The William E. Stafford Archives, Series 1, Sub-Series5: Writings for Public Readings and Workshops 1960-1993

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The William E. Stafford Archives, Series 1, Sub-Series5: Writings for Public Readings and Workshops 1960-1993

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William Stafford (1914-1993) was one of the mostprolific and important American poets of the last half of the twentieth century.This subseries of the collection includes copies of poems that were used primarilyfor readings, lectures, and workshops. Many were unpublished and Stafford used themfor public presentations to determine whether or not they might be suitable forpublication. As a result of this practice, the sub-series also includes gatheringsof poems deemed suitable and unsuitable for publication. The Index to the entireStafford Archives can be found at: http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv83782

3 cubic feet; 6 boxes

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Lew s & Clark College Special Collections and Archives

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Stafford, Dorothy

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In 1944 Dorothy Hope Frantz married the poet and pacifist William Stafford. After short stints in California, Kansas, and Iowa, the Staffords settled in Lake Oswego, Oregon. William Stafford secured a position as a professor of English at Lewis & Clark College, while Dorothy taught elementary school children in the Lake Oswego School District. Together the Staffords raised four children. In 1963 William Stafford won the National Book Award for his poetry collection, Traveling Th...

Lewis & Clark College (Portland, Or.)

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In 2000 the Lewis & Clark College Special Collections department began curating exhibits in the Aubrey R. Watzek Library. In addition to curating the exhibits, Special Collections began issuing promotional and explanatory materials including brochures, catalogs, and flyers to support the exhibits. In 2005 the Special Collection initiated a Watzek Library Poetry Reading series. To support these reading the Special Collections designed and printed poetry broadsides for each reader...

Stafford, Kim Robert

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Kim Robert Stafford was born on October 15, 1949 in Portland, Oregon, one of four children of Dorothy and William Stafford, who was also a poet. Stafford’s interest in nature dominates his poetry and essays, which focus on the relationship of people with nature and social custom. Kim Stafford has spent most of his life in the Pacific Northwest, particularly in Oregon. He received his college and graduate education at the University of Oregon where he obtained his B. A. i...

Stafford, William, 1914-1993

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American poet and teacher. Poet Laureate of Oregon, 1975- From the description of Letter and poems, [1974?]. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 24944651 William Stafford (1914-1993) was one of the most prolific and important American poets of the last half of the twentieth century. Among his many credentials, Stafford served as consultant in poetry at the Library of Congress, and received the National Book Award for his poetry collection Trave...