Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1967-1968 (Creation)
Extent
1 folder, 6 items, 7 pages
Name of creator
Biographical history
Alan Brilliant was founder of Unicorn Press in Santa Barbara, California and was its Director at the time of writing. He was also married to Teo Savory, who both wrote for and assisted in the editing operations of Unicorn Press.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Merton and Brilliant discuss the publishing of some of Merton's work at Unicorn Press, a small literary magazine press. The two men also discuss other writers and poets, the peace movement, the Vietnam War, and Brilliant's friend James Hartz from Louisville, who was in opposition to the war. Included are original letters from Brilliant and a carbon copy of a letter from Merton.
System of arrangement
Records are arranged chronologically. Records are not divided into Series.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Regulations governing use of the collection can be found here: (‹https://bellarmine.libraryhost.com/index.php/rules›).
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
See also "Savory, Teo" file.