Inside content for the Rare Wine, Rare Books event booklet. Majority of content was written by me with the exception of the donor profiles.

1. The William J. Jones Collection was established
in the early 1960s by Frederic C. St.Aubyn (b.
1921 - d. 2004), a 1943 graduate of Missouri State
University. St.Aubyn established the collection as
a memorial to his friend and classmate,William
J. Jones, who died in World War II.The collection
focuses on the literary works of Arthur Rimbaud
(b. 1854 - d. 1891) and Michael Butor (b. 1926).
The collection also contains materials regarding
Stephane Mallarme and general works on French
literature and literary criticism.
About the Collection
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À PROPOS DE LA COLLECTION:

2. The collection contains over 2,000 items
including monographs, anthologies, and poetry
written by Rimbaud and Butor (and translations
of the works in numerous languages) as well as
other works about Rimbaud and Butor such as
bibliographies, biographies, essays, critiques, and
reviews.The collection also holds photographs,
films, musical recordings, and hundreds of
newspaper and article clippings regarding the two
authors and French literature in general.
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3. Frederic Chase St.Aubyn, more affectionately
known as “Saint,” was an alumnus of Southwest
Missouri State Teachers College(SMSTC). He
graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in 1942, after
which he served in the US Air Force during WWII
in the South Pacific. Eventually, St.Aubyn obtained
his Masters and Doctorate fromYale University.
From there he taught at several institutions
includingYale, SUNY Binghamton, University of
Delaware
and Elmira College.
FREDERIC C. ST. AUBYN
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4. In 1972, he became the Chair of the Department
of French at the University of Pittsburgh until
1976. He retired ten years
later.
St.Aubyn was awarded the
SMSU Outstanding Alumnus
Award in 1976. In 1987, the
French government named
him a chevalier (knight) in the
Ordre des Palmes Academiques
(Order of the Academic
Palms). He died in 2004.
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St.Aubyn with a statue of
Michael Butor.

5. Arthur Rimbaud was born in October 20, 1854
in Charleville, Ardennes, in the Champaigne
region of France. His father was Captain Frederic
Rimbaud, a career soldier, and his mother was
Marie CatherineVitalie Cuif, a devout Catholic.
When Arthur was six, Captain Rimbaud left his
family, leaving Rimbaud and his siblings to be
raised by their mother. His mother was very
strict and pushed Rimbaud to excel in his studies,
which he did. In 1869, he won several first prizes
and in 1870, he published his first poem,“The
Orphan’s NewYear’s Gift.”
LE POÈTE ARTHUR RIMBAUD
The Poet Arthur Rimbaud
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6. Shortly thereafter, Rimbaud obtained a literary
mentor, Georges Izambard.Their relationship
quickly became strained, however, as Rimbaud
ran away several times and eventually took on a
provocative nonconforming lifestyle. Rimbaud
believed this lifestyle would steel his creativity
and for the next five years he wrote a majority
of his profound works (although several were
published later). After 1875, Rimbaud began
to work more regularly and began his travels
as a gunrunner in Africa, returning to France
frequently. On November 10, 1891, Rimbaud died
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7. at the age of 37. He was interred in his home of
Charleville.
Although his time as a poet was brief, Rimbaud’s
work greatly shaped the Symbolist movement
and pre-empted what would be known as the
Surrealist movement. In addition, he influenced
several 20th century artists including
• Jim Morrison
• Allen Gingsburg
• Pablo Picasso
“It involves enormous suffering, but one must be strong
and be born a poet.” -Lettre du Voyant (1871)
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8. Sketch of Rimbaud by PaulVerlaine (1872)
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9. “Once, I remember well, my life was a feast where all
hearts opened...
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Roasted SummerVegetables
2.
Mediterranean Salad
3.
Yellow Pepper Pasta
with San MansanoTomato Sauce
4.
Triple Cream Brie
5.
Mixed Grill
with Romanesca Cauliflower
6.
Bittersweet Flourless ChocolateTorte
menu
MENU
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10. ...and all wines flowed.”
-Une Saison en Enfer (1873)
1.
Elegance Blanquette De Limoux Brut
Sparkling Wine (90% Mauzac, 5% Chenin, 5%
Chardonnay)
2.
2011Trimbach Alsace Riesling
3.
2011 Dolcetto di Dogliani by Poderi di Luigi Einaudi
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2012 Laporte, Le Bouquet, Cabernet Franc
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2011 Clos La Coutale Cahors
(80% Malbec, 20% Merlot)
6.
Quinta do Noval, Noval Black, Porto
wine menu
MENU DU VIN
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11. First Flight
The Blanquette de Limoux is a dry sparkling wine
(brut) made up of mostly Mauzac, the traditional
variety of grape in the Limoux vineyard. After the
first fermentation, grape juice is added to induce
the second fermentation process and give the
wine its sparkling effect. The wine is then stored
for another nine months before bottled.
Sponsored By: Karen Horny, Dean Emeritus
LES VINS ET LEURS HISTOIRES
Wines and Their Stories
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12. 12
Elegance Blanquette De Limoux Brut

