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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Title Collection Number OCLC Number Creator Provenance Extent, Scope, and Content Note Correspondents include Jane Augustine, Leonard Baskin, Jack Beal, Paul Blackburn, Robert Creeley, J.V. Cunningham, Harry Duncan, Robert Duncan, George Economou, Loren Eiseley, Mitchell Goodman, Donald Hall, Walter Hall, Sam Hamod, Michael Heller, William Heyen, David Kherdian, Galway Kinnell, Elizabeth Kner, Ellen Lanyon, James Laughlin, Denise Levertov, Harry Lewis, Robert Lowell, Khatchik Minasian, Toby Olson, George Oppen, Joel Oppenheimer, Rochelle Owens, Harry Mark Petrakis, Jerome Rothenberg, Norman Russell, Armand Schwerner, William DeWitt Snodgrass, Gary Snyder, Gilbert Sorrentino, William Edgar Stafford, Christopher Stephens, Louis Szathmary II, W. Thomas Taylor, Robert Vas Dias, Diane Wakoski, Keith Waldrop, Rosmarie Waldrop, John Wieners. Arrangement and Processing Note Language Restrictions on Access Rights and Permissions Citation Subjects INVENTORY Box 1 Abel, Richard & Co., business correspondence, 1971-1972. Aerial Phenomena Research, 1972-1973. Alternative Press. Amsterdam Continental Types, Inc., 1968-1972. Andrews/Nelson/Whitehead. Baer, George, 1966-1968. Baskin, Leonard, 1966-1968. Birth announcement of Baskin, Hosea, 3 TLS; 6 TLc from Perishable Press to Baskin. Beal, Jack. 9 ALS; 1 map; Tear sheets of articles about Beal. Bennett, Betty Lou, 1973. Bernard, Kenneth, 1972-1973 Blackburn, Paul, 1967-1970 Box 2 Blackburn, Paul, 1967-1970 (continued) Burke, John Gordon, 1973. Blackburn, Sara, 1999. Center for Twentieth Century Studies, 1972-1973. Chapdue, Mary Ellen. Christ-Janer, Albert and Christ-Janer, Virginia. Cockerell (Douglas) & son. Cockerell, Sandy, 1969-1972. Creeley, Robert. Box 3 Cunningham, J.V. Dickson, Jennifer and Dickson, Ronald, 1967. Distaff Bindery. Chapdue, Mary Ellen re Stafford, William Edgar That Other Alone. Dos Santos, Bartolomeu, 1969-1972. Dos Santos, Joao Cid, Prof. Duncan, Harry, 1965-1971. Box 4 Duncan, Robert. Economou, George, 1971-1973. Eiseley, Loren, 1967-1970. Box 5 Festival of the Book, 1973. Correspondence with Metzger, Philip, Kansas City. Freeman, Vera G., 1972. Andrews/Nelson/Whitehead. Gardons, S.S. Goodman, Mitchell. Green, Remy, 1968-1973. Green (Barcham, J.) Ltd. Grolier Club, New York, 1971-1973. Hall, Donald. 3 cards; 1 letter; 3 carbons of letters to Hall; Tear sheet of article by Hall. Hall, Walter, 1966-1971. Hamady, Mary Laird. Hamady, Walter S., 1966-1972. Box 6 Hamady, Walter S. (continued) Box 7 Hamady, Walter S. (continued) Art Exhibit, Donald Morris Gallery. Hamady, Walter S. 1971. Hamady, Walter S. 1968-1971. Box 8 Hamady, Walter S. – Perishable Press. (continued) Incoming correspondence, 1971, A-Z. Box 9 Hamady, Walter S. – Perishable Press. (continued) Box 10 Hamady, Walter S. – Perishable Press. (continued) Box 11 Hamady, Walter S. – Perishable Press. (continued) Box 12 Hamady, Walter S. (continued) Box 13 Perishable Press: typescripts, proofs, and related materials Box 14 Perishable Press (continued) Box 15 Hamady, Mary Laird Hamady, Walter Hamod, Sam Box 16 Harris, Marguerite Heller, Michael Heyen, William Holly, James Francis Holst, Spencer Kherdian, David and Hogrogian, Nonny Box 17 Kinnell, Galway Kner, Elizabeth 1965-1972 Lanyon, Ellen 1972 Laughlin, James 1968-1973 Mackenzie & Harris. Lee, Helen 1967-1972 Box 18 Levertov, Denise and Goodman, Mitchell, 1967- Lowell, Robert and Nardi, Marcia Macley, George 1972 Meteor Photo Company Mikolowski, Ken and Mikolowski, Ann 1973 (Alternative Press) Minasian, Khatchik