Many of these files contain rewrites, illustrating Higgins attempt to correct or salvage the work. Series II should be consulted simultaneously for different versions of manuscripts, as well as some production material. Personal Consists of two boxes of miscellaneous personal items, such as telephone logs, calendars and correspondence about the John W. Higgins Trust and Higgins' financial portfolio. See Series III for book production material. Research Materials Contains 9 boxes of mostly xeroxes of monographs and articles by pattern poets and scholars in the field, with some annotations, bibliographic and otherwise, by Higgins and colleagues.
Organization follows closely that of the book, which is by language.
Consult Appendix A for microfilm reels, which Higgins acquired from various libraries and institutions. Correspondence Two boxes of correspondence between Higgins and scholars, filed alphabetically by correspondent. Types of letters include inquiries, search statuses, theoretical descriptions and dialogues about pattern poems. Bulk of correspondence is between 1983-87 when Higgins intensively conducted his research and book production activities. Post-1987 dates usually contain references to loose ends and poems later discovered, which were thought to be of interest to Higgins and others.