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Tony Seymour Papers
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Tony Seymour Papers MSS 0749 1 Descriptive Summary Languages: English Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla 92093-0175 Title: Tony Seymour Papers Creator: Seymour, Tony Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0749 Physical Description: 7.6 Linear feet(18 archives boxes, 1 card file box, and digital files) Physical Description: 3.84 Gigabytes Date (inclusive): 1965 - 2006 Abstract: Papers of poet Tony Seymour (1951- ), a contemporary San Francisco-based poet and performance artist. The collection contains writings, drawings, photographs, ephemera, and recordings related to Seymour's life and literary career. Biography William Anthony "Tony" Seymour was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1951. Seymour attended the University of New Mexico and the University of Hawaii, and graduated with a B.A. in Communications. A key event in Seymour's life was meeting Beat poet Bob Kaufman while working in the publicity department at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco. Kaufman's life and work significantly influenced Seymour, who studied his poetry and interviewed him over a three year period. In 1976 Seymour initiated a "wave of publicity" for Kaufman with publications in California Living Magazine, The Berkeley Bard, Players Magazine and the Black Panthers Party Newsletter. Following Kaufman's death in 1986, Seymour organized a Bob Kaufman Day event at City Hall in San Francisco. Performers included Tony Seymour, Richie Havens, Ken Kesey, Jack Micheline, Marty Matz, Joie Cook and other artists. During the mid-1970s to mid-1980s, Seymour combined freelance journalism with poetry writing and research. He conducted interviews with jazz composer Sun Ra, his friend and musician Richie Havens, and the spiritual leader Baba Ram Dass. Seymour's recordings of No Gods to Guide, No Herds to Follow: Bob Kaufman's Street-Bop-Zen includes an introduction by author Ken Kesey and features interviews by Kesey, Bob Kaufman, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Gregory Corso, Jack Hirschman and Kunugh Stiles. In 1997, Seymour self-published his collected works Poems for Another Time. Evolution of a Soul. The Collected Works of Tony Seymour. Excerpts from his collected works are also featured in Godzilla Verses Swan Blake, a dramatic poetry play collaboration with the poet and artist Blake More. Tony Seymour currently lives in Hawaii. Scope and Content of Collection Papers of poet Tony Seymour (1951- ), a contemporary San Francisco-based poet and performance artist. The collection contains writings, drawings, photographs, ephemera, and recordings related to Seymour's life and literary career. Also included are materials related to his mentor, San Francisco Beat poet Bob Kaufman. Arranged in six series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL, 2) CORRESPONDENCE, 3) WRITINGS, 4) BOB KAUFMAN, 5), POETRY EVENTS & MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS, and 6) AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS. Preferred Citation Tony Seymour Papers. MSS 749. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego. OFF-SITE STORAGE COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS. Publication Rights Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection. Restrictions Originals of audiovisual items are restricted; listening copies have been made for use by researchers. Digital Content The collection contains digital files described in the container list. Subjects and Indexing Terms American poetry -- California -- San Francisco -- 20th century Seymour, Tony -- Archives
Tony Seymour Papers MSS 0749 2 Kaufman, Bob -- Archives
BIOGRAPHICAL Scope and Content of Series SERIES 1) BIOGRAPHICAL: Includes resumes, photographs, drawings and juvenilia that document Seymour's life and career.
Box 1, Folder 1 Biographical notes, clippings, business cards undated Box 1, Folder 2 Junior high and high school memorabilia 1960-1969 Box 1, Folder 3 Juvenilia 1964 and undated Box 1, Folder 4 Memorabilia of Tony Seymour's father, Reginald Seymour 1969 Box 1, Folder 5 Movie and television resume, Tony Seymour's work as an extra 1989-1993 General note Includes photo stills of Tony Seymour on Nash Bridges and other productions.
Box 1, Folder 6 Resume 1973, 2004 Box 1, Folder 7 University of New Mexico memorabilia 1972 Box 1, Folder 8-15 Photographs 1963-2004 General note Includes photographs of Tony Seymour and various family pictures, biological mother, biological father, Bob Kaufman, Eileen Kaufman, Richie Havens, and others.
Box 1, Folder 16 Pre-eye surgery drawings by Tony Seymour Box 1, Folder 17 Post-eye surgery drawings by Tony Seymour Box 1, Folder 18 Miscellaneous drawings by Tony Seymour Box 1, Folder 19 Drawing of Tony Seymour by Stuart Jackson CORRESPONDENCE Scope and Content of Series SERIES 2) CORRESPONDENCE: Arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Includes correspondence with poets, collaborators, and people associated with San Francisco's art, music and poetry scenes. Some notable correspondents are Eileen Kaufman, Richie Havens, Blake More, and Trudy Morse. Also included are letters and emails exchanged between Seymour and Rob Melton, the Archive for New Poetry curator regarding Seymour's archive and career.
Box 1, Folder 20 Anderson, T.J. 2002 Box 1, Folder 21 Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley 1986-2000 Box 1, Folder 22 Beagle, Dorothy Jesse 2000-2002 Box 1, Folder 23 Benicia Herald re: poetry event 2002 Box 1, Folder 24 Bennett, Charles 2002-2003 Box 2, Folder 1 Best of San Francisco (Michelle Boleyn) 2001 Box 2, Folder 2 Brown, Sean (KOIT) 2002 Box 2, Folder 3 Buck, Marilyn 2002 General note Includes signed poems.
Box 2, Folder 4 Feinstein, Dianne 1988 General note Letter from San Francisco mayor re: Bob Kaufman Day Event.
Box 2, Folder 5 Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 1975 August 8 General note Letter to Tony Seymour signed by Ferlinghetti.
Tony Seymour Papers MSS 0749 3 CORRESPONDENCE
Box 2, Folder 6 Fitton, Barry 2001 Box 2, Folder 7 Garchik, Leah (San Francisco Chronicle) 2001-2004 Box 2, Folder 8 Greg (?) 2001 Box 2, Folder 9 Grier, Geoffrey 2004 Box 2, Folder 10 Hackett, Philip (Poetry at the San Francisco Press Club) 1987-1991 Box 2, Folder 11 Havens, Richie 2000-2003 Box 2, Folder 12 Kaufman, Eileen 1988 Box 2, Folder 13 Lawrence, Sharon (Jimi Hendrix' former publicist) and Denise Enck (Empty Mirror Books) 2002-2003 Box 2, Folder 14 McFadden, Bill undated Box 2, Folder 15 Melton, Rob 2012-2013 General note Correspondence with Archive for New Poetry curator regarding archive; includes significant reflections by Seymour on his body of work.
Box 2, Folder 16 Mike and Dale's Younger Poets 1998 Box 2, More, Blake 2000-2003 Folder 17-21 General note Re: poetry play Godzilla Verses Swan Blake.
Box 3, Folder 1-3 Morse, Trudy 2000-2002 Box 3, Folder 4 Neibaum-Coppola poetry event 2000 February General note Letter to Francis Ford Coppola about a poet who was removed from event.
Box 3, Folder 5 Oakland East Bay Symphony 2003 General note Words and Music Project.
Box 3, Folder 6 Poetry Flash (Joyce Jenkins) 1998 Box 3, Folder 7 Polos, Eugenia 1985-1987 Box 3, Folder 8 Rolling Stone Magazine 1976-1977 General note Regarding Bob Kaufman story.
Box 3, Folder 9 Sinclair, John 2001-2002 Box 3, Folder 10 Valentine's Day card 1990 February 14 General note Handmade card by Seymour.
Box 3, Folder 11 Zander, Angela 1987 November 3 General note Middle school student; her letter is in the Introduction of Collected Works.
Box 3, Folder 12 Draft letters to "Leslie at Channel 7" General note Regarding Beatitude poetry reading.
