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Descriptive Summary

PURL: http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM01703/
Title: Jack Butler Collection
Dates: 1950s-2006
Collector: Butler, Jack, 1944-
Physical Extent: 17 boxes (7.089 linear feet)
Repository: University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA
Identification: MUM01703
Location: LL-19
Language of Material: English
Abstract: Collection of correspondence, journal
articles, newspapers, manuscripts, and material pertaining to the life and career of
Jack Butler.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of Jack Butler.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Jennifer Ford, May 2009.

Finding aid encoded by Jason Kovari, 26 May 2009.

Additions

No further additions are expected to this collection.


Subject Terms

Butler, Jack, 1944-
Novelists, American — 20th century
Poets, American — 20th century
Literature — Southern States


Formats

correspondence
clippings (information artifacts)
speeches
diaries
audiocassettes
photographs
manuscripts (document genre)


Biographical Note

Jack Butler was born in 1944 and moved to Mississippi as a child. He was the son of a
Baptist minister. He graduated from Clinton High School, then earned bachelor’s
degrees in English and mathematics from Central Missouri State College, followed by
an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Arkansas. He has published
eight books, including four novels. His books have been printed in sixteen editions,
including one translation in Japanese. He has written nearly 200 poems, many of
which have appeared in such publications as The New
Yorker
, The Atlantic and Poetry. His cookbook Jack’s
Skillet: Plain Talk and Some Recipes from a Guy in the Kitchen
, was
published in 1997 by Algonquin. He has won a number of prizes and awards, and his
third novel, Living in Little Rock with Miss Little
Rock
(Knopf 1993) was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and a PEN/Faulkner
Award.


Scope and Content Note

The Jack Butler Collection includes correspondence, reviews, speeches, honors,
manuscripts, publications, exams, papers, journals, notes, audio and photographs
related to Jack Butler’s life and career.


User Information

Prefered Citation

Jack Butler Collection, 1950s-2006, Archives and Special Collections, J.D.
Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

Access Restrictions

The Jack Butler Collection is open for research.

Folder 1.1, Correspondence, and Box 7, Exams and Papers, have been
Restricted.

Copyright Restrictions

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the
making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under
certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized
to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions
is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other
than private study, scholarship or research.” If a user makes a request for, or
later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use”,
that user may be liable for copyright infringement.


Related Material

Resources at the University of Mississippi

The Oxford American Collection (http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00347/) contains correspondence by Butler.

For more literary collections housed at the University of Mississippi Archives & Special Collections, see our Literary Collections subject guide.


Separated Material

Box of photographs have been removed to Collections Photographs for preservation
purposes.


Arrangement

This collection is arranged thematically.


