Papers, 1967-1999.

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Papers, 1967-1999.

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The Robert Gish papers contain book materials for most of Gish's published titles. In addition, there are copies of published reviews of his books. Notes from numerous presentations and lectures as well as materials associated with Gish's work as a professor. Numerous articles, notes, multi-cultural newspapers, and assorted research material relating to Native American studies, Chicano/a studies, and the West are included in the collection. The corresondence section is arranged alphabetically and is comprised of letters from individuals, publishers, journals, and newspapers. There is a large volume of corresondence from Paul Horgan and Ray Young Bear. The collection also includes drafts and writings by and about Ray Young Bear and the Mesquakie or Fox Indians. There is also a significant amount of manuscript material and correspondence relating to Harvey and Erna Fergusson, William Carlos Williams, and Jimmy Santiago Baca. Oversized and audiovisual materials are at the end of the collection. Included are 45 cassette tapes ranging from interviews conducted by Gish to recordings of his radio presentations, as well as video recordings, including "Connecticut Profiles; Paul Horgan," 1979.

21 boxes (17.09 cu. ft.)

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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SNAC Resource ID: 7521961

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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Fergusson, Erna, 1888-1964

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Young Bear, Ray A.

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Gish, Robert.

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Horgan, Paul, 1903-1995

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Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963

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Fergusson, Harvey, 1890-1971

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Author Harvey Fergusson was born in New Mexico and settled eventually in Berkeley, Calif. Most of his fiction is set in New Mexico, including his popular trilogy of novels Blood of the conquerers (1921), Wolf song (1927), and In those days (1929). His autobiographical novel Home in the West was published in 1945. From the description of Harvey Fergusson papers, 1906-1953. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122501735 ...

Baca, Jimmy Santiago, 1952-

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Jimmy Santiago Baca, an American writer, was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on January 2, 1952. At the age of twenty-one he was sentenced to five years in a maximum security prison for drug offenses. In prison he learned to read and write and began to compose poetry. His book Martin & Meditations on the South Valley, a pair of long narrative poems, won an American Book Award in 1988. In addition to his poetry collections and stories, Baca wrote the screenplay for the movie Bound by Honor, which w...