Box 3, Folder 13 New Orleans trip correspondence Box 3, Folder 14 Letters to French, Soviet, Chinese and Philippine Embassies Box 3, Folder 15 Correspondence relating to eviction notice Box 3, Folder 16 Genealogy research and correspondence relating to Seymour's family Box 3, Folder 17 Draft letters by T.S. to Def Poetry Slam Box 3, Folder 18 Miscellaneous correspondence
Tony Seymour Papers MSS 0749 4 WRITINGS Collected Poems
WRITINGS Scope and Content of Series SERIES 3) WRITINGS. Arranged in five subseries: A) Collected Poems, B) Poems, C) Early Writings, Essays and Notes, D) Collaborations and E) Writings by Others. A) Collected Poems: Includes mostly typescript drafts of Seymour's poetry included in his collected works, Poems for Another Time. Evolution of a Soul. The Collected Works of Tony Seymour, which he self-published in 1997. The arrangement is in original order and reflects the author's personal and philosophical concept of history and evolution in his poetry. Also included is a listing of Seymour's poem titles and title changes. B) Poems: Arranged alphabetically by title. Original handwritten and typescript drafts of Seymour's published and unpublished poems. C) Early Writings, Essays and Notes: Includes early poetry notebooks, notes, college papers and essays, some with commentary by one of Seymour's college professors at the University of New Mexico, noted poet and teacher Gene Frumkin. Also included are drafts of various articles and essays, notes for The Missing Link from Howl to Woodstock, and transcripts of interviews with Ritchie Havens and Michael White. D) Collaborations: Drafts of full and one-hour versions of Godzilla Verses Swan Blake, a poetry play featuring Tony Seymour and Blake More, promotional flyers, programs and reviews. Also included is a typescript draft of The Aluminum Chronicles, Seymour's collaboration with Suzzanne Dell. E) Writings by Others: Published and unpublished typescript drafts of various poets' work including poems by authors of note such as Jack Hirschman, Jack Micheline and George Tsongas.
Collected Poems
Box 4, Folder 1-7 Poems for Another Time. Evolution of a Soul. Collected Works of Tony Seymour General note Drafts of collected works. Includes copies of letter from Baba Ram Dass, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Ritchie Havens.
Box 5, Folder 1-10 Poems for Another Time. Evolution of a Soul. Collected Works of Tony Seymour General note Drafts of collected works. Folder 4 includes a listing of titles, and in some cases title changes, to reflect the author's concept and order sequence of the poems.
Poems
Box 6, Folder 1 1st Generation Used a Ton of Drugs Box 6, Folder 2 1st Take on Numbers Box 6, Folder 3 The 4th of July Tapes Box 6, Folder 4 7 Days to Thirty Box 6, Folder 5 The 35th Year Box 6, Folder 6 37th Hour Box 6, Folder 7 1563 A.D. Salem, Massachusetts Box 6, Folder 8 1975 Box 6, Folder 9 1983 NYC Shelter Story Box 6, Folder 10 1984 1/2 Box 6, Folder 11 2000 A.D. A Retrospective Box 6, Folder 12 & the High is Strictly Puritanical Box 6, Folder 13 & They Said "It Was Just a Passing Fad" Box 6, Folder 14 Absolved Box 6, Folder 15 The Adoption Lie
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Box 6, Folder 16 Advice to the New Generation Box 6, Folder 17 After Awhile Box 6, Folder 18 After I Died Box 6, Folder 19 After the Vision Box 6, Folder 20 Ain't Strugglin' Box 6, Folder 21 Albinism Box 6, Folder 22 All in the Name of Allah Box 6, Folder 23 All My Ideals Box 6, Folder 24 All Nervous Box 6, Folder 25 All the Earth's Pollution Box 6, Folder 26 All or Nothing Box 6, Folder 27 All Punk Rock Mothers Box 6, Folder 28 All These Years Box 6, Folder 29 All the Wars Have Been Lost Box 6, Folder 30 Alternate Lyrics for Ben E. King's "Let the Good Times Roll" Box 6, Folder 31 Alternate Lyrics to "America the Beautiful" Box 6, Folder 32 America Box 6, Folder 33 America: A Statistical Poem Box 6, Folder 34 America in Reverse Box 6, Folder 35 America Needs Box 6, Folder 36 America They Suckered You In… Box 6, Folder 37 American Dichotomy Box 6, Folder 38 American Prisoner of War Camps Box 6, Folder 39 Anesthetized Mings Box 6, Folder 40 Angelic Footprints Box 6, Folder 41 Angels of Life Box 6, Folder 42 Approaching 34 Box 6, Folder 43 Arbitrary Titles Box 6, Folder 44 Arguing With You Doesn't Bother Me At All Box 6, Folder 45 Atomic Religion Box 6, Folder 46 Avowed Nazis Box 6, Folder 47 Away From Politics Box 6, Folder 48 Axis Box 6, Folder 49 Baby Be Like Vodka Don't Leave No Trace Box 6, Folder 50 Baby Must Be a Rocket Ship Box 6, Folder 51 Back in the 1430's Box 6, Folder 52 Back Trackin' Highs Box 6, Folder 53 Baffle the Intelligence Box 6, Folder 54 Baghdad Chronicles General note Typescript broadside and handwritten notes.
Box 6, Folder 55 Bamboo Shoes Box 6, Folder 56 Basic Design General note Pyramid poem and notes.
Box 6, Folder 57 Beat ladies Box 6, Folder 58 The Beatles Worked for the KGB Box 6, Folder 59 The Beatnik Graveyard Box 6, Folder 60 The Beats are Slowly Dying Box 6, Folder 61 Been Writing Since… Box 6, Folder 62 Bein' Born Birth (Inside the Maternity Ward -1951 A.D.) Box 6, Folder 63 Being a Minority is an Act and Ethnic Dust mop Box 6, Folder 64 The Best
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Box 6, Folder 65 Bikini Madness Machine General note Broadside and handwritten draft.
Box 6, Folder 66 Bill Casey's Suspicious Death Box 6, Folder 67 Billions of Epochs Box 6, Folder 68 Birthday Poem Box 6, Folder 69 Bitch Wars on 14 Mile Road Box 6, Folder 70 Bitter Forest, For Sharon Lawrence Box 6, Folder 71 The Black Festival Down by the River Box 6, Folder 72 Black and White Genes Box 6, Folder 73 The Blind Box 6, Folder 74 Bliss Kiss Box 6, Folder 75 Blow a Redneck Mind Box 6, Folder 76 Blown to the Bone Box 6, Folder 77 Bob Kaufman's Words from the Afterlife Box 6, Folder 78 Bob's Still Dead? Box 6, Folder 79 Bomb Hits Box 6, Folder 80 Bomb them with… General note Unpublished typescript drafts and handwritten notes. Includes email to Secretary of State and Liaison Office reply.
Box 6, Folder 81 Bombed beyond Belief Box 6, Folder 82 Bought You Box 6, Folder 83 The Box Box 6, Folder 84 Brain Vacation Box 6, Folder 85 Bridging the Generations Box 6, Folder 86 Broadway (?) or (Not) Understanding Box 6, Folder 87 Broadway Whores Box 6, Folder 88 Broken China Doll Box 6, Folder 89 Bush Lies Box 6, Folder 90 By the Hour Box 6, Folder 91 Caps and Gowns Box 6, Folder 92 Casted Out Box 6, Folder 93 Cat and Mouse Box 6, Folder 94 Cataclysmic Orgasmic Box 6, Folder 95 Charlene Box 6, Folder 96 Change of the Light Brigade Box 6, Folder 97 Charoq Box 6, Folder 98 Chernobyl Box 6, Folder 99 Chi-Chi Club General note Fictionalized advertisement.
Box 7, Folder 1 Chill Factor Box 7, Folder 2 Chinese Tune-In Box 7, Folder 3 Church Box 7, Folder 4 CIA Child Play General note Disguised, draft on verso.
