Collection consists of books, manuscripts, clippings, correspondence, photographs, articles, and audio and video recordings related to the career of Paul Reps.

Saladin Paul Reps was born in Cedar City, Iowa, September 15, 1895; a spiritualist, author, and artist, he studied Buddhism in India and the Far East and was a prominent figure in the anti-establishment movement in the U.S. during the 1960s; he is best remembered for introducing the principles of Zen philosophy to western readers; he produced several volumes of poetry which he published in conjunction with his ink drawing and wrote or published several other books including, Zen flesh Zen bones : a collection of Zen and pre-Zen writings ; died in Los Angeles, California, July 12, 1990.

7.5 Linear Feet (15 boxes, 2 oversize boxes)

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Portions of collection unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections reference (spec-coll@library.ucla.edu) for more information.