mss0099_0836.xml Finding aid for "The Common Shore" : uncorrected proofs and letter1969 June 19 University of Delaware Library, Special Collections University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267 Phone: 302-831-2229 Fax: 302-831-6003 URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/
Date encoded (2009 February 20) Finding aid encoded 2009 February 20 English "The Common Shore" : uncorrected proofs and letter1969 June 19 Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267 Phone: 302-831-2229 Fax: 302-831-6003 URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/
 Kelley, Robert, 1935- "The Common Shore" : uncorrected proofs and letter1969 June 19 MSS 099, F836 2 items Author's uncorrected proofs for Robert Kelley's "The Common Shore" and an accompanying letter written by Kelly to publisher John Martin of Black Sparrow Press in which he lists corrections and offers ideas for the book's design. Materials entirely in English. University of Delaware Library - Special Collections Source

Purchase, November 2008.

 Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

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 Citation

MSS 099, F836A-B, Robert Kelley, "The Common Shore" : uncorrected proofs and letter, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

 Shelving Summary F836A-B: Shelved in SPEC MSS 099 manuscript boxes Processing

Processed by Anita Wellner, December 2008. Encoded by Anita Wellner, February 2009.

 Biographical Note

American poet, short story writer, essayist, novelist, editor, and educator Robert Kelly has created a large body of work, much of which is experimental and which focuses on different modes of expression.

He has also encouraged other writers of experimental poetry and fiction through developing writing courses, holding workshops. Kelly has promoted their work in several literary magazines which he co-founded, such as Chelsea Review, Trobar, Matter, and Sulfur. Kelly is the Asher B. Edelman Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College in New York, where he has taught since 1961.

Poetry Foundation. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poet.html (accessed February 18, 2009).

 Scope and Content Note

This small collection comprises the author's uncorrected proofs for Robert Kelley's "The Common Shore" and an accompanying letter, dated June 19, 1969, to Black Sparrow publisher John Martin.

In addition to Kelly's corrections, the proofs bear an inscription on the title page written by the author to the publisher, John Martin of Black Sparrow Press. Kelley's three-page letter written to John Martin lists corrections and offers suggestions for the design of "The Common Shore."

Arrangement

The proofs are housed in a slipcase in folder 836A and the letter is in F836B.

 Selected Search Terms Personal Names Martin, John, 1930- Corporate Names Black Sparrow Press. Topical Terms American literature--20th century--Sources. Experimental poetry, American--20th century--Sources. Form/Genre Terms Page proofs. Letters (correspondence) Related Materials in this Repository

This item forms part of MSS 099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

 Detailed Contents List 56 F836A Robert Kelley, "The Common Shore," uncorrected proofsJune 19, 1969 1 item (69 pp.)

Author's uncorrected proofs for Robert Kelley's "The Common Shore." In addition to Kelly's corrections, the proofs bear an inscription on the title page written by the author to the publisher, John Martin of Black Sparrow Press.

 56 F836B Robert Kelly letter to John MartinJune 19, 1969 1 item (3 pp.)

Robert Kelley's three-page letter written to John Martin lists corrections and offers suggestions for the design of "The Common Shore."