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Finding Aid to the Papers, 1952-1999

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Finding Aid to the Maxine Hong BANC MSS 85/20 c 1 Kingston Papers, 1952-1999 Finding Aid to the Maxine Hong Kingston Papers, 1952-1999

Collection Number: BANC MSS 85/20 c

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University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Finding Aid Written By: Bancroft Library staff Date Completed: April 2007 © 2007 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Collection Summary Collection Title: Maxine Hong Kingston papers Date (inclusive): 1952-1999 Collection Number: BANC MSS 85/20 c Creators : Kingston, Maxine Hong Extent: Number of containers: 61 boxes, 16 oversize boxes, 4 oversize folders, 1 volumeLinear feet: approximately 30 Repository: The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Abstract: The Maxine Hong Kingston Papers contain typescripts, proofs and galleys, announcements, reviews, and related material for Kingston's books, The Woman Warrior and Men, as well as other material related to her writing. The collection dates from 1952 to 1999 and has been divided into six series: Books; Other Writings; Correspondence; Professional Papers; Biographical Research Materials; Teaching Career; and Personal and Family Papers. In addition to her writings, the collection includes documentation of Kingston's teaching career, speaking engagements, and honors. The correspondence is particularly rich and includes correspondence with other well-known authors, including Joan Didion and , publishers, and fans. Family correspondence can be found in the Personal and Family Papers series. Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English. Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94270-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html . Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Maxine Hong Kingston Papers, BANC MSS 85/20 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Finding Aid to the Maxine Hong BANC MSS 85/20 c 2 Kingston Papers, 1952-1999 Alternate Forms Available Volume 1 (Chinese edition of China Men) is available on microfilm. Separated Material Videotapes/sound recordings have been transferred to the Microforms Collection of The Bancroft Library Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Kingston, Maxine Hong--Archives Chinese American authors Women authors, American--20th century Manuscripts for publication. Acquisition Information The Maxine Hong Kingston Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Maxine Hong Kingston beginning in the year 1981. Accruals No additions are expected. System of Arrangement Arranged to the folder level. Processing Information Processed by Jane Phillips in 1987; revised by Manuscripts Processing Staff in 1992, 1997 and 2005. Biographical Information Maxine Hong Kingston was born October 27, 1940 in Stockton, California. She received her B.A. degree in Education from the University of California, Berkeley in 1962. Kingston taught high school English and mathematics in Hayward, Calif., and various subjects in a number of schools in , and was a visiting associate professor of English at the University of Hawaii. Her book, Woman Warrior: Memoirs Of A Girlhood Among Ghosts, which was published in 1976, received a general nonfiction award from the National Book Critics Circle in the same year. China Men, published in 1980, received an American Book Award in 1981. Kingston has also contributed stories and articles to a number of magazines, including American Girl, English Journal, Viva, New West, American Heritage, and Washington Post. Adapted from Contemporary Authors, vol. 69. Scope and Content of Collection The Maxine Hong Kingston Papers contain typescripts, proofs and galleys, announcements, reviews, and related material for Kingston's books, The Woman Warrior and China Men, as well as other material related to her writing. The collection dates from 1952 to 1999 and has been divided into six series: Books; Other Writings; Correspondence; Professional Papers; Biographical Research Materials; Teaching Career; and Personal and Family Papers. In addition to her writings, the collection includes documentation of Kingston's teaching career, speaking engagements, and honors. The correspondence is particularly rich and includes correspondence with other well-known authors, including Joan Didion and Jessica Hagedorn, publishers, and fans. Family correspondence can be found in the Personal and Family Papers series.

Series 1 Books 1975-1995 Physical Description: Boxes 1-14; Oversize boxes 1-6; Oversize folder 1; Volume 1 Arrangement Arranged chronologically by publication. Scope and Content Note Contains materials relating to Kingston's books, The Woman Warrior, China Men, and Tripmaster Monkey.

The Woman Warrior Box 1, Folder 1 Early notes undated Box 1, Folder 2-3 Typescript draft of "No Name Woman" undated Box 1, Folder 4-7 Typescript draft of "Gold Mountain Women" Revised carbon, incomplete undated

Finding Aid to the Maxine Hong BANC MSS 85/20 c 3 Kingston Papers, 1952-1999 Series 1Books 1975-1995

Box 1, Folder 8-10 Typescript carbon, corrected undated Box 1, Folder Typescript draft of "The Woman Warrior" undated 11-16 Box 2, Folder 1 Page proofs, cover proof undated Box 2, Folder 2 Dust jacket, title page 1976 Oversize Boxes Galleys 1-3 Box 2, Folder 3-4 Paperback edition undated Scope and Content Note Corrections, cover proof

Box 2, Folder 5 Publication announcements, advertising copy 1980 Oversize Box 6, Advertisements, announcements, and reviews 1976-81, undated Folder 1-5 Excerpts Box 2, Folder 6 "The Death of Precious Only Daughter," in Viva 1975 Jan. Box 2, Folder 7 "Moon Orchid Comes to the Gold Mountain," in New West 1976 Sept. Box 2, Folder 8 [Untitled excerpt] in New Dawn 1977 March Box 2, Folder 9 "The Girl Who Would Not Assert Herself," in Literary Cavalcade 1990 Sept. Box 2, Folder 10 Miscellaneous excerpts and fragments 1978-82, undated Box 2, Folder 11 Articles 1977-95 Scope and Content Note "An Open Letter/Review: to Maxine Hong Kingston, a letter from Katheryn M. Fong," in Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, Oct./Dec. 1977 "The Return of the Woman Warrior: a Stockton Homecoming for Maxine Hong Kingston," by Howard Lachtman, in Stockton's Port Soundings, June 1981 "Maxine Hong Kingston: Getting the Ghosts on Film," by Ronn Ronck, in The Honolulu Advertiser, Nov. 15, 1982 "Tell-All Tales," by Mary Karr, in Bazaar, June 1995

Translations Box 2, Folder 12 Notes, clippings, and correspondence 1977-80, undated Box 2, Folder Reviews 1976-89, undated 13-17 Carton 2, Folder Miscellaneous undated 18 Oversize Box 6, Artwork (inspired by?) undated Folder 6 Stage adaptations Box 3, Folder 1 Readers' Theatre 1980, undated Box 3, Folder 2 Hawaii Screenwriters' Conference 1982 Nov. Box 3, Folder 3 Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles 1986-87 Box 3, Folder 4-5 Berkeley Repertory Theatre 1993-94 Oversize Box 6, Berkeley Repertory Theater- reviews 1994-1996 Folder 7 Box 3, Folder 6 Huntington Theatre Company, Boston College 1994 Oversize Box 6, Huntington Theater Company, Boston College- reviews 1994 Folder 8 Box 3, Folder 7 Center Theatre Group / The Ahmanson at the Doolittle Theater 1994-95 Oversize Box 6, Center Theatre Group / The Ahmanson at the Doolittle Theater- reviews 1995 Folder 9 Box 3, Folder 8 Miscellaneous undated Box 3, Folder 9 Scripts undated China Men Box 4, Folder 1 Statement of plans undated Note Copy from Guggenheim Fellowship application

Finding Aid to the Maxine Hong BANC MSS 85/20 c 4 Kingston Papers, 1952-1999 Series 1Books 1975-1995

