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.
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.
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The collection is open for research.
Jean Garrigue letter to Bill Read, MSS-0111, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
The collection contains one item and therefore has no arrangement.
Provenance of the collection is unknown. It was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2023.
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.
This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections.