Abstract Helen Adam (1909-1993) was a poet and visual artist of the San Francisco Renaissance. Born in Scotland, she garnered acclaim at a young age for her collection of poems titled The Elfin Peddlar. After attending Edinburgh University for two years Helen and her sister and frequent collaborator Pat Adam worked as journalists in London before moving to the United States with their mother in 1939. The family made their way to San Francisco, at the beginning of...

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During her time researching the life and work of Helen Adam, Prevallet interviewed numerous people with personal and professional connections to Adam or the literary movements she was a part of. Series III contains written correspondence between Prevallet and these figures.

In some noted instances, the title of the folder corresponds to the subject of the correspondence or copies of correspondence between the person and Helen Adam.

Scope and Contents Poetry Center Program: Robert Duncan, 1963 December 11Program for readings at Poetry CenterProgram for Adam’s Way 1956Robert Duncan, “Shelly’s Arethusa set to a new measure” (TMs) [1961]Robert Duncan, “Four Songs the Night Nurse Sang” (TMs) [1960]Robert Duncan, “Apprehensions” (mimeograph) [1960]Robert Duncan, “Adam’s Way” (TMS and copy) [1962]Robert Duncan and Jess, Christmas Cards sent to Ida HodesRobert Duncan, “Faust Foutu”...

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Series IV, consists of audiovisual materials that aided in Prevallet’s research or were created by Prevallet during the course of her research. Contained in this series are recordings of interviews Prevallet conducted as well as archival interviews with Adam's contemporaries, recordings of performances and readings of Helen Adam's work, and original works inspired by Helen Adam.

This series is subdivided into subseries based on format.