OLPb036STA Guide to the Dorothy Stafford collection 1940-2015 Stafford (Dorothy) collection Zachariah Selley Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives 2018
0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd. Portland, Oregon 97219 archives@lclark.edu http://specialcollections.lclark.edu
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-01-30. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. English Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives
0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd. Portland, Oregon 97219 archives@lclark.edu http://specialcollections.lclark.edu
Dorothy Stafford collection Stafford, William, 1914-1993 Stafford, Dorothy OLPb036STA 6 boxes 1940-2015 This collection of memorabilia includes news clippings, certificates, awards, flyers, press releases, programs, and letters that document the career of Dorothy Stafford's husband and poet, William Stafford.

In 1944 Dorothy Hope Frantz married the poet and pacifist William Stafford. After short stints in California, Kansas, and Iowa, the Staffords settled in Lake Oswego, Oregon. William Stafford secured a position as a professor of English at Lewis & Clark College, while Dorothy taught elementary school children in the Lake Oswego School District. Together the Staffords raised four children. In 1963 William Stafford won the National Book Award for his poetry collection, Traveling Through the Dark. Other honors included Poetry Consultant for the Library of Congress (1970-71), the Shelley Award from the Poetry Society of America, and an appointment as Oregon Poet Laureate in 1975 by Governor Tom McCall. Throughout her nearly fifty years of marriage, Dorothy compiled her own documentation of her husband's career, including the clippings, certificates, pamphlets, and plaques represented in this collection.

This collection of memorabilia includes newspaper clippings, certificates, awards, flyers, press releases, programs, photographs, cards, and letters that document the career of poet, William Stafford. Containing items as early as 1940, this collection traces the trajectory of Stafford's career and accomplishments.

Collection is open for research.

 Oregon American poetry--20th century Poets, American--20th century Pacifism Pacifism--Poetry. Series 1 William Stafford- CPS Letters 1942-1944 1 1 CPS Photos and "Fine Arts in a CPS Camp" 1943-1945 1 2 Los Prietos CPS Camp 1940-1949 1 3 "An Informal Will" 1964 1 4 Copy of William and Dorothy's Wedding Certificate 1944 1 5 Correspondence (mostly Dorothy's) 1990-1999 1 6 Correspondence (mostly Dorothy's) 1990-1999 1 7 Stafford Family Letters 1985-1995 1 8 Poems (Bill) 1980-1990 1 9 File Index to Poems Collected in Books 1 10 Newspaper Clippings 1982-2007 2 1 Newspaper Clippings 1967-2008 2 2 Library of Congress 1970-1979 2 3 "An Interval in a Northwest Writer's Life, 1950-1973" 1973 2 4 Book Reviews, Event Materials, Misc. 1993-2007 2 5 Song by Stafford and Pauly for Kenny and Jean Johnson's 50th Anniversary 1986 2 6 Dorothy's Writing 1959-1961 2 7 Dorothy- Teaching 1955-1965 2 8 Interview with Dorothy Stafford 1998-1999 2 9 Royalties 1990-1999 2 10 Royalties 1990-1999 3 1 Correspondence with Governor Atiyeh 1985 3 2 Copy of William Stafford's Death Certificate 1993 3 3 Remembrances 1990-2005 3 4 Remembrances (Newspapers) 1993-2003 3 5 Poems To/For Bill/Dorothy 1993-1995 3 6 Poems To/For Bill/Dorothy 1990-2008 3 7 Friends of William Stafford 2001-2005 3 8 Stafford Events 1993-2007 4 1 Stafford Fund Contributions 1993 4 2 Visual Arts Files 1996-1997 4 3 Kim Stafford files 1990-1999 4 4 Try To Remember by Ned Stafford 2001 4 5 Katie Stafford Correspondence 2004 4 6 Barbara Stafford Letters 1978 4 7 Marilyn S. Marsh 1990-1999 4 8 "Pat Kelley's Trove" 1997 4 9 Margaret Stafford- "Mar's Trove" 1940-1993 4 10 Glenn Coffield 1981-1999 5 1 Kansas 1997 5 2 University of Kansas Research 1997 5 3 KSU- October 1997 5 4 KSU- Stafford- Fall Festival 1997 5 5 