Accessions Processed in 2006
BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS
Biographies and resumes 1974 - 1991
Newspaper clippings 1960 - 1991
Photographs - Holly Prado and Judy Brown 1973 - 1975
Shatterproof Press Poetry Production and Social Action Award 1987
CORRESPONDENCE
A -- Miscellaneous
Alwan, Ameen 1976 - 2017
Apple (David Curry) 1971
Atlantic Monthly 1973 - 1974
B -- Miscellaneous
Brooks, Elaine 1970 - 1978
Brown, Judy 1972 - 1976
Brown, Rob 1975 - 2004
C -- Miscellaneous
Caterpillar (Clayton Eshleman) 1970 - 1971
Dacotah Territory (Mark Vinz) 1971
Eisky, Herb undated
Fire Exit (Bill Corbett) 1973
G -- Miscellaneous
H -- Miscellaneous
Hickman, Leland (Lee) 1977 - 1990
Hill, Diane 1991
Hudson Review (Erin Seely) 1980
Hughes, Barbara 1975 - 1977
Ironwood (Michael Cuddihy) 1974
K -- Miscellaneous
Kayak (George Hitchcock) 1970
L -- Miscellaneous
Lamp in the Spine (Patricia Hampl) 1974
Lifson, Martha 1976 - 1980
M -- Miscellaneous
Margins (Angela Peckenpaugh) 1974
Miles, Jack 1985 - 1988
Minnesota Review (C.W. Truesdale) 1972 - 1973
Mohr, Bill 1976 - 1977
Moore, Jim 1971 - 1976
Ms. 1974 - 1996
N -- Miscellaneous
The New Republic 1970
The New Yorker 1970
Nin, Anaïs ca. 1973
O -- Miscellaneous
P -- Miscellaneous
Pebble (Greg Kuzma) 1971
Q -- Miscellaneous
Robertson, Kell 1972 - 1973
Rolling Stone 1971 - 1973
S -- Miscellaneous
Samuel, Jean 1974 - 1986
Stoltzfus, Ben 1988 - 1989
T -- Miscellaneous
Townsend, Alison -- Includes notes on Island 1980 - 1989
U -- Miscellaneous
Weatherby, Terry 1975
Unidentified correspondents
WRITINGS
Childhood and Early Writings
1952 - 1969
Undated
Student Work
Prose written at Albion College 1954-1960, undated
"Wallace Stevens and Paul Klee" - Written at CSU Los Angeles 1966 May
Poems
10 pm 1977 - 1979
1965: What I Have Not Said About the House on MacBeth Street 1978 - 1992
Art 1988
Climate: A Letter for Harry 1978
Coming Back ca. 1976
Dwarf 1988 - 1990
Dream of Frog Christ, unfinished 1990
For Judy, Driving from Los Angeles to Ojai Right Now ca. 1975
Gathering 1992
The Griffith Park Observatory: A Ritual 1978
Hades' Wife, unfinished 1992
A Life of Service 1987
Literature 1987
Natives, unfinished 1987
Romance 1987
Stone ca. 1990
Truth 1987
What is it in Us that Almost Sees Itself: A Serenade for Cat 1978 - 1995
Poetry Collections
Astrologer Poems 1973 - 1974
Dream Combinations 1982 and undated
Dream Fictions - Stones, Marla and the Singer, finished dream fictions, dreams to possible work with as fiction 1988 - 1991
Earned Gifts ca. 1975
From One to the Next - Drafts 1989 and undated
Introductions: 15 Morning Love Stories undated
Island - Drafts and notes 1989
Luna - Originals, rewrites, and selections 1984 - 1987
Marriage Poems - Drafts 1990
Marriage Poems - Drafts and unused poems 1990 - 1991
Myth/Muse Poems 1986
Novels About England and France 1976
Poems on the Mooncycle - Groups 1 and 2 1989
S'Associent Dans Une Menage a Trois Scandaluese, with Michael C. Ford and Neal Spiegel ca. 1975
Soft Essays: Explorations of the Creative Process undated
Specific Mysteries - Drafts, manuscripts, revisions, book jacket, A Book of a Year, and poems published in Analytic Psychology Club of Los Angeles 1978 - 1982
The Word in the Middle of the Body - Unpublished typescript ca. 1980
Word Rituals - Drafts and poems 1983 - 1993
Word Rituals undated
Poetry Miscellaneous
Poems 1970
From Prado's file "Completed Poems" 1970
Sketchbook including drawings and poetry 1970s
Poems 1970 - 1986
Poems 1976 - 1991, undated
Prose
To Approach Poetry, Fiction, and Symbolic Sense 1989
The Bright Obvious June 1989
Eucalyptus 1985
Fortunes 1987
Guesses undated
Looking Toward America's Third Century: The Artist as Harpo Marx -- And More undated
Los Angeles Times - Book reviews 1976 - 1989
Luke Stone's Sister undated
Mankind magazine - Book reviews and article 1976 - 1977
Moonglow undated
