#7627 - Valerie Taylor Papers
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SERIES LIST
| Series I: | Personal Records | Box 1-2 (folders 1-7) |
| Series II: | Box 2 (folders 8- 9) | |
| Series III: |
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Box 10-12 |
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Box 13-25 (folder 1) | |
| Series IV: | Interviews, Lectures, and Speeches | Box 25 (folders 2-5) |
| Series V: | Literary, Social and Political Activities | Box 25 (folders 6-7) |
| Series VI: | Public Reception | Box 27 |
| Series VII: | Writings by and About Others | Box 28-31 |
| Series VIII: | Photographs | Box 32-39 |
| Series IX: | Memorabilia | Box 40 |
| Series X: | Audio and Video Tapes | See Container List |
CONTAINER LIST
Series I. Personal Records
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 1 | 1 | Valerie Taylor Author: A Resource Book , compiled September 24, 1991 by Tee A. Corinne. Includes autobiographical essay by Valerie Taylor and an interview conducted by Tee Corinne and Caroline Overman | Sept. 24, 1991 |
| 2 | "Valerie Taylor Working Papers # 1: Letters from Jeannette Howard
Foster, Hazel M. Toliver, Dot Ross to Valerie Taylor." Organized by Tee Corinne,
1997. "Valerie Taylor Working Papers # 2: Documents pertaining to the life of Valerie Taylor." Organized by Tee Corinne, 1997 and 1998. Map of Tucson, AZ, in which Valerie Taylor's address has been marked |
1997, 1998 | |
| 3 | "Sixty Years Ago" autobiographical essay, ts., 6pp. | n.d. | |
| 4 | Address book with red cover | n.d. | |
| 5 | Address book with flower-patterned cover |
n.d. | |
| 6 | Records, certificates, legal documents: Business card, Velma Young Memorial Fund for Pearl Hart, card, n.d. Photocopy of form letter soliciting support for Jeannette Foster, signed "Hazel Tolviner and Valerie Taylor," n.d. |
1923-1966 | |
| 1 | 6 | (cont'd) Certificate of eligibility for Food Plus benefits, Feb. 27, 19?? Plan of house (includes photocopy), drawing, n.d. Card from the registrar at Blackburn College, n.d. High School Commencement Invitation, n.d. Birth certificate, Valerie Taylor, August 5, 1914, photocopy School reports (Elgin High School, Kendall County, Kane County) for Velma Young, 1923-1928 High School diploma released to Velma Vacella (sic) Young, Geneva, Ill., June 2, 1926 Letter from G. A. Westlake to M. J. Young, Elburn, Ill., September 9, 1935 Marriage license, issued in Illinois to Jerry Tate and Velma M. Young, May 13, 1939 Ad for poultry show, Sandwich, Ill., October 27-29, 1944 Decree for divorce, issued to Velma Tate and William Jerry Tate, Kendall County, Ill., October 5, 1953 Certificate of baptism, issued for Jerry Jay Tate, Oswego, Ill., April 3, 1955 Membership certificate, issued by the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Aurora, Ill., to Velma N. Tate, July 29, 1956 Notice of acceptance by the Board of Elections of registration, issued by the Delare Co., NY Board of Elections to Velma N. Tate, post-marked Jan. 23, 1976 Will written by "Velma Nacella Young Tate, aka Valerie Taylor, Nacella Young and Francine Davenport," August 24, 1987 Release notice issued by S. Equi Nox to Valerie Taylor, March 1, 1994 Membership card, issued by the American Humanist Association to Valerie Taylor, May 1996 |
1923-1996 |
| 1 | 7 | Mementos (Clippings, postcards, announcements, notes) | Undated |
| 8 | Personal library lists Note by James Tate to Tee Corinne regarding the books and magazines which Valerie Taylor kept by her bed, ms., 1p List of books in Valerie Taylor's personal library, compiled by her literary executor Tee A. Corinne in November 1997, ms., 8pp. |
n.d., November 1997 | |
| 2 | 1 | Valerie Taylor Fund Ads and announcements appealing for financial contributions to help with Taylor medical bills |
March 11-June 1993 |
| 2 | Cards and letters sent in response to appeal | Mar. 23-May 12, 1993 | |