Box 4, Folder 2 Notes for early drafts [1976-78] Box 4, Folder 3-18 Typescripts, "Ur draft" and notes for "Gold Mountain Heroes" undated Typescripts for "Gold Mountain Heroes" Box 5, Folder 1-3 1st/2nd draft undated Box 5, Folder 4-11 2nd/3rd draft undated Box 6, Folder 1-6 5th/6th draft undated Box 6, Folder 7-13 7th [?] draft undated Box 7, Folder 1-10 8th drafts (2 versions), corrected undated Box 8, Folder 1-5 8th draft (another version), corrected undated Box 8, Folder 6-7 9th [?] draft, incomplete undated Typescripts for "China Men" Box 8, Folder 8-16 Final draft, corrected undated Box 9, Folder 1 Annotated leaves from a copy given to MHK's brother, Joe Hong for comments undated Box 9, Folder 2 Final draft, notes undated Box 9, Folder 3-11 Revised final draft undated Box 10, Folder 1-4 Chapters and fragments, drafts 1976, undated Box 10, Folder 5 Corrections undated Oversize Boxes Galleys undated 4-5 Box 10, Folder 6 Printer's proof (bound) 1980 Box 10, Folder 7-8 Cover and title page, layout and designs 1979-80 Box 10, Folder 9 Covers (foreign editions) [ca. 1980] Box 11, Folder 1 Publication announcements, advertising copy 1980 Oversize Box 6, Advertisements, publicity 1980 Folder 10-11 Box 11, Folder 2 Correspondence and review undated Oversize Box 6, Reviews 1980 Folder 13-14 Excerpts Box 11, Folder 3 "On Understanding Men," for Hawaii Review 1976 Dec. Box 11, Folder 4 in Bamboo Ridge 1978 Box 11, Folder 5 "How are You? I am Fine...," in California Monthly 1979 Oct. Oversize Box 6, "How are You? I am Fine...," in California Monthly 1979 Oct. Folder 12 Box 11, Folder 6 "The Making of More Americans," in New Yorker 1979-83 Box 11, Folder 7 in American Poetry Review, Mother Jones, Redbook, Book Digest Magazine 1980 May-Nov. Box 11, Folder 8 in The Women Writers Calendar Box 11, Folder 9 unidentified undated Box 11 Articles Box 11, Folder 10 Sledge, Linda Ching undated Scope and Content Note "Maxine Kingston's China Men: The Family Historian as Epic Poet"

Box 11, Folder 10 Lerner, Adrienne 1981 May 24 Scope and Content Note "Les Chinois à la 'montagne dorée'," in Le Monde

Box 11, Folder 11 Translations 1983, undated Box 11, Folder Reviews 1980-85, undated 12-17 Volume 1 Chinese edition of China Men 1980 Scope and Content Note Paperback edition with manuscript annotations in Chinese by author's father

Finding Aid to the Maxine Hong BANC MSS 85/20 c 5 Kingston Papers, 1952-1999 Series 1Books 1975-1995

Translations 1983, undated Tripmaster Monkey Box 12, Folder 1 Plans undated Note Copy from Guggenheim Fellowship application

Box 12, Folder 2 Notebook ca. 1980 Typescripts Box 12, Folder Draft 1983 Dec. 12 3-11 Carton 13, Folder Corrected draft 1984 Nov. 27 1-5 Carton 13, Folder 4th/5th drafts, corrected undated 6-10 Carton 14, Folder 4th/5th drafts, corrected undated 1-7 Box 14, Folder 8 Annotated photocopy (p. 153-154) undated Box 14, Folder 9 Cover design undated Box 14, Folder 10 Advertisements 1989 Box 14, Folder 11 Reviews 1989 Oversize Box 6, Advertisements, reviews 1989 Folder 15-17 Oversize Drawer Advertisement poster undated B, Folder 1 Oversize Box 6, Artwork (inspired by?) undated Folder 18 Box 14, Folder 12 Filmscript by Calvin Jung undated Series 2 Other Writings 1973-1997 Physical Description: Boxes 44 and 45; Oversize Box 7 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Includes short stories, articles, essays, reviews, and poetry authored by Kingston, as well as, unidentified writings and contributed works.

Short Stories Oversize Box 7, "Duck Boy" in The New York Times Magazine 1977 June 12 Folder 1 Articles Box 44, Folder 1 "Literature for a Scientific Age: Lorenz' King Solomon's Ring," in National Council of Teachers of English Journal, Jan. 1983 1973 Box 44, Folder 2-4 "Arnold Genthe and Chinatown" 1977 Scope and Content Note Correspondence, drafts, and research materials

Box 44, Folder 5 "A Review of the Inscrutable Reviews of The Woman Warrior" 1978 Feb. 1 Scope and Content Note Correspondence and drafts

"Hers" [columns] Box 44, Folder 6-7 Typescript drafts Oversize Box 7, In The New York Times 1978 June-July Folder 2

Finding Aid to the Maxine Hong BANC MSS 85/20 c 6 Kingston Papers, 1952-1999 Series 2Other Writings 1973-1997

Box 44, Folder 8 "Reservations about China" in Ms. Magazine, 1978 Oct. Scope and Content Note With correspondence and drafts

Box 44, Folder 9 "A Writer's Notebook from the Far East" in Ms. Magazine, 1983 Jan. Scope and Content Note With manuscript notes and typescript drafts

Oversize Box 7, "Useful Education" in California Teacher 1987 Nov. Folder 3 Box 44, Folder 10 "Rupert Garcia: Dancing Between Realms" in Mother Jones 1988 Oct. Box 44, Folder 11 "The Novel's Next Step" in Mother Jones 1989 Dec. Box 44, Folder 12 "History of Chinese-Americans" undated Scope and Content Note Typescript drafts

Essays Box 44, Folder 13 Untitled undated Poems Box 45, Folder 1 "Suitcase Theatre" 1975 Scope and Content Note Draft

Box 45, Folder 2 "Absorption of Rock" and "Restaurant" in The Iowa Review, Spring/Summer 1981 Reviews Didion, Joan, A Book of Common Prayer Box 45, Folder 3 in the California Monthly 1977 April-May Box 45, Folder 4 Yep, Laurence, Child of the Owl 1977 May 1 Box 45, Folder 4 Typescript draft Oversize Box 7, In The Washington Post 1977 May 1 Folder 4 Box 45, Folder 5 Santos, Bienvenido N., Scent of Apples in The New York Times Review of Books 1980 May 4 Box 45, Folder 6 Charlot, John, Aloha 'Aina: The Hawaiian Perception of Life in Poetry, Art and Religion undated Scope and Content Note Typescript draft

Box 45, Folder 7 Miscellaneous review comments for book jackets and advertisements undated Miscellaneous Box 45, Folder 8 Unidentified writings [on writing] undated Box 45, Folder 9 Fragments undated Contributions Box 45, Folder 10 Your Reading by National Conference of Teachers of English 1974-75 Box 45, Folder 11 Hawaii One Summer with Leigh McLellan 1978 Box 45, Folder 12 "Why are Body-Surfers Mesmerized by the Sea?" [from American Dragons, edited by Laurence Yep] [1978]; 1979, 1995 Scope and Content Note Article in The New York Times, reproduced in Mystery and Wonder Magazine

Box 45, Folder 13 West Coast Fiction, edited by James D. Houston 1979 Dec. 9 Scope and Content Note Photocopy of review from the Los Angeles Times

Finding Aid to the Maxine Hong BANC MSS 85/20 c 7 Kingston Papers, 1952-1999 Series 2Other Writings 1973-1997

Box 45, Folder 14 Machines Who Think by McCorduck, Pamela 1979 Scope and Content Note Includes epigraph from Woman Warrior

"Who is an Ethnic Writer" Box 45, Folder 15 Typescript drafts of statement Oversize Box 7, In Cultural Climate 1982 Jan. Folder 5 Box 45, Folder 16 FOB and Other Plays by [1990] Scope and Content Note Typescript drafts of introduction

Box 45, Folder 17 "Why Rainbow City Shall Overcome" by Bob Callahan 1992 Jan. Scope and Content Note Comments in article in Diablo, The Magazine of the East Bay

Box 45, Folder 18 War after War: a special issue of City Lights Review [with "Thoughts on the Gulf War" by MHK] 1992 Scope and Content Note Publicity

Oversize Box 7, Autobiographies of American Women: an Anthology by Jill Ker Conway 1992 Folder 6 Scope and Content Note Publicity

Box 45, Folder 19 Learning True Love: How I Learned and Practiced Social Change in Vietnam, by Sister Chan Khong, forewords by Thich Nhat Hanh and Maxine Hong Kingston 1994-95 Scope and Content Note Publicity

