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Reid and Susan Overcash Literary Collection: A.R. Ammons Papers, 1935, 1937, 1944-1988, 2007

(Manuscript Collection #1096-001)

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Title: Reid and Susan Overcash Literary Collection: A.R. Ammons Papers
Creator: Ammons, A. R., 1926-2001
Repository: ECU Manuscript Collection
Languages: English
Extent: 10.91 Cubic feet, 713 items.

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Accessions Information

April 25, 2007, (unprocessed) 429 items, 4.65 cubic feet; Papers (1955-1988, undated) pertaining to noted North Carolina-born poet and educator A.R. [Archie Randolph] Ammons, including books, manuscripts, proofs, broadsides, pamphlets, periodicals & original art by, about, or owned by Ammons during his career at Wake Forest University and Cornell University. Donor: M. Reid Overcash & Susan W. Overcash

April 25, 2007, (unprocessed addition 1) 282 items, 6.25 cubic feet; Papers (1935, 1937, 1944-1986, undated) pertaining to noted North Carolina-born poet and educator A.R. [Archie Randolph] Ammons, including books, manuscripts, proofs, broadsides, pamphlets, periodicals & original art & audio cassettes by, about, or owned by Ammons during his career at Wake Forest University and Cornell University. Donor: M. Reid Overcash & Susan W. Overcash

May 4, 2007, (unprocessed addition 2) 2 items, 0.012 cubic feet; Papers (2/18 & 4/25/2007) including "My First and Last Poem," by M. Reid Overcash & Letter from his friend, Stuart Wright, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, to M. Reid Overcash, Raleigh, North Carolina enclosing a poem by A.R. Ammons entitled "Pecker's Peak; or Piker's Pique" and concerning the Overcash-Wright Literary Collection, their friendship, and the poetry of A.R. Ammons. Donor: M. Reid Overcash & Susan W. Overcash

October 18, 2008 (unprocessed addition 3) 3 items, 0.010 cubic feet; The Making of a Poet: Five Notebooks, 1949-1975 and ECU Talk Illustrations, by Prof. Roger Gilbert (October 18, 2008), the text and illustrations for his remarks on the occasion of the opening of A. R. Ammon's Poetry and Art: A Documentary Exhibit, in the Special Collections Department of J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University; also Introl to Ammons, ECU, the notes for a video interview to precede the broadcast of the exhibit opening program. Autographed. Typescript manuscript and Compact Disk. See preliminary inventory attached. Donor: Prof. Roger Gilbert

February 10, 2009 (unprocessed addition 4) 1 item, 0.001 cubic feet. Photograph (Spring 1993) of A. R. "Archie" Ammons and East Carolina University's Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, W. Keats Sparrow, at Commencement exercises where ECU awarded Ammons an honorary doctorate. Photographic print. 4" x 6". Color. See preliminary inventory attached. Recd. 2/10/2009. Donor: Dr. W. Keats Sparrow

May 27, 2009, (unprocessed addition 5) 1 item. 0.001 cubic feet. "Breaking Out" (1978) a poem written and illustrated by A. R. Ammons; publication information on verso. See preliminary inventory attached. 11 11/16" x 6 15/16". Rec'd 4/20/2009. Note: The donor was a personal friend of A. R. Ammons. He gave her the poem during a trip to Whiteville, North Carolina. Text on verso: "Breaking Out" by A. R. Ammons is printed in an edition of 126 copies. 100 copies numbered 1-100 are for sale. 26 lettered copies are for distribution. Illustrated by the poet. This is copy SM. ... Palaemon Broadside Number Five copyrighted 1978 by A. R. Ammons." Donor: Amanda Bible Worley

December 12, 2010, (unprocessed addition 6) 2 items. 0.050 cubic feet. The North Carolina Poems-A. R. Ammons edited by Alex Albright (2010) and The Mule Poems by A. R. Ammons edited by Alex Albright (2010). Donor: Purchased with state funds from R. A. Fountain

Access Restrictions

No restrictions

Copyright Notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

Preferred Citation

Reid and Susan Overcash Literary Collection: A.R. Ammons Papers (#1096-001), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.

Acquisition Information

  • Gift of M. Reid Overcash
  • Gift of Susan W. Overcash
  • Gift of Professor Roger Gilbert
  • Gift of Dr. W. Keats Sparrow
  • Gift of Amanda Bible Worley
  • Purchased from R. A. Fountain

Processing Information

  • Encoded by Mark Custer, February 14, 2008


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The Reid and Susan Overcash Literary Collection/A.R. Ammons Papers consists of 18 boxes and 13 oversized folders container a wide variety of materials relating to the life and works of North Carolina-born poet A.R. (Archie Randolph) Ammons. The collection documents virtually the whole of Ammons's working life, ca. 1935-1988, and the donation of his papers to Joyner Libary in 2007. Altogether, the collection holds 713 individual items containing 21,539 sheets of manuscript and other materials, amounting to 10.91 cubic feet of material by volume

The collection is arranged in 5 series: The first series consists of manuscripts relating to the Donation Ceremony on April 25, 2007. The second series contains manuscripts by and about A.R. Ammons. It is arranged in four subseries: Correspondence; Manuscript Volumes; Typescripts & Clippings; and Galleys, Page Proofes & Typescripts. The third series houses four subseries of Printed Works by, about, or owned by Ammons. The fourth series embraces Audio Recordings & Paintings by Ammons. The fifth and final series incorporates Oversized Materials such as calendars, clippings, and original art. The collection contains materials in English, Italian, and Turkish.

