US-RUn-msg19 Guide to the Pym-Randall Press Archives 1964-1983 Finding aid prepared by David Maslyn. University of Rhode Island Library, Special Collections and Archives 1975

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Pym-Randall Press Pym-Randall Press Archives 1964-1983 27 box(es), 13.5 linear feet The Pym-Randall Archive consists of correspondence, books, proof sheets, manuscripts, and business records. Mss. Gr. 19 Historical note

The Pym-Randall Poetry and Arts Foundation, Inc., was founded as the Pym-Randall Press in 1964 by Professor James Randall (b. 1926) of Emerson College. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Press published thirty-seven titles in its first ten years. Name for the founder and his “cranky Manx cat,” Pym (1958-1971), the Press specialized in first book publication of young poets. Pym was a central figure in the life of the Press; one of the Pym-Randall poets, Robert Kelly, described Pym at his death as “a fine fierce surly animal, a poet of a cat.” (See “Kelly to the Randalls,” Sept. 3, 1971). The Press published its first book in August 1964 – Tim Reynolds’ “Halflife” – in a paperback edition of 425 copies. Pym-Randall Press has also published works by Kenneth Rexroth, Thom Gunn, Richard Eberhat, Ford Madox Ford, Robert Lowell, Gerard Malanga, and other noted poets.

Dr. Randall earned a PhD in literature from Boston University. He founded and chaired the Writing Program at Emerson College in 1967. He is still an Emeritus Professor at Emerson College. In 1971, he helped found the journal, “Ploughshares,” edited four of the early issues, and help bring the journal to Emerson College which still publishes it. He presently runs an antiquarian bookstore, Ahab, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

In 1970, the Press became a non-profit foundation and received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. James Randall was president and editor, with Paul Hannigan and James Tate as associate editors. In 1975, the Press went into a self-described “torpidity,” and was reactivated in 1980 under the direction of J.L. Jonsson (see “James Randall to Michael Harper,” June 27, 1980). It closed operations in 1986 and the last of the records were given to Special Collections.

The Pym-Randall Press Archives reveal the interesting editorial and business-related correspondence of a Press that took as its mission the publication of up-and-coming works of exciting new poets. Special Collections also collects the works of the poets of the Press (even if published by other presses), in addition to other related records of the poets, in its Pym-Randall Rare Book Collection. These related archival items, manuscripts, and letters of the Pym-Randall authors have been acquired from other sources and are added as acquired to the Pym-Randall Rare Book Collection. These books, manuscripts, and other items are cataloged and accessible through the HELIN library catalog.

Taken together, these two collections represent an intriguing record of the workings of a specialized press, the creative processes involved in publishing poetry, and the daily activities of some of America’s recent poets.

Any qualified person doing scholarly research is permitted to use material housed in the Special Collections Unit.

Terms governing use and reproduction: Photocopying and scanning of materials is a fee based service available in the repository and is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist when in compliance to the Unit's policy on copyright and publication.

Preferred Citation

Pym-Randall Press Archives, Mss. Gr. 19, University of Rhode Island.

Scope and Content Note

The Pym-Randall Press Archives were purchased by purchased by Special Collections at the University of Rhode Island on September 4, 1974, and were then organized and arranged by Gregory Curtis and David Titus under the direction of David Maslyn, Head. In 1980 and 1986, significant additions of material dating from 1964 to 1982 were added to the body of the collection. In 2002, in conjunction with an exhibit put on by Special Collections, Leslie Tobias Olsen integrated these three accessions of various records of the Pym-Randall Press Archives into one manuscript group.

The Pym-Randall Archive consists of correspondence, books, proof sheets, manuscripts, and business records. Most of the materials currently in the archive are from the years 1964-1974.

The archive has been arranged into five series:

Series 1, Correspondence, 1964-1982, contains correspondence between the owners of the Pym-Randall Press, James and Joanne Randall, and persons interested in the press or its business. The letters are both personal and business related. There is also some outgoing correspondence from James and Joanne Randall concerning various publications of the press. Significant correspondence deals with the production of the press’s books, but there are also personal letters with many important contemporary poets. Poetry manuscripts enclosed in letters were removed and placed in Series 3, Manuscripts, 1964-1982, since many such enclosures were already separated from the covering letters.

Series 2, Books, 1964-1982, contains copies of books and pamphlets published by the Pym-Randall Press. It also contains books published by Pym-Randall poets with other presses.

Series 3, Manuscripts, 1964-1982, contains poetry manuscripts many of which were enclosed in the Correspondence series. They were removed and placed in this series, since other such enclosures were already separated from the covering letters.

Series 4, Business Records, 1964-1974, contains the business records of the Press from the years 1964 to 1974, mostly cash disbursements, receipts, ledgers, records of the sales of books, and other financial statements.

Series 5, Permissions, 1964-1976, contains permission agreements to reprint materials.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in five series as follows: 1. Correspondence 2. Books 3. Manuscripts 4. Business Records 5. Permissions

Acquisitions Information

The Pym-Randall Press Archives, which include copies of first editions (many of them signed) of the Press, were first purchased by Special Collection at the University of Rhode Island on September 4, 1974. In 1980, a significant addition of material dating from 1964 to 1976 was added to the body of the collection and in 1986, more materials, mostly the business records of the Press, were given to Special Collections when the Press officially disbanded. In 2002, in conjunction with an exhibit Special Collections mounted on the Pym-Randall Press, the records were consolidated.