Box 45, Folder 20 For a Future to be Possible: Commentaries on the Five Wonderful Precepts, by Thich Nhat Hanh, with Robert Aiken, Richard Baker, ... Maxine Hong Kingston, and others 1994-95 Scope and Content Note Publicity

Box 45, Folder 21 "With New Eyes: Towards and Asian American Art History in the Western ", Catalog introduction by Maxine Hong Kingston 1995 Sept. 23- Oct. 26 Scope and Content Note Project description and checklist

Highway 99: A Literary Journey, by David Mas Masumoto, ...Maxine Hong Kingston, and others 1996-97 Box 45, Folder 22 Publicity Oversize Box 7, Reviews Folder 7 Box 45, Folder 23 Berkeley! A Literary Tribute by Danielle La France 1997 Scope and Content Note Publicity

Box 45, Folder 24 "Introduction to an anthology of 'local' writing" undated Scope and Content Note Typescript with corrections

Finding Aid to the Maxine Hong BANC MSS 85/20 c 8 Kingston Papers, 1952-1999 Series 2Other Writings 1973-1997

Series 3 Correspondence 1956-1997 Physical Description: Boxes 15-43, Box 61 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically and then alphabetically. Scope and Content Note Includes general correspondence, arranged by correspondent (unidentified correspondence has been filed at the end) and fan mail.

General Correspondence Box 15 A miscellaneous 1969-96 Box 15 Academy of American Poets 1979-93 Box 15 Adelaide Festival 1981-82 Box 15 Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1970s-90s, undated Box 16 Allen, Priscilla 1981-91 Box 16 A. M. Heath & Company 1977-86 Box 16 American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1992-95 Box 16 1981-86 Box 16 American Translators Association 1981-82 Box 16 American Heritage 1976-82 Box 16 Antaeus/the ecco press 1979-82 Box 16 Asia Society 1980-94 Box 16 Asian/Pacific Women's Network 1980-85 Box 16 Asiaweek Literary Review 1984-85 Box 17 B miscellaneous 1968-95 Box 18 Ballantine Books, Inc. 1978-93 Box 18 The Bancroft Library 1980-93 Box 18 Beacon Press 1991-96 Box 18 Beagle, Peter S. and Padma [Perrera] 1976-78 Box 18 Bedford Books 1984-85 Box 18 Berkeley Repertory Theatre 1993-94 Box 18 Biographical Research Center 1983 Box 18 Biography, an interdisciplinary quarterly 1983-85 Box 18 British Broadcasting Corporation 1981-96 Box 18 Brownmiller, Susan 1977-84 Box 19 C miscellaneous 1977-95 Box 20 California Council for the Humanities 1985-96 Box 20 California Monthly 1977-81 Box 20 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 1981-82 Box 20 California State University 1977-93 Box 20 Camera News, Inc. 1981-82 Box 20 Chang, Diana (Diana C.) 1978, undated Box 20 Charles Scribner's Sons 1981 Box 20 Chicon, Richard 1967-92 Box 20 Chin, Bessie 1976-96 Box 20 Chin, Frank, 1940- 1976 Box 20 Chopra, Joyce and Tom 1981-92 Box 20 College of the Pacific 1980-81 Box 20 Conti, Kris and Charlie 1976-94, undated Box 20 Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines (U.S.) 1982 Box 20 Cronin, John 1967-86, undated Box 20 Curl, John 1987 Box 21 D miscellaneous 1976-96 Box 21 De Leo, Hank and Fulzon, Alice 1992-95 Box 21 Didion, Joan 1977-82 Box 21 Dillingham, Leslie 1977 Box 21 Djerassi, Norma 1978-80, undated

Finding Aid to the Maxine Hong BANC MSS 85/20 c 9 Kingston Papers, 1952-1999 Series 3Correspondence 1956-1997

Box 21 Doubleday and Company, Inc. 1977-95 Box 21 Dukore, Bernard Frank [Bernie] 1983-94 Box 21 Dukore, Margaret Mitchell 1985-92, undated Box 22 E miscellaneous 1978-96 Box 22 Eastern Michigan University 1979-95 Box 22 East-West Center 1977 Box 22 Edlin-Marlowe, Sara 1981-95, undated Box 22 Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company 1983-84 Box 22 Epoch 1979 Box 22 Esquire 1980, undated Box 22 Evans, Mei Mei 1984-94, undated Box 22 F miscellaneous 1972-96 Box 22 Franklin, Ricki 1978-81 Box 22 Fuller, Beverly 1979-86 Box 23 G miscellaneous 1973-95 Box 23 Gach, Gary 1984-96, undated Box 23 Gillespie, Patricia Elser 1981-96 Box 23 Glass, Nancy 1983-92 Box 23 Granta 1982-95 Box 23 Griffith, Tracy 1977-83 Box 23 Gruber, Mark 1994-95, undated Box 23 Gutierrez, Noel undated Box 24 H miscellaneous 1976-96 Box 24 Hagedorn, Jessica Tarahata, 1949- 1981-92 Box 24 Harcourt Brace Javanovich 1976-93 Box 24 Harper 1994 Box 24 Harper's 1974-79 Box 24 Harper's and Queen 1966 Box 24 Harper's Bazaar 1993-95 Box 24 Hartzell, Julian 1992-93 Box 24 Hawaii Literary Arts Council 1980-86 Box 24 Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts 1996 Box 24 Hayes, Nancy 1980-83, undated Box 24 HeyDay Books 1989-96 Box 25 Hong, Maria 1993 Box 25 Hongo, Garrett Kaoru, 1951- 1983-92 Box 25 Houghton-Mifflon Company 1974-95 Box 25 Houston, James D., Jeanne and Cori 1977-95 Box 25 Hoy, Nancy Jo [Jody] 1982-96 Box 25 Huang, Helen 1993-95 Box 25 Hwang, David Henry, 1957- 1980-84 Box 26 I miscellaneous 1972-96 Box 26 Inada, Lawson Fusao 1978 Box 26 The Iowa Review 1980-82 Box 26 J miscellaneous 1975-96 Box 26 Jodi F. Solomon Speakers Bureau 1993-96 Box 26 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation 1983-95 Box 26 K miscellaneous 1967-96 Box 26 Kai, Edward 1957 Box 27 Kalpakian, Laura 1980-83 Box 27 Kan, Lilah 1976-96 Box 27 Katz, Jane B. 1978-94 Box 27 KCET (Television Station. Los Angeles, Calif.) 1981 Box 27 KCTS (Radio Station. Seattle, Washington) 1995 Box 27 Kenyon College 1992-93 Box 27 King, Jean 1979 Note Lt. Governor, State of Hawaii

Finding Aid to the Maxine Hong BANC MSS 85/20 c 10 Kingston Papers, 1952-1999 Series 3Correspondence 1956-1997

