Inventory of the Sallie Bingham Papers, 1900-2003 and undated (bulk 1940s-1998)
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TitleSallie Bingham Papers,
1900-2003 and
undated (bulk
1940s-1998)
Creator
Bingham, Sallie
Extent
71.9 Linear Feet
49,178 Items
Repository
49,178 Items
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special
Collections Library, Duke
University
Language
English.
Abstract
Feminist and author.
The Sallie Bingham Papers provide rich documentation of the personal life, literary development, and philanthropic activities of Sallie Bingham, feminist and writer. The papers, dated 1900-1998, with the bulk of the materials dating from the 1940s to 1998, are comprised of correspondence, speeches, writings, subject files, personal papers, diaries and notebooks, legal and financial papers, audiovisual recordings, and photographic media. Included also are some records of The Kentucky Foundation for Women, a philanthropic organization founded by Bingham; The American Voice, a literary journal founded by Bingham and published under the auspices of The Kentucky Foundation for Women; and Santa Fe Stages, a regional theater founded by Bingham. Arranged into the following series: Audiovisual Materials, Correspondence, Diaries and Notebooks, Kentucky Foundation for Women, Legal and Financial, Miscellaneous, Photographs, Poetry, Santa Fe Stages, Speeches, Subject Files, Writings, and Oversize Material, with the Writings, Diaries and Notebooks, and Correspondence Series composing the bulk of the collection.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsAccess to portions of these papers is restricted
except for those individuals who have acquired written
permission from Sallie Bingham. No portion of the materials
may be reproduced or published without prior written
permission from the Library, which holds all property
rights in the materials, and Sallie Bingham, or her
literary executor, who holds all copyright interests in the
material written by her.
Some of the materials in the
additions to the collection may not be immediately
accessible because they require further processing before
use.
Also, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Furthermore, 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], Sallie Bingham Papers,
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library,
Duke University.
Provenance
The papers of Sallie Bingham, feminist, writer,
and patron of the arts, were donated to the Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library from 1988 to
2008.
Processing Information
Processed by Tracy Brown
Completed May 27, 1999
Further processing of electronic documents by
Walt Evans
Additions minimally processed by Lisa Stark;
Alice Poffinberger; Fuad Naeem
Last updated March, 2008
Encoded by Lisa Stark; Walt Evans; Ruth E. Bryan;
Elizabeth Arnold; and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant
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Biographical Note
| 1937, January 22 | Born Sarah Montague Bingham, Glenview, Ky.; spent childhood there. |
| 1958 |
BA, Radcliffe College
Mademoiselle
guest editorship in fiction
Married Whitney Ellsworth and lived in
New York
|
| 1960 | Published After Such Knowledge (novel) |
| 1960, June 7 | Son Barry Ellsworth born |
| 1965 | Married Michael Iovenko |
| 1967, June 14 | Son Christopher Iovenko born |
| 1968 | Published The Touching Hand (novella and short stories) |
| 1970, March 3 | Son William Iovenko born |
| 1972 | Publication of The Way It Is Now (short stories) |
| 1977 | Returned to Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1980, March | Produced Milk of Paradise (play) |
| 1982-1985 | Book editor, The Louisville Courier-Journal |
| 1983, January | Produced The Wall Between (play) |
| 1983 | Married Tim Peters |
| 1983, November | Produced Couvade (play) |
| 1983-1986 | Director, National Book Critics Circle |
| 1984-1985 | Produced Paducah (play) |
| 1984-1988 | Director, Spalding University |
| 1985 |
Founded The Kentucky Foundation for
Women, Inc.
Founder and publisher of
The American Voice
(literary journal)
|
| 1985-1988 | Director, Maryhurst Home for Girls |
| 1986, January | Sale of Bingham Enterprises |
| 1986 | Produced In the Presence (play) |
| 1988 | Produced Hopscotch (play) |
| 1989, January | Published Passion and Prejudice (memoir) |
| 1989 |
Father Barry Bingham, Sr. dies
Produced
The Awakening
(play)
|
| 1991 | Moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 1992 | Published Small Victories (novel) |
| 1993 | Publication of Upstate: A Novel |
| 1994 |
Published
Matron of
Honor (novel)
Resigned from The Kentucky Foundation
for Women, Inc.
Founded Santa Fe Stages
|
| 1995 | Mother, Mary Bingham, dies |
| 1996 | Published Straight Man (novel) |
| 2002 | Publication of Trangressions: Stories |
| 2005 | Publication of Cory's Feast (novel) |
| 2006 |
Published
Nick of Time (novel)
Published
The Hub of Miracle (poems)
|
| 2008 | Publication by Sarabande Books of Red Car (short stories) |
Collection Overview
The Sallie Bingham Papers provide rich documentation of the personal
life, literary development, and philanthropic activities of
Sallie Bingham, feminist and writer. The papers, dated 1900-1998, with the bulk of the materials dating from the 1940s to 1998, are comprised of correspondence, speeches, writings, subject files, personal papers, diaries and notebooks, legal and financial papers, audiovisual recordings, and photographic media. Included also are
some records of The Kentucky Foundation for Women, a
philanthropic organization founded by Bingham;
The American Voice, a
literary journal founded by Bingham and published under the
auspices of The Kentucky Foundation for Women; and Santa Fe
Stages, a regional theater founded by Bingham. Arranged into the following series: Audiovisual Materials, Correspondence, Diaries and Notebooks, Kentucky Foundation for Women, Legal and Financial, Miscellaneous, Photographs, Poetry, Santa Fe Stages, Speeches, Subject Files, Writings, and Oversize Material, with the
Writings, Diaries and Notebooks, and Correspondence Series composing the bulk of the collection.
