Paul Mariah papers

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: Paul Mariah papers

Dates: 1972-1984

Collection Number: 1997-18

Creator/Collector:

Extent: .25 linear feet

Repository: GLBT Historical Society

San Francisco, California 94103

Abstract: This collection consists of materials related to the late San Francisco Bay Area poet Paul Mariah, a pioneer of the gay literary scene.

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Paul Mariah papers. Collection Number: 1997-18. GLBT Historical Society

Scope and Content of Collection

This collection consists of materials related to the late Bay Area poet Paul Mariah, a pioneer of the gay literary scene. Mariah founded "ManRoot" poetry magazine and ManRoot Press in San Francisco in 1969. He was also a member (and former president) of Council of Religion and the Homosexual. Materials include articles by Mariah, a broadside, correspondence, flyers for events and poems. The collection also contains the following chapbooks: "Poems to an army Deserter Who Is in Jail," "Letter to Robert Duncan while Bending the Bow," "This Light Will Spread: Selected Poems: 1960-1975," and "Apparitions of a Black Pauper's Suit: 13 Eulogies." There are also materials related to ManRoot Press, including catalogs, publication announcements and chapbooks. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008091; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374

Indexing Terms

Literature

Gay men