Linda Gregg papers
- Author/Creator:
- Gregg, Linda
- Publication/Creation:
- 1898-2019 (bulk 1942-2019)
- Resource Type:
- Archival Material or Manuscripts
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- Linda Gregg papers
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Sound recordings
Poems - Subjects:
- Cole, Peter,1957-
Gilbert, Jack,1925-2012
Lee, Li-Young,1957-
American poetry--Women authors--20th century
Women authors, American--20th century
Women poets, American--20th century
Paros (Greece)
Description/Summary
- Summary:
- The collection consists of the papers of American poet, Linda Gregg, including correspondence, writings, printed material, writings by others, books, photographs, financial records, subject files, and audiovisual material from 1898-2019 (bulk 1942-2019). A significant portion of the correspondence is between Gregg and poet Jack Gilbert, some of which accompanies drafts of poems with his notes in the margins. While most of the drafts of Gilbert's work that Gregg annotated are part of the Jack Gilbert papers, some are included here as well. Writings are comprised of drafts of poems published in her books and in literary magazines, including complete book drafts. Some of these poems and book drafts have annotations other than Gilbert's. Printed material primarily consists of clippings or complete works that feature Gregg's or Gilbert's work. Most of the audiovisual material consists of audio recordings of Li-Young Lee, a Chinese poet born in Indonesia to political exile. Many of these recordings include Gregg. There is also a significant number of recordings of The Writer's Almanac, a radio program-turned-podcast hosted by Garrison Keillor that always includes one or more poems chosen by Keillor. Also included are recordings made by Gilbert, often as gifts to Gregg, and a few poetry readings by Gregg, Gilbert, Donald Brees, and Peter Cole at a workshop in Paros, Greece.
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- Materials entirely in English.
- Physical Type/Description:
- 48.125 linear feet (49 boxes)
- Restrictions on Access:
- Special restrictions apply: Collection stored off-site. Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance to access this collection.
Special restrictions apply: Use copies have not been made for audiovisual material in this collection. Researchers must contact the Rose Library at least two weeks in advance for access to these items. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the Rose Library's ability to provide access to audiovisual material. - Use and Reproduction:
- All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
- Organization and Arrangement:
- Arranged in alphabetical order.
Arranged and described at the collection level by Meaghan O'Riordan, September 2021. In the course of inventorying Gregg's papers as part of his role as the executor of her literary estate, David Semanki refoldered and described a significant portion of the material and imposed arrangement on that material. O'Riordan kept the files Semanki created together where possible. Audiovisual material mostly had handwritten labels that O'Riordan transcribed, so sometimes information may be incomplete or unclear. - Biographical/Historical Note:
- Linda Alouise Gregg was born on September 9, 1942, in Suffern, New York, to Frances (Rundall) and Harold Gregg. She had three sisters: Chloe MacDonald, Susan Conrad, and Louise Belinda Gregg (who is her twin). She grew up in Marin County, California, and received both her Bachelor of Arts (1967) and Master of Arts (1972) from San Francisco State College (now University; California). Her first book of poems, Too Bright to See, was published in 1981.
- Ownership and Custodial History:
- Louise Gregg is Linda Gregg's sister and executor of her estate. Book dealer James Jaffe brokered the sale and coordinated transfer. David Semanki is the executor of Linda Gregg's and Jack Gilbert's literary estates and inventoried much of Gregg's papers. Semanki shipped some material directly to Jaffe and some material to the Rose Library.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937381028502486
- OCLC Number:
- 1280349953
- Barcode:
- 010003068642
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