Mary Oppen Papers

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Mary Oppen Papers

Mary Oppen Papers MSS 0125 1 Descriptive Summary Title: Mary Oppen Papers Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0125 Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, California, 92093-0175 Languages: English Physical Description: 18.0 Linear feet(8 archives boxes, 16 flat boxes, 8 map case folders, and 14 art bin items) Date (inclusive): 1913-1990 Abstract: Papers of Mary Oppen, writer, painter, and wife of poet George Oppen. The Mary Oppen Papers contain extensive photographic documentation of the Oppen family, along with artworks by George and Mary Oppen and a small file of papers. The artworks include wood carvings by George Oppen and paintings and collages by Mary. Included in the papers are drafts of Mary Oppen's autobiography Meaning A Life, journals (including a dream journal), and original writings by her and her husband. Creator: Oppen, Mary, 1908-1990 Scope and Content of Collection Papers of Mary Oppen, writer, painter, and wife of poet George Oppen. The Mary Oppen Papers contain extensive photographic documentation of the Oppen family, along with artworks by George and Mary Oppen and a small file of papers. The artworks include wood carvings by George Oppen and paintings and collages by Mary. Included in the papers are drafts of Mary Oppen's autobiography Meaning A Life, journals (including a dream journal), and original writings by her and her husband. Mary Oppen's papers have research value in that they reflect the life and career of her husband. However, Mary Oppen was an artist and a writer herself, though of a lesser distinction and fame than her spouse. In addition, she maintained a vital, animated role in the community of poets, painters, and activists. Notes on the collection made by Linda Oppen Mourelatos and Geoffrey Wexler are kept in a seperate acquisition folder. Arranged in five series: 1) WRITINGS, 2) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS, 3) CORRESPONDENCE, 4) ARTWORKS and 5) PHOTOGRAPHS. Perhaps the most important series is the PHOTOGRAPHS. Several large family albums provide the record of a life shared, among writers and artists only now achieving recognition. The PHOTOGRAPHS series affords us glimpses into the world which George and Mary Oppen inhabited--one which was not officially recorded by the arbitrers of taste or by academics in a depoliticized postwar America. Included at the end of the Artwork series are several wood carvings done by George Oppen. Biography The story of Mary Oppen's life is told in an autobiography entitled Meaning A Life. Born Mary Colby in Kalispell, Montana, Oppen was raised in the Pacific Northwest. She met George Oppen in 1928 while both were students at Oregon State University. Together they travelled extensively and finally took up residence in New York City. There they joined a circle of artists and writers, among whom were the poets Charles Reznikoff and Louis Zukofsky. During the 1930s the Oppens involved themselves in leftist political movements and joined the Communist Party U.S.A in 1935 after the seventh World Congress of the Communist Parties called for intellectuals to join in a united front against fascism and war. After the second World War, in which George Oppen was wounded while serving in the European theater, the Oppens were persecuted by the US government for their leftist activities during the depression. Rather than testify against friends and associates, the Oppens decided to flee to Mexico in 1950, where they found their way to Mexico City's United States emigre and refugee circle. In the late 1950s George Oppen began writing again after a 25 year hiatus and the Oppens soon relocated to New York City. In the later part of the 1960s, the Oppens took up residence in the San Francisco Bay area, which is where George's family was largely located. For a time, they summered at Deer Isle, Maine, where they entertained a number of east coast writers such as Ted Enslin, Rachel DuPlessis, and John Taggart. George Oppen died in 1984; Mary died six years later, on 14 May 1990. Both are survived by a daughter, Linda Oppen Morelatos. Publication Rights Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection. Preferred Citation Mary Oppen Papers, MSS 0125. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego. Acquisition Information

Mary Oppen Papers MSS 0125 2 Acquired, 1991-1992. Subjects and Indexing Terms Booth, Philip, 1925-2007 -- Correspondence Bronk, William -- Correspondence Corman, Cid -- Correspondence Cuddihy, Michael -- Correspondence Dembo, L. S. -- Correspondence Fauchereau, Serge -- Correspondence Laughlin, James, 1914-1997 -- Correspondence Mourelatos, Linda Oppen, 1940- -- Correspondence Oppen, George Oppen, Mary, 1908-1990 -- Archives Shapiro, Harvey, 1924-2013 -- Correspondence Taggart, John, 1942- -- Correspondence Tomlinson, Charles, 1927- -- Correspondence Weinberger, Eliot -- Correspondence American poetry -- 20th century Diaries -- 20th century Photographic prints -- 20th century Women poets -- United States

WRITINGS

Prose

Box 1, Folder 1 Indices to the Poetry and Prose of Mary Oppen Box 1, Folder 2 A-a-all Gone Box 1, Folder 3 After a Conversation with George Box 1, Folder 4 Andy's family Box 1, Folder 5 At Home in the World Box 1, Folder 6 Best of All Box 1, Folder 7 Bond Box 1, Folder 8 Chosen One [Maria] Box 1, Folder 9 Counterpoint [Anne, Captain Frank, Josephine] Box 1, Folder 10 Compulsion Box 1, Folder 11 Daughter Box 1, Folder 12 Deaths Box 1, Folder 13 Declaration of Independence Box 1, Folder 14 Depression Box 1, Folder 15 Dilettante Box 1, Folder 16 Does She Think She Is A Legend? [on Mary Oppen] Box 1, Folder 17 Evolution Box 1, Folder 18 Fame Box 1, Folder 19 Frances [Margaret] Box 1, Folder 20 Generations [Julian, Steve, Toby] Box 1, Folder 21 Grandma Op as a Girl... Box 1, Folder 22 Hana Box 1, Folder 23 In dream sometimes... Box 1, Folder 24 Islands Box 1, Folder 25 Jill Box 1, Folder 26 Jon

Mary Oppen Papers MSS 0125 3 WRITINGS Prose

Box 1, Folder 27 Josephine [Captain Frank] Box 1, Folder 28 Journal of trip to Israel, 1975 [Jerusalem Journal] Box 1, Folder 29 Leni and George K. Box 1, Folder 30 Libby Box 1, Folder 31 Maine Box 1, Folder 32 Mama Box 1, Folder 33 Meaning [cont.][1978] Box 1, Folder 34 Meeting with a Japanese Woman-Writer [1977] Box 1, Folder 35 Naomi Box 1, Folder 36 1930 Box 1, Folder 37 Our Very Own Box 1, Folder 38 Overnight at Rosie's Box 1, Folder 39 Paula Box 1, Folder 40 Picasso's Women Box 1, Folder 41 Possession Box 1, Folder 42 Reporter Box 1, Folder 43 San Francisco is my Mother Box 1, Folder 44 Secure and powerful central government... Box 1, Folder 45 Splurge Box 1, Folder 46 Sucha Box 1, Folder 47 Survivor [Daniel] Box 1, Folder 48 Thanksgiving Box 1, Folder 49 Venus of the Shell Box 1, Folder 50 Walking with Charles Reznikoff Box 2, Folder 1 Who is Lottie? Box 2, Folder 2 Woman's Destiny Box 2, Folder 3 Women Box 2, Folder 4 On women Box 2, Folder 5 On Robert Duncan and Oppenheimer Box 2, Folder 6 Sketches: Pan and Andy (Paris, 1932); Paul, Mari Box 2, Folder 7 David, Maria, Michael Box 2, Folder 8 Unfinished sketches Box 2, Folder 9 Notes Box 2, Folder 10 Notes on reading Box 2, Folder 11 Untitled prose piece Box 2, Folder 12 Miscellaneous and unidentified prose

Poetry

Box 2, Folder 13 Dreams Box 2, Folder 14 Infant (non-speaking) Box 2, Folder 15 Letter from San Francisco, 1971 Box 2, Folder 16 Pearl Box 2, Folder 17 Printed poems Box 2, Folder 18 Poems for OCCIDENT Box 2, Folder 19 Miscellaneous poetry Box 2, Folder 20 Miscellaneous poetry Box 2, Folder 21 Poems read May 12, 1979 ["Grand Piano Reading"] Box 2, Folder 22 Poems read at Intersection, May 13, 1980 Box 2, Folder 23 Poetry worksheets Box 2, Folder 24 Translations Box 2, Folder 25 Translation worksheets and notes

Notebooks

Box 3, Folder 1 Memoirs 1959 - 1960 Box 3, Folder 2 Notebook

Mary Oppen Papers MSS 0125 4 WRITINGS Notebooks

Box 3, Folder 3 Notebook pages Box 3, Folder 4 Journal [1979] Box 3, Folder 5 Journal 1982 - 1983 Box 3, Folder 6 Journal pages 1988 - 1989 Box 3, Folder 7 Dreams 1970 - 1970 Box 3, Folder 8 Dream journal 1970 - 1970 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS

Documents concerning George Oppen

Box 4, Folder 1 George Oppen's passport Box 4, Folder 2 Mary Oppen's passport Box 4, Folder 3 George Oppen's birth certificate Box 4, Folder 4 Materials concerning George Oppen - Awards Box 4, Folder 5 Materials concerning George Oppen - Decree changing name Box 4, Folder 6 Materials concerning George Oppen - Social security cards Box 4, Folder 7 Materials concerning George Oppen - Draft registration certificate Box 4, Folder 8 Materials concerning George Oppen - Non-commissioned Officers' School material Box 4, Folder 9 Materials concerning George Oppen - US Army Separation Qualification Record Box 4, Folder 10 Materials concerning George Oppen - Enlisted Record and Report of Separation General note Honorable discharge

Box 4, Folder 11 Materials concerning George Oppen - Veteran affairs material Box 4, Folder 12 Materials concerning George Oppen - Death certificate Box 4, Folder 13 Materials concerning George Oppen - NEA Senior Fellowship announcement Box 4, Folder 14 Materials concerning George Oppen - George Oppen on Libby [his sister] Box 4, Folder 15 Materials concerning George Oppen - George Oppen, "A Narrative" [poem] General note Academy of American Poets, reading program

Documents concerning George and Mary Oppen

Box 4, Folder 16 Materials concerning George and Mary Oppen - George and Mary Oppen: a chronology General note By Rachel Blau Duplessis.

Box 4, Folder 17 Materials concerning George and Mary Oppen - Mary Oppen: death certificate Box 4, Folder 18 Materials concerning George and Mary Oppen - Marriage license Box 4, Folder 19 Materials concerning George and Mary Oppen - Address books Box 4, Folder 20 Materials concerning George and Mary Oppen - Address books General note 1960s-1970s

Box 4, Folder 21 Materials concerning George and Mary Oppen - Address books General note Mexico years through Brooklyn and San Francisco, 1950s-1960s.

Box 4, Folder 22 Materials concerning George and Mary Oppen - Mary Oppen: etching plate [0wl] Box 4, Folder 23 Materials concerning George and Mary Oppen - Obituary of Mary Oppen's mother General note Alice Carey Conklin

Mary Oppen Papers MSS 0125 5 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS Documents concerning George and Mary Oppen

Box 4, Folder 24 Materials concerning George and Mary Oppen - General note "Materials taped to the wall, some by George Oppen, others by Mary Oppen," 1974-1982.

Writings by Others

Box 4, Folder 25 Writings by others - Chana Black, poems Box 4, Folder 26 Writings by others - Jeff Peterson, writings Box 4, Folder 27 Writings and paintings by others - Unidentified ms., "Warring Sentiments" Box 4, Folder 28 Writings and paintings by others - Unidentified ms., [poems] Box 4, Folder 29 Writings and paintings by others - Catalogues pertaining to painting and prints

Publications

Box 4, Folder 30 Publications - Mary Oppen: publication list Box 4, Folder 31 Publications - Cover for "St. John" (photocopy of sketch) Box 4, Folder 32 Publications - Mss. for MONTEMORA Box 4, Folder 33 Publications - Mss. for PAIDEUMA Box 4, Folder 34 Publications - Magazine page proofs Box 4, Folder 35 Publications - MEANING A LIFE: publication notice in CHOICE magazine Box 4, Folder 36 Publications - NATION issues, with poems by Mary Oppen Box 4, Folder 37 Publications - "Conversation with George and Mary Oppen," General note In SATURDAY MORNING 3

Box 4, Folder 38 Publications - Jack Mathew, "Children of the Blacklist," LOS ANGELES TIMES General note October 15, 1988; "Growing up blacklisted: a memoir by Crawford Kilian."

Texts about the Oppens

Box 5, Folder 1 Miscellaneous texts on the Oppens - George Oppen on Mary Oppen Box 5, Folder 2 Miscellaneous texts on the Oppens - Janet Rodney on MEANING A LIFE Box 5, Folder 3 Miscellaneous texts on the Oppens - Reviews of George and Mary Oppen's work CORRESPONDENCE

Box 5, Folder 4 Baker, Tony 1987 - 1987 Box 5, Folder 5 Berl, Christine 1988 - 1988 Box 5, Folder 6 [Mary Oppen and J. H Prynne to] Blau-Duplessis, Rachel 1984 - 1988 Box 5, Folder 7 Booth, Philip 1979 - 1987 Box 5, Folder 8 Bronk, William 1978 - 1988 Box 5, Folder 9 Corman, Cid 1983 - 1987 Box 5, Folder 10 Cuddihy, Michael, to George Oppen with poems 1983 - 1983 Box 5, Folder 11 Cuddihy, Michael, to George Oppen with poems 1983 - 1983 Box 5, Folder 12 Dembo, Larry 1983 - 1983 Box 5, Folder 13 DiManno, Yves 1985 - 1985 Box 5, Folder 14 Enslin, Theodore Box 5, Folder 15 Fauchereau, Serge 1982 - 1984 Box 5, Folder 16 Finlay, Alec Box 5, Folder 17 Gattey, Stephen 1982 - 1982 Box 5, Folder 18 Gerber, Dan 1987 - 1987 Box 5, Folder 19 Griffin, Jonathan 1982 - 1989

