The Jarold Ramsey Collection

The Jarold Ramsey Collection, 1966-1997

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Ramsey, Jarold, 1937-
Title: The Jarold Ramsey Collection
Dates: 1966-1997 (inclusive)
19661997
Quantity: .5 cubic feet, (1 box)
Collection Number: OLPb137RAM
Summary: This collection includes approximately 100 pieces of correspondence from the American poet William Stafford to the scholar and poet Jarold Ramsey during the years, 1966-1993; limited copies of correspondence from Jarold Ramsey to William Stafford, 1966-1993; as well as copies of biographies, remembrances, and introductions on William Stafford by Jarold Ramsey, and other miscellaneous items collected by the Ramsey family on William Stafford.
Repository: Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives

Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Jarold Ramsey grew up on a ranch near Madras, Oregon. Received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington with studies in American Indian literature, Shakespeare, and modern poetry. Ramsey taught at the University of Washington, the University of Victoria (Canada), and the University of Rochester, NY. His poetry collections include Love in an Earthquake, Hand Shadows, and Where the Wind Comes to Play (with Bill Baber); among his prose books are Coyote Was Going There, Reading the Fire, and New Era: Reflections on the Human and Natural History of Central Oregon. Ramsey and William Stafford maintained a close friendship throughout their adult lives.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection includes correspondence from William Stafford to Jarold Ramsey during the years 1966-1993; limited copies of correspondence from Jarold Ramsey to William Stafford 1966-1993; Copies of biographies, remembrances, and introductions on William Stafford by Jarold Ramsey, as well as miscellaneous items collected by the Ramsey family on William Stafford.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The Jarold Ramsey Collection (OLPb137RAM), Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged in a single chronological series.

Location of Collection

Special Collections

Acquisition Information

Donated to Lewis & Clark College by Jarold Ramsey in 2013.

Processing Note

Processed in 2013.

Related Materials

Correspondence from Ramsey to Stafford is a part of the William Stafford archives: Correspondence from Ramsey to Stafford is a part of the William Stafford archives: http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv83782.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Folder 1: Correspondence 1960'sReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	1	WS to JR	February 18, 1966
1	2	WS to JR	April. 1, 1967
1	3	WS to JR	May 9, 1967
1	4	WS to JR	June 14, 1967
1	5	WS to JR	August 12, 1967
1	6	WS to JR	April 8, 1968
1	7	WS to JR	December 27, 1968
1	8	WS to JR	September 2, 1969
1	9	WS to JR	September 8, 1969
1	10	WS to JR	September 15, 1969
1	11	WS to JR 3"x5" card	September 27, 1969
1	12	WS to JR	October 1, 1969
1	13	WS to JR	October 19, 1969
1	14	WS to JR	October 27, 1969
1	15	WS to JR	November 28, 1969
1	16	WS to JR	December 8, 1969

Folder 2: Correspondence 1970'sReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
2	1	WS to JR	January 2, 1970
2	2	WS to JR	January 24, 1970
2	3	WS to JR	February 26, 1970
2	4	WS to JR	March 25, 1970
2	5	WS to JR	May 5, 1970
2	6	WS to JR	August 20, 1970
2	7	WS to JR	October 22, 1970
2	8	WS to JR	December 30, 1970
2	9	WS to JR	January 19, 1971
2	10	WS to JR	July 5, 1971
2	11	WS to JR	September 15, 1971
2	12	WS to JR	January 26, 1972
2	13	WS to JR	May 25, 1972
2	14	WS to JR	January 9, 1973
2	15	WS to JR	January 24, 1973
2	16	WS to JR	April 4, 1973
2	17	WS to JR	April 22, 1973
2	18	WS to JR	August 24, 1973
2	19	WS to JR	October 1, 1973
2	20	WS to JR	October 12, 1973
2	21	WS to JR	January 27, 1974
2	22	WS to JR	April 16, 1974
2	23	WS to JR	May 23, 1974
2	24	WS to JR	July 16, 1974
2	25	WS to JR	July 28, 1974
2	26	WS to JR	August 24, 1974
2	27	WS to JR Christmas card	December 23, 1974
2	28	WS to JR	December 31, 1974
2	29	WS to JR	January 27, 1975
2	30	WS to JR	March 18, 1975
2	31	WS to JR	September 9, 1975
2	32	WS to JR	September 23, 1975
2	33	WS to JR	October 21, 1975
2	34	WS to JR	November 4, 1975
2	35	WS to JR	January 2, 1976
2	36	WS to JR	February 27, 1976
2	37	WS to JR	July 10, 1976
2	38	WS to JR Letter and clipping from "Ruralite" Sept, 1976	September 21, 1976
2	39	WS to JR	October 12, 1976
2	40	WS to JR Christmas card	December 18, 1976
2	41	WS to JR	February 18, 1977
2	42	WS to JR	July 30, 1977
2	43	WS to JR	September 26, 1977
2	44	WS to JR	November 14, 1977
2	45	WS to JR	December 19, 1977
2	46	WS to JR "Salal Series V" card containing Kim Stafford poem "Crow Feather"	April 15, 1978
2	47	WS to JR	January 9, 1979
2	48	WS to JR	May 19, 1979
2	49	WS to JR	November 23, 1979
2	50	WS to JR Christmas card	December 20, 1979

