Center for Archival Collections

Introduction | Biographical Sketch | Scope and Content | Series Description | Inventory

 Introduction

The Frederick Eckman Papers were donated to the Center for Archival Collections in 1997, thanks to the generosity of Mrs. Martha Eckman and through the assistance of Paul Yon, Director of the Center for Archival Collections and Dennis East, Assistant Dean, Libraries and Learning Resources, Bowling Green State University. Additional materials have been donated by James Crowder, a cousin of Frederick Eckman, from time to time, and have been incorporated into the collection. The Frederick Eckman collection is open to all researchers. Researchers are responsible for securing permission to reproduce unpublished materials. The materials were processed and this register was prepared by Lee N. McLaird, Curator of Rare Books and Special Collections. The register was revised in Spring 2006.

 Biographical Sketch

Frederick Eckman was born October 27, 1924 to Hector B. and Helen Osborn Eckman in Continental, Ohio. Educated in the Continental Public Schools, he graduated from high school in 1942. During World War II, the Army selected Eckman to be trained as a doctor and he began studies at the University of Florida; however, an attack of appendicitis and emergency appendectomy made him ineligible to continue with the training program. After his service in the Army, Eckman attended the Ohio State University, where he earned his bachelor of arts (cum laude, 1948), master of arts (1949), and doctoral degree (1954) in literature. He was an instructor of English at Glennville State Teachers College in Glennville, West Virginia (1949-1951), an assistant instructor at the Ohio State University (1952-1954), and a member of the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin (1954-1960). In 1961, he accepted a position in the English Department at Bowling Green State University. During his tenure here, he was a co-founder (in 1968) of the Creative Writing Program with Philip O'Connor (MS 624). This program, offering a Master of Fine Arts and later a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, was soon recognized as among the best in the nation.

In 1947, Eckman married Mary Drummer Campbell (MS 776), a widow with a young son, Michael. Thomas Eckman was born to the couple on October 2nd of that year. The marriage was a troubled one, and the couple divorced in 1960. Eckman married Martha Campbell Kilpatrick on January 14, 1961.

Stepson Michael Campbell entered the army in the mid-1960s, and while serving in Korea married Li Song. Two children were born to the couple. Song was hospitalized for mental illness, and the two boys were raised by their paternal grandmother Mary.

Thomas Eckman traveled to Spain with his mother in 1962-1963. He graduated from Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio in 1966 and registered as a freshman at the University of Texas-Austin for the summer term. On August 1, 1966, Thomas Eckman was among those killed by a sniper shooting from the University Tower. In Thomas' memory, Frederick and Martha Eckman established the Thomas F. Eckman Memorial Collection in the Rare Books and Special Collections Division of BGSU's Jerome Library, donating the core poetry collection and establishing a fund for its continued growth.

When Eckman first turned his attention to the study of literature, particularly modern American poetry, he began to follow the conventional academic route--writing critical articles, appearing in professional journals, and presenting papers at conferences. As a writer himself, he was also interested in publishing and promoting other new writers. While he was a graduate student, he joined Richard Wirz Emerson as an editor for Cronos Magazine at the fledgling Golden Goose Press at the Ohio State University. Through the press, Eckman made contacts among other poets and writers, which are reflected in his correspondence. In the early 1950s, Eckman was among those writing the scripts and reading for OSU's radio program, "Voices," which provided a forum for poetry and criticism of 20th century American poets. Additional material on this time in Eckman's creative life can be found in the Robert Beum Collection (MS 777). Throughout this time, Eckman wrote both poetry and prose, publishing in notable literary magazines and establishing a solid reputation as a poet and critic. Particularly after the death of his son Thomas, Eckman turned his attention to teaching young poets in the BGSU Creative Writing Program, while continuing with his own work. He once said, "I'm a poet who happens to be a teacher." It is this work with students, combined with his own skills as a poet that will prove to be Eckman's most lasting legacy.

Following their retirement from academic life in 1980, the Eckmans moved to El Paso, Texas, and Eckman continued work as the poetry reviewer for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Music, always one of his favorite recreations, continued as he joined the Border Chorders, a barbershop group in El Paso. He returned to Continental, Ohio regularly and assisted in the writing of a history of the community, The Centennial Book of Continental, 1896-1986: An Anthology of History and Folklore in 1986. He died October 28, 1996 in El Paso.

Selected Bibliography of Monographs:

XXV Poems. Columbus: Golden Goose Press, 1949.

The Exile, 1956.

Cobras and Cockle Shells; Modes in Recent Poetry. West Lafayette, Indiana: Sparrow, 1958.

Magazine, 1958 (rev. ed. 1969).

Hot and Cold: Running, 1960.

The Epistemology of Loss. West Lafayette, Indiana: F. Stefanile, 1963.

Poems from Bowling Green (editor). Bowling Green, Ohio: Winesburg Editions, 1966.

The Noon-Day Devil. Bowling Green, Ohio: Winesburg Editions, 1967.

Sandusky & Back; New & Selected Poems. New Rochelle, N.Y., Elizabeth Press, 1970.

Nightmare Township: Poems. Bowling Green, Ohio : Newedi Press, 1977.

The Continental Connection: Selected Writings of Frederick Eckman, 1947-1980, edited by Gerald Burnsteel & Bim Angst. Bowling Green, Ohio: Itinerary, 1980.

The Centennial Book of Continental, 1896-1986: an anthology of history and folklore / Fred Eckman and Jon Shafer, co-editors. Evansville, Ind.: Whipporwill Publishers, 1986.

Over West: Selected Writings of Frederick Eckman, with Commentaries and Appreciations, edited by Linda Wagner-Martin and David Adams. Orono, Maine: National Poetry Foundation, 1999.

 Scope and Content

The Frederick Eckman Collection includes correspondence, subject files, literary works by Frederick Eckman and others, clippings, printed material and a small amount of legal papers, bibliographies, and artwork gathered by Frederick Eckman from approximately 1948 to his death in 1996. Some correspondence continues from Martha Eckman after Frederick Eckman's death.

The correspondence and literary works will be of the greatest interest to researchers. Correspondence is both incoming and outgoing from 1948-1998, with the bulk dating from the 1950s and early 1960s, and increasing in volume again in the 1980s. The correspondence is arranged by correspondent and then by date, although some letters are grouped (for example "Continental Folks"), reflecting Eckman's own filing system. These letters include correspondence with a variety of friends, poets, and students, and many are undated or undated by year. Incoming and outgoing correspondence with a single individual is generally interfiled by date (as there are considerably fewer outgoing letters), unless the number of letters warrants such a separation. The fifty years of correspondence reveal the relationships of Eckman with his friends and family, and, later, with his students. These relationships often continued for years after the student's graduation. Of particular interest are letters between Eckman and Richard Wirz Emerson and Robert Beum regarding the Golden Goose Press (researchers should also refer to the subject files on the Golden Goose Press). There are also good exchanges with Barris Mills, Leslie Woolf Hedley, Ted Nostwich, Felix Stefanile, James Weil, and Jonathan Williams.

The subject files reflect a variety of activities. Martha Eckman established a business as a literary agent after her retirement from teaching, and there are correspondence and business records on that endeavor. Frederick Eckman's involvement in publishing endeavors with the Golden Goose Press and Bowling Green State University is documented in the subject files. There are six folders on Eckman's son Thomas and over 40 clippings on the Texas Tower murders.

The literary productions include Eckman's research and class notes taken while a graduate student at the Ohio State University as well as lecture notes he prepared for his own teaching. Of most interest to researchers, however, is the large manuscript section, showing Eckman's work in poetry, fiction, and criticism (arranged by genre, then by date where possible). The journal material reveals Eckman's thoughts on his writing and on his personal life, and though mostly undated, provides insight into Eckman's development as a poet and teacher. The poetry reviews written for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reveal his continuing interest in contemporary poetry and in promoting an interest in it by the general reading public. A list of dates when these reviews appeared is located at the end of this finding aid. Eckman's daybooks, although not detailed, provide a glimpse of his daily academic and personal activities. Finally, literary works by others document his influence as a teacher and fellow poet. Material is included from Carroll Arnett, Robert Creeley, Richard Wirz Emerson, Philip O'Connor, Janis Pallister, Simon Perchik, and Linda Wagner-Martin.

Small series include legal papers, financial information, bibliographies and curriculum vitae, and newsclippings. Printed material includes works by Eckman and his friends and students, arranged alphabetically by author and title. A series of photographs and artwork is included. The photographs depict Eckman, his friends and family and their activities, as well as materials prepared for classroom presentation. The artwork includes instruction and assigned projects for a cartooning course Eckman once took, as well as his recreational drawing. A collection of sound recordings document poetry readings at BGSU. More than one dozen video recordings document performances of the Border Chorders, whose annual concerts often were scripted by Eckman.

An important part of Eckman's collection was his gift of books and periodicals for a special library collection in memory of his son Thomas. These books have been cataloged and can be identified in the Bowling Green State University online catalog by their call number designation Special Collection B (SC-B). A fund was established for the continued growth of this collection, and purchases made with these funds are also designated "SC-B." At this writing, the collection is comprised of over 7,000 titles. A listing of these books is also maintained in the Rare Books and Special Collections office.

Researchers may also be interested in two associated manuscript collections, the Mary Jackson Collection (MS 776) containing correspondence from Eckman to his first wife Mary in the years immediately following their divorce, and the Robert Beum Collection (MS 777) containing correspondence between Frederick Eckman and Robert Beum, documenting a friendship begun at the Golden Goose Press and renewed in the 1990s.

 Series Description

CORRESPONDENCE

CORRESPONDENCE
1948-1998
Arranged alphabetically
Incoming and outgoing correspondence and related material.

