Guide to the Denise Riley papers, 1970-1992
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
Published in 2019
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Denise Riley papers |
| Date range: |
1970-1992 |
| Creator: |
Riley, Denise |
| Extent: |
1 linear foot
(1 record center carton)
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| Abstract: |
This collection consists of the papers of Denise Riley, poet, essayist, and feminist theorist. The collection is comprised of research notebooks, loose notes, writings, and other material, which documents Riley's poetry and thinking on feminist and political theory. The Denise Riley papers date from 1970-1992. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
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| Collection number: |
Ms.2017.022 |
Scope & content
This collection consists of the papers of Denise Riley, poet, essayist, and feminist theorist. The collection is comprised of research notebooks, loose notes, writings, and other material, which documents Riley's poetry and thinking on feminist and political theory. The Denise Riley papers date from 1970-1992 and are arranged alphabetically by record type into one series.
Access Points
Subject Organizations
Subject Topics
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by record type into one series.
Biographical / Historical
Denise Riley was born in Carlisle, England, in 1948. Educated at Cambridge and Oxford, she is known for her ability to meld philosophy, feminism, lyric, and literary history in books of poetry and prose. She is the author of the poetry collections Marxism for Infants (1977); the volume No Fee (1979), with Wendy Mulford; Dry Air (1985); Stair Spirit (1992); Mop Georgette (1993); Selected Poems (2000); and Say Something Back (2016), which was nominated for a Forward Prize for Best Poetry Collection. Riley's nonfiction prose includes works such as War in the Nursery: Theories of the Child and Mother (1983); 'Am I That Name?': Feminism and the Category of Women in History (1988); The Words of Selves: Identification, Solidarity, Irony (2000); and Impersonal Passion: Language as Affect (2005). Her chapbook, Time Lived, Without Its Flow (2012), is a meditation on time after the sudden death of a child. Linking poetry and prose, a sequence of 20 short poems from the chapbook, titled "A Part Song," was published in the London Review of Books and won a Forward Poetry Prize for Best Single Poem. Her most recent book is Say Something Back (Picador, 2016).
Riley has been A. D. White professor-at-large at Cornell University and writer-in-residence at the Tate Gallery and has held fellowships at Brown University and at Birkbeck, University of London. She was, until recently, Professor of Literature with Philosophy at the University of East Anglia.
She lives in London.
[Bio note from the Poetry Foundation: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/denise-riley]
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
There are no restrictions on access. The collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested. |
| Use of the materials: |
Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Preferred citation: |
Denise Riley papers, MS.2017.022, Feminist Theory Archive, Brown University Library. |
| Contact information: |
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
Gift of Denise Riley in 2017. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Mary Murphy on behalf of the Pembroke Center for the Teaching and Research on Women and the Brown University Library. |
| Encoding: |
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-07-02. |
| Descriptive rules: |
Describing Archives: A Content Standard |
| Sponsor: |
Curatorial work and processing provided by the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women on behalf of the Feminist Theory Archive, Brown University Library. |
Additional Information
Inventory
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Loose notes on the history of policy and the family particularly in Britain; includes research proposal and memos to Joan Scott
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1986 |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Research notebook (1972); includes poetry by Susan Clayton and notes re: Lucien Seve
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1972 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Research notebook (1975); includes correspondence from Kate Soper
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1975 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Research notebook (1976-1980) re: doctorate thesis on history of psychology and psychoanalysis
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1976-1980 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Research notebook (1976-1980); contains loose notes re: doctorate thesis on history of psychology and psychoanalysis
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1976-1980 |
| Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Research notebook (1977) re: doctorate thesis and "war in the nursery"
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1977 |
| Box 1, Folder 7 |
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Research notebook (1979-1980) re: women's labor organizations and political philosophy from 1900-1945
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1979-1980 |
| Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Research notebook (1979-1980) re: women's labor organizations and political philosophy from 1900-1946
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1979-1980 |
| Box 1, Folder 9 |
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Research notebook (1982) re: 1920s architecture, housing, and liberalism
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1982 |
| Box 1, Folder 10 |
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Research notebook (1982); contains loose notes re: 1920s architecture, housing, and liberalism
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1982 |
| Box 1, Folder 11 |
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Research notebook (1982); contains loose notes re: writing plans
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1982 |
| Box 1, Folder 12 |
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Research notebook (1988-1989)
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1988-1989 |
| Box 1, Folder 13 |
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Research notebook (1988-1989); contains loose notes
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1988-1989 |
| Box 1, Folder 14 |
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Research notebook (1988-1989)
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1988-1989 |
| Box 1, Folder 15 |
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Research notebook (1988-1989); contains loose notes
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1988-1989 |
| Box 1, Folder 16 |
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Research notebook (1990)
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1990 |
| Box 1, Folder 17 |
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Research notebook (1990-1992)
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1990-1992 |
| Box 1, Folder 18 |
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Research notebook (1990-1992); contains loose notes, correspondence re: women's movement, and 1972 syllabus by Riley on Maxism
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1990-1992 |
| Box 1, Folder 19 |
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Research notebook (n.d.)
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n.d. |
| Box 1, Folder 20 |
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Research notebook (n.d.); contains types notes, report on gender role grant with Joan Scott, and articles
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n.d. |
| Box 1, Folder 21 |
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Undergraduate paper, "Origin and Development of Baroque Painting and Sculpture in Italy and Flanders
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1970 |
| Box 1, Folder 22 |
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Undergraduate thesis, "Theories and Late Works of Gustave Moreau;" inlcudes drafts
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1970 |
| Box 1, Folder 23 |
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Undergraduate thesis, "Theories and Late Works of Gustave Moreau;" inlcudes drafts
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1970 |