Rochelle Owens papers, 1900-2022
Rochelle Owens papers, 1900-2022
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0964
- Bib ID:
- 4079902 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Owens, Rochelle
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 10.5 linear feet (24 boxes and 1 folder)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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Boxes 2-19 are located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Description
Summary
Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, documents, photographs, audio tapes, and printed materials of Rochelle Owens. Included are: correspondence with other writers, publishers, and friends; scripts and production files of her plays; and, manuscripts and drafts of her books and other poems, along with other related materials. Boxes 1-3: Cataloged correspondence; Boxes 4-12: Owens' writings by title (Manuscripts, notes, photographs& printed materials); Box 13-14: General file (Audio tape cassettes, Biographical materials, Misc., Photographs& Misc. printed materials); Oversize folder: Record album & Photographs.
Arrangement
Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
Boxes 2-19 are located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Rochelle Owens papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Related Materials
George Economou Papers. Columbia University Libraries.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--6192B. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--04/23/1997. Accession number--M-97-04-23.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Papers Processed HR 08/05/1997.
Revision Description
2010-03-24 xml file created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
2021-10-21 Added link to archived website
Biographical / Historical
Playwright, poet, and translator. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1936 and is married to the poet, George Economou.
Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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Series I: Cataloged correspondence
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Box 1
Series II: Arranged correspondence
Box 1
Box 2
Box 3
Box 15
Box 16 Folder 1
Box 16 Folder 2
Box 16 Folder 3
Box 16 Folder 4
Series III: Writings and Drawings by Rochelle Owens
(Manuscripts, documents, photographs, & printed materials)
Box 4
Box 4
Box 16 Folder 6
Box 4
Box 4
Box 4
Box 4
Box 4
Box 4
Box 4
Box 4
Box 4
Box 5
Box 5
Box 5
Box 6
Box 6
Box 16 Folder 6
Box 16 Folder 7
Box 6
Box 6
Box 7
Box 7
Box 7
Box 7
Box 7
Box 15
Box 15
Box 7
Box 7
Box 7
Box 8
Box 8
Box 8
Box 8
Box 8
Box 8
Box 16 Folder 8
Box 8
Box 8
Box 8
Box 8
Box 9
Box 9
Box 9
Box 9
Box 16 Folder 9
Box 9
Box 9
Box 9
Box 10
Box 10
Box 10
Box 10
Box 10
Box 16 Folder 5
Box 10
Box 10
Box 10
Box 16 Folder 10
Box 10
Box 10
Box 10
Box 10
Box 10
Box 16 Folder 12
Box 11
Box 11
Box 11
Box 11
Box 11
Box 11
Box 11
Box 11
General Mss Box 67
Box 16 Folder 11
Box 11
Box 11
Box 11
Box 12
Box 12
Box 12
Box 12
Box 12
Box 12
Box 12
Box 12
Box 15
Box 16 Folder 13
Box 14
Box 15
Series IV: General File
Box 13
Box 13
Box 13
Box 13
Box 13
Box 13
Box 13
Box 13
Box 13
Box 13
Box 13
Box 13
Box 13
Box 13
Box 14
Box 14
Box 14
Box 14
Box 16 Folder 14
Box 16 Folder 15
Box 14
Box 15
Box 15
Box 15
Series V: Oversize materials
Flat Box 273
Flat Box 273
Flat Box 273
Series VI: Printed materials
Box 16
Box 16
Box 16
Box 16
Additions to the Papers, 2018-2022
Accession: 2018.2019.M018
Box 17 Folder 1
Box 17 Folder 2
Box 17 Folder 3
Box 17 Folder 4
Box 17 Folder 5
Box 17
Box 17
Box 17
Box 18 Folder 1
(Published by Singing House Press, 2017)
Box 18 Folder 2
(sections published in Journals and Magazines and "New and Selected Poems, 1961-1996")
Box 18 Folder 3
Box 18 Folder 4
Box 18 Folder 5
Box 18 Folder 6
Box 18 Folder 7
Box 18 Folder 8
Box 18 Folder 9
Box 18 Folder 10
Box 18 Folder 11
Box 18 Folder 12
Box 18 Folder 13
Box 18 Folder 14
Box 18 Folder 15
(George Economou died on 3 May 2019)
Box 18 Folder 16
Box 18 Folder 17
Box 18
Box 18
Box 19 Folder 1
Box 19 Folder 2
Box 19 Folder 3
Box 20 Folder 1
Box 20 Folder 2
Box 20 Folder 3
Box 20 Folder 4
Box 20 Folder 5
Box 20 Folder 6
Box 20 Folder 7
Box 21
Box 21
Box 21
Box 21
Box 21
Box 21
Box 21
Box 21
Box 24 Folder 1
Inscribed by the author to The Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
The author's copy.
Gift of Rochelle Owens, August 2022
Box 23 Folder 1
Box 22 Folder 4
Box 24 Folder 4
Box 24 Folder 5
Box 24 Folder 2
Box 24 Folder 3
Box 22 Folder 1
Box 22 Folder 3
Box 24 Folder 6
Box 22 Folder 2
Box 22 Folder 5
Box 22 Folder 6
Box 22 Folder 7
Box 23 Folder 1
Box 23 Folder 2
Box 23 Folder 2
Box 23 Folder 2
Box 23 Folder 2
Box 24 Folder 7
Photograph by George Economou of Land Art created by Rochelle Owens; "Oklahoma Too" by Rochelle Owens, 1985; "How Much Paint Does The Painting Need" by Rochelle Owens, 1985; "How Much Paint Does The Painting Need" by Rochelle Owens, 1988
Archived website
Owens's archived website is here:https://rochelleowens.net/