Series 2 Note from Dorothy Stafford about collection 5 6 Program, The Gold Schmidty Awards 1988 5 7 Pat Johnson's cartoon of "Tracker Dog" 5 8 Photo of William Stafford from the Pioneer Log 1978-11-16 5 9 Clipping with photo of William Stafford from Lake Oswego Review 1979-02-28 5 10 Eulogy of William Stafford by Rick Bella from the Oregonian 1993-08 5 11 Letter from Alice Price accompanying Program & celebrate words in the Cold Air 1994-04-10 5 12 Events clipping with photo of William Stafford from Willamette Week 1981-04-08 1981-04-14 5 13 Packaging for audio cassette of Animal that Drank Up Sound 5 14 Clipping, Roseburg News Review 1981-02-15 5 15 Clipping, Roseburg News Review 1980-03-29 5 16 Clipping, Oregonian (L. Congress appointment) 1972-02-26 5 17 Clipping, Roseburg News Review-Kim Stafford reading 1980-03 5 18 Poem release for Kim Stafford visit to Mid –Columbia Writer 1983-05 5 19 Typescript, Kim Stafford, Last Words 5 20 Clippings, South Dakota State University Collegian 1980-11-05 5 21 Poster/flyer for William Stafford reading 02-10 5 22 Fred Crafts interview, Eugene Register-Guard 1981-04-23 5 23 Meryle Secrest interview, Washington Post 1970-11-15 5 24 1940's/1950's Postcard photo of Manor House, Lewis & Clark College 5 25 President Howard Letter, William Stafford Retirement 1979-06-11 5 26 Citation, William Stafford honoring doctorate from Washington College 1981-05-17 5 27 Clippings, Edith Knight Hill Award 5 28 William Stafford at Great Plains Writers' Conference SDSU 1980-11 5 29 William Stafford at University of Hawaii 5 30 Interview ( Dorothy Stafford, William Stafford) in Lake Oswego Review 1971-06-24 5 31 "William Stafford, An Efficient 'Poet Abroad" 5 32 Flyer for NW Review and note from Jim (?Heynen) 5 33 OR Poet Laureate ceremony-Oregon Journal 1974-04-30 5 34 Clipping, OR Poet Laureate Ceremony 5 35 OR Poet Laureate Ceremony. Oregonian 1974-04-30 5 36 Lewis & Clark Journal (1976/77) review of Holden, The Mark to Turn 1976-1977 5 37 John Wendeborn Profile of William Stafford. Oregonian 1976-11-14 5 38 Photo of William Stafford in News Clipping 5 39 Malcolm Bauer Profile Sunday Oregonian 1978-01-08 5 40 Amy Grodine profile, Willamette Week 1979-06-25 5 41 Aubrey Watzek Award 1979-03-06 5 42 "Where Poems Begin"- Interview in Christian Science Monitor 1978-05-10 5 43 William Stafford wins Shelly Award 1964-01-24 5 44 Tony Kneidek Interview with Mike Markee. Salem Reaching Out 1988-09 5 45 William Stafford reading at San Diego State University Daily Aztec 1988-04 5 46 Jerry Johnston, "William Stafford at Bryce Canyon", Deseret News 1987-05-10 5 47 Toby Sonneman interview with William Stafford The Wenatchee World 1993-04-15 5 48 Flyer, William Stafford reading at Columbia Basin College 1984-11-16-1984-11-17 5 49 Michael Hauck, "Wildlife in the Urban Environment" quoting "Spring of Place" 1987 5 50 Paul Pintarich review of An Oregon Menage, Oregonian NW Magazine 1987-07-05 5 51 Johnathan Kirsch, Review of You Must Review Your Life, LA Times 1987-06-04 5 52 Paul Pintarich, review of Hugo autobiography, Oregonian 1986-11-30 5 53 Paul Pintarich, review of NW Writers Handbook 5 54 Jarold Ramsey introduction to William Stafford reading, U of Rochester 1986-10-15 5 55 Sam Hazo invitation to International Poetry Forum 1986-10-19 5 56 Flyer, Education for Social Responsibility service day 1986-10-10 5 57 Fellowship of Reconciliation Pamphlet, "why I Belong" WS/DS + Hashimoto 5 58 Bulletin For City Club of Portland, William Stafford speaking 1986-07-25 5 59 William Stafford introduction at Kansas State University 5 60 Clipping, Lake Oswego Review, Dorothy Stafford Retirements 1982-06-22 5 61 Review of "A Glass Face In The Rain". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon 1982-11-07 5 62 Clipping Regarding William Stafford. Letter to Sports Illustrated."Dear Coach Muscleman" 5 63 Program for Governor's Awards For the Arts (Invitation Also) 1982-02-05 5 64 Clipping, Oregon Arts Comm. Awards. The Oregonian 1982-02-14 5 65 Clipping, "Of Poets" on WS. In The Christian Science Monitor (Tom Simmons Article) 5 66 Letter from the Editor, "With Kit, Age 7, at the Beach" Quoted, American Arts 1981-09 5 67 Clipping Article on William Stafford and Kim Stafford in the Oregonian 1983-06-19 5 68 Clipping, Barbara Stafford and Steven Wilson Marriage Announcement 5 69 Photo of William Stafford CF. Columbia Basin College Flyer #44 5 70 Clipping, Dorothy Stafford chosen as Outstanding teacher, From Lake Oswego Review 1975-02-27 5 71 Clipping, William Stafford Receives Aubrey Watzek Award from the Lake Oswego Review 5 72 Clipping, William Stafford on Peace Walks From the Denver Post 1966-12-14 5 73 Note from Dorothy Stafford 1985-03-31 5 74 J & J's "Bread-and-butter" thank you for dinner 5 75 Poem: " Dorothy's Side of the Story (maybe)" By Paulann Petersen 1985-09-21 5 76 Clipping, Article on William Stafford in the Daily Iowan 1985-10-29 5 77 Clipping, "Hearing The Tide" by William Stafford in Northwest Magazine 1985-09-15 5 78 Clipping, Article on William Stafford in Northwest HG 1966-02-06 5 79 Clipping, Article About Raft Trip, WS Accompanying. "Wide Open Spaces" 5 80 Clipping, WS Receives Shelly Poetry Award 5 81 Gandhi Clipping "Seven Sins" 5 82 "Montana Eclogue", Clipping from New Yorker 5 83 Looking Glass Bookstore 1987 Christmas Catalogue Featuring "An Oregon Message" by William Stafford 1987 5 84 Article by John McDermott, Clipping from The Oregonian 5 85 Review of "You Must Revise Your Life," Clipping From the Los Angeles Times 1987-06-04 5 86 Program for Lake Oswego City Hall Dedication, "City Hall" by William Stafford 1987-06-27 5 87 Flyer for WS Reading at Corvallis-Benton County Public Library 5 88 "Northwest Pages" by Paul Pintarich, Clipping from The Oregonian 1986-11-09 5 89 Program for Wang International Festival of Authors, Toronto Canada. William Stafford Reading 1988-10-14-1988-10-22 5 90 "Oregon Ink: Selected Books By Oregon Writers." Oregon Institute of Literary Arts. 1989 (featuring "An Oregon Message") 1989 5 91 Flyer for Reading at University of Maine 1991-02-07 5 92 William Stafford Poetry Clipping from Northwest Magazine 1991-02-03 5 93 Clipping from Lansing State Journal. William Stafford at International Poetry Forum 1986-10-23 5 94 "What A Happy Time". Postcard from the Sellbach Hotel. Louisville, Kentucky 5 95 William Stafford Profile by Jon M. Larson, Lake Oswego Review 1991-05-01 5 96 Flyer for William Stafford & Marvin Bell Reading. Rattlesnake Mountain Writer's Workshop, Richmond, WA 5 97 William Stafford Resigns as Poet Laureate, Clipping from The Oregonian 1989-08-13 5 98 William Stafford Resigns as Poet Laureate, Clipping from Lake Oswego Review 1989-08-24 5 99 "Fawn Rescue", Clipping from Cedar Rapids Gazette sent to William Stafford 1989-06-17 5 100 William Stafford at "Fish Trap Gathering", Clipping from Wallowa County Chieftain 1989-07-13 5 101 Program for Morgan Samuel Odell Memorial. L&C Chapel. 1985-02-10 5 102 William Stafford in residence at Trinity College, clipping from Hartford Courant 1982-03-03 5 103 William Stafford in residence at Trinity College, clipping from The Trinity Tripod 1982-03-09 5 104 Flyer for WS reading at Confluence Gallery 5 105 Flyer for WS reading at Shambaugh Auditorium 1993-02-23 5 106 Stafford Kitchen remodel, clipping from The Oregonian. FOODday 1988-02-09 5 107 Invitaton to reception for The Animal That Drank Up Sound in Louisville, Kentucky. 