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Smith, William Jay, 1918-2015

 Person

Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:

A Bouquet for Bill (Segal) / Smith, William Jay., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-02809-2852
Scope and Contents

First draft of poem written on the occasion of Smith's friend, Bill Segal's 90th birthday. Segal is married to Marielle Buscon, the book artist. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

A Bouquet for Bill (Segal) / Smith, William Jay., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-02810-2853
Scope and Contents

Final version of poem; the first draft is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Typewriter Town Unpublished: [Come 1] [2] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

 Item
Identifier: CC-57402-200036
Scope and Contents

In addition to a typed portrait of Smith, this page contains a shaped poem of a railroad car. The typed poem is the introduction to the book Typewriter Town. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958

Typewriter Town Unpublished: [Come2 ] [3] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

 Item
Identifier: CC-57403-200037
Scope and Contents

In addition to a typed portrait of Smith, this page contains a shaped poem of a railroad car. This page is a copy of the original held by the Sackner Archive and the poem is the introduction to the book Typewriter Town. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958

Typewriter Town Unpublished: [fancy lady] [11] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

 Item
Identifier: CC-57412-200048
Scope and Contents

Smith has added additonal graphite drawings of a flower on the hat, the right arm and body contoures. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958

Typewriter Town Unpublished: [fish] [10] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

 Item
Identifier: CC-57411-200047
Scope and Contents

This page contains three figures. One is a typed torso with a pointed hat, the second is a collaged standing figure typed mainly with O's, and the third is a collaged typed fish. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958

Typewriter Town Unpublished: [old lady] [16] / Smith, William Jay., 1958

 Item
Identifier: CC-57417-200058
Scope and Contents

The top collage is a typing of an old lady and the bottom collage contains a poem about her with handwritten changes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1958