Box 27 Knudsen, Jenn D. 1997 Box 28 L miscellaneous 1969-96 Box 28 Landreth, Edward S. [Ted] 1980 Box 28 Lau, Joseph S. M., 1934- 1981 Box 28 Lazard, Naomi 1979 Box 28 Lee, Linda 1956 Box 28 Lee, Robert 1985 Box 28 Leong, Dale 1956-58 Box 28 Letters for Literacy 1996 Box 28 Lim, Lili 1994 Box 28 Ling, Amy 1982-95 Box 28 The Loft 1981-95 Box 28 The Los Angeles Times 1977-93 Box 28 Low, Victor 1981-82 Box 28 Luke, Elmer 1977-97 Box 28 Lum, Greg 1980-82 Box 29 M miscellaneous 1973-96 Box 29 McCallum, Ken 1991-94 Box 29 MacPike, Loralee 1979-82, undated Box 29 Mayerson, Charlotte Leon 1980-96 Box 29 Meadow Press 1981-95 Box 30 Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium 1981 Box 30 Mironchik, M. L. [Lenore] 1967-96 Box 30 Mitford, Jessica (The Family of) 1996 Box 30 Modern Language Association of America 1977-91 Box 30 Mother Jones 1979-92 Box 30 Ms. 1977-94 Box 30 Mulligan, Geoffrey 1981-84 Box 31 N miscellaneous 1974-96 Box 31 The Nation 1978-82 Box 31 National Council of Teachers of English 1974-93 Box 31 Nepenthe 1980-95 Box 31 New Jersey Project 1995-96 Box 31 New York Asian Women's Center 1991-95 Box 31 The New York Times 1975-85 Box 31 New York University 1980-81 Box 31 The New Yorker 1996 Box 31 Nicosia, Gerald [Gerry] 1993-95 Box 32 O miscellaneous 1977-96 Box 32 Oakland Free Library 1980-95 Box 32 Oakland Museum 1984-93 Box 32 Oberlin College 1977-84 Box 32 Olsen, Tillie 1978, undated Box 32 P miscellaneous 1974-96 Box 32 Pacific Asia Museum 1995 Box 32 Paley, Grace 1976-78 Box 32 PAN Books 1980-92 Box 32 Paul Kohner-Michael Levy Agency 1979-81 Box 32 Peace Corps 1979-81 Box 32 P.E.N. 1977-93 Box 32 Penguin Books 1977-92 Box 32 Perry, James 1992 Box 33 Pitzer College 1981-82 Box 33 Poets & Writers Inc. 1978-95 Box 33 Q miscellaneous 1979-85 Box 33 Quagliano, Tony 1983-85 Box 33 Quinn, Susan 1967-95

Finding Aid to the Maxine Hong BANC MSS 85/20 c 11 Kingston Papers, 1952-1999 Series 3Correspondence 1956-1997

Box 33 R miscellaneous 1977-96 Box 33 Random House Books, Inc. 1975-96 Box 33 Reader's Digest 1979-86 Box 33 Rechnitz, Bea 1963-95 Box 33 Rolling Stone 1979-82 Box 33 Rosequo, Katherine 1979-83 Box 34 S miscellaneous 1968-96 Box 34 San Francisco International Poetry Festival 1980 Box 34 San Francisco State University Poetry Center 1978-91 Box 34 San Jose Poetry Center 1983-86 Box 34 Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency 1994-96 Box 34 Santos, Bienvenido N. [Ben] 1978-82 Box 34 Santucci, Eleanor 1953-58 Box 35 Schaffner Literary Agents 1973-94 Box 36 Scholastic Book Services 1984-86 Box 36 See, Carolyn 1980, undated Box 36 Shan, Te-Hsing 1994-96 Box 36 Shanghai Institute of Education 1993 Box 36 Shuval, Mike 1967-95 Box 36 Simon and Schuster, Inc. 1977-95 Box 36 Sledge, Linda Ching, 1944- 1981-83 Box 36 Smith College 1992-95 Box 36 Smith, Huston 1992-94 Box 36 Smith, Lawrence R., 1945- [Larry] 1980-96 Box 36 Smitha, Frank E. 1991-95 Box 36 Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States 1978-80 Box 36 Stanford University 1978-94 Box 36 STE Representation 1984-87 Box 36 Sternburg, Janet 1977-79 Box 36 Sterling, Richard 1985-90 Box 36 Surh, Jerry 1977 Box 36 Susi, Lolly 1979-95 Box 36 Swenson, Vijaya 1992-93 Box 37 T miscellaneous 1967-96 Box 37 Takeuchi, Floyd K. 1972-78 Box 37 Thompson, Phyllis H. 1979-95, undated Box 37 Tufts University 1980-96 Box 37 U miscellaneous 1973-96 Box 37 United States Information Agency 1977-95 Box 37 United States International Communication Agency 1979-82, undated Box 37 University of Arizona University of Arizona Box 38 University of California Box 38 Office of the President 1992-95 Box 38 Press 1984-95 Box 38 (System.) University Extension 1996 Box 38 Berkeley Box 38 Miscellaneous 1980-94 Box 38 Alumni Association 1991-96 Box 38 Dept. of East Asian Languages 1995 Box 38 Dept. of English 1982-95 Box 38 Dept. of Ethnic Studies 1979-84 Box 38 Housing and Dining Services 1994-96 Box 38 Office of the Chancellor 1991-92 Box 38 Office of Public Information 1992-93 Box 38 Student Learning Center 1992 Box 38 University Extension 1978-79 Box 38 Women's Studies undated Box 38 Davis 1981-96

Finding Aid to the Maxine Hong BANC MSS 85/20 c 12 Kingston Papers, 1952-1999 Series 3Correspondence 1956-1997

Box 38 Irvine 1981-93 Box 38 Los Angeles Box 38 Miscellaneous 1981-84 Box 38 Asian American Studies Center 1977-95 Box 38 Center for the Study of Women 1979-85 Box 38 Dept. of English 1985-94 Box 38 Dept. of History 1980 Box 38 School of Medicine 1986 Box 38 University Extension 1981-85 Box 38 Riverside 1984-85 Box 38 San Diego [1986?] Box 38 San Francisco 1980-94 Box 38 Santa Barbara 1979-83 Box 38 Santa Cruz 1979-94 Box 39 University of Chicago 1980 Box 39 University of Hawaii at Manoa 1977-96 Box 39 University of Hong Kong 1996 Box 39 University of Michigan 1980-86 Box 39 University of North Dakota 1981-84 Box 39 University of Oklahoma 1981-95 Box 39 University of Southern California 1980-95 Box 39 University of Texas 1978-83 Box 39 University of Washington 1978-85 Box 39 University of Wisconsin 1981-84 Box 39 Unterecker, John Eugene, 1922- undated Box 39 V miscellaneous 1974-96 Box 39 Vaughan, Roger, Lynn and Nara 1977-96 Box 39 Veglia, John 1984, undated Vermont Council on the Humanities and Public Issues 1981-82 Box 40 W miscellaneous 1976-96 Box 40 Walker Art Center 1981-85 Box 40 Wang, Jennie 1996 Box 40 Wang, Wayne 1982 Box 40 Warner Communications, Inc. 1984-85 Box 40 WB Agency 1977-78 Box 40 Weber Studies 1996 Box 40 Weston, Susan 1980-85 Box 41 Wilder, Cherrie 1977-83 Box 41 Wilson, Rob, 1927- 1995 Box 41 Winkley, Bob and Marilyn 1967-94 Box 41 Wong, Irene 1978-95 Box 41 Wong, Shawn 1976-77 Box 41 W. W. Norton & Company 1974-84 Box 41 X, Y, Z miscellaneous 1976-96 Box 41 Yang, Belle 1994-95 Box 41 Yu, March Fong Treasurer, State of California 1991 Box 41 Zhang, Ziqing 1991-95 Box 61 Unidentified 1967-1995 Fan Mail Box 42, Folder A-L 1976-95 1-12 Box 43, Folder M-Z 1976-96 13-26

Finding Aid to the Maxine Hong BANC MSS 85/20 c 13 Kingston Papers, 1952-1999 Series 4Professional Papers 1956-1998

Series 4 Professional Papers 1956-1998 Physical Description: Boxes 46-56, Oversize boxes 8-14, Oversize folders 2 and 3 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Includes biographical information, including bibliographies and lists or awards and honors; interviews with and writings about Kingston; information on appearances; and Kingston's business files, including contracts and copyright statements.