| 3 | Business Records Contracts with publishers (includes contract between Jeannette Foster and Marie Kuda) |
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| 4 | Notebook on business correspondence; various notes | n.d. | |
| 5 | Financial Records Invoices, bank receipts, checks |
n.d., Apr. 4, 1979-(Mar. 9, 1993?) | |
| 6 | Medical Records Instructions, receipts, correspondence |
n.d., Oct. 29, 1996-Jan. 22, 1997 | |
| 7 | Memorial service program. Includes note by James Tate | Nov. 8, 1997 |
Series II. Correspondence
Incoming
a. Family Correspondence
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 2 | 8 | From the grandchildren. Includes card sent by Penni Tate to Taylor, reproducing the prize-winning painting of Valerie Taylor by Penni Tate, dated | mostly undated; Dec. 28, 1983-Sept. 25, 1997 |
| 3 | 1 | Tate, James | n.d., Feb. 11, 1980-(?) 1988 |
| 2 | Tate, Marshall, and wife Penni | n.d., Aug. 24, 1981-Aug. 1995 | |
| 3 | Young, Jerry | Aug. 6, 1990 | |
| 4 | Young, Marshall | August 1956 |
b. Business Correspondence
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 3 | 5 | Banned Books | Aug. 24, 1987-May 8, 1993 |
| 6 | Brandt, Kate CBS Publications Corinne, Tee A. Feminist Writers.. See also: Mary Sarton, in General Correspondence and in Writings by Friends Firebrand Books In These Times Alfred A. Knopf Langdon, Eleanor Library of Congress. Copyright Office Madwoman Press |
Aug. 10, 1982-Nov. 17, 1982 Feb. 12, 1991-Mar. 24, 1992 (early 1993?) Dec. 18, 1995-Feb. 21, 1996 Apr. 12 and May 16, 1994 May 25, 1977 Oct. 19, 1979 Aug. 3, 1977, Jan. 12, 1982 Nov. 5, 1980-Nov. 1989 Jan. 21 and Feb. 10, 1992 |
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| 7 | Naiad Press | n.d., Feb. 20, 1980-Jan. 15, 1992 | |
| 3 | 8 | New Victoria Publishers Norton & Norton Soule, Janet S. The Seal Press Timely Books West End Press (Meridel Le Sueur and John Crawford). See also: "Meridel Le Sueur" in: General Correspondence Womanpress Zebra Books |
Jan. 14, 1997 May 16, 1979 Feb. 18, 1982-Oct. 15, 1983 Sept. 25 and Oct. 20, 1992 Jul. 6, 1978, n.d. Sept. 10, 1981-Oct. 1981 n.d., May 17, ? n.d. |
c. General Correspondence
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 3 | 9 | (Unidentified or incomplete) | 1981-1992 |
| 10 | Andrews, Carrie Antigone Books (Archie) (Bon) Bravard, Bob Briggs, Helen (Caroline) Casa Nuestra Catherine, Carey |
n.d., May 1991, June 1994 ca. August 1983 (1988?) n.d. n.d., Mar. 22-Oct. 8, 1985 n.d. Dec. 9, 1982 (ca. 1979-1980) n.d., Nov. 17, 1983-Dec. 21, (1984?) |
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| 11 | Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame, Nominations and Selection Committee | Oct. 2, 1992 | |
| 12 | Chile Solidarity Action | Mar. 8, 1987 | |
| 4 | 1 | Collier, Ron to James Tate and Valerie Taylor. Includes note by James Tate. Three issues of Swan , containing articles by Collier under the name Kenn Richie, have been separated and cataloged separately. | n.d., Sept. 12, 1986-Dec. 14, 1988 |
| 2 | Collier, Ron to James Tate and Valerie Taylor, (Cont'd) | Jan. 4, 1989-Dec. 26, 1990 |
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| 3 | Collier, Ron to James Tate and Valerie Taylor, (Cont'd) | Feb. 9, 1991-Feb. 11, 1993 |
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| 5 | 1 | Coleman, Cathleen, and Michelle Lester | Mar. 23, 1988-Aug. 29, 1997 |
| 2 | Corinne, Tee A. | Apr. 20, 1981-(1991?) | |
| 3 | Cottrell, Honey Lee Craig, David Cruikshank, Margaret (Peg) Dan Dewey, Janice Dawn, Angela Devore, George Dove, Victor Dreamdigger, Ruth (Ruth Travis-Best) Eastman, Wes Fawcett, Eugenia, and Mary Milner Finke, Nancy, and David |
Dec. 30, 1988 Jun2 23, 1980 Apr. 24, 1981-Jan. 2, 1983 n.d. n.d. June 27, 1997 June 23-July 21, 1996 (Feb.)- Jan. 30, 1997 n.d., Mar. 10, 1985-(June) 1997 (Sept.)- Oct. 28, 1979 (July?) 1980 n.d., Feb. 16, 1981-Dec. 26, 1995 |