SUBJECT FILES

ECKMAN COMMUNICATIONS
1980s-1990s
Arranged alphabetically by client
Correspondence and business files for Martha Eckman when she worked as a literary agent.

BGSU PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE
1960s-1970s
Arranged chronologically
Memoranda and correspondence dealing with work of BGSU publications committee which produced a number of magazines and anthologies.

GOLDEN GOOSE PRESS
1953
Arranged by subject
Correspondence and operations report, promotional material, and other stuff about the press. See also general correspondence files.

THOMAS ECKMAN
1950s-1966
Arranged by topic
Materials by and about Thomas Eckman, son of Frederick Eckman. Includes materials related to young Eckman's schooling, and his fiction writing, as well as letters and cards of condolence. See also correspondence section.

TEXAS TOWER (shelved with oversize materials)
1966
Arranged alphabetically by publication
Primarily newsclippings dealing with the murders at the University of Texas-Austin, 1966.

LITERARY PRODUCTIONS

RESEARCH NOTES
1947-1950s
Arranged chronologically
Research and class notes taken by Frederick Eckman, mostly while a graduate student at the Ohio State University.

LECTURE NOTES
1950s-1970s
No arrangement
Research and class preparation materials for use in classes taught by Frederick Eckman.

MANUSCRIPTS-FREDERICK ECKMAN
1940-1996
Arranged by genre and then chronologically
Poetry
Prose-fiction
Prose--thesis and dissertation
Prose-criticism (includes book reviews)
Prose-History of Continental, Ohio (some shelved with oversize material) Journals, diaries, memoirs

DAYBOOKS
1960s-1996
Arranged chronologically
Includes appointment calendars

LITERARY PRODUCTIONS BY OTHERS
1950s-1996
Arranged alphabetically by author
Manuscripts by friends and students of Eckman, alumni of BGSU Creative Writing Program and others including Carroll Arnett, Robert Creeley, Richard W. Emerson, etc.

LEGAL PAPERS

LEGAL PAPERS
1950s-1990s
Arranged by activity: copyright, passport, employment information.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1960s-1990s
Arranged by topic
Includes establishment of Thomas F. Eckman Memorial Collection, auction of H. B. Eckman property.

MAPS, CHARTS, DIAGRAMS, GRAPHS, LISTS, ETC.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES
1950s-1980
List of publications by Frederick Eckman

MAILING LISTS
n.d.
Address books and mailing lists for publications and special events.

SCRAPBOOK AND SCRAPBOOK MATERIALS

SCRAPBOOK MATERIALS
1920s-1990s
Arranged by subject
Includes report cards, diploma, employment information.

NEWSCLIPPINGS
1960s-1990s
Arranged by subject
Includes newspaper reports by and about Frederick Eckman and his circle as well as items of interest to him.

PRINTED MATERIAL

OFF-PRINTS BY FREDERICK ECKMAN
1950s-1960s
Arranged alphabetically by title
Off-prints of articles by Frederick Eckman

OFF-PRINTS BY OTHERS
1960s-1990s
Arranged alphabetically by author
Off-prints of articles and papers by others

OTHER PRINTED MATERIAL
1960s-1990s
Arranged by topic
Certificates, awards, pamphlets, magazines, proofs, circulars, flyers, clippings, broadsides, programs.

ARTWORK AND PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL

PHOTOGRAPHS
1940s-1990s?
No arrangement
Photographs and photo albums of Eckman friends and family, organizations, etc. Also includes 35 mm slide sets used in classroom presentations.

ARTWORK
1948-1996
Artwork by Frederick Eckman and others. Eckman took a course in cartooning.

SOUND AND VIDEO RECORDINGS

SOUND RECORDINGS
1950s-1990s
No arrangement
Sound recordings made at poetry readings at BGSU.

VIDEO RECORDINGS
1980s-1990s
No arrangement
Video recordings of performances by the Border Chorders.

 Inventory

Box 1: Correspondence A-B

A complete listing of correspondents is available at the Center for Archival Collections.

Box 2: Correspondence C-E

Box 3: Correspondence F-I

Box 4: Correspondence J-Ma

Box 5: Correspondence Mc-R

Box 6: Correspondence S-We

Box 7: Correspondence Wh-Z, Subject Files

Folders

1-30. Correspondence
31. BGSU Publications Committee, correspondence
32. BGSU Publications Committee, invoices
33-37. Eckman Communications: Correspondence
38. Eckman Communications: Contracts and invoices
39. Golden Goose Press: Operations Manual, 1953
40. Golden Goose Press: Production Schedule for 1953
41. Golden Goose Press: Contracts
42. Golden Goose Press: Editorial notebook
43. Golden Goose Press: Printed material
44. Thomas Eckman, correspondence
45. Thomas Eckman, school papers and notes
46. Thomas Eckman, report cards, bank statements, passport, diploma, etc.
47. Thomas Eckman, clippings
48. Thomas Eckman, condolence letters
49. Thomas Eckman, condolence cards
50. Notes: Medieval Literature, 1949
51. Notes: Greek Grammar, 1950
52. Notes: American Literature
53. Notes: Graduate Literature classes
54. Notes: sight singing
55. Notes: Italian