Box 19 Moroquain, inc. 1972-1973 Wieck, George and Wieck, Cathy Donald Morris Gallery Northern Illinois University Olson, Toby and Olson, Miriam Box 20 Olson, Toby and Olson, Miriam (Continued) Oppen, George Oppenheimer, Joel Owens, Rochelle Pechman, F.J. 1973 Professional Color Lab Petersen, Will Petrakis, Harry Mark 1971-1973 Rail, DeWayne Box 21 Rothenberg, Jerome 1972-1973 Rubovits, Norma and Rubovits, Frank, 1971-1973 Saroyan, William 1972 Sheepstor Handmade Papers 1971 Snodgrass, William De Witt. Snyder, Gary Box 22 Stafford, William Edgar Stone, Reynolds 1971 Vas Dias, Robert 1971-1972. Wakoski, Diane 1968-1971 Box 23 Waldrop, Keith 1969 Waldrop, Rosmarie 1970 Wallrich, L.A. 1970-1971 Weinberger, Tony 1971-1972 Wieners, John 1968 Box 24 Augustine, Jane. Blackburn, Paul. Box 25 Haggarty, Teddy M. 9 April 1974. This broadside is the author’s first publication. 8 letters between author and printer, Hamady, Walter S. 14 proofs of broadside. (Shelved oversize) Hall, Donald. Hamady, Walter S. and Perishable Press. Box 26 Hamady, Walter S. and Perishable Press. Business and personal receipts. 1969-1970. Box 27 Hamady, Walter S. and Perishable Press. Business and personal receipts. 1970-1971. Box 28 Hamady, Walter S. and Perishable Press. Business and personal receipts. 1971 Box 29 Perishable Press. Miscellaneous correspondence. November 1974-May 1975. 1977 Miscellaneous correspondence comprises: 5 folders, 752 pieces, 201 being letters from this press. This material includes broadsides and ephemeral matter from other private presses, as well as correspondence with same on occasion. Box 30 Perishable Press. Correspondence. August 1975-June 1976. Box 31 Perishable Press. Correspondence. July 1976-July 1977. 1977 Miscellaneous correspondence comprises: 8 folders containing 1,041 pieces, including 239 carbons of letters from Hamady, Walter S. and Hamady, Mary Laird Box 32 Perishable Press. Correspondence. August-December 1977. Box 33 Giles, L.T. 1 AL and poem, accompanied by a large manuscript of his poems. (Giles is Hamady’s internist.) Perishable Press. Dealers. Correspondence. 60 letters. Penumbra Press, Lisbon, Iowa. O’Connell, Bonnie. Correspondence, August 1971-September 1977. 15 letters from Hamady, Walter S.; 27 letters and 10 cards from O’Connell, Bonnie; 6 printed items from the press; 2 photocopied or printed items. 100 items total. “Bonnie was a former student and is establishing her press as one of quality and literary integrity. Many of the letters are lengthy and of content.” Stephens, Christopher. Bookseller. 122 pieces, 56 letters from Hamady, Walter S. 46 letters and cards from Stephens, 21 from Polatsek, Harry, attorney in New York. 1973-1977. “A very unfortunate turn of events that ended in a lawsuit against Stephens which was won on our behalf by Harry Polatsek.” Szathmary, Louis II. Owner of famous Chicago Bakery. 11 letters. See Burke, John Gordon file for additional material. Taggart, John. 4 letters with 4 p. original typed poem manuscript which was rejected for publication. Hamady, Walter S. Two broadsides. 10 September 1972, illustrated by Beal, Jack. Photocopy of original manuscript; 7 full-sized proofs; edition of 31 copies went to individual Standing Order patrons. Materials covering this would be in Jack Beal file. Abracadabra broadside/birthday greeting for Laird, Mary Louise {i.e., Hamady, Mary Laird} likely 1976. Cold Rain broadside. Hamady, Walter S. Interminable Gabberjabb #4. Original TMs and TMs corrected of poem entitled 22 October 1974; 6 p. handwritten notes (footnotes); 38 proofs; illustrated with 2 photographs by Conniff, Gregory