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| 4 | Fisher, Dorothy Canfield Fleishman, Enid Fleishman, Jane Gerber/Hart Gay and Lesbian Library & Archives Gershick, Zsa Zsa Gidlow, Elsa Greenham Women Against Cruise Missiles Hall, Lillian Hall, Robert Hyatt, Arthur. Includes note by James Tate |
Aug. 26, 1954 Jan. 27, 1992-Sept. 30, 1997 Dec. 17, 1992 (Oct.?) 1994, July 24, 1996 July 21, 1997 Jan. 4-Nov. 17, 1982 June 15, 1987 Mar. 11, 1986-Oct. 14, 1982 (May) 1991 (February?) 1997 |
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| 5 | 5 | Hobson, Arline | Dec. 31, 1984-Sept. 3, 1997 |
| 6 | Howland, Terry Hyatt, Arthur |
n.d., Feb. 21, 1989-Sept. 23, 1997 n.d., ca. February 1997 |
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| 7 | Inman, Will. Includes photocopy of letter from Meridel Le Sueur to Inman | May 23, 1981-Aug. 31, 1994 |
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| 6 | 1 | Jackson, Nicola (Saphira) Janet Joanna and Andrea Johnson, Hansje Kelly, Bill Klosinski, Denise |
May 3, 1988, June 28, 1992 Feb. 19, 1980 n.d. Mar. 28, 1995-June 23, 1997 December 1994 n.d., April 1984-March 1981 |
| 2 | Kuda, Marie. See also: "Womanpress" in Business Correspondence | Nov. 18, 1993-July 31, 1997 |
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| 3 | Lane, Linn Lenoir, Lora Lesbian Herstory Archives Le Sueur, Meridel. See also: "West End Press" in Business Correspondence Lochman, Edna and Doug |
Aug. 30, 1989 May 29, 1991 April 1993 November 1984 n.d., Sept. 21, 1997 |
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| 4 | Lynch, Lee | n.d. | |
| 5 | Lynch, Lee , (Cont'd) | Apr. 24, 1981-April 1997 | |
| 6 | Marchant, Anyda Mariah, Paul Mary and Jim Mead, Edward Letter of June 14, 1981 includes tape. See: Series X. Audio and Video Tapes. |
Apr. 8, 1996 Mar. 19-Sept. 6, 1986 Jan. 4, 1997 |
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| 7 | Mayer, Ada and Hank. Includes several photographs of the Mayers and their sons | n.d., Aug. 1979-May 12, 1997 | |
| 7 | 1 | Mayer, Noni and Corey | n.d., Feb. 18-May 25, 1987 |
| 2 | McCarthy, Florence | n.d., Feb. 25, 1980-Nov. 18, 1984 | |
| 3 | Mead, Ed (Includes four transcripts of seven tapes sent by Mead's wife, Carey Catherine, from Nicaragua. See Series X. Audio and Video Tapes. See also: "Catherine, Carey" in General Correspondence. | Feb. 9, 1981-July 21, 1986 | |
| 4 | Meader, Norm and Richard Holmes Michele Michigan, University of, Ann Arbor. Women's Studies Department (Ellen Zweig) |
Dec. 21, 1994 Sept. 30, 1990 Oct. 29, 1977 |
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| 5 | Morton, Don | n.d., Nov. 27, 1979-Oct. 1984 | |
| 6 | Murphy, Lynn Murphy, Sheila Naylor, Lucinda Osborn, Torie Overman, Caroline Owens, Vicki Parrish, Kathryn Taylor Pattee, Christine |
n.d., Jan. 19, 1980-Aug. 12, 1985 Apr. 3, 1986 Dec. 16, 1982 July, December 1979 December 1981 n.d. May 26, 1991 Oct. 14 and Nov. 9, 1981 |
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| 7 | Pease, Randal Penny Pima County Health Department (Arizona) Pima Friends Meeting (Arizona) Polly and Nancy Pope, Penelope and Stephanie Lee Ray, Judy and David Reagan, Betsy Routsong, Alma (Isabel Miller) |
n.d. n.d. Nov. 17, 1989 Mar. 26, 1984 n.d. Jan. 9 and Mar. 14, 1989 Oct. 21, 1997 Sept. 14, 1982 Mar. 29, 1977-Apr. 6, 1993 |
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| 8 | 1 | Ruby Rule, Jane S. Bob Samaras, Constance Sara |
Sept. 2 and 14, 1990 Apr. 7, 1993 June 10, 1990-May 25, 1997 Dec. 1979 n.d. |
| 2 | Sarton, May | Dec. 1, 1977-[Sept. or Oct.] 1992 | |
| 3 | Scott, Stephanie Lee Sharon |
[December 1983] n.d. |
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| 4 | Sirius, Jean | n.d., Mar. 4, 1980-May 1997 | |
| 5 | Stevens, Linda | n.d., June 1991-Aug. 1997 | |
| 6 | Stevenson, Janet Stevis, Dimitris Steinecker, David L. Stina, Inga Swanson, Diane |
Nov. 21, 1979 Jan. 6, 1986 Oct. 28, 1988-Dec. 1995 Nov. 1, 1994 n.d., Jan. 31, 1995 |
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| 7 | Terkel, Studs | n.d. | |