The Writings Series is central to the collection, and is correspondingly substantial, comprising over half of the papers. It includes drafts, research, correspondence
and publicity related to such novels as
Small Victories,
Upstate,
Matron of Honor, and
Straight Man, her
memoir
Passion and Prejudice,
the writing and production of the plays
The Awakening and
The Death of Henry
Flagler as well as poetry and many short, personal
essays. The Poetry Series
consists of individual poems, while compendiums of poetry
are in the Writings Series. Many
of Bingham's writings (including poems, novels, short
stories, plays and essays) exist as electronic files and
are available to researchers. These files are listed in the
the Poetry and the Writings Series. The Diaries and
Notebooks Series contains material
spanning her entire life -- from her adolescence in
Louisville, Kentucky in the 1940s to her experiences living in Santa Fe,
New Mexico, and contain many ideas for writings and references to the process of writing. The Correspondence Series also spans the same period of time, and contains family correspondence spanning many decades, as well as literary and personal
correspondence between Bingham and such well-known authors,
activists and artists as Judy Chicago and Gloria Steinem. The smaller Speeches Series houses writings by Bingham for public engagements, and in addition to contributing to a portrait of Bingham as a writer, documents her explication of feminist issues relating to women in the corporate world, in publishing, and women in history.
Bingham, born into a prominent Louisville, Ky.
family that owned
The Louisville
Courier-Journal, worked for the newspaper as book
page editor, 1982-1985. She also took an active seat on the
board of the Bingham Enterprises, which was responsible for
The Courier-Journal
and other media corporations in the Louisville area.
Bingham's desire to sell her shares in the stock in the
newspaper resulted in the sale of
The Courier-Journal in
1986. The Bingham family and the break-up of the Bingham
Enterprises were the subject of at least four books (
The Binghams of
Louisville,
House of Dreams,
The Patriarch and
Bingham's
Passion and Prejudice)
and much media attention. Materials concerning this aspect
of Bingham's life can be found in the Legal and Financial Papers Series and Subject Files Series. Audiovisual materials in the Audiotapes and Videotapes Series document aspects of Bingham's career and life through interviews and other events.
Addition 2000-0010 (250 items, .20 linear feet,
dated 1960-1999) comprises correspondence, including
letters of thanks, further documenting Bingham's identity
as a philanthropist and advocate of women writers. Also
includes clippings, especially regarding the death of
Robert Bingham; photographs; and a few handwritten poems.
This accession is minimally processed and there is no container
list.
Addition 2000-0210 (1050 items, 1.70 linear feet,
dated 1985-2000) contains professional and personal
correspondence, writings, photographs, clippings, legal
papers, and other materials. Writings include typescripts
of short stories, nineteen of which have were published as
Going Native;
holograph poems; typescripts of the novel,
The Price of
Innocence; and memoirs. Other materials in this
addition relate to Bingham's connection with Santa Fe
Stages, publishing, her family, and personal life. This
accession is minimally processed and a container list is appended to
this finding aid.
Addition 2000-0259 (367 items, 1.90 linear feet,
dated 1941-1999) contains personal rather than professional
documents, especially 17 diaries and journals. Also
included are letters, writings, school reports, and
photographs (1940s) kept by Bingham's mother, Mary Caperton
Bingham; and legal papers, clippings, and other materials
compiled by Bingham about family and business matters,
including her mother's death. This accession is
minimally processed and a container list is appended to this finding
aid.
Addition 2000-0364 (400 items, .80 linear feet,
dated 1991-2000) provides further evidence of Bingham's
career as a writer. Materials include published volumes of
her writing; correspondence; drafts of short stories and
poems; journals; and two audio cassette tapes by an
astrologer/tarot reader. This accession is minimally processed;
there is no container list.
Addition 2001-0137(100 items, 1.25 linear feet;
dated 1988-2001 and undated) contains drafts of essays, short
stories, and a play; correspondence received; clippings;
and astrological information. In addition, there are 1
black-and-white and 112 color (90 are panoramic)
photographs; 2 contact sheets; 2 rolls of color film; 5
audio cassettes; and one piece of embroidery. This
accession is unprocessed and there is no container list.