F.X. (one photograph is included; 4 bound proof copies. Box 34 Heller, Michael. Figures of Speaking. Illustrated by Digby, John. 14 letters and cards from the author; 5 letters from the artist; 19 TLC from the printer, Hamady, Walter S.; 6 photocopies of manuscript; 4 p. photocopy of manuscript, not used; 1 first proof sheet 9 June 1977; 1 first proof printer’s proof; 1 author’s corrected proof sheet; 10 proof pages on Eltham paper with corrections; 1 printer’s dummy copy, sewn; 1 paper dummy with measurements; 1 proof copy with measurements for furniture lock-up memory drawing; 2 proof sheets; 1 bound copy, incomplete; 1 proof from engraver of re-made plate; 1 proof page for the numbering of the colophon; 1 bound copy, trial, for cover and sewing; 4 p. handwritten log for the making of the book; 2 original collages by John Digby; 6 proof copies with sheets annotated. Total 82 items. Digby, John. Heyen, William. 36 letters, 2 PC, 4 typed poems and 36 p. of photocopied prose material, correspondence around the publication of a broadside entitled The Pigeons. 2 proofs of the broadside; 14 pages of revised short stories, typed. “The project fell through because of two things: the author was a pest, nagging at me with all sorts of advice that I couldn’t put up with. The straw that snapped the camel-jockey’s back is/was the fact that he listed in his book of poetry in the credits/acknowledgements that we had published some of the poems, when in fact we had not & had not intended to! This caused me to get cross.” Lewis, Harry. Pulsars. Three states of a single poem, illustrated with an original silk-screen print by Gilliam, Sam. 4 pages original manuscript by Vas Dias, Robert. 13 letters between author, printer, Hamady, Walter S., and artist. (Some of the following material is shelved oversize) 5 pages manuscript, 2 sheets first proofs, first dummy copy, author’s corrected first proof, (Oversize) Numerous proof pages with corrections and notations, 1 trial dummy. Also oversize: 21 sequential proofs for the advertisement for Pulsars. Olson, Toby. Fishing. With silk-screen print by Weege, Bill. 9 January 1974-June 1974. 2 proof copies; 1 trial cover; 11 letters of 2 cards between author and printer, Hamady, Walter S.; 3 p. of TMs (not Fishing); 15 p. of photocopied poems, City Poems. Olson, Toby. Doctor Miriam. 1975-1976. 25 letters and 12 PC from author; 32 letters from printer, Hamady, Walter S.; 19 photocopies of poems with letter; 6 photocopies of poems used later in Doctor Miriam; 4 typed pages of the poem Country, and 3 photocopies of poems; 2 typed pages of poems; 6 pieces of proofs 17 January 1976; 6-8 x 10 glossy photographs taken by the author of Hamady, Laura Evans, printer, Carpenter, Mary and Carpenter, Stephanie; 8 pages TMs; 3 p. TMs; 7 sheets proofs, 13 January 1977 and 8 photocopied sheets manuscripts; 1 proof of Beal, Jack’s 2-color drawing; 3 additional proofs of same; 6 sheets corrected proofs by author; 1 drawing for fold on cover; 1 dummy copy paste-up; 4 glossy 8 x 10 photographs taken by Conniff, Gregory F.X., of author, printer on tractor, Hamady, Laura Evans, etc.; 6 trial sheets for title page; 1 sheet showing color mixing trials for Jack’s color; 1 sheet sample conte colors from Jack Beal; 1 paste-up copy of Perusia paper; 1 drawing showing the stitch for 2 signatures used; 1 red-jig for punching sewing holes; 1 notation by binder on card re dimensions; 5 handwritten pages of time log; 1 offprint of poem Sitting in Gusevik; 2 copies of proof sheets, bound; 5 signatures of proof sheets, unbound. Total 2 folders, 182 items. Box 35 Olson, Toby. Doctor Miriam. 