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Series 1:
MANUSCRIPT MATERIALS
1.1
Donation Ceremony 25 April 2007
  • Box 1#1096-001.1
    • Folder a#1096-001.1.a
      My First and Last Poem, by M. Reid Overcash (4/25/2007) in A.R. Ammons and Stuart Wright and the Overcash - Wright Literary Collection.. Typescript Ms. Signed. [1 item. 1 p. (ca. 0.003 cubic feet) Recd. 4/25/2007.] Note: Read by the author at a reception honoring him for donating the Overcash-Wright Literary Collection to East Carolina University.
    • Folder b#1096-001.1.b
      Letter (2/18/2007) from Stuart Wright, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, to M. Reid Overcash, Raleigh, North Carolina, enclosing the poem "Pecker's Peak; or Piker's Pique" by A.R. Ammons, one of 12 copies printed by Palaemon Press and estimating its value as at least double its $125.00 appraised value. Autograph Letter Signed & Broadside, with envelope. [1 item. 3 p. (ca. 0.01 cubic feet) Recd. 4/25/2007.] Note: Wright signs the letter "The Ogre of Old Street". Letter includes description of published in Lovett & Lovett Booksellers Catalogue No. 5 (Winston-Salem, 1989-90): "Broadside, 8-3/4 x 5 in. One of fourteen copies printed for private distribution. This copy is one of twelve printed in black, the other two being printed in red. Only appearance. $125"
Series 2:
MANUSCRIPT MATERIALS
2.1
Correspondence
  • Box 1#1096-001.1
    • Folder c#1096-001.1.c
      Ammons, A. R. Acceptance remarks for being awarded National Book Award in Poetry. 04/12/1973. Correspondence 2 items. 3 p. Note: Letter signed by A.R. Ammons, includes Brochure, The International Poetry Forum Presents A.R. Ammons in The First Annual Institute of Poetics, April 18, 1967.
    • Folder d#1096-001.1.d
      Ammons, A. R. Letter to Dear Friend, April, 1978. Correspondence 2 items. 3 p. Note: Letter autographed by A.R. Ammons, includes folder with date
    • Folder e#1096-001.1.e
      Ammons, A. R. Letter to Prof. Stuart Wright (10/20/1986) TLS. 1 item. 2 p.
    • Folder f#1096-001.1.f
      Benedict, John. Letter to A.R. Ammons (2/6/1975) TLS. Note: re: Diversification. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder g#1096-001.1.g
      Blue Ridge Writers Conference Materials (1977-1978) 13 items. 41 p. Note: Includes letters from Rep. Stephen L. Neal (1/4 & 4/6/1977).
    • Folder h#1096-001.1.h
      Bullis, Jerald. Letter to Stuart Wright. 03/23/1980. Note: Signed by Jerald Bullis, includes photocopy of An Eclogue: Pastoral Meditation by Jerald Bullis, Angelfish Press, 1970. Includes envelope addressed to Stuart Wright. 5 p.
    • Folder i#1096-001.1.i
      Frazelle, Ken - Ammons - Wright correspondence, etc. (1972-1981) 13 items. 20 p.
    • Folder j#1096-001.1.j
      Walsh, George F. TLS to Stuart Wright (11/20/1979) re: "Ten Poems" 1 item. 1 p.
2.2
Manuscript Volumes: Notebooks & Diaries (1944-1979, n.d.)
2.3
Typescripts & Clippings
2.4
Galleys, Page Proofs, & Typescripts
  • Box 2#1096-001.2
    • Folder w#1096-001.2.w
      Ammons, A. R. Lake Effect Country. Uncorrected Proof. (n. d.) Pamphlet. 1 item. 42 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons. TLS from John Benedict to Stuart Wright.
    • Folder x#1096-001.2.x
      Ammons, A. R. Lake Effect Country. Uncorrected Proof. (n. d.) Pamphlet. 1 item. 42 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons, Second copy
    • Folder y#1096-001.2.y
      Ammons, A. R. Worldly Hopes. Uncorrected Proof. (05/03/1982), Pamphlet. 1 item. 34 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
  • Box 3#1096-001.3
    • Folder a#1096-001.3.a
      Briefings: Poems Small and Easy (1970). New York, 1971. W. W. Norton Co. Typesetter's Copy. 1 item. 95 p.
    • Folder b#1096-001.3.b
      Briefings: Poems Small and Easy (1970-1971). New York, 1971. W. W. Norton Co. Advance Proofs. 1 item. 95 p.
    • Folder c#1096-001.3.c
      Coast of Trees, A (1981). New York, 1981. W. W. Norton Co. Printed & Photocopy typescript. 1 item. 48 p.
    • Folder d#1096-001.3.d
      Collected Poems, 1951-1971 (1971) New York, 1971. W. W. Norton Co. Typescript & Page Proofs. 2 items. 23 p.
    • Folder e#1096-001.3.e
      Collected Poems, 1951-1971 (1972) New York, 1971. W. W. Norton Co. Advance Proofs. 1 item. 105 p.
    • Folder f#1096-001.3.f
      Collected Poems, 1951-1971 (1972) New York, 1971. W.W. Norton Co. Photocopy Page Proofs. 1 item. 108 p.
    • Folder g#1096-001.3.g
      Collected Poems, 1951-1971 (1972) New York, 1971. W. W. Norton Co. Setting Copy. 1 item. 174 p.
    • Folder h#1096-001.3.h
      Collected Poems, 1951-1971 (1972) New York, 1971. W. W. Norton Co. Setting Copy. 1 item. 208 p.
  • Box 7#1096-001.7
    • Folder a#1096-001.7.a
      Selected Poems, 1951-1977 (1977). New York, 1977. W. W. Norton Co. Page Proofs. 1 item. 133 p.
    • Folder b#1096-001.7.b
      Selected Poems, 1951-1977 (1977). New York, 1977. W. W. Norton Co. Setting Copy. 1 item. 62 p.
    • Folder c#1096-001.7.c
      Six-Piece Suite (1978), Winston-Salem, Palaemon Press. Printers Proof First & Mock-up. 2 items. 13 p. Note: Printers Proof autographed by A.R. Ammons. Includes mock-up blank from October 1978. Mock-up includes hand-written title page
    • Folder d#1096-001.7.d
      Snow Poems, The (1976-1977). New York, 1977. W. W. Norton Co. Typescript & Setting Copy. 2 items. 253 p. Note: Fragile item.
    • Folder e#1096-001.7.e
      Sphere, 1974 (1974). New York, 1974. W. W. Norton Co. Typescript. 1 item. 62 p.
    • Folder f#1096-001.7.f
      Uplands: New Poems (1970). New York, 1970. W. W. Norton Co. Typescript. 1 item. 69 p.
    • Folder g#1096-001.7.g
      Uplands: New Poems (1970). New York, 1970. W. W. Norton Co. Original Typescript. 1 item. 56 p.
    • Folder h#1096-001.7.h
      Worldly Hopes: Poems (1981). New York, 1981. W. W. Norton Co. Reproduction Copy. 1 item. 32 p.
  • Box 8#1096-001.8
    • Folder a#1096-001.8.a
      Worldly Hopes: Poems (1981). New York, 1981. W. W. Norton Co. Typescript. 1 item. 45 p.
    • Folder b#1096-001.8.b
      Worldly Hopes: Poems (1981). New York, 1981. W. W. Norton Co. Galleys. 3 items. 72 p.
    • Folder c#1096-001.8.c
      Wright, Stuart. A.R. Ammons: A Bibliography, (1980), Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University. Printers Proof First. 1 item. 41 p. Note: Signed "Looks damn good, Pat." Multiple editors note on pages.
Series 3:
PRINTED MATERIALS
3.1
Books by Ammons
  • Box 9#1096-001.9
    • Folder a#1096-001.9.a
      Ammons, A. R. Selected Poems. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, © 1968 by A.R. Ammons, Paperback. 1 item. 97 p. Note: "For Stuart Wright from Archie Ammons, March 25, 1975"
    • Folder b#1096-001.9.b
      Ammons, A. R. Selected Poems. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, © 1968 by A.R. Ammons, 1 item. 100 p. + Dust Jacket. Note: "For Stuart Wright with all good wishes from Archie Ammons, March 75". Review card.
    • Folder c#1096-001.9.c
      Ammons, A. R. Selected Poems 1951-1977 (© 1977) W. W. Norton & Company. Book 1 item. 65 p. Note: Soft cover.
    • Folder d#1096-001.9.d
      Ammons, A. R. Selected Poems 1951-1977 (© 1977) W. W. Norton & Company. Book 1 item. 65 p. Note: Soft cover.
    • Folder e#1096-001.9.e
      Ammons, A. R. Selected Poems 1951-1977. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1977 by A.R. Ammons. Paperback. 1 item. 65 p.
    • Folder f#1096-001.9.f
      Ammons, A. R. Selected Poems 1951-1977. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1977 by A.R. Ammons. Paperback. 1 item. 65 p. Note: Autographed by Ammons.
    • Folder g#1096-001.9.g
      Ammons, A. R. Selected Poems 1951-1977, The. First edition. New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1977, 1975, 1974, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1955 by A.R. Ammons; Photograph for dust jacket of A.R. Ammons; Review Copy card. 3 items. 70 p. Note: Dust Jacket. Autographed "A.R. Ammons" with sentiment for Stuart Wright.
    • Folder h#1096-001.9.h
      Ammons, A. R. Selected Poems 1951-1977 (© 1977) W. W. Norton & Company. Book 1 item. 68 p. Note: Hardcover. Autographed by A.R. Ammons.
    • Folder i#1096-001.9.i
      Ammons, A. R. Selected Poems 1951-1977 (© 1977) W. W. Norton & Company. Book 1 item. 68 p. Note: Hardcover. Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder j#1096-001.9.j
      Ammons, A. R. Selected Poems 1951-1977, The. First edition. New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1977, 1975, 1974, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1955 by A.R. Ammons 1 item. 68 p. Note: Dust Jacket. Autographed "Richard Eberhart".
    • Folder k#1096-001.9.k
      Ammons, A. R. Selected Poems: Expanded Edition. First Edition, New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company © 1986 by A.R. Ammons. Review Copy card. 1 p. 2 item. 73 p.
    • Folder l#1096-001.9.l
      Ammons, A. R. Sphere: The Form of a Motion. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1974 by A.R. Ammons. Paperback. 1 item. 42 p.
    • Folder m#1096-001.9.m
      Ammons, A. R. Sphere: The Form of a Motion. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1974 by A.R. Ammons. Paperback. 1 item. 42 p.
    • Folder n#1096-001.9.n
      Ammons, A. R. Sphere: The Form of a Motion. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1974 by A.R. Ammons. Paperback. 1 item. 42 p.
    • Folder o#1096-001.9.o
      Ammons, A. R. Sphere: The Form of a Motion. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1974 by A.R. Ammons. Paperback. 1 item. 42 p.
    • Folder p#1096-001.9.p
      Ammons, A. R. Sphere: The Form of a Motion. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1974 by A.R. Ammons. Paperback. 1 item. 42 p. Note: Autographed by Ammons