Addition 2002-0210 (375 items, .6 linear feet;
dated 2000-2002) contains primarily personal and
professional correspondence (2001-2002) and writings
(2000-2002), which include drafts of Bingham's collection
of short stories, TRANSGRESSIONS; manuscripts of poems,
including the compilation "The Hub of the
Miracle"; and a typescript of novel, "Nick
of Time." Also includes 26 color photographs. This
accession is unprocessed and there is no container
list.
Addition 2002-0262 (4 items, .10 lin. ft.; dated
2002) contains corrected rough drafts of Bingham's short
stories "Venus, Goddess of Love and Money;" "The Cuckoo,
He's a Pretty Bird, He Sings as He Flies;" and
"Roquefixade." This accession is unprocessed and there is
no container list.
Addition 2003-0002 (3 items, .10 lin. ft.; dated
2000-2001) comprises drafts of two short stories and notes
for a third story, "Transgressions." The short story drafts
contain Bingham's edits. This accession is unprocessed and
there is no container list.
Addition 2003-0003 (30 items, .10 lin. ft.; undated)
contains manuscripts for 30 poetry pieces. Several pieces
have corrections and directions for the typesetter. This
accession is not processed and there is no container list.
Additions 2003-0024 and 2003-0067 (375 items; .8
lin. ft.; dated 1970s-2002 and undated) comprise
manuscripts of Bingham's short fiction, personal and
professional correspondence, notes, and subject files. These
additions are not processed and there is no container
list.
Additions 2003-0087 and 2003-0097 (2800
items, 4.4 linear feet; dated 1920s-2003) consist
largely of manuscripts and typescripts of Bingham's poetry,
prose, and plays (1970s-2003). Also includes personal
diaries, 1992-2003; photographs of Bingham and her
friends and family; clippings of articles and reviews; an
appraisal report of Wolf Pen Mill Farm (property that
contains Bingham's artist retreat); and a small amount of
printed material and correspondence. These additions are minimally processed and a container list is appended to this finding aid.
NOTE: for descriptions of later additions, please consult the library's online catalog.
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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.
- Bingham, Sallie.
- Bingham, Sallie. Matron of honor.
- Bingham, Sallie. Passion and prejudice.
- Bingham, Sallie. Small victories.
- Bingham, Sallie. Straight man.
- Bingham, Sallie. Upstate.
- Bingham, Sallie. Transgressions.
- Bingham, Sallie. Manuscripts.
- Bingham, Mary Caperton, 1904-
- Bingham, Robert.
- Chicago, Judy, 1939-
- Bingham family.
- Kentucky Foundation for Women.
- Santa Fe Stages.
- Courier-journal (Louisville, Ky.)
- American voice (Louisville, Ky.)
- Women authors, American--20th century.
- Women authors, American--20th century--Correspondence.
- Authors and publishers.
- American literature--Women authors.
- American literature--20th century--Periodicals.
- Feminism--United States.
- Feminism and literature--United States.
- Poetry.
- Benefactors--United States.
- American drama--20th century.
- Theater--United States--History--20th century.
- Jefferson County (Ky.)
- Louisville (Ky.)--History.
- Santa Fe County (N.M.)--History.
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--History.
- United States--Newspapers.
- Machine-readable records.
- Audio cassettes.
- Videocassettes.
- Black-and-white photographs.
- Color photographs.
- Roll negatives.
- Contact sheets.
- Scrapbooks.
- Diaries.
- Holographs.
- Embroidery (visual works).
- Center for Women's History and Culture.
Related Material
Related research materials may also be found in the Mary Ellen Miller Papers, 1983-2001, primarily personal and professional correspondence from Sallie Bingham to Miller, a professor at Western Kentucky University. Also, related materials can be found in the Kentucky Foundation for Women Records, 1985-1999 and undated. Both collections are held by the Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
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Detailed Description of Collection
The American Voice Series, 1985-1998 (RESTRICTED)
Contains various materials related to the publication of
the literary journal,
The American
Voice (TAV). TAV was founded by
Bingham and is published under the auspices of
The Kentucky Foundation for Women. Arranged alphabetically.
Box 1
The American
Voice
No. 17,
Winter,
1989
No. 37,
1995
No. 12,
Fall,
1998
Correspondence
Miscellaneous
Publicity
Submissions
Audiotapes and Videotapes Series, 1980-1989
Audio and video recordings of several of
Bingham's plays and readings, and interviews on television
and radio shows.
[Original audiovisual materials are closed to use. Technical Services staff must arrange to have use copies made before contents can be accessed. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use these materials.]
Box 1
Audiotapes and
Videotapes
Correspondence Series, 1910-1998 (bulk 1940s-1998) (RESTRICTED)
Contains the
personal and
professional correspondence
of Sallie Bingham from the
1940s to 1998.
It includes letters as a child and a schoolgirl
to her nurse, letters to and from friends documenting her
development as a writer and the details of her personal
life, and later professional correspondence with writers,
publishers, producers, and organizations. The
correspondence for the years
1910-1950s
is a mixture of letters to and from various
family members such as
Barry Bingham, Sr.,
Mary Bingham,
Henrietta Bingham, and
Robert "Judge" Bingham.