Names Randall, James Randall, Joanne Subjects Pym-Randall Press Poetry RIAMCO Browsing Terms Business Language and Literature Inventory Series 1 Correspondence1964-1982

This series contains correspondence between the owners of the Pym-Randall Press, James and Joanne Randall, and persons interested in the press or its business. The letters are both personal and business related. There is also some outgoing correspondence from James and Joanne Randall concerning various publications of the press. Significant correspondence deals with the production of the press’s books, but there are also personal letters with many important contemporary poets. Important correspondents include Janice Biala (last companion of Ford Maddox Ford), Basil Bunting, Richard Eberhart, Dan Gerber, Thom Gunn, Donald Junkins, Robert Kelly, Thomas Kinsella, James Laughlin, Denise Levertov, Robert Lowell, Gerard Malanga, Kenneth Rexroth, and others.

A photocopy of a letter to David Maslyn in Folder 41 concerns the purchase of the Pym-Randall Press Archives by Special Collections. A folder at the end of the series contains unidentified material.

1 1 1964-1971 A-D 1 X-ref Anthony, George. See Palmer, George A. 1 2 1960, 1965-1967, 1970-1971 Biala, Janice 1 X-ref Biala, Janice. See also Zavin, Theodora 1 3 1963, 1966 Brinnin, John Malcolm 1 X-ref Brustlein, Janice Biala. See Biala, Janice 1 4 1967, 1970-1971 Bunting, Basil 1 5 1965, 1966, 1971, n.d. Bursk, Christopher 1 6 1969 Carruth, Hayden 1 X-ref "Catepillar." See Esthleman, Clayton 1 7 1966, 1968 Dean, Nicholas 1 8 1968 Dunster, David. Correspondence re. 1 9 1964-1971 E-L 1 10 1968-1969, 1971 Eberhart, Richard 1 11 1980-1981 Eberhart, Richard 1 12 1970-1971 Enslin, Theodore 1 13 1968-1969 Eshleman, Clayton 1 X-ref Ferguson Press. See Ferguson, William 1 14 1964, 1966-1970 Ferguson, William 1 X-ref Ford, Janice. See Biali, Janice 1 X-ref Ford, Ford Maddox. Corespondence re: See Janice Biali, Basil Bunting, Robert Lowell, Arthur Mizener, Allen Tate. 1 15 1970-1972 Fritz, Martha 1 16 1973-1975 Fritz, Martha 1 17 1968-1970 Gerber, Dan 1 18 1968 Gibson, Morgan 1 X-ref Goodman, Denise. See Levertov, Denise 1 19 1972 Gowrie, Grey (Lord Ruthven) 1 20 1969-1972 Graham, Courtenay Peter 1 21 1966-1968 Grenier, Robert 1 22 1964-1965 Grossman, Allen 1 23 n.d. Grolier Bookshop 1 24 1967-1968 Gunn, Thom 2 25 1980-1982 Harper, Michael 2 26 1966-1969 Harrison, Jim 2 X-ref Haughey, William B. See Wallace Press 2 27 1981 Houghton Mifflin Company 2 X-ref Hunter, Anthony. See Hunter Press 2 28 1966, 1969 Hunter Press 2 29 1963-1965 Junkins, Donald 2 30 1966-1969, 1972 Junkins, Donald 2 31 1963-1964, 1966-1968 Junkins, Mardi 2 32 1967-1971 Kelly, Robert and Button 2 32a 1969-1976 Kelly, Robert: Correpsondence with John Martin and Ken Stuart 2 33 1963-1965, 1967, 1971 Kennedy, X.J. 2 34 1969-1971 Kinsella, Thomas 2 35 1967-1969, 1971 Laughlin, James (New Directions Pub.) 2 36 1964, 1968, 1970-1971 Levertov, Denise (Denise Levertov Goodman) 2 37 1971-1973, 1980, 1982 Library of Congress 2 38 1966-1969, n.d. Lowell, Robert 2 39 1970-1972 Lux, Thomas 2 40 1980-1981 Lux, Thomas 2 41 1964-1971 M-R 2 42 1966-1968, [1972] Mahon, Derek 2 43 1969-1970 Malanga, Gerard 2 44 1971-1973 Malanga, Gerard 2 45 1970-1971 Matthews, William 2 46 1966-1968 Mizener, Arthur 2 47 1959, 1965, 1968, 1969 Moore, Richard 3 48 1969 National Book Committee, Inc. 3 49 1981 New England Foundation for the Arts 3 50 1965-1967, 1969, 1971, n.d. O'Grady, Desmond and Florence. 3 51 1965, 1967-1972 Palmer, George Anthony and Phoebe 3 52 1967-1970 Rexroth, Kenneth 3 53 1971, 1972 Rexroth, Kenneth 3 54 1964-1966, 1969 Reynolds, Tim 3 X-ref Ricker, Bryant A. See Wallace Press 3 X-ref Ruthven, Lord. See Gowrie, Grey 3 55 1964-1971 S-Z 3 56 1980-1981 Sadoff, Ira 3 57 1967-1969, 1971 Silkin, Jon 3 58 1980-1981 Southwick, Marcia 3 59 1973-1974, 1980, n.d. Starbuck, George 3 X-ref "Sumac." See Dan Gerber, Jim Harrison 3 60 1966-1968, 1972 Tate, James. See also Yale University Press 3 61 1980 Taylor, Robert 3 62 1967-1969 Thompson, John A. 3 X-ref Tinker, Carol. See Rexroth, Kenneth. 3 63 1969-1972, 1974 Wallace Press 3 64 1980-1982 Wallace Press. See also Harper, William 3 65 1982 Watershed Foundation 3 66 1968-1972 Whiting, Nathan 3 67 1968-1969 Williams, Jonathon 3 68 1971 Wright, Charles 3 69 1981-1982 Wright, Franz 3 70 1970-1971 Wylie, Andrew 3 71 1965-1967, 1971 Zavin, Theodora. See also Biali, Janice 3 72 1981 Zimmer, Paul 3 73 1968 Unidentified Correspondence Series 2 Books1964-1982

This series contains copies of books and pamphlets published by the Pym-Randall Press. It also contains some books published by Pym-Randall poets with other presses. The series is divided into three subseries: “Pamphlets and Broadsides,” “Books and Pamphlets of Other Presses,” and “Pym-Randall Books.”