1992-11-20 5 108 KS & WS Profile by Anne Donelson, from L.O.R/W.L.T Perspective 1987-02-24-1987-02-25 5 109 Flyer for Publication of The Animal That Drank Up Sound 5 110 Picture featuring "An Oregon Message" from The Oregonian 5 111 The Animal That Drank Up Sound Review in Minneapolis Star-Tribune 5 112 KS. "Art In The Eighties: Portlanders Who Make A Difference," From Northwest Magazine 1989-12-31 5 113 Program for Walla Walla Symphony 1990-91 season. "Hold in Your Memory the Land" influenced by The Animal That Drank Up Sound 1990-1991 5 114 William Stafford + Dorothy Stafford at Luncheon at Waverly Country Club 1992-01-16 5 115 Press release and flyer for Yeugeny Yevtushenko Reading at L&C Chapel 1992-04-23 5 116 "William Stafford on Writing" by George Wallace Clipping from Long Islander 1990-06-04 5 117 Flyer for William Stafford at L&C Bookstore 5 118 William Stafford reading in "NW Pages" from The Oregonian 1989-10-03 5 119 Margie Boule column, clipping from The Oregonian 1989-10 5 120 KS & WS reading at Idaho State University. Clipping 5 121 Jonathan Nicholas column mentioning Kit Stafford. Clipping from Oregonian 1989-06-23 5 122 Clipping about publication of "Passwords" by William Stafford 5 123 Clipping, William Stafford on used book stores, by Lisa Roegner 5 124 Flyer and Order Form for Documentary "William Stafford: What the River Says" 5 125 Invitation to dinner honoring WS at University of Portland 5 126 Clipping, WS receives Senior NEA Fellowship, From Lewis & Clark Chronicle 1992-01-16 5 127 Notification letter of Award of Senior Fellowship in Literature from the National Endowment For the Arts 1991-08-28 5 128 Postcard to WS from Helen Franz ( Dorothy's Sister) 1991-12-22 5 129 Clipping, WS given NEA Senior Fellowship 5 130 WS receives NEA senior Fellowship, clipping. Corvallis Gazette-Times 1991-12-16 6 1 WS receives NEA Senior Fellowship, clipping, Reno Gazette-Journal 1991-12-16 6 2 WS receives NEA Senior Fellowship, clipping. 1991-12 6 3 Clipping, WS reading @ Florida International University. From the Miami Herald. 1992-01 6 4 Article on Debra Frasier about The Animal That Drank Up Sound, by Julia Wotieka, from The Oregonian 1992-05-13 6 5 Program for Lake Oswego Festival of The Arts, WS Reading. 1992-06-26-1992-06-28 6 6 Clipping, WS receives 1992 Western State Book Award, From the Oregonian 1992-04-28 6 7 Pamphlet, Debra Frasier Profile for Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 6 8 Flyer for WS & Debra Frasier Appearance at Ginger + Pickle, Lake Oswego 1992-05-04 6 9 "Cheat Grass" + "A Wind From A Wing" + article by Vincent Wixon on WS in Jefferson Public Radio Guide to the Arts 6 10 Release accouchement for "What the River Says" and "The Life of the Poem" Documentaries. The Educational video portrait series 6 11 Clipping, WS Receives NEA Senior Fellowship. From Lewis & Clark Newspaper 1991 6 12 Flyer for evening with WS at University of Oregon. 1991-10-29 6 13 WS interview from the Christian Science Monitor. 1991-08-21 6 14 WS profile by Tom Forstrom, from Statesman Journal, Salem Oregon. 1992-08-16 6 15 Lewis & Clark College profile in Lake Oswego Review 1976-09-16 6 16 Invitation to reception honoring The Animal That… Anaheim Convention Center. 1992-05-24 6 17 Flyer for premier of music + slide animation of The Animal That Drank Up Sound Walker Art Center. 1992-04-26 6 18 Kansas Governor's Medal. 1986-11-07 6 19 Pacific University "Thanks for a True Poet" 6 20 Oregon Poets Observe Poetry Day, Clipping from The Sunday Oregonian 1958-10-12 6 21 Bio on William Stafford, clipping from The Pioneer Log 1957-11-22 6 22 National Book Award flyer with "Traveling Through the Dark" 1963 6 23 Article on William Stafford and "West of Your City," clipping from Oswego Review 1960-12-05 6 24 Dorothy Stafford, Teaching Cards on Children and Poetry 6 25 "At a Church Service" by William Stafford, unidentified clipping 6 26 Short bio and picture of William Stafford, unidentified clipping 6 27 "The Star in the Hills" by William Stafford, unidentified clipping 6 28 Typescript of "Demolition Project" by Bret Stafford 6 29 Typescript, "Some Animal Poems" by William Stafford, "When We Looked Back," "Sub Urban," and "Totem" 6 30 Pamphlet with poems by William Stafford for the Portland Art Museum 1959-06-13 6 31 "Kinship" by William Stafford, unidentified clipping 6 32 "Dr. Stafford Invited to New York," unidentified clipping 6 33 Review of "Traveling Through the