Later correspondence is a mixture of literary
and personal correspondence between Bingham and her
colleagues and friends. Arranged chronologically by
year.
Box 1
1910-1989
(20
folders)
Box 2
1989-1992
(23
folders)
Box 3
1993-1998
(14
folders)
Diaries and Notebooks Series, 1945-1990s (RESTRICTED)
Bingham's diaries document her daily activities, reflections on life, and contain some seed ideas for stories. Her notebooks function as workbooks for her writings and include poems, ideas for stories, outlines for plays, and character sketches - all in various stages of development. Arranged by format (diary or notebook) and then chronologically.
Diaries:
1949-1950
(2
folders)
Box 2
1950-1963
(19
folders)
Box 3
1964-1978
(26
folders)
Box 4
1979-1993
(36
folders)
Box 5
1993-1996 and
undated
(24
folders)
Notebooks:
1945-1996
and
undated
(27
folders)
The Kentucky Foundation for Women Series, 1986-1998 (RESTRICTED)
The Kentucky Foundation for Women is a philanthropic organization founded by
Bingham, which seeks to support women in the arts in
Kentucky. Thus, the
Foundation gives out a number of grants for living expenses
each year to Kentucky women artists in order to allow them
time to focus on creative projects. The Foundation also
publishes the literary journal
The American Voice. This series contains miscellaneous
administrative files regarding grant proposal guidelines,
office procedures, and finances of
The Kentucky Foundation for Women. Related material found in the Kentucky Foundation for Women Records, a separate collection housed in the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library. Arranged alphabetically.
Box 1
Anne Maiken,
1986
Annual report,
1988
Board of Directors minutes,
1987-1998
Bylaws
Correspondence,
1987-1998
Employment policies
Executive director search,
1998
Financial advisors,
1986
Financial statements,
1986,
1988-1989
Foundation material for speeches,
1985-1986
and
undated
Foundation reorganization,
1986
Fund for Women, Inc.:
financial,
1986
Funding proposals,
1987
and
undated,
-1988
(2
folders)
Grant application forms,
undated
Grants,
1986,
1990,
1997-1998
Hopscotch
House
Information for Foundation
position papers,
undated
Institute for Creative
Learning,
1986
Maxine (internal planning document),
undated
Miscellaneous
Newsletters,
1987-1989
Notebook,
1986,
1988
(2
folders)
Position papers and application
form,
undated
Resignation
letters:
Ann Stewart Anderson,
1997
Sallie Bingham,
1994
Spending policy,
1998
Wolf Pen Writers
Colony
Legal and Financial Papers Series, 1930s-1998 (RESTRICTED)
Contains
Bingham's correspondence and notes about family members and
management at
The Louisville
Courier-Journal, minutes from board meetings, and
memorandums concerning the running of
The C-J for the
period leading up to the sale of
Bingham Enterprises. Also
included are legal papers pertaining to books written about
the sale of Bingham Enterprises, legal and financial papers
concerning Bingham's divorce from
Tim Peters, as well as
miscellaneous files relating to Sallie Bingham's property
and finances in the 1980s and
1990s. Arranged alphabetically.
Box 1
Askew-Petersen Stone
Works
Bingham
Enterprises:
Board memorandum,
1982
Conversation with management and
directors,
1983-1984
Correspondence and notes on
meetings with family,
1980-1984
Directors and Stockholders
meetings,
1984-1985
(4
folders)
Directors meetings,
1984-1985
(2
folders)
The Louisville
Courier-Journal &
Times
Merger,
1985
Dean Robertson
Donations to the
Mary C. Bingham Memorial
Fund,
1995
Employment as Book Page Editor at
The Louisville
Courier-Journal,
1982-1985
Estate papers and wills
(
Sallie Bingham),
1989-1991
Exhibits to Memorandum on
The Binghams of
Louisville (3 vols.)
Farm upkeep
Financial statements,
1986-1989
Henrietta Bingham,
1930s-1940s
Itemized categories,
1997
Libel law and cases,
1987-1988
List of possessions, apartment
renovations, etc.,
1964
Model contract (Author's Guild),
1972
1987
inheritance
Peters and Bingham Divorce:
Car insurance
policies
The Cloisters
Correspondence
Decree of
dissolution
Divorce preparation
Exhibits
Financial statements
Gentry vs. Gentry
Box 2
Incidents and inventory of
relationship
Judge Rebecca
Westerfield
The Kentucky Foundation for
Women
Kevin Nance re: property
settlement
Key West house
Kirsten Martin
statement
Miscellaneous
Correspondence
Pre-nuptial
agreement
Property laws: women and
disqualified persons: legal definition
Release of Bingham
diaries
Sally Peters
statement
Surveillance of
Tim Peters
Tim Peters' attorney
fees
Tim Peters' claims for
maintenance
Tim Peters'
depositions
Trial brief and reply
brief
Witness lists
Private gifts,
undated
Sale of
The Louisville
Courier-Journal:
Confidentiality agreement,
1986
Consensus letter,
1986
Newspaper clippings,
1984-1991
(4
folders)
Stocks owned by S.