Mary Oppen Papers MSS 0125 6 CORRESPONDENCE

Box 5, Folder 20 Guedella, Roger 1984 - 1984 Box 5, Folder 21 Hatlen, Burt 1989 - 1989 Box 5, Folder 22 Hindus, Milton 1982 - 1982 Box 5, Folder 23 Hix, Harvey, to Linda Mourelatos 1987 - 1987 Box 5, Folder 24 Jaffer, Frances 1983 - 1983 Box 5, Folder 25 Laughlin, James 1985 - 1985 Box 5, Folder 26 Longville, Tim 1980 - 1980 Box 5, Folder 27 Martin, John [Black Sparrow Press] Box 5, Folder 28 Middleton, Christopher 1979 - 1979 Box 5, Folder 29 Mottram, Eric 1979 - 1979 Box 5, Folder 30 Mourelatos, Alex 1989 Box 5, Folder 31 [Mary Oppen to] Mourelatos, Linda 1978 - 1984 Box 5, Folder 32 O'Gorman, Kathleen, to George Oppen , re. Charles Tomlinson 1982 - 1982 Box 5, Folder 33 Oppen, George, Sr., to George Oppen 1953 - 1953 Box 5, Folder 34 Oppenheimer, Elsie, to George Oppen, Sr., originals, with Mary's transcript 1913 - 1913 Box 5, Folder 35 Oppenheimer, Elsie, to George Oppen, Sr., originals, with Mary's transcript 1913 Box 5, Folder 36 Ozleworth, Charles 1986 - 1986 Box 5, Folder 37 Royet-Journaud, Claude 1988 - 1988 Box 5, Folder 38 Santos Henry, Mary Box 5, Folder 39 Shapiro, Harvey 1981 - 1981 Box 5, Folder 40 Syrkin, Marie 1978 - 1978 Box 5, Folder 41 Taggart, John 1978 - 1978 General note With mss.

Box 5, Folder 42 Taggart, John 1978 - 1978 Box 5, Folder 43 Terrell, Carroll F. [PAIDEUMA] 1981 - 1981 Box 5, Folder 44 Tomlinson, Charles 1990 - 1990 Box 5, Folder 45 Tomlinson, Charles 1990 - 1990 Box 5, Folder 46 Weinberger, Eliot 1981 - 1981 Box 5, Folder 47 Wellman, John, to George Oppen 1982 - 1982 Box 5, Folder 48 Wilson, John Box 5, Folder 49 Young, Dennis 1987 - 1987 Box 5, Folder 50 Miscellaneous and unidentified correspondence ARTWORK Scope and Content of Series Series 4) ARTWORK: Mary Oppen was a prolific artist, producing hundreds of sizeable paintings and collages and competent etchings and sketches. Her work conveniently divides itself among decades and their matching media: the oils of the 1950s, the etchings of the 1960s, the mixed-media collages of the 1970s, and the water-color collages of the 1980s. Several of her works have been exhibited.

Miscellaneous

Box 5, Folder 51 Catalogue of paintings loaned Box 5, Folder 52 Artwork by Naomi Replanski, gift to Mary Oppen Box 6, Folder 1 Thirteen small sketchbooks Oversize FB-087, Miscellaneous - Charles Tomlinson, "Landscape with Bathers for George and Mary" Folder 1 General note Collotype print, signed, 11" x 20"

Artwork of the 1920s-1940s

Mary Oppen Papers MSS 0125 7 ARTWORK Artwork of the 1920s-1940s

Box 7, Folder 1 Buildings and smokestacks, pencil on paper, 8.5" x 11" circa 1920-1929 Oversize FB-087, Buildings, oil on particle board, 15" x 17" circa 1920-1929 Folder 2 Box 7, Folder 2 Canyon, gouache on wood, 9" x 12" circa 1920-1929 Oversize FB-087, Church and houses on hillside, oil on particle board, 18" x 24" undated Folder 3 Oversize FB-087, Cityscape with train, watercolor on paper, 12" x 10" circa 1920-1929 Folder 4 Oversize FB-087, Cityscape, oil on particle board, 12" x 16" circa 1920-1939 Folder 5 Oversize FB-087, Clothesline on rooftop, watercolor on paper, 10.5" x 12" circa 1930-1939 Folder 6 Oversize FB-087, Flowers, gouache, signed, 7.5" x 10" undated Folder 7 Box 7, Folder 3 Orient, pencil on paper, 8" x 9.5" circa 1920-1929 Box 7, Folder 4 Picket fence through doorway, oil on cardboard, signed, 4.5" x 6.5" circa 1920-1929 Box 7, Folder 5 Port scene, watercolor on paper, 9" x 11" circa 1930-1939 Box 7, Folder 6 Port scene, watercolor on paper, c. 1930s, 5" x 6" [heart shaped] Box 7, Folder 7 Portrait of a woman, "Oppen copy of Louvre painting" circa 1920-2929 General note See Oppen library art books -- original is shown, oil on wood block, c. 1920s, 4.5" x 6"

Oversize FB-090, Rooftop and brick building, oil on heavy cardboard, 12" x 16" circa 1930-1939 Folder 1 Oversize FB-090, Sketch of face and upper body, charcoal on paper, 11.5" x 16" circa 1930-1939 Folder 2 Oversize FB-090, Sketch of face and upper body in repose, charcoal on paper circa 1930-1939 Folder 3 General note 11.5" x 16"

Oversize FB-090, Sketch of torso and legs, charcoal on paper, 11" x 16" circa 1930-1939 Folder 4 Box 7, Folder 8 Tree through window, gouache on cardboard, signed, 4.5" x 6.5" circa 1920-1929 Box 7, Folder 9 Trees, watercolor on paper, 7.5" x 11" circa 1920-1929