Bio-Bibliograpical Curriculum Vitae Box 46, Folder 1 Drafts 1976, 1978-79 Box 46, Folder 2-3 Career description and summary undated, 1977 Box 46, Folder 4 List of Publications 1956-81 Biographical Citations Box 46, Folder 5 American Women Writers 1980 Box 46, Folder 6 Contemporary Authors 1978, 1994, undated Box 46, Folder 7 Contemporary Literary Criticism 1981 Box 46, Folder 8 Current Biography Yearbook 1990 Box 46, Folder 9 Cyclopedia of World Authors 1989 Box 46, Folder 10 Modern American Women Writers 1991 Box 46, Folder 11 Outstanding Young Women of America 1977 Box 46, Folder 12 Who's Who in America 1980, undated Box 46, Folder 13 World Authors 1975-80 Bibliographies Oversize Box 8, The New York Times Book Review, "Editors' Choice" 1977 Jan. 2, 1980 Nov. 30 Folder 1 Oversize Box 8, The Asia Mail, "10 Best of '77" 1978 Feb. Folder 2 Box 46, Folder 14 Time Magazine, "The Best of the Seventies" 1980 Jan. 7 Box 46, Folder 15 Multicultural Readings from Random House, Inc. 1993-94 Box 46, Folder Miscellaneous 1976-79, 1991-92, 1997-98, undated 16-19 Awards Box 46, Folder 20 National Book Critics Circle Award for Non-Fiction 1977 Feb. 11 Box 46, Folder 21 Cross-Culture Encounter in Literature Professional Associate Award 1977 Oct. 17 Box 46, Folder 22 Anisfeld-Wolf Award in Race Relations 1978 July Box 46, Folder 23 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship 1979 Box 46, Folder 24 National Book Critics Circle nomination 1980 Oversize Box 8, Distinguished Alumnus, Stockton, California Board of Education 1981 Jan. 13 Folder 2 Box 46, Folder 25 Stockton Arts Commission Award 1981 Jan. 28 Box 46, Folder 26 Pulitzer Prize nomination for Non-Fiction 1981 Apr. 14 Box 46, Folder 27 American Book Award 1981 Apr. 30 Oversize Box 8, Woman of the Year, Asian Pacific Women's Network 1981 Sept. 27 Folder 2 Box 46, Folder 28 Hawaii International Film Festival Award 1982 Box 46, Folder 29 Hawaii Award for Literature 1983 June 16 Oversize Box 8, Hawaii Award for Literature 1983 June 16 Folder 3 Box 46, Folder 30 California Council for the Humanities Award 1985 Oct. 17 Box 46, Folder 31 Edison High School Hall of Fame 1988 May 20 Oversize Box 8, Edison High School Hall of Fame 1988 May 20 Folder 3 Box 46, Folder 32 Governor's Award for the Arts 1989 Nov. 2 Box 46, Folder 33 Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Award 1993 Jan. 23

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Box 46, Folder 34 Asian Award 1993 Mar. 12 Box 46, Folder 35 Oakland Chamber of Commerce Special Achievement Award 1994 Mar. 31 Box 46, Folder 36 Wesleyan University Honorary Degree 1994 May 29 Oversize Box 8, AT & T Award 1994 Folder 4 Oversize Box 8, Distinguished Writer for 1995, Chapman University 1995 Feb. 14 Folder 4 Box 46, Folder 37 Asian Pacific American Heritage Community Achievement Award 1995 Apr. 27 Box 46, Folder 38 Asian American Arts Foundation First Annual 1995 Oct. 7 Oversize Drawer Golden Ring Awards B, Folder 2 Box 46, Folder 39 Cyril Magnin Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts 1996 Apr. 26 Oversize Box 8, Cyril Magnin Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts 1996 Apr. 26 Folder 4 Box 46, Folder 40 California Alumni Association Excellence in Achievement 1996 Oct. 11 Box 46, Folder 41 National Humanities Medal 1997 Sept. 29 Box 46, Folder 42 Bay Area Book Reviewers Association Fred Cody Award for Lifetime Achievement 1998 Mar. 30 Oversize Box 8, Clippings 1981-98 Folder 5 Honors Box 47, Folder 1 Hawaii State House of Representatives Resolution #308 1977 Feb. 10 Box 47, Folder 2 Hawaii State Senate Resolution Resolution #168 1977 Feb. 10 Box 47, Folder 3 Teacher's Education Association of Mid-Pacific Institute 1977 Feb. 11 Oversize Box 8, California State Senate Resolution #115 1981 Jan. 19 Folder 6 Box 47, Folder 4 California State Senate, 5th District"In Honor of San Francisco Visit" 1981 May Box 47, Folder 5 Stockton Chinese Benevolent Association and the Bow On Association 1981 Aug. 8 Oversize Box 8, Certificate Folder 6 Box 47, Folder 6-7 Pacific Asian American Women Woman Warrior Awards 1985 Feb. 22, 1996 May 8 Box 47, Folder 8 ZYZZYVA @ The New Main undated Tributes Box 47, Folder 9 "Gifted Women" Photographs by Howard Schatz undated Grants and Fellowships Box 47, Folder John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation 1978-83 10-12 Box 47, Folder 13 National Endowment for the Arts 1979 Appointments Box 47, Folder 14 State of Hawaii Commission on the Year 2000 1980 Sept. Box 47, Folder 15 Peace Corps Advisory Council 1980 Oct. 10 Oversize Box 8, Peace Corps Advisory Council 1980 Oct. 10 Folder 7 Box 47, Folder 16 Honolulu Commission on Culture and the Arts 1981 Box 47, Folder 17 Hawaii Committee of the Humanities 1982 Affiliations Box 47, Folder 18 Pen American Center 1981 Box 47, Folder 19 Chinese Pavilion Dedication Committee, Riverside, California 1987 Oct. 10 Box 47, Folder American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1992 20-21 Box 47, Folder 22 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival 1995 Box 47, Folder 23 Wallace Stegner Environmental Center 1995 Box 47, Folder 24 Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund 1996 Box 47, Folder 25 Pen Center USA West 1996 Box 47, Folder 26 Berkeley Arts Festival 1997 Box 47, Folder 27 International Platform Association undated

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Biographical Research Materials Interviews Box 48, Folder 1 Miscellaneous 1976-79 Oversize Box 9, Miscellaneous 1979-80 Folder 1-2 Box 48, Folder 2-3 Miscellaneous 1981-82 Oversize Box 9, Miscellaneous 1982 Folder 3 Box 48, Folder 4 Miscellaneous 1989 Oversize Box 9, Miscellaneous 1989 Folder 4 Box 48, Folder 5 Miscellaneous 1992-96 Box 48, Folder 5 Miscellaneous 1993 Box 48, Folder 6-7 Miscellaneous 1995 Box 48, Folder 8 Miscellaneous undated Box 48, Folder 9 Interview Questions undated Writings About Articles Box 48, Folder Miscellaneous 1975-78 10-11 Oversize Box 10, Miscellaneous 1976-79 Folder 1 Oversize Box 10, Miscellaneous 1977 Folder 2 Box 48, Folder 12 Miscellaneous 1980 Oversize Box 10, Miscellaneous 1980 Folder 3 Box 48, Folder 13 Miscellaneous 1981 Oversize Box 10, Miscellaneous 1981 Folder 4 Oversize Box 10, Miscellaneous 1981-85 Folder 5 Box 48, Folder 14 Miscellaneous 1982 Box 48, Folder 15 Miscellaneous 1985 Box 48, Folder Miscellaneous 1986-89 16-19 Oversize Box 10, Miscellaneous 1986-89 Folder 6 Box 48, Folder Miscellaneous 1990-95 20-27 Oversize Box 10, Miscellaneous 1990-95 Folder 7 Oversize Box 10, Miscellaneous 1995 Folder 8 Oversize Box 10, Miscellaneous 1996-98 Folder 9 Box 48, Folder Miscellaneous 1997-98 28-29 Oversize Box 10, Foreign Language undated Folder 10 Dissertations and Other Scholarly Works Box 49, Folder 1 Cheung, King-Kok, "Talk Story: Counter-Memory in Maxine Hong Kingston's China Men" 1993 Autumn Box 49, Folder 2 Ching, C.Y. Kaleonahe and Elise Dirlam-Ching, " Maskformation: A Journal in Progress" 1993 Box 49, Folder 3 Chock, Eric, Writers of Hawaii: A Focus on Our Literary Heritage 1980 Box 49, Folder 4 Conn, Peter J., "Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography" 1996

