Manuscripts
1961-2012
Scope and Content
Series is comprised of drafts of Pleasants' writing and assorted notes. Materials span 1961-2012 and include scripts, short
story collections, poetry collections, and reviews.
Organization and Arrangement
This series has been organized alphabetically by title or subject.
box 1, folder 3
"Bukowski, Fante and Maserati Moon"
1999-2000
box 1, folder 4
"Contentious Minds"
2000-2001
box 1, folder 5
"The Diary of an Ant"
1961
box 2, folder 1-2, box 1, folder 7-8
"Gagaku from a Crack Motel" (S. Richmond)
2007
box 2, folder 5
Historical Materials
2000-2003
box 2, folder 6
"John Fante and the Hollywood Ten"
2010
box 2, folder 7
"Nietzsche Among the Nightingales"
box 3, folder 1
"The Poisoning of Maxim Gorki"
2000s
box 3, folder 2
"Reagan's Worst Week"
2000s
box 3, folder 5
"The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat"
2009
Interviews
1978-2013
Scope and Content
Series is comprised of interview recordings and transcripts by Pleasants, including conversations with John Fante, Dan Fante,
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Marge Piercy, and Steve Richmond. Materials span 1975-2013 and include audio cassettes, CDs, and DVDs.
Organization and Arrangement
This series has been organized alphabetically by name.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
SERIES CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization
for safe access. To review these audiovisual materials, you must notify the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk
in advance of your visit.
box 4
Ackerman (Page)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One CD. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Ash (Monte)
1995
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One CD and one audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To
access audiovisual materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Barry (Julian) (1-2)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Two audio cassettes. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Bottoms (Benjamin) Garden
2012
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One DVD. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Bottoms (Timothy)
2012
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One DVD. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Bottoms (Timothy and Bartholomew)
2011
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One DVD. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Bottoms (Timothy) Remembers His Brother Sam
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One DVD. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Bottoms (Timothy) and Tamar Simon Hoffs
2011
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One DVD. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Broadway
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Bunuel (Rafael) and John Prince
2013
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One CD. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Carduho (Jolyne) (1-2)
2009
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Two audio cassettes. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Chalfant (Edward) (1-3)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Three audio cassettes. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access
audiovisual materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Coleman (Stuart)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Couley (J.R.)
1977
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Cuodro (Luciano)
1986
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Davis (Brad)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Davison (Bruce) (1-2)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Two audio cassettes. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 4
Dmytryk (Edward) (1-5)
1994
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Five audio cassettes. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 5
Fante (Dan) (1-2)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Two audio cassettes. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 5
Ferlinghetti (Lawrence) (1-4)
1979
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Four audio cassettes. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 5
Honolulu (H.M.) (1-2)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Two audio cassettes. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 5
Kriesel (Mark)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 5
Keaton (Angela)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 5
Kugelman (Jay)
2005
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One CD. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 5
Fante (John) (1-10)
1978-1981
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Ten CDs. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 6
Jacoulet (Errol)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 6
Lackey (Bill) (1-2)
2009
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Two audio cassettes. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 6
Majid
2010
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 6
McKay (Madeleine) (1-2)
2009
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Two audio cassettes. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 6
Mortenson (Harold)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 6
O'Neill (William)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 6
Perreau (Eleanor and Gerald)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One CD. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 6
Pleasants' Mother
1990
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 6
Reed (Christine)
2010
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 6
Richio (Sheena)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 6, box 7
Richmond (Steve) (1-10)
2008-2009
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Four audio cassettes and six CDs. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates.
To access audiovisual materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 6
Roth (Rex)
1976
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 7
Schulberg (Budd) (1-2)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Two audio cassettes. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 6
Sipos (Thomas)
2000s
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 6
Thompson (Woodrow) (1-2)
2009
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Two audio cassettes. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 3, folder 6
Transcripts: Fante (John)
1978-1981
box 3, folder 7
Transcripts: Kanon (Joseph)
2001
box 3, folder 8
Transcripts: Piercy (Marge)
1975
Publications and Promotional Materials
1966-2013
Scope and Content
Series is comprised primarily of published works, and promotional materials for Pleasants' plays. Materials span 1966-2013
and include issues of mimeograph publications like The Wormwood Review and Etc., plays and novels by Ben Pleasants, and poetry
collections by Steve Richmond.
Organization and Arrangement
This series has been organized alphabetically by author or publisher title.