Box 8: Literary Works

Folders

1. Term papers, 1947
2. Term papers, 1948
3. Term papers, 1949
4. Term papers, 1950s
5. Doctoral examination, 1953
6. Criticism, ca.1947
7. Criticism, short works, 1940s-1950s
8. Criticism, Restoration poetry, n.d. (draft)
9. Criticism, Hart Crane, n.d. (draft)
10. Criticism, Karl Shapiro, n.d. (draft)
11. Criticism, modern poetry, n.d. (draft)
12. Criticism, imagism, 1973
13. Criticism, Edna St. Vincent Millay, ca. 1970s
14. Criticism, Lorine Neidecker, 1970s
15. Criticism, Modern Poetry, n.d.
16. Criticism, short reviews, various poets, various publishers
17. Criticism, for The Dulcimist, 1980s
18. Criticism, for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1980s
19. Criticism, for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 1990s
20. Criticism, scripts for Voices, 1951
21. Criticism, scripts for Voices, 1951 (transcribed)
22. Criticism, speech on Creative Writing, 1963
23. Criticism, fragments including commentary on his own work
24. Prose fiction, 1941-1946
25. Prose fiction, 1947
26. Prose fiction, 1948
27. Prose fiction, 1949
28. Prose fiction, 1950
29. Prose fiction, 1951
30. Prose fiction, 1952
31. Prose fiction, 1953
32. Prose fiction, 1955
33. Prose fiction, 1956
34. Prose fiction, 1957
35. Prose fiction, 1958
36. Prose fiction, 1950s-1960s
37. Prose fiction, n.d.
38. Prose fiction, n.d.

Box 9: Literary Works

Folders

1. Poetry, 1940s
2. Poetry, 1950s
3. Poetry, 1960s
4. Poetry, 1970s
5. Poetry, n.d.
6. Poetry, translations by Eckman
7. Poetry. Noonday Devil
8. Lecture notes: Introduction to Literature, 1950s-1970s
9. Lecture notes: American Literature, 1950s
10. Lecture notes: American Literature, 1960s
11. Lecture notes: American Literature, 1970s (some earlier material)
12. Lecture notes: Walt Whitman
13. Lecture notes: English 740 (BGSU), 1973
14. Lecture notes: Drama, 1960s
15. Lecture notes: Medieval Literature, 1960s
16. Lecture notes: Modern Novel, ca. 1950s
17. Lecture notes: Modern Novel, 1961
18. Lecture notes: Bible (English 370 BGSU), ca. 1960s
19. Lecture notes: Devotional and Visionary Poetry, 1972
20. Lecture notes: Poetry (English 202 BGSU), 1965-1975
21. Lecture notes: Poetry, imagism, 1960s
22. Thesis: Wyatt, Skelton, and the Art of Satire: An Introduction, (Ohio State University) 1949
23. Dissertation: The Language of American Poetry, 1900-1910, (Ohio State University) 1954
24. Proposal for Master of Fine Arts degree, BGSU, ca. 1965
25. Notes for History of Continental
26. Continental History, hand written manuscript
27. Continental History, typed draft
28. Continental History, typed draft
29. Continental History, typed draft

Box 10: Literary Productions

Folders

1. Continental History, final draft, p. 1-125
2. Continental History, final draft, p. 126-250
3. Continental History, final draft, p. 251-375
4. Continental History, final draft, p. 376-447
5. Continental History, "absolute final" draft, p. 1-83
6. Personal/Literary journal, fragments, 1940s
7. Personal/Literary journal, fragments, 1950s
8. Personal/Literary journal, March 18, 1957-June 10, 1958
9. Personal/Literary journal, June 7, 1959 to 1961
10. Personal/Literary journal, March 1959 to 1960s
11. Personal/Literary journal, fragments, 1960s
12. Memoirs, autobiographical material, n.d.
13. "Podunk on Parnassus," speech? 1986
14. Daybooks, 1960s
15. Daybooks, 1962
16. Daybooks, 1964
17. Daybooks, 1965-1966
18. Daybooks, 1966-1967
19. Daybooks, 1967-1968
20. Daybooks, 1967
21. Daybooks, 1968, 1969
22. Daybooks, 1970, 1971
23. Daybooks, 1972, 1973
24. Daybooks, 1974
25. Daybooks, 1975
26. Daybooks, 1978-9, 1981
27. Daybooks, 1982