Series 2.1 Pamphlets and Broadsides1964-1982

The first subseries consists of twenty broadsides and pamphlets published by Pym-Randall. They are arranged chronologically and then alphabetically by author within each year. Miscellaneous material is located at the end of the subseries.

4 74 1967 Bunting, Basil. "What the Chairman Told Tom." Signed. Copy C. 4 75 1967 Callahan, C.M. "Words for Shelley." (Edition limited to 200 copies) 4 76 1967 Grenier, Robert. "Two New Poems." (Edition of about 200 copies, about 25 in wrappers. This copy in wrappers.) 4 77 1967 Harrison, Jim. "Walking." Signed. Copy B. 4 78 1967 Kelly, Robert. "Song XXIV." Signed. Copy C. 4 79 1967 Ruthven, Grey. "For George Herbet." Signed. Copy B. 4 80 1967 Tate, James. "The Destination." Signed. Copy B. 4 81 1967 Wylie, Andrew. "Oetean Thermopylae." Signed. Copy C. 4 82 1968 Eberhart, Richard. "Three Poems." Signed. Copy no. 148. 4 83 1968 Gunn, Thom. "The Garden of the Gods." Signed. Copy B. 4 84 1968 Rexroth, Kenneth. "The Spark in the Tinder of Knowing." Signed. Copy C. 4 85 1969 Tillinghast, Richard. "The Keeper." Signed. Copy B. 4 86 1969 Kinsella, Thomas. "Tear." Signed. Copy A. (Orange wrappers). Kinsella, Thomas. "Tear." Another copy: Signed. Copy 163. (Yellow wrappers) 4 87 1969 Silkin, Jon. "Three Poems." Signed. Copy A. 4 88 1970 Ferguson, William. "Revolution Dream." Signed. Copy A. 4 89 1970 Hannigan, Paul. "Holland and the Netherlands." Signed. Copy no. 1 4 90 1970 Tate, James. "Deaf Girls Playing." Signed. Copy A. 4 91 1970 Fritz, Martha. "Tides." and Lux, Thomas. "The Last Sighted." Signed. Copy no. 1. 4 92 1970 Hammer, Adam. "On a Train, Sleeping" and Newman, Joseph, "Starting Out Again." Signed. Copy no. 1. 4 X-ref 1970 Lux, Thomas. "The Land Sighted." and Fritz, Martha. "Tides." See Fritz, Martha. "Tides." 4 X-ref 1970 Newman, Joseph. "Starting Out Again." See Hammer, Adam. 4 93 1973 Cornish, Sam. "Sometimes." Signed. Copy no. 1. 4 94 n.d. Miscellaneous materials: broadsides, announcements Series 2.2 Books and Pamphlets of Other Presses1964-1982

The second subseries, "Books and Pamphlets of Other Presses," contains six small items from other presses arranged alphabetically by author.

4 95 1970 Creely, Robert. "As How it Would be Snow." Seasonal greeting from Black Sparrow Press 4 96 1969 Maytag, Kenneth. "Word Burning Stove." Seasonal greeting from Unicorn Press. 4 X-ref Metzler, David. "The Beginning of Machinery, the Start of Language." Seasonal greeting from Maya Publishers. See Shoemaker, Jack. "A Love Song for Basho and Pound." 4 97 1969 Price, Reynolds. "Torso of an Archaic Apollo." Seasonal greeting from Albodocani Press 4 98 1982 Starbuck, George. "Election Day." Washington, D.C.: Watershed Intermedia. Signature Series. Cassettes. Tape of Poems. 4 99 1968 Shoemaker, Jack. "A Love Song for Basho and Pound" and "The Beginning of Machinery, the Start of Language" by David Metzler. Seasonal greeting from Maya Publishers. 4 100 1970 Welty, Eudora. "A Flock of Guinea Hens Seen from a Car." Seasonal greeting from Albodocani Press. Series 2.3 Pym-Randall Books1964-1982

The third subseries, “Pym-Randall Books,” contains the seventeen bound books issued by the press by the year 1974 (the press’s tenth anniversary), the tenth anniversary catalog, and variant copies of some of the books. It includes four additional books published by the press after 1974. It is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically by author in each year.