Container List

Series I. Correspondence
1.1

Correspondence
Restrictions: Access Restricted
1.2

Undated Correspondence
T.D. Undated. Adams Book Store to Jack
Butler. (3pp.)
T.L.S. Undated. “J.A.” to “Dear
Jack.”
T.L. Undated. [Jack Butler] to Ted
Daniel.
T.L.S. Undated. Jack Butler to Mr.
Weaver.
T.L.S. Undated. Jack Butler to Yvonne
McManus. On University of Arkansas letterhead.
T.L.S. Undated. Jack Butler to
Unidentified Recipient. On University of Arkansas
letterhead.
A.L.S. Undated. “Jack B.” to Dave
Smith.
T.L.S. Undated. Jack to Unidentified
Recipient.
A.N.S. Undated. Jack to
“Miller”.
T.L.S. 25 November [no year given].
David Wagoner to Jack Butler. On Poetry Northwest
letterhead.
Scope: Acceptance of poems to journal.
T.L.S. 28 June [no year given]. David
Wagoner to “Dear J.B.” On Poetry Northwest letterhead.
Scope: Acceptance of poem to journal.
T.L.S. 29 January [no year given]. David
Wagoner to “Dear J.B.” On Poetry Northwest letterhead.
Scope: Acceptance of poem to journal.
A.L.S. Undated. [Jack Butler] to
Unidentified Individual.
A.L.S. Undated. Jack to “Dear
Winks.” (4pp.)
A.L.S. Undated. [Jack Butler] to “Dean
John and Susan.” (2pp.)
A.L.S. Undated. [illegible signature] to
“Dear Susan.” (3pp.)
A.L.S. Undated. Jack to “Dear Susan.”
Fragment. (4pp.)
T.L.S. Undated. Leon to Unidentified
Recipient.
T.L. Undated. Jack Butler to “Diane
Tiner.” (2pp.)
T.L. Undated. Jack Butler to Kathy
Anderson. (3pp.)
T.L.S. Undated. Tom Williams to “My good
friend Jack.” (3pp.)
T.L.S. Undated. Brian Robertson to Jack
Butler.
A.L.S. Undated. Ted Daniel to Jack
Butler. On River Sedge letterhead. (2pp.)
A.L.S. Undated. [Illegible Name] to Jack
Butler.
A.N.S. Undated. Jack Butler to [Dr.
Guinn]. Note written on the same side of paper
A.L.S. Undated [L.E.B.] to Jack
Butler.
T.L. Undated. Unidentified Sender to
Jack Butler.
T.L.S. Undated. Charles C. Ryan, editor
to Jack Butler. On Galileo letterhead.
A.L.S. Undated. [Joy] to Unidentified
Recipient. (2pp.)
A.L. Undated. Unidentified Sender to
Jack Butler. (2pp.)
A.L.S. Undated. [Joy] to Jack
Butler.
A.C. Undated. Invitation to the opening
of recent paintings and drawings by Robert Ross. Moulton Gallery.
Fort Smith, Arkansas.
A.N.S. Undated. Illegible Signature to
“Dear Gentle Man.”
A.C.S. Undated. Illegible Signature to
“Dear Jack and Lynnice.”
A.L.S. Undated. Illegible Signature to
“Dean Jack and Vicki.”
T.L.S. Undated. Tina to Jack
Butler. (2pp.)
T.L.S. Undated. Helen to Jack
Butler.
A.N.S. Undated. Unidentified Sender to
Jack Butler.
A.N.S. Undated. [Ben] to Jack Butler.
Fragment.
A.L. Undated. Unidentified Sender to
Jack Butler. (2pp.)
A.N.S. Undated. Illegible Signature to
Jack Butler.
A.L.S. Undated. J.B. to Jack
Butler. (2pp.)
A.C.S. Undated. John and Joyce to
Lynnika and Jack Butler.
A.L.S. Undated. [Jerry] to Jack Butler
and Lynnice. (4pp.)
A.N.S. Undated. [W.W.] to Jack
Butler.
A.N.S. Undated. Nancy to [Jack Butler].
On The Louisville Review
letterhead.
A.L. Undated. Unidentified Sender to
“Dear [Modena].”
A.C. Undated. Unidentified Sender to
[Jack Butler].
A.C.S. Undated. Earl to [Jack
Butler].
A.N.S. Undated. [Joy] to [Jack
Butler].
A.N.S. Undated. Illegible Signature to
Jack Butler.
A.L.S. Undated. Water damaged letter to
Jack Butler. (4pp.)
A.N.S. Undated. Helen Colgan to [Jack
Butler].
T.L. Undated. Chain letter sent to Jack
Butler.
A.N.S. Undated. Ben Kimpel to [Jack
Butler]. (2pp.)
T.L. Undated. Unidentified Sender to
“Dear Leda.” (3pp.)
T.L.S. Undated. Illegible Signature to
Jack Butler. (3pp.)
A.N.S. Undated. [Jeannie] to Jack
Butler.
T.L. Undated. Unidentified Sender to
Jack Butler.
A.L.S. Undated. Unidentified Sender to
[Tim]. (2pp.)
A.N.S. Undated. Unidentified Sender to
Unidentified Recipient.
A.N.S. Undated. [Guy O.] to Jack
Butler.
A.L. Undated. Unidentified Sender to
Unidentified Recipient.
T.L.S. Undated. Kenneth J. Cook to Jack
Butler. Note: Written on Garland Community College
letterhead.
1.3

