US-RPB-ms2010.031 Guide to the Harry Smith papers1972-1982 Finding aid prepared by Gaelen Adam. Brown University Library 2010 July 08
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 Smith, Harry, 1936- Harry Smith papers 1972-1982 Smith (Harry) papers 3 linear feet Harry Smith graduated from Brown in 1957, and by 1964 he had established his own literary magazine: The Smith. He went on to establish a second magazine, Pulpsmith, as well as a small press, Smith-Publishers, which published works of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama. This collection includes correspondence, book reviews, notebooks of prose and poetry, production files with galleys and page proofs, manuscripts, and photocopies. Ms. 2010.031 Biographical note

Harry Smith (Brown University class of 1957) established The Smith, a journal of experimental writing, which was published from 1964 through 1974. His desire to publish his own work then lead to the establishment of Smith-Publishers, which published works of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama by Richard Nason (Brown 1950), Charles Philbrick (Brown 1944), and Stephen Philbrick (Brown 1972), among others. Smith also edited and published a literary pulp magazine called the Pulpsmith out of his Manhattan office from 1981 through 1989.

Harry Smith was born on October 15,1936 in Queens, New York, New York and died November 23, 2012 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine after a long illness, and was the son of a banker. He married Marion Camilla Petschek (a psychologist) in 1959; they had three children. Marion died in 1995.

Collection information

There are no restrictions on access, except that 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.

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.

Harry Smith papers, Ms. 2010.031, Brown University Library.

This collection includes correspondence, book reviews, notebooks of prose and poetry, production files with galleys and page proofs, manuscripts and photocopies of books published (including No Goodbye, Early Poems, etc.), and material relating to The Smith.

The collection is arranged into five series by type of material. Series 1. Correspondence Series 2. Books Series 3. Poems Series 4. Notes Series 5. Duplicates

Administrative information

Gift: 04/23/1991, A82-186, Harry Smith; Gift: 04/23/1991, A83-1, Harry Smith; Gift: 02/21/1997, A97-9, Harry Smith

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See also The Smith Collection, 1963-2012 located in Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries, 100 Main Library, East Lansing, Ml 48824, phone: 517.884.6471, E-mail: spc@mail.lib.msu.edu, URL: http://specialcollections.lib.msu.edu

Series 1 Correspondence 1972-1982

Arranged by year and then alphabetically.

 1 1.1 Correspondence 1972 1 1.2 Correspondence 1973 1 1.3 Correspondence 1974 1 1.4 Correspondence 1975 1 1.5 Correspondence 1976 1 1.6 Correspondence 1977 1 1.7 Correspondence 1978 1 1.8 Correspondence-unidentified 1978 1 1.9 Correspondence 1979 1 1.10 Correspondence 1981 1 1.11 Correspondence 1982 1 1.12 Correspondence-undated 1 1.13 Correspondence-undated, unidentified 1 1.14 Correspondence-outgoing 3 11.1 Correspondence with publishers 3 11.2 Miscellaneous Correspondence Series 2 Books Me the People 1 2.1 Me the People: page proofs 1 2.2 Me the People: clippings, poem from 1 2.3 Me the People: galley proofs 1 2.4, 2.6 Me the People: typescript 1 2.5 Me the People: material to be removed from 1 2.7 Me the People: draft of To Felix Pollack Trinity 1 3.1-3.2 Trinity: typed copy (photocopy) 1 3.3 Trinity: typed copies with readers' comments 1 3.4 Trinity: clipping 1 3.5 Trinity: mounted pages 1 3.6 Trinity: receipt 1 3.7 Trinity: reviews 1 3.8 Trinity: typed pages-rejects 1 3.9 Trinity: dust jacket 1 3.10 Trinity: printed misc 1 4.1 Trinity: publisher's announcement 1 4.2 Trinity: printed copy 1 4.3 Trinity: dust jacket and discount offer 1 4.4 Trinity: drafts for jacket copy 1 4.5-4.6 Trinity: typescript (photocopy) 1 4.7 Trinity: notebook 1 4.8 Trinity: printed misc. re Trinity church 1 4.9 Trinity: first proofs 1 4.10 Trinity: notes regarding 1 4.11 Trinity: regarding review copies 1 4.12 Trinity: pages from notebook Two Friends 1 5.1 Two Friends: covering letter for ms. submission 1 5.2 Two Friends: prelims 1 5.3 Two Friends: contents, deletions 1 5.4-5.5 Two Friends: typescript 1 5.6 Two Friends: loose Menke poems 1 5.7 Two Friends: loose Harry poems 1 5.8 Two Friends: copy of dust jacket and sketches for 1 5.9 Two Friends: reviews 2 6.1 Two Friends: material to be removed from 2 6.1 Two Friends: material to be removed from 2 6.2 Two Friends: material to be added to 2 6.3 Two Friends: typescript 3 14.1-14.5 Two Friends: text, sonnets, artwork oversize 14.6 Two Friends: artwork The Early Poems 2 7.1 The Early Poems: printed copy Sonnets to P.L.A. 2 7.2 Sonnets to P.L.A.: photocopy of typescript 2 7.3 Sonnets to P.L.A.: drafts of sonnets 3,4,11 (handwritten and typed, originals and copies) 2 7.4 Sonnets to P.L.A.: drafts of sonnets 12,13,14 (handwritten and typed, originals and copies) 2 7.5 Sonnets to P.L.A.: publisher's announcement Summer Woman 2 7.6 Summer Woman: sonnet from 2 7.7 Summer Woman: review of To Be or Seem to Be 2 7.8 To Be or Seem to Be: notebook A Modern Duncaid, by Richard Nason 2 10.1-10.3 A Modern Duncaid: typed original 2 10.4-10.9 A Modern Duncaid: photocopy (pp. 1-32) 2 10.10 A Modern Duncaid: bound photocopy (pp. 1-51) 2 10.11 A Modern Duncaid: unbound photocopy (pp. 1-100) Spring Song 3 11.19 Spring Song: poems with covering note by Tom No Goodbye, by Stephen Philbrick 3 13.1-13.7 No Goodbye: proofs 3 13.8 No Goodbye: typescript-printer's copy 3 13.9 No Goodbye: typescript-revised, corrected, ommited poems 3 13.10 No Goodbye: miscellaneous 3 13.11 No Goodbye: correspondence Miscellaneous 3 7.9 Miscellaneous 3 7.10 Dust jackets for books by Menke Katz 3 12.11 Book reviews Series 3 Poems

Arranged alphabetcally

 3 11.3 Poems: A 3 11.4 Poems: B 3 11.5 Poems: C 3 11.6 Poems: D 3 11.7 Poems: F 3 11.8 Poems: G 3 11.9 Poems: H 3 11.10 Poems: I 3 11.11 Poems: L 3 11.12 Poems: M 3 11.13 Poems: P 3 11.14 Poems: S 3 11.15 Poems: T 3 11.16 Poems: To Marion 3 11.17 Poems: W 3 11.18 Poems: miscellaneous Series 4 Notes 3 12.1 Notebook containing prose and poetry 3 12.2 Loose items removed from 12.1 3 12.3 Notebook: prose 3 12.4 Notebook: poetry 3 12.5 Loose items removed from 12.4 3 12.6 Notebook: poetry 3 12.7 Loose items removed from 12.6 3 12.8 Prose, titled 3 12.9 Prose, untitled 3 12.10 Notes Series 5 Duplicates 2 8.1-9.3 Duplicates and apparent duplictes