Hale (Terrel) Papers, 1975-2003

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Terrel Hale Papers
Dates:
1975-2003
Creators:
Hale, Terrel D.
Abstract:
Papers of Terrel Hale, American poet and editor, dating from 1975 to 2003. Included are original notebooks, typescripts, and drafts of Hale's prose, poetry, and plays; proofs, typescripts, paste-ups, lists of contributors, and correspondence related to the publication of Screens and Tasted Parallels.
Extent:
6 Linear feet (15 archives boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Terrel Hale Papers, MSS 586. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Background

Scope and content:

The Terrel Hale Papers document Hale's career as a poet, editor, and librarian, as well as the short-lived production of the literary journal Screens and Tasted Parallels, edited by Hale. Materials include correspondence and submissions for Screens and Tasted Parallels, as well as biographical materials and working drafts of Hale's poetry and prose. The accession is arranged in four series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) WRITINGS BY HALE, 3) MISCELLANEOUS, and 4) SCREENS AND TASTED PARALLELS.

Biographical / historical:

Terrel D. Hale worked as the librarian for the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. where he compiled United States Sanctions and South Africa : A Selected Legal Bibliography. He edited a journal of new poetry titled Screens and Tasted Parallels and his own poems have appeared in several small press magazines and journals. He also authored a chapbook titled Light Still Enough to Witness and had his novel, Saints and Latin Decadence published in 2001.

Acquisition information:
Acquired 2010.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Poetry -- 20th century
Names:
Hale, Terrel D. -- Archives

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Special Collections Archives, UC San Diego
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-24 22:23:50 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Original material deemed too fragile to handle has been photocopied. These preservation photocopies must be used in place of the originals.

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW TWO TO THREE (2-3) WEEKS FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.

Preferred citation:

Terrel Hale Papers, MSS 586. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Location of this collection:
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175
La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
Contact:
(858) 534-2533