1975-1976. (Continued) Oppenheimer, Joel. Acts. 27 October 1975 – 25 April 1976. Illustrated by Hamady, Walter S. with collage. 9 letters and 1 PC from author; 9 letters from printer, Hamady, Walter S.; 5 p. original TMs, signed and dated by author; 2 p. original typed unpublished poem, Doing-It, signed “For Walter & Mary, 21 january ’76, Joel” Corrected proof sheets with picture taped of the human cannonball; 3 glossy photos from Circus World Museum; 2 collages by Hamady, Walter S.; various plates, if desired; 16 pieces proof; 1 paper dummy; 1 sewn trial copy; 2 page proofs (larger sheets), one corrected; 1 sewn copy, damaged and designated for copyright. Petrakis, Harry Mark. Chapter Seven. Illustrated by Colescott, Warren. Correspondence, 22 August 1974-September 8, 1976. 10 letters from author, several pages each; 17 letters from printer, Hamady, Walter S. Letters from Rubovits, Norma, who marbled the paper? Original drawing for title page by Colescott, Warren; plates, etc; list of distribution of copies; 1 paper dummy: 1 proof copy with corrections; 1 blank copy for binding experiment-all bound as per edition. (Blank copy has black cloth spine v. leather.) 1 unbound printer’s proof; 15 page proofs-cut and marked with corrections; 1 printer’s memory drawing page; 1 unbound author’s proof dated 17 July 1976 with author’s corrections; 1 printer’s paper dummy (printed) and marked with sizes and locations by printer, Hamady, Walter S.; 90 proof pages (title page and colophon). Miscellaneous items: 1 article from Chicago Tribune Magazine about the author; TMc with quotation from Mackenzie & Harris, 35 p.; specimens of type faces from Mackenzie & Harris; galley proofs, 7 p.; 28 p. carbons of manuscript for Chapter Five; revised manuscript carbon 35 p; quote from Publisher’s Weekly: glossary; Map of Crete; letter from Lee, Helen, Mackenzie & Harris. “Won American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Book Show Honor.” Box 36 Petrakis, Harry Mark. Chapter Seven. (Continued) Russell, Norman. Open the Flower. 5 proof copies of the book, 48 pages TMs, 11 first proofs and author’s proof dummy, 21 letters between author and printer, Hamady, Walter S. Numerous cards, photocopies of the author’s poems as they appeared during the production of this book. August 1973-July 1974. Box 37 Schwerner, Armand. Redspel. Illustrated by Ginzel, Roland. 10 letters, 4 cards from the author; 39 pages of manuscript material, original typed, carbons, and photocopies; 8 letters, 1 card from Ginzel, Roland, artist/illustrator; 2 letters, 4 cards from Chapdue, Mary Ellen; 9 letters, 2 cards from Dela Rosa, Al; 1 letter from Conniff, Gregory F.X., attorney; 50 letters from Hamady, Walter, to the above; Following is oversize: 34 pieces of proofs; first dummy of the book paste-up; author’s corrected proof; printer’s dummy with measurements; copy #124 binder’s sample; a badly sew, uncased copy #9 ruined. 183 items total. “This book, started in 1973, was not finally finished until January 1976. Many copies were ruined by the binder, named Chapdue, Mary Ellen. A salvage operation was done by another binder named Dela Rosa, Al in Madison, Wisconsin. So the correspondence gets lively in places.” Schwerner, Armand. Triumph Of the Will. 15 xl 1975 – 10 I 1977. 4 letters from author; 4 PC from author; 13 letters from printer, Hamady, Walter S.; 1 letter from artist, Thrall, Arthur; 16 pages photocopied manuscript; 30 proof pieces; 1 dummy working copy; 1 proof copy with italic numbers; 6 proofs for the advertisement; 1 printer’s sketch, Hamady, Walter S., for title page; 1 bound copy, #65 in the edition of 150 (which may be a proof). Sorrentino, Gilbert. Elegiacs of Sulpicia. 