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box-folder   13-15/104-119a		III. Miscellaneous Manuscripts. [series]: (Finkel I) (120 items.)    Scope: Consists of miscellaneous manuscripts of work by Finkel, broken into 6 subseries: Translations by Finkel, Prose, Interview with Finkel, Tapes of readings, Material toward The Jar (play), and Notebooks.
box-folder   13/104-105		III. 1. Translations by Finkel. [subseries]: (Finkel I) (55 items.)    Scope: Consists of translations by Finkel of poems by various Spanish authors, arranged alphabetically by original author.
		Gutierrez Najera, Manuel.
		For that time [poem]. [n.d.]. (Auto, Ts. 3 drafts, 3p.)
		Non omnis moriar [poem]. [n.d.]. (Auto, Ts. 4 drafts, 5p.)    Scope: Manuel Gutierrez Najera.
		To be [poem]. [n.d.]. (Auto, Ts. 3 drafts, 9p.)
		Penalosa, Joaquin Antonio.
		Announcement concerning the tree [poem]. [n.d.]. 8. (4 drafts.)    Scope: Includes copy of Spanish text, Escuela del arbol; one draft also contains fragment of Meditation for the butterflies on death [poem].
		Consolation for the dead burro [poem]. [n.d.]. (Ts, Ts(cb). 4 drafts, 8p.)    Scope: Includes copy of Spanish text, Consolacion por el burro muerto; one copy of draft contains fragment of Reflections of the ants on winning love, [poem], author unknown (may be Joaquin Antonio Penolosa). An alternate title appears as Reflections of the ants on the winning of love.
		Conversation of the elephants [poem]. [n.d.]. (Ts, Ts(cb). 4 drafts, 7p.)    Scope: Includes copy of Spanish text, Coloquio de los elefantes.
		Meditation for the butterflies on death [poem]. [n.d.]. (Ts, Ts(cb). 4 drafts, 8p.)    Scope: Includes copy of Spanish text, Meditacion a las mariposas sobre la muerte; one draft contains fragment of Conversation of the elephants [poem].
		Preludes to Noah's ark [poem]. [n.d.]. 7. (4 drafts.)    Scope: Includes copy of Spanish text, Preludios al arca de Noe; one draft also contains fragment of Announcement concerning the tree [poem].
		Sermon to the fishes [poem]. (Ts, Ts(cb). 4 drafts, 7p.)    Scope: Includes copy of Spanish text, Sermon a los peces; one copy of draft contains fragment of Consolation for the dead burro [poem]; alternate title, Sermon to the fish.
		Ponge, Francis Jean Gaston Alfred.
box-folder   4/33		Cigarette [poem]. [n.d.]. (Finkel I) (Ts. 2 drafts, 2p.)    Scope: Filed in Ser. I.2.c.,
box-folder   4/33		The piece of meat [poem]. [n.d.]. (Finkel I) (Ts. 2 drafts, 2p.)    Scope: Filed in Ser. I.2.c.,
box-folder   4/33		Rain [poem]. [n.d.]. (Finkel I) (Ts. 2 drafts, 2p.)    Scope: Filed in Ser. I.2.c.,
box-folder   4/33		The telephone [poem]. [n.d.]. (Finkel I) (Ts, Ts(x). 2 drafts, 2p.)    Scope: Filed in Ser. I.2.c.,
box-folder   4/33		Vegetation [poem]. [n.d.]. (Finkel I) (Ts, Ts(x). 3 drafts, 4p.)    Scope: Filed in Ser. I.2.c.,
		Prieto, Guillermo. Romance de la Migajita [poem]. [n.d.]. (Auto, Ts, Ts(cb). 7 drafts, 23p.)    Scope: Ts(mim) poems on verso of some drafts, notes, fragments; includes tear-sheet of poem in Spanish.
		Tablada, Jose Juan. The idol in the courtyard [poem]. [n.d.]. (Auto, Ts, Ts(cb). 5 drafts, 13p.)    Scope: Alternate title, The idol in the atrium.
