In Seattle in the early to mid-1970s, sisters Tina and Marianne Wolfe were poets, friends and occasional house mates with Sam Hamill and Tree Swenson, founders of the Copper Canyon Press. The Copper Canyon Press eventually published Marianne’s book “The Berrypicker”, which was illustrated by Tina.
The collection consists of correspondence between Sam Hamill, of the Copper Canyon Press, and sisters Tina and Marianne Wolfe, principally concerning “The Berrypicker”, a book of poems by Marianne Wolfe that was illustrated by Tina Wolfe. There are also letters between the sisters, which provide context to their relationship with Sam, including references to the literary journals “Silo” and “Spectrum”. References to “Houn” are to Tina’s dog, Calhoun.
Arranged chronologically by the letter’s authors. An oversize promotional item for “The Berrypicker” is placed in an oversize box on the small cage shelves.
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[Item description]
Sam Hamill and Tina and Marianne Wolfe Correspondence, 1972-1977 (Cage 5136)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Shannon Wolfe donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2020 (MS 2020-22).
The repository expects to receive additions to this collection.
This collection was processed by Gayle O'Hara in 2020.
Sam Hamill Papers, 1972-2001
Copper Canyon Press Records, 1973-2006
Preliminary Guide to the Copper Canyon Press Records, 1995-2003
Jerome Gold Publishing Lives Interview Material, 1991-1994
Howard McCord Papers, 1953-1979
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