Finding Aid for the Imamu Amiri Baraka Papers, 1958-1966
Processed by Tine Brouwer; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Imamu Amiri Baraka Papers, 1958-1966
Collection number: 491
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- Tine Brouwer, April 1971
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
-
- Josh Fiala, October 2003
- Caroline Cubé, August 2006
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Imamu Amiri Baraka Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1958-1966
Collection number: 491
Creator:
Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934-
Extent:
4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Imamu Amiri Baraka (1934- ) was the founder and editor of
Yugen magazine and Totem Press (1958), founder and director of the Black Arts Repertory Theatre (1964-66), director of Spirit House,
co-founder and chairman of the Congress of African People, and author of poetry, plays, novels and essays. The collection
consists of poetry manuscripts submitted to Baraka while editor of
Yugen and correspondence. Some material relates to
Kulchur.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold
the copyright.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Imamu Amiri Baraka Papers (Collection 491). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Biography
Baraka was born Everett LeRoi Jones on October 7, 1934 in Newark, New Jersey; attended Rutgers University, 1951-52; BA, Howard
University, 1954; MA in philosophy, Columbia University; MA in German literature, the New School for Social Research; founder
and editor of
Yugen magazine and Totem Press, 1958; instructor, New School for Social Research, 1961-64; associate professor, 1983-85, then professor
of Afro-American studies at SUNY Stony Brook; founder and director, Black Arts Repertory Theatre, 1964-66, and director of
Spirit House, a black community theater; co-founder and chairman of the Congress of African People; author of poetry, plays,
novels, and essays including:
Preface to a twenty volume suicide note (1961),
Blues people: Negro music in white America (1963),
Dutchman (1964),
Home: social essays (1966), and
Daggers and javelins: Essays, 1974-1979 (1984).
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence as well as poetry manuscripts submitted to Imamu Baraka (LeRoi Jones), editor of
Yugen. Some material relates to
Kulchur. Correspondents include Ted Berrigan, Philip Whalen and William Carlos Williams.
Organization and Arrangement
Collection arranged alphabetically by correspondent and manuscript author.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Baraka, Imamu Amiri--Archives.
African American authors--Archives.
African American dramatists--Archives.
African American poets--Archives.
Periodical editors--United States--Archives.
Genres and Forms of Material
Manuscripts for publication.
Card File
Papers, ca. 1958-1966
Creator/Collector: Jones, LeRoi, 1934-
Physical Description: (4 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Collection consists of correspondence as well as poetry manuscripts submitted to Jones, editor of
Yugen. Some material relates to
Kulchur.
Container List
Correspondence and Manuscripts
Note
The following have added entries in the numbered collections catalog:
Box 1
Abrams, Sam.
Physical Description: 9 items.
Box 1
Allen, Donald.
Physical Description: 8 items.
Box 1
Ansen, Alan.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1
Bergé, Carol, 1928-.
Physical Description: 19 items.
Box 1
Berrigan, Ted.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1
Blaciburn, Paul, 1926-.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1
Blaser, Robin.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1
Booth, Luella.
Physical Description: 14 items.
Box 1
Bremser, Ray.
Physical Description: 131 items.
Box 1
Briggs, Harold.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Box 1
Erodey, Jim.
Physical Description: 16 items.
Box 1
Caplan, Ron.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1
Carroll, Paul.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1
Congdon, Alden Kirby, 1924-.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1
Creeley, Robert, 1926-.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1
Crews, Judson C., 1918-.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1
Dawson, Fielding.
Physical Description: 16 items.
Box 1
DiPrima, Diane.
Physical Description: 19 items.
Box 1
Dorn, Edward, 1929-.
Physical Description: 68 items.
Box 2
Eigner, Larry, 1927-.
Physical Description: 19 items.
Box 2
Edson, Russell.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 2
Fagin, Larry.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 2
Ferrini, Vincent, 1913-.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 2
Finsteint Max.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Box 2
Fles, John.
Physical Description: 20 items.
Box 2
Gallatin, David.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Box 2
Gallup, Dick.
Physical Description: 9 items.
Box 2
Griffith, E.V..
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 2
Guillén, Nicolás, 1902-.
Physical Description: 6 items.
Box 2
Hamilton, Bobb.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 2
Hollo, Anselm.
Physical Description: 10 items.
Box 2
Irby, Kenneth.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 2
Johnson, Raymond Edward, 1927-.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 2
Irby, Kenneth.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 2
Jonas, Stephen.
Physical Description: 94 items.
Box 2
Kaplan, Allan.
Physical Description: 15 items.
Box 2
Katzman, Allen.
Physical Description: 10 items.
Box 2
Kelly, Robert, 1935-.
Physical Description: 8 items.
Box 3
Loewinsohn, Ron.
Physical Description: 51 items.
Box 3
Maolaine, Christopher.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 3
Major, Clarence.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 3
Mekas, Jonas.
Physical Description: 6 items.
Box 3
Malanga, Gerard.
Physical Description: 7 items.
Box 3
Marshall, Edward.
Physical Description: 19 items.
Box 3
Meltzer, David.
Physical Description: 11 items.
Box 3
Metcalf, Paul C..
Physical Description: 5 items.
Box 3
Moraff, Barbara.
Physical Description: 66 items.
Box 3
Olson, Charles, 1910-.
Physical Description: 6 items.
Box 3
Oppenheimer, Joel.
Physical Description: 7 items.
Box 3
Owens, Rochelle, 1936-.
Physical Description: 23 items.
Box 4
Padgett, Ron.
Physical Description: 25 items.
Box 4
Perrault, John.
Physical Description: 6 items.
Box 4
Planz, Allen.
Physical Description: 11 items.
Box 4
Randall, Margaret (Randall).
Physical Description: 4 items.
Box 4
Rechy, John.
Physical Description: 3 items.
Box 4
Rice, William J. 1936-.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 4
Rumaker, Michael, 1932-.
Physical Description: 7 items.
Box 4
Shayer, Michael.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 4
Snyder, Gary.
Physical Description: 11 items.
Box 4
Spellman, A.B..
Physical Description: 3 items.
Box 4
Sorrentino, Gilbert, 1929-.
Physical Description: 8 items.
Box 4
Stanley, George.
Physical Description: 11 items.
Box 4
Towle, Tony.
Physical Description: 4 items.
Box 4
Tzara, Tristan, 1896-.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 4
Wakoski, Diane.
Physical Description: 26 items.
Box 4
Whalen, Philip.
Physical Description: 37 items.
Box 4
Wieners, John, 1934-.
Physical Description: 5 items.
Box 4
Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 4
Woolf, Douglas, 1922-.
Physical Description: 4 items.
Miscellaneous Correspondence and Manuscripts