		Unknown author. Dance of the archer [poem]. [n.d.]. (Auto, Ts, Ts(cb). 6 drafts, 15p.)    Scope: Includes copy of Spanish text titled, Cantar de la danza del arquero flechador; the following alternate titles appear for the translation: Song of the dance of the bow man archer, Dance of the bow-and-arrow man; author unknown.
box-folder   13/106-110		III. 2. Prose. (ca. 1958-1979). [subseries]: (Finkel I) (33 items.)    Scope: Consists of several essays and notes toward essays
		[Biographical sketch and essay on poetry] . [ca. 1958]. (Ts(cb). 3p.)
		[Essay on creative writing programs] . [1974]. (Ts(x). 5p.)    Scope: Filed in Ser. I.2.a. with letter from William Elliott, 1974: Sept. 3.
		[Essay on Octavio Paz] . [n.d.]. (Auto, Ts. 2 drafts, 14p.)    Scope: Book review of Muriel Rukeyser's translation of Sun stone [collection of poetry] by Octavio Paz. Includes notes and fragments; one page of notes written on a publication announcement for the book.
		Intercourse with strangers [essay] . 1979. (Auto, Ts, Ts(x). 4 drafts, 87p.)    Scope: Consists of notes, fragments, newspaper clippings, photocopies and tear sheets used in the composition of the essay, as well as related correspondence with Craig Pyes, editor of High Times magazine. editor of High Times magazine.
		[Notes] . [n.d.]. (Auto. 4p.)    Scope: Miscellaneous Auto. notes.
		[Notes for a poetry reading] . [n.d.]. (Auto, Ts, Ts(cb), Ts(mim).)    Scope: Contains notes for a reading by Finkel given at Washington University, ca. 1962, a Ts. transcription of Constance Urdang's criticism of one of the poems, an AN by Finkel, and drafts of the following poems used in the reading: Breakfast in the country (alternate title, A walk in the country), Iago, Dionysus, The effect of the poem, For the girl with a job, and The hypochondriac.
box-folder   13/111		III. 3. Interviews. 1969, 1978 [subseries]: (Finkel I) (2 items.)    Scope: Consists of 2 interviews with Finkel, one conducted in 1969 for the MLA Quarterly; the other conducted in 1978.
		[Interview] . 1969. (Auto, Ts, Ts(cb). 2 drafts, 20p.)    Scope: Consists of 2 drafts of an interview with Finkel for the MLA Quarterly. Includes a TLS to Finkel from John Gordon Burke, 1969: May 26..
		[Interview with Donald Finkel] . [1978]. (Ts, Ts(x). 10p.)    Scope: Interview conducted by Richard Jackson; contains Finkel's revision. Filed in Ser. I.2.a. with letter to Jackson, 1978: June 22.
box-folder   13/112		III. 4. Audiotapes. [subseries]: (Finkel I) (4 items.)    Scope: Consists of audiotapes of readings given by Finkel and Constance Urdang.
		1978: March. 60 minute cassette audiotapes; Poetry reading given by Finkel and Constance Urdang at Denver University, 1978: Mar..
		1982. 60 minute cassette audiotapes; Poetry reading given at the Verbal Arts Festival at Sangamon State University, 1982. (2 cassettes..)
		[n.d.]. 60 minute cassette audiotape; Tape was made to assist composer Robert Wykes in his setting of Adequate Earth..
box-folder   14/113-119a		III. 5. Play: The Jar . [subseries]: (Finkel I) (16 items.)    Scope: Consists of 8 drafts of the play The Jar in various states of revision some of which include notes by Finkel for the director and a small group of correspondence relating to the play.
		III. 5. a. The Jar : Drafts. 1961-1962. (Ts. 8 drafts, 309p.)
		III. 5. b. The Jar : Correspondence. (7p.)    Scope: Consists of correspondence relating to The Jar..
box-folder   15/-		III. 6. Notebooks. (1968-1980) [subseries]: (Finkel I) (8 items.)    Scope: Consists of 8 dated notebooks containing notes, drafts and fragments of poetry, journal entries, quotations, diagrams, and drawings. Clippings, auto notes, photocopies, drafts of poems, and drawings are laid in. One notebook (1970:Feb-1971:Feb) is titled Finkel's Ice Box and contains material relating to his work in Antarctica.