Bingham,
1983-1985
(2
folders)
Spousal gifting,
1984
Standard Gravure lawsuit (sex
discrimination),
1987
Studio,
1988
Suppression of
The Binghams of
Louisville: newspaper clippings
(1
folder)
1099 form,
1995,
1997
Trust Fund for
Timothy Peters,
Doug Peters,
Elizabeth
Bingham
Will (
Barry Bingham),
1988
Will (
Mary Bingham),
1994
Miscellaneous Series, 1949-1958 and undated (RESTRICTED)
Various unrelated items such as Bingham's wedding register,
brother Jonathan's theater record book,
personal correspondence and other items related
to deaths in the family, and ephemeral items. Arranged
alphabetically.
Box 1
Miscellaneous
Theater Record,
1949
Wedding Gift Book,
1958
Wedding Register,
1958
Box 2
Miscellaneous Subject
files
Barry Bingham Sr.'s death,
1988
Agents (Bill Goodman),
1988-1993
Bill Goodman,
1994-1995
Gloria Loomis,
1990-1994
Miscellaneous,
1968-1997
Suppression of
The Binghams of
Louisville:
Correspondence,
1985-1988
Mary Bingham's death,
1995:
Correspondence
Photos,
newspaper
clippings
Resolutions in honor of Mary
Bingham
Calendars
1987
1988-1989
1989
Photographs Series, circa 1900-1998 (RESTRICTED)
Comprised chiefly of photographs (and some
negatives) of family and friends. It includes early family
photos
circa 1900-1950s used in
Passion and
Prejudice, as well as snapshots, 1950s-1989, of Sallie Bingham's children, friends
and relatives, attendance at various meetings or events,
and some publicity photos. Photographs of actual play productions are filed
with the individual plays in the Writings series. Arranged alphabetically.
Box 1
Bingham School (Mebane, N.C.) and
Bingham Grave (N.C.),
1980s
Miscellaneous,
1980s-1990s
Passion and
Prejudice (photographs for book),
1900-1980:
bulk
1900-1950
Sallie Bingham family,
1900-1970s:
bulk
1940s-1950s
(2
folders)
Sallie Bingham,
ca. 1960-1990s
(2
folders)
Poetry Series, 1977-1997
Consists of two subseries: Paper Format and
Electronic Format. The contents of the two subseries often
overlap.
Paper Format Poetry Subseries, 1977-1997 and undated
Consists of miscellaneous poems grouped into files and arranged
chronologically by year. Please note that collections of
poetry by Bingham are interfiled in the Writings Series. They are designated as
such in the container list for that series so patrons can
more easily locate them.
Box 1
(15 folders)
Electronic Format Poetry Subseries, 1994-1997 and undated
Arranged by disk numbers, which were
assigned only to reflect the original order in which they
were received. The list below is arranged alphabetically by
title to facilitate intellectual access. An individual
poem's title is in quotation marks, followed by the file
name, the year in which the electronic file was last
modified, and the file's disk (subdirectory) name. A number
of these poems exist in more than one iteration; they may
have multiple file names and/or exist in multiple
subdirectories. Note that many of the following poems
possess multiple files that may have been created or edited
in different years.
The contents of each disk was migrated to
the Specoll server. Consequently, the text of the poems is
available only in correspondingly numbered electronic
subdirectories. Consult a reference archivist for access to
the electronic files.
"Advent,"
Advent.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"Advice,"
Advice.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"Angel,"
Angel.poe,
1996
(on Disk007) and
1997
(on Disk008)
"Apache,"
Apache.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"The Artist's
Mate,"
Mate.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"As in the
Moment,"
As.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"At the
Dominicans,"
Desert.poe,
1996,
on Disk003
"Avalanche"
Avalanch,
1997,
on Disk003
"The Birds'
Christmas,"
Birds.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"Birthday at
the Beach,"
Birthday.poe,
1994,
on Disk008
"Boccanera:
Anatomia Del Corpo Umano,"
Staff.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"Boxcar,"
Boxcar.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"Button
Box,"
Buttons.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"By the
Fall,"
Fall.poe,
1996,
on Disk007 and Disk008
"By the
Lake,"
Lake.poe,
1995,
on Disk007 and Disk008
"Chapel
Stool,"
Stool,
1997,
on Disk003
"Chocolate
Pot,"
Chocolat,
1995
(on Disk007) and
1997
(on Disk008)
"Christmas Day:
Los Liandros,"
Los.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"Convention,"
Conventi.poe,
1994,
on Disk008
"Cottonwood,"
Cottonwoo.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"Coyotes,"
Coyotes.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"Cupid and
Psyche,"
Cupid.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"The Day Christ
Died,"
Saturday.poe,
1996,
on Disk010
"Deer
Dance,"
Deer.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"Dionysus'
Mother,"
Diony.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"Dressing
Down,"
Dragon.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"Dr.
