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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt8k4028b5 No online items Finding Aid to the Philip Lamantia Papers, 1944-2005 Finding Aid written by Lucy Allen 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/ © 2006 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Finding Aid to the Philip Lamantia BANC MSS 2006/179 1 Papers, 1944-2005 Finding Aid to the Philip Lamantia Papers, 1944-2005 Collection Number: BANC MSS 2006/179 The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Finding Aid Written By: Lucy Allen Date Completed: January 2007 © 2007 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Collection Title: Philip Lamantia papers Date (inclusive): 1944-2005 Collection Number: BANC MSS 2006/179 Creators : Lamantia, Philip, 1927-2005 Extent: Number of containers: 24 cartons, 1 box, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folderLinear feet: 30.4 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 Philip Lamantia Papers consist of correspondence, general files and personal papers. Correspondence is both incoming and outgoing, and correspondents include contemporary writers, publishers and publishing companies, members of the Surrealist Movement and Lamantia's mother and friends. General files make up the bulk of the collection and consist of writings by Lamantia in the forms of proofs, manuscripts, typescripts, drafts of poems and prose, and notebooks. General files also contain works by contemporary writers, publicity and professional materials, materials from courses taught at San Francisco Art Institute, and research materials. Personal papers include documents belonging and pertaining to Philip's parents, Nunzio and Mary Lamantia, papers and scrapbooks from Philip's childhood, marriage and divorce records, and other papers. Materials removed from individual books from the Philip Lamantia Library are included throughout the collection. 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 Finding Aid to the Philip Lamantia BANC MSS 2006/179 2 Papers, 1944-2005 [Identification of item], Philip Lamantia Papers, BANC MSS 2006/179, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Alternate Forms Available There are no alternate forms of this collection. Separated Material Printed materials have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library. Photographs have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library. Videotapes and sound recordings have been transferred to the Microforms Collections 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. Lamantia, Philip, 1927-2005--Archives Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997--Correspondence McClure, Michael--Correspondence Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969--Correspondence Rosemont, Franklin--Correspondence San Francisco Art Institute Authors, American--20th century Surrealism (Literature)--United States Manuscripts for publication. Acquisition Information The Philip Lamantia Papers were purchased by The Bancroft Library on October 17, 2005. Accruals No additions are expected. Processing Information Processed at the container level by Lucy Allen in 2006. System of Arrangement Arranged to the container level. Scope and Content of Collection The Philip Lamantia Papers consist of correspondence, general files and personal papers. Correspondence is both incoming and outgoing, and correspondents include contemporary writers, publishers and publishing companies, members of the Surrealist Movement and Lamantia's mother and friends. General files make up the bulk of the collection and consist of writings by Lamantia in the forms of proofs, manuscripts, typescripts, drafts of poems and prose, and notebooks. General files also contain works by contemporary writers, publicity and professional materials, materials from courses taught at San Francisco Art Institute, and research materials. Personal papers include documents belonging and pertaining to Philip's parents, Nunzio and Mary Lamantia, papers and scrapbooks from Philip's childhood, marriage and divorce papers, and other papers. Materials removed from the Philip