Box 7, Folder 5 The City Box 7, Folder 6 The City's Under Siege Box 7, Folder 7 Clinton poems and President Blew it Box 7, Folder 8 Clouds in Our Rooms
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Box 7, Folder 9 C.O.D. Box 7, Folder 10 Come & Stay or Go Away Box 7, Folder 11 Come to CG Box 7, Folder 12 Comments on People's Temple/Albino Theory Box 7, Folder 13 The Competition's Gone ("Bankchock Jack") Box 7, Folder 14 Constant Light Gets in the Way Box 7, Folder 15 Cornwhisky Huslin' Box 7, Folder 16 The Coroner's Report Box 7, Folder 17 The Court is a Crook/Who's Prints Box 7, Folder 18 Courtroom Suppression Box 7, Folder 19 Crowd Jousled Box 7, Folder 20 Crumble in My Own Bones Box 7, Folder 21 Crumbled Strategist Straddle Box 7, Folder 22 Cuss Out of a Fat Girl Box 7, Folder 23 Damaged Lyin' by the Dampened Fires of the Gypsies Box 7, Folder 24 Dancers Box 7, Folder 25 Dark Matter Search Box 7, Folder 26 Days Pass, I Feel You in My Life General note I Feel You in My Life, draft on verso.
Box 7, Folder 27 Dead Bee Box 7, Folder 28 Dead Brave of Live Slave Box 7, Folder 29 Dead War Brides Box 7, Folder 30 Dear George Bush (1st draft), An Open Letter from Osama (2nd draft) Box 7, Folder 31 Dear Jack Hirschman, letter/poem General note Soap Opera's, draft on verso.
Box 7, Folder 32 Dear Mr. Pope Box 7, Folder 33 Dear Muslim Martyr Box 7, Folder 34 Dear Ronald Reagan Box 7, Folder 35 Dear United Nations; and ?United Nations? Box 7, Folder 36 Defect from the Suburbs! Box 7, Folder 37 Democratic Ideas Box 7, Folder 38 Denial Box 7, Folder 39 Departure Poems, Pt. I-III Box 7, Folder 40 Depends Upon Belief Box 7, Folder 41 Detroit Motto Do Not Finch and Inch! Box 7, Folder 42 Detroit's Master Metals Smelter Stories Box 7, Folder 43 Devastate Your Stateroom Box 7, Folder 44 Devour You in a Month of Sundays Box 7, Folder 45 Dialogue of Self to Mind Box 7, Folder 46 Diary of a Mad Hotel Box 7, Folder 47 Didn't Know Box 7, Folder 48 Diplomat's Daughter Box 7, Folder 49 Dirth Bleached Night Sagas Box 7, Folder 50 Distrust Box 7, Folder 51 Dog V.D. Box 7, Folder 52 Don't Be Fooled Box 7, Folder 53 Don't Call Collect Box 7, Folder 54 Don't Care Box 7, Folder 55 Don't Care, So Many Promises, Eugenia and Divorce the Planet Box 7, Folder 56 Don't Fall into the Nigger Trap Box 7, Folder 57 Draconian Time Box 7, Folder 58 Dream Awakener Box 7, Folder 59 Dream Reports
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Box 7, Folder 60 Drop the Bomb Box 7, Folder 61 DSL Box 7, Folder 62 Dubious Warrior Techniques Box 7, Folder 63 During Their Lifetime Box 7, Folder 64 Easter 93 Box 7, Folder 65 Easter 2003 Box 7, Folder 66 Easter Sunday Box 7, Folder 67 Election Poem Box 7, Folder 68 End of the Cold War Box 7, Folder 69 End of Mind Rumors Box 7, Folder 70 Enrico's General note Typescript draft of poem plus menu from restaurant.
Box 7, Folder 71 Entella Hotel Box 7, Folder 72 Ericka, Hawaii '73 (From the Sidelines) Box 7, Folder 73 Ericka Pt. I and II Box 7, Folder 74 Eucalyptus Box 7, Folder 75 Eugenia Box 7, Folder 76 Eugenia Box 7, Folder 77 Eugenia (Veranda) Box 7, Folder 78 Even Flies Got Class Box 7, Folder 79 Everyone Should Fuck on National T.V. Box 7, Folder 80 Everything Applies Box 7, Folder 81 Everything Going Past Me Box 7, Folder 82 The Fable Box 7, Folder 83 Faith Box 7, Folder 84 Fake God People Culture Vultures Box 7, Folder 85 Fall 1975 (Chameleon of Self) Box 7, Folder 86 Falling in on a Master Funk Box 7, Folder 87 Famous Corpse Box 7, Folder 88 Famous Last Words Box 7, Folder 89 Far-Distant Future Box 7, Folder 90 Feel Like I'm Gonna Die Box 7, Folder 91 Final Choice Box 7, Folder 92 Fireside Chats (8 Letter Crossword) Box 7, Folder 93 The First Breath Box 7, Folder 94 First Light (Commentary after eye reconstructive surgery) Box 7, Folder 95 First Love Box 7, Folder 96 The Flip Side: The Shoes on the Other Foot in the Alternate Universe, 1492-1992 Box 7, Folder 97 Flyin' Rocks Box 7, Folder 98 For Jack Hirschman, and Gorbachev to Reagan Box 7, Folder 99 Forgive Me This Time Box 7, Folder 100 Fortune is a Foregone Conclusion Box 7, Folder 101 Freedom to Think We Be Voting Box 7, Folder 102 Freight Train, and Somnambulist Dreams Box 7, Folder 103 From Rome Box 7, Folder 104 From the Sidelines Box 7, Folder 105 Fuck Box 7, Folder 106 Full Moon Box 7, Folder 107 Further Religion Box 7, Folder 108 The Future Box 8, Folder 1 Game Box 8, Folder 2 Games Box 8, Folder 3 Gangs Box 8, Folder 4 Gang Wars Box 8, Folder 5 Gave Up Box 8, Folder 6 Gayle, and Before the Act
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Box 8, Folder 7 Gentle Box 8, Folder 8 Gentle Exclamations and Wanderlust Serendipity Box 8, Folder 9 Gentle Persuasion (Attempts to Persuade) General note Under title Shores of Antiquity in Collected Works.
Box 8, Folder 10 George Bush is Al Qaeda's Top Recruiter Box 8, Folder 11 George Bush Provides Box 8, Folder 12 George Jackson Box 8, Folder 13 Ghost Box 8, Folder 14 Ghost Dust & TV Tombstones Box 8, Folder 15 Give Away Box 8, Folder 16 Give Back to the Country Box 8, Folder 17 Give Up the Job for Gambling Box 8, Folder 18 Gladiators/Statue of Liberty Box 8, Folder 19 Glass Cathedral in the Sky Box 8, Folder 20 God Will Find You Box 8, Folder 21 Going Going… Gone Box 8, Folder 22 Good Thing Box 8, Folder 23 G.O.P. Defined/One Room School House Box 8, Folder 24 Gorbachev to Reagan Box 8, Folder 25 The Graveyard Generation Box 8, Folder 26 Groupie's Box 8, Folder 27 Guideline for the Year 2000 Box 8, Folder 28 Guidelines Box 8, Folder 29 Guilty! Box 8, Folder 30 Gypsy Sue Box 8, Folder 31 Had Problems with O Rings Box 8, Folder 32 The Harlem Highway Box 8, Folder 33 Heart Hijacker Box 8, Folder 34 Heaven is Overcrowded Box 8, Folder 35 Henry Ford Imported Slaves Box 8, Folder 36 Her Place is Her Space Box 8, Folder 37 Here!! Box 8, Folder 38 Here & There Box 8, Folder 39 Here's a Thought Box 8, Folder 40 Hieroglyphics Box 8, Folder 41 High Contra(st) Box 8, Folder 42 High Kook Haiku - God is Everywhere Box 8, Folder 43 A High Tech Biodegradable Society Which Left No Trace Box 8, Folder 44 Hindu Extremist Box 8, Folder 45 Hints! (Broadway) Box 8, Folder 46 Histories Graveyard! General note Includes email correspondence with Dorothy Jesse Beagle and handwritten notes, October 3, 2001.
