Thomas Rain Crowe papers, 1965-2011.

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Thomas Rain Crowe papers, 1965-2011.

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Collection (2000-0178) (33,750 items, 45 lin. ft.; dated 1965-2000 and undated) contains correspondence with other writers, friends, and relatives; manuscript and printed versions of works by Crowe and others; poetry notebooks; publicity materials; photographs; audio cassettes; New Native Press records; and other items. Other poets represented include Gary Snyder, Bobi Jones (Welsh), Jack Hirschman, Ken Wainio, Dianna Henning, John Lane, and Joe Napora. There is also material regarding San Francisco intellectual circles and the International Poetry Festival held there, as well as correspondence concerning activism regarding a wide range of political and social issues. Acquired as part of the George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana. Addition (2006-0075) (11,714 items; 32.8 lin. ft.; dated 1991-2006) comprises New Native Press published books, original drafts and manuscripts, recordings, posters, book cover art and proofs, and galleys. Includes material related to the publication of ZORO'S FIELD; RED LIPSTICK; 10,000 DAWNS; DRUNK ON THE WINE OF THE BELOVED; and THE BABY BEAT GENERATION; as well as substantial editorial office and general correspondence. There are also articles, interviews, reviews, color and black-and-white photographs, audio cassettes and CDs, videocassettes, as well as CD-Rs and 3.5" computer diskettes. This addition is closed to researchers. Addition (2008-0288) (7875 items; 10.5 lin. ft.; 2005-2008) includes book manuscripts, project files, articles, publications, interviews, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. Materials cover both Crowe's work and his interaction with other poets and organizations. Books include WHY I AM A MONSTER, RARE BIRDS, A HOUSE OF GIRLS, and THE END OF EDEN. There are also several CDs, a 3.5" floppy disk, an audio cassette, and two DVDs. Addition (2011-0001) (5550 items; 7.5 lin. ft.; 1987-2011) contains drafts and manuscripts from some of Crowe's books, including CRACK LIGHT, RARE BIRDS, THE WATCHER, and smaller amounts of materials from A HOUSE OF GIRLS, THE END OF EDEN, BOOK OF ROCKS, THE BRUCCIANO POEMS, and others. Also includes published and unpublished poems, essays, articles, book reviews, and other writings, as well as correspondence, audio recordings from Thomas Rain Crowe and The Boatrockers, and fliers from Crowe's many activities. Another portion of the addition contains materials from Crowe's community and environmental activism in Tuckasegee, NC.

58889 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7571187

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Henning, Dianna

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Wainio, Ken, 1952-2006

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Ken Wainio (1952-2006) was an American surrealist author and poet based in San Francisco, California. From the description of Ken Wainio papers, 1970s-2007. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 703151123 ...

New Native Press

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Napora, Joe, 1944-

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Hirschman, Jack, 1933-....

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Jack Hirschman is a Beat poet and a translator. From the description of Jack Hirschman letters : to Neeli Cherkovski, 1974. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 54322545 ...

Crowe, Thomas Rain

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Poet, essayist, translator, publisher, activist, and performing artist; owner and editor of New Native Press in Cullowhee (Jackson Co.), N.C. From the description of Thomas Rain Crowe papers, 1965-2011. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 46888511 Thomas Rain Crowe is a poet, author, essayist, translator, publisher, activist, and performing artist. He is the founder of the New Native Press and Fern Hill Records, a record label devoted to poetry-music collaboration...

Jones, Bobi, 1929-....

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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...

George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana

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The George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana (sometimes referred to as the George Washington Flowers Memorial Collection) honors George Washington Flowers, a trustee of Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) from 1897-1918. Some of his children graduated from Trinity College, including Robert Lee Flowers, President of Duke University from 1941-1948. The collection was established and endowed by his children for the purpose of collecting materials concerning the history and literature o...

Lane, John V. (John Veasey)

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