1966 Correspondence
A.L.S. 18 June 1966. [Wayne] to Jack
Butler. On Mississippi College letterhead. (2pp.)
1.4

1970 Correspondence
A.L.S. 11 March 1970. Grace Bechtold to
Jack Butler. On Bantam Books letterhead. (2pp.)
Scope: Acceptance of his work “Embroidery” for an anthology by Bantam
Books.
1.5

1974 Correspondence
A.C.S. 6 July 1974. David to “Bro” [Jack
Butler].
T.L. 15 July 1974. Unidentified Sender
to Jack Butler.
A.L.S. 16 July 1974. [Len] to “Jack and
Lynnice.” (2pp.)
A.L.S. 18 July 1974. [Johnny] to
“Jackson.” (2pp.)
A.L.S. 19 July 1974. Joelene McGehee to
Lynnice & Jack]. (2pp.)
A.C.S. 6 August 1974. “Mother” to
[Lynnika] Jack and Lynnice.
1.6

1975 Correspondence
T.L.S. 12 May 1975. Carol T. Gaddy to
“Dear Thespians.” Photocopy.
T.L.S. 13 May 1975, [Bertram Minkin] to
Jack Butler. On Berkeley Department of Rhetoric
letterhead.
A.L.S. 17 May 1975. Jean Norman to Jack
and Lynnice. (2pp.)
A.L.S. May 19, 1975. Kathy to “Dear
Butlers”.
1.7

1976 Correspondence
A.L.S. 20 February 1976. Joe to “Dearest
Jack, Lynnice & Children.” (3pp.)
T.L.S. 25 February 1976. Sarah Fountain
to “Professor Jack Butler.”
Scope: Preparations for a collection of Arkansas literature to be released
by Rose Publishing Company.
A.L.S. 31 March 1976. Michael [Jabbour] to Jack Butler. (2pp.)
T.L.S. 11 May 1976. John Biguenet to
Jack Butler. On Black & White: A
Review of the Arts
letterhead.
Scope: Acceptance of poems to Black & White
2
T.L.S. 15 June 1976. Jack Butler to Hugh
B. Patterson, Jr. (2pp.)
T.L.S. 7 October 1976. Stephen Harrigan
to Jack Butler.
A.L.S. 7 November 1976. David C. Yates
to Jack Butler.
A.C.S. 15 November 1976. M.A.B. to [Jack
Butler].
T.L.S. 16 November 1976. Bill Henderson
to “Dear Editor.”
Note: There is a note on the correspondence that alludes to the fact that
Jack Butler’s work was being considered for The Pushcart Prize 1977: Best of the Small Presses. The
note is from Dave [Wagoner].
T.L.S. 29 November 1976. [Steve H.] to
Jack Butler.
T.L.S. 30 November 1976. Ben D. Kimpel
to Jack Butler. On University of Arkansas, College of Arts and
Sciences, letterhead.
A.N.S. 13 December 1976. Bernard Kaplan
to Jack Butler. On Mississippi Review
letterhead.
A.L.S. 31 December 1976. [illegible
sender name] to [illegible Recipient]. (3pp.)
1.8

