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Collector:
Carpenter, Don
Title: Don Carpenter Correspondence,
Date (inclusive): 1963-1973
Extent:
0.2 linear feet
Abstract: Don Carpenter (1931-1995), a novelist, was the author of
Hard rain
falling
(1965),
Blade of light (1966),
Getting off (1971),
The
class of '49
(1985) and
From a distant past (1988), among other works. This collection
contains letters to Carpenter from Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, Michael McClure, and other contemporary poets.
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: MC007
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Donald Richard Carpenter was born March 16, 1931 in Berkeley, California, the son of Eugene P. and Genevieve
(Cody) Carpenter. He graduated from Portland State University in 1959 and received an M.A. from San Francisco
State University in 1960.
He had a career as a novelist and was the author of
Hard rain falling (1965),
Blade of
light
(1966),
Getting off (1971),
The class of '49 (1985) and
From a distant past (1988), among other works.
Carpenter passed away on July 27, 1995 in Mill Valley, California.
Source:
"Don Carpenter," in
Contemporary Authors Online, Thomson Gale, University of California, Davis
Library. Accessed September 19, 2008.
This collection contains 41 postcards and letters, including some poetry, from Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen,
Michael McClure, and other contemporary poets. The correspondence, which spans the years 1963-1973, discusses
travel, news about mutual friends, and writing and publishing projects.
The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley holds the Don Carpenter Papers.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public
access catalog.
Carpenter, Don--Archives
Snyder, Gary, 1930---Correspondence
Whalen, Philip--Correspondence
Poets, American--20th century--Correspondence
Collection is open for research.
Acquired in 1984 and 1985.
Sara Gunasekara processed these papers and created and encoded this finding aid.
[Identification of item], Don Carpenter Correspondence, MC007, Department of Special Collections, General
Library, University of California, Davis.
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