| 8 | Tucson, Arizona. Sun Station Post Office Uszkurat, Carol Ann Van Dyckle, Bernardene Wagner, Mary Carol and Jorge-Romero Ortez Weiner, Tess Weldy, Ann Wini Women's Resource Center Woman Kraft Yo and Bonnie Walters, Helen. On audio tape. Includes note by James Tate. See Series X. Audio and Video Tapes. |
Feb. 22, 1997 Jan. 1, 1992 Feb. 20, 1993 1989 Sept. 24, 1975 Mar. 22, 1993 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. |
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| 9 | Fan Mail |
Outgoing Correspondence
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 9 | 1 | Business | Oct. 26, 1975-Aug. 14, 1982 |
| 2 | General | June 10, 1976-July 7, 1997 |
Series III. Literary Manuscripts
Published Works
Book-length works
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 10 | 1 | The Growing Time. Published as Ripening,, original draft, t.s., pp. 1-180 | n.d. |
| 2 | The Growing Time. Published as Ripening,, carbon, t.s., 180pp. | n.d. |
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| 11 | 1 | The Prism, ts., carbon, 174pp.+parts of older draft, 66pp. | n.d. |
| 2 | Rice and Beans. Marked: first draft. Includes comments by James Tate, t.s., 1-67pp. | n.d. |
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| 3 | Rice and Beans . Marked: "final draft," ts., 104pp. | n.d. |
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| 4 | Rice and Beans , (Cont'd), pp. 105-173 | ||
| 5 | Rice and Beans (wrong title?) first draft; incomplete, t.s., 62pp. | n.d. |
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| 12 | 1 | Ripening , draft, ts., 120pp. | n.d. |
| 2 | Ripening , draft, ts., pp. 121-183 Various book fragments, including Whisper Their Love |
n.d. |
Published Short Stories
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 12 | 3 | "My Father's Chilblains" (by Velma Young Tate). In: The
Catholic Home Journal, November 1950, p. 6. "The Home Place" (by Nacella Young). In: The Canadian Forum, November 1951, pp. 177-8. "A Different Kind of Love", ts., carbon, 7pp. In: True Story [?] I Married a Brain-Damaged Alcoholic (by Velma Tate). In: True Love [?], ts., carbon, 11pp. My Home Was a Nightmare, ts., 9pp.; carbon, ts., 9pp. Includes note from MacFadden Women's Group. In: True confessions [?] |
1950 1951 Aug. 8, 1981 Aug. 9, 1981 Aug. 9, 1981 |
Published Poems
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 12 | 4 | By Nacella Young; clippings from journals and magazines | Jan. 1947-Dec. 1989 |
| 5 | By Nacella Young, ts., 15pp. By Valerie Taylor, in: Newsletter Inago |
n.d. 1984 |
Published Articles and Essays
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 12 | 6 | Clippings from journals and magazines; include notes by James Tate | late 1950-November 1950 |
| 7 | Essays on Denise Levertov and May Sarton for Feminist Writers. Includes correspondence, ts. drafts, and a note by James Tate. See also: "Feminist Writers" in Business Correspondence. | 1995/1996 |
Unpublished works
Book-length works
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 13 | 1 | Untitled; "Barbara Hanson was up on a ladder..." by "Taylor" ts., 139pp. | n.d. |
| 2 | Untitled; "Coal bill. The words echoed..." by "Tate"; ts., 182pp. | n.d. | |
| 3 | Untitled; "Elizabeth Davis..." Includes early drafts and James Tate's notes, ts., 180pp. | n.d. | |
| 4 | Portion of unidentified novel: "Fifteen minutes before closing time..." ts., 6pp. | n.d. | |
| 14 | 1 | The Chicken of the Hotel Oracio Nelson by "Velma N. Tate," ts., carbon, 153pp. | n.d. |
| 2 | The Different Ones , revision, ts., carbon, 180pp. | n.d. | |
| 3 | Dry September ; Chapter Two, by "Nacella Young," ts., 14pp.; ts., carbon by "Velma Tate," 183pp. | n.d. | |
| 4 | Every Day Is Monday, by "Velma Tate," t.s., with corrections, 133pp. | n.d. | |
| 5 | Hand Off My Love, ts., photocopy of carbon, 67pp. | n.d. | |
| 15 | 1 | The Home Place, source material, t.s., ca. 120pp. | n.d. |
