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By Alicia Detelich
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Jan Garden Castro papers consist primarily of research materials, writings, and correspondence related to Castro's extensive career as a literary and art critic and her roles as a civic arts activist and co-founder/former Executive Director of River Styx literary magazine in Saint Louis, Missouri. Included are numerous original transcripts of Castro's interviews with notable artists and literary figures, as well as typescript drafts, photocopies and clippings of published book and art reviews written by Castro. Notable interviewees include Margaret Atwood, Allen Ginsberg, Quincy Troupe, Eavan Boland, Chakaia Booker, Howard Nemerov, and John Hollander. Additionally, the collection includes Castro's published and unpublished poetry, exhibit catalog essays, and other writings; materials related to the production of River Styx Magazine, Castro's educational and teaching materials, and assorted print materials and manuscripts collected by Castro throughout her career. The collection includes notebooks and diaries kept by Castro and a collection of audiovisual materials consisting of Castro's taped interviews with artists, her Double Helix cable tv show “The Writers’ Circle,” interviews of literary figures including Howard Nemerov and Yevgeny Yevtushenko, and poetry readings from the Duff's and River Styx PM Series. The original donations also included a large number of rare art books, which have since been transferred to Rare Books or the Art and Architecture Library. Finally, this collection contains 122 born-digital items (approx. 5 GB; 3871 total files); 71 floppy disks, 7 CDs, and 3 DVDs are currently accessible. The DVDs are surrogates; the files on these disks were compiled by former processing archivist Alicia Detelich and consist of scans, downloaded web content, and born-digital publications.For preservation and access purposes, most of the disks were imaged with either Guymager or FTK to maintain the original disk structure. In this collection, a disk image was not created for disks that Castro did not create herself, disks that would not boot, and disks that were inaccessible due to lack of hardware. Each item was assigned a Special Collections library identifier, scanned for viruses, run through a bulk-extractor program to remove Personal Identifiying Information (PII), and uploaded to WUSTL's server. Please contact Special Collections for more information about the born-digital material in this collection.
Collection Historical Note
Jan Garden Castro (1945-) is an American author, editor, poet, literary and art critic, teacher, and arts activist. Born and raised in Saint Louis, Missouri, and currently residing in New York City, Castro attended Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison for her undergraduate studies, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1967 and a 1967 certificate from the famed Radcliffe College Publishing Course, which relocated to Columbia University in 2000. In 1974 and 1994 respectively, Castro earned a Master of Arts in Teaching and English and then a Master of Arts in Art History and Comparative Literature from Washington University, Saint Louis.
Castro's extensive writing career began in 1968, while she was living in San Francisco, with features on Pablo Neruda, David Harris, Joan Baez, Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, and others published in The Daily Californian and the San Francisco Express Times. Upon returning to Saint Louis around 1970, Castro published essays, reviews, and poems in local and national underground newspapers, and national literary journals. In 1972 she married Michael Castro in Graham Chapel at Washington University, and with him and several other local poets and artists founded River Styx literary magazine in 1975. Between 1975 and 1987, Castro served as an editor of River Styx, and as its first Executive Director – leading its multicultural and interdisciplinary direction during this period. She contributed significant material to the journal during this time, including editorial direction and interviews with Margaret Atwood, Quincy Troupe, and many other well-known artists and writers. The River Styx group also organized many poetry readings and local cultural events, most notably the River Styx PM series at the Saint Louis Art Museum and Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Duff's Poetry Series, held at Duff's restaurant in the Central West End. In 1975 Castro wrote and self-published her first poetry compilation, Mandala of the Five Senses. She also served as a teacher at several local secondary schools and colleges during this period and began to review books by Atwood, Gass, Morrison, Baldwin, Garcia Marquez, and others for The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch.
In 1985 Castro's first major book was published by Crown Publishers, an art history and biography of Georgia O'Keeffe titled The Art and Life of Georgia O'Keeffe, which had ten printings 1985-1995 and sold over 100,000 copies. In 1988 she co-edited scholarly essays on Margaret Atwood titled Margaret Atwood, Vision and Forms (Southern Illinois University Press), which had two printings. Starting in 1980 Castro taught humanities as an adjunct professor at Lindenwood College (now University) in Saint Charles, Missouri and continued to publish poems and book reviews. In addition to her publishing and teaching activities, Castro also organized a number of cultural events in the Saint Louis area, including the 1987 Heart of Saint Louis Arts festival, and traveled throughout the country giving lectures on art history and the work of Georgia O'Keeffe.
During the 1990s Castro wrote literature and art reviews for the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch and the Riverfront Times. She continued to publish poetry and read her poems at local artistic and cultural events, and otherwise kept involved with local arts. Additionally, Castro received fellowships from institutes including the Camargo Foundation, the American Academy in Rome, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1998, Castro began writing art reviews and interviews for Sculpture Magazine and has since published more than 16 cover stories for the journal. Her involvement with Sculpture continues to the present day and has included significant interviews with and essays on Louise Bourgeois, Maya Lin, Mel Chin, Cristina Iglesias, Sanford Biggers, Ai Wei Wei, Liza Lou, and numerous artists. Castro also writes articles for Ceramics: Art and Perception, has written catalog essays for many local and national artists, and has published fiction and flash fiction online at The Adirondack Review and Great Weather for the Media.
Castro’s poetry and art collaboration with Robert Charles Smith, The Last Frontier, was published in 2001. Smith, a Washington University art professor who designed the University City lions, created letterpress and electronic images on his Eclectic Press to accompany each poem by Castro. Some copies included a CD with Castro reading her poems to original compositions by Willem Von Hombracht. Smith created handmade silk and marbled paper boxes for the first twenty copies.
In 2001-2002, Castro guest-curated and wrote the catalog for the exhibit Sonia Delaunay: La Moderne, a retrospective on Sonia Delaunay shown in Tokyo and three regional museums in Japan, and the Jane V. Zimmerli Museum at Rutgers University. Castro's master's thesis and the Delaunay retrospective were based on ten years of original primary research in Paris and other locations.
During her career Castro has published more than 425 articles, essays, and interviews for a wide variety of publishing outlets. As of March 2014 she continues to publish frequently for several publications, including Sculpture Magazine (www.sculpturemagazine.art/), www.whitehotmagazine.org/, American Book Review (www.americanbookreview.org/ ), and Woman’s Art Journal (www.womansartjournal.org/ ).
Administrative Information
Repository:
MS Manuscripts
Accruals:
Accession No. 23074, 23082. July 2005
Accession No. 23908. 28 August 2007
Accession No. 23962. 2010
Accession No. 2014.006. 19 March 2014
Alternate Extent Statement:
5 GB (approx.); 3871 files
Access Restrictions:
Open
Use Restrictions:
Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.
Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.
If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)
Technical Access Note:
The library cannot provide access to all born-digital materials due to lack of required hardware/software. Requests for born-digtial material may require advanced notice. Please contact Special Collections for more details.
Acquisition Source:
Gift, Purchase
Related Materials:
See Jan Garden Castro collection of Margaret Atwood materials, located at the Thomas Fischer Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, Canada. Extent 8 boxes, 1.5 meters
See also Jan Garden Castro donation to Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
See also Jan Garden Castro Writings: Artists Mapping the Future, an electronic archive of Castro's writings on comptemporary art and artists.
For more information please see
http://www.jancastro.com/.
Preferred Citation:
Name of the Collection, Washington University Libraries, Department of Special Collections
Processing Information:
The original order of the collection as established by Castro has largely been maintained, with the exception of a number of miscellaneous and unlabeled folders that contained a wide variety of materials. These materials were filed into the appropriate series or subseries as determined by the processor. The order of materials within folders has mostly been maintained, with the exception of obvious filing mistakes. Folder titles were generally maintained, with the exception of miscellaneous and unlabeled folders; dates were also added to folders where appropriate, and some additional specifics were added when titles were unclear (i.e. 'Writings' may have been changed to 'Unpublished Writings 1971-1972'). Additionally, color photos, slides, and audiovisual materials were separated from their original locations within the Research and Educational Materials series, and have been rehoused together for preservation purposes. Finally, please note that not all folders have series titles or folder numbers included. For details about arrangement refer to finding aid.
See mss23962_BD_AccReport for information about born-digital content.
Finding Aid Revision History:
Revised on 8/15/2018 by Elizabeth Winter under the supervision of Robert Manley
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Correspondence],
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Series 2: Writings],
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Series 3: Notebooks, Journals, Diaries],
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Series 4: Research Materials],
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Series 5: Manuscripts By Others],
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Series 6: Print Materials],
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Series 7: River Styx],
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Series 8: Civic and Cultural Activities],
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Series 9: Educational Materials],
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Series 10: Personal Papers],
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Series 11: Audiovisual Materials],
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Series 12: Realia],
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Series 13: Born Digital Materials (Electronic Records)],
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- Series 1: Correspondence

- Consists of correspondence to and from Jan Garden Castro between 1959 and 2005, but primarily from the 1980s. Correspondence has been divided into two subseries - subseries 1 is arranged alphabetically by last name of correspondent; subseries 2 is arranged chronologically to the year. Includes personal correspondence to friends and family members and business correspondence related to Jan's literary efforts and her work as editor of River Styx magazine. Oftentimes there is significant overlap between business and personal correspondence. Some correspondence from the 1970s is also addressed to Michael Castro.
- Sub-Series 1: Alphabetical by Last Name of Correspondent

- Box 1

- Folder 1: Absolute Arts

- Emails, 1999
- Folder 2: Adam, Helen

- Typed and handwritten letters, cards - 1970s-1980s
- Folder 3: Adams, Virginia

- Outgoing correspondence 1980s-1990s; holiday cards from Virginia Adams
- Folder 4: Ammons, Archie

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence 1960s, 1980s
- Folder 5: Anderson, Cathleen - Zimmerli Art Museum

- Email correspondence 2000-2001 re: Sonia Delaunay exhibit guest-curated by Jan Garden Castro
- Folder 6: Anderson, Kate

- Folder 7: Antenna Theater

- Typed correspondence re: Georgia O'Keeffe lectures, informational materials
- Folder 8: Atwood, Margaret

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence 1988-1992 - typed and handwritten
- Folder 9: Azodi, Azizeh

- 3 items; outgoing correspondence 1987, 1992
- Folder 10: Baker, Jordan

- 1 item; handwritten card, 1994
- Folder 11: Barker, Larry

- 3 items; incoming and outgoing correspondence 1987; typed
- Folder 12: Basch, Peter

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence 1987, typed
- Folder 13: Bascom, William A.

- 1 typed letter from Bascom re: River Styx, 1980; contact proof sheets
- Folder 14: Benninga, Terry (Garden) and Simon I

- Handwritten and typed correspondence, 1960s-1979; Jan Garden Castro's sister and brother-in-law
- Folder 15: Benninga, Terry (Garden) and Simon II

- Handwritten, typed, email correspondence 1980-2001
- Box 2

- Folder 1: Betkowski, Dianne and Adam

- Cards, invitations, Christmas letters, 1990s
- Folder 2: Bowie, Joseph

- Emails, 1999
- Folder 3: Boyle, Virginia

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1980s; MS copies of Virginia Boyle poetry for River Styx
- Folder 4: Bradshaw, Bill

- 1 item, typed, 2001
- Folder 5: Brenson, Michael

- 2 items, incoming and outgoing, typed
- Folder 6: Bruchac, Joe and Carol

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence 1960s, typed; 1 typed item from 1983
- Folder 7: Byrd, Bobby

- Typed correspondence, MS poetry 1976
- Folder 8: Cardozo, Nancy

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1980s
- Folder 9: from Jan Garden Castro I

- Assorted outgoing correspondence, 1960s-1990s, typed and handwritten
- Folder 10: from Jan Garden Castro II

- Box 3

- Folder 1: Castro, Jomo

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, handwritten, emails; 1980s-2000s (Jan's son)
- Folder 2: Castro, Michael I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1970s-1980s; includes correspondence to Michael Castro from others
- Folder 3: Castro, Michael II

- Folder 4: Castro, Michael III

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1977
- Folder 5: Castro, Joe and Mollie

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1970s-2000s
- Folder 6: Cate, Dennis I

- Emails re: Sonia Delaunay exhibit 2001
- Folder 7: Cate, Dennis II

- Emails re: Sonia Delaunay exhibit, catalog 2001-2003
- Folder 8: Cate, Dennis III

- Emails re: Sonia Delaunay exhibit 1998-2000
- Box 4

- Folder 1: Cate, Dennis IV

- Emails re: Sonia Delaunay exhibit, January-August 2001
- Folder 2: Cate, Dennis V

- Correspondence re: Sonia Delaunay exhibit, January-April 2001
- Folder 3: Cate, Dennis VI

- Emails re: Sonia Delaunay exhibit, 1999-2001
- Folder 4: Cate, Dennis VII

- Emails re: Sonia Delaunay exhibit 1999-2000
- Folder 5: Cina, Alan

- 1 item; email, 2001
- Folder 6: Comings, Art

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1966-1967
- Folder 7: Contracts RSPM

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence re: River Styx PM performances, 1980-1985
- Folder 8: Cavolina, Jane

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, 1994-1995
- Folder 9: Chapin, Harry

- 3 items; Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, 1980
- Folder 10: Chicago Public Library

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, 1990-1991
- Folder 11: Chikly, Bruno

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, 1992-1995
- Folder 12: Childress, William

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1987
- Box 5

- Folder 1: Corr, Michael I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1970s-1980s
- Folder 2: Corr, Michael II

- Folder 3: Corr, Michael III

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, 1980-1981
- Folder 4: Correspondence with Famous Writers

- Includes letters to and from Georgia O'Keeffe, Robert Bly, Allen Ginsberg, Pam Hadas, Tom Savage, others
- Folder 5: Danforth, William

- Outgoing correspondence, typed, 1988
- Folder 6: Danto, Arthur

- 4 items, incoming and outgoing, emails + 1 letter, 2003
- Folder 7: Danto, Ginger

- Incoming postcard, outgoing note, 1991
- Folder 8: Davis, Linda

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, handwritten, email, 2000; includes newspaper clippings
- Folder 9: Decker, Barbara

- 2 items; handwritten cards, 2000
- Folder 10: Dijkstra, Sandra

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, handwritten, 1998-2001
- Folder 11: Dorfman, Elsa

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, email; 1980s, 2000
- Box 6

- Folder 1: Dye, Philip

- 3 items; incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 2005
- Folder 2: Dyer, Bob

- 1 item; handwritten letter to Mike and Jan Castro, 1978
- Folder 3: Dyer, Don

- Emails, 2003
- Folder 4: Edward, Reba

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1977
- Folder 5: Enger, Frank

- Incoming correspondence, handwritten with drawings and photos, 2008
- Folder 6: Eshelman, Clayton

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1985-1986
- Folder 7: Feminist Art Journal

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, 1975-1977
- Folder 8: Fentress, Sam and Betsy I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1980s-1990s; includes copy of Image journal Summer 1997
- Folder 9: Fentress, Sam and Betsy II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, includes drawings, 1980s-1990s
- Folder 10: FiberArts

- Author's agreement between Jan and FiberArts, typed correspondence 2000, copy of Summer 2000 issue of FiberArts
- Folder 11: Fischer, Linda

- 2 items; incoming correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1999-2000
- Folder 12: Fischer, R.

- Incoming correspondence, handwritten, 1969-1980s; Jan's grandmother
- Folder 13: Fleck, Alan

- Incoming correspondence, handwritten and typed, addressed to Michael Castro, 1970s
- Folder 14: Fontaine, Lorraine

- 3 items; incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 2002
- Folder 15: Frankenthaler, Helen

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, 1980s
- Folder 16: Freeman, June

- Incoming correspondence, handwritten + emails, 2001
- Folder 17: Galluzo, Cecile

- Outgoing email 2001, exhibit mailer
- Box 7

- Folder 1: Gantcher, Neil

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence re: publication of Sonia Delaunay book, typed, 1989-1990
- Folder 2: Garden, Diane

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, including MS poems by Diane Garden, 1970s-2000s
- Folder 3: Garden, Harold and Estelle

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1960s-1980s; Jan's parents
- Folder 4: Garden, Jack

- 1 item; incoming letter, handwritten, 1971
- Folder 5: Garden, Jim

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1970s; Jan's brother
- Folder 6: Garden, Joseph and Bernice

- 5 items; holiday cards with handwritten notes, 1970s-1980s
- Folder 7: Garden, Martin

- 3 items; incoming correspondence, typed, 1996, 1997, 2001
- Folder 8: Gass Book

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence re: publication of book on William H. Gass, typed, 1989-1991
- Folder 9: Gassan, Arnold

- Incoming and outgoing correspondenece, typed and facsimile copies, 1994-1995
- Folder 10: Ginsberg, Allen

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1970s-1980s
- Folder 11: Graham, Philip

- 2 incoming postcards, handwritten, 1980s
- Folder 12: Grant, Peggy I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1970s
- Folder 13: Grant, Peggy II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1970s-1980s
- Box 8

- Folder 1: Guenther, Charles

- Incoming correspondence, typed, 1970s-1980s, addressed to Jan and Michael Castro
- Folder 2: Hacker, Marilyn

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1980s-1990s
- Folder 3: Haft-Fausti family

- Incoming correspondence; holiday cards with handwritten notes, 1990s
- Folder 4: Hamilton, Esley

- 2 items; 1 handwritten note, 1 card, undated
- Folder 5: Hannah, Susan

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1970s-1980s
- Folder 6: Hanson, Sharon

- Outgoing facsimile, 1998
- Folder 7: Harjo, Joy

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, 1980s
- Folder 8: Hemphill, Julius

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1980s
- Folder 9: Hewitt, Mana

- 3 items; typed incoming letter, handwritten card, exhibit brochure
- Folder 10: Hollander, John

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1980s
- Folder 11: Horn, Robyn

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence; typed, email, 2001; includes exhibit cards and brochures
- Folder 12: Horne, Sherry

- Incoming correspondence, handwritten. 1970s
- Folder 13: Johnson, Rayfield

- Incoming correspondence from R.J., 1970s, 1980s; correspondence from Jan Castro to warden of prison where R.J. was held requesting that harrassing letters from R.J. stop being sent
- Box 9

- Folder 1: Johnson, Buffie

- Incoming correspondence, including exhibit brochure; handwritten and typed, 1993
- Folder 2: Kageyama, Yuri

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, 1980s
- Folder 3: Kahn, Paul

- Incoming correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1970s; addressed to Michael Castro
- Folder 4: Kaza, Roger and Patti Wolf

- Incoming correspondence, holiday cards; handwritten, 1990s; includes draft of Castro review of a book by Roger Kaza's sister
- Folder 5: Keller, Kate

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence; primarily emails, with several handwritten cards; 2000-2002; wife of Robert Kobayashi
- Folder 6: Kenny, Maurice I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten; includes M.K. poetry books, clippings; 1980-1982
- Folder 7: Kenny, Maurice II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, 1979-1984
- Folder 8: Kenny, Maurice III

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1985-1987
- Folder 9: Klappert, Peter I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence; typed, handwritten, email; 1980s-2001
- Folder 10: Klappert, Peter II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence; typed, handwritten, email; 1980s-2000s; includes MS copy of P.K. poetry book Eight or a Dozen - Meditations at a Barn
- Box 10

- Folder 1: Kyle, Carol

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1978-1981
- Folder 2: Jerzak-Larsen, Kazia

- 1 item; card with handwritten note, 1997
- Folder 3: Leach, Timothy

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1966-1967
- Folder 4: Lee, Liz

- Emails, 1999-2000
- Folder 5: Lorenzo

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1980s
- Folder 6: Luria-Sukenik, Lynn

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1982-1983
- Folder 7: Lyle, Curtis

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1988; personal
- Folder 8: Lynn + others from commune I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence to and from the Friends of Perfection commune; typed and handwritten, 1970s; primarily correspondence with a woman named Lynn
- Folder 9: Lynn + others from commune II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence; typed and handwritten, primarily to and from Lynn; 1970s-1980s
- Folder 10: Maeder, Edward