Box 8, Folder 47 Hittin' Up (The Inside View) or Up on the Roof on Top of Broadway Box 8, Folder 48 Hope Box 8, Folder 49 Horse Gods Box 8, Folder 50 How & Why it is the Way it Is Box 8, Folder 51 How do You Fuck An Angel Box 8, Folder 52 How to Write Differently Box 8, Folder 53 I Ain't Got No Respect for You Either Box 8, Folder 54 I Am the Family Secret Box 8, Folder 55 I Can't Go Outside to Play Box 8, Folder 56 I Envy Myself
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Box 8, Folder 57 I Have Witnessed the Fallen Eagle Box 8, Folder 58 I Know What I Want to Feel Box 8, Folder 59 I Love This Bitch So Badly Box 8, Folder 60 I Think Therefore I Am Descartes Box 8, Folder 61 I Was A Teen Aged Negro! Box 8, Folder 62 Ice Blue Secret Eyes, Peace Loving Punks Box 8, Folder 63 Iceland Summit Box 8, Folder 64 Idiots (On the Planet Today) Box 8, Folder 65 If Faith Was Box 8, Folder 66 If I Knew My Mom Was White Box 8, Folder 67 If I Was a Muslim Child Box 8, Folder 68 If New Matter is Manufactured Box 8, Folder 69 If This is Love, Like Me Box 8, Folder 70 I'm a Distant Negro Box 8, Folder 71 Imaginary Box 8, Folder 72 Immunity from the Pain of Love Box 8, Folder 73 Improvement Dissertations Box 8, Folder 74 In The Fall the Leaves Don't Collect... ("Doc. 23") Box 8, Folder 75 In Mere Time Box 8, Folder 76 In the Caves of the Sun Box 8, Folder 77 In the Meanwhile Box 8, Folder 78 In the Parlour They Stood Box 8, Folder 79 Indians and Immigrants Box 8, Folder 80 The Industrial Revolution Box 8, Folder 81 Infinity Box 8, Folder 82 Innocent Always Box 8, Folder 83 Insult Instant Result Box 8, Folder 84 Intentional Distribution Box 8, Folder 85 Intergration [Integration] Box 8, Folder 86 International Intelligence Game Box 8, Folder 87 International Warming Warning Box 8, Folder 88 Intrigue Box 8, Folder 89 Intro to Space Ship Box 8, Folder 90 Invasion of Privacy Box 8, Folder 91 Invisible Gypsies!! Box 8, Folder 92 Irons in the Brain Box 8, Folder 93 It's on!! Box 9, Folder 1 Jammin' the Jelly Box 9, Folder 2 Jammin' the Judges Box 9, Folder 3 Jazz & Laughter; CIA Department Listings (on verso) Box 9, Folder 4 Jazzrhythmic Pterodactyl Wings Box 9, Folder 5 Judge Alvin Davenport Box 9, Folder 6 Julie Krone Poem Box 9, Folder 7 Just a Visit or Do You Remember When? Box 9, Folder 8 Just Another Nigga Box 9, Folder 9 Just Harassment Box 9, Folder 10 Kaufman Would Not Talk Box 9, Folder 11 Kerouac, Kesey & Kaufman Box 9, Folder 12 Kill Box 9, Folder 13 Killer Narc Bitches or North Beach Box 9, Folder 14 Lack of Faith Box 9, Folder 15 The Last Laugh Box 9, Folder 16 Last Match!! Last Cigarette in the Pack!! Box 9, Folder 17 Late Night in Paradise Box 9, Folder 18 Law is a Vacuum Box 9, Folder 19 Laws Box 9, Folder 20 Lawyers Box 9, Folder 21 Leave it to the Hands of Allah
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Box 9, Folder 22 Leslie Nassan poems Box 9, Folder 23 Let Me Simplify Box 9, Folder 24 Letters to Scientist/Chernobyl Poem Box 9, Folder 25 Liars are Stupid People Box 9, Folder 26 Lice Story, NYC Shelter Story Box 9, Folder 27 Lighthouse and untitled poem Box 9, Folder 28 Living on the Streets Box 9, Folder 29 Lone Nuts Box 9, Folder 30 Lorena Box 9, Folder 31 The Lost Hope Box 9, Folder 32 Love Drips From Your Lips Box 9, Folder 33 Love Ya!! Box 9, Folder 34 Love Your Touch Pts. I & II Box 9, Folder 35 Low As You Can Go Box 9, Folder 36 Luftwaffe Granpapa Box 9, Folder 37 Makes Me a Descendant Box 9, Folder 38 Malicious Bitches Box 9, Folder 39 Man on the Move Box 9, Folder 40 Mankind's Mistake Box 9, Folder 41 Marilyn Merlot Box 9, Folder 42 Marooned Box 9, Folder 43 Marriage Song Pt. III Box 9, Folder 44 Marry Me Dammit! Box 9, Folder 45 Maui Weed Box 9, Folder 46 Memo Part II: Can't Blame it on the Plumber Box 9, Folder 47 Memo: To Ex-President Ronald Reagan Box 9, Folder 48 Memo to NYC Box 9, Folder 49 Middle Eastern Sequence to Events Box 9, Folder 50 The Mindfields Box 9, Folder 51 Miracle Box 9, Folder 52 The Mirror Box 9, Folder 53 Mobile Bandaid Box 9, Folder 54 Mohawk Box 9, Folder 55 Moment Sun Pt. II: A Book of Lyrics Accompaniment to Keystone Korner Live Tape Box 9, Folder 56 A Month in the City Box 9, Folder 57 Moonwalk General note Includes draft of Where's the Outrage.
Box 9, Folder 58 More People Box 9, Folder 59 Morning Drifts Box 9, Folder 60 The Murders? Oh That's Just the Past Box 9, Folder 61 My Baby [Bitch] Must be a Rocket Ship Box 9, Folder 62 My Ethnicity, Arkansas Shooting Box 9, Folder 63 My First Job Box 9, Folder 64 My Lawyer Died Box 9, Folder 65 My Muse Box 9, Folder 66 My Resolve (To Myself) Box 9, Folder 67 Myriad, Multi Feeling Box 9, Folder 68 Nagasaki Night Box 9, Folder 69 Nana's Box 9, Folder 70 N.A.S.A. Box 9, Folder 71 Nature of Politics Box 9, Nerve Damage Folder 72-74 Box 9, Folder 75 Never Discuss with a Poet/Instruction Manual Box 9, Folder 76 Never Was a Deadhead Box 9, Folder 77 Never Was One
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Box 9, Folder 78 New Culture Box 9, Folder 79 New York Box 9, Folder 80 Newest Self Identity 1999 April 28 Box 9, Folder 81 News Blackout General note Broadside under pseudonym "Charoq."
