Frank Waters

Frank Waters Papers

In 2015 and 2017, Mary Ann Torrence of The Frank Waters Foundation donated a collection of material relating to author Frank Waters. The collection includes books by Waters, many of which are first edition prints and several are signed copies by Waters. There are also works about Frank Waters’ life and career. several sculpture pieces of Frank Waters, copies of newspaper articles from El Crepusculo, papers from The Frank Waters Foundation: Sheltering the Creative Spirit, and email correspondence to and from Mary Ann Torrence, 1949-2017.

Listed below is an archival inventory of the Frank Waters holdings. Note that access to unprocessed materials is granted on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the Archivist for details about access to the Waters Papers.

Accession 2015-158

Location: SWWC Box 2148

The following collection is a selection of works from American author Frank Waters and works about Frank Waters’ life and career. Mary Ann Torrence of The Frank Waters Foundation donated the collection, most of which consists of books by Waters, many of which are first edition prints and several are signed copies by Waters. Additionally, the collection contains several sculpture pieces of Frank Waters, and works about Frank Waters’ life and career.

Box 2148

Box/Folder

“Frank Waters Sculpture: Hand with Pen”
“Frank Waters Sculpture: Centennial Medallion”
“Frank Waters Sculpture: Hand”
“Frank Waters Sculpture: Face”
“Frank Waters Sculpture: Rock”

Backlog

Books by Frank Waters
“The Wild Earth's Nobility” A Novel of the Old West Copyright 1935, First Edition Liveright Publishing Corporation, New York

“Mexico Mystique” The Coming Sixth World of Consciousness Copyright 1975, First Edition, Second Printing Sage Books The Swallow Press Inc., Chicago, Illinois ISBN 0-8040-0663 Library of Congress No. 74-18579

“The Earp Brothers of Tombstone, The Story of Mrs. Virgil Earp” Copyright 1960, Bison Book Printing 1976 (paperback) Bison Book, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln ISBN 0-8032-5838-0 Library of Congress No. 75-38611

“Midas Of The Rockies, The Story of Stratton and Cripple Creek” Copyright 1937, Reprinted 1981 (paperback) Sage Books, Swallow Press, Athens Ohio OH ISBN 0-8040-0591-5 Library of Congress No. 73-163716

Books and Essays about Frank Waters, Interviews, Collections, Articles

“Conversations With Frank Waters” Copyright 1971 by John R. Milton, First Edition (paperback) Edited by John R. Milton Sage Books, Swallow Press, Chicago Illinois ISBN 0-8040-0576-1 Library of Congress No. 78-189195

“Pure Waters” Frank Waters and the Quest for the Cosmic Dedicated to Mary Ann Torrence “Number One Fan of Frank Waters” Copyright 2002 by The Frank Waters Foundation (paperback) Edited by Barbara Waters Swallow Press, University of Ohio Press, Athens OH ISBN 0-8040-1046-3

“Back-Alley Boys” The Life-Long Friendship of Charles Hathaway and Frank Waters (2 copies) Copyright 2000 by Charles Elbert Hathaway, First Edition, Signed Published by Frank Waters Foundation, Taos NM ISBN 0-9705486-0-5

“Rekindling the Inner Light” The Frank Waters Centennial Copyright 2003 by Frank Water Foundation (paperback) Signed by Barbara Waters Edited by Barbara Waters Photographs of Centennial by Holly Reed : ) Frank Waters Foundation Press, Taos NM

“Growing Up Western” Recollections Copyright 1989 by Earlene C. Backes, Signed by Frank Waters Edited by Clarus Backes, Introduction by Larry McMurtry Published by Alfred A. Knopf Inc, New York ISBN 0-394-75393-5 Library of Congress No. 89-45274

“Sundays in Tutt Library with Frank Waters” Copyright 1988 by The Hulbert Center for Southwestern Studies, Signed by Frank Waters Edited by Katherine Scott Sturdevant The Colorado College, Colorado Springs CO ISBN 0-935052-15-1 Library of Congress No. 88-08181841.

Writer's Forum, Vol. 11, Fall 1985 The Frank Waters Issue Edited by Alexander Blackburn Published by The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ISBN 0-9602992-5-4 Library of Congress No. 78-649046

“Cuchama and Sacred Mountains” by W.Y. Evans-Wentz Copyright 1981 by The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Edited by Frank Waters and Charles Adams, Introduction by Frank Waters Swallow Press, University of Ohio Press, Athens OH ISBN 0-8040-0411-0

“Eternal Dessert” Photography by David Muench, Text by Frank Waters Copyright 1990 by the Arizona Department of Transportation, State of Arizona Arizona Highways, Phoenix, AZ ISBN 0-916179-22-2 Library of Congress No. 89-83442

Puerto Del Sol, Volume 16, Spring 1981 “A Discussion with Frank Waters” New Mexico State University, Oct. 30, 1980, Signed Copyright 1981 by Puerto Del Sol, Journal of the English Dept. of New Mexico State University Roseta Press, Las Cruces NM

South Dakota Review, Volume 40, no. 2 Summer 2002 Essays about Frank Waters: Philip Davis, Jose Martinez, Linda Helstern Interview with Frank Waters: John Milton Copyright 2002 by South Dakota Review University of South Dakota, Vermillion SD ISBN 0038-3368

The Taos Review, No. 4, 1991 Blue Lake Interview with Frank Waters, by R. C. Gordon-McCutchan Photographs of Frank Waters and Frank Zamora Copyright 1991 by The Taos Review Inc., Taos NM Library of Congress No. ISSN 1044-1530

Writers' Forum, Volume 21 Copyright 1995 by The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Edited by Alexander Blackburn “Our Search for a Sense of Place” by Joe Gordon, on Frank Waters' writing “Rosa Blaca” by Jose Martinez, frst prize winner, The Frank Waters Southwest Writing Awards, 1994 ISBN 1-878359-05-3 Library of Congress No. 78-649046

“Creative Spirit” Essays Toward A Better World by Alexander Blackburn Copyright 2001 by Alexander Blackburn, Signed Creative Arts Book Company, Berkeley, CA ISBN 0-88739-315-2 Library of Congress No. 99-66710

New Mexico Magazine, Volume 49, November/ December 1971 “Zuni Pueblo, The Middle Place Between Old and New” by Frank Waters Southwestern Bookshelf, Book Review of “Pike's Peak” by Frank Waters Copyright 1971 by New Mexico Magazine, Santa Fe, NM

Accession 2017-122

BOX 2644 (1 of 3)

BOX Folder

2644   1   A book magazine called The Bloomsbury Review, Volume 26 Issue 4, July/August 2006
2644   2   An article called “Pure Waters” written by Joseph Dispenza, pgs. 36-41, September 15, 1987
2644   3   Correspondence filled with cards and photos to Mary Ann Torrence, October 12, 1993
2644   4   Correspondence and photos to Mary Ann and Geoffrey Torrence, 1987-2006
2644   5   Alex’s speech of acceptance for his award titled “Holding Us Together”, pgs. 1-13, April 9, 2005
2644   6   Correspondence to Barbara Waters from Alexander Blackburn, July 21, 2005
2644   7   “Roads of Transformation” paper written by John Nizalowski, undated
2644   8   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Horses and Land”, pgs. 1-5, January 23, 2002
2644   9   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Site Index”, pgs. 1-10, January 23, 2002
2644   10   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Land trust Letter” article, pgs. 1-17, January 23, 2002
2644   11   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “The Frank Waters Foundation” article, pgs. 1-4, January 23, 2002
2644   12   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Author Index”, pgs. 1-6, January 23, 2002
2644   13   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Mission Statement”, pgs. 1-5, January 23, 2002
2644   14   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “F. Waters’ Biography”, pgs. 1-4, January 23, 2002
2644   15   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Centennial”, pgs. 1-5, January 23, 2002
2644   16   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Speeches”, pgs. 1-9, January 23, 2002
2644   17   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “On Writing”, pgs. 1-10, January 23, 2002
2644   18   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Lyon’s Anthology”, pgs. 1-3, January 23, 2002
2644   19   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Reviews”, pgs. 1-4, January 23, 2002
2644   20   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Photo Album”, pgs. 1-3, undated
2644   21   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Frank/Land”, pgs. 1-2, undated
2644   22   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Arroyo Seco”, pgs. 1-3, undated
2644   23   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Out and About”, pgs. 1-3, undated
2644   24   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Fun and Fun Pt. 2”, pgs. 1-5, undated
2644   25   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Memorial”, pgs. 1-5, undated
2644   26   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Artist in Residence”, pgs. 1-3, undated
2644   27   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “B. Water’s Biography”, pgs. 1-3, January 23, 2002