11 letters from author; 10 Tlc from printer, Hamady, Walter S.; 7 handwritten worksheets, time log, etc, developing costs, etc, from this book; 14 p. photocopied edition of the manuscript; first proof sheet; corrected first proof by author; receipt for paper; 2 proof copies, one with corrections, one with memory drawing of lock-up; corrected author’s proof copy; 15 pieces miscellaneous proof pages/dummy proof for press arrangement etc; 1 bound copy without colophon; 1 Black Sparrow Press ad for White Sail. Total 69 items. Taylor, W. Thomas. Bookseller. Materials surrounding the publication of a page of specimen books, which also included (unbeknownst to him) the following 4 items: Wowa’s First Book (miniature book), Checklist Seventy Seven and Thirteen, Elegant (definition), and The Birthday Pyramid. 7 letters from Taylor; 7 Tlc from Hamady, Walter S.; 4 photocopied pages with specifications for specimen sheet; 2 bound copies of miniature book 1 paste-up; 1 layout of pages for printing of miniature book; 1 proof in black; 1 proof sheet with text for miniature books and one unused proof of possible part of piece fine typography is not, never has been, cannot ever be accomplished from a sitting down position. 1 handwritten doodle sheet of intents; first proof of miniature book; 1 layout for calling card – E. Munck Tory; 1 handwritten definition of Elegant; 5 p. original manuscript from Hamady, Walter S., some handwritten; 2 additional photocopies of specifications; 12 proof sheets, full size 14 1/2 x 19 1/2. Total 45 items. Uchima, Ansei. Artist. Printer, Hamady, Walter S., received 2 PC, 3 letters, and 1 small print greeting card from artist. Hamady, Walter S., 2 Tlc. Box 38 Lanyon, Ellen. In Sight of Blue Mounds. Drawings and proofs. Th Prshbl Prss Lmtd In Print On 19.Labor Day.73. Proofs. Hamady, Walter S. Stafford, William Edgar. That Other Alone. Proofs. Enslin, Theodore. Gardiner, Maine. Correspondence, proofs. Heyen, William. Proofs. Wakoski, Diane. The Purple Finch Song for Walter & Mary’s Purple Finch Paper. Diane Wakoski/13 February 1972. Proofs. Olson, Toby. Fishing. Proofs. Box 39 Schwerner, Armand. Redspel. Proofs. Hamady, Walter S. Thumbnailing the Hilex/The Third Interminable Gabberjab. Proofs, letters. 2 pages handwritten notes, photocopy of the poem, 10 letters between Nasco and the author/printer, sample ribbon from Nasco. “The unsuccessful attempt to make a ribbon led the printer, Hamady, Walter S., to discover and experiment with cutting dies.” Beal, Jack, illustrator. Oversize: 33 sequential proofs for the advertisements. Lewis, Harry. Pulsars. Proofs. Haggarty, Teddy M. 9 April 1974. Proofs. Perishable Press. Correspondence, 1978. 600+ items – 130 TLc Hamady, Walter S. Perishable Press. Correspondence, January-March 1979. 1050+ items – 192 TLc Hamady, Walter S. Box 41 Perishable Press. Correspondence, February-November 1979. Hamady, Walter S. Box 42 Perishable Press. Correspondence, December 1979. Hamady, Walter S. Box 43 Perishable Press. Correspondence, May-November 1980. Hamady, Walter S. Box 44 Perishable Press. Correspondence, December 1980. Hamady, Walter S. Graham, Oscar – Detering Book Gallery Donald Morris Gallery – Phillips, Matt; Oates, Joyce Carol Enschedé Typefounders Ford Foundation Howard Foundation Insurance 1977 Kner & Anthony Bookbinders Lerner, Abe Morrow, Bradford National Endowment for the Arts Craftsman’s Fellowship Pages Exhibition – Richman, Gary Penumbra Press Phoenix Book Shop 1966- Rail, DeWayne Wallrich, L.A. Weiss, Mark Box 45 60 lists for 1979 Hamady, Walter