Box 9, Folder 82 Nights (Los Noches de Esperanza), Taste You, and Mutual Vows Box 9, Folder 83 No Babies in the 80's Box 9, Folder 84 No Complaints Box 9, Folder 85 No I Am Paranoid Box 9, Folder 86 No Thief is Ever a Success Box 9, Folder 87 Non Approach Box 9, Folder 88 Non Billionaire Box 9, Folder 89 North Beach Fair Box 9, Folder 90 Not the Mona Lisa Box 9, Folder 91 Note to Jack Hirschman Box 9, Folder 92 Nothing Goes Wrong Box 9, Folder 93 Now That I Need You Box 9, Folder 94 Numbers/Integration Box 10, Folder 1 Obsessional Exceptional Borderline Stories of O Box 10, Folder 2 Ode to Castrate Street Box 10, Folder 3 Ode to Cigarettes Box 10, Folder 4 Ode to Father/Who Died Box 10, Folder 5 Ode to the Sun/Sunstress Box 10, Folder 6 Oh No! Box 10, Folder 7 The Oklahoma Thing Box 10, Folder 8 On Broadway Box 10, Folder 9 On the Rebound Box 10, Folder 10 On the Rocks Box 10, Folder 11 Once Upon a (Life) Time Box 10, Folder 12 Only in America/Only in Detroit Box 10, Folder 13 Only to Lose You Box 10, Folder 14 Opening to Worlds Blinded to the Self for Eons Box 10, Folder 15 Oriental Wayward Station Box 10, Folder 16 Origin of Bogart Box 10, Folder 17 Origin of Prayer Box 10, Folder 18 Origin of the "N" Word Box 10, Folder 19 Outside the Monastery Box 10, Folder 20 Own Protection Box 10, Folder 21 Oxygen Tubes Box 10, Folder 22 Pagoda Mischief Box 10, Folder 23 Pamella Box 10, Folder 24 Panther Poem Box 10, Folder 25 Paranoid Box 10, Folder 26 Part 2 Box 10, Folder 27 The Passing Sounds Box 10, Folder 28 Pay Heed Box 10, Folder 29 Peace Treaty Box 10, Folder 30 People So Busy Prayin' Box 10, Folder 31 People Worry About My History Box 10, Folder 32 Perhaps/Cold Crack Box 10, Folder 33 Pervert, and Devastate Your Stateroom Box 10, Folder 34 Picture in Enrico's Box 10, Folder 35 Pimpin' Pimple Butt Box 10, Folder 36 Pimps Need Women to Push Box 10, Folder 37 Pinky Box 10, Folder 38 Politically Correct
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Box 10, Folder 39 Politics is Reactionary. Creating Nothing New Box 10, Folder 40 The Politics of Chernobyl Box 10, Folder 41 Poppin Fresh Box 10, Folder 42 Porcelain Doll Box 10, Folder 43 Porno Ad for the Playboy Channel Box 10, Folder 44 Post 35 Agenda Box 10, Folder 45 Post Valentine's Day Telegram Box 10, Folder 46 Poverty of My Generation Box 10, Folder 47 Prelude No. 1 Box 10, Folder 48 Prelude to Chernobyl Box 10, Folder 49 The Pressure Box 10, Folder 50 Pretender to the Throne Box 10, Folder 51 The Problem Box 10, Folder 52 Problem with Courts/Christian Science Box 10, Folder 53 Problem with Infinity Box 10, Folder 54 Progressive Party Box 10, Folder 55 Prolific Profiles Provide Box 10, Folder 56 Promilitary Box 10, Folder 57 Promises/When She Sleeps Box 10, Folder 58 Protest This General note Includes email correspondence with Veronica Raymonda, September 25, 2001.
Box 10, Folder 59 Pt. II Box 10, Folder 60 Pt. VII of a Trilogy Box 10, Folder 61 Public Safety Note Box 10, Folder 62 Pull Closer, or A State of Consciousness Box 10, Folder 63 The Punishment Fits the Crime Box 10, Folder 64 Pussy Final Meal Box 10, Folder 65 Pyramid Remnants Box 10, Folder 66 The Race Card has a Stacked Deck Box 10, Folder 67 Racism without the Color (If Ireland Were America) Box 10, Folder 68 Ram Box 10, Folder 69 Rama is Karma Free Box 10, Folder 70 Rare & Pink Box 10, Folder 71 Raw Data Box 10, Folder 72 Raw Light Box 10, Folder 73 Raw Truth Pt. 1-3 (The History of Money 1971-1986) Box 10, Folder 74 Reagan on Our Side Box 10, Folder 75 Reconvert You (The Solution) Box 10, Folder 76 Red Wombs Box 10, Folder 77 Reek Public Cans Box 10, Folder 78 Regina Box 10, Folder 79 Reincarnate Box 10, Folder 80 Religion Box 10, Folder 81 Remember Box 10, Folder 82 Remember Bosco? Box 10, Folder 83 Remembering Birth Box 10, Folder 84 Remote Outback Box 10, Folder 85 Remove Troops from Sensimilla Pot Fields Box 10, Folder 86 Repression Backfires Box 10, Folder 87 The Reputation Distorters (Epilogue to Chernobyl) Box 10, Folder 88 The Request Line Box 10, Folder 89 Re/solution 1985 Box 10, Folder 90 The Return Ride Box 10, Folder 91 Revelations 1981 A.D. Box 10, Folder 92 Righteous in Blake Nation Box 10, Folder 93 Robbed from Within
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Box 10, Folder 94 Romeo's Reply Box 10, Folder 95 Royal Rialto Box 10, Folder 96 Russia As Enemy Box 11, Folder 1 Salem Summit Council Box 11, Folder 2 Same Latitude Pacific Atoll & Coast of Peru Box 11, Folder 3 Samoa Box 11, Folder 4 San Francisco is Odd Box 11, Folder 5 Say Spirit Walk Talker Box 11, Folder 6 The Scariest Thought of All Box 11, Folder 7 Search is Over Box 11, Folder 8 Self Improvement Desertation [Dissertations] Box 11, Folder 9 September Box 11, Folder 10 September's Dawn Box 11, Folder 11 Shannon Box 11, Folder 12 Sharing the Same Mind Box 11, Folder 13 Sharna Box 11, Folder 14 Shot Buddha Box 11, Folder 15 Should I Succumb Box 11, Folder 16 Shroud of Turin Box 11, Folder 17 Shuttle Flight News Blackout Box 11, Folder 18 Shy Exhibitionist Box 11, Folder 19 Siddharthian Journey Through Music Box 11, Folder 20 The Silent Majority Box 11, Folder 21 The Skeletal Void Box 11, Folder 22 Snoop Dog Poem Box 11, Folder 23 So Many Promises Box 11, Folder 24 So Tenuous Box 11, Folder 25 So You of All Have Deceived Box 11, Folder 26 Soap Opera's Box 11, Folder 27 Soap Opera's Pt. II Box 11, Folder 28 Sob Stories Box 11, Folder 29 Social Progress Box 11, Folder 30 Solar Winds Powered Desert Sands Which Blasted the Sun Box 11, Folder 31 Solutions (How to Stop the Ku Klux Klan in Contra Costa County) Box 11, Folder 32 Something I Don't Want to See Box 11, Folder 33 Somnambulist Dreams Box 11, Folder 34 Sonic Dictionary and Sonic Poems General note Includes handwritten notes for "We Tried."
