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Walt Phillips Small Press Collection

Books on display

Background

Walt Phillips, a former newspaper journalist, photographer, and columnist, created hundreds of poems and drawings since 1959. His work has appeared in many publications, including The Massachusetts Review, Prairie Schooner, Yellow Brick RoadPearl, Wormwood Review, and Chiron Review. Mr. Phillips resided in northern California at the time of his death in 2013.

Collection

This collection contains 268 small press poetry journal issues in which Walt Phillips had his poems and drawings published between 1959 and 1999. These issues are shelved in 16 linear feet in the University Library’s Special Collections department. 

Access

The research material in the collection is available to view by appointment.