1977 Correspondence
T.L.S. [1977]. Ric Dice to Jack Butler.
On The Black Warrior Review letterhead.

Scope: Butler’s “Hawk Gumbo” winning second place in the Black Warrior
Review Literary Awards Contest for 1977
T.L.S. [1977]. Sarah Teal DeMellier to
“Dear Contest Participant.” On The Black
Warrior Review
letterhead.
A.L.S. 1977. [Granny] to “Dears.” (3pp.)
T.L.S. Photocopy. 1977. Ellen Gilchrist
to “Dear Contributor.”
Scope: Contributions of material for the Barataria
A.L.S. 6 January 1977. [Lynnice] to
“Dear Wink.” (3pp.)
T.L.S. 10 January 1977. [Sally] to “Dear
Jack and Lynnice.” (2pp.)
A.N.S. 16 January 1977. [Leslie
Melcharry] to Jack Butler.
A.L.S. 18 January 1977. Jack Taylor to
Jack Butler. (2pp.)
T.L.S. 24 January 1977. John Allen to
“Dear Jack and Lynnice.” On Adams Book Store letterhead.
A.L.S. 27 January 1977.[Jerry Beth] to
Jack Butler.
A.L.S. 9 February 1977. Wayne to Jack
Butler. On Henderson State University letterhead.
A.N.S. 25 February 1977. [Ralph] to Jack
Butler.
A.C.S. 5 March 1977. Joyce to [Jack
Butler].
T.L.S. 17 March 1977. Iris Tillman Hill
to Jack Butler. On University of Texas Press.
A.L.S. 2 April 1977. [Jerry] to Jack
Butler. (2pp.)
T.L.S. 3 May 1977. Joy to Jack Butler. (2pp.)
A.L. 7 May 1977. Unidentified Sender to
Jack Butler. (2pp.)
T.N.S. 14 May 1977. J.A. to Jack Butler. (2pp.)
Note: Written on the back of a poem, “You Gotta Walk.”
T.L. 18 May 1977. Jimmy Dukes to “Dear
Friends” [Jack Butler]. (3pp.)
Scope: Class reunion.
T.L.S. 24 May 1977. Helen to Jack
Butler.
T.L.S. 27 May 1977. Kenneth Cook to Jack
Butler. On Garland County Community College letterhead.
T.N.S. 5 June 1977. Jim Baen to Jack
Butler. On Galacy/IF letterhead.
T.L. 5 June 1977. Lynnice to Jack
Butler.
A.L.S. 6 June 1977. Johnny to Jack
Butler. (4pp.)
T.N.S. 13 June 1977. Lynnice to
Lynnika.
A.L.S. 16 June 1977. Jack Butler to
[Lynnice Butler]. (3pp.)
T.L. 27 June 1977. Jack Butler to Texas Quartlery.
T.L.S. 1 August 1977. Earl Meeks to Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Butler. (2pp.)
A.N.S. [after 9 August 1977].
Unidentified Sender to Jack Butler. (2pp.)
T.L. 7 September 1977. Nye Willden to
Jack Butler. On Dugent Publishing Corp. letterhead.
Scope: Publication of his story “Plague of Lust.”
T.L.S. 10 September 1977. Johnny to Jack
Butler. (2pp.)
T.L.S. 30 September 1977. David Wagoner
to J.B. [Jack Butler]. On Poetry
Northwest
letterhead.
T.L. 6 November 1977. Jack Butler to
Sarah Fountain.
T.L.S. 22 November 1977. Helen to Jack
Butler.
T.L.S. 23 November 1977. Sarah Teal
DeMellier to Jack Butler. On Black Warrior
Review
letterhead.
T.L.S. 29 November 1977. Jack Butler to
Ms. Damrosch.
T.L.S. 30 November 1977. Sarah Teal
DeMellier to Jack Bulter. On Black Warrior
Review
letterhead.
A.C.S. 1 December 1977. Steve [Herrigan] to Jack Butler.
A.C.S. 1 December 1977. Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Meeks to [Jack Butler].
T.L.S. 2 December 1977. Sarah [Teal
DeMellier] to Jack Butler. On Black Warrior
Review
letterhead.
T.L.S. 5 December 1977. [Illegible
signature] to Jack Butler.
A.C.S. 5 December 1977. [Jay Rodgers] to
Jack Butler.
T.L.S. 9 December 1977. Joy Gwillim to
Jack Butler.
T.L.S. 12 December 1977. Joy Gwillim to
Jack Butler. (2pp.)
T.L.S. 16 December 1977. John Biguenet
to Jack Butler. On New Orleans Review
letterhead.
1.9