    • Folder q#1096-001.9.q
      Ammons, A. R. Sphere: The Form of a Motion. First edition. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. © 1974 by A.R. Ammons. 1 item. 42 p. Notes: Dust Jacket. Autographed "Donald Davie" with marginal notes; Post-it note: "See DD's review NYRB, 6 March 1975, pp. 10-11."
    • Folder r#1096-001.9.r
      Ammons, A. R. Sphere: The Form of a Motion. First edition. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. © 1974 by A.R. Ammons. 1 item. 42 p. Notes: Dust Jacket. Autographed "Richard Eberhart."
    • Folder s#1096-001.9.s
      Ammons, A. R. Sphere: The Form of a Motion. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1974 by A.R. Ammons, First Edition. 1 item. 42 p. + Dust jacket. Note: "For Stuart Wright all best wishes Archie Ammons Ithaca, N.Y. Dec 26, 1978"
    • Folder t#1096-001.9.t
      Ammons, A. R. Tape for the Turn of the Year. First Published 1965. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1972. 1 item. 114 p.
    • Folder u#1096-001.9.u
      Ammons, A. R. Tape for the Turn of the Year. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company 1972, © 1965 by Cornell University, Paperback, 1 item. 112 p. Note: "For Stuart Wright best wishes from Archie Ammons, 78"
    • Folder v#1096-001.9.v
      Ammons, A. R. Uplands. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1970 by A.R. Ammons, Paperback. 1 item 42 p.
    • Folder w#1096-001.9.w
      Ammons, A. R. Uplands. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1970 by A.R. Ammons, Paperback. 1 item 42 p. Note: Autographed by Ammons
    • Folder x#1096-001.9.x
      Ammons, A. R. Uplands. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1970 by A.R. Ammons, Paperback. 1 item 42 p.
    • Folder y#1096-001.9.y
      Ammons, A. R. Uplands. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1970 by A.R. Ammons, Paperback. 1 item. 42 p.
    • Folder z#1096-001.9.z
      Ammons, A. R. Uplands. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1970 by A.R. Ammons, Paperback. 1 item. 42 p.
    • Folder za#1096-001.9.za
      Ammons, A. R. Uplands. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1970 by A.R. Ammons, Paperback. 1 item. 42 p.
    • Folder zb#1096-001.9.zb
      Ammons, A. R. Uplands. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1970 by A.R. Ammons, Paperback. 1 item. 42 p.
  • Box 10#1096-001.10
    • Folder a#1096-001.10.a
      Ammons, A. R. Uplands. First edition. New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1970 by A.R. Ammons. 1 item. 45 p. Note: Dust Jacket. Autographed "Richard Eberhart."
    • Folder b#1096-001.10.b
      Ammons, A. R. Uplands. First edition. New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1970 by A.R. Ammons. 1 item. 45 p. Note: Dust Jacket. Autographed "Richard Eberhart."
    • Folder c#1096-001.10.c
      Ammons, A. R. Worldly Hopes: Poems. First edition. New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company, © 1982 by A.R. Ammons; TLS to Stuart Wright from John Benedict, 3/23/1982, re: proofs of Worldly Hopes. 2 item. 44 p. Note: Dust Jacket. Autographed "A.R. Ammons" with sentiment to Stuart Wright.
3.2
Ammons Works in Anthologies
  • Box 10#1096-001.10
    • Folder d#1096-001.10.d
      Ammons, A. R. Belief. Of Poetry and Power: Poems Occasioned by the Presidency and Death of John F. Kennedy, edited by Erwin A. Glikes and Paul Schwaber. Foreword by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. New York, NY: Basic Books, Inc. © 1964. 1 item. 79 p. Note: Autographs of A.R. Ammons, Jonathan Williams Richard Eberhart, Howard Moss, Philip Booth, Robert Watson, Donald Bell, Charles Wright, May Swenson. "A, R. Ammons' Copy" bookplate. Dust Jacket.
    • Folder e#1096-001.10.e
      Ammons, A. R. Delineation. Gritloaf Anthology, The. Edited by Pete Bonnett and Isabel Zuber. Winston-Salem, NC: Palaemon Press, © 1978) Paper back. 1 item. 22 p. Note: Autographed "For Stuart from Archie."
    • Folder f#1096-001.10.f
      Ammons, A. R. Exotic. Physiology: A Regulator Systems Approach by Fleur L. Strand, New York and London: Macmillan Publishing Company, © 1978, p. 183. 1 item. 316 p.
    • Folder g#1096-001.10.g
      Ammons, A. R. First Carolina Said-Song. Speaking of - Interpretation by Charlotte Lee. Glenview, Ill. © 1975 by Scott, Foresman and Company. 1 item. p. 95. Book 1 item. 82 p.
    • Folder h#1096-001.10.h
      Ammons, A. R. Four poems. Modern Occasions: New Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Criticism by 21 Writers Selected and Edited by Philip Rahv. First Printing. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, © 1966 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Inc. 1 item. 186 p. Note: Dust Jacket. Autographed "A.R. Ammons."
    • Folder i#1096-001.10.i
      Ammons, A. R. Four Poems. Modern Occasions, edited by Philip Rahv. (© 1966) Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Inc. Book 1 item. 196 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder j#1096-001.10.j
      Ammons, A. R. Multiple poems. Inside Outer Space, Edited by Robert Vas Dias. Garden City, NY.: Anchor Books © 1970. Paperback. 1 item. 222 p. Note: Poems include: Hymn, Cascadilla Falls, from Guitar Recitativos. Multiple autographs
    • Folder k#1096-001.10.k
      Ammons, A. R. Sitting Down, Looking Up. Junior Voices edited by Geoffrey Summerfield (© 1970) Geoffrey Summerfield. p. 15. Book 2 items. 51 p. Note: Letter to Ammons inserted into book
    • Folder l#1096-001.10.l
      Ammons, A. R. Small Song. If Dragon Flies Made Honey by David Kherdian (© 1977) Greenwillow Books. p. 10. Book 1 item. 20 p.
    • Folder m#1096-001.10.m
      Ammons, A. R. Small Song. Visions and Revisions: Keys to Reading (© 1980) Economy Company. p. 47. Book 1 item. 228 p.
    • Folder n#1096-001.10.n
      Ammons, A. R. Still - World. Appleseeds and Beercans: Man and Nature in Literature by C. Michael Wells et. al. (© 1974) Goodyear Publishing. p. 31. Book 1 item. 162 p.
    • Folder o#1096-001.10.o
      Ammons, A. R. The Misfit. Speculations: Introduction to Literature Through Fantasy and Science Fiction, edited by Thomas E. Sanders. Beverly Hills, Ca.: Glencoe Press, 1974. © 1973 by Thomas E. Sanders. Paperback. 1 item. 322 p.
    • Folder p#1096-001.10.p
      Ammons, A. R. Three Poems. Poesia Americana Del Dopoguerra, edited by Alfredo Rizzardi. (© 1958) Schwarz Editore. Book 1 item. 191 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder q#1096-001.10.q
      Ammons, A. R. Two poems. In, Poesia Americana Del 900, edited by Carlo Izzo. First edition. Parma, Italy: Guanda, 1963; Sales receipt 2/1/1964. 2 items. 197 p. Note: "A.R. Ammons' Copy" bookplate. Italian language.
  • Box 11#1096-001.11
    • Folder a#1096-001.11.a
      Ammons, A. R. Two poems. The New York Times Book of Verse: Poems on love, nature, people, art and other topics . . ., edited by Thomas Lask. First Printing. New York: The Macmillan Company & London; Collier - Macmillan Ltd. © 1970 The New York Times Company. 1 item. 177 p. Note: Dust Jacket. Autographed "Donald Davie, May Swenson, Richard Eberhart, Jonathan Williams, Vassar Miller, William Jay Smith &, J. V. Cunningham"
    • Folder b#1096-001.11.b
      Ammons, A. R. Unbroken. American English Today (© 1977) McGraw-Hill Publishing. p. 72. Book 1 item. 98 p.
    • Folder c#1096-001.11.c
      Ammons, A. R. Four Poems. Modern Occasions, edited by Philip Rahv. (© 1966) Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Inc. Book 1 item. 196 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder d#1096-001.11.d
      Ammons, A. R., et. al. First Anthology, The. © 1974 by Society for the Humanities 72 p. Paperback. Printed. 1 item. 72 p. Note: Autographed by Ammons.
3.3
Books by Others
  • Box 11#1096-001.11
    • Folder e#1096-001.11.e
      Ashbery, John. Houseboat Days. New York, NY: Viking Press, [1977] Paper back. Bound proof. Letter from Elizabeth Sifton to A.R. Ammons (6/16/1977) 2 items. 49 p. Note: requesting comments.
    • Folder f#1096-001.11.f
      Berrigan, Ted. Sonnets, The. Editor: Ron Padgett. Published by Lorenz & Ellen Gude. © 1964 by Ted Berrigan & "C", A Journal of Poetry. Cover by Joe Brainerd. Paper back. Carbon typescript; Typed postcard signed "Archie" from A.R. Ammons to Ted Berrigan, (10/5/1966), 1 item. 1 p. Note: Limited edition of 300. Back cover torn. Autographed with sentiment "Ted Berrigan."
    • Folder g#1096-001.11.g
      Blair, Walter and W. K. Chandler. Approaches to Poetry. New York & London: D. Appleton - Century Company, © 1935. 1 item. 394 p. Note: Autographed "Archie R. Ammons" with numerous marginal notes.
    • Folder h#1096-001.11.h
      Crane, Hart. Collected Poems of Hart Crane, The, edited by & with an introduction by Waldo Frank. Black & Gold edition. New York, NY: Liveright Publishing Corp., July 1946. 1 item. 90 p. Note: Autographed "A.R. Ammons."
    • Folder i#1096-001.11.i
      de Andrade, Carlos Drummond. Souvenir of the Ancient World. Translated by Mark Strand. n.p., Antaeum Editions © 1976 by Mark Strand. Paper back. 1 item. 16 p. Note: Autographed with sentiment by Mark Strand.
    • Folder j#1096-001.11.j
      Gibbons, Reginald. Poet's Work: 29 Masters of 20th Century Poetry and on the Origins and Practice of their Art. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, © 1979 by Reginald Gibbons, Paperback. 1 item. Uncorrected Proof. 162 p. + Dust Jacket. Note: Autographed
    • Folder k#1096-001.11.k
      Huddle, David. Paper Boy (© 1979) University of Pittsburgh Press. Book 1 item. 38 p.
    • Folder l#1096-001.11.l
      Larkin, Philip. Less Deceived: Poems by Philip Larkin, The. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, © the Merrell Press 1955, 1960. 1 item. 23 p. Note: Ex libris card. Autographed "A.R. Ammons' book, 10/28/60"