5 101 1964 Reynolds, Tim. Halflife. Signed. Copy no. 1. 5 102 1965 Junkins, Donald. The Sunfish and the Partridge. Signed. Unnumbered. 5 103 1965 Grossman, Allen. The Recluse. Signed. Copy no. 1. 5 104 1966 Bursk, Christopher, William Corbett & Paul Hannigan. Three New Poets. Signed. Copy no. 1. 5 X-ref 1966 Corbett, William. Three New Poets. See Bursk, Christopher, William Corbett and Paul Hannigan 5 105 1966 Ford, Ford Madox. Buckshee. With introductions by Robert Lowell, Kenneth Rexroth. Signed. Copy no. 4. 5 X-ref 1966 Hannigan, Paul. Three New Poets. See Bursk, Christopher, William Corbett and Paul Hannigan 5 X-ref 1966 Lowell, Robert. See Ford, Ford Madox. Buckshee. 5 X-ref 1966 Rexroth, Kenneth. See Ford, Ford Madox. Buckshee. 5 106 1967 Grenier, Robert. Dusk Road Games. Signed. Copy no. 1. 5 107 1967 Rexroth, Kenneth. The Heart's Garden The Garden's Heart. Signed. Copy no. 2. 5 108 1968 Kelly, Robert. Songs I-XXX. Signed. Copy no.2 5 109 1968 Kelly, Robert. Songs I-XXX. Another copy: hardcover, unsigned. 5 110 1968 Kelly, Robert. Songs I-XXX. Another copy: paperbound, unsigned. 6 111 1968 Thompson, John. The Talking Girl. Signed. Copy no. 1. 6 112 1969 Graham, Courtenay Peter. ime.[sic] Signed. Copy no. 2. 6 113 1969 Whiting, Nathan. While Courting the Sergeant's Daughter. Signed. Copy no. 1. 6 114 1969 Whiting, Nathan. While Courting the Sergeant's Daughter. Another copy: paperbound, unsigned. 6 115 1970 Whiting, Nathan. Buffalo Poem. Signed. Copy no. 1. 6 X-ref 1971 Bunting, Basil. Selected Poems of Ford Madox Ford. See Ford, Ford Madox. Selected Poems 6 116 1971 Ford, Ford Madox. Selected Poems. Edited and with a Preface by Basil Bunting. Signed. Copy no. 3. 6 117 1971 Malanga, Gerard. Chic Death. Signed. Copy no. 1. 6 118 1971 Malanga, Gerard. Chic Death. Another copy: Signed. copy no. 27. 7 119 1972 Lux, Thomas. Memory's Handgrenade. Signed. Copy No. 2. 7 120 1972 Rexroth, Kenneth. One Hundred Poems from the French. Signed. Copy no. 2. 7 121 1972 Randall, James, guest editor. Ploughshares. Vol. 1, no. 5 Signed. "Checked copy, Editor's copy." 7 122 1974 Fritz, Martha. If the River's this High all Summer. Signed. Copy no. 1. 7 123 1974 Pym-Randall Press Tenth Anniversary Catalog 7 124 1975 Starbuck, George. Elegy in a Country Churchyard. Signed. Copy A 7 125 1980 Starbuck, George. Talkin' B. A. Blues 7 126 1982 Wright, Franz. The One Whose Eyes Open When You Close Your Eyes. Signed. Copy 1 7 127 1983 Tapscott, Stephen. Penobscott. Signed. Copy no. 1 Series 3 Manuscripts1964-1982

This series contains poetry manuscripts, many of which were enclosed with the letters in the Correspondence series. They were removed and placed in this series, since other such enclosures were already separated from the covering letters. The series is divided into two subseries: "Manuscripts & Proofs of Books Published by Pym-Randall Press," and "Miscellaneous Manuscripts."

A folder titled, "Pym-Randall Inventory," precedes the two subseries. It contains a copy of the typescript inventory of the archive done by James Randall when he was preparing to transfer the records to the University of Rhode Island. The "Inventory" contains valuable notes on the Press's publishing history.

Series 3.1 Manuscripts & Proofs of Books Published by Pym-Randall Press1964-1982

The "Manuscripts & Proofs of Books Published by Pym-Randall Press" subseries contains all manuscripts, designs, and proofs for Pym-Randall publications. There are no manuscript materials for some books. It is arranged chronologically by year, and alphabetically by author and title within each year. Manuscripts, designs, and proofs are filed in separate folders for each book.