1978 Correspondence
T.L.S. 7 February 1978. Spencer Brown to
Jack Butler. (2pp.)
T.L.S. 21 February 1978. Sarah Fountain
to Jack Butler. On University of Central Arkansas
letterhead. (2pp.)
A.L.S. March 1978. Joyce Hillstrom to
Jack Butler. (6pp.)
T.L. 4 April 1978. Jack Butler to “Dear
Editor.” On University of Arkansas letterhead.
T.L.S. 8 May 1978. Earl Meeks to Jack
Butler. On Elk Horn Bank and Trust Company letterhead.
A.L.S. 24 May 1978. Dorothy N. Butler to
Jack Butler. (5pp.)
T.L. 31 May 1978. John Allen to Jack
Butler. (2pp.)
Scope: Attached poems
A.L. 18 July 1978. Unidentified Sender
to Jack Butler. (2pp.)
T.L.S. 21 July 1978. Barbara Reid to
Jack Butler. On The Mary Roberts Rinehart Foundation
letterhead.
T.L. 16 November 1978. B.D.K. to “All
Graduate Assistants.”
T.N.S. 30 November 1978. Barry Hannah to
Jack Butler.
A.L.S. 1 December 1978. Mom [Dot] to
Jack and Vicki. (2pp.)
T.L.S. 4 December 1978. Eloise Hill to
Professor Jack Butler. On W.W. Norton & Company,
Inc./Publishers letterhead.
A.L.S. 8 December 1978. Granny to “Dear
Butlers.” (2pp.)
A.N.S. 22 December 1978. [Jarlene] to
[Jack Butler].
1.10

1979 Correspondence
A.C.S. 1978. Dad to “Mr. Jack Butler and
Family.”
A.L. 5 January 1979. Unidentified Sender
to Jack Bulter. (6pp.)
A.N. 16 February 1979. Poem entitled,
“Jess’s Bread.”
A.N.S. 21 March 1979. Judy Robinson to
Vicki Butler.
A.L.S. 2 April 1979. [Steve H.] to Jack
Butler.
T.L.S. 5 May 1979. Richard Wilbur to
Jack Butler.
T.L. 23 May 1979. J.A. to Jack Butler.
On Adams Book Store letterhead.
T.L. 8 June 1979. Lyna Lee Montgomery to
Jack Butler.
T.C. 9 June 1979. Unknown sender to Jack
Butler.
A.C. 10 July 1979. Unknown sender to
Jack Butler.
A.L.S. 16 July 1979. Charles &
Family to Jack Butler. (3pp.)
T.L.S. 17 July 1979. Harry T. Antrim to
Jack Butler. On Associated Writing Programs Series for Contemporary
Poetry, Department of English, Florida International
University.
P.D. 10 August 1979. Invitation to the
Baccalaureate-Commencement Exercises for Texas Christian University.

Series of poems (“The Winds of Winter Ride the Land”; “The
Porch”; “This Flesh Subsiding Now.”) sent by Adams Book Store to
Jack Butler.
A.L.S. 2 August [1979]. Marsha Mattson
to “Dear Vicki” [Vicki Butler]. Photocopy. (2pp.)
T.L.S. 3 August 1979. Lewis “Buddy”
Nordan to Director Arkansas Arts Council.
T.L.S. 29 August 1979. Richard A. Young,
General Manager Hyatt Regency Memphis to Mr. Butler.
A.L.S. 18 August 1979. Joyce to “Dear
Jack.”
A.N.S. 21 August 1979. Ben D. Kimpel to
Jack Butler.
Scope: Wanting of a third section.
1.11

