Preliminary Inventory of the Richard Bausch Papers, 1965-1998 and undated
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleRichard Bausch Papers,
1965-1998 and
undated
Creator
Bausch, Richard, 1945-
Extent
13.5 Linear Feet
1600 Items
Repository
1600 Items
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsCollection is restricted.
Collection also contains sensitive information. Patrons must sign a
waiver concerning privacy rights.
In addition, all or portions of this collection may be housed
off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may
be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare
Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred
to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the
Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special
Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Richard Bausch Papers, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Richard Bausch Papers were received by the Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a purchase in 1998.
Processing Information
Processed by Michael Shumate
Completed October 1, 1999
Encoded by Lisa Stark and Michael Shumate
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
This collection is unprocessed: materials have not been ordered and
described beyond their original condition.
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Biographical Note
| 1945 | Born, Fort Benning, Georgia |
| 1974 | B.A., George Mason University |
| 1975 | M.F.A., University of Iowa |
| 1980 | Real Presence |
| 1980- | Professor of English and creative writing, George Mason University |
| 1981 | Take Me Back |
| 1982 | National Endowment for the Arts grant |
| 1984 |
The Last Good Time
Guggenheim Fellowship
|
| 1987 | Spirits and Other Stories |
| 1989 | Mr. Field's Daughter |
| 1990 | The Fireman's Wife and Other Stories |
| 1992 | Violence |
| 1993 | Rebel Powers |
| 1994 | Rare and Endangered Species: A Novella and Stories |
| 1995 | Aren't You Happy for Me? and Other Stories |
| 1996 |
Good Evening Mr. and Mrs. America, and All
the Ships at Sea: A Novel
The Selected Stories of Richard
Bausch
|
| 1998 | In the Night Season |
| 1999 | Someone to Watch Over Me: Stories |
| 2002 | Hello to the Cannibals |
Collection Overview
The Richard Bausch Papers, 1965-1998,
document the career of the American novelist and short story writer through
personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts of published and
unpublished works, and printed materials. The Correspondence Series begins in the 1960s with mainly
personal letters, but by the 1970s begins to document Bausch's emergent writing
career, including mention of his work on early short stories and his acceptance
to the Iowa Writers' Workshop. From that point on several prominent American
writers and literary figures appear, including frequent correspondence at
various times with
Charles Baxter,
Frederick Busch,
Richard Ford,
George Garrett,
Gordon Lish,
William Maxwell, and
C.K. Williams; Bausch's agent,
Harriet Wasserman; and his twin brother, novelist
Robert Bausch. Prominent though less frequent
correspondents include
Fred Chappell,
Alan Gurganus,
Barry Hannah, and
Jean Thompson. The Writings
Series documents the development of Bausch's novels and story
collections and consists mainly of typescripts and various stages of proofs.
Although most are fair copies or only moderately hand-corrected, the sheer
number of versions documents the process of creation. Of special note in this
regard are the novels
Rebel Powers and
Violence. Two smaller series,
Printed Materials and Writings
by Others, make up the remainder of the collection. Highlights of the
latter series include a copy of Bob Balaban's screenplay for the Bausch novel,
The Last Good Time, and typescripts of
several early stories by Gurganus dating from the 1970s.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a
search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will
bring up other related research materials.
- Bausch, Richard, 1945-
- Bausch, Richard, 1945- The Last Good Time
- Bausch, Richard, 1945- Rebel Powers
- Bausch, Richard, 1945- Violence
- Balaban, Bob.
- Bausch, Robert, 1945-
- Baxter, Charles, 1947-
- Busch, Frederick, 1941-
- Chappell, Fred, 1936-
- Ford, Richard, 1944-
- Garrett, George P., 1929-
- Lish, Gordon.
- Maxwell, William, 1908-
- Wasserman, Harriet.
- Williams, C. K., (Charles Kenneth), 1936-
- Iowa Writers' Workshop.
- Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence
- American literature--20th century.
- American literature--Southern States.
- Short stories.
- Southern literature.
 | List of Series in Collection | |||||||
 |  | Correspondence Series, 1965-1998 | ||||||
| | Writings Series, 1975-1996 and undated | ||||||
| | Printed Materials Series, 1971-1993 and undated | ||||||
 | | Writings By Others Series, 1972-1995 and undated | ||||||
Preliminary Description of Unprocessed Collection
Correspondence Series, 1965-1998
Professional and personal correspondence and printouts of e-mail,
arranged in chronological incoming and outgoing sequences.
This series is restricted. Richard
Bausch's written consent is required prior to access. Contact Research
Services.
Box 1
Incoming Correspondence, 1965-1998
(13 folders)
Box 2
Outgoing Correspondence,
1989-1998
(5 folders)
Writings Series, 1975-1996 and undated
Arranged alphabetically by book title. Folders for single stories
are filed after the book titles in a separate alphabetical sequence. Writings
in other genres, including poetry, and miscellaneous fragments of fiction
manuscripts appear at the end of the series. A number of the typescripts were
printed out from diskettes included in the collection; these are marked with a
"Disk" number in the upper left hand corner of the first page.