13. Second Flight
The Riesling is an aromatic white grape
originating from the Rhine region in Germany,
but is also grown in other regions such as Alsace.
The Alsace Riesling tends to be richer than the
Rieslings made in Germany and owes its distinct
style due to the sunny and dry shelter from the
Vosges Mountains.
“Lighter than a cork I danced on the waves,”
- Le Bateau Ivre St. 4, line 14
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14. Trimbach Alsace Riesling
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15. Third Flight
Sponsored By: Randy Doennig and Stephen Adams
Meaning “little sweet one,” the Dolcetto
grape is widely grown in the Piedmont region
of northwest Italy. The grape is said to have
originated in the village of Dogliani with
documentation dating back to the 16th century,
although legend purports that the Dolcetto dates
back even further. Despite its name, Dolcetto
wines are almost always dry.
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16. 16
Dolcetto di Dogliani

17. Fourth Flight
Sponsored By: Mark McQueary
The Cabernet Franc is a black-skinned grape
commonly grown in the LoireValley whose sandy
clay soil provides the ideal growing conditions.
The origins of the grape date to the 17th century
and the wine it produced grew more popular
during the 18th and 19th centuries. Although the
taste is compared with Cabernet Sauvignon, this
is because the Cabernet Sauvignon is a result of
crossing Cabernet Franc with Sauvignon Blanc.
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18. 18
Laporte, Le Bouquet

19. Fifth Flight
Malbec and Merlot are part of the six permitted
varieties used in Bordeaux wine style. In this
particular blend, the Malbec must make up at
least 70% of the wine itself. Although the blend of
Malbec and Merlot is thought to represent New
World winemaking stylistically, it’s nothing new in
the Cahors region in southwest France.
“My inn was at the Big Dipper--My stars in the sky
made a soft rustling sound.”-Ma Bohème (Fantasie)
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Clos La Coutale Cahors

21. Sixth Flight
Porto, or port, is a fortified wine with roots in the
DouroValley in Portugal. This region is the third
oldest wine region in the world, preceded by the
Tokaj-Hegyalja region in Hungary (1730), and the
Chianti region in Tuscany, Italy (1716). Although
this particular brand does not require it, many
ports should be decanted before serving as they
are aged in their bottles and therefore unfiltered.
Sponsored By: Thomas M. Johnson II
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Quinta do Noval, Noval Black, Porto

