 (April 1970), pp.11-12.
box 8, folder 1
Chickering.
Scope and Contents note
Unusual, 1955, pp.27-32.
box 8, folder 2
Ancient Seeds.
Scope and Contents note
Southwest Review, (Winter 1958), pp.37-45.
box 8, folder 3
Diosbotic.
Scope and Contents note
Mexican Life, vol.45 no.3 (March 1979), pp.7-8.
box 8, folder 5
The Inner Ear.
Scope and Contents note
Mexican Life, vol.46 no.11 (November 1970), pp.7-8.
box 8, folder 6
The Inner Ear.
Scope and Contents note
Southwest Review, vol.67 no.3 (Summer 1982), pp.282-286.
box 8, folder 7
Against the Wall.
Scope and Contents note
Dalhousie Review, (Winter 1983), pp.651-658. Photocopy of published story.
box 8, folder 8
The Last Gun.
Scope and Contents note
Wind Magazine, vol.15 no.55 (1985), pp.54-60. Photocopy of published story.