box 3, folder 9
Artist Retrospectives
1981-2013
box 3, folder 10
Barry (Julian) Articles
2009
box 3, folder 11
Bowers Conference and Exhibition
2003
box 3, folder 12
Bukowski (Charles) Articles
1978-2013
box 3, folder 13
"Christmas in St. Mortiz" Short Story
1996
box 3, folder 14
Fante (John and Dan) Articles
1979-2003
box 3, folder 15
Reviews and Programs
1978-2014
box 3, folder 16
Richmond (Steve) Articles
2009
box 3, folder 17
"This Can't Be Happening!" Articles
2013
box 9, folder 8
American Literature and Criticism
1976
box 9, folder 13
Bunuel (Rafael) and Ben Pleasants: Lines & Words
2012
box 9, folder 9
Crews (Judson): Nations and Peoples
1976
box 9, folder 1-2
Etc. A Review of General Semantics
1967-1973
box 9, folder 8
Locklin (Gerald): Locked In With Gerald Locklin
1973
box 9, folder 7
Locklin (Gerald): Two Torch Singers
2009
box 9, folder 6
Los Angeles Free Press
1975
box 9, folder 12
Los Angeles Magazine
1994
box 9, folder 12
Malibu Magazine
2010-2011
box 9, folder 7
Pleasants (Ben): 53 Stations of the Tokaido
1972
box 9, folder 15
Pleasants (Ben): Ghosts of Pumpkin Park
2011
box 9, folder 15
Pleasants (Ben): The Hemingway/Dos Passos Wars
1997
box 9, folder 7
Pleasants (Ben): Rexroth, Bukowski and the Politics of Literature
2007
box 9, folder 14
Pleasants (Ben): Spearmint Leaves
2010
box 9, folder 14
Pleasants (Ben): The Victory of Defeat
2011
box 9, folder 13
Pleasants (Ben): Visceral Bukowski: Inside the Sniper Landscape of L.A. Writers
2004
box 9, folder 16
Richmond (Steve): Earth Rose
1974
box 9, folder 16
Richmond (Steve): Spinning Off Bukowski
1996
box 9, folder 7
Richmond (Steve): Venice Jones
1978
box 9, folder 7
Richmond (Steve): Wild Seed
1977
box 9, folder 8
The Sunset Palms Hotel
1975
box 9, folder 8
Tsebry (Ossip): Memories of a Makhnovist
1993
box 9, folder 17-18
The Wormwood Review
1969-1990
Correspondence
1959-2010
Scope and Content
Series is comprised primarily of the personal and professional correspondence of Ben Pleasants. Materials span 1959-2010 and
include letters between Steve Richmond and Charles Bukowski, as well.
Organization and Arrangement
This series has been organized alphabetically by last name.
box 10, folder 1
Ali (John) - Barry (Julian)
1974-2005
box 10, folder 2
Bartlett (Elizabeth)
1968-1979
box 10, folder 3
Beck (Thomas) - Bloom (Magdalena)
1971-2000
box 10, folder 4
Book Donations - Burns (George)
1970-2000
box 10, folder 5
Bukowski (Charles)
1977-1979
box 10, folder 7
Chalfant (Edward)
1962-1996
box 10, folder 8
Chomsky (Noam) - Conroy (Nancy)
1980-1997
box 10, folder 10
Douglass (Richard) - Eugdahl (Bernie)
1975-1990
box 10, folder 12
Ferlinghetti (Lawrence) - Frohman (Star)
1970-1993
box 10, folder 13
Gallagher (Dorothy)
1997-2000
box 10, folder 14
Kai-yu (Hsu) - Long (Robert)
1970-2007
box 10, folder 15
Malone (Marvin) - Maltz (Albert)
1973-1980
box 10, folder 17
Marks (F.) -O'Neill (Bill)
1976-2003
box 10, folder 16
McIntosh and Otis
1971-1978
box 10, folder 18
Neumann (Gerhard) - Pesin (Henry)
1975-1981
box 10, folder 19
Pleasants Family
1972-2002
box 10, folder 20
Publishers' Letters
1971-2010
box 10, folder 21
Redgrave (Vivian) - Reznikoff (Charles)
1965-1975
box 10, folder 22
Religious Censorship Study
1981
box 10, folder 23-24, box 11, folder 1
Richmond (Steve) (1-3)
1965-2009
box 11, folder 2
Sandburg (Carl) - Snyder (Gary)
1959-1982
box 11, folder 3
Tidler (Charles)
1970-2004
box 11, folder 4
Turner (Roland) - Wolfe (Tom)
1969-2009
Photographs and Media
1961-2010
Scope and Content
Series is comprised primarily of photographs and recordings of Pleasants' plays. Materials span 1961-2010 and include photos,
audio cassettes, CDs, and DVDs.
Organization and Arrangement
This series has been organized alphabetically by title or subject.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
SERIES CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization
for safe access. To review these audiovisual materials, you must notify the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk
in advance of your visit.
box 11, folder 6
"Contentious Minds" Photos
2000
box 11, folder 7
Pleasants and Meat School Photos
1970s
box 11, folder 8
Richmond (Steve) Photos
1976
box 11, folder 9
"Visceral Bukowski" Photo Shoot
1990s
box 12
"Anthony and Cleopatra"
1961
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 12
"Contentious Minds" Recording
2000s
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One CD. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 12
"Contentious Minds" Soundtrack
2000s
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One CD. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 12
Fante (Dan): Don Giovanni and Short Dog
2000s
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One CD. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 12
"A Girl Who Doesn't Know the Difference"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 12
"The Hemingway/Dos Passos Wars" Recording
2000s
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One CD. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit..
box 12
"The Hemingway/Dos Passos Wars" Classical Music Trial
2000s
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One CD. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 12
"Hemingway Reads"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 12
"Lenin in Love"
1990s
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 12
"Making the Play"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One DVD. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual materials
you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 12
Pleasants (Ben): Poetry Reading
1973
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 12
"That Cold Day…"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette. Audiovisual materials in this collection require the production of reference surrogates. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
Biographical Materials
1966-2013
Scope and Content
Series is comprised primarily of teaching certificates, memorial materials, and the Pleasants family tree. Materials span
1966-2013.
Organization and Arrangement
This series has been organized alphabetically by subject.
box 8, folder 3
Pleasants Family
1966-2011