Box 11: Literary Productions

Folders

1. Daybooks, 1983
2. Daybooks, 1984
3. Daybooks, 1985, 1986
4. Daybooks, 1987, 1988
5. Daybooks, 1989, 1990
6. Daybooks, 1991, 1992
7. Daybooks, 1993
8. Daybooks, 1994
9. Daybooks, 1995
10. Daybooks, 1996
11. Daybooks, 1996
12. Publishing schedule, n.d.
13. Adams, David. The Finest Oaks
14. Adams, David. Keep to the Active Voice...
15. Adams, David. The Riley Manuscripts
16. Adams, David. Shaped Like a Heart
17. Adams, David. Shortest Day of the Year
18. Adams, David. Where We Came In
19. Adams, David. Poetry, n.d.
20. Adams, David. Your Soul's True Home (re: Eckman) and A Servant of Poetry
21. Angst, Bim. Coal Poems
22. Arnett, Carroll, 1955, n.d.
23. Arnett, Carroll, 1960
24. Arnett, Carroll, 1970
25. Arnett, Carroll, n.d.
26. Arnett, Carroll, La Dene
27. Baron, Sharon. Poetry
28. Bayer, Frances
29. Behm, Richard
30. Behm, Richard
31. Berner, Bob
32. Beum, Robert
33. Birnbaum, Henry (re: Eckman's Epistemology of Loss)
34. Bracker, Jon
35. Burnsteel, Jerry
36. Carter, Ray
37. Cassin, Maxine
38. Continental Ohio, High School alumni
39. Crawford, Max
40. Creeley, Robert (re: Eckman's Epistemology of Loss)
41. Dunaway, Judith. Open Hand
42. Dunaway, Judith. Poetry
43. Eckman, Thomas (son). Prose
44. Eckman, Thomas (son). Poetry
45. Emerson, R. W.
46. Ford, Gena

Box 12: Literary Productions, Legal, Financial Materials

Folders

1. Garmhausen, James
2. Genovese, Pete (re: Eckman)
3. Goldsmith, Vickie
4. Griffith, Richard
5. Hauser, Susan
6. Hornick, Pam
7. Johnson, Ron
8. Ketterer, Steve
9. Kurtz, Ron
10. Lachman, Sol
11. Lamacchia, Grace
12. Levertov, Denise
13. Lipson, Steve
14. Lougheed, Sherry
15. McDade, George
16. Manis, Jim
17. Morris, Edward
18. Nazer, Chris
19. Neidecker, Lorine
20. Nostwich, Theodore
21. Ochester, Ed
22. O'Connor, Philip. My Imaginary Father
23. O'Connor, Philip. Nightmare Township review
24. O'Connor, Philip. Fred: Some Memories (re: Eckman)
25. Oliphant, Dave.
26. Pallister, Jan. Poetry
27. Pallister, Jan. (Re: Eckman)
28. Parnell, Paul.
29. Perchik, Simon.
30. Pierman, Carol.
31. Rekasie, Karan.
32. Richards, Brian.
33. Rogers, Del Marie.
34. Severy, Bruce.
35. Sheffler, Joe.
36. Shevin, David.
37. Stranahan, Ann.
38. Streed, Janelle.
39. Sward, Robert.
40. Syphna, Harry E. "The Fiend: Surrealism and Prosody"
41. Telles, Paul.
42. Tingley, Mary.
43. Wagner, Linda.
44. Wier, Dara.
45. Wood, Dave.
46. Wyndham, Harald.
47. Zito, Nancy.
48. Zingali, Frank.
49. Miscellaneous poetry and prose, no identification
50. Song lyrics
51. Certificates, including birth, Coast Guard service, military discharge, voter registration, passports, mother's report card
52. Diploma. Continental High School, 1941
53. Diploma. Ohio State University, B. A., 1948
54. Diploma. Ohio State University, M. A., 1949
55. Diploma. Ohio State University, Ph.D., 1954
56. Certificate. Professor Emeritus of English, BGSU, 1980
57. Employment information, Contracts, University of Texas, 1954-1960
58. Employment information, Contracts, Frederick Eckman, BGSU, 1961-1980
59. Employment information, Contracts, Martha Eckman, BGSU
60. Employment information, activities reports, BGSU, 1972-1979
61. Transcripts and standardized test scores, 1940s-1960s
62. Resumes, 1960-1979
63. Copyright registration, ca. 1968
64. Sale of H. B. Eckman Estate, n.d., bank book, 1978
65. Thomas Eckman Memorial Fund, 1966-1997
66. Autograph book from Eckman Memorial Reception

