Jennifer (Sudie) Nostrand Papers
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Jennifer (Sudie) Nostrand is a New York poet whose work has been published in literary magazines including The California Quarterly, The Greensboro Review, and the Manhattan Poetry Review. Nostrand earned her Ph.D. in English Literature from New York University. The Jennifer (Sudie) Nostrand Papers (1963-2021) largely consist of handwritten and typed daily notes and writings dating from 1963 to 2009; a typed, notated compilation of Nostrand's poetry organized by date from 1965 to 2014; and published copies of Nostrand's poetry from 1965 to 2021, with a selection of correspondence, class notes, and unpublished materials related to the editing, publication, or review of her work.
Biographical Note
Jennifer (Sudie) Nostrand is a New York poet whose work has been published in such literary magazines as The California Quarterly, The Greensboro Review, the Manhattan Poetry Review—among many others.
In 1984, Nostrand released Joan, a piece on the French heroine Joan of Arc, with the Mimeograph Press as part of the St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery's Poetry Project. The March Street Press later published a collection of her works entitled The Paris Poems in 2004 and in 2010 Nostrand released Variations with the same independent publisher. In response to The Paris Poems, American poet, editor, and activist, Ron Kolm claimed that, "Sudie Nostrand has that very rare ability to make the spiritual manifest (The Paris Poems)."
Nostrand earned a Ph.D. in English Literature from New York University. In addition to her published work, Nostrand participated in various public readings in New York City. She has gone by various names throughout her career: Jennifer Nostrand, Jennifer Sudie Nostrand, S. Nostrand, and, simply, Sudie.
Sources: Nostrand, Sudie."Biography." Variations, Greensboro, North Carolina: March Street Press, 2010. Nostrand, Sudie. The Paris Poems, Greensboro, North Carolina: March Street Press, 2004.
Arrangement
The records are arranged in four series. The contents of each series are arranged chronologically by their publication date, or date of creation for papers. The collection was processed at the folder-level. The series arrangement of the records is as follows:
Series I. Documents
Series II. Printed Materials
Series III. Oversized Materials
Series IV. Data Storage
Scope and Contents
The Jennifer (Sudie) Nostrand Papers (1963-2021) contains material created and collected by poet Sudie Nostrand. The collection includes handwritten and typed daily notes and writings dating from 1963 to 2009; a notated compilation of Nostrand's poetry organized by date from 1965 to 2014; and published copies of Nostrand's poetry from 1965 to 2021. The collection also includes correspondence, class notes, and unpublished materials related to the editing, publication, or review of her work.
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Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Jennifer (Sudie) Nostrand Papers; MSS 082; box number; folder number or item identifier; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Jennifer (Sudie) Nostrand between 2000-2024. The accession numbers associated with these gifts are 2000.082, 2005.082, 2006.082, 2019.020, 2019.034, and 2024.031.
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Processing Information
Decisions regarding arrangement, description, and physical interventions for this collection prior to 2019 have not been recorded. In 2019, certain materials were placed in new acid-free folders and boxes. Materials that were loose was foldered and titled. Original caption information, when available, was transcribed onto acid-free archival folders. Where captions were illegible, the archivist's interpretation is enclosed in square brackets. All materials were organized in the order the content was received.
Born-digital materials have not been transferred and may not be available to researchers. Researchers may request access copies. New York University Libraries follow professional standards and best practices when imaging, ingesting, and processing born-digital material in order to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the content.
In 2024 an accreretion of 15 manuscript boxes were added to the collection, consisting mostly of binders, which the material was removed and placed in acid free folders using their original label information as the folder label. All material was placed in acid free boxes. The new folder titles were intergrated into the existing inventories for Series I and II, in box #s 15-25.
