Bertholf, Robert J.
Person
Biography
Robert John Bertholf; born November 5, 1940; died at his home in Austin on February 19, 2016; grew up in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and Troy, New York; undergraduate degree from Bowdoin; earned MA and PhD degrees from the University of Oregon; from 1968 until 1979, he was on the faculty at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio; established a well-regarded journal of poetry and art, Credences, published from 1975-1985; in 1979, was named Curator of the Poetry and Rare Books Collection at The State University of New York, Buffalo; he wrote books celebrating and analyzing the work of writers such as Denise Levertov, Robert Duncan, Lorine Niedecker, and Joel Oppenheimer
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence for Robert Duncan Bibliography
File — Box 14-BSP: [Barcode: 31141023637908], Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Seamus Cooney Black Sparrow Press Collection is named in honor of Seamus Cooney (1933- ), a Western Michigan University professor emeritus of English. Cooney served as an editor with Black Sparrow Press for many years and it was via his connection with the press that this collection was purchased by Western Michigan University Libraries after the press shut down in 2003. The collection is comprised of the records of the press's editorial office, plus copies of close to every book the...
Dates:
1966-2006; Other: Majority of material found within Bulk 1966-1996; Other: Date acquired: 2001-2004
Robert Duncan Bibliography
File — Box 14-BSP: [Barcode: 31141023637908], Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
With a letter from Seamus Cooney to Robert Bertholf.
Dates:
1966-2006; Other: Majority of material found within Bulk 1966-1996; Other: Date acquired: 2001-2004
Robert Duncan Bibliography, "folder #1"
File — Box 14-BSP: [Barcode: 31141023637908], Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Seamus Cooney Black Sparrow Press Collection is named in honor of Seamus Cooney (1933- ), a Western Michigan University professor emeritus of English. Cooney served as an editor with Black Sparrow Press for many years and it was via his connection with the press that this collection was purchased by Western Michigan University Libraries after the press shut down in 2003. The collection is comprised of the records of the press's editorial office, plus copies of close to every book the...
Dates:
1966-2006; Other: Majority of material found within Bulk 1966-1996; Other: Date acquired: 2001-2004
Robert Duncan Bibliography, "folder #2"
File — Box 14-BSP: [Barcode: 31141023637908], Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Seamus Cooney Black Sparrow Press Collection is named in honor of Seamus Cooney (1933- ), a Western Michigan University professor emeritus of English. Cooney served as an editor with Black Sparrow Press for many years and it was via his connection with the press that this collection was purchased by Western Michigan University Libraries after the press shut down in 2003. The collection is comprised of the records of the press's editorial office, plus copies of close to every book the...
Dates:
1966-2006; Other: Majority of material found within Bulk 1966-1996; Other: Date acquired: 2001-2004
Robert Duncan Bibliography, "folder #3"
File — Box 14-BSP: [Barcode: 31141023637908], Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Seamus Cooney Black Sparrow Press Collection is named in honor of Seamus Cooney (1933- ), a Western Michigan University professor emeritus of English. Cooney served as an editor with Black Sparrow Press for many years and it was via his connection with the press that this collection was purchased by Western Michigan University Libraries after the press shut down in 2003. The collection is comprised of the records of the press's editorial office, plus copies of close to every book the...
Dates:
1966-2006; Other: Majority of material found within Bulk 1966-1996; Other: Date acquired: 2001-2004