| 2 | The Home Place, draft, t.s., 150pp. | n.d. | |
| 16 | 1 | The Home Place (Cont'd), t.s., pp. 151-311 | n.d. |
| 16 | 2 | The Home Place, "rewrite," t.s., 118pp. | n.d. |
| 3 | The Home Place, by "Velma Tate," t.s., carbon, 150pp. | n.d. | |
| 4 | The Home Place , (Cont'd), t.s., carbon, pp. 151-296 | n.d. | |
| 17 | 1 | The Home Place, by "Valerie Taylor," final version, t.s., 179pp. | n.d. |
| 2 | The Home Place (Cont'd), pp. 180-385 | n.d. | |
| 3 | The Housekeeper's Daughter, by "Francine Davenport," ts., carbon, 193pp. | n.d. | |
| 18 | 1 | Innocent Imposter, by "Francine Davenport," ts., carbon, 134pp. | n.d. |
| 2 | The Innocent Imposters, by "Francine Davenport,"includes alternate ending on carbon, 151pp. | n.d. | |
| 3 | Island of Love, by "Francine Davenport," ts., 69pp. | n.d. | |
| 4 | Island of Love, by "Francine Davenport," ts., carbon, 69pp. | n.d. | |
| 5 | Love Image, ts., carbon, 156pp. | n.d. | |
| 19 | 1 | More Than Bed, ts., 148 | n.d. |
| 2 | 1933, ts. , 101pp. | n.d. | |
| 3 | 1933, ts. , pp. 102-184 | n.d. | |
| 4 | 1924, early draft, ts., pp. 1-5 1924, incomplete copy, ts., pp. 2-10 1924, photocopy of complete version, ts., 5pp. |
n.d. | |
| 19 | 5 | Object Matrimony. Iincludes comments by James Tate, ts., with corrections, 138pp. | n.d. |
| 20 | 1 | Object Matrimony, (Cont'd), pp. 139-201 | n.d. |
| 2 | Object Matrimony, duplicate, with name "Tate" crossed out and corrected to "Taylor," ts., 201pp. | n.d. | |
| 3 | Sequel to Jam [?], ts., 87pp. | n.d. | |
| 4 | Seven Lean Years, draft, with corrections ts., 252pp. | n.d. | |
| 21 | 1 | Seven Lean Years, draft, corrected. Includes James Tate's comments, ts., 143pp. | n.d. |
| 2 | Seven Lean Years, (Cont'd), pp. 144-268 | n.d. | |
| 3 | Sight Unseen, draft, ts., several paginations, ca. 160pp. | n.d. | |
| 4 | The Small Rain, ts., carbon, 165pp. | n.d. | |
| 22 | 1 | Stand By and Witness, ts., incomplete and corrected pagination, with corrections in pen, 151pp. | n.d. |
| 2 | Stand By and Witness, ts., carbon, 151pp. Includes alternative ending | n.d. | |
| 3 | The Tormented Search, ts., carbon, 140pp. | n.d. | |
| 4 | Waiting to Die, ts., 24pp. | n.d. |
Unpublished Short Stories
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 22 | 5 | Birthday, ts., photocopy, 8pp. | n.d. |
| 6 | Christmas Eve in Adelaide, by Velma Tate, ts., carbon, 10pp. | n.d. | |
| 7 | Cora, by Velma Tate, ts., 8pp.; carbon, ts., 7pp. | n.d. | |
| 8 | Resurrection, by "Nacella Young," ts., 7pp. | n.d. | |
| 9 | A Dream, ts., 1p. | May 1984 | |
| 10 | A Short Love Story, ts., 2pp. | 1993 or 1994 | |
| 11 | Nine short stories, untitled, with notes by Valerie Taylor and James Tate; 1997[?]; ts., 2pp. ; 3pp.; 5pp.; 5pp.; 5pp.; 9pp.; 7pp.; 5pp.; 4pp. , respectively | 1997? |
Unpublished Poems
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 23 | 1 | Loose poems Include an essay on Tee Corinne and note by James Tate ts., 5pp. |
n.d. |
| 2 | Loose poems (Cont'd), Include note by James Tate ts., 3pp. | n.d. | |
| 3 | Loose poems (Cont'd), "The Rooted Heart" and other poems, with explanatory note by James Tate | 1952? | |
| 4 | Loose poems (Cont'd), "After the Apalachian trail: a dialogue for Roberta," ts., 2pp. | ca. 1995 | |
| 23 | 5 | Poems from Valerie Taylor's journals First grouping from binder in its original state, not in any particular order ts., ca. 100pp. |
ca. 1945-1961 |
| 6 | Second grouping from binder, some published[?], ts., ca. 60pp. | 1945-1985 | |
| 7 | Third grouping from binder, some published[?], ts., ca. 150pp. | few dates, ca. 1946-1950 | |
| 24 | 1 | Photocopies of poems With note by Tee Corinne, ts., ca. 30pp |
1980s? |
| 2 | Translation of poetry "Translations from the German," ts., ca. 100pp. |
n.d. | |
| 3 | Translations [?] ts., ca. 30pp. | n.d. |
Unpublished Articles and Essays
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 25 | 1 | Biographical sketch of Pearl M. Hart, with note by James Tate, n.d. ms.