    • Folder m#1096-001.11.m
      McGovern, Robert and Richard Snyder. 70 on the 70's. Ashland, Ohio: Ashland Poetry Press, © 1981. Paperback. 1 item. 52 p. Note: Autographed by Howard Nemerov.
    • Folder n#1096-001.11.n
      Merrill, James. Divine Comedies: Poems. New York: Atheneum, © 1976) 1 item. 70 p. Note: Autographed "James Merrill" & "A.R. Ammons."
    • Folder o#1096-001.11.o
      Milton, John. Paradise Lost, edited by Merritt Y. Hughes. New York, NY: The Odyssey Press, Inc. © 1935) 1 item. 211 p. Note: Autographed twice "A.R. Ammons." Marginal notes.
    • Folder p#1096-001.11.p
      Milton, John. Paradise Regained, The Minor Poems and Samson Agonistes Complete and Arranged Chronologically, edited by Merritt Y. Hughes. New York, NY: The Odyssey Press, Inc. © 1937) 1 item. 317 p. Note: Autographed "A.R. Ammons."
    • Folder q#1096-001.11.q
      Pound, Ezra. Cantos of Ezra Pound, The. 4th printing. New York, NY: New Directions Books © 1934, 1937, 1940, 1948 by Ezra Pound. 1 item. 242 p. Note: Autographed "Ammons' book 9-20-59."
  • Box 12#1096-001.12
    • Folder a#1096-001.12.a
      Ransom, John Crowe. Selected Poems. 3rd edition. Revised & Enlarged. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, © 1969. 1 item. 83 p. Note: Dust Jacket. Autographed "A.R. Ammons Spring '74".
    • Folder b#1096-001.12.b
      Rich, Adrienne. Will to Change: Poems 1968-1970, The. New York, NY: E. E. Norton & Company, Inc., © 1971. 1 item. 36 p. Note: Autographed with sentiment "Adrienne." Dust jacket.
    • Folder c#1096-001.12.c
      Roethke, Theodore. Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke: Words for the Wind, The. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1958) 1 item. 106 p. Note: "Given me by my wife on our ninth wedding anniversary, 1958. A.R. Ammons."
    • Folder d#1096-001.12.d
      Shapiro, Karl & Robert Beum. A Prosody Handbook. New York, Evanston & London: Harper & Row, Publishers, © 1965 by Karl Shapiro & Robert Beum. 1 item. 107 p. Note: Autographed "Karl Shapiro" & marginal poetry by Ammons.
    • Folder e#1096-001.12.e
      Stein, Allen F. and Thomas N. Walters. Southern Experience in Short Fiction. Glenview, Ill.: © 1971 by Scott, Foresman, and Company. Paperback. Printed. 1 item. 140 p. Note: Autographed by authors
    • Folder f#1096-001.12.f
      Stevens, Wallace. Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens, The. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, © 1967. 1 item. 273 p. Note: Autographed "A.R. Ammons" with marginal notes on end papers.
    • Folder g#1096-001.12.g
      Stevens, Wallace. Poems: Selected and with an Introduction by Samuel French Morse. New York, NY: Vintage Books, © 1947, 1954 by Wallace Stevens; 1957, 1959 by Elsie Stevens and Holly Stevens. Vintage edition published Sept. 1959, second printing Aug. 1960. Paper back. 1 item. 92 p. Note: Autographed "A.R. Ammons 4-61"
    • Folder h#1096-001.12.h
      Strand, Mark. Darker. New York, NY: Atheneum, © 1971. Paper back. 1 item. 28 p. Note: Copy #1. Both copies autographed with sentiment, n.d. First page torn.
    • Folder i#1096-001.12.i
      Strand, Mark. Darker. New York, NY: Atheneum, © 1974. Paper back. 1 item. 28 p. Note: Copy #2. Both copies autographed with sentiment, October 1976.
    • Folder j#1096-001.12.j
      Thomas, Dylan. Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas, The. New York, NY: New Directions Books, © 1939, 1942, 1946 by New Directions. © 1952, 1953 by Dylan Thomas. 1 item. 101 p. Note: Autographed "A.R. Ammons."
    • Folder k#1096-001.12.k
      Williams, William Carlos. Collected Later Poems of William Carlos Williams, The. Norfolk, CT: New Directions Books, © 1944, 1948, 1950 by William Carlos Williams. 1 item. 122 p. Note: Autographed "William Carlos Williams" with comment & autograph by A.R. Ammons 1 July '82.
    • Folder l#1096-001.12.l
      Worth, Douglas. Triptych: Poems of Wonder and Celebration. . . [Poems] by Douglas Worth (n.d.) Paper back. 1 item. 63 p.
    • Folder m#1096-001.12.m
      Wright, Charles. Hard Freight: Poems by Charles Wright. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, © 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 by Charles Wright. Paper back. 1 item. 38 p. Note: Autographed in green ink with sentiment.
    • Folder n#1096-001.12.n
      Wright, Charles. Southern Cross: Poems by Charles Wright, The. First edition. New York, NY: Random House, © 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 by Charles Wright. ; Also Random House news release & mailing slip. 3 item. 41 p. Note: Review copy. Dust Jacket. Autographed by Charles Wright in green ink with sentiment & "A.R. Ammons."
    • Folder o#1096-001.12.o
      Wright, Stuart. A.R. Ammons: A Bibliography 1954-1979 (© 1980) Wake Forest University, Book 1 item. 102 p.
    • Folder p#1096-001.12.p
      Wright, Stuart. A.R. Ammons: A Bibliography 1954-1979 (© 1980) Wake Forest University, Book 1 item. 102 p.
    • Folder q#1096-001.12.q
      York, John Thomas. Picking Out (© 1982). Pamphlet. 1 item. 16p. Note: Autographed by John Thomas York.
3.4
Periodicals
  • Box 13#1096-001.13
    • Folder a#1096-001.13.a
      Ammons, A. R. A Leap of Faith. Topic (n. d.), n. 97. p. 35. Periodical 1 item. 22 p. Note: Poems included; Mountain Talk, Dominion, The Eternal City
    • Folder b#1096-001.13.b
      Ammons, A. R. A Leap of Faith. Topic (n. d.), n. 97. p. 35. Periodical 1 item. 22 p. Note: Poems included; Mountain Talk, Dominion, The Eternal City, French Edition
    • Folder c#1096-001.13.c
      Ammons, A. R. An Improvisation for the Stately Dwelling. An Improvisation for Jerald Bullis. American Poetry Review (March/April, 1979), v. 8, n. 2. p. 48. Periodical 1 item. 24 p.
    • Folder d#1096-001.13.d
      Ammons, A. R. Apologia Pro Vita Sua. Compass Review (April, 1958), n. 2. p. 17. Periodical 1 item. 12 p. Autographed by A.R. Ammons.
    • Folder e#1096-001.13.e
      Ammons, A. R. Between. Raven Summer (Summer, 1973), v. 2, n. 2. p. 31. Periodical 1 item. 30 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder f#1096-001.13.f
      Ammons, A. R. Body Politic. Kumquat 1 (© 1967) Kumquat Press. Pamphlet 1 item. 26 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder g#1096-001.13.g
      Ammons, A. R. Books Received. Boundary 2 (Spring, 1973), v. 1, n. 3. p. 753. Periodical 1 item. 114 p. Note: Ammons remark on p. 762
    • Folder h#1096-001.13.h
      Ammons, A. R. Canto 13. Accent (Autumn, 1960), v. 20, n. 4. p. 199. Periodical 1 item. 38 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder i#1096-001.13.i
      Ammons, A. R. Canto 24, Canto 25. Impetus (Spring, 1963) n. 7. p. 15. Periodical 1 item. 16 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder j#1096-001.13.j
      Ammons, A. R. Canto 24, Canto 25. Impetus (Spring, 1963) n. 7. p. 15. Periodical 1 item. 16 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder k#1096-001.13.k
      Ammons, A. R. Canto 24. Canto 29. Impetus (Spring, 1963), n. 7. p. 15. Periodical 1 item. 16 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder l#1096-001.13.l
      Ammons, A. R. Canto 46. Choice (© 1962), n. 2. p. 6. Periodical 1 item. 82 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder m#1096-001.13.m
      Ammons, A. R. Canto 46. Choice (1962), No. 2. p. 6. Periodical 1 item. 82 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons, Richard Wilbur. Additional item, Bookmark initialed RW.
    • Folder n#1096-001.13.n
      Ammons, A. R. Catch. Choice (1977), n. 10. p. 9. Periodical 1 item. 135 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons, William Stafford, mark Strand.
    • Folder o#1096-001.13.o
      Ammons, A. R. Clarity. Apple (Autumn, 1970), n. 4. p. 4. Periodical 1 item. 20 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons and Wendell Berry
    • Folder p#1096-001.13.p
      Ammons, A. R. Clarity. Apple (Autumn, 1970), n. 4. p. 4. Periodical 1 item. 20 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder q#1096-001.13.q
      Ammons, A. R. Clarity. Apple (Autumn, 1970), n. 4. p. 4. Periodical 1 item. 20 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder r#1096-001.13.r
      Ammons, A. R. Coast of Trees. Rainy Day (Spring, 1977), v. 7, n. 2. p. 4. Periodical 1 item. 38 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
  • Box 14#1096-001.14 Icon to indicate that there are digitized materials available
    • Folder a#1096-001.14.a
      Ammons, A. R. Commentary. Poets & Writers Magazine (04/1987), v. 15, no.2. p. 16. Periodical 1 item. 24 p.
    • Folder b#1096-001.14.b
      Ammons, A. R. Community. Epos (Winter, 1964), v. 16. n. 2. p. 4. Periodical 1 item. 18 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder c#1096-001.14.c
      Ammons, A. R. Community. Epos (Winter, 1964), v. 16. n. 2. p. 4. Periodical 1 item. 18 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons, second copy
    • Folder d#1096-001.14.d
      Ammons, A. R. Cornell Writers. Trojan Horse (05/1965), v. 4, no.3, p.3. Periodical. 1 item. 8p. Note: A.R. Ammons' copy.
    • Folder e#1096-001.14.e
      Ammons, A. R. Country Music. Michigan Quarterly Review (Fall, 1978), v. 17, n. 4. p. 457. Periodical 1 item. 82 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder f#1096-001.14.f
      Ammons, A. R. David. Beloit Poetry Journal (Fall, 1975), v. 26, n. 1. p.3. Periodical 1 item. 38 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder g#1096-001.14.g
      Ammons, A. R. Discoverer. Damascus Road 2 (1965), n. 2. p. 8. Periodical 1 item. 34 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder h#1096-001.14.h
      Cornell Alumni News

