Guide to the Troy State University Dothan

Creative Writing Club Records 

Record Group 126

Date Span: ca. 1988-2003 

Extent: 1 cubic foot

Organizational Sketch: The Creative Writing Club was started in 1992 by Dr. Brenda Ameter and Fred Feagin, both English professors at the Troy State University Dothan Campus.  Dr. Ameter held the meetings in her home on a monthly basis and encouraged students and non-students alike to attend. Only students could be elected as officers. The club also started an annual literary collection called Copper Blade Review. 

The "Copper" stand for "Wire" and "Blade" stand for "Grass"--an interpretation of the Wiregrass, the area from which the creative writings were generally collected.  The name was suggested by John Corbin at a meeting of the CWC when the club first considered publishing a literary collection. Every fund raising effort from Book and Bake Sales to proceeds from CBR book sales went back into the CWC. 

Approx. 1995, Dr. Ameter and others incorporated Copper Blade, Inc as a non-profit so they could publish the book, sell it and have a non-profit number and status. There have been 9 editions, (1995 – 2004), with 2004 being the last issue.  Sue Riddle Cronkite was the publisher/editor, followed by Chris Bryant. 

Following the retirement of Dr. Ameter and Mr. Feagin, the roles of faculty included Dr. Marty Olliff, Chris Bryant, Dr. James Ortego, and Jason Griggs.  The club revived in 2012. 

Scope / Content: Contains the Creative Writing Club's money-making projects, correspondence workshop minutes, Newsletters, meeting minutes, announcements, retreats, conferences, contests, competitions, membership rosters, charters, presidents' responsibilities,  donations for campus swings, newsletters from fellow creative writing clubs, various publications, and financial records, as well as the newsletters, submissions, editing copies, finished publication copies, guidelines for submission, grant applications, applications for an ISSN number(serial number for publications), invoices, finances and various tax documents for the club's journal, The Copper Blade Review.

Organization: Organized into two series:  1. Creative Writing Club Business Files ;  2. Copper Blade Review. 

Processing: Received as vaguely labeled/unlabeled files and loose papers. Order imposed by Wiregrass Archives processing staff. 

Access/User Limits?            Open

 

INVENTORY

 

Series 1:  Creative Writing Club Business Files, 1988-2003, 31 File Folders.  Documents the meetings, finances, and other business of the club.

File I.D.                             File Label

126-12-0201-001-001     Creative Writing Club - Request form: Student Organization Money-Making Project, 1997-98

126-12-0201-001-002     CWC - Correspondence   1997-2002

126-12-0201-001-003     Publications - DO South, Jan. 1997, Vol.2, No. 10

126-12-0201-001-004     Publications - AlabamaArts & First Draft, 2001

126-12-0201-001-005     Creative Writing Club - Workshop 10/27/01

126-12-0201-001-006     CWC - Meeting Minutes & Announcements, 1996-98

126-12-0201-001-007     CWC - Newsletters, 1996-99

126-12-0201-001-008     CWC - Newsletters   2001-02

126-12-0201-001-009     Pillar Talk - Enterprise State Junior College Creative Writing Newsletter, 1997

126-12-0201-001-010     CWC - Conferences, 1996-2002

126-12-0201-001-011     CWC - Contest & Competitions, 1997-2001

126-12-0201-001-012     Creative Writing Club - Writing in the Woods, Writers' Retreat, 8/28/99

126-12-0201-001-013     CWC - Membership Rosters

126-12-0201-001-014     CWC - Publication Info

126-12-0201-001-015     CWC - "Charter"

126-12-0201-001-016     CWC - Responsibilities of the President

126-12-0201-001-017     Creative Writing Club - Donations for Swings, 1999

126-12-0201-001-018     Creative Writing Club - 2003 Funds & Expenses

126-12-0201-001-019     CWC - Account Statements  2001-02

126-12-0201-001-020     CWC - Account Statements, 2000

126-12-0201-001-021     CWC - Account Statements, 1999

126-12-0201-001-022     CWC - Account Statements, 1998

126-12-0201-001-023     CWC - Account Statements, 1997

126-12-0201-001-024     CWC - Account Statements, 1996

126-12-0201-001-025     CWC - Account Statements, 1995

126-12-0201-001-026     CWC - Account Statements, 1994

126-12-0201-001-027     CWC - Account Statements, 1993

126-12-0201-001-028     CWC - Account Statements, 1992

126-12-0201-001-029     The CWC Raven, Experimental Journal for TSUD's Creative Writing Club, 2002

126-12-0201-001-030     A Primer on the Mechanics of Poetry

 

Series 2:  Copper Blade Review, 1994-2003, 28 File Folders.  Copies of the Review and its predecessor, submissions, business papers for the Review as a tax-exempt organization.

File I.D.                             File Label

126-12-0201-001-031     Live Cacophony - TSUD's Literary Magazine, Summer 1988

126-12-0201-001-032     Copper Blade Review - Vol. 1, 1994

126-12-0201-001-033     Copper Blade Review - Vol. 2, 1996 - Autographed Copy

126-12-0201-001-034     Copper Blade Review - Vol. 3, 1997 x2

126-12-0201-001-035     Copper Blade Review - Vol. 4, 1998 x2

126-12-0201-001-036     Copper Blade Review - Vol. 5, 2000 - Autographed Copy & Non autographed copy]

126-12-0201-001-037     Copper Blade Review - Vol. 6, 2001

126-12-0201-001-038     Copper Blade Review - Vol. 6, 2001 - editing copy

126-12-0201-001-039     Copper Blade Review - Vol. 7, 2002

126-12-0201-001-040     Copper Blade Review - Vol. 7, 2002 - editing copy

126-12-0201-001-041     Copper Blade Review - Submissions, 1992-98

126-12-0201-001-042     Copper Blade Review - Submissions, 2001

126-12-0201-001-043     Copper Blade Review - Submissions, 2002

126-12-0201-001-044     Copper Blade Review - Submissions, 2002-03

126-12-0201-001-045     Copper Blade Review - Miscellaneous submissions

126-12-0201-001-046     Copper Blade Review - Newsletters, 1996-99

126-12-0201-001-047     Copper Blade Review - Announcements, 1997-98

126-12-0201-001-048     Copper Blade Review - Tax Forms, 1995

126-12-0201-001-049     Copper Blade Review - Employer Identification Number (EIN) & Power of Attorney, 1995

126-12-0201-001-050     Copper Blade Review - Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax…, 1998

126-12-0201-001-051     Copper Blade Review - Support Schedule for Advance Ruling Period, 1999-2000

126-12-0201-001-052     Copper Blade Review - Modification to 1995 tax exemption, 2000

126-12-0201-001-053     Copper Blade Review - establish ISSN number, 1997

126-12-0201-001-054     Copper Blade Review - Grant Applications, 1997-98/98-99

126-12-0201-001-055     Copper Blade Review - Houston Printing Company, Inc., 1997-2000

126-12-0201-001-056     Copper Blade Review - CBR Invoices, 1998

126-12-0201-001-057     Copper Blade Review - Guidelines for submissions & the selection of editors   revised 1999

126-12-0201-001-058     2001 Copper Blade Expenditures

126-12-0201-001-059     Clip Art for Copper Blade Review

 

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