and ts. "B.J. was a seeker..." n.d. "The Cosmic Girl" n.d. "Did you know?..." Fragment of essays [?], n.d. "Have you ever wondered what happened to old amazons?..." n.d. "In one of Chicago's older cemeteries..." n.d. "Jeannette Foster, Forerunner" n.d. |
n.d., 1977-1988? |
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 25 | 1 | Unpublished Articles and Essays (Cont'd), "Since time immemorial..." ts., 1p. n.d. "The time has come to redefine peace..." n.d. "What Has Happened to the Fat Ladies?" n.d. "The World Is Ours: A Statement Against Separatism" n.d. "In life, paths meet..." fragment of article [?], 1977? "Habitat for Humanity," 1987 [?] "The Crack in the Closet Door," 1988 [?] |
n.d., 1977-1988? |
Series IV. Interviews, Lectures, and Speeches
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| unidentified event/circumstances Valerie Taylor on audio cassette tape. See: Series X. Audio and Video Tapes. | |||
| 25 | 2 | Interviews: Arizona Gay TV show: # 10, "Growing old and gay--an interview with Valerie Taylor." Also includes "Best of Arizona Gay." Video tape. See: Series X. Audio and Video Tapes. "Beware the Dream That Comes True Out of Season" conducted by Kathryn Taylor Parrish, student paper, ts., photocopy, n.d. "Valerie Taylor, writer" excerpts of interview conducted by Linn Lane, published in: Magazine , November 1983, p. 9. Whole issue. "Valerie Taylor" in The San Francisco Bay Area Gay & Lesbian Historical Society Newsletter , no. 4, v. 4 Summer 1989, pp. 1, 4. "Valerie Taylor Interview" conducted by Tee Corinne and Caroline Overman, published in Common Lives/Lesbian Lives, no. 25 Winter 1988 and in: Valerie Taylor Author: A Resource Book, by Tee Corinne, 1991. Photocopy of ts., 15pp. See also: Personal Records "I Like My Characters" ts., pp. 45-54, conducted on Mar. 30, 1991 |
n.d., 1983-1991 |
| 3 | Lectures: Transcripts of eight lectures: "Our Lesbian Roots" delivered at Casa Nuestra in Tucson, AZ, in January and February 1980 Lectures one-four. See Also: Series X. Audio and Video Tapes. |
1980 | |
| 4 | "Our Lesbian Roots" (Cont'd), Lectures five-eight. | 1980 | |
| 25 | 5 | Speeches Untitled; on wars in history; ms. n.d. Untitled; on women in Valerie Taylor's family, ms. n.d. Untitled "America's senior citizens..." n.d. "Jane Addams," n.d. Untitled "The Korean War..." n.d. "For My Granddaughters..." delivered before the 1st Annual Lesbian Writers Conference in Chicago September 13, 1974 "May Sarton: A Study in Growth," delivered at the Fourth Annual Lesbian Writers' Conference in Chicago, 1977 "Will Shakespeare's Sister," delivered Nov. 4, 1977 "We're Not There Yet," delivered at the Gay and Lesbian Pride Week, Chicago, June 23, 1978 |
n.d., 1974-1978 |
| Various events Phil Donahue show, with Valerie Taylor, Del
Martin, Fred Monroe, and Joe Norton. Video tape. See Also: Series
X. Audio and Video Tapes. Poetry workshop at Flower Square retirement home. Three audio cassette tapes. See Series X. Audio and Video Tapes. |
1982 or 1983 1984 or 1985 |
Series V. Literary, Social and Political
Activities
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 25 | 6 | Human rights/social justice | ca. 1980s |
| 7 | Gay and Lesbian | ca. 1970s and 1980s | |
| 26 | 1 | Literary | ca. 1970s to 1990s |
| 2 | Peace | ca. 1980s and 1990s | |
| 3 | Quakers | ca. 1980s and 1990s |
Series VI. Public Reception
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 27 | 1 | Awards Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. November 1992. Includes Valerie Taylor among 1992 inductees |
November 1992 |
| 2 | Books Reviews | n.d., Fall 1981-July/August 1991 | |
| 3 | Book Reviews (Cont'd), collected by Naiad Press | May 1982-Sept/Oct. 1992 |
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| 4 | News stories | n.d., Sept. 18, 1960-Spring 1998 | |
| 5 | Publishers' book catalogs | ca. 1982-1989 | |
| 6 | Ads and announcements of Valerie Taylor's books or lectures | n.d. |