      Ammons, A. R. Dominion. Cornell Alumni News (June, 1979), v. 81, n. 10. p. 23. Periodical 1 item. 34 p.

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      Wake Forest: The University Magazine: The Sesquicentennial Story

      Ammons, A. R. Easter Morning. and Archie Randolph Ammons, Wake Forest University Magazine (04/1984), v. 31, no.4, p.80. Periodical. 1 item. 42 p.

    • Folder j#1096-001.14.j
      Ammons, A. R. Essay on Poetics. Hudson Review (Autumn, 1970), v. 23, n. 3. p. 425. Periodical 1 item. 112 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder k#1096-001.14.k
      Ammons, A. R. Fix, Transcending. Café Solo 10 (Summer, 1977), p.36. Periodical 1 item. 27 p. Note: A.R. Ammons' copy.
    • Folder l#1096-001.14.l
      Ammons, A. R. Four Poems. Abraxas edited by James Bertolino. (© 1972) p. 3. Pamphlet 1 item. 32 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder m#1096-001.14.m
      Ammons, A. R. Four Poems. Epoch (Spring, 1964), v. 13, n. 3. p. 222. Periodical 1 item. 56 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons and Wendell Berry.
    • Folder n#1096-001.14.n
      Ammons, A. R. Four Poems. New Letters (Winter, 1972), v. 39, n. 2. p. 75. Periodical 1 item. 74 p. Note: Poems include; Spring Tornado, Certainty, Model, Self-Projection. Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder o#1096-001.14.o
      Ammons, A. R. Ghost Town, N.J.: Batsto. Chicago Choice (Spring, 1961), v. 1, n. 1. p 48. Periodical 1 item. 66 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder p#1096-001.14.p
      Ammons, A. R. Hard Lard. Cornell Review (Spring, 1977), p. 69. Periodical 1 item. 66 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder q#1096-001.14.q
      Ammons, A. R. Having to do with Birth. New York Quarterly (1977), n. 19. p. 36. Periodical 1 item. 60 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder r#1096-001.14.r
      Ammons, A. R. Imperialist. New York Quarterly (1975), n. 17. p. 48. Periodical 1 item. 60 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons, William Meredith, Vassar Miller
    • Folder s#1096-001.14.s
      Ammons, A. R. Inside Out. Epoch (Fall-Winter, 1983). v. 33, n. 1. p. 38. Periodical 1 item. 53 p. Note: Article includes poem "Serpent Country"
    • Folder t#1096-001.14.t
      Ammons, A. R. Jungle Knot. Discourse (Spring, 1963), v. 6, n. 2. p. 131. Periodical 1 item. 42 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder u#1096-001.14.u
      Ammons, A. R. Late Look. Mississippi Review (Fall, 1978), v. 7, n. 3. p. 27. Periodical 1 item. 66 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder v#1096-001.14.v
      Ammons, A. R. Late Look. Mississippi Review (Fall, 1978), v. 7, n. 3. p. 27. Periodical 1 item. 66 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder w#1096-001.14.w
      Ammons, A. R. Louise. Granite (Autumn, 1972), n. 4. p. 95. Periodical 1 item. 62 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder x#1096-001.14.x
      Ammons, A. R. Love Songs. Poetry (June, 1967), v. 110, n. 3. p. 153. Periodical 1 item. 38 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder y#1096-001.14.y
      Ammons, A. R. Love Songs. Poetry (June, 1967), v. 110, n. 3. p. 153. Periodical 1 item. 38 p. Note: Multiple autographs, second copy
    • Folder z#1096-001.14.z
      Ammons, A. R. Mountain Liar; Ritual for Eating the World; Hymn V; Hymn VI; Hymn X. Accent (Summer, 1958), v. 28, n. 3. p.158. Periodical 1 item. 65 p. Note: A.R. Ammons' copy, Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder za#1096-001.14.za
      Ammons, A. R. Narrows. Chicago Review (Winter, 1972), v. 24, n. 3. p. 63. Periodical 1 item. 85 p. Note: Autographed by Howard Nemerov
    • Folder zb#1096-001.14.zb
      Ammons, A. R. Narrows. Chicago Review (Winter, 1972), v. 24, n. 3. p. 63. Periodical 1 item. 85 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder zc#1096-001.14.zc

