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Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Jessica Hagedorn papers
Creator:
Hagedorn, Jessica
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2007/160
Physical Description:
21.25 linear feet
(17 cartons and 1 oversize folder)
Physical Description:
175 sound cassettes
Physical Description:
63 videocassettes
Physical Description:
17 sound tape reels
Physical Description:
3 videotapes
Date (inclusive): 1974-2006
Abstract: The Jessica Hagedorn Papers, 1974-2006, consist of drafts of her works, public relations materials, contracts and agreements,
notes, and correspondence. The materials relate to her major or minor works, or are directly relevant to Jessica Hagedorn's
career as a novelist and a playwright.
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English
Collection is open for research.
No additions are expected.
The Jessica Hagedorn Papers were purchased by The Bancroft Library from Lame Duck Books on March 1, 2007.
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Arranged to the container level.
Jessica Hagedorn was born in Manila, Philippines in 1949 and immigrated to the United States at the age of 14 to live in San
Francisco with her family. Her mother's background is Scotch-Irish-French Filipino and her father is considered Filipino-Spanish,
although his great grandmother was Chinese.
Hagedorn studied at the American Conservatory Theater and published her first book of poems in 1972 at the age of twenty.
Hagedorn continued writing poetry including
Dangerous Music and
Danger and Beauty while she was the lead singer and songwriter for the performance rock group, The West Coast Gangster Choir (later simplified
to The Gangster Choir). She is also the editor of
Charlie Chan is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian-American Fiction and
Charlie Chan is Dead 2: At Home in the World. She wrote the screenplay for the film
Fresh Kill, directed by Shu Lea Cheang. She was also closely involved with the animated short series "Pink Palace" which explored issues
that an adolescent Filipino girl might have to deal with after emigrating to the United States.
Around 1978 Hagedorn moved to New York to build on her skills and experience as a novelist, playwright and musician. In 1988
Hagedorn returned to the Philippines to finish her first novel,
Dogeaters, which after being published in 1990 received the American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation. Hagedorn currently
lives in New York with her husband and two daughters and continues to write about her interest in issues surrounding the Filipino
American's struggle to find a place between two cultures.
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Antonio Espinoza
- Date Completed:
- August 2007
[Identification of item], Jessica Hagedorn Papers, BANC MSS 2007/160, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Processed by Antonio Espinoza in 2007. Audiovisual materials integrated into manuscript collection in 2022 by Lara Michels.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Jessica Hagedorn papers and audiovisual materials consist of drafts of her works, public relations materials, contracts
and agreements, notes, correspondence, and audiovisual items. The materials relate to her major or minor works, or are directly
relevant to Jessica Hagedorn's career as a novelist and playwright.
The collection has been divided into seven series: Dogeaters, Dream Jungle, Charlie Chan is Dead: An Anthology of Asian American
Fiction, and Charlie Chan is Dead 2: At Home in the World, Other Works, Personalia, Correspondence. and Audiovisual Materials.
Photographs have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library. Printed materials have been transferred
to the book collection of The Bancroft Library.
Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Filipino American women authors
Novelists, Filipino
Dramatists, Filipino
Filipino Americans--Fiction
American literature--Filipino American authors
Filipino American authors
Manila (Philippines)--Fiction
Poems
Short stories