Science,"
Dr.sci,
1996,
on Disk003
"Drunk
Indian,"
Drunk.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"The Dug
Grave,"
Grave.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"Easter
Vigil,"
Easter.poe,
1996
(on Disk010) and
1997
(on Disk003)
"Effigy,"
Effigy.poe,
1996,
and Eff.11,
1997,
on Disk003
"Effigy
11,"
Effigy11.poe,
1996,
on Disk003
"Equinox,"
Equinox.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"February,"
Feb.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"Finches,"
Finches.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"Finding the
River Again,"
River.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"Fire
Ring,"
Fire.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"Firing Too
Hot,"
Firing.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"First
Snow,"
Snow.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"First Wolf in
Yellowstone,"
Wolf,
1997,
on Disk003
"The Formula
that Makes a Christmas Tree Drink More
Water,"
Tree.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"The Formula
that Makes Trees Drink More Water,"
Trees.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"For Peter,
1954-1974,"
Peter.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"For Peter,
1954-1976,"
Peter.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"For the Next
Guest,"
Guest,
1997,
on Disk003
"Fox, the
Navajo Silversmith,"
Fox.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"From the Old
Wife to the New,"
Oldnew.poe,
1995
(on Disk007 and Disk008) and Wife.poe,
undated
(on Disk009)
"George Rogers
Clark or A Use for Old Houses,"
Clark.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"Gifts,"
Gifts,
1996,
on Disk003
"Good
Friday,"
Good.poe,
1996
(on Disk010) and
1997
(on Disk003), Good.bk!,
1996
(on Disk010) and Seed.poe,
1996
(on Disk010)
"Good Friday:
Stations of the Cross,"
Seed.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"Gros Ventre
Range,"
Gros.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"The Guards'
Chapel Bombing,"
Chapel.poe,
1995
(on Disk008) and
1996
(on Disk007)
"Hades,"
Hades.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"Herakles
Knot,"
Hera.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"The High Cost
of Denying Rivers their Floodplains,"
Highcost,
undated,
on Disk021
"Holy Saturday:
Eve Sees Jesus Descending Into Hell,"
Saturday.poe,
1996,
on Disk003
"Holy Saturday:
Jesus Descends Into Hell,"
Friday.poe,
1996,
on Disk010
"The Hose is a
Stubborn Soul,"
Hose.poe,
1994,
on Disk008
"In Aline's
Garden,"
Aline.poe,
1994,
on Disk015
"In How Many
Rooms,"
Rooms.poe,
1996
(on Disk008) and Poppy.poe,
undated
(on Disk009)
"In the Monks'
Kitchen,"
Kitchen.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"In the Monks
Kitchen: 11,"
Kitchen.poe,
1996
(on Disk010) and Kitchen1,
1997
(on Disk003)
July, July.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"Kenosis,"
Kenosis.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"Kerosine
Lamps,"
Lamp.poe ,
1996,
on Disk003
"Kiss,"
Kiss,
1997,
on Disk003
"Lake
Cumberland,"
Cumber.poe,
1995,
on Disk007 and Disk008
"Lap
Bomb,"
Lapbomb.poe,
1995,
on Disk007 and Disk008
"Lent,"
Lenti,
1997,
on Disk008
"Let Me Go Call
Olga,"
Olga.poe,
1994
(on Disk015) and
1995
(on Disk008)
"Letter,"
Letter.poe,
1995
(on Disk007) and
1996
(on Disk008)
"Like Ostriches
in the Wilderness,"
Ostriche.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"The Man Who
Can Do,"
Shears.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"Mesa,"
Mesa.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"Miracle,"
Miracle.poe,
1996,
on Disk003
"Missies,"
Misies.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"Mortgage,"
Mortgage,
1997,
on Disk008
"Mother,"
Memorial,
1997,
on Disk003
"Mount
Moriah,"
Moriah.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"My Desire is
Leaving,"
Desire.poe,
1995
(on Disk008) and
1996
(on Disk007)
"My Father's
Little Girl,"
Girl.poe,
1995
(on Disk008) and
1996
(on Disk007)
"My Mother,
Aged Ninety and her Great-Granddaughter,
Ariadne,"
Mother.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"My Parents,
Flying,"
Parents.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"Naked Above
Granite Falls,"
Naked.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"The New
Graves,"
Carrots,
1997,
on Disk003
"The New
House,"
House.bk!,
1996,
on Disk010
"1941-1945,"
1941.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"No More
Bones,"
Bones.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"November,"
Novemer.poe,
1995,
on Disk007 and Disk008
"Oakland,
Kentucky,"
Oakland.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"Ohio River
Winter,"
Hunters.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"Oil
Lamp,"
Lamp.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"Once