      Ammons, A. R. Nine Poems, An Appreciation: A.R. Ammons. Lillabulero (1971), n. 10 & 11. p. 53. Periodical 1 item. 82 p. Note: Multiple autographs

    • Folder zd#1096-001.14.zd
      Ammons, A. R. Note of Intent. Chelsea (May, 1967), v. 20, n. 21. p. 3. Periodical 1 item. 90 p.
    • Folder ze#1096-001.14.ze
      Ammons, A. R. One Extreme to the Other. City 7 (1978), n. 7. p. 36. Periodical 1 item. 54 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder zf#1096-001.14.zf
      Ammons, A. R. Pairing, Course Discourse. BRIM (Fall, 1975), no.4. p. 18. Periodical 1 item. 20 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons.
    • Folder zg#1096-001.14.zg
      Ammons, A. R. Parting Lovers. Laurel Review (Summer, 1978), v. 12, n. 2. p. 3. Periodical 1 item. 22 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder zh#1096-001.14.zh
      Ammons, A. R. Parting Lovers. Laurel Review (Summer, 1978), v. 12, n. 2. p. 3. Periodical 1 item. 22 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder zi#1096-001.14.zi
      Ammons, A. R. Portrait. Nation (11/02/1964), v. 199, n. 13. p. 310. Periodical 1 item. 16 p.
    • Folder zj#1096-001.14.zj
      Ammons, A. R. Portrait. Nation (11/02/1964), v. 199. n. 13. p. 310. Periodical 1 item. 16 p.
    • Folder zk#1096-001.14.zk
      Ammons, A. R. Possibility Along a Line of Difference. TriQuarterly (Spring, 1969), n. 15. p. 124. Periodical 1 item. 146 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder zl#1096-001.14.zl
      Ammons, A. R. Possibility Along a Line of Difference. TriQuarterly (Spring, 1969), n. 15. p. 124. Periodical 1 item. 146 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder zm#1096-001.14.zm
      Ammons, A. R. Providences. Granite (Spring, 1974), n. 7/8. p. 118. Periodical 1 item. 110 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
  • Box 15#1096-001.15
    • Folder a#1096-001.15.a
      Ammons, A. R. Reflective. Scholastic Teacher (05/02/1969), v. 46, n. 13. p. 7. Periodical 1 item. 23 p. Note: Front and back cover torn off.
    • Folder b#1096-001.15.b
      Ammons, A. R. Response to Question. New York Times Book Review (12/02/1979), p. 59. Periodical 1 item. 34 p.
    • Folder c#1096-001.15.c
      Ammons, A. R. Room Conditioner. Tendril Poetry (Spring, 1978), n. 2. Periodical 1 item. 26 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder d#1096-001.15.d
      Ammons, A. R. Saliences. Tri-Quarterly (1966), n. 5. p. 90. Periodical 1 item. 98 p. Note: Autographed by May Swenson.
    • Folder e#1096-001.15.e
      Ammons, A. R. Scientific Breakdown. Rune (Spring, 1974), v. 1, n. 1. p. 4. Periodical 1 item. 42 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder f#1096-001.15.f
      Ammons, A. R. Self. Convergences Downward. Sewanee Review (Fall, 1974), v. 82, n. 4. p. 656. Periodical 1 item. 122 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder g#1096-001.15.g
      Ammons, A. R. Seven Poems. Quarterly Review of Literature (1964), v. 13, n. 1/2. p. 9. Periodical 1 item. 113 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder h#1096-001.15.h
      Ammons, A. R. Slippery Log Swamp. Southern Poetry Today (1962), n. 2. p. 15. Periodical 1 item. 32 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder i#1096-001.15.i
      Ammons, A. R. Slippery Log Swamp. Southern Poetry Today edited by Guy Owen and William E. Taylor (© 1962), p. 15. Pamphlet. 1 item. 32 p. Autographed by George Garrett.
    • Folder j#1096-001.15.j
      Ammons, A. R. Snow Log. North Carolina Poetry (Spring, 1970), v. 10, n. 2. p. 3. Periodical 1 item. 46 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons, James Applewhite, Fred Chappell, Heather Ross Miller, Robert Morgan, Gibbons Ruark, Robert Watson, Jonathan Williams.
    • Folder k#1096-001.15.k
      Ammons, A. R. Spring Lines. A 50th Birthday Celebration for Jonathan Williams (© 1979) Gnomon Press. p. 10. Periodical. 1 item. 62 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder l#1096-001.15.l
      Ammons, A. R. Strings. Tar River Poetry (Fall, 1988), v. 28, n. 1. p. 60. Periodical 1 item. 67 p. Note: Autographed by Fred Chappell
    • Folder m#1096-001.15.m
      Ammons, A. R. Teacher. People (4/21/1975), v. 3, n. 15. p. 28. Periodical 1 item. 35 p. Note: Front and back cover torn off
    • Folder n#1096-001.15.n
      Ammons, A. R. Terminations. Anataeus (Spring, 1973) n. 9. p. 37. Periodical 1 item. 60 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
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    • Folder a#1096-001.16.a
      Ammons, A. R. Terminus. Harper's Magazine (01/1971), v. 242, no. 1448. p.97. Periodical. 1 item. 51 p. Note: A. R. Ammon's copy.
    • Folder b#1096-001.16.b
      Ammons, A. R. The Arts. Country Club Woman (November/December, 1960), p. 44. Periodical 1 item. 62 p.
    • Folder c#1096-001.16.c
      Ammons, A. R. The City Limits. Triphammer Bridge. Modern Occasions (Winter, 1971), v. 1, n. 2. p. 275. Periodical 1 item. 77 p.
    • Folder d#1096-001.16.d
      Ammons, A. R. The Grave Is. Chicago Review (Spring, 1977), v. 48, n. 4. p. 12. Periodical 1 item. 180 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder e#1096-001.16.e
      Ammons, A. R. The Perfect Journey Is. On Walks I Go a Long Way Along. Mademoiselle (June, 1977), p. 53. Periodical 1 item. 105 p.
    • Folder f#1096-001.16.f
      Ammons, A. R. Three Poems by A.R. Ammons. Mademoiselle (10/1975), p. 124. Periodical. 1 item. 120 p. Note: A.R. Ammons' copy. Poems include; Weather, Circling, The Make
    • Folder g#1096-001.16.g
      Ammons, A. R. Tight, Autumn Song. Lillabulero (Summer, 1969), n. 7. p. 2. Periodical 1 item. 54 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons and Wendell Berry
    • Folder h#1096-001.16.h
      Ammons, A. R. Tight, Autumn Song. Lillabulero (Summer, 1969), n. 7. p. 2. Periodical 1 item. 54 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder i#1096-001.16.i
      Ammons, A. R. Treaties, This Bright Day. Poetry (March, 1969), v. 113, n. 6. p. 410. Periodical 1 item. 42 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons and William Stafford
    • Folder j#1096-001.16.j
      Ammons, A. R. Twenty January. The Deep Slow. Nation (12/18/1976), v. 223, n. 21. p. 662. Periodical 1 item. 16 p.
    • Folder k#1096-001.16.k
      Ammons, A. R. Two Poems. Epoch (Spring, 1974), v. 23, n. 3. p. 234. Periodical 1 item. 63 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder l#1096-001.16.l
      Ammons, A. R. Two Poems. Epos (Spring, 1975), v. 26, n. 2. p. 6. Periodical 1 item. 42 p. Note: Multiple Autographs
    • Folder m#1096-001.16.m
      Ammons, A. R. Two poems. Iowa Review (Winter, 1977), v. 8, n. 1. p. 85. Periodical 1 item. 71 p. Note: Multiple autographs, Poems include; When I was Young the Silk and My Father, I Hollow for You
    • Folder n#1096-001.16.n
      Ammons, A. R. Two Poems. Niobe (1965), p. 71. Periodical 1 item. 48 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder o#1096-001.16.o
      Ammons, A. R. Upland. Doubling the Nerve. Pebble (November, 1969), n. 3. p. 8. Periodical 1 item. 16 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder p#1096-001.16.p
      Ammons, A. R. Uppermost. BRIM (Winter, 1975), no. 3. p.28. Periodical. 1 item. 26 p.
    • Folder q#1096-001.16.q
      Ammons, A. R. Virtu. Apple (Summer, 1967), p. 1. Periodical 1 item. 20 p.
    • Folder r#1096-001.16.r
      Ammons, A. R. Virtu. Apple (Summer, 1967), p. 1. Periodical 1 item. 20 p.
    • Folder s#1096-001.16.s
      Ammons, A. R. Virtu. Apple (Summer, 1967), p. 1. Periodical 1 item. 20 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder t#1096-001.16.t
      Ammons, A. R. Visit. Living Wilderness (Autumn, 1972), v. 36, n. 119. p. 23. Periodical 1 item. 20 p. Note: A.R. Ammons' copy
    • Folder u#1096-001.16.u
      Ammons, A. R. Visit. Nation (01/20/1962), v. 194, n. 3. p. 62. Periodical 1 item. 15 p.
    • Folder v#1096-001.16.v
      Ammons, A. R. Volitions. Sparrow (Fall 1979) No. 1, p. 8-9. Periodical. Includes handwritten note to Stuart Wright and photocopy of Sung Reassertions from Beloit Poetry Journal. 2 items. 30 p.
    • Folder w#1096-001.16.w
      Ammons, A. R. Way to Go. Chronicle (Spring, 1969), Reprinted from Northfield Poems © 1966 by Cornell University. p. 1. Pamphlet 1 item. 20 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder x#1096-001.16.x
