Jean Goode collection of concrete poetry publications
Scope and Contents Note
This collection contains materials collected by Jean and Stephen Goode related to concrete and visual poetry of the 1960s and 70s. These include catalogs and promotional materials from publishers including Black Sparrow Press, Unicorn Press, and Something Else Press. There are also poetry postcards and prints mainly from poet Ian Hamilton Finlay.
Dates
- 1963-1975
Access restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Publication rights
Copyright has not been assigned to Washington College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Washington College as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Biographical Information
Jean Advena Goode (1927-2020) was born November 12th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Albert Advena and Stella Young Advena. She graduated with a BA in education from the University of Pennsylvania in 1949 but worked as a musician until 1970. In 1952 Jean married author and editor Stephen H. Goode. They had one child, Elizabeth Waters. Jean became Vice President of the Whitson Publishing Company of Troy, New York in 1969 and by 1978 she was their chairman and president. Jean passed away in 2020.
Extent
.88 Cubic Feet (1 box, 1 OS folder)
Language of Materials
English
Physical and Technical access restrictions
None.
Acquisition information
Gift of Jean Goode, 1981.
Separated materials
Individual publications have been cataloged into the Washington College Rare Book Collection and can be found through OneSearch.
Some prints are on display in Miller Library and the Rose O'Neill Literary House.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Jean Goode Collection of Concrete Poetry Publications
- Author
- L. Sheldon
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Washington College Archives & Special Collections Repository
300 Washington Avenue
Chestertown MD 21620