More,"
Oncemore.poe,
1994,
on Disk008
"Order,"
Order.poe,
undated,
on Disk009
"Our Ancestors
Were All Under the Cloud,"
Cloud.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"Overseas,"
Overseas.poe,
1995
(on Disk008) and
1996
(on Disk007)
"Persephone,"
Persephon,
1997,
on Disk003
"Photograph,"
Toad.poe,
undated,
on Disk009
"A Picture of
my Grandmother, Aged Ninety, and her Granddaughter
Ariadne,"
Spider.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"Pilgrim's
Seat, Spoletto,"
Seat.poe,
1994,
on Disk008
"Plaza
Cerro,"
Cerro.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"Pollen
Stain,"
Pollen.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"Pre-Revolutionary America,"
Prerev.poe,
undated,
on Disk009
"The Pueblo
Rebellion: August 10, 1680,"
Pueblo.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"Rainy
Morning,"
Red.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"Rest,"
Rest,
1996,
on Disk003
Reversing the
Horseshoe,
Old.poe,
1996
(on Disk010) and
1997
(on Disk003)
"Road,"
Road.poe,
1995
(on Disk007),
1996
(on Disk008), and
undated
(on Disk009)
"Roadside, Ely,
Minnesota,"
Ely,
1996,
on Disk008
"Rose,"
Rose.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"Runaway,"
Runaway.poe,
undated,
on Disk009
"Seasoning,"
Season.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"Seeding the
Clouds,"
Seeding.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"She Finds
Herself Alone,"
Curse.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"Sic Transit in
Deo Mater Christi,"
Mater.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"Shenandoah,"
Shenandoa.poe,
1995
(on Disk008) and
1996
(on Disk007)
"Shenandoan,"
Shenad.poe,
undated,
on Disk009
"Skiing Without
Poles,"
Ski.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"Snakebite,"
Snake.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"Snapper,"
Snapper.poe,
1995
(on Disk007 and Disk008); Snapp.poe,
undated,
on Disk009
"Snow on the
Coal,"
Coal.poe,
1993,
on Disk008
"Sodomy,"
Sodomy.poe,
1994,
on Disk008
"South China
Sea,"
Southchi.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"Spanish
Market,"
Saints.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"St. Francis
Cathedral,"
Stfran.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"Stockpile,"
Stockpil,
1996,
on Disk003
"Swimming in
the Chippewa Falls Y,"
Chippewa,
1995
(on Disk007 and Disk008) and Swim.poe,
undated
(on Disk009)
"Taking
Pictures,"
Pict.poe,
1994
(on Disk009),
1995
(on Disk008) and
1996
(on Disk015)
"Thomas Eakins:
The Gross Clinic,"
Eakins.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"Tilma,
"
Tilma.poe,
1996,
on Disk003
"Tokens of
their Esteem,"
Tokens,
1997,
on Disk003
"Tom
Softly,"
Softly.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"Towpath,"
Towpath.poe,
1995
(on Disk008) and
1996
(on Disk007)
"Transgression,"
Transgre.poe,
1997,
on Disk003
"Tridentine
Mass,"
Mass,
1997,
on Disk003
"Trying to
Attract a Hummingbird,"
Hummers.poe,
1997,
on Disk008
"Trying to
Attract Hummingbirds,"
Hummers.poe,
1994,
on Disk015
"Two
Girls,"
Girls.poe,
1996
(on Disk007) and
1997
(on Disk008)
"Uranus Enters
Aquariums,"
Uranus,
1996,
on Disk003
"Uses of the
Bidet,"
Bidet.poe,
1995,
on Disk008
"War
Time,"
Wartime.poe,
1995
(on Disk008) and
1996
(on Disk007)
"Washington
1941,"
Wash.poe,
1995
(on Disk008) and
1996
(on Disk007)
"Water
Boy,"
Water.poe,
1996
(on Disk010) and
1997
(on Disk003)
"Why There Are
No Shells in Key West,"
Shells.poe,
1994,
on Disk008
"The
Willingness to Undo Knots,"
Knots,
1997,
on Disk003
"The Winter
Gives,"
Winter.poe,
1994,
on Disk009
"Wolf Killer,
"
Wolfkill,
1997,
on Disk003
"Writing to
Jail,"
Jail.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
"Wyoming Road
Map,"
Map.poe,
1996,
on Disk008
Notes (poem fragments and ideas),
Poems.not,
1995,
on Disk008
Santa Fe Stages Series, 1994-1998 (RESTRICTED)
Contains various materials related to the founding
and functioning of
Santa Fe Stages, a
regional theater founded by Bingham in
Santa Fe, New Mexico. Arranged alphabetically.
Box 1
Budget,
1998-1999
(2
folders)
Correspondence
Financial and legal papers,
1994-1998
Fundraising
Publicity,
1995-1999
(4
folders)
Resignation of Martin Platt,
1998
Speeches Series, 1959, 1980-1998 and undated
Contains the text of speeches given
by Bingham to various women's groups, civic organizations,
and educational associations. Speech topics cover a range
of
feminist issues, many based
on Bingham's own experiences with the sale of Bingham
Enterprises. Topics include
women in the board room,
feminist philanthropy,
women's writing and the
politics of publishing. The
bulk of the speeches were given from the mid-1980s through
the early 1990s, at
which time Bingham decided to reduce the number of her
public appearances. Arranged alphabetically.
