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Eve Triem papers, 1921-1999

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Triem, Eve, 1902-
Title
Eve Triem papers
Dates
1921-1999
Quantity
27.5 cubic feet
Collection Number
1959
Summary
Papers of a poet and author of San Francisco, California, and Seattle, Washington
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Biographical Note

Eve Triem was born in New York City on November 2, 1902. Triem grew up in San Francisco and attended the University of California at Berkeley. She married Paul Ellsworth Triem, a writer, in 1924 and they moved to Dubuque, Iowa in 1936. They moved to San Francisco in 1956, where they resided until moving to Seattle in 1960. They had two children, Yvonne and Peter. Paul Triem died in 1976.

Eve Triem began writing poetry in earnest in 1936. While in Dubuque, Triem studied Greek classics at the Presbyterian Seminary at the University of Dubuque, and began to translate Greek poems. Some of her translations were published as Heliodora, Translations from the Greek anthology, Olivant Press, 1967.

Triem was a friend of e.e. cummings, lectured about his poetry and wrote a pamphlet about him, E.E. Cummings, American Writers series, Minnesota Press, 1969.

Many of Triem's poems were written for her husband of 51 years. Dark To Glow is a collection of such poems, which she wrote after his death. She often gave him a decorated copy of a poem as a gift on the occasion of anniversaries, holidays, or his birthday. They were usually first drafts which were later revised and published under different titles.

Triem's work appeared in many literary periodicals and anthologies, and she gave many readings and lectures. In 1984, she won a Western States Book award for lifetime achievement. Her published collections of poems are:

  • Parade of Doves, E.P. Dutton, 1946
  • Poems by Eve Triem, Alan Swallow, 1965
  • The Process, Querencia, 1976
  • Dark to Glow, Querencia, 1979
  • Midsummer Rites, Seal Press, 1982
  • New as a Wave: A Retrospective, 1937-1983, Dragon Gate, 1984
  • Nobody Dies in the Summer: Selected Poems, Broken Moon Press, 1993

Eve Triem died in 1992.

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Content Description

Correspondence, literary manuscripts, photographs, publications, ephemera, tape recordings; 1921-1999 (bulk 1943-1984).

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Some restrictions exist on copying, quotation or publication. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Preferred Citation

Eve Triem papers. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in 4 accessions:

  • Accession No. 1959-001, Eve Triem papers, 1923-1983 (bulk 1943-1983)
  • Accession No. 1959-026, Eve Triem papers, 1963-1984
  • Accession No. 1959-027, Letters from Eve Triem to Lucille and Carl Harris, 1968-1984
  • Accession No. 1959-028, Eve Triem papers, 1921-1999 (bulk 1950-1985)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • American literature--West (U.S.)--Women authors--20th century
  • American poetry--Women authors--20th century
  • Authors and publishers--United States--20th century
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Poetry--Authorship--Social aspects--United States--20th century
  • Women poets, American--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives

Personal Names

  • Adams, Léonie, 1899-1988--Correspondence
  • Broughton, James Richard, 1913- --Correspondence
  • Burden, Jean--Correspondence
  • Cary, Carl, 1929-1992--Correspondence
  • Chester, Alfred, 1928-1971--Correspondence
  • Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962--Correspondence
  • Ellsworth, Paul--Correspondence
  • Fortner, Ethel Nestelle--Correspondence
  • Harris, Lucille--Correspondence
  • Kizer, Carolyn--Correspondence
  • Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997--Correspondence
  • Levy, John, 1951- --Correspondence
  • McCracken, Philip
  • Morehouse, Marion, 1906-1969--Correspondence
  • Osborne, J. K., 1941- --Correspondence
  • Prete, Yvonne--Correspondence
  • Randlett, Mary--Correspondence
  • Roseliep, Raymond, 1917- --Correspondence
  • Tagliabue, John,  1923- --Correspondence
  • Triem, Eve, 1902- --Archives

Corporate Names

  • Olivant Press

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)--Intellectual life--20th century

Occupations

  • Poets


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