On Censorship 1989
The Other Side of the Family 1987
A Plain Story undated
Romance undated
NOTES
Bedside notepads 1980 - 1996
Class notes 1963 - 1964
Grants and awards
Lists of work submitted for publication 1970 - 1989
Notebooks 1971 - 1972
Miscellaneous
Open readings - Beyond Baroque 1980
Miscellaneous readings 1972 - 1988
From Prado's file "Pieces About Writing from Various Readings" 1979 - 1987
Miscellaneous readings 1980 - 1993
Reading announcements 1971 - 1991, undated
Los Angeles Council of English Teachers talk 1985
Olivia's classes 1985
Whitman, Walt - Session for course taught by Bob Peters, July 1989
Writing workshops 1976 - 1990
CONFERENCES
Beyond Baroque panel on "The Politics of the Politics of Poetry," 1990
The Diary, the Journal, the Autobiography conference - Reprint of article, "Journal Writing: Where it Can Go From Where It is," by Prado, published in New 44 1977 May
Writing Inside Out 1992
Woman's Words - Correspondence, notes, organizational and promotional materials, and writings 1974 - 1975
JOURNALS
Journal 1960
Acting with Jeff Corey 1962
Journals 1964 - 1966
English 140 1966
Journals 1967, 1972
Journals 1973 - 1977
Journals 1977 - 1978
Journals 1978 - 1979
Journals 1979 - 1981
Journals 1981 - 1982
Journals 1982 - 1983
Journals 1983 - 1984
Journals 1984 - 1985
Journals 1985 - 1986
Journals 1986 - 1987
Journals 1987 - 1988
Journals 1988 - 1989
Journals 1990 - 1991
Journals 1991 - 1992
Journals 1992 - 1993
Journals 1993 - 1995
Journals 1995 - 1997
Journals 1997 - 1998
Journals 1998 - 2000
Prado's responses to re-reading journals 1999-2001
Cooper, Dennis and Mark Watt. It's a Small World: Los Angeles Poets, Gosh! 1978 November
Cushing, Jimm. L.A. Poets Drive Alone on Metaphysical Freeway, Reader (Los Angeles free weekly) 1983 June 10
Delp, Laurel. The License to Write: L.A.'s Poets Start a New Tradition of Their Own, Los Angeles Herald Examiner 1982 January 31
Doubiago, Sharon. Review of Poetry Loves Poetry: An Anthology of Los Angeles Poets, edited by Bill Mohr. Electum Magazine 1987 fall/winter
Hampl, Patricia. A Woman's Journal: Where Public and Private Merge, Literata 1975 April 21
Koval, Amy. Prado's "Bread Worth Eating" Explains Process, Outcome of Self Satisfaction, New York Times ca. 1990
Margolis, Susan. 100 American Seducers on Their Craft and Sullen Art, Rolling Stone 1973 August 16
Nolan, Tom. The Storytellers, Los Angeles 1987 March
Northup, Harry - Miscellaneous notes and poetry 1977 - 1985
Schwarz, John. Everything at the Same Time ca. 1980
Zweig, Paul. The Art of Poetry undated
On Hearing Holly Read Her Poem undated
Poems and broadsides - Miscellaneous 1975 - 1989
Davis, Marshall. The Rhythm Bridge - Black and white photograph with inscription on reverse, "For Holly Prado" 1980
Hickman, Leland - Memorial service 1991 August 3
Los Angeles Times Book Review dispute 1987 - 1989
Publication announcements 1971 - 1985
Accessions Processed in 2008, 2022
Holly Prado biographical information 1975-2019
Poems about Holly Prado by Ellen Reich, Jean Samuel, Judy Oberlander, Paul Brooks, and Olivia Sanchez Brown 1976-2019
National Endowment for the Arts applications 1990-1992
City of Los Angeles certificate of recognition 2006 November 15
Holly Prado interviewed by Naomi Lowinsky 2009 April
Notes for video interview 2013 May 11
Holly Prado interviewed by John Wisniewski 2019 April
CORRESPONDENCE
A - Miscellaneous
Ann, Maude 2006
Anstey, Jennifer 2011-2019
Askew (Phil Taggart and Marsha de la O)
B - Miscellaneous
Barnes, Mary 2001-2017
Bartels, Sanora 2005-2006
Beyond Baroque 1990-2012
C - Miscellaneous
The Café Review (Gibson Fay-LeBlanc) 2002
Chelsea (Sonia Raiziss) 1973-1992
Colorado Review (Bill Tremblay) 1990-1991
Crane, Barbara 1993-2019
D - Miscellaneous
Denver Quarterly (Geri Lynn Baumblatt) 1995
F - Miscellaneous
Fox, Hugh 1993
G - Miscellaneous
