Meriwether Collection of George Garrett 1957-1990

Summary

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Overview

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Abstract

Consists primarily of selected holograph drafts and galleys of works published by American poet/novelist George Garrett (Princeton Class of 1952), collected by James B. Meriwether.

Description

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Description

The collection contains three early holograph drafts and galleys of Which Ones are the Enemy?, a novel published by Garrett (Princeton Class of 1952) in 1961. Also present are galleys for Finished Man (1959); Xerox copies of the typescripts of Do Lord Remember Me (1965) and Entered from the Sun (1990); galleys, page proofs, and typescripts for various articles, stories, plays, and poems; cassettes of Garrett reading from his Death of the Fox, and Enchanted Ground; and an interview with him. There are also journals, paperback books, and offprints containing articles, stories, or poems either edited or written by Garrett.

In addition there is a file of correspondence of Garrett with James B. Meriwether with clippings and other printed matter about various works by Garrett. Also present are correspondence, galleys, and other papers relating to Meriwether's edition of William Faulkner's Father Abraham (1983).

Collection Creator Biography

George Garrett was a repected American poet and novelist. A member of the Princeton class of 1952, Garrett taught at various institutions, including Wesleyan University, Hollins College, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and the University of South Carolina, prior to being named Henry Hoyns Professor of English at the University of Virginia, a position he held until his retirement in 1999. Garrett was the poet-laureate of Virginia from 2002 until 2006. He died in 2008.

Collection History

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Acquisition

Gift of James B. Meriwether.

Processing Information

The contents list was compiled by Rafael Abrahams in July 2010.

Access and Use

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Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Access Restrictions

Please consult with Rare Books and Special Collections about having the portion of the collection at ReCAP recalled to Firestone Library for your use. This process normally requires 48-72 hours notice.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Preferred Citation

Meriwether Collection of George Garrett; 1957-1990, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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Topics

• American literature

Subject Terms

• Manuscripts
• Meriwether, James B., 1928- , collector
• Novelists, American
• Poets, American

Genre Terms

• Audiocassettes
• Correspondence
• Drafts (preliminary versions)
• Galley proofs (Printing)
• Interviews

Other Finding Aids

A box list (2 pp.) is available in the Dept.

Alternative Form Available

Publication by Garrett: Which Ones Are the Enemy? (Boston: Little, Brown, 1961)

Contents and Arrangement

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	Title	Date	Container
	Which Ones Are the Enemy?	undated	Box 1, Folder 1-8
	Which Ones Are the Enemy?	undated	Box 2, Folder 1-2
	Which Ones Are the Enemy?	undated	Box 2, Folder 3
	Cheklist and bibliography	1971 1989	Box 3, Folder 1
	The Finished Man	undated	Box 3, Folder 2
	In The Briar Patch	undated	Box 3, Folder 3
	Cold Ground Was My Bed Last Night	undated	Box 3, Folder 4
	Essay	undated	Box 3, Folder 5
	Abraham's Knife	1961	Box 3, Folder 6
	The Reverend Ghost	undated	Box 3, Folder 7
	A Reading of New Poems	undated	Box 3, Folder 8
	Little Movie Without a Middle	undated	Box 3, Folder 9
	Garden Spot, USA	1961-1962	Box 3, Folder 10
	Day of Reckoning	undated	Box 3, Folder 11-12
	Publication	1957-1960	Box 4, Folder 1-2
	Publication	1984-1985	Box 4, Folder 3
	Publication	1957-1958	Box 4, Folder 4
	Publication	1971	Box 4, Folder 5
	Publications	1958 1961 1963	Box 5, Folder 1
	Memorabilia and clippings	1960 1971 1972	Box 5, Folder 2
	Publication	1964-1971	Box 5, Folder 3
	Publication	1951-1952	Box 5, Folder 4
	Clippings	1972 1986	Box 5, Folder 5
	Publications	1958 1959 1964	Box 5, Folder 6
	Publications	1959 1967	Box 5, Folder 7
	Publication	1970-1971	Box 5, Folder 8
	Publications	1967 1977	Box 5, Folder 9
	Publication	1965 1967	Box 5, Folder 10
	Publications, pamphlets, books and cassette	1957-1981	Box 6
	Publications	1959	Box 6, Folder 1
	Do, Lord, Remember Me	1965	Box 7
	Entered From the Sun	1990	Box 8, Folder 1-5
	Scrapbook	1956-1963	Box 9, Folder 1
	Correspondence	1986	Box 9, Folder 2
	Notes	1958-1959	Box 9, Folder 3
	In the Briar Patch	1961	Box 9, Folder 4
	Clippings	undated	Box 9, Folder 5
	Manuscripts and galleys	undated	Box 9, Folder 6
	Clippings	1964	Box 9, Folder 7
	The Reverend Ghost	undated	Box 9, Folder 8
	Memorabilia	1960	Box 9, Folder 9
	Do, Lord, Remember Me	1965	Box 9, Folder 10
	Abraham's Knife	1961	Box 9, Folder 11
	Publication	undated	Box 9, Folder 12
	Clippings	1967	Box 9, Folder 13
	Correspondence	1961-1963	Box 9, Folder 14
	The Playground	1965	Box 9, Folder 15
	Memorabilia	1960	Box 9, Folder 16
	Correspondence	1962-1964	Box 9, Folder 17
	Clippings and correspondence	1961	Box 9, Folder 18
	In the Briar Patch	1959	Box 9, Folder 19
	Memorabilia	undated	Box 9, Folder 20
	Manuscript	1959	Box 9, Folder 21
	Which Ones are the Enemy?	1962	Box 9, Folder 22
	The Finished Man	1959	Box 9, Folder 23
	King of the Mountain	1958	Box 9, Folder 24
	The Sleeping Gypsy	1959	Box 9, Folder 25
	The Playground	1965	Box 9, Folder 26
	Pamphlets	1961	Box 9, Folder 27
	Garden Spot, USA	undated	Box 9, Folder 28
	Publication	1964	Box 9, Folder 29
	Manuscript	1959	Box 9, Folder 30
	Manuscript and clippings	1961 1963	Box 9, Folder 31
	Correspondence	1960	Box 9, Folder 32
	Clippings	1967	Box 9, Folder 33
	Clippings and correspondence	1968	Box 9, Folder 34
	Correspondence	1967	Box 9, Folder 35
	Manuscripts	1964	Box 9, Folder 36
	Cold Ground Was My Bed Last Night	1964	Box 9, Folder 37
	Death of the Fox	1971	Box 10, Folder 1
	Correspondence	1959	Box 10, Folder 2
	Correspondence	1957-1983	Box 10, Folder 3-16
	Photographs, publication, xerox	1971 1972 1967	Box 10, Folder 17
	Correspondence	1960	Box 10, Folder 18
	Miscellaneous documents	1958-1992	Box 10, Folder 19
	Miscellaneous documents	1957-1958	Box 10, Folder 20
	Clippings and correspondence	1986	Box 10, Folder 21
	Audio cassette	1980	Box 10, Folder 22
	Correspondence	1970-1980	Box 11, Folder 1
	Miscellaneous documents	1982-1983	Box 11, Folder 2-38