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Box 49, Folder 5 Conquergood, Lorne Dwight, 1949-, "Between Experience and Expression: The Performed Myth" 1986 Box 49, Folder 6 Dukore, Bernard, "The Woman Behind The Woman Warrior 1977 Box 49, Folder 7 Ho, Wen-Ching, "In Search of a Female Self: 's The Bluest Eye and Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior 1987 Box 49, Folder 8 Hongo, Garrett Kaoru, 1951- Untitled Essay 1992 April Box 49, Folder 9 Houston, James D., "The Circle Almost Circled: Some Notes on California's Fiction" 1994 Box 49, Folder 10 Ludwig, Sami, Concrete Language: Intercultural Communication in Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior and Ishmael Reed's Mumbo Jumbo 1996 Box 49, Folder 11 Machida, Margo, "Seeing 'Yellow': Asians and the American Mirror" 1990 Box 49, Folder 12 Ru, Yi-Ling, 1944-, "The Rebellious Impulse in the Works of Ding Ling and Maxine Hong Kingston" undated Box 49, Folder 13 Sledge, Linda Ching, "Oral Tradition in Kingston's China Men: A New Model for Multi-Ethnic Literary History" 1981-82 Box 49, Folder 14 Su, Jung, Between Fact and Fiction: Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior 1991 Box 49, Folder 15 Williams, Dominic, "Fictography, Ethnicity and Self-Invention: Routes and Roots in the Works of Philip Roth and Maxine Hong Kingston" undated Curriculum Citations Box 49, Folder 16 Hawaii Pacific College, "The Asian Americans-- The Gold Mountain People" 1977 Box 49, Folder 17 Columbia University, "Twentieth Century Women Writers" 1977 Box 49, Folder 18 UC Berkeley, "Approaches to Teaching Kingston's The Woman Warrior" 1992 Box 49, Folder 19 UC Berkeley, "A Book Panel Discussion on Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior" 1995 Box 49, Folder 20 UC Berkeley, "Teaching Woman Warrior and The Joy Luck Club" undated Mentions Box 50, Folder 1-2 Miscellaneous 1976-79 Oversize Box 11, Miscellaneous 1976-79 Folder 1 Box 50, Folder 3-4 Miscellaneous 1980-81 Oversize Box 11, Miscellaneous 1981-85 Folder 2 Box 50, Folder 5-7 Miscellaneous 1982-83 Box 50, Folder 8 Miscellaneous 1985-86 Box 50, Folder 9 Miscellaneous 1988-89 Oversize Box 11, Miscellaneous 1989 Folder 3 Box 50, Folder 10 Miscellaneous 1990-91 Oversize Box 11, Miscellaneous 1991-94 Folder 4 Box 50, Folder Miscellaneous 1992-95 11-13 Oversize Box 11, Miscellaneous 1995-97 Folder 5 Box 50, Folder Miscellaneous 1996-98 14-15 Oversize Box 11, Miscellaneous 1998 Folder 6 Box 50, Folder Miscellaneous undated 16-17 Oversize Box 11, Miscellaneous undated Folder 7 Public Appearances Lectures Box 51, Folder 1 California Asian Pacific Women's Conference, USC, Los Angeles, Calif. 1980 Feb.29-Mar.2

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Oversize Box 12, California Asian Pacific Women's Conference, USC, Los Angeles, Calif. 1980 Feb. Folder 1 29-Mar.2 Box 51, Folder 2 The Contribution of Asian-Americans to American Literature, Adelaide, Australia 1982 Mar. 3 Box 51, Folder 3 Multicultural Literary Perspectives, UC Berkeley, Calif. 1982 Mar. 17 Box 51, Folder 4-5 "Imagined Life", Hopwood Award Presentation Lecture, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1983 Apr. 13 Oversize Box 12, "Imagined Life", Hopwood Award Presentation Lecture, University of Michigan, Folder 1 Ann Arbor 1983 Apr. 13 Box 12, Folder 1 Hawaii Literary Arts Council, Honolulu, Hawaii 1983 June 21 Box 51, Folder 6 Race and Sex, Amherst College, Massachusetts 1986 Fall Box 51, Folder 7 National Conference of Teachers of English, Seattle, Wash. 1991 Apr. 22 Box 51, Folder 8 University of Oregon Lecture, Eugene, Ore. 1992 Jan. 16 Box 51, Folder 9 New Narratives About Nature, UC Berkeley, Calif. 1992 Mar. 14 Box 51, Folder 10 Talk -Story and Mythic Reality, California State University, Fresno 1992 Mar. 23 Box 51, Folder 11 Kansas State University Lecture, Manhattan, Kansas 1992 Apr. 17 Box 51, Folder 12 The Art of Storytelling, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 1992 Apr. 22 Box 51, Folder 13 Visions and Voices of America, UC Berkeley, Calif. 1992 Sept. 10 Box 51, Folder 14 University of Colorado, Boulder Lecture, Boulder, Colo. 1992 Sept. 14 Box 51, Folder 15 Another Book of Peace, UC Irvine, Calif. 1993 Jan. 15 Box 51, Folder 16 PEN at Penn Program, Philadelphia, Penn. 1993 Jan. 20 Box 15, Folder 17 Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts Lecture, Cerritos, Calif. 1993 Apr. 5 Box 51, Folder 18 Talk Story, South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, Wash. 1993 Apr. 25 Box 51, Folder 19 Cal Alumni Day Speaker's Lecture, UC Berkeley, Calif. 1994 Mar. 5 Box 51, Folder 20 Prose to Performance: A Discussion, Cowell Theater, Berkeley, Calif. 1994 Mar. 22 Box 51, Folder 21 Hamilton College Lecture, Syracuse, N.Y. 1994 Apr. 4 Box 51, Folder 22 Spokane Falls Community College Lecture, Washington 1994 May 2 Box 51, Folder 23 Production Casebook: The Woman Warrior , Princeton University, N.J. 1994 June 23 Oversize Box 12, Reflective Writing, Mindfulness and the War, A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Folder 2 Books, San Francisco, Calif. 1994 May 16 Box 51, Folder 24 Common Reading Presentations on The Woman Warrior, Carelton College, Calif. 1994 Sept. 6 Box 51, Folder 25 Starr King School for the Ministry Lecture, Berkeley, Calif. 1994 Nov. 15 Box 51, Folder 26 On Wallace Stegner, His Life and Work, California Academy of Science, San Francisco, Calif. 1995 Feb. 9 Box 51, Folder 27 Another Book of Peace, California Institute of Technology 1995 Feb. 15 Box 51, Folder 28 Asian-American Literature, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1996 Oct. 8 Box 51, Folder 29 A Harvest of Words: Writers of the Great Central Valley, San Francisco Book Festival 1996 Nov. 3 Box 51, Folder 30 Peace in Every Step, King Middle School, Berkeley, Calif. 1998 Feb. 1 Box 51, Folder 31 An Evening with Maxine Hong Kingston, University of New Hampshire 1998 Apr. 17 Box 51, Folder 32 Author's Night at the Main Library, San Francisco, Calif. 1998 Apr. 24 Box 51, Folder 33 Talk Story, California State University, Fresno 1998 May 13 Box 51, Folder 34 Princeton Department of English Lecture, Princeton, N.J. undated Speeches Box 52, Folder 1 Hawaii Library Association Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii 1977 Apr. 2 Box 51, Folder 2 Hawaii Council of Teachers of English Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii 1977 Apr. 5 Box 51, Folder 3 Commencement Speech Leeward Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii 1977 May 15 Box 51, Folder 4 California Association of Teachers of English Convention, San Francisco, Calif. 1978 Feb. 10-12 Box 52, Folder 5 Behind the Woman Warrior, Honolulu, Hawaii 1978 Mar. 25 Box 52, Folder 6 Hawaii's Ethnic American Writers Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii 1978 June 19-24