1980 Correspondence
A.C.S. Christmas card from Jeamie to “Dear Jack.”
1.12

1988 Correspondence
T.L.S. 4 March 1988. Mark to “Dear
Jack.”
T.L.S. 17 November 1988. Mel White to
“Dear Jack.” On Arkansas Times
letterhead.
1.13

1990 Correspondence
1.14

2004 Correspondence
1.15

2005 Correspondence
A.N.S. 27 October 2005. [Alvaro] to
“Dear Jack.”
T.L.S. 18 November 2005. [Alvaro] to
“Dear Jack.” (2pp.)
Fragment. 23 November 2005. [Trent
Stewart] to “Dear Jack.”
T.L.S. 20 December 2005. Trent [Stewart] to “Dear Jack.” (2pp.)
A.C.S. 30 December 2005. Mom to “Dear
Jack.”
1.16

2006 Correspondence
T.L.S. [March 5, 2006]. [Alvaro] to
“Dear Jack.” (2pp.)
T.L.S. May 7, 2006. Michael to “Dear
Jack.” (2pp.)
T.L.S. May 18, 2006. Tom Williams to
“Jack.” (2pp.)
T.L.S. May 30, 2006. [Alvaro] to “Dear
Jack.” (2pp.)
A.L.S. June 6, 2006. Mom to “My dear
Jack.” (3pp.)
A.L.S. July 20, 2006. Mom to “Dear One.” (4pp.)
A.L.S. July 21, 2006. Mom to “Dear.” (2pp.)
T.L.S. July 21, 2006. Tom W. to “Jack.” (4pp.)
T.L.S. August 5, 2006. “T.W.” to
“Brother Jack.” (3pp.)
T.L.S. August 22, 2006. Jennifer [Ford] to “Mr. Butler.” (3pp.)
A.L.S. September 3, 2006. Larry to
“Jack.” (3pp.)
2.1

“Dear Johnny” letters.
2.2

Letters from Johnny Wink to Jack Butler.
2.3

Notebook of Letters to Jack Butler from Lynnice McDonald [Butler] and Wendy.
2.4

Notebook of Letters to Jack Butler from Lynnice McDonald [Butler] and Wendy.
2.5

Undated. Letters from Dick and Anne Albin to
Jack Butler.
2.6

1970s. Letters from Dick and Anne Albin to Jack Butler.

3.1

Notebook of Letters to Jack Butler from Lynnice McDonald
[Butler]
3.2

Notebook of Letters to Jack Butler from Lynnice McDonald
[Butler]
3.3

Notebook of Letters to Jack Butler from Lynnice McDonald
[Butler]
3.4

Miscellaneous correspondence to Lynnice M. Butler.
3.5

Correspondence to and from Vicki M. Butler.
3.6

Correspondence from Larry Johnson to Jack Butler.
3.7

Correspondence to and from The New
Yorker
.
Series II. Reviews
4.1

General reviews of Jack Butler’s work
4.2

1982-1983. Reviews of Hawk
Gumbo
4.3

Reviews of Jack Butler’s poetry
4.4

1986. Reviews of Jujitsu for
Christ
4.5

1985-1986. Reviews of Jujitsu for
Christ
4.6

1980s. Reviews of Spaceman Kid
Poems
4.7

1986. Reviews of Hawk
Gumbo
4.8

1987. Reviews of Jujitsu for
Christ
4.9

1989. Reviews of Nightshade
4.10

1992-1993. Reviews of Living in Little Rock
With Miss Little Rock
4.11

1995. “Interview With Jack Butler.” Arkansas Traveler
4.12

1997-1998. Reviews of Jack’s
Skillet
4.13

1998. Reviews of Dreamer.
Series III. Speeches and Honors
5.1

Proclamation of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Mayoral presentation of
the key to the city to Jack Butler.
5.2

12 July 1986. Address by Jack Butler at the
dedication of the Library of Arkansas Authors, Arkansas Governor’s
Mansion.
Series IV. Newspaper articles
5.3

