James Koller Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of letters to James Koller from various friends and colleagues (including Philip Whalen) and original manuscripts and typescripts of Koller's poetry and novels. The materials date from 1959-1986. Dan Cushman's novel Stay Away, Joe (New York: Viking Press, 1953
Dates
- 1959-1986
Access
The collection is open and available for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish from the collection must be obtained in writing from the owner(s) of the copyright.
Biography of
Born in 1936 in Oak Park, Illinois, Koller was an American poet, novelist, editor and publisher. Koller obtained his B.A. from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, in 1958; he then moved to San Francisco where he became the editor of Coyote's Journal, and the publisher of Coyote Books. He later moved with the magazine to New Mexico, and then to Maine. Koller has authored twenty-seven collections of poetry and four novels, and was a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship recipient in both 1968 and 1973.
Extent
7.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of letters to James Koller from various friends and colleagues, including Philip Whalen, and original manuscripts and typescripts of Koller's poetry and novels.
Organization
Series I: Correspondence (1959-1986)
Series II: Writings (1965-1976)
Series III: Photographs (1969-1979)
Arrangement
Series I: Correspondence has been arranged alphabetically according to the last name of each letter's author. Series II: Writings has been re-foldered to accommodate size, and arranged alphabetically according to the name of each piece. Photographs have been separated from their original letters or manuscripts and placed in envelopes in Series III, arranged alphabetically according to their description.
Acquisition Information
Theis collection was purchased in 1974.
Bibliography
- Contemporary Authors Autobiography Series, Volume 5, Gale, 1987.
- Who's Who In Writers, Editors & Poets, 1989-90, Highland Park: December Press, 1989.
- Contemporary Poets, 6th edition, St. James Press, 1996.
- Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2000.
- Albuquerque (inhabited place) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- American poetry Subject Source: Fast
- Authors Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brunswick (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- California (state) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Editors Subject Source: Fast
- Illinois (state) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Maine (state) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- New Mexico (state) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Notes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Periodicals Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Poems Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Poetry Subject Source: Fast
- San Francisco (inhabited place) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Twentieth century. Subject Source: Fast
- Typescripts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- manuscripts (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- ames Koller Papers
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Archives & Special Collections staff
- Date
- May 2002, March 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2017 November: Revised for consistency.
- 2020 March: Finding aid revised to include new acquisition.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository
University of Connecticut Library
405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205
Storrs Connecticut 06269-1205 USA US
860-486-2524
archives@uconn.edu