Gargoyle (Richard Peabody) 2007
H - Miscellaneous
Harris, John
I - Miscellaneous
Irving, Elena 2017-2018
J - Miscellaneous
Korte, Mary 1980
L - Miscellaneous
Lazarus, Kathy 2012-2018
Lecrivain, Marie 2006
Long, Philomene 2007
Lummox Press (R. D. Armstrong) 2001-2002
M - Miscellaneous
Malpais Review (Gary Brower) 2012
McCreary, Jen 2017
McFadden, Mary Ann 2018
Mohr, Bill 2001-2008
N - Miscellaneous
New Rivers Press 1994-1998
Nietzke, Ann 2017-2018
Nightsun 1991
Northup, Harry 1993-2019
Oberlander, Judy 1984-2018
P - Miscellaneous
Pace, Rosella 1975-2002
Pacific Review (Suzanne Sato) 1991
Pearl (Joan Jobe Smith) 1991-1999
Peninsula (Joe Safdie) 1989-1991
Peters, Robert and Paul Trachtenberg 1990-2002
Poetry International (Fred Moramarco) 1996
Psychological Perspectives (Margaret O. Ryan) 2003-2009
R - Miscellaneous
Roter, Danielle 1989-2005
S - Miscellaneous
Salem College Center for Women Writers 2008
Sanchez Brown, Olivia 1986-2019
Schwarz, John 2003
Sison, Maria Ramonita (Sister Maria) 2007-2009
Solo (Jackson Wheeler) 2002-2004
Stafford, William - Rules for Building a Labyrinth 1999
T - Miscellaneous
Taus, Roger 2006 - 2019
Tebot Bach (Paul Suntup) 2001-2003
Townsend, Alison 1988-2000
Townsend, Alison 2001-2019
Tripi, Anthony 2018-2019
UC Los Angeles Extension, The Writer's Program (Linda Venis) 1991
W - Miscellaneous
Wakoski, Diane 1995-2001
Wakoski, Diane 2002-2019
Warwick, Ionna 1990
Writing workshops and journal group 2007-2018
Zager, Ray 2001-2004
ZYZZYVA (Howard Junker) 1990
Outgoing correspondence by Holly Prado and Harry Northup 1976-2019
Unidentified correspondents
WRITINGS
Notes
Notes 2003-2018
Deities ca. 2018
List of loved ones for Día de los Muertos 2018
Publishers and poetry competitions 1990-2011
Poems
Poems and prose from blue notebook 1976-1989
Island 1989
Guidance: Requiem (in The Kenyon Review) 1990
Miscellaneous choices to work on 1993
Los Angeles Poetry Festival (Grand Passion: The Poets of Los Angeles) 1994-1997
One Country: 1991 (in The Southern California Anthology) 1995
The Tall, Upheaving One (in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection) 1999
Writers at Work project (Sense of Site) 2002
Santa Anas 2008
February 2008-2010
Tu Fu (Chinese Letter from LA) 2009-2010
Rain 2010
The Big Gate Left Open 2018-2019
Even What's Broken 2019
Two Sightings of the Aurora Borealis 2019
Poems 1984-2003
Poetry Collections
Specific Mysteries (1990) - Reviews, correspondence, notes, ephemera 1990-1991
Horizon: For my Nebraska (Good Buffalo) 1997
Luna's Poems 1997
Esperanza: Poems for Orpheus (1998) - Poems, drafts, and introduction 1991-1994
Esperanza: Poems for Orpheus (1998) - Drafts, proofs, correspondence, publicity, reviews, cover art, photographs, and classes by Philomene Long and James Cushing 1991-2008
Barnsdall Park - Drafts, notes, and correspondence 1998
Barnsdall Park - Drafts, notes, and correspondence 1999-2000
Greatest Hits, 1976-2000 (2001) - Draft and correspondence 2000-2001
Poems for Harry 2001-2003
These Mirrors Prove It: Selected Poems and Prose, 1970-2003 (2004) - Drafts, notes, promotional materials, and review 1978-2006
Monkey Journal (2008) - Drafts, notes, and correspondence 2004-2008
Monkey Journal (2008) - Drafts and reading selections 2005-2006
My Career (2009) - Drafts and notes 2008-2009
Oh, Salt/Oh, Desiring Hand (2013) - Drafts 2011-2013
Oh, Salt/Oh, Desiring Hand (2013) - Drafts, notes, proofs, correspondence, and cover photograph 2011-2013
Rogue Star - Drafts 2014-2015
Weather: A Poem/A Chronicle (2019) - Drafts, proofs, correspondence, drawings, cover art, publicity, and responses by Kathleen Bevacqua 2018-2019
Prayer poems
Prose and Journal Works
Gardens (1985) - Correspondence, manuscripts, publication, reviews, and excerpt 1982-1999
To approach poetry, fiction, and symbolic sense 1989
Tension and conflict in writing and how to create it 1990
