Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Moser, Norman
- Abstract:
- Correspondence received by writer Norman Moser largely during the 1970s.
- Extent:
- 1.5 Linear Feet (4 manuscript boxes)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Norman Moser correspondence collection (M1060). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains incoming correspondence received by writer Norman Moser during the late 1960s through the 1970s. Most of the correspondence is with other poets and writers, including many that were active in the San Francisco Bay Area literary scene. Of particular note are letters from playwright Ed Bullins, poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, poet Will Inman, author John Montgomery, author Joel Weishaus, and poet A.D. Winans.
- Biographical / historical:
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Norman Moser (1931-1998) was a writer who was active in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s through the 1980s. He was born in North Carolina and arrived in Northern California during the 1960s. Moser was an instructor at the University of California at Berkeley and produced the literary publication Illuminations.
- Acquisition information:
- This collection was purchased by Stanford University, Special Collections in 1999.
- Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by sender's last name; individuals with more than three letters have their own folder.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
- Terms of access:
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While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Norman Moser correspondence collection (M1060). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022