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

Envelope, circa 1953 Box 4, Folder 36

Large envelope with a printed return address for Williams and abbreviations representing the 5th General Hospital in Stuttgart, Germany, probably used by Williams while he served as a conscientious objector in the United States Army.

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  2. James S. Jaffe collection of Jonathan Williams and The Jargon Society, 1949-1990, bulk 1968-1980
  3. Artwork, 1950-1977
  4. Williams, Jonathan

Gardner, Ian, 1972-1990 Box 1, Folder 15

Correspondence that documents Pairidaeza: A Celebration in Lithography & Poetry for the Garden at Levens Hall, Westmoreland (1975). Other topics include shared acquaintances and domestic affairs, as well as the difficult temperament of Ian Hamilton Finlay. The correspondence also includes a single letter to Gardner from Thomas Meyer.

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  2. James S. Jaffe collection of Jonathan Williams and The Jargon Society, 1949-1990, bulk 1968-1980
  3. Correspondence, 1960-1990

James S. Jaffe collection of Jonathan Williams and The Jargon Society, 1949-1990, bulk 1968-1980 3.42 Linear Feet

Jaffe, James S.
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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