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Linda Tatelbaum papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0375

Collection Scope and Content

This collection consists of manuscript material related to her books, poetry, essays, journals related to her teaching and proprioceptive writing.

Dates

  • 1972-2003

Creator

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Curator of the Maine Women Writers Collection.

Biographical/Historical Note

Linda Tatelbaum was born in Rochester, New York on February 28, 1947. She received her B.A. (1968), M.A. (1969), and PhD. (1972) from Cornell University. In 1977, Tatelbaum and her husband, Kal Winer, moved to Maine to live simply. They built a solar-powered homestead on 75 acres in Appleton, and over 20 years Tatelbaum wrote several essays chronicling their experiences. Several were published in such periodicals as Countryside, Harrowsmith, and The Maine Times. After struggling to find a publisher for a collection of these essays, Tatelbaum founded her own small press in 1996 called About Time Press. In 1997 the essays were published as Carrying Water as a Way of Life: A Homesteader's History. Tatelbaum began working part-time as an English and environmental studies professor at Colby College to help support the homestead in 1982. Her second book, Writer on the Rocks, was published in 1999, and explores how physical labor can contribute to removing metaphysical obstacles such as writer's block. Her novel and third book to be published is Yes & No (2003). She is also a regular commentator on National Public Radio and is involved with community outreach projects through the Maine Humanities Council.

Extent

8 linear feet (259 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in three series: I. Manuscripts; II. Teaching Journals; and III. Proprioceptive Writing Practice. Arrangement is chronological.

Title
Guide to the Linda Tatelbaum papers, 1972-2003
Status
Completed
Author
Sue Walker
Date
2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Maine Women Writers Collection Repository

Contact:
Abplanalp Library
University of New England
716 Stevens Avenue
Portland Maine 04103 United States