Judith McCombs papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains manuscripts, cover art, correspondence, drafts, critiques, fliers. Much of the material relates to two works by McCombs, Territories and Habit of Fire. The material dates from 1989-2008. There is also a small file for the reading series Kensington Row Bookshop which McCombs runs.
Dates
- 1989-2008
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Biographical note
Judith McCombs is the author of three books of poetry, two chapbooks, and as a scholar of Margaret Atwood she has written two books and numerous articles exploring the Atwood’s work. As a poet, her poems have appeared in journals such as Calyx, Red Cedar Review, Nimrod, Poetry, Poetry Northwest, and River Styx.
McCombs is a retired Professor from Detroit's Center for Creative Studies College of Art. She has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Canadian Embassy. In addition, she has received Neruda-Nimrod, Potomac Review, and Maryland State Arts Council poetry awards. She was the poetry editor for the Potomac Review‘s 2005-06 Hilary Tham tribute issue.
McCombs teaches at the Writer's Center in Bethesda, MD, and coordinates a poetry reading series at Kensington Row Bookshop.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is not yet processed and series have not yet been determined.
Physical Location
Materials may be stored off-site, and may require additional retrieval time. Please contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Judith McCombs, 2008 (Accession 2008.033).
- Literature Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Poets, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tham, Hilary (Author)
Source
- McCombs, Judith (Person)
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Judith McCombs papers, 1989-2008"
- Status
- Folder Inventory
- Author
- Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