S. holographic Andrews/Nelson/Whitehead – Freeman, Vera Baskin, Leonard Bezoar Black Sparrow Press Bush, Cynthia B.G. – Checklist of Perishable Press Limited Deberny & Peignot Eiseley, Loren Enschedé Typefounders Feast Letters Wakoski, Diane, Project Fine Press Printers – Symposium Fine Print Guggenheim Foundation Hoyem, Andrew – Arion Press Irby, Ken Kimball, Wayne – Lithographer Letters to answer with a form letter someday Lists 1979 Lists 1981 Lowenstein, Tom Miscellaneous Letters to Hamady, Walter S. Miscellaneous – Letters from French, Peter; McGovern, George; Kramer, Hilton; Allen, Louis Moritz, John Box 46 National Endowment for the Arts Grant R7I 5273 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Proposal Penmaen Press Private Press Symposium Sams, Romus – Hamady, Walter S. Schimmel, Nancy Stempel/ATF/Bauer Alphabets/Milwaukee Electrotype Typefoundries Triangle Typefoundry Yasutomo (Paper Vendors) Brown, Arthur, Song of the Sly Mongoose. Correspondence and proofs surrounding the publication of the book. Box 47 Wakoski, Diane, Making a Sacher Torte. Illustrated by Lanyon, Ellen. Correspondence, proofs, dummies and miscellaneous items surrounding the publication of the book. Blackburn, Paul, The Selection of Heaven. Illustrated by Hamady, Walter S.. Archival materials surrounding the publication of the book.1 PC and 2 letters; 21 p. TM; Hamady, Walter S., 3 Tlc Box 48 Wakoski, Diane, and Lanyon, Ellen. Making a Sacher Torte. Proofs. Derleth, August. Last Light. Proofs. Box 49 Barker, Laurence and Barker, Mercedes Bernard, Kenneth Callner, Richard – State University of New York at Albany Creeley, Robert Kelly, Robert with report by Alexander, Chuck of Black Mesa Press Red Ozier Press Snodgrass, William De Witt and Snodgrass, Camille Taylor, Gage Twinrocker Papermill Vas Dias, Robert. 1976. 1 PC and 2 letters; 21 p. TM; Hamady, Walter S., 3 Tlc Wakoski, Diane 1976-1979 Waldrop, Keith and Waldrop, Rosmarie Wulling, Emerson Box 50 Alternative Press Gardyloo Press – Bennett, John M. Giza Meryet Press – Derse, Marcia Damraurer Hilberry, Conrad, Housemarks Iguana Press – Escalante, Jim and Escalante, Mary Insurance school material Fall 1974 Landlocked Press – Tisdale, Walter Lists 1980 Moran, James Rara Avis Press – Bertelson, Christy Rothenberg, Jerome, B.R.M.TZ.V.H. Ruggie, Cathy – Hosanna Press Sea Pen Press and Papermill – Ferris, Suzanne Three Broadsides by Hamady, Walter S. Box 51 Olson, Toby, Birdsongs. Illustrated by Digby, John Poetry manuscripts. Wilde, John, The Story of Jane and Joan Box 52 Hamady, Walter S., Book Number 68 Giles, L.T., Goat Cottage Dream Poems. Correspondence, proofs and material surrounding the publication of the book. Epiphany Greetings Quotables 78 Why Did You Didn’t Squatting Flies Mt. Horeb Children’s Community School Poster Project Hughey, Michael Box 53 Quotables 1979 Derleth, August, Last Light. Illustrated by Utpatel, Frank. Hamady, Walter S., For the Hundredth Time Gabberjab Number Five. Wisconsin House – LeFebvre, Mark Box 54 Hamady, Walter S., Seeds & Chairs: Selected Poems by Hamady, Walter S. Tarn, Nathaniel and Rodney, Janet, The Forest. Box 55 Rubovits, Frank, Hamady, Walter S., Hamady, Mary Laird, and Hamady, Laura Evans, Doggerel Exchange. Stafford, William Edgar. Tuft by Puff Box 56 Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 Folder 4 Folder 5 Folder 6 Folder 7 Folder 8 Folder 9 Box 57 Ephemera Portfolio 1: 1965-1970 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Hamady, Walter, Seeds & Chairs, Announcement 1980-1981 Box 58 Broadsides Folder 1 Blackburn, Paul, It Might As Well Be Spring, (Spec PS614 .P41 B52 c.1) |