March 1962. “Morrison Heights Church Licenses Pastor’s Son to
Ministry.” The Clinton News. Vol. 14, no.
9.
5.4

“Profile Ben Kimpel.” [University of Arkansas
newspaper].
Series V. Postcards
5.5

Picture postcards of Alligator, Mississippi.
5.6

Postcard. Undated. Image of Superior Avenue
Baptist Church. Bogalusa, Louisiana.
Series VI. Scrapbook
5.7

Scrapbook
Series VII. Miscellaneous
6.1

1962. Jack A. Bulter, Jr.’s “Certificate of
License for the Ministry.” And other awards.
6.2

1958. Glen Allen Elementary School,
“Certificate to Jack Butler.”
6.3

Material regarding Lynnika Butler.
6.4

1998. Envelope of drawings by K.A. Buckelew
sent to Jack Butler.
6.5

Undated. Packet of blackberry
seeds.
6.6

Undated. Lock of hair with purple ribbon and
envelope with silver sealing wax.
6.7

1971-1978. Loose empty
envelopes.
6.8

Undated. Grouping of unidentified
miscellaneous materials.
Series VIII. Exams and Papers
Restrictions: Materials Restricted Due to Personal Information
7

Exams and Papers
Series IX. Journals and Notes
8.1

Undated. “Ada’s Addlings by Ada Margaret
Mayfield.”
8.2

Undated. Notebook.
8.3

Undated. Notes and letters.
8.4

1983. Trip Books- Journals: Big
Bend.
8.5

1990-. Dream Journals I. Folder 1 of
3.
8.6

1990-. Dream Journals I. Folder 2 of 3.

8.7

1990-. Dream Journals I. Folder 3 of 3.

Series X. Manuscripts
9.1

Undated. Manuscripts and Poems.
9.2

Undated. Essay drafts,
miscellaneous.
9.3

Undated. Three poems for Jayme and some
notes toward her wedding band: “All Flags Flying,” “Jayme Tull is 38,”
and “The Gatherer.”
9.4

Undated. Notes and Manuscripts, “The
Miracle.”
9.5

Undated. Fiction-Short-Pop.
9.6

Undated. Notes and Partial Manuscript,
“Fiction-Long-Marcus.”
9.7

Undated. Notes for the Plasma
Poems.
9.8

Undated. Notes for “The Mad
Dean.”
9.9

Undated. Notes and Manuscripts, “Games In
Progress.”
9.10

Undated. “Nonfiction- Conceptual,
Science.”
9.11

Undated. Little Rock- pieces.
10.1

A.N. Undated. Notes for “An American
Preacher.” (2pp.)
10.2

Undated. Series of poems, “Elegy for an
Elm,” “Beauty is Granny,” and “To You.”
10.3

Undated. “The Lost Poems: A Collection by
Jack Butler.”
10.4

Undated. “The Circles.”
10.5

Undated. “Film and Drama- JJC.”
10.6

Undated. Unnamed folder – Contains notes and drafts
for “Catfish Whiskey” and “The Rate Analyst.”
10.7