      Ammons, A. R. Working With Tools. Southern Poetry Review (Fall, 1968), v. 9, n. 1. p. 14. Periodical 1 item. 22 p.
    • Folder y#1096-001.16.y
      Ammons, A. R. Working With Tools. Southern Poetry Review (Fall, 1968), v. 9, n. 1. p. 14. Periodical 1 item. 22 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder z#1096-001.16.z
      Ammons, A. R. Yucca Moth. Shenandoah (Spring, 1964), v. 15, n. 3. p. 39. Periodical 1 item. 44 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder za#1096-001.16.za
      Ammons, A. R. Yucca Moth. Shenandoah (Spring, 1964), v. 15, n. 3. p. 39. Periodical 1 item. 44 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons and Miller Williams
    • Folder zb#1096-001.16.zb
      Audience (January-February, 1973), v. 3, n. 1. Periodical 1 item. 58 p. Note: Hardcover. Autographed by Karl Shapiro
    • Folder zc#1096-001.16.zc
      Baker, A. T. Whole Look of Heaven. Time (12/30/1974), p. 58. Periodical. 1 item. 32 p. Note: Front cover torn.
    • Folder zd#1096-001.16.zd
      Carolina Quarterly (Winter, 1980), v. 32, n. 1. Periodical 1 item. 60 p.
    • Folder ze#1096-001.16.ze
      Choice (1965) no. 4. Periodical 1 item. 58 p. Note: A.R. Ammons' copy, autographed by Louis Simpson, Mark Strand, Charles Wright.
    • Folder zf#1096-001.16.zf
      Contemporary Literature (Winter, 1968), v. 9, n. 1. Periodical 1 item. 80 p.
    • Folder zg#1096-001.16.zg
      Country Club Woman (March/April, 1962), Periodical 1 item. 38 p.
    • Folder zh#1096-001.16.zh
      Fishman, Charles. "A.R. Ammons: The One Place to Dwell." The Hollins Critic v. 19, no. 5 (December 1982), pp. 2-11. Paper back. 1 item. 10 p. Note: Autographed "A.R. Ammons."
    • Folder zi#1096-001.16.zi
      Fishman, Charles. "A.R. Ammons: The One Place to Dwell." The Hollins Critic v. 19, no. 5 (December 1982), pp. 2-11. Paper back. 1 item. 10 p. Note: Autographed "A.R. Ammons."
    • Folder zj#1096-001.16.zj
      Granite (Spring, 1973), n. 5. Periodical 1 item. 90 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder zk#1096-001.16.zk
      Hewitt, Geof. Autobiography of a Day & 6 Hours: Letter to Ammons a Race to the End. Trojan Horse (n.d.), Periodical 1 item. 22 p.
    • Folder zl#1096-001.16.zl
      Howard, Richard. Ammons: Uplands. Nation (1/18/1971), v. 212, no. 3, p. 90. Periodical. 1 item. 16 p.
    • Folder zm#1096-001.16.zm
      Logan, John. Review of Northfield Poems by A.R. Ammons. Nation (04/24/1967), v. 204. n. 17. p. 541. Periodical 1 item. 16 p.
    • Folder zn#1096-001.16.zn
      McFee, Michael. A.R. Ammons and the Reynolds Homestead Poetry Workshop. Arete (n.d.), p. 22. Periodical 1 item. 22 p.
    • Folder zo#1096-001.16.zo
      Morgan, Robert. Where do the Pieces of My Voice Lie Scattered: Notes on the Art and Language of A.R. Ammons'. Granite (Winter, 1974), n. 9/10. p. 79. Periodical 1 item. 90 p. Note: Autographed by Robert Morgan
  • Box 17#1096-001.17
    • Folder a#1096-001.17.a
      Nickel Bag, edited by Jerald Bullis (Sept. - Dec. 1975) No. 1 - 11. Mimeographed newsletter. 11 items. 11 p.
    • Folder b#1096-001.17.b
      Ontario Review (Spring, 1978), n. 8. Periodical 1 item. 110 p. Note: Autographed by Mark Strand
    • Folder c#1096-001.17.c
      Orr, Linda. "The Cosmic Backyard of A. A. Ammons" Review in Diacritics Magazine (Winter 1973) Vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 3-12. Periodical. 1 item. 33 p. Note: "For Stuart Wright . . . March 1975" in A.R. Ammons' hand.
    • Folder d#1096-001.17.d
      Perspectives (1955) n. 11. Periodical 1 item. 98 p.
    • Folder e#1096-001.17.e
      Rainy Day (05/1978), v. 10. Periodical 1 item. 4 p. Note: Periodical funded by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder f#1096-001.17.f
      Reid, Alfred S. Poetry of A.R. Ammons. South Carolina Review (Fall, 1979), v. 12, n. 1. p. 2. Periodical 1 item. 38 p.
    • Folder g#1096-001.17.g
      Reynolda Rag: Residency of Reynolda House & Wake Forest (1979) Photocopy Newsletter. Nos. 1,3,4,5. 3 items. 7 p.
    • Folder h#1096-001.17.h
      Sharpe, John L., III. TLS to Steven Wright (2/18/1970) including copy of Donen Magazine (April 1964), no. 7. English & Turkish language. 2 items. 5 p. Note: Magazine contains article about Ammons in Turkish.
    • Folder i#1096-001.17.i
      Strand, Mark. Field (Spring, 1972), n. 6. Periodical 1 item. 52 p. Note: Autographed by Mark Strand
    • Folder j#1096-001.17.j
      Student, The (Fall, 1980), Periodical 1 item. 33 p.
    • Folder k#1096-001.17.k
      Tower (Summer, 1967), v. 2, n. 1. Periodical 1 item. 30 p.
    • Folder l#1096-001.17.l
      Wake Forest Magazine (Autumn, 1975), v. 22, n. 4. p. 3. Periodical 1 item. 18 p. Note: Announcement of publication of Ammon's book, Diversifications
    • Folder m#1096-001.17.m
      Wake Forest Magazine (Spring, 1975), v. 22, n. 2. Periodical 1 item. 14 p.
    • Folder n#1096-001.17.n
      Wake Forest Magazine (Winter, 1975), v. 22, n. 1. Periodical 1 item. 14 p.
    • Folder o#1096-001.17.o
      Wake Forest University Library Newsletter (May, 1975), v. 2, n. 2. p. 7. Periodical 1 item. 10 p. Note: Announcement regarding A.R. Ammons publishing a broadside
    • Folder p#1096-001.17.p
      Wallcharts for 8-13 Year Olds. (Autumn, 1979), Periodical 1 item. 12 p.
    • Folder q#1096-001.17.q
      Williams, Jonathan. The Mind's Music, Reviews of A.R. Ammons' Tape for the Turn of the Year, and Corsons' Inlet. New York Times Book Review (07/11/1965), p. 14. Periodical 1 item. 24 p.
    • Folder r#1096-001.17.r
      Wright, Stuart. A.R. Ammons: A Bibliography, 1954-1979, Wake Forest University Magazine (Winter, 1981), v. 28, no. 1. p. 27. Periodical. 1 item. 18p.
    • Folder s#1096-001.17.s
      Wright, Stuart. A.R. Ammons: A Bibliography. Wake Forest University Magazine (Summer, 1980), v. 27, no.3. p.39. Periodical. 1 item. 28 p.
3.5
Pamphlets, Brochures, Broadsides, Advertising Cards
  • Box 17#1096-001.17
    • Folder t#1096-001.17.t
      Academy of American Poets: University and College Poetry Prizes 1960-1966 in Memory of Mrs. Fanny Fay Wood © 1966. Pamphlet 1 item. 40 p. Note: Multiple autographs
    • Folder u#1096-001.17.u
      America Poetry at Mid-Century, by John Crowe Ransom [et. Al] © 1958 Library of Congress. Pamphlet 1 item. 30 p.
    • Folder v#1096-001.17.v
      Ammons, A. R. Bees Stopped. Little Creatures: 1978 Sierra Club Calendar & Almanac for Young People © 1977 by Sierra Club. p. 64. Pamphlet 1 item. 46 p.
  • Box 18#1096-001.18 Icon to indicate that there are digitized materials available
    • Folder a#1096-001.18.a
      Ammons, A. R. Changing Things © 1981 Palaemon Press Limited. Pamphlet 1 item. 8 p. plus dust jacket. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder b#1096-001.18.b
      Ammons, A. R. Easter Morning.(11/3/1986) Printed. 1 item. 10 p. Note: Autographed "Dear Stuart" with sentiment. Numbered 200 of 220.
    • Folder c#1096-001.18.c
      Ammons, A. R. Four Poems. Seascapes (n.d.) Pamphlet 2 item. 15 p. Note: Poems include; So I Said I am Ezra, The Constant, Saliences, Expressions of Sea Level
    • Folder d#1096-001.18.d
      Ammons, A. R. Grace Abounding. "Beyond Square" A Tribute to Elliott Coleman (© 1972). p. 1. Printed Pamphlet 1 Item. 34 p. Note: Autographed by A.R. Ammons
    • Folder e#1096-001.18.e
      Ammons, A. R. Highgate Road. (Ithaca, NY: Inkling X Press © 1965, 1974-1977) Printed. 4 items. 88 p. Note: Autographed "A.R. Ammons" Nos. 1, 16, 20, 22 of 200 printed.
    • Folder f#1096-001.18.f
      Ammons, A. R. Pecker's Peak; or Piker's Pique [Poem] (n.d.) One of very few privately printed for Friends of Palaemon Press. 2 item. 2 p.
    • Folder g#1096-001.18.g
      Ammons, A. R. Poem: For Doyle Fosso [Poem] (n.d.) Printed by Press for Privacy, Winston-Salem, NC. 3 items. 6 p. Note: Autographed "ARA" Nos. 25, 27, 28 of 60 printed.
    • Folder h#1096-001.18.h
      Ammons, A. R. Recording [Poem] (June 1975) Printed by John Mills and Richard Murdock at the Shadowy Waters Press, Winston-Salem, NC. Illustrated by Bob Kirchman. 54 items. 54 p. Note: Autographed: "A.R. Ammons" Nos. 19,33,59,85,92,99,120-176, MC of 250 printed. "MC" copy autographed "For John".
    • Folder i#1096-001.18.i
      Shit List of Omnium-gatherum of Diversity into Unity (1979) Poem