8 128 1974 Pym-Randall Inventory 8 129 1964 Reynolds, Tim. "Halflife." Author's typescript with printer's marks. 8 130 1964 Reynolds, Tim. "Halflife." Copy of author's typescript with printer's marks. 8 131 1964 Reynolds, Tim. "Halflife." Miscellaneous manuscripts. 8 132 1964 Reynolds, Tim. "Halflife." First folded page proof (2 sets, one with cover). 8 133 1965 Grossman, Allen. "The Recluse and Other Poems." Author's typescript of excluded poems with publisher's comments. 8 134 1965 Grossman, Allen. "The Recluse and Other Poems." Two paintings by Henry Schwartz for the cover designs. 8 135 n.d. Junkins, Donald. "The Sunfish and the Partridge." Bound author's transcript. 8 136 1965 Junkins, Donald. "The Sunfish and the Partridge." Copies of Miscellaneous poems. 8 137 1965 Junkins, Donald. "The Sunfish and the Partridge." One page of proofs. 8 X-ref 1965 Schwartz, Henry. See Grossman, Allen 8 138 1966 Bursk, Corbett, & Hannigan. "Three New Poets." Christopher Bursk's typescripts with publisher's marks: first complete typescript with a copy; second draft; typescripts of various poems 8 139 1966 Bursk, Corbett, & Hannigan. "Three New Poets." William Corbett's typescripts with publisher's marks: complete drafts; misc. drafts and revisions (including rejected poems). 8 140 1966 Bursk, Corbett, & Hannigan. "Three New Poets." Paul Hannigan's typescript with publisher's marks: first draft; second draft; misc. revisions. 8 141 1966 Bursk, Corbett, & Hannigan. "Three New Poets." Typescript used as printer's copy (with carbon copy). 8 142 1966 Bursk, Corbett, & Hannigan. "Three New Poets." Cover photography by Nicholas Dean with design markings. For original photograph, see oversize folder. 8 143 1966 Bursk, Corbett, & Hannigan. "Three New Poets." First proofs with authors' corrections; first proofs with publisher's corrections; first proofs (unmarked, incomplete). 8 x-ref 1965 Corbett, William. See Bursk, Corbett, & Hannigan. "Three New Poets." 8 x-ref 1965 Dean, Nicholas. See Bursk, Corbett, & Hannigan. "Three New Poets." 8 x-ref 1965 Hannigan, Paul. See Bursk, Corbett, & Hannigan. "Three New Poets." 8 x-ref 1965 Biala, Janice. See Ford, Ford Madox. "Buckshee" 8 144 1966 Ford, Ford Madox. "Buckshee." Clipping from "New York Review of Books" used as printer's copy for Lowell's introduction. First and second carbons of Rexroth's introduction. 8 145 1966 Ford, Ford Madox. "Buckshee." Watercolors by Janice Biala for cover design; glossy proof of cover. 8 146 1966 Ford, Ford Madox. "Buckshee." First and second galley proofs. 8 x-ref 1966 Lowell, Robert. See Ford, Ford Madox. "Buckshee." 8 x-ref 1966 Rexroth, Kenneth. See Ford, Ford Madox. "Buckshee." 9 147 1967 Kelly, Robert. "Song XXIV." Author's typescript with printer's marks. 9 148 1967 Kelly, Robert. "Song XXIV." Proof with cover. 9 149 1967 Bunting, Basil. "What a Chairman Told Tom." Proof 9 150 1967 Grenier, Robert. "Dusk Road Games." Author's typescript with printer's marks. 9 151 1967 Grenier, Robert. "Dusk Road Games." Cover photograph; reproductions with design markings; glossy proof of cover; glossy proof of cover lettering design (not used). 9 152 1967 Harrison, Jim. "Walking." Author's typescript with printer's marks. 9 153 1967 Harrison, Jim. "Walking." First proof. 9 154 1967 Rexroth, Kenneth. "The Heart's Garden The Garden's Heart." Author's typescipt. 9 155 1967 Rexroth, Kenneth. "The Heart's Garden The Garden's Heart." Author's calligraphic drawings. 9 156 1967 Rexroth, Kenneth. "The Heart's Garden The Garden's Heart." Proof with author's corrections; corrected page proofs. 9 157 1967 Tate, James. "The Destination." Copy of author's (?) typescript 9 158 1967 Wylie, Andrew. "Oetean Thermopylae." Copy of author's typescript. 9 159 1967 Wylie, Andrew. "Oetean Thermopylae." First proof. 9 160 1968 Eberhart, Richard. "Three Poems." Author's typescript. 9 161 1968 Gunn, Thom. "The Garden of the Gods." Author's typescript including a rejected poem. 9 162 1968 Gunn, Thom. "The Garden of the Gods." Proof. 9 163 1968 Kelly, Robert. "Songs I-XXX." Author's early typescript. 9 164 1968 Kelly, Robert. "Songs I-XXX." Author's typescript with corrections and design notes. 9 165 1968 Thompson, John. "The Talking Girl and other Poems." Author's typescript (with rejected poems and a second copy). 9 166 1968 Thompson, John. "The Talking Girl and other Poems." Page proofs and proof of cover. 9 167 1968 Graham, Courtenay Peter. "ime." (sic). Author's typescript (two copies) 9 168 1968 Graham, Courtenay Peter. "ime." (sic). Proofs (with proof of cover and editor's notes). 9 169 1969 Kinsella, Thomas. "Tear." Proof. 9 169a 1969 Pym-Randall Press. Catalog. Modern Poetry Publications. Layout Sheets and Negatives. (In Oversize, Box 28) 9 170 1969 Silkin, Jon. "Three Poems." Proof. 10 171 1969 Whiting, Nathan. "While Courting the Sergeant's Daughter." Author's typescript and rejected poems. 10 172 1969 Whiting, Nathan. "While Courting the Sergeant's Daughter." Partial proofs. 10 173 1970 Ferguson, William. "Revolutions Dream." Author's typescript. 10 174 1970 Fritz, Martha. "Tides." Author's typescript (with rejected poems). 10 174a 1970 Fritz, Martha. "Tides." with Lux, Thomas, "The Land Sighted." Mock-ups and Layout Sheets. (In Oversize, Box 28) 10 174b 1970 Fritz, Martha. "Tides." with Lux, Thomas, "The Land Sighted." Negatives. (In Oversize, Box 28) 10 175 1970 Hannigan, Paul. "Holland and the Netherlands." Author's typescipt and rejected poems. 10 176 1970 Hannigan, Paul. "Holland and the Netherlands." Design mock-up. 10 177 1970 Lux, Thomas. "The Land Sighted." Author's typescript & rejected poems. 10 178 1970 Whiting, Nathan. "Buffalo Poem." Author's typescript (plus a copy). 10 179 1970 Whiting, Nathan. "Buffalo Poem." Author's cover designs; rejected cover photographs. 