Will Petersen papers, 1957-1990.

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Will Petersen papers, 1957-1990.

Letters (1957-1960) to Petersen, residing in Japan, from Cid Corman, written from Europe, Japan, and San Francisco, Calif., relating to literature and philosophy, Corman's experiences as a teacher in Japan, and the literary scene in San Francisco, including one letter from Corman to Gary Snyder; copy of Petersen's The Day of the Hundred Dances (1975) with holograph notes; two versions of a portion of Gary Snyder: Dimensions of a Life (1991), written by Petersen; and photocopies of Berkeley Bussei (1956), a Buddhist poetry periodical, with holograph notes. Includes Petersen's annotations accompanying some of the correspondence and letter (1990) to Richard Schimmelpfeng of the repository staff.

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Snyder, Gary, 1930-....

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Poet, essayist, translator, Zen Buddhist, environmentalist, and teacher, Gary Snyder is considered one of the most significant environmental writers of the twentieth century and a central figure in environmental activism. From the description of Papers, 1910-2003 1945-2002. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 30107060 Gary Snyder (1930- ), poet, essayist, translator, Zen Buddhist, environmentalist, lecturer, and teacher, is considered one of the most signi...

Corman, Cid

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American poet and editor of the small magazine Origin. From the description of Letters : Dorchester, Massachusetts, to Mr. & Mrs. Kirgo, 1951 May 8-July 9. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 32415686 Highly prolific poet, translator, and prose writer, Cid Corman was born in Boston in 1924. He enrolled as an undergraduate at Tufts University in 1941, graduating in 1945. He completed post-graduate work at the University of Michigan and the Universit...

Schimmelpfeng, Richard H. (Richard Harold), 1929-

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Petersen, William Earl

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American Buddhist poet, artist, and editor of Plucked Chicken magazine, of Evanston, Ill.; b. 1928. From the description of Will Petersen papers, 1957-1990. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 28420239 ...