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James S. Jaffe collection of Jonathan Williams and The Jargon Society, 1949-1990, bulk 1968-1980

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This collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs, and artwork that documents a varied sample of projects undertaken by Jonathan Williams and The Jargon Society, 1949-1990. Correspondence documents associations Williams had with collaborators for projects for The Jargon Society and with other publishers. Correspondents include Dana Winslow Atchley, Thomas A. Clark, Ian Gardner, Michael Loeb, Tom Phillips, U. Grant Roman, David Ruff, Henry Holmes Smith, Jon Edgar Webb, and Henry Weaning.
Manuscripts and galley proofs document projects related to Williams. This includes a description of the ceramic art of Arnold Ward written by Williams in 1949, and the graphic design work of Dana Winslow Atchley for Jonathan Williams and Nicholas Dean, Blues & Roots, Rue & Bluets (1971) and a manuscript by Michael McClure for Passage (1957) published by The Jargon Society.
Artwork documents illustration material created, used, or considered by Williams in his personal projects or works published by The Jargon Society, as well as works by artists associated with him and the press. Artists include Fielding Dawson, Thomas Reuben George, Barbara Mildred Jones, David Ruff, and Paul Sinodhinos.
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Artwork, 1950-1977 11 Folders

The series consists of drawings, collages, engravings, and illustrations by Williams and his collaborators. The works primarily relate to Williams and The Jargon Society.

    Atchley, Dana Winslow, 1968-1988 Box 1, Folder 1

    Correspondence, mostly from 1968 to 1971, that documents the publication, Six Rusticated, Wall-Eyed Poems (1969) and graphic design work Atchley completed for Jonathan Williams and Nicholas Dean for Blues & Roots, Rue & Bluets: A Garland for the Appalachians (1971). Other correspondents include Dean and Michael A. Loeb, who served as representative for Grossman. It also includes a letter from Atchley to Jaffe about the correspondence.

    1. Correspondence, 1960-1990

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