Doug Palmer papers, 1952-1974.

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Doug Palmer papers, 1952-1974.

Contains correspondence, manuscripts of poems, anthology: "Poems read in the spirit of peace and gladness," publicity materials, artwork and personal papers. Incoming correspondence includes letters from Lennart Bruce, Gene Fowler, Hilary Ayer Fowler, Len Fulton, Luis Garcia, D.R. Hazelton, Andrew Hoyem, Lowell Levant, David Meltzer, Norman Moser, Tove Neville, David Sandberg, John Oliver Simon, Gary Snyder, Jim Thurber, Stephen Vincent, Lew Welch, and Philip Whalen.

5 boxes, 1 oversize box (2.0 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8331716

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Whalen, Philip.

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Philip Whalen was a Beat poet and a Buddhist Monk. From the description of Philip Whalen papers, [194-]-2001. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 57586331 Poet; associated with Gary Snyder, Lew Welch, San Francisco beat writers, and Charles Olson; ordained a Buddhist monk in the 1970s; b. 1923. From the description of Philip Whalen Collection, 1958-1977. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 28418352 Philip Glenn Whalen w...

Welch, Lew, 1926-1971

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Biography Although Lewis Barrett Welch's life was marked by uncertainty and a lack of permanent goals, he gained an enduring position in the world of literature through his writings and personal influence. Welch was born 16 August 1926 in Phoenix, Arizona, to Lewis Barrett Welch Sr. and Dorothy Brownfield Welch. Mrs. Welch was the daughter of a wealthy Phoenix surgeon. Lew Welch claimed that he began suffering mental breakdowns wh...

Meltzer, David J.

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Poet. From the description of Papers, 1954-1974. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 49381183 From the description of Letters, 1969-1970. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 49254186 American poet. From the description of Song : signed typescript, [196-] / David Meltzer. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 18423138 Lionel David Meltzer, 1937-, is an American poet and musician. He is considered one of the key po...

Hazelton, D. R.

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Garcia, Luis T.

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Cane, Facino

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Fulton, Len.

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Industrial Workers of the World

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The IWW is a labor organization dedicated to uniting laborers around the world into a single large union. From the description of Collection 1916-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778701431 Established in Chicago in 1905 by sponsors of socialism and the remnants of previous labor unions, including the Knights of Labor, Western Federation of Miners and the American Labor Union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), or "Wobblies", evolved into a radical industrial unio...

Palmer, Douglas.

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Doug Palmer, who also wrote under the pseudonym Facino Cane, settled in Berkeley during the Free Speech Movement of the 1960's. He was a street poet who published several volumes of poetry, and also co-edited an anthology, entitled "Poems read in the spirit of peace and gladness" (1966). He was a co-founder of the Peace and Gladness Poets, Artists, Musicians and Sympathizers Union, which was affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World. From the description of Doug Palmer pape...

Bruce, Lennart

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Neville, Tove E

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Simon, John Oliver

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Levant, Lowell

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Moser, Norman

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Moser was editor of ILLUMINATIONS. Baca, a Chicano, was a prisoner in the Southwest, championed by Levertov. He has since had several books published by New Directions. Mariposa, friend of Baca, is a poet and translator of South American poetry. From the description of Incoming letters from Jimmy Santiago Baca, Denise Levertov, and "Mariposa, " 1976-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398124 Poet, author of "I Live in the South of My Heart" and "A Shaman's Songbook." ...

Sandberg, David.

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Fowler, Gene, 1931-

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Thurber, Jim.

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Fowler, Hilary Ayer

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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...