Athanor collection
Collection
Identifier: PCMS-0003
The Athanor collection contains all of the papers relating to the publishing history of the magazine, including manuscript submissions; the editor's correspondence from the authors involved; and business documents such as subscription lists, purchase orders, and expenses.
Dates
- 1960-1977
- Majority of material found within 1971-1975
Language of Materials
Collection material in English.
Terms of Access
The Athanor collection, 1960-1977 (bulk 1971-1975), is open for research.
Copyright
Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the Poetry Collection before requesting photocopies and/or publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Once permission is obtained, most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
Extent
9.75 linear feet (39 boxes)
Overview
The Athanor collection contains all of the papers relating to the publishing history of the magazine including manuscript submissions, editor's correspondence, and business documents.
Historical Note
Edited by Douglas Calhoun with George F. Butterick as Contributing Editor, Athanor published six issues of poetry, essays, prose, interviews, reviews, and photographs between Winter/Spring 1971 and Spring 1975. Issues 1 and 2 were produced in LeRoy, New York and the rest in Clarkson, New York. Contributors included Cid Corman, Anselm Hollo, Larry Eigner, Charles Olson, and Robert Creeley. The first five issues contain as an insert a "microbook" pamphlet published by Athanor Books: 1. Edward Dorn, Spectrum Breakdown; 2. Larry Eigner, circuit s; 3. Keith Wilson, Song of Thantog; 4. John Wieners, Yonnie; 5. Anselm Hollo, American Mirrors. The first three issues feature a serialized interview with Jack Kerouac.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in three series.
- I. Manuscripts, papers and business records
- II. Correspondence
- III. Peripherals
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Douglas Calhoun in 1981.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Poetry Collection staff.
- American poetry -- 20th century -- Periodicals
- Poetry -- Publishing
- Poetry Manuscripts Collection (State University of New York at Buffalo)
- Poetry Manuscripts Collection (State University of New York at Buffalo)
- Western New York Collection of Small Presses and Cultural Institutions (State University of New York at Buffalo)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Athanor collection
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by James Maynard and Alice Bailey. Finding aid encoded by Marie Elia.
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the The Poetry Collection Repository
Contact:
420 Capen Hall
Buffalo New York 14260-1674 US
716-645-2917
716-645-3714 (Fax)
lpo-poetry@buffalo.edu
420 Capen Hall
Buffalo New York 14260-1674 US
716-645-2917
716-645-3714 (Fax)
lpo-poetry@buffalo.edu