Biographical Note

Scope and Content

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 Inventory

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Preliminary Guide to the Jody Aliesan Papers
circa 1969-2003


Manuscript Collection No.: 2272
Creator: Aliesan, Jody, creator
Title: Jody Aliesan papers
Date Span: circa 1969-2003
Quantity: 7.78 cubic feet (including 1 vertical file, 4 reel-to-reel tapes, 5 sound cassettes, 1 audiotape and 4 sound compact discs)
Languages: Collection materials are in English.



Biographical Note

Jody Aliesan, born in 1943, was an activist in the feminist movement and served as a consultant to the University of Washington Office of Equal Employment Opportunity programs. She also served as coordinator of the Women's Commission and was co-writer and co-researcher of the A.S.U.W. Women's Commission report on the status of women faculty, staff and students. In 1971, Mayor Uhlman appointed Aliesan to the new Seattle Women's Commission. However, she resigned after a year because she believed that the members of the commission were chosen to represent wide social and political interests, but did not have a knowledge or understanding of the problems relevant to women. In 1978, Aliesan was a member of the steering committee for the Citizens to Retain Fair Employment, an organization formed to defeat Initiative 13 which would have allowed discrimination in Seattle on the basis of sexual orientation. In 1979/80 her household was awarded an Urban Homestead grant by the U.S. Dept. of Energy for a demonstration project which sought to educate the public in conservation techniques.

Scope and Content

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Restrictions on Access

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Restrictions on Use

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Inventory

 
Accession No. 2272-001
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, 1969-1972
1.05 cubic feet
Scope and Content
Letters, notes, writings and ephemera.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 6/18/1974.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.
 
Accession No. 2272-002
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, 1970-1976
.21 cubic foot (4 reel-to reel tapes)
Scope and Content
Tapes of concerts, clippings of poems and reviews, notes.
Notes are dated 1970-1972; Clippings include tear sheets of published poems; Ephemera includes a brochure from the Aradia Clinic; Four tape recordings are also included.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 7/12/1977.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.
 
Accession No. 2272-003
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, 1977-1978
.42 cubic foot
Scope and Content
Clippings of poems and articles, poetry drafts, photographs, ephemera, correspondence.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 8/10/1977.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.
 
Accession No. 2272-004
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, 1978
.21 cubic foot
Scope and Content
Drafts of poems, mailings and minutes, Citizens to Retain Fair Employment.
Restrictions on Access
Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact Repository for details
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 12/12/1978.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.
 
Accession No. 2272-005
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, 1979-1980
1 vertical file
Scope and Content
Correspondence, drafts of poems, reviews and ephemera.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 5/30/1980.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.
 
Accession No. 2272-006
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, 1979-1980
1.00 cubic foot (including 2 sound cassettes)
Scope and Content
Correspondence, reports, literary manuscripts, 2 sound cassettes.
Accession includes performance reports, publicity packets, guest books, and letters and cards commenting on open houses and "Seattle Times" columns. Also included are drafts and typescripts of poetry and 2 tapes of poetry reading.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 2/20/1980.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.
 
Accession No. 2272-007
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, circa 1978-1981
.42 cubic foot
Scope and Content
Drafts of poems, letters, programs, ephemera.
Many poems in this installment are unpublished. Includes report and columns from her Urban Homestead grant-funded project, 1980-1981.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 3/1/1982.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.
 
Accession No. 2272-008
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, circa 1980-1983
.42 cubic foot
Scope and Content
Correspondence, publications containing her poems, drafts of poems, photos.
One file documents a Braille project at the University of Washington.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 1/9/1983.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.
 
Accession No. 2272-009
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, circa 1978-1985
.42 cubic foot
Scope and Content
Poems, publicity materials, clippings, letters, speech notes.
Accession includes edited poems and the collection for "Desire", 1984, as well as a Braille version of "Desire".
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 7/22/1985.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory/container list available in Special Collections.
 
Accession No. 2272-010
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, 1983-1985
.42 cubic fot
Scope and Content
Letters, ephemera, award.
Papers mainly concern publication of her collection, "Desire", 1985. Also included is an award from her high school in California and assorted other interests.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 2/21/1986.
 
Accession No. 2272-011
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, circa 1984-1988
.42 cubic foot
Scope and Content
Drafts of poems, incoming letters, writings of others, ephemera, book, photo.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan.
 