Artwork of the 1950s

Oversize FB-090, Bundled branches, ink on paper, 8.5" x 11" undated Folder 5 Oversize FB-090, Butterfly-cloth covered folder Folder 6 General note Contains 10 sketches of birds, watercolor on paper, and one head in profile, pencil on paper, c. 1950s, 11" x 14"

Oversize FB-090, Dog, charcoal on paper, 11" x 16.5" undated Folder 7 Oversize FB-090, Flowers, acrylic on paper, 13" x 15.5" undated Folder 8 Oversize FB-090, Flowers, collage and acrylic on paper, signed undated Folder 9 General note 10" x 24"

Box 7, Folder 10 Flowers in teapot, acrylic on paper, signed, 10" x 13" circa 1950-1959 Box 7, Folder 11 Flowers in vase, oil on paper, signed, 6.5" x 10" circa 1950-1959 Oversize MC-056-01 Flowers, oil on paper and canvas (assorted sizes) circa 1950-1959

Mary Oppen Papers MSS 0125 8 ARTWORK Artwork of the 1950s

Oversize FB-090, Flowers, oil on paper circa 1950-1959 Folder 10 General note 20" X 24"

Oversize FB-092, Human figure, reclining figure on reverse, ink on paper Folder 1-2 General note c. 1950s, 13" x 20"

Oversize MC-056-01 Landscape, oil on paper, signed, 22" x 30" 1953 Oversize FB-092, Paul Hoffman in the 1950s, double pencil sketches, on tissue and paper Folder 3 General note c. 1950s, 19" x 24"

Oversize FB-092, Portrait of a woman, pencil on heavy cardboard, 12" x 18" undated Folder 4 Box 7, Folder 12 Seven girls dancing in a circle, ink and pastel on tissue undated General note 8" x 10"

Box 7, Folder 13 Seven girls dancing in a circle, ink and watercolor on paper, 5" x 8" undated Oversize FB-092, Still life with fruits and vegetables, acrylic on paper, 19" x 24" circa 1950-1959 Folder 5 Box 7, Folder 14 Tree, stitching on burlap undated General note 5" x 6.5"

Box 7, Folder 15 Trees and cliffs, watercolor on paper, 10" x 13" circa 1950-1959 Oversize FB-092, Trees, acrylic on paper circa 1950-1959 Folder 6 General note 19" x 24"

Oversize MC-056-01 Trees, oil on paper, 20" x 26" circa 1950-1959 Oversize FB-092, Trees, oil on paper, signed, 20" x 24" circa 1953 Folder 7 Box 7, Folder 16 Trees, watercolor on paper, signed, 10" x 13" circa 1950-1959 Oversize FB-092, Unidentified subject, with painting on reverse, oil on paper Folder 8 General note Signed, c. 1950s, 9" x 17"

Oversize FB-092, Woman with geometric background, acrylic on particle board Folder 9 General note c. 1950s, 19.5" x 23.5"

Artwork of the 1960s-1970s

Oversize FB-093, Abstract landscape, watercolor and collage circa 1970-1989 Folder 1 General note 8" x 7"

Oversize FB-093, Abstract subject, colored etching, 9" x 12" circa 1960-1969 Folder 2 Oversize FB-093, Abstract subject, signed etching, 9" x 12" circa 1960-1969 Folder 3

Mary Oppen Papers MSS 0125 9 ARTWORK Artwork of the 1960s-1970s

Oversize FB-093, Abstract subject, signed etching, 4" x 5" circa 1960-1969 Folder 4 Oversize FB-093, Barn Owl, etching, 9" x 9" circa 1960-1969 Folder 5 Oversize FB-093, Biggest Frog, etching, signed artist's proof, 14" x 20" circa 1963 Folder 6 Box 7, Folder 17 Bird on branch (two etchings) and bird with glass (one), 2" x 2.5" circa 1960-1969 Box 7, Folder 18 Bird, etching, 2.5" x 2.5" circa 1960-1969 Box 7, Folder 19 Bird flapping wings, 2 etchings, 2" x 2" circa 1960-1969 Box 7, Folder 20 Four birds, etching, 2.5" x 2.5" circa 1960-1969 Oversize FB-093, Black fish, etching [two colors], 14" x 17" circa 1960-1969 Folder 7 Box 7, Folder 21 Bullrushes, pen and ink wash, 8" x 10" circa 1970-1979 Box 7, Folder 22 Cityscape, watercolor and charcoal on paper, 6" x 9" circa 1970-1979 Box 7, Folder 23 Cockroach, etching, signed artist's proof, 2.5" x 4.5" 1962 Box 7, Folder 24 Conch shell, ink and charcoal on paper, 5" x 7" circa 1970-1979 Oversize MC-056-02 Cordillera, signed etching, 18" x 24" and 18 x 22" 1963 Box 7, Folder 25 Cottage, etching, 2.5" x 2.5" circa 1960-1969 Oversize FB-093, Forest, oil and collage circa 1970-1979 Folder 8 General note 24" x 20"

Oversize FB-093, Forest, watercolor and ink on paper, signed, 10.5" x 14.5" circa 1970-1979 Folder 9 Oversize FB-093, Girl with bird, etching, signed artist's proof, 11.5" x 18" circa 1960-1969 Folder 10 Oversize FB-093, Greek Goat, etching, signed artist's proof, 12" x 17.5" circa 1960-1969 Folder 11 General note Includes photocopied clipping featuring the etching as used in James B. Hall's Us He Devours.