Box 11, Folder 35 Soon We'll Be Here Box 11, Folder 36 Sophisticated Ladies Box 11, Folder 37 Soul Triumph Tears Box 11, Folder 38 Soviet Sacrifice Chernobyl for Greater Goals Box 11, Folder 39 The Space Program Box 11, Folder 40 Spacewalk Box 11, Folder 41 Spare Light? Box 11, Folder 42 The Spotlight Box 11, Folder 43 Spun Out Mafia Speed Box 11, Folder 44 Square is a Square (Still) Box 11, Folder 45 Squeezed Box 11, Folder 46 Star Formation Box 11, Folder 47 Starting to Act Box 11, Folder 48 Statistical Poem Box 11, Folder 49 Stealth Bomber Love Box 11, Folder 50 Stoic Indians Box 11, Folder 51 sTop Secret Document Box 11, Folder 52 Stopped at the Border
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Box 11, Folder 53 The Story of Money: Reagan's Last Stand Box 11, Folder 54 Straight Peoples Hell Box 11, Folder 55 Stray Dogs Box 11, Folder 56 Street Revenge Box 11, Folder 57 Strong Tide Box 11, Folder 58 Stupid People Box 11, Folder 59 Stupid Poet that I Am Box 11, Folder 60 Summer Castle 73 Box 11, Folder 61 Sun Man Box 11, Folder 62 Suppose We Discover Box 11, Folder 63 Sure I'm Prejudiced Box 11, Folder 64 Surrounded By A Touch Box 11, Folder 65 Sweep It Under Box 11, Folder 66 A Sweetness Forecast Box 11, Folder 67 Synchronic Systematic Subtle Box 11, Folder 68 Systematic Exclusion of the Truth Box 11, Folder 69 Take the World Personally Box 11, Folder 70 Take Me Back (For Rosa Parks) Box 11, Folder 71 Taking My Dimensions Elsewhere Box 11, Folder 72 Tanisha Box 11, Folder 73 Tanned Irishman Box 11, Folder 74 Telephone Poles Box 11, Folder 75 Temple of Doom Box 11, Folder 76 Terra Firma Box 11, Folder 77 Thank God for Dope Fiends Box 11, Folder 78 Thank God for the Rain Box 11, Folder 79 Thanks But No Thanks for the Advice Box 11, Folder 80 Thought Process 1950's Box 11, Folder 81 Threat to My Mind Box 11, Folder 82 Thrown Down My Heart Box 11, Folder 83 Thwarted Curiosities Box 11, Folder 84 Tired as a Monsoon Box 11, Folder 85 To the Max Box 11, Folder 86 Toisa & Shauna Box 11, Folder 87 Tomorrow Box 11, Folder 88 Took You with Affirmative Action Box 11, Folder 89 Top Secret Moscow Non Public Viewpoint, and Church of the Holy Atomic Particle Article 1 Box 11, Folder 90 To Whom it May Concern Box 11, Folder 91 Trial by Fire Box 11, Folder 92 A Tribute to Bob Kaufman's Poem Would You Wear My Eyes Box 11, Folder 93 Twilight Morns Sensuous Turmoil Box 11, Folder 94 Twilight Titanic Moons (for poet Marty Matz) Box 11, Folder 95 Undercover Box 12, Folder 1 Understanding Faith Box 12, Folder 2 United Nations of Writers Box 12, Folder 3 Up Close (As You Can Get) Box 12, Folder 4 Updated Voodoo Box 12, Folder 5 U.S. Diplomatic Corp Box 12, Folder 6 U.S. Foreign Policy Box 12, Folder 7 U.S. Policy 2003 Box 12, Folder 8 Valentine's 1985 Box 12, Folder 9 Venture Capital Box 12, Folder 10 Vesuvio's Box 12, Folder 11 View From the Back of the Bus Box 12, Folder 12 Viking Oarsman, and Close-Up T.V. Ad Box 12, Folder 13 Visible Light Analysis Box 12, Folder 14 Voyeurs
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Box 12, Folder 15 Wander the Buddha Nest Box 12, Folder 16 Wanderin' Oasis Box 12, Folder 17 Wanderlust Serendipity Box 12, Folder 18 Wake Up Americracker! Box 12, Folder 19 Want U2 (Middle East) Box 12, Folder 20 War Song Box 12, Folder 21 We Support Terrorism Box 12, Folder 22 Wet You Down (With Metaphors) Box 12, Folder 23 What Are We All Going to Do Without Alice's Advice? Box 12, Folder 24 What Are You Thinking? Box 12, Folder 25 What Do You Mean Not Genocide? Box 12, Folder 26 What's Up? Box 12, Folder 27 When I Approach You, You Flee Box 12, Folder 28 When U.S. Warships Approached Box 12, Folder 29 When You're With Us Box 12, Folder 30 Where Are They? Box 12, Folder 31 Where is Heaven?; Bill Gates/After the Deluge Box 12, Folder 32 Where the Past Collides With the Future (Saudi King Welcomes Egypt's President for Talks) Box 12, Folder 33 Where's the Mandate Box 12, Folder 34 White on White Crime in Ireland Box 12, Folder 35 White People Box 12, Folder 36 The Whitehouse Coffee Tapes Box 12, Folder 37 Wild Gardenias Box 12, Folder 38 A Willing Victim Box 12, Folder 39 Wing Tip Breast (You are My Child) Box 12, Folder 40 Wish I Could Die Box 12, Folder 41 Wishing Babies or Back to the Chains (A Change of Heart) Box 12, Folder 42 Witch Doctors Took on Face of White Ash Box 12, Folder 43 With You I Should Have Stayed Box 12, Folder 44 Without You Box 12, Folder 45 Wives Box 12, Folder 46 Words & Meaning Box 12, Folder 47 World Citizen Box 12, Folder 48 World War II Never Ended Box 12, Folder 49 World War 4 Manifesto Box 12, Folder 50 Would You Box 12, Folder 51 Wrecked in a Minor Key Box 12, Folder 52 You Avoid Me Box 12, Folder 53 You Get What You Ask For Box 12, Folder 54 You Never Was a Geisha Box 12, Folder 55 Your November Taste Box 12, Folder 56 The You of Mirrors Box 12, Folder 57 Your Basic Love-Dance Box 12, Folder 58 Your Vibe Box 12, Folder 59 Your Warmth Box 12, Folder 60 Zippy's View of History
Early Writings, Essays and Notes
Box 12, Folder 61 Early poetry notebook, "Millennium Warriors" 1973 Box 12, Early poetry and other writings 1970-1973, and undated Folder 62-64 General note Typescript drafts, some with Professor Eugene Frumkin's comments.
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Box 13, Folder 1-2 Book of Poems 1985-1986 General note Compiled poetry by Tony Seymour, typeset by Eugenia Polos.
Box 13, Folder 3 Notebook, August's White Sun Box 13, Folder 4-5 Notebooks of poems with drawings Box 13, Folder 6 Notebook of poetry, various poems Box 13, Folder 7 Bob Zen!! Or Spring Street Streaks or Bedtime Stories. 1976 General note Spring Street essays dedicated to Eileen and Bob Kaufman.
Box 13, Folder 8 The Missing Link from Howl to Woodstock General note Interviews of Baba Ram Dass, Ritchie Havens, Allen Ginsberg and Jack Goode. Flyer and notes.
Box 13, Money Talks and Bullshit Walks: Confessions of a San Francisco Cab Driver 1983 Folder 9-10 General note Drafts of stories.
Box 13, Folder 11 Review of Clint Eastwood's Honky Tonk Man General note Notes for potential article.
Box 14, Folder 1-2 Handwritten drafts, untitled Box 14, Folder 3 Typescript drafts, untitled Box 14, Folder 4 Horse Race Poem notebook General note Handwritten with drawings.
Box 14, Folder 5 Notes 1974 Box 14, Folder 6 Notes on popular vote vs. electoral college (from Reagan era) Box 14, Folder 7 A Damaging Construct of the System (The Electoral College System) 1985 General note Pamphlets by Tony Seymour (aka Charoq).
Box 14, Folder 8 Untitled poem 1973 June 22 Box 14, Folder 9 Outline for potential book 1973 Box 14, Folder 10 Book structure General note Includes poem Black Pride.
Box 14, Folder 11 Baseball short story Box 14, Folder 12 Fear & Cohesion in Bethlehem, Nixon's Drug Squad Recruitment Officers 1976 General note Draft of essay.
Box 14, Folder 13 The Ghost Next Door General note Draft of essay.
Box 14, Folder 14 Poetry for One Hour Live Set General note Typescript drafts.
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Box 14, Folder 15 Various early handwritten poems c. 1975 Box 14, Folder 16 Interview with Ritchie Havens General note Partial transcripts and biographical notes.
Box 14, Folder 17 Interview with Michael White (violinist) 1974 General note Transcripts.
Collaborations
Godzilla Verses Swan Blake, a poetry play collaboration between Tony Seymour and Blake More Box 15, Folder 1 Set for first poetry read, with notes 2001 August 3 Box 15, Folder 2 Outtakes for first poetry read, with notes 2001 August 3 Box 15, Folder 3-4 Full version - one and a half hours Box 15, Folder 5 One hour version Box 15, Folder 6 Draft undated Box 15, Folder 7 Programs and publicity Box 15, Folder 8-9 The Black Festival, poetry sets
Writings by Others
Box 16, Folder 1 The Aluminum Chronicles 2009 General note Suzzanne Dell and Tony Seymour.
Box 16, Folder 2 Booker, Bob 1998 April 28 General note For the Long Shot King - Jack Micheline.
Box 16, Folder 3 Conky, Jay 1984 July General note The 6th of August.
Cook, Joie Box 16, Folder 4 Explanations 1984 February 9 Box 16, Folder 5 Gravity's Last Call Box 16, Folder 6 Just Hearts, for Tony Seymour 1986 November Box 16, Folder 7 Fitton, Barry General note AD 2067. For Tony Seymour and Blake More.
Box 16, Folder 8 Fraczek, Ericka 1985 January 13 General note Poems "For Tony."
Box 16, Folder 9 Gollub, David P. General note April 7, 1985 (For the radical deliverance to the shore of freedom on the second day of Passover, for Easter's hope of an added life, and for the seventieth anniversary of Billie Holiday's birth).
Tony Seymour Papers MSS 0749 19 WRITINGS Writings by Others
RDG, "Rainier Bob" Box 16, Folder 10 Typescript signed letter and written work What Time is It? Box 16, Folder 11 Typescript untitled signed poem 1985 January 5 Box 16, Folder 12 Typescript untitled signed poem 1985 January 17 Box 16, Folder 13 Hackett, Philip General note For Camille Javal.
Box 16, Folder 14 Hirschman, Jack General note Signed untitled broadside.
Box 16, Folder 15 Landry, Paul General note Poem for Marty Matz (On a Theme From Mallarme).
Mercer, Susan Box 16, Folder 16 Hang Dog, handwritten poems I Want, and So What Box 16, Folder 17 Private Gift, handwritten signed poem 1985 March 1 Micheline, Jack Box 16, Folder 18 For Those Who Don't Know Any Better Be Aware of Jackals, for Jeffrey H. Weinberg, signed broadside Box 16, Folder 19 It is Not Here on Earth What I Am Seeking General note Signed broadside.
Box 16, Folder 20 The Prince with Big Eyes, for Bob Kaufman Box 16, Folder 21 More, Blake General note Poetry and articles with annotations by Tony Seymour.
Box 16, Folder 22 Nails, Phillip T. 2001 August General note I Am Your West.
Box 16, Folder 23 Peffer, George W. General note The Fading: Selected Poems 1980-1986.
Tsongas, George Box 16, Folder 24 As I Get Older Box 16, Folder 25 Haikus Box 16, Folder 26 Searching for the Rainbow Box 16, Folder 27 Where Blood's Been Spilled Box 16, Folder 28 Vesuvio's Bar conversation c. 1980s General note Five writers writing a paragraph each.
Box 16, Folder 29 Widley, Lynne General note Slip Stream and Uncanny Sobriquet, includes flyer for music/poetry event.
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Box 16, Folder 30 Williams, Umar Aki 1994 General note Humanifesto poster.
Box 16, Folder 31 Framed, handwritten poem given to T.S., author unknown Box 16, Folder 32 Zone of Libra, typescript poem, author unknown Box 16, Shig's Review Folder 33-34 BOB KAUFMAN Scope and Content of Series SERIES 4) BOB KAUFMAN: Material collected by Seymour about his friend and mentor Beat poet Bob Kaufman, including the Bob Kaufman Day Celebration in 1987. Also includes several essays, some by Seymour, about Kaufman's poetry and life, and transcripts from Seymour's interview with Bob Kaufman in 1976.
Box 17, Folder 1-8 Bob Kaufman Day Celebration, order of performances, publicity, flyers, correspondence Box 17, Folder 9 Photo album with photographs of events by Eugenia Polos Box 17, No Gods to Guide, No Herds to Follow. Bob Kaufman's Street Bop Zen. Typescript Folder 10-12 draft of book with handwritten cover General note Typescript draft of book with handwritten cover, typeset pages of book, early typescript draft, and excerpt copies from book.
Oversize FB-552, Timeline for poets and speakers for Bob Kaufman Day celebration 1987 March 28 Folder 2 General note Oversized chart.
Oversize FB-552, Mock-up of poster for Bob Kaufman Day celebration 1987 April 13 Folder 2 General note Oversized poster.
Box 17, Folder 13 Bob Kaufman, Summer '76: "No Gods to Guide, No Herds to Follow." Article published in Coast Magazine Box 17, Folder 14 Bob Kaufman 4 page partial interview transcript 1976 Box 17, Folder 15 A Tribute to Bob Kaufman, featuring Cecil Taylor, Tony Seymour and Blake More Box 17, Folder 16 Correspondence relating to two hour radio documentary "Bob Kaufman, Poet" 1991 Box 17, Folder 17 Hidden Master of the Beats, by Steve Abbott General note Article about Bob Kaufman in Poetry Flash #155, 1986 February.
Box 17, Folder 18 Tony Seymour Article in response to Poetry Flash article Bob Kaufman "Hidden Master of the Beats" Box 17, Folder 19 Copies of letters to the Editor (of Poetry Flash?) by Gregory Corso and Bob Kaufman 1976 Box 17, Folder 20 Don't Forget Bob Kaufman, article by Tony Seymour in Coast Magazine 1976 April 25 Box 17, Folder 21 A Be-bob History of the Original Be-bop Man, article in Berkeley Barb Box 17, Folder 22 Feedback on Bob Kaufman article "Crimes of a Poet" in Player's Magazine Box 17, Folder 23 Tribute to Bob Kaufman - Poet of North Beach in KPFA Folio 1986 April Box 17, Folder 24 Tributes to Kaufman in North Beach Magazine 1986 Spring General note Tony Seymour mentioned on page 42.
Box 17, Folder 25 Himself, article by Charles McCabe in San Francisco Chronicle 1981 October 29 Box 17, Folder 26 Remembering Bob Kaufman
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Box 17, Folder 27 Notes on Bob Kaufman Box 17, Folder 28 The Bob Kaufman Living Rainbow Benefit Series, draft notes Box 17, Folder 29 A Special Message to the Bob Kaufman Collective, draft pages Box 17, Folder 30 Notes for Bob Kaufman article Summer 1975 Box 17, Folder 31 Bob Kaufman's memorial service announcement in Poetry Flash 1986 January Box 17, Folder 32 Bob Kaufman's funeral flowers 1986 January 17 POETRY EVENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS Scope and Content of Series SERIES 5) POETRY EVENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS. Arranged in two subseries: A) Poetry Events and B) Miscellaneous. A) Poetry Events: Ephemera and programs chronicling various poetry readings and events in and around San Francisco. B) Miscellaneous: Arranged alphabetically, includes additional materials documenting various professional projects including materials relating to Seymour's musical projects and collaborations: Altone: Tales from the Black House musical collaboration with Alexander Dore; Oakland East Bay Symphony Words & Music Project; Wrecked in a Minor Key; and WW4 (World War Four).
Poetry Events
Box 18, Folder 1 Bay Area Poetry Jubilee 2000 September 22-23 General note Flyers and program.
Box 18, Folder 2 National Poetry Month, Benicia Public Library 1999 April 21 General note Flyers.
Box 18, Folder 3 National Poetry Week, San Francisco 1987 April 11-17 General note Flyers and publicity.