23. Rimbaud’s works can
be characterized as
exceptionally fresh,
employing permanent
universal themes.
Rimbaud saw his poetry
as a way to change
life by transcending
from poet to seer.The
following highlights are
just some of his more
profound works.
Ma Bohème (Fantasie)
manuscript (1870)
ŒUVRES DE RIMBAUD
Works by Rimbaud
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24. Lettres du Voyant (1871)
Letters of the Seer
Lettres duVoyant (commonly referred to as
the Seer Letters) are a set of letters detailing
Rimbaud’s philosophy on poetry. The first was
written to his former literary mentor Georges
Izambard on May 13, 1871.The second was
sent just two days later, to contemporary poet
Paul Demeny. These letters, although crass and
pretentious, are heralded critically and considered
to be part of the canonical texts of modern
literary criticism.
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25. Le Bateau Ivre (1871)
The Drunken Boat
“And from then on I bathed in the Poem of the Sea,
infused with the stars and lactescent,”
-The Drunken Boat, st.6, line 21
The Drunken Boat is a 100-line poem written
around September of 1871. The poem narrates
the story of a boat whose crew was massacred
and its adventures and visions thereafter. Many
critics regard this poem as an extension of
Rimbaud’s philosophy from the Seer Letters and
praise its ability to illustrate his views without
pretension.
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26. Une Saison en Enfer (1873)
A Season in Hell
A Season in Hell is a prose-
poem written in several
different parts. Unlike his
other works, this is the only
poem Rimbaud published
himself. Many of the copies
still exist, but the original
manuscript is lost. A Season
in Hell paints an array of
images and many critics
describe the work as
Surrealist.
A published copy of
Une Saison en Enfer
(1873)
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27. Illuminations (1874)
Illuminations
Illuminations is a collection of prose and poetry
first published in 1886 in LaVogue, a Paris literary
review. However, the poems were first written
by Rimbaud between 1873-1875. Illuminations
stands out from Rimbaud’s other works with its
influence from the English language (as Rimbaud
was staying in England when he wrote most
of the poems). English words can be found in
several of the poems, and it is argued that the
title itself is meant to be pronounced as it is in
English but with a French accent.
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28. The first two stanzas of “Age d’or” from
Illuminations.
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29. Karen L. Horny, Dean Emeritus of Library
Services, arrived in Springfield, Missouri in 1995
from Northwestern University in Evanston,
Illinois. Karen earned an A. B. degree in French
Literature (Magna Cum Laude) from Brown
University in 1965, and an A.M. degree in Library
Science from the University of Michigan in 1966.
Archives and rare documents captured Karen’s
interest at Brown University where she worked
with Brown’s special collections as a student
assistant. At Missouri State University, Karen
served as Dean of Library Services from 1995 to
LES DONATEURS
The Donors
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30. 2009. On May 10, 2013, a new entrance to the
Special Collections & Archives Department was
unveiled in her honor.
Randall Doennig and Dr. Stephen Adams,
have graciously researched wine for the Rare
Wine, Rare Books event in 2013 and 2014. Randy,
a native of Monett, graduated from Missouri
Southern State University in Joplin and is owner
and manager of Meridian Title Company. Dr.
Adams, originally from St. Louis, graduated
from the University of Missouri Medical School
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31. in Columbia and is a family practitioner with
specialties in hyperbaric medicine, wound care
and is medical director for AIDS Project of the
Ozarks. Both are active in directing and organizing
the annual Springfield Black Tie fundraising event.
Springfield Black Tie is the region’s premier
fundraising event for local and state charities
serving the LGBT community.The Ozarks Lesbian
and Gay Archives, housed at MSU’s Duane G.
Meyer Library, has been a long-time beneficiary of
Springfield Black Tie.
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32. Mark L. McQueary attended the University
of Pennsylvania graduating magna cum laude
with an honors degree in 1977. He then earned
his law degree from the University of Missouri-
Columbia in 1980. He served as a law clerk to
the Honorable Rex B.Titus, Judge of the Missouri
Court of Appeals from 1980 to 1981. From 1982
to 1987, he served as a research attorney in the
Missouri Court of Appeals.After having been in
private practice from 1987 to 2002, he joined
Neale & Newman in January 2002. Mark has
served on several Springfield civic organizations
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33. and boards including the MSU College of Arts
and Letters Advisory Council, the board of
directors for the Springfield Ballet, the Springfield
Landmarks Preservation Trust, and is past
president of the board for History Museum on
the Square.
Thomas M. Johnson II graduated with a B.A.
from the University of Chicago in 1948 and
received his Juris Doctorate in 1951. Mr. Johnson
entered the U.S. Navy and was a naval officer
serving aboard the U.S.S. Baltimore from 1952
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34. to 1953. In 1954, after attending Italian Language
School in Washington, D.C., he was stationed in
Naples, Italy. He was released from active duty as
a Lieutenant (junior grade) in 1955.Tom Johnson
then went on to earn a Ph.D. in Economics
from Columbia University and taught at several
institutions including the University of Missouri,
the University of Illinois – Chicago, and Eastern
Michigan University. Dr. Johnson also served as
prosecuting attorney for St. Clair and Hickory
Counties, and was Mayor of the City of Osceola
from 1991 to 1995. Founder of the Johnson
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35. Library and Museum (JLM) nonprofit corporation
in 1999, he currently serves as president of the
JLM Board of Directors. He is the grandson of
Thomas M. Johnson (1851-1919), aka the Sage of
the Osage.
The Special Collections Rare Books
Endowment was established by Derek and
Jennifer Fraley in 2009.The fund is dedicated to
purchasing rare books and high-quality facsimiles
of rare books and documents. Books selected
highlight the history of printing, the history and
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36. art of the book, and the history of script, writing,
and changing information technology. Materials
purchased through the fund range from facsimile
clay tablets from Mesopotamia to a first edition
of Schoolcraft’s Ozarks travelogue from 1821.
“In the blue summer evenings,
I will go along the paths,”
–Sensation
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