Accession No. 2272-012
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, 1988-1989
.42 cubic foot
Scope and Content
Literary manuscripts, student papers, correspondence and related items.
Drafts of poems for a collection "Grief Sweat"; the section "Dark Angel" was partly supported by a Work-in-Progress grant from the King County Arts Commission.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 9/19/1989.
 
Accession No. 2272-013
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, 1987-1991
.21 cubic foot
Scope and Content
Drafts of poems, notices, publications, incoming letters.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 4/25/1991.
 
Accession No. 2272-014
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, 1990-1992
.21 cubic foot (1 box including 1 audiotape)
Scope and Content
Letters, ca. 1990-1991; publications, 1991-1992; corrected proof, 1991; programs, 1991-1992; audiotape of interview, 1990.
Bulk of the accession concerns her books, "Grief Sweat" and "States of Grace". Publications contain her poems. The tape-recorded interview was part of the Books and Writers Program from Evergreen Radio Reading Services.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 9/9/1992.
 
Accession No. 2272-015
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, 1990-1993
.21 cubic foot
Scope and Content
Annotated typescripts of poems, proof, incoming letters, ephemera.
Proof is for her book, "Grief Sweat", 1991.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 3/1/1993.
 
Accession No. 2272-016
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, circa 1992-1993
.42 cubic foot (1 box including 2 sound cassettes)
Scope and Content
Poem draft, notes, tape recorded readings of "Grief Sweat", mockup of "Desire", published collections with poems of Aliesan, 1993; and related items.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 12/13/1993.
 
Accession No. 2272-017
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, circa 1991-1995
.42 cubic feet (1 box including 1 sound cassette and 1 sound compact disc)
Scope and Content
Literary manuscripts of Aliesan, publications in which her poems were published, incoming letters, subject files, especially on her readings and other efforts for the Hands Off Washington campaign in 1994, and related materials.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 9/13/1995.
 
Accession No. 2272-018
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, 1996-1998
.21 cubic foot (1 box)
Scope and Content
Literary manuscripts (1997-1998), workshop publicity and agenda, publicity for readings, interview transcript and other biographical background. Also includes her unpublished non-fiction manuscript "Speaking for the Dead: an American Poet Looks at Ireland's Great Famine."
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 6/29/1998.
 
Accession No. 2272-019
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, 1999
.21 cubic foot (1 box)
Scope and Content
Typescript and related materials for her collection of poems, LOVING IN TIME OF WAR; ephemera, letters, photographs, press releases and similar items.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 8/1/1999.
 
Accession No. 2272-020
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, circa 1972-2002
.24 cubic foot (1 box including 2 sound compact discs)
Scope and Content
Drafts and typescripts of poems, ca 2000-2002, videotape, lp recording, clippings and publicity, 1999-2001, literary journal in which her poem appears.
The VHS video recording includes Aliesan reading at Bumbershoot, 1999. The 33 1/3 long play recording is You'll be Hearing from Me, with her singing and playing, ca 1972.
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 2/11/2002.
 
Accession No. 2272-021
Aliesan, Jody
Jody Aliesan papers, circa 2002-2003
.21 cubic feet (1 box including 1 sound compact disc)
Scope and Content
Publicity flyers, printed e-mail messages, speech notes, publications, including her poems, essays, or mentions of her, compact disc. Books include the anthologies: A Fierce Brightness, In Praise of Fertile Land, Natural Bridge, and Padilla Bay Poets Anthology, as well as a history of Seattle NOW, Color Me Feminist by Georgie Kunkel. Compact disc is "You'll Be Hearing More From Me."
Restrictions on Access
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info
Donated by Jody Aliesan, 9/22/2003.

Subject Terms
Personal Names:
Aliesan, Jody--Archives.
Daley, Michael.
Uhlman, Wesley C. (Wesley Carl), 1935-, creator.
Organizations:
Citizens to Retain Fair Employment (Seattle, Wash.)
Empty Bowl (Firm)
Seattle Women's Commission.
United States. Dept. of Energy.
University of Washington. Associated Students. Women's Commission.
University of Washington. Extension.
University of Washington. Independent Study. Braille Project.
Young Women's Christian Association (University of Washington)
Subjects:
Conservationists--Washington (State)--Seattle.
Feminists--Washington (State)--Seattle.
Poets--Washington (State)--Seattle.
Women conservationists--Washington (State)--Seattle.
Women poets--Washington (State)--Seattle.
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