Mary Caroline Richards papers, 1928-1994.

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Mary Caroline Richards papers, 1928-1994.

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The Richards papers document her lifetime of work as first a scholar and teacher of English literature, then her work as a poet, potter, and translator, and finally her lectures, workshops and writings in art education. The papers emphasize the period, the 1940s and 1950s, during which Richards served on the faculty of Black Mountain College. Here she formed friendships with many artists, including the musicians John Cage, David Tudor, Lou Harrison, the so-called Black Mountain poets, Charles Olson, Robert Creeley, and Robert Duncan, and in dance, Merce Cunningham and Remy Charlip. Visual artists with whom she was associated include Lyle Bongé, and Joe Fiore, as well as the many students she taught. Richards extensive correspondence (12 linear ft.) documents her warm friendships with these artists, her students, and with many others. This series comprises the largest part of the archive. Also included are manuscripts and lectures by Richards, including her dissertation, articles, translations, books, and her poetry. Many of her writings reveal her philosophy of education, and the value she placed on the arts as a means to self-expression. Manuscripts by others include those by Lou Harrison, Dick Higgins, Jackson Mac Low, and Cage's "Indeterminacy" stories, handwritten with corrections and dedicated to Richards. Other materials include her diaries, notebooks and sketchbooks, photographs and printed matter, and original artwork by Richards and her students, with some pieces by established artists.

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