Box 7, Folder 26 Horse, etching, 3" x 4" circa 1960-1969 Box 7, Folder 27 Kitchen, ink on paper, 6" x 9" circa 1960-1969 Oversize FB-093, Landscape with cows, signed etching [2nd. proof], 9.5" x 18" 1961 Folder 12 Oversize FB-093, Landscape with grasses, signed etching, 5" x 7.5" 1969 Folder 13 Oversize FB-093, Landscape, etching, 9" x 7" circa 1960-1969 Folder 14 Oversize FB-093, Landscape, signed etching, 9" x 12" circa 1960-1969 Folder 15 Oversize FB-093, Landscape, pencil and ink on orange construction paper, signed Folder 16 General note c. 1960s, 5" x 7"

Oversize FB-095, Landscape, watercolor and pastel, 14.5" x 6.5" circa 1970-1979 Folder 1 Box 7, Folder 28 Landscape, watercolor, 12" x 9" circa 1970-1979 Oversize FB-095, Landscape, watercolor, 14.5" x 10.5" circa 1970-1979 Folder 2 Oversize FB-095, Landscape, watercolor, 23" x 16" circa 1970-1979 Folder 3 Box 7, Folder 29 Male figure reclining, signed etching, 3" x 5" 1961 Box 7, Folder 30 Marine creature and shell, ink on paper, 10" x 6" circa 1970-1979 Box 7, Folder 31 Mountainous landscape, signed etching, 4" x 5" 1969 Oversize FB-095, Other House, signed etching, 14" x 17" 1964 Folder 4

Mary Oppen Papers MSS 0125 10 ARTWORK Artwork of the 1960s-1970s

Box 7, Folder 32 Owl, etching, 5" x 5" circa 1960-1969 Oversize FB-095, Owl, etching, 6" x 9" circa 1960-1969 Folder 5 Oversize MC-056-02 Owl, signed etching, 9" x 12" 1962 Box 7, Folder 33 Owl, signed etching, 3" x 5" (two copies) circa 1960-1969 Oversize FB-095, Owl, signed etching, 9" x 12" circa 1960-1969 Folder 6 Box 7, Folder 34 Owl, ink and paint, 5" x 6" circa 1970-1979 Box 7, Folder 35 Owl, pencil on paper, 3" x 5" [ 7 sketches on 7 sheets] circa 1960-1969 Box 7, Folder 36 Owl, pencil on paper, 5.5" x 5.5" circa 1960-1969 Oversize FB-095, Pinniped, etching, 4" x 5" circa 1960-1969 Folder 7 Oversize FB-095, Plant, pencil on paper, 19" x 24" circa 1960-1979 Folder 8 Oversize FB-095, Plants, etching, 9" x 11.5" circa 1960-1969 Folder 9 Oversize FB-095, Poppies, etching, signed artist's proof, 14" x 14" circa 1960-1969 Folder 10 Oversize AB-002-D Portrait of George Oppen, collage circa 1976-1979 General note 18" x 19.5"

Oversize MC-056-02 Portrait of a woman, signed etching, 16" x 19" circa 1960-1969 Oversize MC-056-02 Room, oil on paper, 22" x 30" circa 1960-1964 Oversize MC-056-02 Room, with charcoal sketch of seated woman on reverse General note Oil on cardboard, c. early 1960s, 20" x 30"

Box 7, Folder 37 Sand dollar, ink on paper, signed, 4" x 5" Oversize FB-095, Scorpion, etching, signed artist's proof circa 1960-1969 Folder 11 Box 7, Folder 38 Seeds Flowing, signed etching, 3" x 4" circa 1960-1969 Box 7, Folder 39 Seven girls dancing in a circle no. 1, etching, 6" x 7" circa 1960-1964 Oversize FB-095, Seven girls dancing in a circle no. 2, etching, 6" x 7" circa 1960-1964 Folder 12 General note 2 prints, one brown ink & one black ink

Oversize FB-095, Tree, watercolor, 12.5" x 19" undated Folder 13 Box 7, Folder 40 Trees, signed etching, 7" x 9.5" 1969 Box 7, Folder 41 Trees, etching with dark grey background, 7" x 9.5" circa 1969 Box 7, Folder 42 Trees, etching with light grey background, 7" x 9.5" circa 1969 Oversize FB-096, Trees, watercolor and collage, signed, 13" x 10" circa 1960-1979 Folder 1 Box 7, Folder 43 Two birds, etching, 2.5" x 4.5" circa 1960-1969 Box 7, Folder 44 Two birds, etching with backing, 2.5" x 4.5" circa 1960-1969 Box 7, Folder 45 Two birds, rough pencil and wash, 7" x 10" circa 1960-1969 Box 7, Folder 46 Two chickens, etching, 4" x 11" [panel] circa 1969 Box 7, Folder 47 Two goats gamboling, etching, 1/25, 4" x 3.5" circa 1960-1964 Oversize FB-096, Wasp, signed etching, 9" x 12" 1963 Folder 2 Box 7, Folder 48 Young Owl, etching, 3.5" x 4.5" [trapezoidal] circa 1960-1964