Undated. “What to do Between
Poems.”
10.8

Undated. “Noh, Noh, Noh, Noh, Noh- A Cycle
of Five Noh Plays.”
10.9

Undated. “Fayetteville I-
Pieces.”
10.10

Undated. “Fayetteville II- TK.”
10.11

Undated. “Fayetteville II-
Pieces.”
10.12

Undated. “Utah Trip Book.”
10.13

Undated. “Fayetteville II-TK- “The Kid Who
Wanted to be a Spaceman.”
11.1

Undated. “Mummy Wheat by Jack
Bulter.”
11.2

Undated. “Winsong.”
11.3

Undated. “Sonnets.”
11.4

Undated. “In Progress- Poetry.”
11.5

Undated. “Drafts in Progress.”
11.6

Undated. Miscellaneous drafts and
fragments.
11.7

1966-1968. “The Blood of Your Mind. Poems.”
Sedalia, Missouri.
11.8

1967-1970. “The Derivative with Respect to
Tuesday.”
11.9

circa 1968. Notes for “Johnny B.
Goode.”
11.10

circa 1972. Notes for “Jesus.”
11.11

1971-1972. “Jasper Riders” and “Inter
Aliae.”
12.1

1973. “Riders by Jack Butler.”
12.2

1974-1975. “Arkadelphia Pieces.”
12.3

1974. “No News at All by Jack
Butler.”
12.4

1980. “Fiction- Long-Starts.”
12.5

circa 1986. “Manuscript and Notes for ‘Death
Count.'”
12.6

circa 1988. “Manuscripts- ‘Conway
Pieces.'”
12.7

circa 1989. “Notes and Manuscript for ‘A
Theoretical Model of Heaven’ and ‘Going Down.”
12.8

1992. “Notes and Manuscripts- Film and Drama
Short- ‘New York Movie’ by John Levy.
12.9

1993. “The Body I Had in Mind.”
12.10

June 1993. “The Circles for Grey Dog, Who
Could See Love.”
13.1

[1993]. “LLR- Drafts and Pieces [Living in Little Rock With Miss Little
Rock
].
13.2

[1993]. “LLR- Drafts and Pieces [Living in Little Rock With Miss Little
Rock
].
13.3

[1993]. “LLR- Drafts and Pieces [Living in Little Rock With Miss Little
Rock
].
13.4

1993-1998. “A Selection from the Lost Poems:
A Reading by Jack Butler- the College of Santa Fe- October 15,
1998.”
13.5

1993. “Dreamer in progress: ‘Anasazi Heights
(The Santa Fe Story)’ and ‘Initial Conditions.'”
13.6

1997. “Santa Fe- Pieces.”
13.7

October 1998. “A Selection from Lost Poems:
A Reading by Jack Butler.”
13.8

2006. “Christmas on a Distant
Planet.”
13.9

2006. Draft of “Honoring the Land.”

14

TMs. Undated. Living
in Little Rock With Miss Little Rock
. (806 pp.)
Series XI. Publications
15.1

Undated. “Debates Don’t Define Candidates”/
Jack Bulter.
15.2

July 1987. “All Punked Out and Someplace to
Go”/ Jack Butler. Arkansas Times. Pp.
32-34.
15.3

1997. Promotional brochures for Jack’s Skillet: Plain Talk and Some Recipes from a
Guy in the Kitchen
.
15.4

1993. Uncorrected proof of Living in Little Rock With Miss Little
Rock
.
15.5

June 1997. “Telling Stories and Swapping
Recipes: Wheeling and Dealing, Slicing and Dicing, by Jack Butler.”
The Algonkian No.6 (June 1997):
20-22.
Series XII. Audio Tapes and Computer Discs
16.1

15 November 1988. Jack Butler interview with Robert
Hannon. Cassette tape.
16.2

Undated. “1. Jack Butler: Split End in Outer
Space; The Jaws of a Dilemma; How Bad do you Want to Feel; [unreadable];
Oxford Town.” Cassette tape.
16.3

12 June 1992. Jack Butler interview with KUAR.
Cassette tape.
16.4

Undated. “Guitar Foolery side 1; and More
Guitar Foolery and Poems, side 2.” Cassette tape.
16.5

13 April 1993. “[NYTCO] Jack Butler.” Cassette
tape.
16.6

Undated. “Poems of Larry Johnson from his book
Veins. Dedicated to the Memory of J.Edgar Simmons.” Cassette
tape.
16.7

12 April 1993. “Jack Butler Interview, 4/12/93,
D.C., Diane Rheims.” Cassette tape.
16.8

October 1994. “J.B. Reading 10/94 CSF.” Cassette
tape.
16.9

Undated. “Bowl, Cat & Broomstick.” Cassette
Tape
Series XIII. Photographs
17

Photographs
Separated Material: Removed and stored with Collection Photographs for preservation
purposes




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