Box 13: Scrapbook, Clippings, Printed Material

Folders

1. Scrapbook clippings, A
2. Scrapbook clippings, B
3. Scrapbook clippings, C
4. Scrapbook clippings, Continental
5. Scrapbook clippings, D
6. Scrapbook clippings, E
7. Scrapbook clippings, Eckman, Fred and Martha
8. Scrapbook clippings, F - G - H
9. Scrapbook clippings, Humor (cartoons)
10. Scrapbook clippings, Humor (verbal)
11. Scrapbook clippings, I - J - K
12. Scrapbook clippings, L
13. Scrapbook clippings, M
14. Scrapbook clippings, N
15. Scrapbook clippings, Obituaries
16. Scrapbook clippings, O
17. Scrapbook clippings, P
18. Scrapbook clippings, Q (quotations)
19. Scrapbook clippings, R - S
20. Scrapbook clippings, Students
21. Scrapbook clippings, T - U - V - W
22. Scrapbook clippings, Williams, Jonathan
23. Scrapbook clippings, Wood, Dave
24. Scrapbook clippings, X - Y - Z
25. Map. Putnam County, Ohio, 1994
26. Bibliography, 1948-1960
27. Bibliography, 1961-1975
28. Bibliography. "Selected Checklist", n.d. (ca. 1997)
29. List of Library holdings, BGSU and El Paso, ca. 1980s-1990s
30. List of books donated to West Side Public Library, El Paso, Texas, n.d.
31. Mailing lists, scattered dates
32. Guest list, October 2, 1998
33. Certificates
34. Pamphlets. BGSU
35. Pamphlets. Continental United Methodist Church. August 28, 1998
36. Pamphlets. Farber, Jerry. "The Student as Nigger."
37. Pamphlets. Ohio
38. Pamphlets. "These Were Our Songs"
39. Pamphlets. University of Texas. "An Exhibition: Glenn Hughes Drama & Imagist Poetry."
40. Brochures. Anderson, Sherwood
41. Brochures. Golden Goose Press (photocopies)
42. Brochures. On Ireland
43. Brochures. On Jargon Press
44. Brochures. On publishing
45. Brochures. On religion
46. Proof. Behrendt, Stephen C. Instruments of the Bones, 1991
47. Proof. Eckman, Frederick. Karl Shapiro's Adam and Eve, ca. 1960s
48. Press Releases regarding Frederick Eckman, scattered dates
49. Christmas Cards, by Frederick Eckman, scattered dates
50. Flyers. Adams, David
51. Flyers. Bacik, James
52. Flyers. Bowling Green events
53. Flyers. Eckman, Frederick (readings, publications)
54. Flyers. Weil, James
55. Flyers. Wyndham, Harald
56. Broadside. Cadwell, Tom
57. Broadside. Creeley, Robert
58. Broadside. Jargon Press
59. Broadside. Johnson, Ray
60. Broadside. Mihalyi, Martha
61. Broadside. Ochester, Ed
62. Broadside. Poemcards, Slipshod Review Press, n.d.
63. Broadside. Starbuck, George
64. Broadside. Stefanile, George
65. Broadside. Wilson, Emily
66. Broadside. Wyndham, Harald
67. Broadside. Miscellaneous printers
68. Programs. BGSU programs
69. Programs. Border Chorders
70. Programs. BGSU Creative Writing Alumni
71. Programs. BGSU. Dedication of Eckman Collection, 1998
72. Programs. Continental Ohio High School Alumni Banquets (scattered dates)
73. Periodicals. American Heritage, 1990/03
74. Periodicals. At BG
75. Periodicals. Black Mountain Review, 1954/F
76. Periodicals. Books & Bookmen ("Foylibra")
77. Periodicals. Border Re-Chorder
78. Periodicals. BGSU Magazine
79. Periodicals. BGSU English Department Newsletter
80. Periodicals. BG Today, 1965
81. Periodicals. British History Illustrated, 1979/04

