Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Folder 1: Correspondence 1960's
- Folder 2: Correspondence 1970's
- Folder 3: Correspondence 1980's
- Folder 4: Correspondence 1990's
- Folder 5: Correspondence, Jarold Ramsey to William Stafford
- Folder 6: Correspondence, Jarold Ramsey about William Stafford
- Folder 7: Transcripts [copies] of William Stafford Poems
- Folder 8: Miscellaneous
- Names and Subjects
The Jarold Ramsey Collection, 1966-1997
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Ramsey, Jarold, 1937-
- Title
- The Jarold Ramsey Collection
- Dates
- 1966-1997 (inclusive)19661997
- Quantity
- .5 cubic feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- OLPb137RAM
- Summary
- This collection includes approximately 100 pieces of correspondence from the American poet William Stafford to the scholar and poet Jarold Ramsey during the years, 1966-1993; limited copies of correspondence from Jarold Ramsey to William Stafford, 1966-1993; as well as copies of biographies, remembrances, and introductions on William Stafford by Jarold Ramsey, and other miscellaneous items collected by the Ramsey family on William Stafford.
- Repository
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Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Jarold Ramsey grew up on a ranch near Madras, Oregon. Received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington with studies in American Indian literature, Shakespeare, and modern poetry. Ramsey taught at the University of Washington, the University of Victoria (Canada), and the University of Rochester, NY. His poetry collections include Love in an Earthquake, Hand Shadows, and Where the Wind Comes to Play (with Bill Baber); among his prose books are Coyote Was Going There, Reading the Fire, and New Era: Reflections on the Human and Natural History of Central Oregon. Ramsey and William Stafford maintained a close friendship throughout their adult lives.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection includes correspondence from William Stafford to Jarold Ramsey during the years 1966-1993; limited copies of correspondence from Jarold Ramsey to William Stafford 1966-1993; Copies of biographies, remembrances, and introductions on William Stafford by Jarold Ramsey, as well as miscellaneous items collected by the Ramsey family on William Stafford.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
The Jarold Ramsey Collection (OLPb137RAM), Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in a single chronological series.
Location of Collection
Special CollectionsAcquisition Information
Donated to Lewis & Clark College by Jarold Ramsey in 2013.
Processing Note
Processed in 2013.
Related Materials
Correspondence from Ramsey to Stafford is a part of the William Stafford archives: Correspondence from Ramsey to Stafford is a part of the William Stafford archives: http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv83782.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Folder 1: Correspondence 1960'sReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Folder | item | ||
1 | 1 | WS to JR |
February 18, 1966 |
1 | 2 | WS to JR |
April. 1, 1967 |
1 | 3 | WS to JR |
May 9, 1967 |
1 | 4 | WS to JR |
June 14, 1967 |
1 | 5 | WS to JR |
August 12, 1967 |
1 | 6 | WS to JR |
April 8, 1968 |
1 | 7 | WS to JR |
December 27, 1968 |
1 | 8 | WS to JR |
September 2, 1969 |
1 | 9 | WS to JR |
September 8, 1969 |
1 | 10 | WS to JR |
September 15, 1969 |
1 | 11 | WS to JR
3"x5" card
|
September 27, 1969 |
1 | 12 | WS to JR |
October 1, 1969 |
1 | 13 | WS to JR |
October 19, 1969 |
1 | 14 | WS to JR |
October 27, 1969 |
1 | 15 | WS to JR |
November 28, 1969 |
1 | 16 | WS to JR |
December 8, 1969 |
Folder 2: Correspondence 1970'sReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Folder | item | ||
2 | 1 | WS to JR |
January 2, 1970 |
2 | 2 | WS to JR |
January 24, 1970 |
2 | 3 | WS to JR |
February 26, 1970 |
2 | 4 | WS to JR |
March 25, 1970 |
2 | 5 | WS to JR |
May 5, 1970 |
2 | 6 | WS to JR |
August 20, 1970 |
2 | 7 | WS to JR |
October 22, 1970 |
2 | 8 | WS to JR |
December 30, 1970 |
2 | 9 | WS to JR |
January 19, 1971 |
2 | 10 | WS to JR |
July 5, 1971 |
2 | 11 | WS to JR |
September 15, 1971 |
2 | 12 | WS to JR |
January 26, 1972 |
2 | 13 | WS to JR |
May 25, 1972 |
2 | 14 | WS to JR |
January 9, 1973 |
2 | 15 | WS to JR |
January 24, 1973 |
2 | 16 | WS to JR |
April 4, 1973 |
2 | 17 | WS to JR |
April 22, 1973 |
2 | 18 | WS to JR |
August 24, 1973 |
2 | 19 | WS to JR |
October 1, 1973 |
2 | 20 | WS to JR |
October 12, 1973 |
2 | 21 | WS to JR |
January 27, 1974 |
2 | 22 | WS to JR |
April 16, 1974 |
2 | 23 | WS to JR |
May 23, 1974 |
2 | 24 | WS to JR |
July 16, 1974 |
2 | 25 | WS to JR |
July 28, 1974 |
2 | 26 | WS to JR |
August 24, 1974 |
2 | 27 | WS to JR
Christmas card
|
December 23, 1974 |
2 | 28 | WS to JR |
December 31, 1974 |