Artwork of the 1980s

Mary Oppen Papers MSS 0125 11 ARTWORK Artwork of the 1980s

Oversize FB-096, Abstract subject, watercolor, 11" x 14" Folder 3 Box 7, Folder 49 Animal head, crayon cartoon, 8.5" x 11.5" Box 7, Folder 50 Cityscape, watercolor and charcoal on paper, 6" x 4.5" Oversize MC-057-01 Coastal scene, collage and water color, 20" x 26" 1984 Oversize FB-096, Coastal scene, watercolor and collage, signed, 15.25" x 8" 1983 Folder 4 Oversize FB-096, Coastal scene, watercolor and collage, signed, 15" x 11" 1985 Folder 5 Box 7, Folder 51 Coastal scene, watercolor, 12" x 9" Box 7, Folder 52 Coastal scene, watercolor, 8.5" x 5.5" Box 7, Folder 53 Coastal scene, watercolor, signed, 8" x 3.5" 1983 Box 7, Folder 54 Flowers, 2 sketches, charcoal on paper, 4.5" x 4.5" Oversize MC-057-01 Flowers, collage and watercolor, signed, 22" x 28" 1985 Oversize MC-057-01 Flowers, collage and watercolor, 22" x 28" circa 1980-1989 Oversize MC-057-01 Flowers, collage and watercolor, 22" x 28" [unfinished] circa 1980-1989 Oversize MC-057-02 Flowers, collage and watercolor, 24" x 32" circa 1980-1989 Oversize MC-057-02 Flowers, collage and watercolor, signed 1983-1985 General note 24" x 30"

Oversize MC-057-02 Flowers, collage and watercolor, signed, 20" x 26" (water fowl on reverse) Oversize FB-096, Flowers, ink on paper, signed, 11" x 14" 1986 Folder 6 Box 7, Folder 55 Flowers, pencil sketch, signed, 3" x 4" Oversize FB-096, Flowers, watercolor and collage, 14" x 15" Folder 7 Oversize FB-096, Flowers, watercolor and collage with dried flowers Folder 8 General note 11" x 15"

Oversize FB-096, Flowers, watercolor and collage with dried flowers Folder 9 General note Signed, 1985, 16" x 20"

Oversize FB-096, Flowers, watercolor and collage, signed 1983 Folder 10 General note With collaged still life on reverse, 18" x 24"

Oversize FB-096, Flowers, watercolor and collage, signed, 15" x 20 1983 Folder 11 Box 7, Folder 56 Flowers, watercolor and ink on paper, 5.5" x 7" 1983 Box 7, Folder 57 Flowers, watercolor and ink on paper, signed, 6" x 9" 1983 Oversize FB-096, Flowers, watercolor and ink on paper, signed circa 1980-1984 Folder 12 General note 11.5" x 8.5"

Oversize FB-096, Flowers, watercolor and ink on paper, 9" x 12" Folder 13 Box 7, Folder 58 Flowers, watercolor, 4" x 6" Box 7, Folder 59 Flowers, watercolor, 4.5" x 6" Box 7, Folder 60 Flowers, watercolor, 7.5" x 10" Box 8, Folder 1 Flowers, watercolor, 9" x 12" Box 8, Folder 2 Flowers, watercolor, signed, 6" x 9" 1983 Oversize FB-097, Four vases with flowers, watercolor and collage, 19" x 4" Folder 1

Mary Oppen Papers MSS 0125 12 ARTWORK Artwork of the 1980s

Box 8, Folder 3 Human figure, ink wash, 12" x 9.5" Oversize MC-045-11 Landscape with train trestle, collage and water color General note c. 1980s, 32" x 40"

Oversize MC-058-01 Landscape, collage and water color, 22" x 28" circa 1980-1989 Oversize MC-045-11 Landscape, collage and water color, 32" x 40" circa 1980-1989 Box 8, Folder 4 Landscape, ink and charcoal on paper, 5" x 8" Box 8, Folder 5 Landscape, pencil sketch, 3" x 4" Box 8, Folder 6 Landscape, watercolor, 12" x 6" Box 8, Folder 7 Landscape, watercolor, Initialed, 2" x 8" Oversize FB-097, Landscape, watercolor, signed, 11" x 5" 1983 Folder 2 Box 8, Folder 8 Landscape, watercolor, signed, 11" x 7.5" 1983 Box 8, Folder 9 My Birch Tree, ink on paper, signed, 6.5" x 7.5" 1986 Oversize MC-058-01 Portrait of a woman, collage and watercolor with dried flowers General note c. 1980s, 22" x 28"

