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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Charles Harper Webb papers
Creator:
Webb, Charles Harper (1948)
Identifier/Call Number: 6255
Physical Description:
48.04 Linear Feet
48 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1970-2020
Abstract: The Charles Harper Webb papers consist of drafts of poetry and prose, correspondence, publications featuring Webb's work,
and ephemera from poetry events created and assembled by the American poet and professor, Charles Harper Webb (born 1948).
The majority of the drafts in the collection relate to Webb's poems and short stories, along with drafts of unpublished novels
and one published novel,
The Wilderness Effect (1982, Chatto & Windus). Some of the correspondence in the collection concerns the three
Stand-Up Poetry anthologies that Webb edited -- published in 1990, 1994, and 2002. The collection also holds ephemera, including posters,
from the Los Angeles Poetry Festival and other events. Charles Harper Webb earned a BA in English from Rice University, an
MA in English from the University of Washington, and an MFA in professional writing and a PhD in counseling psychology from
the University of Southern California. Webb is a professor of English at California State University, Long Beach. Webb's other
books include
Brain Camp (2015, University of Pittsburgh Press),
A Million MFAs Are Not Enough (2016, Red Hen Press), and
Sidebend World (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018).
Language of Material:
English
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The Charles Harper Webb papers consist of drafts of poetry and prose, correspondence, publications featuring Webb's work,
and ephemera from poetry events created and assembled by the American poet and professor, Charles Harper Webb (born 1948).
The majority of the drafts in the collection relate to Webb's poems and short stories, along with drafts of unpublished novels
and one published novel,
The Wilderness Effect (1982, Chatto & Windus). Some of the correspondence in the collection concerns the three
Stand-Up Poetry anthologies that Webb edited -- published in 1990, 1994, and 2002. The collection also holds ephemera, including posters,
from the Los Angeles Poetry Festival and other events. Charles Harper Webb earned a BA in English from Rice University, an
MA in English from the University of Washington, and an MFA in professional writing and a PhD in counseling psychology from
the University of Southern California. Webb is a professor of English at California State University, Long Beach. Webb's other
books include
Brain Camp (2015, University of Pittsburgh Press),
A Million MFAs Are Not Enough (2016, Red Hen Press), and
Sidebend World (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018).
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special
Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections 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.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Charles Harper Webb papers, Collection no. 6255, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Charles Harper Webb, April 13, 2022.
This collection was minimally processed. The finding aid's box-level records are titled with approximate content summaries
and the box-level date ranges are also approximate.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American poetry -- 20th century -- Archival resources
American poetry -- 21st century -- Archival resources
Authors, American -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Poets, American -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Novelists, American -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Books
Correspondence
Drafts (documents)
Journals (periodicals)
Magazines (periodicals)
Manuscripts
Ephemera
Poems
Posters
Webb, Charles Harper (1948) -- Archives