2644   28   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “B. Water’s book review”, pgs. 1-6, January 23, 2002
2644   29   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “R. Redford”, pgs. 1-2, January 23, 2002
2644   30   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Tributes to Frank”, pgs. 1-7, January 21, 2002
2644   31   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Tributes P2”, pgs. 1-3, undated
2644   32   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Tributes P3”, pgs. 1-8, undated
2644   33   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Tributes P4”, pgs. 1-5, undated
2644   34   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Tributes P5”, pgs. 1-4, undated
2644   35   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Tributes P6”, pgs. 1-4, undated
2644   36   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Tributes P7”, pgs. 1-13, undated
2644   37   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Waters’ Park and Waters’ Park 2”, pgs. 1-4, January 23, 2001
2644   38   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “S.W. Writing Award and Awardees”, pgs. 1-5, January 23, 2002
2644   39   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Friends”, pgs. 1-6, January 21, 2002
2644   40   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Frank’s Car”, pgs. 1-5, January 21, 2002
2644   41   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Opera”, pgs. 1-2, January 23, 2002
2644   42   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Fundraising”, pgs. 1-4, January 23, 2002
2644   43   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Open Forum”, pgs. 1-5, January 23, 2002
2644   44   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Bronzes”, pgs. 1-3, January 23, 2002
2644   45   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Store”, pgs. 1-5, January 23, 2002
2644   46   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Newsletter”, pgs. 1-33, January 23, 2002
2644   47   Sheltering the Creative Spirit; “Contact and Links”, pgs. 1-3, January 23, 2002
2644   48   An article titled “Healing Ways” conference plan from a journal,                        August 23,2005
2644   49   Itinerary for “Healing ways seeking Common Threads” conference, August 25-28, 2005
2644   50   “Borderlands and Transfiguration: Desert Mysticism in Frank Waters’” The Lizard Woman research paper, undated
2644   51   Email correspondence from John, attached is an essay on Frank Waters’ “The Duality of Power”, August 18, 2006
2644   52   Correspondence to Mary Ann Torrence, June 1980-1995
2644   53   An invitation to “A Tribute to Frank Water’s” annual dinner and meeting, with a letter, March 29, 2002
2644   54   The Frank Waters Foundation land map printout, undated
2644   55   A newspaper article printout on Frank Waters in the Pasa Tiempo Santa Fe New Mexican, November 1, 1996
2644   56   Studies in Frank Waters IX; “Flight from Fiesta” October 17, 1987
2644   57   A newspaper article on Frank Waters in Tiempo, June 2, 1994
2644   58   Magazine article, “Perspectives”, July 1, 1995
2644   59   A copy of a newspaper article of “Family and Friends saying Goodbye to Frank Waters”, in The Taos news, June 15, 1995
2644   60   A poem titled “For Frank Waters” written by Victor di Suvero, June 9, 1995
2644   61   An Itinerary for a memorial celebrating Frank Waters’ life, undated
2644   62   “Home and Away” poem for Barbara Waters in memory of Frank, June 9, 1995

2644   63   Newspaper articles from the Albuquerque Journal and Taos News, June 1992-1997
2644   64   “Masks without Meanings?” by Frank Water, signed by Frank Waters, Undated
2644   65   The Frank Waters Foundation, Sheltering the Creative Spirit: “Nurturing the Creative Spirit” paper, Workshop Schedule, and Map, undated
2644   66   A complimentary copy of The Bloomsbury Review; a book magazine, with a photo of Frank Waters on the front, June 1993
2644   67   The Frank Waters Foundation: Sheltering the Creative Spirit, letter written by Barbara Waters, undated
2644   68   An invitation for a Sunday afternoon picnic with Frank and Barbara Waters, September [no year]
2644   69   A copy of Journeys: A Literary Magazine with a picture of Frank Waters on the cover, Spring 1993
2644   70   Arts and Entertainment magazine of the Taos News: Tiempo, Featuring an article on Frank Waters, July 25-31, 2002
2644   71   Waters master list, pgs. 1-30, September 7, 2005
2644   72   Studies in Frank Waters-V; The papers from “Frank Waters: Western Mystic”, December 29, 1982
2644   73   Studies in Frank Waters-VI; The papers from “Dialogues”, October 20, 1984
2644   74   Studies in Frank Waters-VII; “An Appreciation”, October 19, 1985
2644   75   Studies in Frank Waters-VIII; “Emergences”, October 18, 1986
2644   76   Studies in Frank Waters-IX; “Flight from Fiesta”, October 17, 1987
2644   77   Studies in Frank Waters-X; “Connections”, October 22, 1988
2644   78   Studies in Frank Waters-XIV; “The People”, October 1992
2644   79   Email correspondence from Alex Blackburn, Editor, Writers’ Forum, to writers and scholars, January 6, 1993
2644   80   A correspondence to Professor Sture Allen, from Mrs. Geoffrey Torrence of Athena School, undated
2644   81   Thank you cards to contributors of the Frank Waters Foundation, and empty envelopes, undated
2644   82   Frank Waters Foundation; Sheltering the Creative Spirit, brochures, calendar of events, photos, and a paper to order a book memoir, 2000
2644   83   Two correspondence to Mary Ann Torrence on receiving the Frank Waters Foundation: Sheltering the Creative Spirit newsletter, 1993-1994
2644   84   The Frank Waters Foundation; Sheltering the Creative Spirit Newsletters, December 1994 – May 2002 (1 of 2)
2644   85   The Frank Waters Foundation; Sheltering the Creative Spirit Newsletters, December 1994 - May 2002 (2 of 2)

BOX 2645 (2 of 3)

BOX Folder

2645   1   Ohio University Press, opened on page three with information on a book called A Sunrise Brighter’ Still, The Visionary novels of Frank waters, Fall 1991
2645   2   Frank Waters Foundation printout of the online website with photos, November 1, 1997
2645   3   Printout of Bibliofind search results for Frank Waters books, November 1, 1997
2645   4   XI. Mountains with “From one changing woman to another. Barbara Waters”, written on the front, February 28, 1999
2645   5   Website printout of the November Frank Waters lecture series, held at The Millicent Rogers Museum, November 17, 1996
2645   6   A copy of The Frank Waters Foundation: Sheltering the Creative Spirit newsletter, July 1997
2645   7   A paper to order a book written by Frank Waters, called of Time and Change a Memoir, undated
2645   8   An invitation to the Frank Waters Centennial celebration, along with an itinerary, and motel accommodations, July 28, 2002
2645   9   A letter to Cedric from Ansel, with a picture of Yosemite National Park on the opposite page, 1956
2645   10   An article called “A Writer’s Landscape: Personalities of the West” written by Lawrence Powell in Westways, January 1974
2645   11   An itinerary for a memorial celebrating Frank Waters’ life, undated
2645   12   An article called “The Troops” with a written statement from Barbara Waters on the front page, pgs. 101-109, February 28, 1929
2645   13   Frank Waters Foundation UNM Appraisal Visit No. 1, a newsletter, and correspondence from Barbara Waters, February 11, 2002
2645   14   A paper over “The Essence of Good Writing”, pgs. 1-10
2645   15   A copy of an article titled, “The Environmental Concerns of Frank Waters”, by Charles L. Adams, April 8, 1991
2645   16   A copy of “Material Culture”, undated
2645   17   A copy of “The Magic of Seekers of Fleece by Frank Waters, pgs. 53-55, undated
2645   18   An article with a portrait of Frank Waters, cutout of The Taos News newspaper, November 14, 1991
2645   19   Five Hoka Hey newspapers, with an article on Frank Waters on the front page, Summer 1992
2645   20   Hoka Hey newspaper, Winter 1990
2645   21   A copy of “From a letter to Rowena Meyers from Frank Waters”, July 24, 1948
2645   22   New Mexico’s Newsmonthly: Crosswinds, Volume IV, Number 1, November 1991
2645   23   Two copies of “Santo Domingo Corn Dance” lyrics, written on front “for Frank Waters”, undated
2645   24   An article ripped of a magazine titled “Taos is Entirely Special”, written by Sawnie Morris, undated

2645   25   Copies of articles in El Crepusculo, 1950-1951
2645   26   The New Mexico’s Newsmonthly newspaper with a picture of a soldier in the jungle on the front page, March/April 1992
2645   27   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, January 1950
2645   28   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, April 1950
2645   29   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, May 1950
2645   30   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, June 1950
2645   31   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, September 1950
2645   32   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, January 1951
2645   33   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, February 1951
2645   34   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, March 1951
2645   35   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, April 1951
2645   36   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, May 1951
2645   37   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, June 1951
2645   38   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, July 1951
2645   39   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, August 1951
2645   40   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, September 1951
2645   41   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, October 1951
2645   42   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, November 1951
2645   43   Copies of articles and clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, December 1951
2645   44   Copies of articles and Clippings from El Crepusculo newspaper, labeled D-303, D-304, D-306, D-307, 1950

BOX 2646 (3 of 3)

Box Folder

2646   1   A photo of Frank Waters with an unknown girl, undated
2646   2   A photo of Frank Waters with three unknown people, undated
2646   3   A framed photograph of Frank Waters with a check at the bottom, October 30, 2001
2646   4   The Tempo newspaper with a picture of Frank on the front page, July 23, 1992
2646   5   A copy of an article from an unknown newspaper, December 22, 1949
2646   6   Copies of articles from El Crepusculo newspaper, September 1949
2646   7   Copies of articles from El Crepusculo newspaper, October 1949
2646   8   Copies of articles from El Crepusculo newspaper, November 1949
2646   9   Copies of articles from El Crepusculo newspaper, December 1949
2646   10   Copies of articles from El Crepusculo newspaper, February 1950
2646   11   Copies of articles from El Crepusculo newspaper, March 1950
2646   12   Copies of articles from El Crepusculo newspaper, July 1950
2646   13   Copies of articles from El Crepusculo newspaper, August 1950
2646   14   Copies of articles from El Crepusculo newspaper, October 1950
2646   15   Copies of articles from El Crepusculo newspaper, November 1950
2646   16   Copies of articles from El Crepusculo newspaper, December 1950

Backlog

Deep Waters: Frank Waters Remembered in Letters & Commentary, by Alan Louis Kishbaugh, 2017