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Oversize Box 12, Asian Women Unite, Oakland, Calif. 1979 Nov. 15 Folder 3 Box 52, Folder 7 Central Valley Memories, California State University, Fresno 1980 Mar. 4 Box 52, Folder 8 In Conversation with Elizabeth Croll, London, England 1981 Mar. 17 Oversize Box 12, Asian Pacific Heritage, San Francisco, Calif. 1981 May 6 Folder 3 Box 52, Folder 9 Pitzer College, Spring Convocation, Claremont, Calif. 1982 Feb. 22 Box 52, Folder 10 The Contributions of Asian-Americans on American Literature, Sapporo, Japan 1982 Mar. 4 Box 52, Folder 11 University of Hawaii Literary Association Hilo, Hawaii 1982 May 2 Box 52, Folder 12 Some International Feminist Questions, Honolulu, Hawaii 1982 Nov. 15 Box 52, Folder 13 Where Are We Going; And When Will We Get There?, San Francisco, Calif. 1983 Aug. 4 Box 52, Folder 14 Asian American Writers, UC Berkeley, Calif. 1987 June 14 Oversize Box 12, Experiences as a Writer, Carleton College, Calif. 1989 Feb. 3 Folder 3 Box 52, Folder 15 Writing in a Time of War, San Francisco, Calif. 1991 Oct. 4 Box 52, Folder 16 AsiaFest '92 1992 Mar. 26 Box 52, Folder 17 Pearl S. Buck Centennial Symposium, Lynchburg, Virginia 1992 Apr. 6 Box 52, Folder 18 California Alumni Day Speech, Berkeley, Calif. 1992 Apr. 11 Box 52, Folder 19 UC Berkeley English Undergraduate Association, Berkeley, Calif. 1992 May 16 Oversize Box 12, In Honor of Friends of the Redwood Library 1993 May 27 Folder 3 Box 52, Folder 20 Woman Warrior: Novelist Viewpoint of Production, Berkeley, Calif. 1994 Feb. 3 Readings Box 53, Folder 1 Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts 1976 Oct. 26 Oversize Box 12, Honolulu, Hawaii Folder 4 Box 53, Folder 2 Whole Earth Book Store, Honolulu Hawaii 1976 Nov. 4 Box 53, Folder 3 American Booksellers Association Convention, San Francisco, Calif. 1977 May 29-31 Box 53, Folder 4 Conversations and Convergences: Three Asian Women Writers, UC Los Angeles 1978 Jan. 13 Box 53, Folder 5 Association of Writers Forum and Boulder Public Library, Colo. 1978 Feb. 8-9 Oversize Box 12, Association of Writers Forum and Boulder Public Library, Colo. 1978 Feb. 8-9 Folder 4 Box 53, Folder 6 Academy of American Poets, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, N.Y. 1979 Nov. 6 Box 53, Folder 7 Hawaii Performing Arts Company, Honolulu, Hawaii 1980 June 2-3 Box 53, Folder 8 San Francisco International Poetry Festival, Palace of Fine Arts 1980 June 6-8 Oversize Box 12, San Francisco International Poetry Festival, Palace of Fine Arts 1980 June 6-8 Folder 5 Box 53, Folder 9 Hong Kong Arts Centre and United States Consulate General 1982 Apr. 2 Box 53, Folder 10 Asian Pacific American Heritage Programs, Washington State University, Pullman 1983 Apr. 25 Box 53, Folder 11 Maxine Hong Kingston and Clayton Eshlemna, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China 1986 Dec. 3 Box 53, Folder 12 The Poetry Center of the 92nd Street Y, New York, N.Y. 1989 Apr. 3 Box 53, Folder 13 Depot Bookstore and Café, Mill Valley, Calif. 1989 May 31 Box 53, Folder 14 East Wind Books, San Francisco, Calif. 1989 June 10 Box 53, Folder 15 San Francisco Public Library 1989 Oct. 21 Box 53, Folder 16 Chinese American Librarians Association, Oakland, Calif. 1989 Nov. 13 Box 53, Folder 17 Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas 1991 Oct. 28 Box 53, Folder 18 The Inclusive University: Multicultural Perspectives In Higher Education, Oakland, Calif. 1991 Nov. 9 Box 53, Folder 19 The Branson School Book Fair, Ross, Calif. 1991 Nov. 12 Box 53, Folder 20 Major Authors Series, Institute of Letters, San Jose State University, Calif. 1991 Nov. 14

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Oversize Box 12, Major Authors Series, Institute of Letters, San Jose State University, Calif. 1991 Folder 6 Nov. 14 Box 53, Folder 21 Modern Language Association Convention, San Francisco, Calif. 1991 Dec. 28 Oversize Box 12, University of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif. 1992 Feb. 3 Folder 7 Box 53, Folder 22 The Open Boat: Poems from Asian America, Black Oak Books, Berkeley, Calif. 1993 Mar. 10 Oversize Box 12, The Open Boat: Poems from Asian America, Black Oak Books, Berkeley, Calif. Folder 6 1993 Mar. 10 Oversize Box 12, The Cowell Theater, Berkeley, Calif. 1993 Mar. 12 Folder 7 Box 53, Folder 23 Berkeley Public Library, [CD Collections] 1993, 1996 Box 53, Folder 24 Charlie Chan is Dead, Black Oak Books, Berkeley, Calif. 1994 Jan. 23 Oversize Box 12, The Fifth Book of Peace, College of Wooster, Ohio 1994 Apr. 4 Folder 6 Box 53, Folder 25 Writer-Veterans, A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books, San Francisco, Calif. 1994 May 10 Oversize Box 12, An Evening for Viet Nam Veterans, Black Oak Books, Berkeley, Calif. 1994 May Folder 6 23 Box 53, Folder 26 Women of Color Resource Center Theatre Party and Reception, Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Berkeley 1994 June 5 Oversize Box 12, Reading from The Woman Warrior , Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y. 1994 Nov. Folder 6 21 Oversize Box 12, Herbst Theater, San Francisco, Calif. 1995 Feb. 9 Folder 7 Box 53, Folder 27 Writing Out of War: Veterans Writing from Experience Small Press Distribution, Berkeley, Calif. 1995 Nov. 11 Box 53, Folder 28 Remembering Our Mothers, San Francisco Marriott, Calif. 1996 Oct. 12 Box 53, Folder 29 Highway 99: A Literary Journey, California Historical Society, San Francisco 1997 Apr. 5 Box 53, Folder 30 Racing Toward the Millennium: Voices from the Los Angeles Public Library, Calif. 1998 Feb. 15 Box 53, Folder 31 American Booksellers Association, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 1998 May 1 Box 53, Folder 32 Hawaii Literary Arts Council, University of Hawaii, Honolulu undated Radio and Television Oversize 12, CKVU Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1977 Feb. 16 Folder 8 Box 54, Folder 1 Dick Cavett Show 1980 Aug. 11 Box 54, Folder 2 Writers and Places: Gold Mountain Heroes 1982 May 29 Box 54, Folder 3 Writers and Places: Maxine Hong Kingston in California 1982 May 30 Box 54, Folder 4 Dialog 1983 Mar. 25 Box 54, Folder 5 World of Ideas with 1990 Feb. 25 Box 54, Folder 6 Maxine Hong Kingston: Talking Story 1990 June 27 Box 54, Folder 7-8 Journey to the West 1992 Oct. 12 Box 54, Folder 9 BBC Interview 1994 May Box 54, Folder 10 The New Year Celebration 1995 Feb. 1 Box 54, Folder 11 Interview with Ronn Owens undated Book Tours Box 54, Folder 12 Knopf National Tour for Woman Warrior 1976 Oct. Box 54, Folder 13 Knopf National Tour for China Men 1980 June Box 54, Folder 14 Knopf National Tour for China Men paperback edition 1981 May Box 54, Folder 15 Chinese Writers World Wide 1992 Oct. Oversize Box 12, Clippings 1992 Oct. Folder 9 Box 54, Folder 16 Hong Kong Tour 1993 Oct. Box 54, Folder 17 Corridors of Culture 1994 Apr. Box 54, Folder 18 Miscellaneous undated

