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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Norman Moser correspondence collection
Creator:
Moser, Norman
Identifier/Call Number: M1060
Identifier/Call Number: 6207
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet
(4 manuscript boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1965-1979
Abstract: Correspondence received by writer Norman Moser largely during the 1970s.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased by Stanford University, Special Collections in 1999.
Alphabetical by sender's last name; individuals with more than three letters have their own folder.
Norman Moser (1931-1998) was a writer who was active in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s through the 1980s. He
was born in North Carolina and arrived in Northern California during the 1960s. Moser was an instructor at the University
of California at Berkeley and produced the literary publication
Illuminations.
[identification of item], Norman Moser correspondence collection (M1060). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Moser's papers are housed at the UC Davis Special Collections: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84t6mmt/
The collection contains incoming correspondence received by writer Norman Moser during the late 1960s through the 1970s. Most
of the correspondence is with other poets and writers, including many that were active in the San Francisco Bay Area literary
scene. Of particular note are letters from playwright Ed Bullins, poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, poet Will Inman, author John Montgomery,
author Joel Weishaus, and poet A.D. Winans.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American literature -- 20th century.
Correspondence.