Description
Records created primarily by Michael Davidson, curator of the Archive for New Poetry (ANP) include correspondence with many
prominent figures in contemporary American writing, and files on ANP projects such as the New Writing Series, Documents for
New Poetry, the San Francisco Renaissance Conference (1982), and the ANP NEWSLETTER.
Background
The Archive for New Poetry (ANP) is a collection of materials devoted to the work of significant English-language writers
who have published since 1945. It is located in Special Collections & Archives in the UC San Diego Library. The ANP was conceived
and begun by Literature Professor Roy Harvey Pearce. Establishing the collection in 1968, Pearce donated to the UC San Diego
Library important first editions of post-war American poets.
Extent
3 Linear feet
(8 archives boxes)
Restrictions
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.