"A Domestic Education,"
(unpublished novel),
1977
"A Former Catholic,"
(Master's
Thesis, University of Iowa)
1975
(2 folders)
Good Evening Mr. and Mrs. America, and All
the Ships at Sea,
1996 and undated
(3 folders)
In the Night Season,
1997 and undated
(Folder 1 of 6)
Box 3
In the Night Season,
1997 and undated
(Folders 2-6 of 6)
The Last Good Time,
1984 and undated
(7 folders)
"The Last Good Time,"
(play),
undated
"Mattie,"
(unpublished novel),
undated
Box 4
Mr. Field's Daughter,
1986-1989 and undated
(6 folders)
"Plains,"
1991-1992. See also
Rebel Powers.
(Folders 1-12 of 15)
Box 5
"Plains,"
1991-1992
(Folders 13-15 of 15)
Rare & Endangered Species,
1992-1994
(11 folders)
Real Presence,
1978-1979
(3 folders)
Rebel Powers,
1989-1992 and undated See also
"Plains."
(Folder 1 of 12)
Box 6
Rebel Powers,
1989-1992 and undated
(Folders 2-12 of 12)
"The Singers,"
(unpublished,
unfinished novel), undated
(2 folders)
Spirits and Other Stories
1986 and undated
(Folders 1-3 of 4)
Box 7
Spirits and Other Stories,
1986 and undated
(Folder 4 of 4)
"Spirits,"
(unpublished novel),
1981-1983 and undated
(5 folders)
"The Summer Before the Wars,"
undated
(2 folders)
Take Me Back, undated
(2 folders)
Violence,
1986-1992
(8 folders)
"Winter Houses,"
(unpublished
novel), undated
Box 8
Short stories,
1970-1993 and undated
(62 folders)
Poetry,
1967-1997 and undated, bulk
1969-1979
(2 folders)
Box 9
Fiction, Fragments, and Notes,
1975-1993, bulk undated
(13 folders)
Miscellaneous Writings,
1973-1987, bulk undated
Seventeen computer diskettes containing a variety of writings,
mainly fiction, were removed and their contents migrated to the Special
Collections server. Prior to removal, their files were printed out and foldered
by title; see the series note for the Writings
Series for further details. A disk directories log also exists for the
digital files; contact Research Services staff.
Miscellaneous Files,
1975-1995 and undated
(3 folders)
Printed Materials Series, 1971-1993 and undated
Printed materials by and about Bausch. Includes some early stories
in journals, clippings, reviews, publicity material, and miscellaneous other
printed items. Arrangement parallels the general structure of the Writings
Series: fiction first, followed by writings in other genres and ending with
miscellaneous materials about Bausch and other topics.
Writings,
1971-1991
(2 folders)
Box 10
Clippings and Reviews by Bausch,
1988-1989, 1992, 1995
Clippings and Reviews about Bausch,
1984-1993
(3 folders)
Miscellaneous Printed Materials,
1979-1993 and undated
Writings By Others Series, 1972-1995 and undated
Typescripts and printed material by various authors, most of it
inscribed to Bausch by the authors. Arranged alphabetically by author.
Balaban, Bob
"Last Good Time"
(screenplay),
1990
Bausch, Robert
"Dog-Star,"
1975
"Stag Party,"
1975-1976
"Suicide Note,"
1977
Berg, Elizabeth
"The No More Baby Blues,"
undated
Chibka, Robert
"Inventory,"
1975
Everhard, Jim
"Through the Eye of a
Needle,"
1972
Ford, Richard
"Jealous,"
undated
"The Womanizer,"
undated
Garrett, George
The King of Babylon Shall Not Come
Against You, undated
(2 folders)
"The Tyranny of Sloth,"
1988
Gurganus, Allan
"The Expense of Spirit,"
1974
"First Stories"
(master’s
thesis),
1975
"Minor Complications,"
1975
McCann, Richard, poetry, undated
O'Brien, Tim
"Loon Point,"
undated
Stafford, Jean, various short stories, undated
Miscellaneous Poetry, undated
Unknown
"Perspiration,"
undated
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Materials Cataloged Separately
The following twelve books by Bausch were removed from the collection
(accession 1998-0555) and cataloged separately.
- The Fireman's Wife and Other Stories, New York: Simon and Schuster, c1990.
- Good Evening Mr. & Mrs. America, and All the Ships at Sea, New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, c1996.
- In the Night Season, New York: HarperFlamingo, c1998.
- The Last Good Time, New York: Vintage Books, 1994.
- Mr. Field's Daughter, New York: Linden Press, 1989.
- Rare & Endangered Species, Boston : Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence, 1994.
- Real Presence, New York: Dial Press, c1980.
- Rebel Powers, Boston: Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence, 1993.
- The Selected Stories of Richard Bausch, New York: Modern Library, 1996.
- Spirits and Other Stories, New York: Linden Press/Simon & Schuster, 1987. Signed and inscribed by the author.
- Take Me Back, New York: Dial Press, c1981.
- Violence, Boston: Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence, 1992.