Box 14: Printed Material

Folders

1. Periodicals. Civil War Times, 1963/07, 1986/03
2. Periodicals. The Clause Line, 1983/10
3. Periodicals. Cronos, vol. 1 nos. 1-4
4. Periodicals. Great Music, 1958
5. Periodicals. Harmonica Information Publication, #2
6. Periodicals. Illuminations (American Poetry Review), 1983
7. Periodicals. Literary Times, 1963-1964
8. Periodicals. National Book Critics Circle Newsletter
9. Periodicals. Odyssey, #3, #4 (photocopy)
10. Periodicals. Poetry, 1956/10 (photocopy)
11. Periodicals. Putnam County Heritage Newsletter
12. Periodicals. Reflections, v. 2-3
13. Periodicals. Sparrow Magazine, 1956/11 (photocopy)
14. Periodicals. Texas Observer, 1970/08/07
15. Periodicals. Time, 1966/08/07
16. Periodicals. University of Texas Studies in English, 1956
17. Monographs. Beum, Robert. "Frederick Eckman and the Golden Goose Press"
18. Monographs. Berman, Mark. "In Winter They"
19. Monographs. Bracker, Jonathan. "Ten Beautiful Poems"
20. Monographs. Center for Archival Collections. Annual Report
21. Monographs. Cochensparger, Alta. "Journey to Cape Cod"
22. Monographs. Concise Illustrated History of the Civil War
23. Monographs. Conference on the Study of 20th Century Literature. Approaches..., 1962
24. Monographs. Dobie, J. Frank. "As the Moving Finger Writ"
25. Monographs. Eckman, Frederick. "Introduction" to Poems from the River Lo
26. Monographs. Eckman, Thomas (brother). "Annual Report"
27. Monographs. Ellis, Normandi. "Zeep Speeps"
28. Monographs. Ferlinghetti, Lawrence. Moscow on the Hudson, Where is Vietnam, Tentative Description of a Dinner...
29. Monographs. Herkert, Joe. "One Stuffed Dog"
30. Monographs. Italian Language study texts
31. Monographs. Morris, Edward. "Out of Work..."
32. Monographs. Pallister, Jan. 200th Commencement Address, BGSU, 1987
33. Monographs. Paterson, Richard. "Darjeeling Tea" and "Indian War Implements"
34. Monographs. "Pioneer Proverbs"
35. Monographs. Self-scoring IQ test
36. Monographs. "Smoke-Free for Life"
37. Monographs. Sward, Robert. Risk
38. Monographs. "These Things Stay by You"
39. Monographs. Utterback, R. S. "Some of my Animals"
40. Monographs. Whitman, Walt. "Song of Myself" (reprint)
41. Monographs. Williams, Jonathan. "LTGD" and "Beauty" (?)
42. Reprints. Adams, Hazard.
43. Reprints. Beum, Richard. Articles, scattered dates
44. Reprints. Eckman, Frederick. "Podunk on Parnassus"
45. Reprints. Eckman, Frederick. "Karl Shapiro's Adam and Eve"
46. Reprints. Eckman, Frederick. "Language of American Poetry, 1900-1910"
47. Reprints. Eckman, Frederick. "Moody's Ode: The Collapse of the Heroic"
48. Reprints. Eckman, Frederick. Minneapolis Star-Tribune reviews, 1980s
49. Reprints. Eckman, Frederick. Minneapolis Star-Tribune reviews, 1990s
50. Reprints. Eckman, Frederick. Miscellaneous poetry
51. Reprints. Exner, Richard. "A Personal Prayer at Years End"
52. Reprints. Fort, Charles. "Something Called a City"
53. Reprints. Miscellaneous reprints used in classes by Eckman

Sound Recordings

Eckman's Collection of phonograph albums and cassette tapes documents his interest in popular music. A complete list of the titles in this series is available in the Rare Books and Special Collections office.

Box 15: Photographs and Artwork

Folders

1. Photographs. Thomas Eckman (son), ca. 1966
2. Photographs. Hector Eckman (father) ca. 1918?
3. Photographs. Frederick Eckman, scattered dates
4. Photographs. Friends and family (mostly no identification), n.d.
5. Photographs. Glen Rose Dulcimer Festival, ca. 1980s
6. Artwork. Bracker, Jon, n.d.
7. Artwork. Crowder, Catherine, n.d.
8. Artwork. Krause, Laverne 5 of 30, n.d.
9. Artwork. Martinez, Eliud, n.d.
10. Artwork. O'Connor, Phil, n.d.
11. Artwork. Schmerber. 5 of 10, n.d.
12. Artwork. Sward, Judith, 1969
13. Artwork. Caricatures
14. Clippings (famous) people
15. Clippings places, art
16. Cartooning and Art Instruction
17. Cartooning and Art Instruction
18. Cartooning and Art Instruction
19. Cartooning and Art Instruction

Box 16: Artifacts and Oversize Material

Folders

1. Photograph of Thomas Eckman, framed,1966
2. Plaque. Frederick Eckman. Barbershopper of the Year, Southwest District, 1992
3. Plaque. Frederick W. Eckman, Professor of BGSU, in appreciation for teaching, research, services
4. Plaque. Frederick Eckman. Appreciation for faithful and exemplary service as [barbershop] Roundup Editor, 1991
5. Plaque. Frederick Eckman. P.R.O.B.E. Award of Excellence, District Bulletin Editor of the Year, 1989
6. Memento of Thurber Reception
7. Oversize: The Crippled Minstrel (periodical)
8. Oversize: Penny Poems (periodical)
9. Oversize: Civil War Calendar, 1989

Box 17: Additions

1. Eckman, Frederick. Notebook. The Great Big Mother Book of Poems, by Frederick Eckman. poetry 1949-1978.
2. Notebook. La Poesia Contemporanea Espanola. Typescript anthology of Spanish language poetry, 1898-1960
3. Notebook. Eckman, Martha. Course proposal and supporting material for a course on Death and Dying, team-taught by Glenn Wieringa and Martha Eckman, c. 1976
4. Thesis. Irsfeld, John Henry. "The Military Mystique in James Jones' From Here to Eternity." 1966. University of Texas, Austin
5. Dissertation. Rethinger, Alice. "Slight, Separate, Estranged: The Child and His World in the Poetry of Randall Jarrell." 1975. BGSU.
6. Photograph album. Eckman. Includes Barbershop performance photos, vacation, family, and home photos.
7. Pierman, Carol J. "The Naturalized Citizen." 1980. BGSU

