Papers, ca.1970-2005.

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Papers, ca.1970-2005.

Collection consists of six college papers and research material and document Wolverton's activities related to her professional interests, through material collected about the Woman's Building and posters and works of art, by women artists and often relating to the Woman's Building. At the Woman's Building she studied under and worked with co-founder Arlene Raven to create a feminist system of education, documented with theoretical statements and teaching materials. Wolverton's teaching of writing is extensively documented with notes for lectures, rosters, and samples of student work submitted. The bulk of the collection pertains to her performance works and writings (performance and book reviews, poetry, interviews, non-fiction, memoir, fiction, and edited works), documented variously by research material, notes, drafts, manuscripts, publications, programs, correspondence, photographs, promotional materials such as posters and flyers, audio and video recordings, and post publication material such as reviews, notices, and some letters from readers. There are copies of many works published in periodicals.

63 boxes (29.5 linear ft.)2 flat boxes.6 shoeboxes.1 map folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7484044

University of California, Los Angeles

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Wolverton, Terry

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Terry Wolverton (born 1954) is an American novelist, memoirist, poet, and editor. Her book Insurgent Muse: Life and Art at the Woman's Building, a memoir published in 2002 by City Lights Books, was named one of the "Best Books of 2002" by the Los Angeles Times, and was the winner of the 2003 Publishing Triangle Judy Grahn Award, and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. Her novel-in-poems Embers was a finalist for the PEN USA Litfest Poetry Award and the Lambda Book Award. Wolverton attende...