10 180 1970 Whiting, Nathan. "Buffalo Poem." Proposed cover design by Joanne Randall (original pastel drawing). 10 181 1970 Whiting, Nathan. "Buffalo Poem." Proofs: first corrected, first unmarked, cover proofs. 10 x-ref 1971 Bunting, Basil. See Ford, Ford Madox. "Selected Poems." 10 182 1971 Ford, Ford Madox. "Selected Poems." Typescript of Basil Bunting's introduction; editor's manuscript (copies made from "Collected Poems"). 10 183 1971 Ford, Ford Madox. "Selected Poems." Sample pages and cover proof. 10 184 1971 Ford, Ford Madox. "Selected Poems." First proof and corrected proof. 11 185 1971 Malanga, Gerard. "Chic Death." Partial author's typescript and rejected poems. 11 186 1972 Lux, Thomas. "Memory's Handgrenade." Author's typescript plus a copy and information for copyright page. 11 187 1972 Lux, Thomas. "Memory's Handgrenade." Miscellaneous designs. 11 188 1972 Lux, Thomas. "Memory's Handgrenade." First page proofs. 11 189 1972 Lux, Thomas. "Memory's Handgrenade." Folded proof with cover and dust jacket. 11 190 1972 Rexroth, Kenneth. "One Hundred Poems from the French." Author's typescript. 11 191 1972 Rexroth, Kenneth. "One Hundred Poems from the French." Publisher's typescript. 11 192 1972 Rexroth, Kenneth. "One Hundred Poems from the French." Proofs. 11 193 1972 Rexroth, Kenneth. "One Hundred Poems from the French." Photographs and reproductions for illustrations. 11 194 1972 Rexroth, Kenneth. "One Hundred Poems from the French." Electrostatic copies of poems with notes. 11 194a 1973 Cornish, Sam. "Sometimes Ten Poems." Mock-ups and layout. (In Oversize, Box 28) 11 194b 1973 Cornish, Sam. "Sometimes Ten Poems." Layout negatives. (In Oversize, Box 28) 12 195 1974 Fritz, Martha. "If the River's This High All Summer." Two poems: typescript. 12 196 1974 Fritz, Martha. "If the River's This High All Summer." Author's typescript with printer's marks and an electrostatic copy. 12 197 1974 Fritz, Martha. "If the River's This High All Summer." Printer's copy with corrections. 12 198 1974 Fritz, Martha. "If the River's This High All Summer." Cover: design materials and proofs. 12 198a 1974 Fritz, Martha. "If the River's This High All Summer." Cover: design materials and proofs. (In Oversize, Box 28) 12 199 1974 Fritz, Martha. "If the River's This High All Summer." Mock-up copies (1 uncut). 12 200 1974 Pym-Randall Press Tenth Anniversary Catalog. Mock-up with design for cover and electrostatic copy of proof. 12 201 1974 Pym-Randall Press Tenth Anniversary Catalog. Design for cover. 12 202 1975 Starbuck, George. "Elegy in a Country Churchyard." Electrostatic copies of typescript. 12 203 1975 Starbuck, George. "Elegy in a Country Churchyard." Electrostatic copies of typescript: "Elegy Written." With notes. 12 204 1975 Starbuck, George. "Elegy in a Country Churchyard." Galley copies: "Elegy Written." 1 copy with printer's notes. 12 205 1975 Starbuck, George. "Elegy in a Country Churchyard." Mock-up with printer's notes. 12 206 1975 Starbuck, George. "Elegy in a Country Churchyard." Designs, galley copies: cover, title page, etc. 12 207 1975 Starbuck, George. "Elegy in a Country Churchyard." Proof without box. 12 208 1975 Starbuck, George. "Elegy in a Country Churchyard." Untrimmed first proof. 12 209 1980 Eberhart, Richard. "New Hampshire: Nine Poem." Electrostatic copy with publisher's notes. 12 210 1980 Eberhart, Richard. "New Hampshire: Nine Poem." Electrostatic copy with printer's marks and cover design. 12 211 1980 Eberhart, Richard. "New Hampshire: Nine Poem." Pamphlet mock-up. 13 212 1980 Starbuck, George. "Talkin' B.A. Blues." Typescript original. 13 213 1980 Starbuck, George. "Talkin' B.A. Blues." Electrostatic copy of typescript original with correction sheet. 13 214 1980 Starbuck, George. "Talkin' B.A. Blues." Corrected galleys. 13 215 1980 Starbuck, George. "Talkin' B.A. Blues." Page proofs. 13 216 1981 Harper, Michael. "Rhode Island: Eight Poems." Mock-up for printer with publisher's notes. 13 217 1981 Harper, Michael. "Rhode Island: Eight Poems." Electrostatic copy of proofs with corrections. 13 218 1981 Harper, Michael. "Rhode Island: Eight Poems." Electrostatic copy of pamphlet mock-up. 13 219 1981 Lux, Thomas. "Massachusetts: Ten Poems." Typescript printer's copy. 13 220 1981 Lux, Thomas. "Massachusetts: Ten Poems." Electrostatic copy of printer's typescript copy with notes 13 221 1981 Lux, Thomas. "Massachusetts: Ten Poems." Electrostatic copy of typescript with printer's notes. 13 222 1981 Lux, Thomas. "Massachusetts: Ten Poems." Cover design. 13 223 1981 Lux, Thomas. "Massachusetts: Ten Poems." First page of proofs with corrections. 13 224 1981 Lux, Thomas. "Massachusetts: Ten Poems." Second set of page proofs. 13 225 1981 Lux, Thomas. "Massachusetts: Ten Poems." Final set of page proofs. 13 226 1981 Sadoff, Ira. "Maine: Nine Poems." Typescript original with notes; electrostatic copy. 13 227 1981 Sadoff, Ira. "Maine: Nine Poems." Typescript with printer's marks. 13 228 1981 Sadoff, Ira. "Maine: Nine Poems." Page proofs. 13 229 1981 Southwick, Marcia. "Connecticut: Eight Poems." Publisher's work notes. 13 230 1981 Southwick, Marcia. "Connecticut: Eight Poems." Final page proofs. 13 231 1982 Wright, Franz. "The One Whose Eyes Open When You Close Your Eyes." Bound copy of author's typescript with printer's marks. 13 232 1982 Wright, Franz. "The One Whose Eyes Open When You Close Your Eyes." Electrostatic copy of typescript with printer's marks. 13 233 1982 Wright, Franz. "The One Whose Eyes Open When You Close Your Eyes." First set of page proofs with corrections. 13 234 1982 Wright, Franz. "The One Whose Eyes Open When You Close Your Eyes." Final set of page proofs. Series 3.2 Miscellaneous Manuscripts1964-1982