Folder 3: Correspondence 1980'sReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
3	1	WS to JR	April 10, 1980
3	2	WS to JR	July 17, 1980
3	3	WS to JR	September 4, 1980
3	4	WS to JR Letter and "A Tribute to John and Ruth Howard" card	June 4, 1981
3	5	WS to JR	November 2, 1981
3	6	WS to JR	June 10, 1982
3	7	WS to JR	September 7, 1983
3	8	WS to JR Christmas card	December 17, 1983
3	9	WS to JR	July 14, 1984
3	10	WS to JR	August 18, 1984
3	11	WS to JR Christmas card	December 19, 1984
3	12	WS to JR	July 13, 1985
3	13	WS to JR	July 28, 1985
3	14	WS to JR	September 27, 1985
3	15	WS to JR Christmas card	December 1985
3	16	WS to JR	March 21, 1986
3	17	WS to JR	September 10, 1986
3	18	WS to JR	November 1, 1986
3	19	WS to JR	January 7, 1987
3	20	WS to JR	January 25, 1987
3	21	WS to JR Christmas card	December 12, 1987
3	22	WS to JR	February 16, 1988
3	23	WS to JR	May 26, 1988
3	24	WS to JR	June 6, 1988
3	25	WS to JR	August 24, 1988
3	26	WS to JR	March 31, 1989
3	27	WS to JR Card containing W.S. poem "Awareness".	April 8, 1989
3	28	WS to JR	April 26, 1989
3	29	WS to JR	August 9, 1989
3	30	WS to JR	November 29, 1989
3	31	WS to JR Christmas card	December 8, 1989
3	32	WS to JR	December 8, 1989

Folder 4: Correspondence 1990'sReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
4	1	WS to JR Letter and clipping "Poet Laureate Pens Resignation"	August 23, 1990
4	2	WS to JR	September 10, 1990
4	3	WS to JR	March 2, 1991
4	4	WS to JR	April 22, 1991
4	5	WS to JR	June 25, 1991
4	6	WS to JR Postcard	September 17, 1991
4	7	WS to JR	May 31, 1992
4	8	WS to JR	August 27, 1992
4	9	WS to JR	May 21, 1993

Folder 5: Correspondence, Jarold Ramsey to William Stafford, 1966-1993Return to Top

Spring 1966; Mar. 28, 1967; Aug. 2, 1967: Aug. 4, 1968 [includes W.S. poem "The Indian Cave Jerry Ramsey Found There"; Apr. 6, 1991; c. 1993 letter to Stafford family following William Stafford death.

Folder 6: Correspondence, Jarold Ramsey about William Stafford, 1969-1997Return to Top

W.S. bio for the University of Rochester "Upstate Poetry Circuit" fall 1969; William Stafford memorial reading "Writers Forum" SUNNY-Brockport, Oct. 8, 1993; "We'll Zig to Your Zag" Rembering William Stafford. Oregon English Journal, xix, no. 1, Spring, 1997 [copy]; Jarold Ramsey introductions to W.S. readings at University of Rochester, NY. [copies] Nov. 1969, Fall 1988, early 1970s, Apr. 20, 1980; Correspondence from Clarence Amann, St. Johns Fischer College, to Jarold Ramsey regarding possible W.S. reading, Oct. 23, 1969.

Folder 7: Transcripts [copies] of William Stafford Poems, undatedReturn to Top

Copies of William Stafford poems sent to Jarold Ramsey including: "Definitions"; "Fixers"; "The Light by the Barn"; "Lake Wendoka"; and "For the Shtick People."

Folder 8: Miscellaneous, 1967-1994Return to Top

Six photographs of the Stafford family in a yellow envelope titled: "A scattering of photos dating back to Summer 1967, when the Ramseys and Staffords first met"; "A Tribute to William Stafford" [program] March 16, 1994. University of Rochester, NY.

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