Guide to the Jean Garrigue letter to Bill Read, 1969 October 20
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library.
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu
Published in 2023
Collection Overview
| Title: | Jean Garrigue letter to Bill Read |
| Date range: | 1969 October 20 |
| Creator: | Garrigue, Jean, 1914-1972 |
| Extent: | 0.01 cubic feet. |
| Abstract: | The collection includes an original response letter from Jean Garrigue to Bill Read in October of 1969. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. |
| Collection number: | MSS-0111 |
Scope & content
The collection consists of one original response letter from Jean Garrigue, dated October 20, 1969, to Mr. Bill Read in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Garrigue states that the fee for two of her poems is fine and trusts that Read will ensure all copyrights are in check with Macmillan before publishing The Modern Poets.Access Points
Subject Names Subject Topics Geographical Names Document TypesArrangement
The collection contains one item and therefore has no arrangement.
Biographical/Historical Note
Born Gertrude Louise Garrigus on December 8, 1914, in Evansville, Illinois, Jean Garrigue was an American poet and writing teacher. She published five collections of poetry during her lifetime, in addition to winning the Guggenheim Fellowship and was nominated for a National Book Award. Garrigue died December 27, 1972, in Boston, Massachusetts.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The collection is open for research. |
| Use of the materials: | Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Alternate form: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
| Preferred citation: | Jean Garrigue letter to Bill Read, MSS-0111, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-8380 email:digitalcommons@ric.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Provenance of the collection is unknown. It was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2023. |
| Processing information: | The collection was described by Special Collections intern, Melissa Moniz, in 2023 under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Melissa Moniz and Veronica L. Denison. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2023. |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Location/Existence of copies: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |