NOTES FOR TOBY'S ALEPH, 2000-2001
File — Box: 132
Scope and Contents
This folder contains 115 mostly handwritten pages (interspersed with a few envelopes and news articles) serving as outline for the large novel I wanted to write. It began as Toby's Aleph, segued into Goodbye, Monique, and became On Top of Spoon Mountain. It has been one of my (so far-2011) great writing failures. The initial draft, begun in 2000, was almost 1300 pages. I kept whittling it down until it became a 24-page short story published in Orion Magazine in July/August 2007. I could not get out of my own life long enough to write a decent piece of fiction. These pages have a loose chronology of actions and several long lists of characters and events. So far (February 2011) the book, On Top of Spoon Mountain, has been a bust. (See ARCHIVAL BOXES 78-85 as a monument to this frustration!)
Dates
- 2000-2001
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research, however, researchers must sign consent form prior to gaining access to materials. Calavera drawings, proofs, and etchings as well as "little diaries" (Boxes 14, 125, 126, 129, 142) are housed in high security and may require up to 24 hours for retrieval. Enlarged photocopies and typed transcriptions of "little diaries" in Box 142 are located in Box 184.
Extent
From the Collection: 184 boxes (172 cu. ft.)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451