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Oversize Box 12, Miscellaneous undated Folder 10 Business Files Contracts Box 55, Folder 1 Woman Warrior 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983 Box 55, Folder 2 China Men 1977, 1980 Box 55, Folder 3 Film Rights 1978, 1982-83 Box 55, Folder 4 Miscellaneous 1987 Contributions and Endorsements Oversize Box 13 "Won for All: A Cooperative Game About Minorities And Women in American History" Educational Board Game 1970's Box 55, Folder 5 A Salute to Women in the Creative and Performing Arts 1977 Aug. 1 Oversize Box 14, Poetry Hawaii: A Contemporary Anthology by Frank Stewart and John Folder 1 Unterecker, editors 1979 Oversize Box 14, Poets for Peace 1982 Folder 2 Box 14, Folder 3 Contemporary Asian Americans Educational Poster Sets 1982 Oversize Drawer Check Out a Great Author poster 1982 B, Folder 3 Oversize Box 14, Women's History Week 1983 Folder 1 Box 55, Folder 6 The National Reading: Writers Harvest for the Homeless 1992 Sept. 3 Box 55, Folder 7 Benefit for The Paris Review 1993 Oct. 28 Oversize Box 14, Contemporary Asian Americans Educational Poster Sets 1993 Folder 4 Oversize Box 14, Asian Pacific Americans in Focus Calendar 1995 Folder 1 Oversize Box 14, National Women's History Project 1995 Folder 1 Box 55, Folder 8 Oakland Convention and Visitors Authority 1995 Oversize Box 14, Voices of Diversity, Educational Poster Sets 1995 Folder 5 Box 55, Folder 9 Letters for Literacy Auction 1996 Dec. 6 Box 55, Folder 10 Library Media Center: Great Authors Posters 1996 Oversize Drawer Women's History Week 1996 B, Folder 3 Box 55, Folder 11 Bread and Roses Cultural Project 1998 Permissions, Royalties, and Copyrights Box 55, Folder 12 Permissions 1979-88 Box 55, Folder Royalty Checks 1977-90, 1992 13-18 Box 55, Folder Foreign Royalty Checks 1978-88 19-22 Box 55, Folder 23 Royalty Summaries 1975-85 Box 55, Folder 24 Copyrights 1980-87 Box 55, Folder 25 Miscellaneous Financial Statements 1978-81, undated Box 56, Folder 1-3 Alfred A. Knopf Royalty Statements 1976-90 Series 5 Teaching Career 1970-1996 Physical Description: Box 57, Oversize Box 15, Oversize folder 4 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Includes information on courses and seminars taught by Kingston.

Colleges and Universities. 1970-1992 Box 57, Folder 1 Mid-Pacific Institute, Manoa, Hawaii 1970 Box 57, Folder 2 University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii 1972

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Box 57, Folder 3-4 UC Berkeley Department of English 1992, undated Seminars Box 57, Folder 5 International Colloquium on the Cross-Culture Encounter in Literature, Honolulu, Hawaii 1977 Oct. 17-28 Oversize Box 15, Talk Story, Hawaii's Ethnic American Writers' Conference, Honolulu 1978 June Folder 1-2 19-24 Box 57, Folder 6 Berkeley Writers Conference, UC Extension 1979 June 23-30 Box 57, Folder 7 Inter Arts Hawaii Writing Workshops, Honolulu 1979 July 16 Oversize Box 15, Inter Arts Hawaii Writing Workshops, Honolulu 1979 July 16 Folder 1 Box 57, Folder 8 Michigan Writers Conference for High School Students East Michigan University, Detroit 1979 Nov. 10 Oversize Box 15, Michigan Writers Conference for High School Students East Michigan University, Folder 1 Detroit 1979 Nov. 10 Box 57, Folder 9 Asian Pacific American Women's Conference Honolulu, Hawaii 1980 Apr. 25-26 Box 57, Folder 10 Cross-Culture Writers' Workshop Anchorage, Alaska 1981 Aug. 21-23 Oversize Box 15, Cross-Culture Writers' Workshop Anchorage, Alaska 1981 Aug. 21-23 Folder 3 Box 57, Folder 11 Writers' Week at the Adelaide Festival 1982 Mar. 7-13 Box 57, Folder 12 U.S.- Chinese Writers Conference 1982 Oct. Box 57, Folder 13 From Script to Screen: A Conference on Screenwriting Honolulu, Hawaii 1982 Nov. 11-14 Box 57, Folder 14 Scholar-Leadership Enrichment Program University of Oklahoma, Norman 1983 Feb. 17-23 Box 57, Folder 15 San Jose Poetry Center Writers' Residency San Jose, Calif. 1983 Mar. 4-7 Oversize Box 15, San Jose Poetry Center Writers' Residency San Jose, Calif. 1983 Mar. 4-7 Folder 3 Box 57, Folder 16 U.S.-Chinese Writers Conference UC Los Angeles, Calif. 1983 Oct. Box 57, Folder 17 The Second American Literature Forum from the Chinese Community, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China 1984 Box 57, Folder 18 Asian American Arts Conference San Francisco, Calif. 1991 May 2 Box 57, Folder 19 Novel of the Americas Symposium University of Colorado, Boulder 1992 Sept. 8-25 Box 57, Folder 20 Writers Crossing Cultural Borders University of Oregon, Eugene 1994 Nov. 20-21 Oversize Box 15, Women's Studies Seminar, College of Wooster College of Wooster, Ohio 1994 Dec. Folder 4 Oversize B, Folder Scholarship-Leadership Enrichment Program, University of Oklahoma, Norman 4 1994 Box 57, Folder 21 Chinese American Writers Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China 1995 Apr. 2-8 Box 57, Folder 22 American Literature Forum of the Chinese 1995 Apr. Box 57, Folder 23 San Francisco Bay Area Writers Workshop 1995 Fall Box 57, Folder 24 Multicultural Peace Plenary San Francisco, Calif. 1996 June 10 Box 57, Folder 25 Wise Women Working Berkeley, Calif. 1996 Nov. 15 Oversize Box 15, Clippings 1978-93 Folder 5 Series 6 Personal and Family Papers 1952-1994 Physical Description: Boxes 58-60, Oversize box 16 Arrangement Arranged hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Includes information on Kingston's education, family correspondence, and miscellaneous ephemera and materials pertaining to family members.

Education Box 58, Folder 1 Lafayette Elementary School, Stockton, California 1952 Jan. 11 Box 59, Folder 2-3 Edison High School, Stockton, California 1958-59 Box 59, Folder UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California 1960-64 4-16

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Awards and Scholarships Box 58, Folder 17 Non-Fiction Award, American Girl Magazine 1956 Apr. 10 Box 58, Folder 18 "Most Valuable Student", Elks National Foundation Scholarship application 1958 Box 58, Folder 19 University of California Regents? Scholarship 1958-59 Box 58, Folder 20 California State Scholarship Commission 1960-61 Box 58, Folder 21 Clippings 1958 Family Correspondence Box 59, Folder 1 Baireuther, Tami-Diane 1967-69 Box 59, Folder 2 Hong, Ann Marie 1993-94 Box 59, Folder 3 Hong, George and Putsy 1967-80 Box 59, Folder 4 Hong, Joseph 1968-83 Box 59, Folder 5 Hong, Norman 1967-69 Box 59, Folder 6 Hong, Tanya Renae 1992 Box 59, Folder 7 Hong, Tom and Ling Lan 1967-76 Box 59, Folder 8 Hong, Windi 1978-82 Box 59, Folder 9 Kingston, Earll 1968-96 Box 59, Folder 10 Kingston, Joseph 1980-84 Box 59, Folder 11 Lam, Lucy 1981-94 Box 59, Folder 12 Newkirk, Karen 1993, undated Box 59, Folder 13 Newkirk, Paul and Carmen Hong 1968-92 Box 59, Folder 14 Nicolas, Cher 1980, 1991, undated Box 59, Folder 15 Nicolas, Tom and Corrinne Hong 1967-85 Box 59, Folder 16 Invitations 1994, undated Box 59, Folder 17 "Hawaii Goodbye to Max and Earll" undated Miscellaneous Box 60, Folder 1 King, Earll M. and Mary 1936 Oversize Box 16, Hong, Corrine 1967 Folder 1 Box 60, Folder 2 Ephemera undated Box 60, Folder 3 Miscellaneous undated Box 60, Folder 4 Photographs 1958, undated

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