Box 1
Border Book Festival,
1997
Material for Speeches
Miscellaneous,
undated
1980-1989
(7 folders arranged chronologically)
1990-1998
(4 folders arranged chronologically)
Subject Files Series, 1930-1998
Miscellaneous files which
reflect various social, political and literary activities
of Bingham and her family. Arranged alphabetically.
Box 1
Al-Anon's Blueprint for
Progress,
1989
Amazon.com
Articles about and interviews with
Bingham,
1958-1997
Bingham
genealogy
Bingham
Plays: rehearsed readings,
undated
The Binghams of
Louisville by
David Chandler
Chronology
Draft: marked
text
Legal memorandum from
Barry Bingham,
1987
Blue Mountain Center,
undated
(1
folder)
Momentos,
1989
(1
folder)
Broomstick, No. 4, Autumn
1993
Bunting Institute
Appointment,
1997
Celebrating
Women,
1991
Celebrating Women: A
Commemorative Journal,
1990
Censorship and
Libel
The Center for Women and
Families
The Community Foundation:
Annual Report,
1995
Craft Motor
Vehicle Negligence
Action
The Farm
First Annual
Women's Policy Research Conference
Proceedings,
1989
Five Year Plan,
1990-1995
Funding Exchange,
1988
Goddesses
"Hamburger,"
1989
Hiring and Tenure of Women at
Harvard/Radcliffe
House of Dreams by
Marie Brenner,
1988-1991
Indiana University
Information
Institute for Women's Policy
Research Discussion Paper,
1990
Interview with
Bonnie Cox,
1988
Jesse Jackson Campaign,
1987
Joan Bingham
MacDowell Colony,
undated
(1
folder)
Drawings,
1990
(1
folder)
Matthew Shepard death,
1998
"Mind Torn--Spirit Broken" (M.A.
thesis of
Emily Simms Bingham)
1990
The Missoula Colony,
undated
"New Girl in
Town"
(performance),
undated
Newspaper clippings,
1930s-1940s
Newspaper clippings,
1952-1980
Next Stage, Inc.
(financial report),
1994
Box 2
The Patriarch
by
Jones and
Tifft,
1986-1991
Patty Smith
Paulette Rose Rare Book Catalogue
Political Causes
Readings,
undated
Real Estate/Cars
Religious Worship,
1989-1997
Resume and
biographical information
Sadie Ruth Lawing
Santa Fe
Reporter Sale,
1997
Sarabande
Books
Second Stages Proposal
Shaman Studies
Shoe String Theater,
1984
Speeches (by
Mary Bingham and
Barry Bingham,
Sr.)
Submissions,
1982-1990
1991-1992
1988-1998
Poetry and
miscellaneous,
undated
Taos Art
School
Theater of the Immaculate
Conception
Travel
Virginia Center for the Creative
Arts Fellows List,
1986
Women and
Publishing
Women in
Theater
Women's Center (Louisville, Ky.)
Work by
Chris Iovenko,
Barry Ellsworth,
Robert
Bingham
Workshops,
undated
Zoland Books
catalogs
Writings Series, 1953-1998 and undated
This largest series in the collection contains drafts and published copies of all of Sallie Bingham's
literary writings, including her poems,
short stories,
plays,
novels as well as
essays and
book reviews. There is
a significant amount of material devoted to her
memoir
Passion and
Prejudice as well as to her many novels.
Files are arranged alphabetically by the title of the work
and many include related research files,
correspondence with publishers or producers,
contracts, letters from
well-wishers, and copies of reviews or publicity. At the end of
the series are miscellaneous files pertaining to Bingham's
writing, including proposed projects, newspaper clippings
for research and book reviews.
Many of Bingham's writings were received as
electronic files. If an
individual work has a corresponding electronic file, an entry for the
file is included in the alphabetical list below. In such
cases, following an individual work's title there is a
brief description, then the electronic file's name, the
year in which the file was last modified, and the file's
disk (subdirectory) name. A number of these works exist in
more than one iteration; these may have multiple file names
and/or reside in multiple subdirectories. Note that many of
the following works possess multiple files that may have
been created or edited in different years. Disks were assigned consecutive numbers reflecting
the original order in which they were received.
[The contents of each disk was migrated to a library server. Please consult a reference archivist for access to
the electronic files.]
Box 1
"Acequia Madre,"
undated
Draft, Acequia.ss,
1996,
on Disk024
Title page, Ace.tit,
1996,
on Disk024
"The Act,"
ca.
1979
Addicts,
1977
(2
folders)
After Such
Knowledge,
1960
(4
folders)
"Against Her
Grain,"
undated
"The Age of
Enlightenment,"
1989
"And the Band Played
On,"
1953-1954
"Ann Clifton,"
undated
"The Appraisal,"
ca.
1980s
"Art,"
1997
Art of the Migration
Period,
undated
(poetry)
"Assyrians,"
undated
Draft, Assyrian,
1996,
on Disk024
Title, Ass.Tit,
1996,
on Disk024
"At Home in
Harrodsburg,"
1980s
"At the
Abortionist's,"
undated
"August Ninth at
Natural Bridge,"
undated