      Ammons, A. R. Shit List; or Omnium-gatherum of Diversity into Unity. (1979), Privately printed for Stuart Wright. Broadside 1 item. 1 p. Note: Signed "For Reid, ho ho - Stuart."

    • Folder j#1096-001.18.j
      Ammons, A. R. Six-Piece Suite [Poem]. (Palaemon Press, Ltd. © 1978) Paper back. 2 item. 18 p. Note: Autographed "A.R. Ammons" No. 127 & 166 of 230 printed.
    • Folder k#1096-001.18.k
      Ten Poems (1960). Reprinted from The Hudson Review (Autumn 1960) vol. 13, no. 3. Pamphlet. Paper back. 1 item. 10 p. Note: Autographed "A.R. Ammons."
    • Folder l#1096-001.18.l
      Ammons, A. R. Twelve Poems. 1982 Liffey Stream Press Calendar (n. d.), Pamphlet 1 item. 13 p.
    • Folder m#1096-001.18.m
      Calendar for 1963 with appointments (Jan. - April 1963) Spiral bound. 1 item. 63 p. Note: Features illustrations from Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Rembrandt: A Hidden World Exhibit." © 1962.
    • Folder n#1096-001.18.n
      Celebration of the Arts at Cornell (May 1969) Poems. Printed. 12 items. 13 p.
    • Folder o#1096-001.18.o
      Epoch Magazine advertising letter (9/11/1986) including poem by A.R. Ammons "Chiseled Clouds." 1 item. 8 p.
    • Folder p#1096-001.18.p
      Hartman, Geoffrey H. Five Poems. Reprinted from Chicago Review (Summer, 1962) v. 15, n. 4. Pamphlet 1 item. 5 p. Note: Autographed by Geoffrey H. Hartman
    • Folder q#1096-001.18.q
      Lectures and Readings in Celebration of the Poetry of A.R. Ammons (12/3/1974) Advertising card. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder r#1096-001.18.r
      North Carolina School of the Arts presents, Clifton Matthews Piano. 02/11/1980. Brochure 1 item. 2 p. Note: Autographed by Kenneth Frazelle. Includes insert Fantasies for Piano (1979) by Kenneth Frazelle
    • Folder s#1096-001.18.s
      North Carolina School of the Arts presents, Kaleidoscope: Change 5. 05/05/1978. Text by A.R. Ammons. Brochure 1 item. 2 p. Note: Autographed by Kenneth Frazelle
    • Folder t#1096-001.18.t
      Ommateum (n.d.) Advertising card. Printed. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder u#1096-001.18.u
      Palaemon Press, Ltd. Forthcoming List (n.d.) Printed. 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder v#1096-001.18.v
      Photocopy of Book cover, Selected Poems 1951-1977 by A.R. Ammons. Broadside 1 item. 1 p.
    • Folder w#1096-001.18.w (7 items  digitized)
      Photographic Prints & Cancelled Checks from Stuart Wright (1979-1982) 23 items. 23 p.
    • Folder x#1096-001.18.x
      Poetry from Wesleyan University Press. (n. d.), Pamphlet 1 item. 10 p.
    • Folder y#1096-001.18.y
      Soifer, Mark. Sunday. Illustration by A.R. Ammons. Sunday (© 1978), Pamphlet 1 item. 28 p. Autographed by Mark Soifer.
    • Folder z#1096-001.18.z
      Stafford, William. Walking at 3 A. M. [Poem] (n.d.) Printed. 1 item. 1 p. Note: Autographed "William Stafford."
    • Folder za#1096-001.18.za
      Vanity Publishing: Commercial Publishing article (1976) with TLS from Nelson Richardson to A.R. Ammons. 2 items. 14 p.
    • Folder zb#1096-001.18.zb
      W. W. Norton & Co., Inc. Publishers. Royalties Statements (1974-1977) 19 items. 55 p.
Series 4:
AUDIO RECORDINGS & PAINTINGS
Series 5:
OVERSIZED MATERIALS: CALENDAR, CLIPPING, ORIGINAL ART
Oversize Folder 03os1#1096-001.03os1
Briefings: Poems Small and Easy (1970). New York, 1971. W. W. Norton Co. Galleys. 1 items. 32 p.
Oversize Folder 03os2#1096-001.03os2
Briefings: Poems Small and Easy (1970). New York, 1971. W. W. Norton Co. Galleys. 1 item. 101 p.
Oversize Folder 03os3#1096-001.03os3
Coast of Trees, A (1981). New York, 1981. W. W. Norton Co. Galleys. 2 items. 66 p.
Oversize Folder 05os1#1096-001.05os1
Epoch (1963-1968). New York, 1963-1967. W.W. Norton Co. Galleys. 2 items. 14 p.
Oversize Folder 07os1#1096-001.07os1
Snow Poems, The (1976-1977). New York, 1977. W.W. Norton Co. Galleys. 1 item. 152 p.
Oversize Folder 07os2#1096-001.07os2
Sphere (1974). New York, 1974. W.W. Norton Co. Galleys. 1 item. 40 p.
Oversize Folder 07os3#1096-001.07os3
Uplands: New Poems (1970). New York, 1970. W. W. Norton Co. Galleys. 6 items. 120 p.

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