An Update on Work in the William Stafford Archives

The staff at the William Stafford Archives at Lewis & Clark College have neglected this blog for the past year while we have been working hard to finish a number of massive cataloging projects. While we apologize for our absence, we are happy to announce that most of our major projects are complete and all of our new Stafford research tools are accessible to the public.

Key among these new tools is the soon-to-be-released Stafford bibliography (see this posting about the book). Additionally, the entire 130 linear foot research collection is now searchable and browsable through online finding aids at the Stafford Archives website. The organizational chart for the entire collection can be seen below. 

We look forward to seeing you in the archives.

Jeremy Skinner

Assistant Archivist, Lewis & Clark College  

Series 1: Drafts, 1937-1993

• Sub-Series 1: Daily Writings, 1950-1993
• Sub-Series 2: Travel Journals, 1952-1992
• Sub-Series 3: Documentary Copies, 1937-1993
• Sub-Series 4: Prose, 1937-1993
• Sub-Series 5: Writings for Public Readings and Workshops, 1960-1993
• Sub-Series 6: Stafford’s Translations of Other Authors, 1962-1992 

Series 2: Professional Engagements, 1959-1993

• Sub-Series 1: Appointment Books, 1959-1993
• Sub-Series 2: Promotional Materials and Conference Programs, 1950-1993 

Series 3: Correspondence, 1958-2010

• Sub-Series 1: General Correspondence, 1958-1993  
• Sub-Series 2: Correspondence with Publishers, 1958-2010
• Sub-Series 3: Civilian Public Service Correspondence, 1930s-1947 

Series 4: Photographs, 1880-1993

• Sub-Series 1: Negatives of Photographs by William Stafford, 1966-1993
• Sub-Series 2: Prints of Photographs by William Stafford, 1960-1993
• Sub-Series 3: Stafford Family Photographs, 1880-1993
• Sub-Series 4: Photographs of William Stafford, 1920-1993 

Series 5: Audio & Video, 1950-2012

• Sub-Series 1: Video Footage of William Stafford, 1966-2011
• Sub-Series 2: Audio Recordings of William Stafford, 1963-1993
• Sub-Series 3: Musical Settings to William Stafford Poetry, 1950-2012
• Sub-Series 4: Audio Recordings of Others Reading Stafford’s Poems, 1976-2009 

Series 6: Teaching Materials, 1950-1993

• Sub-Series 1: Syllabi and Handouts, 1950-1978
• Sub-Series 2: Teaching Notecards, 1950-1993

Series 7: Artifacts, 1943-1993

• Sub-Series 1: Artifacts Owned by Stafford, 1943-1993 

Series 8: Publications, 1938-2012 

• Sub-Series 1: Books by Stafford in English, 1946-2012
• Sub-Series 2: Books with Contributions by Stafford, 1947-2012
• Sub-Series 3: Periodicals with Contributions by Stafford in English, 1938-2012
• Sub-Series 4: Broadsides Featuring Stafford, 1959-2012
• Sub-Series 5: Translations of Stafford, 1970-2011
• Sub-Series 6: Criticism of Stafford, 1957-1911
• Sub-Series 7: One-of-a-Kind Art Books, 2011

Series 9: Pacifism, 1939-2006

• Sub-Series 1: Pacifism Publications, 1939-1968
• Sub-Series 2: Civilian Public Service Subject Files, 1942-2006 

Series 10: William Stafford Biographical, 1950-2012

• Sub-Series 1: Biographical Clippings, 1950-2011  
• Sub-Series 2: General Biographical, 1950-2012

Series 11: Stafford Archives Administrative Files, 1998-2012

• Sub-Series 1: Topical Files, 1998-2012