Judson Crews papers ca. 1930-1991

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Judson Crews papers ca. 1930-1991

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The Judson Crews Papers provide evidence of the personal and professional life of American poet Judson Crews between 1930 and 1991. The papers document Crews' career as a poet, printer, and small-press publisher, and consist of correspondence, writings, and personal papers. Crews and his wife Mildred Tolbert, a photographer and writer, were members of the artistic community in Taos, New Mexico in the mid twentieth-century. There is also some material relating to Crews' friendship with Henry Miller. Correspondents include Crews' daughters Anna Bush Crews and Carole Judith Crews as well as Wendell B. Anderson, Carol Bergé, and J. Whitebird.

17.44 linear feet (41 boxes)

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Crews, Carole Judith.

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Anderson, Wendell B.

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Wendell B. Anderson was born January 10, 1920, in Sandpoint, ID. He came to Taos, New Mexico in 1949 to visit his friend, Judson Crews, and ended up staying for 10 years, writing and publishing poetry. After two failed marriages, a failed love affair, and a nervous breakdown, Wendell took a job at Saint Vincent's Hospital in Santa Fe, NM as an orderly, then trained to become a licensed practical nurse. It was here, in 1965, that he met Emily Ferry, a native of Boston, MA...

Crews, Anna Bush.

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Miller, Henry, 1891-1980.

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Novelist. From the description of Papers, 1952-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457225 Henry Miller (1891-1980) was an American author. He was known for his experimental, surrealist novels, such as Tropic of Cancer, which mixed fiction and autobiography. His writing was controversial for its graphic depictions of sexuality, leading to a 1964 obscenity trial in the United States, Grove Press, Inc. v. Gerstein. From the guide to the Henry Miller Letter, unda...

Crews, Judson

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Southwestern author, printer and educator. Born in Waco, Tex. Lived in various areas, including Albuquerque, N.M. Has been published in about 300 periodicals. From the description of Papers, 1943-1987. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 38600466 Judson Campbell Crews was born on June 30, 1917 in Waco, TX; BA (1941), MA (1944), and studied Fine Arts (1946-47) at Baylor Univ.; pursued graduate study at Univ. of Texas at El Paso, 1967; landscape archite...

Bergé, Carol, 1928-2006

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American author. From the description of Papers. 1970-1983. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 12926111 American author and poet. From the description of Papers, 1970-1983. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 28419455 Carol Bergé was born in New York in 1955. She is the author of numerous pieces of prose. Her volumes of poetry include Secrets, gossip and slander (1984), From a soft angle: poems about women (1...

Tolbert, Mildred

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Mildred Tolbert was born in 1919 and brought up near Pampa, Tx. In 1947, after marriage to Judson Crews she began to show interest in photography and writing. Over the years she was exposed to artistic and literary influences of Judson Crews, Wendell Anderson, and Robert Creeley. Since the 1970s she has devoted much of her time to writing. Traveling in Europe and Africa influenced her creative style as did living in Taos in the early 1950s. Residing in Taos acquainted her with many artists such ...

Whitebird, J.

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Joanie Whitebird was a writer, editor, publisher, and founder of Wings Press, San Antonio book publisher. Whitebird played a significant role in the formation of both COSMEP (Committee of Small Magazine Editors and Publishers) and Travois, the first multicultural anthology of Texas poetry. As an editor, Whitehead founded Wings Press in 1975 with Joseph F. Lomax, editor and publisher. Upon Lomax's death, Whitebird took over publishing duties as well. Wings Press primarily...