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| 7 | Other materials Blurb on Valerie Taylor in The Gay Engagement Calendar, 1985 , on September 7th.; Photograph of Valerie Taylor with Del Martin 1984 in: Out/Look, Summer 1988, p. 37. Valerie Taylor's photo and bibliography in Lesbian Muse, 1990, including a dedication and a letter from Tee Corinne |
1985-1990 |
Series VII. Writings by and About Others
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 28 | 1 | Unpublished and published poems by Jeannette Foster. Includes note by Tee Corinne | n.d. |
| 2 | "Author's preface" by Tee Corinne, 3pp + photographs, photocopy. | n.d. | |
| 3 | Hank [Clarence H.] Mayers' autobiography, typed from tape. Includes note by Tee Corinne; two runs [?] ts., ca. 250pp. | n.d. | |
| 4 | "The Good Fight," by Hank [Clarence H.] Mayers, ts., 150pp., carbons | n.d. | |
| 29 | 1 | Works by Will Inman, mostly poetry, ts., photocopies, and some clippings, ca. 150pp. | 1980s |
| 2 | Works by Will Inman (Cont'd), ca. 150pp. | 1980s | |
| 3 | Works by Will Inman (Cont'd), ca. 150Pp. | 1980s | |
| 30 | 1 | Works by Will Inman (Cont'd), ca. 150pp. | 1980s |
| 2 | Works by Will Inman (Cont'd), ca. 150pp. | 1980s | |
| 3 | Works by Will Inman (Cont'd), ca. 150pp. | 1980s | |
| 4 | Works by Will Inman (Cont'd), booklets and broadsides | 1977-1989 | |
| 31 | 1 | Clippings on Will Inman | 1967-1985 |
| 2 | Short stories by Vera J. Terrell, ts., ca. 20pp | n.d. | |
| 3 | Poetry by Frank Shutts, ts., ca. 100Pp. Includes note by Tee Corinne | mostly early 1990s | |
| 4 | Various authors, ts., with notes by James Tate, ts., ca. 50pp | various dates | |
| 31 | 5 | Unidentified writings | n.d. |
| 6 | Works about others Includes notes by James Tate and Tee Corinne |
various dates | |
| 7 | Materials sent by Marie Kuda. Include a letter from Kuda to Valerie Taylor, Oct. 17, 1997 | 1997 |
Series VIII. Photographs
| Box | Title | Dates | |
| 32 | Valerie Taylor's early photographs Her first schoolhouse [?],
n.d. |
1920-1940 | |
| With mother, sister, and grandparents, two photographs, ca. 1920 and 1927 | |||
| Small prints with other schoolchildren (Valerie Taylor in three of them) ca. 1920 | |||
| Small portraits, two photographs, 1920 and ca. 1930 | |||
| On wagon at farm, with mother and sister [?], ca. 1935 | |||
| With sister Rose Marie, five photographs, ca. 1920 and 1930s | |||
| At Blackburn College, ca. 1935 | |||
| With family, five photographs, ca. 1930s | |||
| With son Marshall, ca. 1940 | |||
| Scrapbook, 1930s-1940. Includes several notes by James Tate | |||
| At Blackburn College, large portrait, 1937 | |||
| With husband William Jerry Tate, newlyweds [?], two photographs, ca. 1939 or 1940 | |||
| 33 | Valerie Taylor from the 1950s to the 1990s With glasses, two photographs, ca. 1950s With sons Marshall, Jim, and Jerry, husband Jerry, and step-mother Jerri, three photographs, Christmas morning 1956 In Chicago, four prints, ca. 1959. Photo by Al Vaughn. With Marvin De Koren, ca. 1960s In Chicago, ca. 1960s With Ada Mayer, August 9, 1963 With Lola Sherlock and Marvi De Koven, Chicago, five photographs, ca. late 1960s. Includes notes by James Tate |
1950-1997 | |
| With Marshall John Tate, Ada Mayer, and Hank Mayer (includes note by
James Tate), ca. 1970s At home, 1970 With Ada Mayer, October 1971 With grand-daughter Suzie, with son Marshall, and with daughter-in-law Hye Sook, in front of house where Taylor lived in Margaretville, NY, five photographs, between 1975 and 1978 With Penni Tate, ca. late 1970s Portrait, late 1970s Large portraits, by herslef and with friend. Two photographs by Bill Girden, ca. late 1970s With Tee Corinne in Margaretville, NY. Contact sheet and three prints, late 1970s |
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| Holding a friend's baby, ca. 1980s [?] At Grant Street, with unidentified friend and by herself, two photographs, early 1980s At Grant Street with her lady dog, two photographs, early 1980s With Will Inman in tucson, AZ, two photographs, ca. 1982 With Cara Vaughn, Bonnie Folse, and Yolanda Berry, 1982 On television, three photographs, 1983. Phil Donahue show [?] |
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| At Himmel Park on Tucson Boulevard, during her son Jim's visit from Los Angeles, between 1983 and 1986. Five photographs taken by Sharon Briekly | |||
