Guide to the Norman Moser correspondence collection M1060
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
June 2023
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Note
Rehoused as part of SAL2 move project
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Norman Moser correspondence collection
Creator:
Moser, Norman
Identifier/Call Number: M1060
Identifier/Call Number: 6207
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet
(4 manuscript boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1965-1979
Abstract: Correspondence received by writer Norman Moser largely during the 1970s.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased by Stanford University, Special Collections in 1999.
Arrangement
Alphabetical by sender's last name; individuals with more than three letters have their own folder.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Norman Moser correspondence collection (M1060). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Related Materials
Moser's papers are housed at the UC Davis Special Collections: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84t6mmt/
Scope and Contents
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.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American literature -- 20th century.
Correspondence.
Box 1, folder 1
A
Scope and Contents
Ward Abbott ; Joyce Alexander ; Academy of American Poetry
Box 1, folder 3
B
Scope and Contents
K. Paul Ballinger ; Bauman ; Guy R. Beining ; Michael Blaine ; Doug Blazek ; Linda Bosson ; C.T. Bowden ; Bobby Byrd
Box 1, folder 5
Bo.
Scope and Contents
Neil Bockman ; Clint Boode
Box 1, folder 7
C
Scope and Contents
A.B. de Castro ; E. Carlile[?] ; N. Christopher ; L. Clark ; Wallis Clark ; Barbara Moore Clarkson ; Merritt Clifton ; Cold
Mountain Review
Box 1, folder 9
Co. - Cr.
Scope and Contents
Jack Collom ; Frances Crary
Box 2, folder 1
D-E
Scope and Contents
John Detsky ; G. de Vries ; Joe Drucker ; Patricia Eakins ; Robert Elbay
Box 2, folder 2
F
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Morton Felix ; Paul Foreman ; Judith Foster ; Hugh Fox
Box 2, folder 4
G
Scope and Contents
The Gar ; Barry Gifford ; E. Glen ; Edgar Glines ; Jack Grapes ; Darrell Gray ; Morton Grinker ; Gulyas ; Charlotte Gurin
Box 2, folder 6
H
Scope and Contents
Jan Haas ; F. Hamilton ; William Harrold ; Newell Hart ; Archibald Henderson ; B.A. Holland ; Tim S. Holt ; H. Hornwood ;
J. Horvath ; J.D. Houston
Box 2, folder 14
K
Scope and Contents
Pat Kenning ; Theodore Kitaif ; Zia Knoll ; Ruth Krauss ; Richard Krech
Box 2, folder 15
L
Scope and Contents
Suzanne Larkin ; Todd Lawson ; Myron Levoy ; Lowell Levaat[?]; John Lowry
Box 3, folder 1
M
Scope and Contents
Clarence Major ; Debra Mattice ; Rich Mangelsdorff ; Mariposa ; Glen McCulloch ; D. McDonald ; David Neal Miller ; Ralph Moreno
Box 3, folder 7
N-O
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Patrick Neville ; Sparky O'Donald ; Edward Oster
Box 3, folder 8
P
Scope and Contents
Tom Parkinson ; Derek Pell ; Lee Pennington ; Bill Pillin ; Tom Pitre ; Clarence Alva Powell ; B. Prune ; Pushcart Foundation
Box 3, folder 10
Po.
Scope and Contents
Darryl Ponicsan ; Caryl Porter
Box 3, folder 12
R
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Jerry Ratch ; Ron Rawson ; Frank Reeds
Box 3, folder 13
S
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Jerome Salzman ; Roger Sauls ; Howard Schwartz ; Frank Sears ; Oliver Seeler ; Judith Serin ; Donald Shanley ; J. Schnell
; Tim St. John ; Terry Stokes ; Lynne Stout ; Ian[?] Strand
Box 3, folder 15
T
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Chuck Taylor ; Irv Thomas ; Harvey Tucker
Box 4, folder 2
W
Scope and Contents
John Stevens Wade ; Alex Weiss ; Lynn Willis ; William Witherup
Box 4, folder 5
Z
Scope and Contents
Zach at Rainbow House ; Zen
Box 4, folder 6
Miscellaneous (sender unclear)