2 | 29 | WS to JR |
January 27, 1975 |
2 | 30 | WS to JR |
March 18, 1975 |
2 | 31 | WS to JR |
September 9, 1975 |
2 | 32 | WS to JR |
September 23, 1975 |
2 | 33 | WS to JR |
October 21, 1975 |
2 | 34 | WS to JR |
November 4, 1975 |
2 | 35 | WS to JR |
January 2, 1976 |
2 | 36 | WS to JR |
February 27, 1976 |
2 | 37 | WS to JR |
July 10, 1976 |
2 | 38 | WS to JR
Letter and clipping from "Ruralite" Sept, 1976
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September 21, 1976 |
2 | 39 | WS to JR |
October 12, 1976 |
2 | 40 | WS to JR
Christmas card
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December 18, 1976 |
2 | 41 | WS to JR |
February 18, 1977 |
2 | 42 | WS to JR |
July 30, 1977 |
2 | 43 | WS to JR |
September 26, 1977 |
2 | 44 | WS to JR |
November 14, 1977 |
2 | 45 | WS to JR |
December 19, 1977 |
2 | 46 | WS to JR
"Salal Series V" card containing Kim Stafford poem "Crow Feather"
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April 15, 1978 |
2 | 47 | WS to JR |
January 9, 1979 |
2 | 48 | WS to JR |
May 19, 1979 |
2 | 49 | WS to JR |
November 23, 1979 |
2 | 50 | WS to JR
Christmas card
|
December 20, 1979 |
Folder 3: Correspondence 1980'sReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Folder | item | ||
3 | 1 | WS to JR |
April 10, 1980 |
3 | 2 | WS to JR |
July 17, 1980 |
3 | 3 | WS to JR |
September 4, 1980 |
3 | 4 | WS to JR
Letter and "A Tribute to John and Ruth Howard" card
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June 4, 1981 |
3 | 5 | WS to JR |
November 2, 1981 |
3 | 6 | WS to JR |
June 10, 1982 |
3 | 7 | WS to JR |
September 7, 1983 |
3 | 8 | WS to JR
Christmas card
|
December 17, 1983 |
3 | 9 | WS to JR |
July 14, 1984 |
3 | 10 | WS to JR |
August 18, 1984 |
3 | 11 | WS to JR
Christmas card
|
December 19, 1984 |
3 | 12 | WS to JR |
July 13, 1985 |
3 | 13 | WS to JR |
July 28, 1985 |
3 | 14 | WS to JR |
September 27, 1985 |
3 | 15 | WS to JR
Christmas card
|
December 1985 |
3 | 16 | WS to JR |
March 21, 1986 |
3 | 17 | WS to JR |
September 10, 1986 |
3 | 18 | WS to JR |
November 1, 1986 |
3 | 19 | WS to JR |
January 7, 1987 |
3 | 20 | WS to JR |
January 25, 1987 |
3 | 21 | WS to JR
Christmas card
|
December 12, 1987 |
3 | 22 | WS to JR |
February 16, 1988 |
3 | 23 | WS to JR |
May 26, 1988 |
3 | 24 | WS to JR |
June 6, 1988 |
3 | 25 | WS to JR |
August 24, 1988 |
3 | 26 | WS to JR |
March 31, 1989 |
3 | 27 | WS to JR
Card containing W.S. poem "Awareness".
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April 8, 1989 |
3 | 28 | WS to JR |
April 26, 1989 |
3 | 29 | WS to JR |
August 9, 1989 |
3 | 30 | WS to JR |
November 29, 1989 |
3 | 31 | WS to JR
Christmas card
|
December 8, 1989 |
3 | 32 | WS to JR |
December 8, 1989 |
Folder 4: Correspondence 1990'sReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Folder | item | ||
4 | 1 | WS to JR
Letter and clipping "Poet Laureate Pens Resignation"
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August 23, 1990 |
4 | 2 | WS to JR |
September 10, 1990 |
4 | 3 | WS to JR |
March 2, 1991 |
4 | 4 | WS to JR |
April 22, 1991 |
4 | 5 | WS to JR |
June 25, 1991 |
4 | 6 | WS to JR
Postcard
|
September 17, 1991 |
4 | 7 | WS to JR |
May 31, 1992 |
4 | 8 | WS to JR |
August 27, 1992 |
4 | 9 | WS to JR |
May 21, 1993 |
Folder 5: Correspondence, Jarold Ramsey to William Stafford, 1966-1993Return to Top
Spring 1966; Mar. 28, 1967; Aug. 2, 1967: Aug. 4, 1968 [includes W.S. poem "The Indian Cave Jerry Ramsey Found There"; Apr. 6, 1991; c. 1993 letter to Stafford family following William Stafford death.
Folder 6: Correspondence, Jarold Ramsey about William Stafford, 1969-1997Return to Top
W.S. bio for the University of Rochester "Upstate Poetry Circuit" fall 1969; William Stafford memorial reading "Writers Forum" SUNNY-Brockport, Oct. 8, 1993; "We'll Zig to Your Zag" Rembering William Stafford. Oregon English Journal, xix, no. 1, Spring, 1997 [copy]; Jarold Ramsey introductions to W.S. readings at University of Rochester, NY. [copies] Nov. 1969, Fall 1988, early 1970s, Apr. 20, 1980; Correspondence from Clarence Amann, St. Johns Fischer College, to Jarold Ramsey regarding possible W.S. reading, Oct. 23, 1969.
Folder 7: Transcripts [copies] of William Stafford Poems, undatedReturn to Top
Copies of William Stafford poems sent to Jarold Ramsey including: "Definitions"; "Fixers"; "The Light by the Barn"; "Lake Wendoka"; and "For the Shtick People."
Folder 8: Miscellaneous, 1967-1994Return to Top
Six photographs of the Stafford family in a yellow envelope titled: "A scattering of photos dating back to Summer 1967, when the Ramseys and Staffords first met"; "A Tribute to William Stafford" [program] March 16, 1994. University of Rochester, NY.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Poetry -- Indians of North America.
- Poetry--20th century.
Personal Names
- Ramsey, Jarold, 1937- --Archives
- Stafford, William, 1914-1993