Box 18: Magnetic Media

VCR Recordings--El Paso Border Chorders concerts

1. El Paso Border Chorders "Remember Radio" 1984/05/21
2. El Paso Border Chorders "1986 Concert" 1986/04/25
3. El Paso Border Chorders "1987/04/11" concert
4. El Paso Border Chorders "1989 Border Chorders Sampler"
5. El Paso Border Chorders "Return to River City" 1991/05/04
6. El Paso Border Chorders "SW District Barbershopper of the Year 1992"
7. El Paso Border Chorders "Jim Casey Coaching Sessions 1993/05/25
8. El Paso Border Chorders "Love Conquers All" 1998/04/04
9. El Paso Border Chorders "Big Louie's Caper"
10. El Paso Border Chorders "You Gotta Be a Football Hero"
11. El Paso Border Chorders "A Capella" (2 copies)
12. El Paso Border Chorders "Phantom of the Barbershop"
13. El Paso Border Chorders "Love Conquers All" (2 copies)
14. El Paso Border Chorders "Barbershop Stuff"
15. "Something Special: A Barbershopera" by Wallace DePue, performed by RD Mathey and Maumee Chorus, 1996

Oversize

1. Photograph Album. "A Month in London, 1969" (some photographs and booklets missing)

Oversize Box: Printed Material--Newspaper Clippings

1. Amarillo Daily News, 1966/08/02
2. Amarillo Daily News, 1966/08/03
3. Amarillo Daily News, 1966/08/04
4. Amarillo Globe-Times, 1966/08/01
5. Amarillo Globe-Times, 1966/08/02
6. Amarillo Globe-Times, 1966/08/03
7. Amarillo Globe-Times, 1966/08/04
8. Amarillo Globe-Times, 1966/08/05
9. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe, 1967/07/30
10. Austin American, 1966/08/03
11. Austin American-Statesman, 1966/08/07
12. Austin American-Statesman, 1966/08/09 (includes earlier days' reports)
13. Austin Statesman, extra, 1966/08/01
14. Austin Statesman, 1966/08/04
15. Austin Statesman, n.d. (obituaries)
16. Bowling Green Daily Sentinel Tribune, 1966/08/02
17. Bowling Green Daily Sentinel Tribune, 1966/08/03
18. Chicago Tribune, 1966/08/02
19. Dallas Morning News, 1966/08/02
20. Dallas Morning News, 1966/08/02
21. Findlay Republican-Courier, 1966/08/02
22. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1966/08/02
23. Houston Chronicle, 1966/08/02
24. Houston Post, 1966/08/02
25. Life Magazine (clippings), 1966/08/12
26. National Observer, 1966/08/08
27. Newsweek, 1966/08/15
28. Palm Beach Post, 1966/08/02
29. Palm Beach Post, 1966/08/03
30. Palm Beach Post, 1966/08/04
31. Palm Beach Post, 1966/08/09
32. Post-Times, 1966/08/07
33. San Antonio Express, 1966/08/02
34. San Antonio The Light, 1966/08/02
35. The Summer Texan, 1966/08/02
36. The Texas Observer, 1966/08/19
37. Toledo Blade, Seymour Rothman, 1966/08/17 (2 copies)
38. Toledo Blade, 1966/08/02
39. Toledo Blade, 1966/08/03
40. Toledo Blade, 1966/09/04, p. 5
41. Toledo Times, 1966/08/02
42. "Tragedy at the University of Texas"
43. "Whitman had good record as Marine"
44. "A Sad Day for Austin", 1966/08/02, p. 4 of ?

Appendix: Frederick Eckman - Dates of Reviews Appearing in Minneapolis Star-Tribune

1985	12/08
1986	01/19	03/06	03/30	05/04	06/01	06/29	09/28	12/14
1987	01/18	03/22	06/07	08/23	09/06	10/25	12/20
1988	02/07	03/27	05/15	10/09	11/27
1989	01/22	02/19	03/19	04/23	04/30	06/18	06/25	07/23	08/06
	09/24	11/12
1990	01/07	06/10	07/29	09/16	10/21	11/14	12/16	12/30
1991	02/10	03/24	05/12	06/23	08/11	09/29
1992	03/08	04/19	05/31	06/14	07/19	09/06	10/04	11/22	12/05
1993	01/10	02/14	05/09	06/27	12/05
1994	08/07	11/06
1995	01/01	02/05	03/05	03/12	03/19	04/02	04/09	04/16	04/23
	04/30	05/07	05/28	06/04	06/11	06/12	06/18	07/09	07/23
	07/30	08/06	08/13	08/27	09/03	09/10	09/17	09/24	10/01
	10/08	10/22	10/29	12/31
1996	01/21	02/11	03/03
--	6 items undated

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