Lamantia Library are included throughout the collection, by date. Finding Aid to the Philip Lamantia BANC MSS 2006/179 3 Papers, 1944-2005 Series 1Correspondence 1944-2004 Series 1 Correspondence 1944-2004 Physical Description: Cartons 1-3 Arrangement Arranged alphabetically by last name, with subject files and general correspondence at end of series. Scope and Content Note Consists of both incoming and outgoing correspondence with other writers including Allen Ginsberg, Michael McClure, Jack Kerouac, publishers and publishing companies, members of the Surrealist Movement including Franklin Rosemont, and Lamantia's mother and friends. Subject related correspondence pertains to courses taught by Lamantia at San Francisco Art Institute, his interest in bird watching, and to the publication of his and other surrealist writers' works. General correspondence, arranged chronologically, includes correspondence from publishing companies, admirers of Lamantia's work, other writers and surrealists, and friends. Carton 1, Folder 1 Allen, Donald 1957-1989 Carton 1, Folder 2 Ballentine, Lee 1985-2001 Carton 1, Folder 3 Burk, Ronnie 1988-2001 Carton 1, Folder 4 Caples, Garret and Naruta, Anna 1998-2002 Carton 1, Folder 5 Codrescu, Andre 1986-1993 Carton 1, Folder 6 Cornford, Adam 1987, 1988, 1999 Carton 1, Folder 7 Between Dante, Robert and Graubard, Allan undated Carton 1, Folder 8 Dejardin (Lamantia), Lucille 1959-1963 Carton 1, Folder 9 De Sales, Aymon 1965-1999 Carton 1, Folder Fama, Steve 1998-2002 10 Carton 1, Folder Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 1966-1986 11 Carton 1, Folder Ford, Charles Henri 1966-1992, undated 12-13 Carton 1, Folder Ginsberg, Allen 1959-1993 14 Carton 1, Folder Hart, Howard 1958-1997 15 Carton 1, Folder Hoffman, John [?] undated 16 Carton 1, Folder Iverson, Roderick 1990-2002 17-18 Carton 1, Folder Jacobsen, Mimi (Marian) 1959-1964 19 Carton 1, Folder Joans, Ted 1979-1999 20 Carton 1, Folder Kerouac, Jack 1958-1959 21 Carton 1, Folder Lamantia, Mary 1957-1968 22 Carton 1, Folder Leite, George 1944 23 Carton 1, Folder Lionni, Paolo 1961-1964 24 Carton 1, Folder Malanga, Gerard 1966, 1973 25 Carton 1, Folder Martinelli, Sherri 1958-1959 26 Carton 1, Folder McClure, Michael 1959-1982 27 Finding Aid to the Philip Lamantia BANC MSS 2006/179 4 Papers, 1944-2005 Series 1Correspondence 1944-2004 Carton 1, Folder Moore, Abd Al-Hayy 1980-1987 28 Carton 1, Folder Munson, Don 1964-1974 29 Carton 1, Folder Nesbit (Vandenbroeck), Gogo (Goldian) 1955-1991 30-31 Carton 1, Folder Le Pellec, Yves 1974 32 Carton 1, Folder Peters, Nancy J. 1965-1998 33 Carton 1, Folder Letters of Condolence (to Nancy Peters) 2005 34 Carton 1, Folder Materials Regarding Lamantia's Death 2005 35 Carton 1, Folder Petersons 1962-1963 36-37 Carton 1, Folder Rao, Raman 1987-1999 38 Carton 1, Folder Redmond, Anthony 1978-1989 39 Carton 1, Folder Ronan, Stephen 1970-2001 40 Carton 1, Folder Rosemont, Franklin 1973-1993 41-42 Carton 2, Folder 1 Rosemont, Franklin 1973-1993 Carton 2, Folder 2 Rosemont, Franklin, to others 1975, 1978 Carton 2, Folder 3 Between Rosemont, Franklin and Schwartz, Stephen 1974 Carton 2, Folder 4 Schwartz, Stephen 1967-1998 Carton 2, Folder 5 Sidney-Fryer, Donald 1982-2001 Carton 2, Folder 6 Smith, Larry 1986-1995 Carton 2, Folder 7 Tyler, Parker 1954-1967 Carton 2, Folder 8 Vandenbroeck, Andre 1955-1995 Carton 2, Folder 9 Vandenbroeck, Andre and Nesbit (Vandenbroeck), Gogo (Goldian) 1963-1995 Carton 2, Folder Viglini, Janelle 2001-2003 10 Carton 2, Folder Whalen, Philip 1960-1964 11 Carton 2, Folder Arsenal 3 (Includes text to be submitted by Patrick Mullins) 1974 12 Carton 2, Folder Birding-related 1985-1987 13 Carton 2, Folder Magnetic Fields 1975-1977 14-15 Carton 2, Folder Penguin Books Ltd. (Includes Proofs) 1967-1968, 1976 16 Carton 2, Folder San Francisco Art Institute 1978-1979, 1982 17 Carton 2, Folder General Correspondence 1948-1979 18-44 Carton 3, Folder General Correspondence 1980-2004, undated 1-36 Finding Aid to the Philip Lamantia BANC MSS 2006/179 5 Papers, 1944-2005 Series 2General files 1949-2004 Series 2 General
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