Oversize FB-552, National Poetry Week, San Francisco 1987 April 11-17 Folder 1 General note Poster.
Box 18, Folder 4 Philip Hackett's Press Club, poetry readings flyers 1987 February 25. General note Poetry reading flyers.
Box 18, Folder 5 San Francisco's Magic Parlor General note Includes signed Arts & Culture section of San Francisco Examiner by James Hamilton.
Oversize FB-552, Tribute to North Beach Poets Folder 1 General note Poster featuring Tony Seymour.
Box 18, Folder 6 Various poetry readings flyers and programs Box 18, Folder 7 Wake Up! Wake Up! Featuring Tony Seymour. Colored Ink and Brava Theater Center General note Publicity.
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Miscellaneous
Box 18, Altone: Tales from the Black House Folder 8-11 General note Collaboration between Tony Seymour and musician Alexander Dore. Includes poetry sets showing music breaks, flyers, Tony Seymour biographical information, radio station correspondence and notes.
Box 18, Folder 12 Blabbermouth Night at the Place General note Refer to cassette recording of Blabbermouth Night live telecast May 1958. Mock up of cassette tape cover and content listing.
Box 18, Folder 13 Farwell Middle School Project Head Spark - "We Be Bad" 1987 Box 18, Folder 14 Flyer for "When Put to the Test, Love Never Lets You Rest" Box 18, Folder 15 Allen Ginsberg envelope with handwritten notes General note Includes black and white photographs from unknown El Salvador war photographer.
Box 18, Folder 16 List of poetry for radio airplay General note Poems with musical accompaniment.
Box 18, Folder 17 List of titles (poetry fragments?) Box 18, Folder 18 Jack Micheline poster poem 1986 Box 18, Folder 19 Non-Voter Alliance of America flyers from Ritchie Havens Box 18, Folder 20 Oakland East Bay Symphony Words & Music Project General note Notes and correspondence.
Box 18, Folder 21 Order of performance for poetry reading Box 18, Folder 22 Poet with a Past Comes to Benicia 1999 April 20 General note Article on Tony Seymour in the Benicia Herald
Box 18, Folder 23 Sequence of filming Beatitude 33, project outline Box 18, Folder 24 World War Four (Musical group featuring Tony Seymour and Mitchel Holman) General note Advertisement for the group, song listing, typescript copy of World War Four Manifesto.
Tony Seymour Papers MSS 0749 23 AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS Audiocassettes
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS Scope and Content of Series SERIES 6) AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS. Arranged in three subseries: A) Audiocassettes, B) VHS Tapes, and C) Digital Sound Recordings. A) Audiocassettes: An assortment of sound recordings which include Seymour's interviews with Eileen and Bob Kaufman, Blabbermouth Night at the Place, the Bob Kaufman Day Celebration, and various other interviews, poetry readings and musical performances by Seymour. B) VHS Tapes: A small selection of video recordings of Tony Seymour and Blake More's performance piece Godzilla Verses Swan Blake and a small selection of Seymour's other taped poetry readings dating from 1988-2001. C) Digital Sound Recordings: A selection of recordings extracted from compact discs of Tony Seymour's spoken poetry to music from 2002-2015.
Audiocassettes
Box 19, Folder 1 Tony Seymour interview with Eileen Kaufman (Side 2.) General note Side 1 includes part of interview with poor sound quality, music and vocals by Tony Seymour, undated.
Box 19, Folder 2 Tony Seymour interview with Bob Kaufman. Recording of Blabbermouth Night at the Place (Side 1.) General note See transcript of interview. Side 2 is blank.
Box 19, Folder 3 Blabbermouth Night at the Place Box 19, Folder 4 Blabbermouth Night at the Place Box 19, Folder 5 Tony Seymour interview on WDET-FM radio reading "The Beats are Slowly Dying", and talking about Bob Kaufman Box 19, Folder 6 Bob Kaufman Day Celebration in San Francisco City Hall Box 19, Folder 7 Tony Seymour, Atlas Sits poetry reading Box 19, Folder 8 Tony Seymour interview on KFOG Morning Commute with Craig Eastly Box 19, Folder 9 Tony Seymour reading Nerve Damage 1986 May 18 General note Side A: "Motor City" reading.
Box 19, Folder 10 Tony Seymour reading at the Union Street Gallery 1989 April 5 Box 19, Folder 11 Sun Ra Interview, Ann Arbor Jazz and Blues Festival 1973 September 9 Box 19, Folder 12 Ericka Huggins Interview, Black Panthers 1975 February Box 19, Folder 13 Black/Irish, poetry reading of Racism Without the Colon, If Ireland were America 1998/1999 Box 19, Folder 14 CBGB's Live, New York city audition, T.S. with World War Four (guitar and vocals) 1983 (?) Box 19, Miscellaneous microcassettes Folder 15-16
VHS Tapes
Box 19, Folder 17 Tony Seymour at Café International 2001 May 18 Box 19, Folder 18 Tony Seymour and Blake More, Godzilla Verses Swan Blake Future Vision Cable Show, parts 1-3 2001
Tony Seymour Papers MSS 0749 24 AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS VHS Tapes
Box 19, Folder 19 Tony Seymour and Blake More, Godzilla Verses Swan Blake 2001 July 22 General note 1st Rehearsal at Quantum Consulting.
Box 19, Folder 20 Tony Seymour Valentine's Day rehearsal at Quantum Consulting 2001 Box 19, Folder 21 Tony Seymour poetry reading and interview at Spasso Coffeehouse ca. 1995 Box 19, Folder 22 Tony Seymour poetry reading for National Poetry Week, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA. 1988 August 23
Digital Sound Recordings
Digital_file 1 Words & Music Symphony Project 2003 General Seven .wav sounds recordings. First two files are of the same recording. Poems: Wrecked in a Minor Key, Could Have Been, Baghdad Chronicles, Christ Died, Forever Adrift into Tomorrow and Before Words.
Digital_file 3 Poems with music 2003 General Five .wav sound recordings. Part 1. Idiots (Erick Sermon); Part 2. Baghdad Chronicles (Beastie Boys); Part 3. Tanisha (Paul Taylor); Part 4. Wrecked in a Minor Key (Miles Davis); Part 5. Yvonne Could Have Been (unknown music).
Digital_file 4 Requiem for Civilization (Part 3), excerpt from Works in Progress 2003 General One .wav sound recording. Words & Music - Melissa Hui and Tony Seymour, Oakland East Bay Symphony.
Digital_file 5 Poetry by Tony Seymour (with music) 2002 General Eleven .wav sounds recordings. Includes: So Many Promises (Paul Taylor), Leslie Nassan (Miles Davis), Wet U Down (Miles Davis), Tanisha (Paul Taylor), 1492-1992 Flipside (Miles Davis), Not Genocide? (Jimi Hendrix), During Their Lifetime (Miles Davis), Direct Talk (Jimi Hendrix), Never Was A Geisha (Beastie Boys), Whores Dream (Paul Taylor), and Wrecked in a Minor Key (Miles Davis).
Digital_file 6 Ghost Dust & TV Tombstones 2015 General Fifteen .wav sound recordings. Poetry by Tony Seymour (with music) for WFMU pledge drive. Includes: Not Un-Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan), You Never Was a Geisha (Alex Dore), Beat Ladies (Alex Dore), During Their Lifetime (Miles Davis), English Woman (Alex Dore), Maybe, Might As Well (Alex Dore), America - The Flipside 1492-1992 (Alex Dore), Leslie Nassan (Miles Davis), Baby Be Like Vodka (Alex Dore), Whore's Dream, Pimp's Nightmare (Jimi Hendrix), Tanisha (Paul Taylor), Wrecked in a Minor Key (Miles Davis), Wet You Down (Miles Davis), Before Words (Guillermo Galindo), and Never Was a Geisha (Beastie Boys).
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