Rowan (Lou) Papers, 1942-2018
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Lou Rowan Papers
- Dates:
- 1942-2018
- Creators:
- Rowan, Lou
- Abstract:
- Papers of writer, poet and editor Lou Rowan. Rowan studied with Louis Zukofsky and was influenced by the New York, Black Mountain, and Objectivist poets. Editor of the poetry journals Friendly Local Press and Golden Handcuffs Review, Rowan is also known for his poetry and fiction. The collection includes writings, correspondence, notebooks, biographical information, photographs, and digital files.
- Extent:
- 6.4 Linear feet (16 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder) and 2.2 GB of digital files
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Lou Rowan Papers. MSS 806. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Papers of writer, poet and editor Lou Rowan. Rowan studied with Louis Zukofsky and was influenced by the New York, Black Mountain, and Objectivist poets. Editor of the poetry journals Friendly Local Press and Golden Handcuffs Review, Rowan is also known for his poetry and fiction. The collection includes writings, correspondence, notebooks, biographical information, photographs, and digital files.
Arranged in four series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL, 2) CORRESPONDENCE, 3) WRITINGS, and 4) EDITING.
- Biographical / historical:
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Born in Los Angeles in 1942, Louis Richard Rowan, Jr. was educated on the East Coast, earning a bachelor's degree in history at Harvard University in 1964 and a master's degree in English at New York University in 1969. He also studied theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Rowan held teaching and upper management positions at the Manhattan School and at Friends Seminary from 1968 to 1980, after which he switched careers to investment banking at Bankers Trust Company in New York and Frank Russell Company in Tacoma, Washington.
Rowan began his writing career as a student in the 1960s in New York, influenced by the New York School, Louis Zukofsky, and the Black Mountain and Objectivist poets. After his careers in teaching and banking, Rowan began writing full-time in 2003 in the Pacific Northwest. He has published fiction, poetry, and critical essays. Much of his writing is experimental and crosses genres. Rowan has edited the poetry journals Friendly Local Press from 1968 to 1971 and 1986 to 1989 and Golden Handcuffs Review since 2002.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired 2018
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Rowan, Lou -- Archives
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-02-27 12:33:27 -0800 .
Access and use
- Terms of access:
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Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
- Preferred citation:
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Lou Rowan Papers. MSS 806. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
- Location of this collection:
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9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
- Contact:
- (858) 534-2533