Folder 385: Contents of blue plastic “Amherst” Folder 1 of 2: left pocket, 1972-1973, undated

File — Container: Box 19, Folder: 385

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection of letters to Pfeil from Gordon Lish and Sarah [no last name given], Esquire, New York, New York, dated between January 23 and December 19, no year given [presumed to be early 1970s]

Draft of letter to Gordon Lish, Esquire, New York, New York, dated December 9, 1972 in reply to request for biographical information from Mr. Lish

Draft of letter to Mr. [no first name given] Solotaroff, [no location given], dated may 7, 1973, with edits by Pfeil. Also noted at top, “Standard note”

Letter to Pfeil from Richard Todd, Associate Editor, The Atlantic Monthly, Boston, Massachusetts, dated June 21, 1973

Letter to Pfeil from Marty [no last name given], from Geneva, Switzerland, dated January 19 [no year given, postmark on cover illigible].

Letterhead, executive size with cover, from Stanford University, Creative Writing Center, English Department, Stanford, California

Handout; “Inspiration for the Depressed”

Draft; “It all comes down to needing love and therefore expressing it…”

On reverse of second page is a part of a draft of a letter to an unknown recipient from Pfeil, undated. Draft; “Stanford University is a pay toilet…” with edits

Draft; “Steve and I were talking today…” 2 copies, 1 with edits

Draft; “…“Excuse me, is this seat taken?”…”

Draft; “Megan turned around in the swivel chair and took my wrists…”

Letterhead, letter size, top sheet and second sheet, Measurex Corporation, Santa Clara, California.

Ditto; “Dear Fred, You have been assigned Professor Scorncroft…”

Draft; “Miss Olive’s Retreat” with notes and edits

See also folders 190, 276, 277, 291, 373, 380, 386, 387, 397

Draft; “The following transcript…”

Handout; “Other voices abound, too…”

Handout; “Do you have a voice that seems to you…”

Draft; “The wheel came off my dump truck and I couldn’t…”

Handout; “Write a story…”

Handout; “To teachers of Freshman English…” dated January 24, 1973

Draft; “Come in matt, and sit down. I’m sorry to take you out of class…”

Draft; “Scott offered me a hit. I knew I had to study…”

Handout; “Try to take a real or imagined, intense experience…”

Draft; “Fairyland” with edits and name change to “Junior High”

See also folders 7, 376, 377, 393

Dates

Creation: 1972-1973, undated

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 23.5 Cubic Feet (23 records center cartons with 475 folders, and one flat box of oversized materials (box 24)) ; 1 box (16.25 in. x 13 in. x 10.5 in.) equals 1 cubic foot ("cubic foot" defined in SAA Dictionary) 1 flat box (2.5"H x 17"W x 20.75"D) equals .51 cubic feet (as defined by UNLV Archives Calculator)