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Creator:
Barich, Bill
Title: Bill Barich Papers
Date (inclusive): 1961-2010
Extent:
11.8 linear feet
Abstract: Bill Barich is the author of:
Laughing in the Hills (1980),
Traveling Light (1984),
Hard to Be Good (1987),
Big Dreams: Into the Heart of California (1994), and
Carson Valley (1997). The collection contains his writing journals, manuscripts and published versions of his writings, promotional materials
about his works, as well as literary and editorial correspondence.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Department of Special Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: D-552
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Bill Barich was born in Winona, Minnesota, on August 23, 1943 to Russell and Lois Barich. In 1950, Barich moved with his family
to Westbury, New York. Barich graduated from Colgate University in 1965 and in February 1966 he joined the Peace Corps as
a teacher in Eastern Nigeria (later Biafra). Upon his return he was hired to teach seventh grade in a boarding school in New
Jersey. By 1969, Barich left New Jersey and moved to San Francisco.
Barich is the author of:
Laughing in the Hills (1980),
Traveling Light (1984),
Hard to Be Good (1987),
Big Dreams: Into the Heart of California (1994),
Carson Valley (1997),
Crazy for Rivers (1999), and
Long Way Home: On the Trail of Steinbeck’s America (2010), and numerous articles.
The collection contains Barich's writing journals, manuscripts and published versions of his writings, promotional materials
about his works, as well as literary and editorial correspondence. The correspondence series also contains letters that Barich
wrote to his family while he spent a semester in Italy and served in the Peace Corps in Eastern Nigeria (later Biafra).
The collection is arranged in four series: 1. Biographical Materials, 2. Writings by Barich, 3. Correspondence, 4. Research
Materials.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Barich, Bill--Archives.
Authors, American--20th century.
American literature--20th century.
Peace Corps (U.S.)--Nigeria--Correspondence.
Collection is open for research.
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection with assistance from student employee Michelle Xie.
Gift of Bill Barich in 2012.
[Identification of item], Bill Barich Papers, D-552, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California,
Davis.
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items
and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.