Mitchell, R. mss. II, 1940-2014

Creator: Mitchell, Roger Sherman, 1935-
Title: Mitchell, R. mss. II
Collection No.: LMC 3023
Dates: 1941 - 2014
Quantity:

Quantity: 10 Boxes

Abstract: The Mitchell, R. mss. II, 1941-2014, consist mainly of correspondence and poetry by Professor of English, Roger Sherman Mitchell, 1935- .
Location: ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)
Language: English .
Repository: Lilly Library
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500
Business Number: 812-855-2452
liblilly@iu.edu
URL: https://libraries.indiana.edu/lilly-library

Biographical / Historical

Roger Sherman Mitchell served as director of the Creative Writing program at Indiana University during the years in the collection.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Correspondence between Roger Mitchell and associates, as well as poetry drafts and poetry books by Roger Mitchell.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in the following order: I. R. Mitchell Resume, II. Correspondence, III. Poetry, IV. Books

Restrictions

Conditions Governing Access:

This collection is open for research.

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Indexed Terms

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item], Mitchell, R. mss. II, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift: 2023

Collection Inventory

box 1
folder 1
R. Mitchell Resume

Series:

Correspondence
box 1
folder 2
1941-1942
box 1
folder 3
1943-1944
box 1
folder 4
1960-1961
box 1
folder 5
1962
box 1
folder 6
1963
box 1
folder 7
1964-1967
box 1
folder 8
1968
box 1
folder 9
1969
box 1
folder 10
1970
box 1
folder 11
1971
box 1
folder 12
no date , 1972
box 1
folder 13
May - December, 1972
box 1
folder 14
January - April, 1973
box 1
folder 15
January - May, 1974
box 1
folder 16
June - December, 1974
box 1
folder 17
January - July, 1975
box 1
folder 18
August - December, 1975
box 1
folder 19
1976
box 1
folder 20
no date , 1976
box 1
folder 21
January - April, 1977
box 1
folder 22
May - December, 1977
box 2
folder 23
1978
box 2
folder 24
1979
box 2
folder 25
1980
box 2
folder 26
1981
box 2
folder 27
1982
box 2
folder 28
1983
box 2
folder 29
1984
box 2
folder 30
1985
box 2
folder 31
1986
box 2
folder 32
1987
box 2
folder 33
1988
box 2
folder 34
1989
box 2
folder 35
January - June, 1990
box 2
folder 36
July, 1990 - June, 1991
box 2
folder 37
1991
box 2
folder 38
1992
box 2
folder 39
1993
box 3
folder 40
1994
box 3
folder 41
1995
box 3
folder 42
1996
box 3
folder 43
1997
box 3
folder 44
1998
box 3
folder 45
1999
box 3
folder 46
2000
box 3
folder 47
2001
box 3
folder 48
2002
box 3
folder 49
2003
box 3
folder 50
2004
box 3
folder 51
2005
box 3
folder 52
2006
box 3
folder 53
2007
box 3
folder 54
2008
box 3
folder 55
2009
box 3
folder 56
2010
box 3
folder 57
2011
box 3
folder 58
2012-2013
box 4
folder 59
2014
box 4
folder 60
2015-2016
box 4
folder 61
2017
box 4
folder 62
2018-2020
box 4
folder 63
C.W. Truesdale , 1970-1972
box 4
folder 64
Leicester , 1978-1979
box 4
folder 65
Clancy Sigal , Spring, 1979
box 4
folder 66
W.S. Merwin , 1968-1981
box 4
folder 67
Paul Metcalf , 1978-1988
box 4
folder 68
60th Birthday Extravaganza , February 8, 1995

Series:

Poetry
box 4
folder 69
Intro Paper
box 4

Subseries:

Adirondack
box 4
folder 70
Preface
box 4
folder 71
Guides
box 4
folder 72
Naming
box 4
folder 73
Surveys
box 4
folder 74
Notes for Adirondack
box 4
folder 75
T. Cole
box 4
folder 76
GEO
box 4
folder 77
Indian Deed
box 4
folder 78
Pehr Kalm
box 4
folder 79
J. Kellogg
box 4
folder 80
Calvin Mano Ingenis
box 4
folder 81
T. Morton
box 4
folder 82
J.P. Lundy
box 4
folder 83
Amelia Murray
box 4
folder 84
Panvgaga
box 4

Subseries:

Clear Pond
box 4
Folder 85
Israel Johnson, Correspondence
box 4
folder 86-87
Israel Johnson, Documents
box 4
folder 88
Israel Johnson, Photos
box 4
folder 89
Israel Johnson, Visuals , 1991
box 4
folder 90
Misc. , 1991
box 5
folder 91
A.G. Blunt
box 5
folder 92
Braid , June, 1991 - August, 1992
box 5
folder 93
For a Moment , 1994
box 5
folder 94-95
Half Mask , 2007
box 5
folder 96
In A Meantime , 1970
box 5
folder 97
Letters From Siberia
box 5
folder 98
Letter to Milwaukee
box 5
folder 99
Manchester Poem , December, 1969
box 5
folder 100
Meantime , May, 1969 - September, 1970
box 5
folder 101
Reading The News
box 5
folder 102-103
Realism of Modern Poetry , 1974
box 5

Subseries:

Savage Baggage
box 5
folder 104
Annotated Draft
box 5
folder 105
Proof , January, 1995
box 5
folder 106
Scumble , March, 1993
box 5
folder 107
To Recommend Renewal, with copy of the chapbook , 1984
box 5
folder 108
Untitled (Getting Angry)
box 5

Subseries:

WSU
box 5
Folder 109
Interviews
box 5
folder 110
Fellowship of Poets Talk , 1972
box 5

Subseries:

Fragments & Drafts
box 5
folder 111
September, 1970 - March, 1973
box 5
folder 112
April, 1971 - August, 1972
box 5
folder 113
August, 1972 - January, 1973
box 5
folder 114
January, 1973 - May, 1974
box 5
folder 115
May, 1974 - July, 1975
box 5
folder 116
July, 1975 - May, 1976
box 5
folder 117
May, 1976 - June, 1977
box 5
folder 118
June - December, 1977
box 6
folder 119
January, 1978 - January, 1979
box 6
folder 120
January - December, 1979
box 6
folder 121
"A Poemic for Poetry" mid-70s
box 6
folder 122
1980
box 6
folder 123
1981
box 6
folder 124
January, 1982 - March 1983
box 6
folder 125
January, 1983 - February, 1984
box 6
folder 126
February - June, 1984
box 6
folder 127
August, 1984 - April, 1985
box 6
folder 128
April, 1985 - December, 1985
box 6
folder 129
January, 1986 - February, 1987
box 6
folder 130
February - April, 1987
box 6
folder 131
April, 1987 - May, 1988
box 6
folder 132
May, 1988 - June, 1989
box 7
folder 133
June, 1988 - May, 1990
box 7
folder 134
May, 1990 - December, 1990
box 7
folder 135
January - December, 1991
box 7
folder 136
December, 1991 - August, 1992
box 7
folder 137
August - December, 1992
box 7
folder 138
January, 1993 - January, 1994
box 7
folder 139
January - June, 1994
box 7
folder 140
June, 1994 - April, 1995
box 7
folder 141
April - October, 1995
box 7
folder 142
June, 1997 - October, 1998
box 7
folder 143
August - October, 1998
box 7
folder 144
October, 1998 - February, 1999
box 7
folder 145
March - September, 1999
box 7
folder 146
September, 1999 - October, 2000
box 8
folder 147
October, 2000 - January, 2002
box 8
folder 148
February, 2002 - January, 2003
box 8
folder 149
February - September, 2003
box 8
folder 150
September, 2003 - March, 2004
box 8
folder 151
April - October, 2004
box 8
folder 152
October, 2004 - January, 2005
box 8
folder 153
January, 2005 - January, 2006
box 8
folder 154
January - July, 2006
box 8
folder 155
July, 2006 - February, 2007
box 8
folder 156
March, 2007 - July, 2008
box 8
folder 157
July - November, 2008
box 8
folder 158
December, 2008 - October, 2009
box 8
folder 159
October, 2009 - August, 2010
box 9
folder 160
August, 2010 - May, 2012
box 9
folder 161
May, 2012 - March, 2013
box 9
folder 162
March - October, 2013
box 9
folder 163
November, 2013 - July, 2014

Series:

Books
box 10
Poems , 1960-1967
box 10
Notebook: Class of 1957 , 1967-1980
box 10
Adirondack Book I , January 8 - March 4, 1980
box 10
Adirondack Book II , March 4, 1980 - May 7, 1981
box 10
Adirondack Book III , February 7 - September 10, 1981
box 10
Adirondack Book IV , September 10 - 24, 1981
box 10
Adirondack Book V , September 24, 1981 - February 22, 1982
box 10
Adirondack Book VI , February 22, 1982 - October 10, 1929
box 10
Adirondack Book VII , October 29, 1982 - 1983
box 10
The One Good Bite in the Saw-Grass Plant: A Poem in the Everglades, by Roger Mitchell; Drawings by Frank Duval
box 10
Reason's Dreams: Poems, by Roger Mitchell
box 10
Their Own Society: Prose on Poetry, by Roger Mitchell