ARCHIVE OF AUTOGRAPH MATERIAL AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH POET AND EDITOR OF VOYAGES WILLIAM CLAIRE; The archive includes 20 ALS (25 pages); 32 TLS (32 pages); 4 Typed notes; and 6 books
The letters are all undated so I have listed them as given to us by Mr. Claire. The earliest notes are addressed "Mr. Claire" and signed in full but as the relationship developed they are addressed "Dear Bill" As an idication of the growing level of comfort and friendship later letters include personal information as well as literary and efforts to arrange a visit with invitations both to come to Nyack and DC. We are offering the 56 letters and notes as a lot. Item #57758
The Archive:
Books
"Man Look at them Bases" in Voyages, Vol. II, No. IV, Spring, 1969
"President Richard Nixon has Destroyed South Nyack" in Voyages, Vol IV, nos I & II, Winter, 1971
"From Poliakogg and Friends" in WORKS IN PROGRESS, (1971) wrappers
THE CRUZ STORIES, Lillabulero Press (1973) First edn. wraps. (Stapled to the front cover is a 2-page ALS from Roth to Bill Claire concerns the "The President Nixon Story", etc
JACKADAW, Venice, CA : Beyond Baroque Foundation (1976) 1/8500 copies.
IN EMPTY ROOMS, tales of love. December Press (1979), laid in is a 1-1/2 page ALS presenting the book. Also, an advertisment for "The Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy" a CGR production. Adapted by Roth
Autograph material:
ALS, (nd) 1/2 page, about meeting with a Ms. Bidwell
TLS, (1971?) 3 lines, asking about future issue of Voyages and paranoia about Nixon
ALS, 1-1/2 pages, nd, says he is about done with a novel and offering short stories
ALS, 1-1/4 pages, nd (ca 1971). asking about Voyages using the Nixon story, general political paranoia
TLS, 1 page, sick with brochitis ,,, faded like the typewriter ribbon
TLS. 1 page, nd (ca 1971), about work, family, baseball, politics
TLS, 1 page, on baseball, his work, etc
ALS, 1-1.4 pages, (12/1970?) about his work, the magazine, his son's sports experience, etc.
TLS. 1/2 page, send new South Nyack address, etc.
TLS, 1/2 page, car broke down, son has hernia, when will Voyages be out?
TYPPED NOTE on 5 x 7 in card. Thanks Claire for the second issue of Voyages, etc.
AUTOGRAPH CARD: 3 pages, on baseball and literature
TLS, 1 page. son is going to college, etc.
Typed note, 1/2 page. Hoping Claire takes the Nixon story
ALS, on page. daughter recovering from accident, writing fiction, etc.
ALS, 1 page. On baseball, Short Story anthology is out, etc.
TLS, 1 page. Writing his baseball story, got the magazine, etc. Corrections in marker.
TLS, 1 page. Daughter broke her wrist ...he is writing short stories, etc
ALS, 1 page. Asking about the Nixon piece, avoiding the novel, writing a short story about his and basketball
TLS, 1 page, with holograph corrections:stories, baseball, etc
ALS, 1 page, tells him to use Sylvia's piece, baseball, work, etc.
TLS, 1 page. on Voyages and a call from a Hollywood producer ...
TLS, 1/2 page. send ing more work
ALS, 1 page. (1971) reports he has a story in Prism" , comments on Voyages
ALS, 1 page. send a story to Voyages
TLS, 1 page, his 38th year, work, etc
ALS, 1 page:Recovered from double pneumonia ... got offered a contract for a novel, etc
ALS, 2 pages. On "Scenes" and his work, etc.
ALS. 1 page. Offering Sylvia next etching, etc
ALS, 2 pages. On Sylvia's work, coming for a visit, his work, Red Clay Reader, etc.
TLS, 1 page.About the Nixon story, genesis of the title (from his daughter), etc.
TYPPED NOTE: Thanks for the check, on Voyages
TLS. 1 page: About his work in NAR, etc
TLS. 1 page. Sylvia's work, trip to DC, etc
TLS, 1-1.2 with holograph addena: his work, stories, copies of Voyages, etc
TLS, 1/2 page: Dinner with Dow, etc
TLS, 1 page. early letter, listing some personal information, as well as where he has published, etc
ALS. 1 page:About Voyages final number, his writing, etc
Typped Post Card: About Stockbridge, MA
Autograph 3 x 5 card: shock- his work has not been sent out
Typped card, 3 pages. About his daughter's accident being thrown from a horse, etc.
TLS, 1 page, written after the Attica Prison uprising
ALS, 2 pages, on visiitng DC, The Declaration of Independence, growing up behind Ebbets Field, etc.
TLS, 1 page, on politics, baseball, etc.
TLS. 1 page, on his work, etc.
TLS. 1-1/2 pages on his work, etc. With holograph corrections
TLS. 1 page: on his work, publishing, needs a new ribbon!
TLS. 1 page. On politics and Voyages
ALS, 1 page. on Voyages, etc
TLS. 1 page on getting copies of Voyages, etc.
ALS. 2 pages, Trying to buy the house, ehcre he has been published, etc.
Price: $200.00