"Miscellaneous Manuscripts" mostly contains poetry manuscripts not published by the press. Most of the items are not dated. Unpublished and untitled poems are indicated by listing in lower case. The "Miscellaneous Manuscripts" are arranged alphabetically by author.

14 235 n.d. Adolph, Nina. miscellaneous poems. Author's typescript. 14 236 n.d. Banks, Russell. "The Loyalty Oath" Copy of author's typescript. 14 237 n.d. Bruckner, Edward. miscellaneous poems. Author's typescript & copy. 14 238 n.d. Corbett, William. "City Nature: Early Poems 1962-66." Author's typescript. 14 239 n.d. Curley, Dorothy. poem. Carbon of author's typescript. 14 240 n.d. Dawson, Robert. miscellaneous poems. 14 241 1964, 1969 Eberhart, Richard." Chocorua." Two versions, 1964 & 1969; Spirit and electrostatic copies. 14 242 1981 Eberhart, Richard. poems. Original typescript and electrostatic copies. 14 243 n.d. Ferguson, William. two poems. Author's typescript. 14 244 n.d. Fritz, Martha. miscellaneous poems: author's typescript & electrostatic copies; 2 sketches. 14 245 n.d. Gerber, Dan. miscellaneous poems. Author's typescript & copies. 14 246 n.d. Graham, Courtenay Peter. miscellaneous poems. Author's typescript. 14 247 n.d. Grenier, Robert. miscellaneous poems. Mimeograph copy & typescripts. 14 248 n.d. Harrison, Jim. miscellaneous poems. Author's manuscript & typescript. 14 249 n.d. Hollo, Anselm. miscellaneous poems. Author's typescript. 14 250 n.d. Jonas, Steve. poem. Author's typescript. 14 251 n.d. Junkins, Donald. "And Sandpipers She Said," plus miscellaneous poems. Author's typescript. 14 252 n.d. Kelly, Robert. "For Joanne Randall." Copy of author's typescript. 14 253 n.d. Kingston, Rodger. "Short Poem." Signed copy. 14 254 n.d. Leviten, David. three poems. Author's typescript. 14 x-ref 1968 Leviten, David. two poems typed on letter (8/3/68). See Correspondence series. 14 255 n.d. Lowell, Robert. "Ford Madox Ford." Signed typescript, corrected. 14 256 1981 Lux, Thomas. poems. Original typescripts. 14 257 n.d. Mahon, Derek. Poems, also miscellaneous poems. Two copies of author's typescript. 14 258 n.d. Moore, Richard. miscellaneous poems. Author's typescript & copies. 14 259 n.d. Nyren, Dorothy. two poems. Author's typescript. 14 260 n.d. O'Grady, Desmond. "Self Portrait." Author's carbon copy. 14 261 n.d. Randall, James. two review articles. Author's typescript. 14 262 n.d. Reed, J.D. "Epithaphs," & miscellaneous poems. Author's manuscripts & typescripts. 14 263 n.d. Rexroth, Kenneth. "A Song at the Winepress." Author's carbon copy. 14 264 n.d. Reynolds, Tim. miscellaneous poems. Author's typescripts. 14 265 n.d. Rukeyser, Muriel. "Wherever." Carbon of typescript. 14 266 1981 Sadoff, Ira. poems. Electrostatic copies of typescript with printer's marks. 14 267 n.d. Silkin, John. "New England Proverb." Spirit process copy. 14 268 n.d. Sloman, Joel. miscellaneous poems. Author's typescript. 14 269 n.d. Thiel, Paul. poem. Author's typescript. 14 270 n.d. Wilkins/Rozen [?], Susan. miscellaneous poems. Author's typescript. 14 271 1981 Wright, Franz. poem. Typescript original. Series 4 Business Records1964-1974

This series contains the business records of the Press from the year 1964 to 1974, mostly cash disbursements, receipts, ledgers, records of the sales of books, and other financial statements. The Randalls prided themselves on their bookkeeping. As Randall wrote, an IRS man investigated the Pym-Randall Press books and “he was wholly satisfied and said that they are the best books he has ever seen for a small business of our size.” (James Randall to David Maslyn, Aug. 28, 1974; Box 2, Folder 41.)

The series is arranged alphabetically by subject, then chronologically by date within each subject. The business records were given to Special Collections in 1986 as part of the final disbursement of the Pym-Randall Press Archives.

15 272 1967 Jan 01-1967 Dec 16 Bank Check Records 15 273 1967 Dec 20-1967 Oct 14 Bank Check Records 15 274 1967 Oct 20-1971 May 24 Bank Check Records 15 275 1971 Mar 30-1974 Apr 24 Bank Check Records 15 X-ref Cash Disbursements. For earlier years, see Voucher receipts. 15 276 1970 Jan-Jun Cash Disbursements 15 277 1970 Jul-Dec Cash Disbursements 16 278 1971 Jan-Jun Cash Disbursements 16 279 1971 Jul-Dec Cash Disbursements 16 280 1972 Jan-Jun Cash Disbursements 16 281 1972 Jul-Dec Cash Disbursements 16 282 1973 Jan-Jun Cash Disbursements 16 283 1964 Cash Receipts 16 284 1965 Cash Receipts 16 285 1965 Cash Receipts 16 286 1965 Oct-Dec Deposits 17 287 1964 Expenses 17 288 FY 1964-1966 General Ledger and Subsidaries 17 289 1967 General Ledger and Subsidaries 17 290 1968 General Ledger and Subsidaries 17 291 1969 General Ledger and Subsidaries 17 292 1970 General Ledger and Subsidaries 18 293 1971 General Ledger and Subsidaries 18 294 1972 General Ledger and Subsidaries 18 295 1973 General Ledger and Subsidaries 18 296 1964 Oct-1966 Jan Money Receipts Ledger 18 297 1966 Jan-1966 Nov Money Receipts Ledger 18 298 1966 Nov-1967 Jul Money Receipts Ledger 19 299 1967 Jul-1968 Oct Money Receipts Ledger 19 300 1965 Pym-Randall Press Receipts 19 X-ref Sales. For earlier years, see Money Receipts Ledger 19 301 1966 Jan-May Sales 19 302 1966 Jun-Dec Sales 19 303 1967 Jan-Mar Sales 19 304 1967 Apr-Jun Sales 19 305 1967 Jul-Sep Sales 20 306 1967 Oct-Dec Sales 20 307 1968 Jan-Apr Sales 20 308 1968 May-Aug Sales 20 309 1968 Sep-Oct Sales 20 310 1968 Nov-Dec Sales 20 311 1969 Jan Sales 20 312 1969 Feb Sales 20 313 1969 Mar Sales 21 314 1969 Apr Sales 21 315 1969 May Sales 21 316 1969 Jun Sales 21 317 1969 Jul Sales 21 318 1969 Aug Sales 21 319 1969 Sep Sales 21 320 1969 Oct Sales 21 321 1969 Nov Sales 21 322 1969 Dec Sales and Writeoffs 22 323 1970 Jan Sales 22 324 1970 Feb Sales 22 325 1970 Mar Sales 22 326 1970 Apr Sales 22 327 1970 May Sales 22 328 1970 Jun Sales 22 329 1970 Jul Sales 22 330 1970 Aug Sales 22 331 1970 Sep Sales 22 332 1970 Oct Sales 22 333 1970 Nov Sales 22 334 1970 Dec Sales 23 335 1971 Jan Sales 23 336 1971 Feb Sales 23 337 1971 Mar Sales 23 338 1971 Apr Sales 23 339 1971 May Sales 23 340 1971 Jun Sales 23 341 1971 Jul-Aug Sales 23 342 1971 Sep Sales 23 343 1977 Oct, Nov, Dec Sales 23 344 1972 Jan, 1972 Feb Sales 23 345 1972 Mar Sales 23 346 1972 Apr Sales 24 347 1972 May Sales 24 348 1972 Jun Sales and Adjustments 24 349 1972 Jul Sales 24 350 1972 Aug Sales 24 351 1972 Sep Sales 24 352 1972 Oct Sales 24 353 1972 Nov Sales 24 354 1972 dec Sales 25 355 1973 Jan Sales 25 356 1973 Feb Sales 25 357 1973 Mar Sales 25 358 1973 Apr Sales 25 359 1973 May Sales 25 360 1973 Jun Sales and Bad Debts 25 361 1965 Nov-1966 Dec Statement of Account 26 362 1967 Jan-Dec Statement of Account 26 363 1968 Jan-Dec Statement of Account 26 364 1969 Jan-Dec Statement of Account 26 365 1970 Jan-Dec Statement of Account 26 366 1971 Jan-Dec Statement of Account 26 367 1972 Jan-Dec Statement of Account 26 368 1973 Jan-Dec Statement of Account 26 X-ref Voucher Register. For earlier years, see Cash Disbursements. 26 369 1966 Voucher Register 26 370 1967 Jan-Jun Voucher Register 26 371 1967 Jul-Dec Voucher Register 27 372 1968 Jan-Jun Voucher Register 27 373 1968 Jul-Dec Voucher Register 27 374 1969 Jan-Jun Voucher Register 27 375 1969 Jul-Dec Voucher Register Series 5 Permissions1964-1976

The series contains permission agreements to reprint materials. This series is arranged alphabetically by poet and/or publisher, then chronologically within each of these categories.

27 376 1964-1965, 1967, 1970, 1972-1973 Copyright assignments. 27 377 1964,1968, 1970-1973, 1976 Permission agreements to reprint materials. 27 378 1972 Rexroth, Kenneth. 100 Poems from the French. Correspondence and notes on rights to poems. 27 379 1972 Rexroth, Kenneth. 100 Poems from the French. Credit lines. 27 380 1972 Rexroth, Kenneth. 100 Poems from the French. Invoices.