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence; typed, facsimile; 1994-1995
- Folder 11: Marcus, Jane and Michael

- 1 item; incoming handwritten postcard, 1998
- Folder 12: Mavzerall, Hope

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence; typed, email, facsimile; 2000-2003; includes copies of publications by H.M.
- Folder 13: Meaghen, Carol

- Incoming correspondence; handwritten notes and postcards, includes photos of C.M. and family; 2000-2004
- Folder 14: Melis, Nina

- Emails, 2000
- Folder 15: Mernit, Sue

- 2 items; typed letters to Michael Castro, 1976
- Box 11

- Folder 1: Mortimer, Lee

- 2 items; handwritten letter from L.M, typed reply from Jan Castro, 1993
- Folder 2: Moser, Jill

- 2 items; card with handwritten note by Jill Moser, invitation to exhibition
- Folder 3: Nemerov, Howard

- Incoming correspondence, typed, 1980s; includes handwritten notes by Jan Castro
- Folder 4: Newhall, Beaumont

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, 1988
- Folder 5: Newman, Richard

- 1 item; incoming email to Jan and Michael Castro, 2009
- Folder 6: Norman, Dorothy

- Outgoing correspondence, typed, 1980s
- Folder 7: Nowinski, Ira

- 3 items; incoming and outgoing correspondence, handwritten, 2001
- Folder 8: Oriental Crafts House

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1970-1971
- Folder 9: Ortiz, Simon I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1980s; includes draft of Castro review of Ortiz book, transcript of talk with Ortiz, transcript of introduction to Ortiz reading
- Folder 10: Ortiz, Simon II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, 1980s
- Folder 11: Osver, Arthur

- 1 item; card with handwritten note, 1986
- Folder 12: Padgett, Ron

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence; typed, email; 2001; includes some photocopies of R.P. work
- Folder 13: Parker, Robert

- Incoming correspondence; typed, handwritten, facsimile; 1992-1993, 1999
- Folder 14: Peden, Margaret Sayers

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1980s-1990s
- Folder 15: Philadelphia Museum of Art

- 3 items; 2 outgoing letters1988, 1996, incoming letter 1988; typed
- Folder 16: The Phillips Collection

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed, 1988
- Folder 17: Phillips, Carl

- 1 item; invitation to party + handwritten note from C.P.
- Folder 18: Rampersand, Arnold

- 1 item; handwritten letter to Jan Castro, undated
- Folder 19: Reichbach, Gustin

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1970s-1980s; some addressed to Michael and Jan Castro
- Box 12

- Folder 1: Rhyne, Robert

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence; handwritten letters 1990s, emails 2000-2004
- Folder 2: Rizzoli International

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence re: Sonia Delaunay book; typed; 1992
- Folder 3: Rosenthal, Irving

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1977-1983
- Folder 4: Rothenburg, Jerome

- 3 items; handwritten cards 1973, 1993, typed letter 1991
- Folder 5: Rothschild, Jan

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1970s-1990s
- Folder 6: Ruane, Christine

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1991
- Folder 7: RuBert, Russ

- 2 items; email 2001, party invitation 2001
- Folder 8: Russell, Jacob I

- Personal; incoming and outgoing correspondence; typed and handwritten, 1990s
- Folder 9: Russell, Jacob II

- Personal; incoming and outgoing correspondence; typed and handwritten, 1990s
- Folder 10: Russell, Jacob III

- Personal; incoming and outgoing correspondence; typed and handwritten, 1980s-1990s
- Folder 11: Russell, Jacob IV

- Personal; incoming and outgoing correspondence; typed and handwritten, emails; 1990s-2000s
- Folder 12: Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed; 1970s, 1990s
- Folder 13: Saitu, Mitsu

- Emails, 2003; concert program 2003
- Folder 14: Santos, Marge - Rutgers

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence; typed, emails; 2000-2001 re: Sonia Delaunay exhibit, catalog
- Box 13

- Folder 1: Schmitz, Barbara

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1970s-1980s
- Folder 2: Schub, Judith

- 3 items; 2 handwritten postcards from J.S., 1 typed letter from Castro, 1999-2000
- Folder 3: Scott, Jim

- Incoming postcards, holiday cards 2000-2003
- Folder 4: Sculpture Magazine I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence re: Jan's work for Sculpture; typed letters, emails; 1996-2003
- Folder 5: Sculpture Magazine II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence re: Jan's work for Sculpture; typed letters and emails; 1996-2003
- Folder 6: Seager, Moe

- 2 items; handwritten letters from M.S.; 1992
- Folder 7: Senser, John

- 3 items; 1 handwritten card from J.S. 1996, 2 emails 2002, 2003
- Folder 8: Shimizu, Michiko

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence; handwritten cards, emails; 2002-2003; includes color photos of Jan, Michiko, and others
- Folder 8.1: Sholl, Betsey

- Incoming correspondence, typed, 1986
- Folder 9: Smart, Annie

- 3 items; handwritten cards and postcard from Annie Smart, 1995, 2000
- Folder 10: Smith, Jean and Paz I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1985-1986
- Folder 11: Smith, Jean and Paz II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1988-1990
- Folder 12: Smith, Stacy

- Emails re: Sonia Delaunay opening, catalog, 2002-2003
- Folder 13: Snyder, Gary

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1984-1986
- Folder 14: Stith, Rebecca

- 3 items; 2 postcards from R.S., 1 email, 2000-2002
- Box 14

- Folder 1: Strumpel, Ulla and Eva

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, handwritten with a few typed letters; mostly 1960s, with 2 items from 1985
- Folder 2: Suarez, Carlos I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1981
- Folder 3: Suarez, Carlos II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten letters, emails; 1970s-2001
- Folder 4: Suits, Alan

- Incoming correspondence, handwritten, 1970s + 1 letter from 1986; addressed to Michael and Jan Castro
- Folder 5: Svane, Erik I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1997-1998; includes news clippings and photocopies of E.S. articles
- Folder 6: Svane, Erik II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1996-1997; includes clippings and photocopies of E.S. writings
- Folder 7: Tampa Review I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence re: Jan's work for Tampa Review, 1994-1999; includes sleeve of color 4x6 photos taken by Jan
- Folder 8: Tampa Review II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1994; includes issue of Tampa Review Fall 1993
- Box 15

- Folder 1: Touhill, Blanche

- 2 typed letters from Jan, November 2001, December 2001
- Folder 2: Townsend, Henry

- Incoming correspondence, typed, 1986; includes contract for H.T. concert at UMSL
- Folder 3: Traghe, Christel

- 2 exhibit card mailers with notes from C.T., 2003
- Folder 4: Traurig, Harriet

- Incoming cards and postcards, handwritten; nomination form and correspondence re: YWCA Leader Lunch 1993
- Folder 5: Trova, Ernest

- 3 items; letter from Jan to E.T. 1985, note from E.T., photocopy of E.T. article in St. Louis Post-Dispatch Magazine 1988
- Folder 6: Tummons, Pat

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1989-1991
- Folder 7: van Rijn, Michael

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence re: possible fake of O'Keeffe pastel authenticated by Jan Castro; typed; 1992
- Folder 8: Van Spanckeren, Kathryn I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence; typed, handwritten, emails; 1997-2004; includes copies of poetry book by KvS
- Folder 9: Van Spanckeren, Kathryn II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1980s-1990s
- Folder 10: Van Spanckeren, Kathryn III

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1970s-1980s
- Folder 11: Van Spanckeren, Kathryn IV

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1970s-1980s
- Folder 12: Vesel, Beth I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence re: publication of Sonia Delaunay book; typed; 1990-1995
- Folder 13: Vesel, Beth II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence re: publication of Sonia Delaunay book; typed and handwritten, 1993
- Box 16

- Folder 1: Vorns, Anne I

- Incoming correspondence, handwritten, 1992-1993
- Folder 2: Vorns, Anne II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence; emails, postcards, 1999-2005; includes photocopies and brochures of Paris artwork, sleeve of color 4x6 photos taken by Jan
- Folder 3: Wang, Youhui

- Incoming correspondence, typed and handwritten, ca. 1990s
- Folder 4: Watson, Red

- 4 items; 2 handwritten postcards from R.W. 1987, 1998, 1 typed letter 1988; typed letter from Jan 1988
- Folder 5: White, Edmund

- Incoming correspondence; handwritten postcards, cartoon strip by E.W. 1992-1993
- Folder 6: Wohl, Robert I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1988-2001
- Folder 7: Wohl, Robert II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1986
- Folder 8: Woodard, Grace I

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence; typed, handwritten, email; 1998-2003; includes sleeve of color 4x6 photos taken by Jan
- Folder 9: Woodard, Grace II

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, typed and handwritten, 1987-1998
- Folder 10: Woodward, Kathleen

- Incoming correspondence re: 1990 conference led by K.W., rental apartment in Paris owned by K.W., 1990
- Folder 11: Yarnell, Carolyn

- Incoming and outgoing correspondence; typed, handwritten, emails; 2000-2002
- Folder 12: Yassin, Robert

- 2 items; typed letters from Jan 1989-1990
- Sub-Series 2: Chronological

- Box 17

- Folder 1: Correspondence 1959-1969

- Folder 2: Correspondence 1970-1975

- Folder 3: Correspondence 1976

- Folder 4: Correspondence re: Employment 1976

- Folder 5: Correspondence 1977

- Folder 6: Correspondence re: Employment 1977

- Folder 7: Correspondence - Italy, Summer 1977

- Folder 8: Correspondence 1978 I

- Folder 9: Correspondence 1978 II

- Folder 10: Correspondence re: Employment 1978

- Box 18

- Folder 1: Correspondence 1979 I

- Folder 2: Correspondence 1979 II

- Folder 3: Correspondence 1979 III

- Folder 4: Correspondence Summer 1979

- Folder 5: Correspondence re: Employment 1979

- Folder 6: Correspondence 1980 I

- Folder 7: Correspondence 1980 II

- Box 19

- Folder 1: Correspondence 1981 I

- Folder 2: Correspondence 1981 II

- Folder 3: Correspondence 1981 III

- Folder 4: Correspondence 1982 I

- Folder 5: Correspondence 1982 II

- Folder 6: Correspondence 1983 I

- Box 20

- Folder 1: Correspondence 1983 II

- Folder 2: Correspondence 1983 III

- Folder 3: Correspondence 1984 I

- Folder 4: Correspondence 1984 II

- Folder 5: Correspondence 1984 III

- Folder 6: Correspondence 1984 IV

- Folder 7: Correspondence re: River Styx 1984

- Box 21

- Folder 1: Correspondence 1985 I

- Folder 2: Correspondence 1985 II

- Folder 3: Correspondence 1985 III

- Folder 4: Correspondence re: River Styx 1985

- Folder 5: Correspondence 1985 - Mi-Wuk Village CA

- Box 22

- Folder 1: Correspondence 1986 I

- Folder 2: Correspondence 1986 II

- Folder 3: Correspondence 1986 III

- Folder 4: Correspondence 1987 I

- Folder 5: Correspondence 1987 II

- Folder 6: Correspondence 1987 III

- Folder 7: Correspondence 1988

- Folder 8: Correspondence 1989

- Box 23

- Folder 1: Correspondence 1990

- Folder 2: Correspondence 1991

- Folder 3: Correspondence 1992

- Folder 4: Correspondence 1993

- Folder 5: Correspondence 1994

- Folder 6: Correspondence re: Riverfront Times, St. Louis Magazine 1994-1995

- Folder 7: Correspondence 1995

- Folder 8: Correspondence 1996

- Folder 9: Correspondence 1997

- Folder 10: Correspondence 1998

- Folder 11: Correspondence 1999

- Folder 12: Correspondence 2000-2005

- Folder 13: Emails re: American Academy in Rome 2000

- Folder 14: Emails re: Ground Zero 2001

- Folder 15: Undated Correspondence

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