Dark," unidentified clipping 6 34 Typescript, "As Pippa Lilted," by William Stafford 6 35 Flyer for Poetry Magazine Poetry Day reading 6 36 "The Man from the Alaska Highway" by William Stafford, clipping from Harpers 1964-04 6 37 "The Animal that Drank up Sound" by William Stafford, unidentified clipping 6 38 "For Personal Values in Education" and photo of William Stafford, unidentified clipping 6 39 Typescript, "Not Policy, but Love" and "The Only Card I Got on My Birthday was From an Insurance Man" by William Stafford 1962-05 6 40 Pamphlet pages, "A Statesmanlike Proposal" and "The PMLA Bibliography..." by William Stafford 6 41 Commendation to William Stafford from "The Class of 1955" 1955 6 42 William Stafford wins poetry and prose in Centennial Contest, clipping from the Pioneer Log 6 43 Review of "Traveling Through the Dark" in "Books and Men" by Peter Davison, clipping from The Atlantic Monthly 6 44 Congratulations on National Book Award, telegram from Cass Canfield 1963-03-01 6 45 Article on National Book Award, clipping from The Oregonian 6 46 Congratulations on National Book Award, Telegram from John F. Kennedy 1963-03-12 6 47 Review of "Traveling Through the Dark," unidentified clipping 6 48 William Stafford in "1962 Honor Roll" and "Portland Postscripts," unidentified clipping 1963-01-04 6 49 Article on William Stafford, clipping from The Oregonian 6 50 Article on William Stafford recognition by Atlantic Monthly, [clipping from Oswego Review] 1963-11-15 6 51 "Congratulations to Portland Poet" on William Stafford, clipping from The Portland Reporter 6 52 Article on National Book Award, clipping from The Oregonian 1963-03-13 6 53 Article on William Stafford reading at Portland State College, clipping from The Vanguard 6 54 Article on National Book Award, unidentified clipping 6 55 Article on National Book Award winners, clipping from Greensboro Daily News 1963-03-24 6 56 Review of "Traveling Through the Dark" by M.L. Rosenthal, clipping from The New York Times Book Review 1963-04-21 6 57 Picture of William Stafford in The Oregonian 1963-05-09 6 58 William Stafford reading in Spokane, unidentified clipping 6 59 Article on National Book Awards, clipping from The New York Times 1963-03-13 6 60 Article on William Stafford and the National Book Awards, clipping from Oakland Tribune 1963-03-25 6 61 Article on National Book Awards, unidentified clipping 6 62 Article on National Book Awards, clipping from Butler County News 1963-03-21 6 63 William Stafford, National Book Award acceptance speech, clipping from the Pioneer Log 1963-03-29 6 64 William Stafford and the National Book Awards, clipping from the Christian Science Monitor 1963-03-26 6 65 Flyer for "Best of Poetry International" 1974 6 66 Flyer for "At the end of the Columbia River" Photographs by Robert Adams 1993 6 67 "William Stafford: Poet Laureate of Oregon" Business Cards. Printed at the Elliott Press, Pacific Lutheran University 6 68 "William E. Stafford" Calligraphy Name Card 6 69 Invitation to Dorothy Stafford's 93rd Birthday 2008-12 6 70 Invitation for "Tales and Pictures from the Trip" Harcourt Brace &Company 1994-11 6 71 Laszlo and Helen Slomovits to Staffords 1987-12 6 72 Dorothy Stafford to Helen Franz, Greeting Cards 6 73 Helen Franz to Dorothy Stafford, Greeting Card 6 74 Staffords to Paul and Hazel Keller, Greeting Cards 1958-1986 6 75 Helen Melon to Staffords, Greeting Cards 6 76 Dorothy to unknown, Greeting Card 6 77 Birthday card from Kit to Dorothy 6 78 Postcard to Dorothy from B.B. 1993-10-20 6 79 "Writers Chronicle" Includes mention of WS by Richard Kostelanetz 2001-05 6 80 Newspaper sheet featuring poem by Robert Bly 1980-12-04 6 81 Miscellaneous Comic Clippings 6 82 "Words One Summer" WS to Dorothy, 1944. Photocopy of original 1944 6 83 Miscellaneous handwritten notes and lists 6 84 Miscellaneous unused postcards 6 85 William Stafford Addressed Envelopes 6 86 Miscellaneous Stafford Travel Documents and Correspondence 1989 6 87