| With Dimitris Stevis, December 7, 1984 In yard, one photograph, ca. mid-1980s At home with son Jim, two photographs, ca. 1982-1983 and 1988-1990 With cane in park, one photograph, ca. late 1980s At mountain, ca. late 1980s At Bentley's, Tucson, AZ, poetry reading, ca. 1987 As Tammy Faye Bakker at Halloween party, Tucson, AZ, three photographs, 1987 Valerie Taylor's 75th birthday party, organized by friend Miriam Barsk, 1988 Holding Rice and Beans, ca. 1989 In purple dress, with walker, and with friends Miriam Barsk, Winifred Hall, and Roberta Streicher, in Tucson, AZ, three photographs, ca. mid-1990s At a party and at home, three photographs, late 1990s With Miriam Barsk on front porch of Quaker Meeting building, Tucson, AZ, ca. mid-1990s, and Miriam Barsk in 1986, three photographs |
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| 34 | Tee Corinne photos of Valerie Taylor Taken in Margaretvielle, NY, in 1977 Contact sheets, cards produced from the photos, and several prints. Includes a photographs of Tee Corinne taken by Lee Lynch. Thirty-five prints. |
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| 35 | Photographs of family members | ||
| sons Marshall, Jerry, and Jim Tate, and their families Include photographs of Marshall with second and third wives and children, and of Jerry and Jim in young age. Also Elsie Young. Include notes by Tee Corinne on envelope ca. 40 photographs |
ca. 1940s to 1980s | ||
| 36 | Elsie Young (Valerie Taylor's mother) As a young woman; with husband and children. Includes Elsie's scrapbook and photos of other family members. Evelen photographs. Rose Marie (Valerie Taylor's sister) As a young woman, with husband and child. ca. 60 photographs |
ca. 1880s to 1920s ca. 1920s to 1960s |
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| 37 | Marshall Young (Valerie Taylor's father) As a young man; with wife Elsie Collins (Valerie Taylor's mother) and their ; and with second wife Jerri and their children children Bonni, Bud, and Mashallyn. Includes photographs of other children and a letter from Bonni to her parents, Sept. 30, 1968. Some of Marshallyn's photos carry a dedication to Taylor. Also includes Marshall's and Jerri's family correspondence and notes by Tee Corinne. ca. 80 photographs. |
ca. 1940s to 1980s |
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| 38 | Friends Includes photograph of Pearl Hart with Jim Osgood and Bill Kelly [?], n.d., and Chicago Tribune photo of Pearl Hart, which Valerie Taylor used to keep on a shelf over her bed |
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| 39 | Unidentified Tenerife, Canary Islands [?], four photographs, includes note by James Tate |
Series IX. Memorabilia
| Box | Fold. | Title | Dates |
| 40 | 1 | Paul R. Goldman Award, April 12, 1975 (plaque) | 1975-1992 |
| 2 | Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame 1992 (paperweight) | ||
| 3 | (Mounted poems by Will Inman, 1985) | ||
| 4 | (Mounted poems by Will Inman, 1985 and 1986) |
Series X. Audio and Video Tapes
| Title | Dates | Location |
| Valerie Taylor's words on tape; unidentified circumstances; one audio cassette tape | n.d. | tr7728a |
| Arizona Gay Show # 10: "Growing Old and Gay: An Interview with Valerie Taylor" plus "Best of Arizona Gay" | n.d. | V-387 |
| Helen Walters to Valerie Taylor, letter on tape; one audio cassette tape | ca. early 1980? | tr7729a |
| "Our Lesbian Roots" eights lectures delivered by Valerie Taylor at Casa Nuestra in Tucson, AZ; four reel-to-reel tapes | January and February 1980 | tr7724-tr7727 |
| Edward Mead to Valerie Taylor, letter on tape; one audio cassette tape | June 14, 1981 | tr7755a |
| Phil Donahue television show with Valerie Taylor, Del Martin, Joe Norton, and Fred Monroe; one video cassette tape | ca. 1982 | V-388 |
| Poetry workshop at Flower Square retirement home. Four audio cassette tapes. | ca. 1984 or 1985 | tr7730a-tr7733a |
| Carey Catherine to Valerie Taylor, letters on audio cassette tapes; six tapes | ca. mid-Eighties | tr7734a-tr7739a |
