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Creator:
Owens, Rochelle
Title: Rochelle Owens Papers
Date (inclusive): 1950-1984
Extent:
1 linear foot
Abstract: Rochelle Owens (1936- ) is an American playwright and poet. The collection contains books, clippings, correspondence, promotional
material, and programs relating to some of her works.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as
many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. Library. Dept. of Special
Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: D-062
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Rochelle Owens, poet and playwright, was born on April 2, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York. Her works include:
Not Be Essence That Cannot Be,
The Joe Eighty-Two Creation Poems,
Futz,
He Wants Shih!, and
The Karl Marx Play, among others.
The collection contains books, clippings, correspondence, promotional material, and programs relating to Owens' works.
The collection is arranged in four series: 1. Works by Owens, 2. About Owens and Her Works, 3. Correspondence, 4. Works by
Others.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online
public access catalog.
Owens, Rochelle--Archives
Poets, American--20th century
Collection is open for research.
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection with assistance from student employee Michelle Xie.
Gift of Rochelle Owens in 1976.
[Identification of item], Rochelle Owens Papers, D-062, 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.