Richard G. Beyer Collection, 1962-1979 | UNA Archives and Special Collections

By Dixie Norwood

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Collection Overview

Title: Richard G. Beyer Collection, 1962-1979

Primary Creator: Richard G. Beyer Collection, 1962-1979

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection contains correspondence, poems, and a scrapbook of newspaper articles, awards, society records, and programs from Richard G. Beyer. Beyer published over one hundred poems in many litery works and poetry journals.

Biographical Note

Editor, Cotton Boll/ Atlanta Review; Negative Capability; Elk River Review. Founding president, Alabama State Petry Society, 1968-1970; Treasurer and president of the Alabama State Poetry Society; Presiednt, Alabama Writers Conclave, 1979-1980; Vice President of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, 1970-72. Received the President's Award from the Alabama State Poetry Society, 1874; Poet of the Year Award from the Alabama State Poetry Society, 1978; Poetry Book of the Year Award form SCROD 1, Alabama State Poetry Society, 1984; Special Appreciation Award from the Alabama State Poetry Society, 1998, on the Society's 30th Anniversary; "The flower you planted bloomed."

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 1

Folder 1: Prize Poems of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (1971) {“The Silent Harbor”-Richard G. Beyer, pg. 27}

Folder 2: Correspondence (1967;1970-1971;1974-1975;1979)

Folder 3: Scrapbook of newspaper articles, correspondence, society records, awards & programs from Richard G. Beyer (1962-1979)

Folder 4: Poems by Richard G. Beyer (No Date)

Item 1: To Sammy Turtle, Who Outgrew His Bowl
Item 2: Second Reading
Item 3: Twisters, April ‘74
Item 4: My Commentary on Certain Contemporary Poets
Item 5: Just Burn the Books, Baby, We’re Running Out of Jews
Item 6: Questions and Answers
Item 7: Construction Site
Item 8: Washing Out
Item 9: The Gardener
Item 10: For Lynne, on Her Birthday
Item 11: Travelogue
Item 12: Definitions
Item 13: Finale
Item 14: Melted Snow
Item 15: Last Lines from Nanga-Parbat
Item 16: South Hampton Summer
Item 17: Photograph of Grandmother
Item 18: In Memory of the Confederate Dead

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