Guide to the Prison Renaissance Project Records SC1421

Jenny Johnson & Presley Hubschmitt

Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford 94305-6064

specialcollections@stanford.edu

URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Title: Prison Renaissance Project Records

creator: Stanford University. Prison Renaissance Project

creator: Coles-El, George (Mesro)

creator: DeWeaver, Emile

creator: King, James

creator: Krauter, Joe

creator: Smith, Orlando

Identifier/Call Number: SC1421

Physical Description: 1.75 Linear Feet

Physical Description: 89.4 megabyte(s)

Date (inclusive): 2016-2019

Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.

Content Description

Correspondence, poetry, artwork, and other written documents sent by artists from San Quentin State Prison to Stanford artists, as well as the culmination of these writings into a zine published by the Stanford Renaissance Project in May 2018 called 'Incarceratedly Yours, Issue I'. Collection includes website and zine.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research use; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred Citation

Prison Renaissance Project Records (SC1421). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical / Historical

Prison Renaissance at Stanford is supported by a Research Award grant from the Program in Writing and Rhetoric and by the Hume Center for Writing and Speaking. Founded in Fall 2017, the group brings together an interdisciplinary group of approximately 30 Stanford undergraduates, graduate students, staff, and faculty who collaborate with people who are currently incarcerated.

Excerpted from https://teachingcommons.stanford.edu/teachingwriting/teaching-talk/stanfords-prison-renaissance-project

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Prison periodicals

Prisoners' writings

California State Prison at San Quentin

Records Accession ARCH-2018-160

Box 1

Works by George (Mesro) Coles-El

Box 1

Works by Emile DeWeaver

Box 1

Works by James King

Box 1

Works by Joe Krauter

Box 1

Works by Orlando Smith

Website

Zine launch

Phone calls

SOCA exhibit

Artwork and writings

Additional Records Accession ARCH-2019-257

Box 1, Folder 1

Incarceratedly Yours, Issue II - Prison Renaissance Zine 2019