Descriptive Summary

Title: Jean Stafford Collection, 1964-66

Collection Number: 1000-14

Creator: Joseph Reed

Extent: 0.5 cubic ft. (1 box).

Abstract: Corrected proofs for A Mother in History and Bad Characters.

Administrative Information

Provenance: Gifts of Professor Joseph Reed through the Friends of the Wesleyan Libraries, 1967 and 1969.

Preferred Citation: [Item], Jean Stafford Collection, Collection 1000-14, Special Collections & Archives, Olin Library, Wesleyan University, Middletown CT.

Publication Rights: All rights reside with the author. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections & Archives.

Processed by: Jeffrey Makala, 2000.

Scope and Contents Note

Stafford spent the 1964-65 academic year as a resident fellow in the Center for Advanced Studies at Wesleyan University. The proofs in this collection were donated to Wesleyan by Professor Joseph Reed through the Friends of the Wesleyan Libraries.

Related Materials

See also the Center for Advanced Studies Records in the Wesleyan University Archives. Stafford’s personal papers are located at the University of Colorado.

Container List

Box	Folder
1	1	A Mother in History, Master Galley Proofs. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1966. With printer’s corrections. 17.5 x 52.5 cm. Gift of Professor Joseph Reed, 4/1967.
1	2	Bad Characters, Advance Uncorrected Proofs. New York: Farrar, Straus & Company, 1964. With corrections in the author’s hand. 17.5 x 30.5 cm. Gift of Professor Joseph Reed, 10/1969.