The Bright Obvious - Excerpts and correspondence 1990-1991
The Musicians 1991
Memoir 1992
On solitude and writing 1993 October 27
Widswarth 1993 December 26
Green 1994
Creation myth 1995 spring
Where Have I Been? 1998 - 1999
Marla 2000 October 18
Water on Mars 2000 December 7
Miscellaneous prose 2000-2001
Blurbs 2001-2019
Charm 2010-2011
Philomene Long and John Thomas 2012
Review of Spring Restaurant 2016
Works within journals - Photocopies 1973-2006
READINGS AND LECTURES
The Los Angeles School of Poetry. Los Angeles Poets on Poets: A Celebration. UC Los Angeles 1983 May 21
Beyond Baroque 1992 July 31
Beyond Baroque. Word Rituals (spoken word, 1993) - Drafts, notes, ephemera, reviews, correspondence and photograph of Holly Prado 1994 February 4
American Poetry - American Food reading selections 1996 - 1997
First annual Ventura County Poetry Festival poster; Poetry Ball poster 2002, 2008
Paul Brooks' memorial reading. Venice Library 2004 February 16
USC Master of Professional Writing Program - Notes, correspondence, ephemera, reading lists, syllabus, and student comments 2007-2009
Introduction to Phoebe MacAdams reading Touching Stone 2012 September 23
Nothing Like Caution or Whisper. Loyola Marymount and Beyond Baroque 2018 March 14 and December 2
Library Girl reading with Cahuenga Press 2018 June 10
The Bridge (Hart Crane, 1933). Readings by Holly Prado and others. Motion Picture and Television Fund and Beyond Baroque 2019 April 27
Poetry readings - Ephemera 1990-2017
JOURNALS
Journals 2000 January - 2001 May
Journals 2001 June - 2003 July
Journals 2003 August - 2006 April
Journals 2006 May - 2008 August
Journals 2008 September - 2011 December
Journals 2013 January - 2015 December
Journals 2016 January - 2019 June
Journal notes and drafts 1988-2019
CAHUENGA PRESS
Articles of association and by-laws 1992
Cahuenga Press - Correspondence, ephemera, notes and finances 1989-2016
Cahuenga Press benefit - Introduction by Holly Prado 1996 March 10
Cott, Jonathan. Homelands (2000) - Promotional materials 2000
Cushing, James. Solace (2018) - Introduction and correspondence 2018
Cushing, James. You and the Night and the Music (1991) - Ephemera 1991-1992
Northup, Harry - Articles on Cahuenga Press 1991-1997
Northup, Harry. Reunions (2001) - Promotional materials 2001
Stanford, Ann. Dreaming the Garden (2000) - Promotional materials 2000
Woloch, Cecilia. Sacrifice (1997) - Promotional materials 1996-1997
Johnson family photographs and slides, including Holly Johnson 1890-1954
Philip, Gladys, and Holly Johnson 1900-1959
Holly and Gladys Johnson; Albion College class photographs 1944-1960
Holly and George Prado 1967-1971
Holly Prado and Harry Northup - Photographs by Philomene Long ca. 1995
Holly Prado - Portrait by Mark Savage 1997
Holly Prado, Diane Wakoski, and Harry Northup - Photographs by Robert Turney 1997-1998
Holly Prado - Portrait by Ken Cogan on her 64th birthday 2002 May 2
Holly Prado and Eloise Klein Healy 2002 September
Watercolor paintings, books 1-4 2012-2015
Watercolor paintings and line drawings 2013-2019
Watercolor paintings and I Ching 2014-2018
AUDIOVISUAL RECORDINGS
Sound Recordings
Holly Prado interviewed by Paul Lieber for Why Poetry?, KPFK, Los Angeles, with readings from Esperanza: Poems for Orpheus (digital audio, 29 minutes) 2001 June 14
Video Recordings
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Show #1930, Motion Picture and Television Fund and Beyond Baroque - Ephemera and notes 2018-2019
Holly Prado interviewed by Joe Sutton for Behind the Silver Screen. Show #2077, Motion Picture and Television Fund (digital video, 34 minutes) 2018 May 8
Holly Prado memorial video (17 minutes) and photo slideshow (6 minutes). Show #2201, produced by Amy Wiesenick and Harry Northup. Motion Picture and Television Fund Saban Center, Woodland Hills, CA (digital video) 2019 August 10