Oversize AB-002-C Portrait of a woman, collage 1983 General note 14" x 19.5"

Oversize FB-097, Portrait of a woman, watercolor and collage, signed, 16" x 20" 1983 Folder 3 Box 8, Folder 10 Portrait of a woman, watercolor, signed, 9" x 12" Oversize FB-097, Portrait of woman ("For Frances"), watercolor and ink on paper Folder 4 General note Signed, 1982, 9" x 12"

Oversize MC-045-11 Portrait of woman, collage and watercolor, 24" x 32" circa 1980-1989 Oversize MC-058-01 Portrait of woman, collage on industrial cardboard, 23" x 30" Box 8, Folder 11 Room with a view, paint and ink, 4.5" x 6" Box 8, Folder 12 Room, watercolor and ink on paper, 6" x 5" Oversize MC-058-01 Seascape, collage and watercolor, 22" x 30" circa 1980-1989 Oversize FB-097, Sketch with branch, ink on paper, 11" x 14" Folder 5 Box 8, Folder 13 Stencil with swan, ink on cut paper, 6" x 6" 1986 Oversize FB-097, Still life with bottle and mug, collage and watercolor, 19.5" x 10" Folder 6 Oversize FB-102, Still life with ocean in background, watercolor and collage Folder 1 General note 14" x 18"

Oversize MC-058-02 Still life with scenic background, collage and watercolor General note c. 1980s, 22" x 28"

Oversize MC-058-02 Still life with scenic background, watercolor, 22" x 30" Oversize MC-058-02 Still life with vases, collage and water color, signed 1985 General note 22" x 28"

Oversize FB-102, Still life, watercolor and collage, signed, 20" x 16" Folder 2

Mary Oppen Papers MSS 0125 13 ARTWORK Artwork of the 1980s

Oversize FB-102, Still life, watercolor, 11" x 14" Folder 3 Oversize FB-102, Swan vase with flowers, ink sketch, 14" x 11" Folder 4 Oversize MC-058-02 Tree, collage and watercolor, signed, 20" x 80" 1983 Oversize FB-102, Tree, ink on paper, signed, 6.5" x 7.5" 1986 Folder 5 Oversize FB-102, Tree, watercolor on paper, 11" x 14" (flowers in vase on reverse) Folder 6 Oversize FB-102, Tree, watercolor and ink on paper, 11" x 14" (flowers on reverse) Folder 7 Box 8, Folder 14 Trees, watercolor and ink on paper, signed, 9" x 6" 1983 Box 8, Folder 15 Trees, watercolor, 12" x 9" Box 8, Folder 16 Trees with orange sky, watercolor, 6" x 4.5" Oversize MC-058-02 Two women, collage and watercolor, signed, 20" x 30" 1983 Oversize FB-102, Vase with plant, watercolor, 11" x 14" Folder 8 Oversize FB-102, Woman with dog, watercolor and collage on canvas board Folder 9 General note 20" x 24"

Sketchbooks and unfinished artwork

Oversize FB-103, Sketchbooks and unfinished artworks Folder 1 Oversize FB-104, Unfinished artworks (cont.) Folder 1

Framed art

Oversize AB-006-C Flowers, watercolor and collage with dried flowers, signed General note n.d., 13" x 10"

Oversize AB-006-C Flowers, watercolor and collage with dried flowers, signed General note 1985, 13.5" x 10.5"

Oversize AB-006-C Flowers, watercolor and collage, signed, 11.5" x 15" undated

Woodcarvings by George Oppen

Oversize AB-002-F Bust of a woman Oversize AB-006-D Couple, 13" x 16" Oversize AB-006-C Death, 8" x 7" Oversize AB-006-D Head, 12" x 17" Oversize AB-006-D Industrial scene with workers, 18" x 22.5" Oversize AB-006-C Landscape, preparatory sketch for carving, 20 " x 9.5" Oversize AB-002-F Two figures beside tree, 22.5" x 27" PHOTOGRAPHS

Albums

Mary Oppen Papers MSS 0125 14 PHOTOGRAPHS Albums

Oversize FB-094, Family Album 1900 - 1943 Folder 1 Oversize FB-105, Family Album 1946 - 1951 Folder 1 Oversize FB-106, Mexico Album 1951 - 1953 Folder 1 Oversize FB-107, Mexico Album 1952 - 1958 Folder 1 Oversize FB-108, Mexico Album 1958 Folder 1

Miscellaneous Prints

Oversize AB-008-F George Oppen, San Francisco 1977 General note Stephen Johnson, photographer, signed print, 10.5" x 13".

Oversize AB-008-F George and Mary Oppen 1976 - 1976 General note Stephen Johnson, photographer, silver print, 12" x 10.25".

Oversize MC-056-03 George and Mary Oppen with Charles Reznikoff 1974 General note 14.5" x 20.5"

Oversize FB-109, Photographs of furniture and wood relief carvings from Mexico Folder 2 Oversize FB-109, Portrait of George Oppen with cigar Folder 1

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