Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Barnstone, Aliki
- Abstract:
- The Barnstone, A. mss., 1968-, consists of the poems and correspondence of poet Aliki Dora Barnstone, 1956-.
- Extent:
- 2 Boxes (2 standard)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Barnstone, A. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Aliki Barnstone was born in Connecticut in September 1, 1956, to painter Elli Tzalodoulou and poet Willis Barnstone. Her family moved to Bloomington, Indiana, in 1962. Barnstone began writing poetry when she was seven years old, and her first volume of verse, The Real Tin Flower, which has an introduction by Anne Sexton, was published when she was twelve. Barnstone has since published multiple collections of poetry and translations. She completed her A.B. in Semiotics at Brown University in 1980, her A.M. in English at Brown in 1983, and her Ph.D. in English at UC-Berkeley in 1995. She teaches English and creative writing at the University of Missouri.
- Scope and Content:
The collection includes letters largely from editors and writers, among whom are Aliki Barnstone, Sandra Blake, Gloria D. (Bradley) Durán, Edward Kern, Helen Lothrop, Juan Marichal, David Eugene Ray, Solita Solinas de Marichal, Anne (Harvey) Sexton, Sally Sowell, George Starbuck, Carolyn Trager, and Rosmarie Waldrop.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 1999
- Arrangement:
This collection is arranged following original order.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Barnstone, A. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu