Finding Aid to the Philip Lamantia Papers, 1944-2005

Finding Aid written by Lucy Allen
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
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Finding Aid to the Philip Lamantia Papers, 1944-2005

Collection Number: BANC MSS 2006/179

The Bancroft Library



University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California
Finding Aid Written By:
Lucy Allen
Date Completed:
January 2007
© 2007 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Collection Summary

Collection Title: Philip Lamantia papers
Date (inclusive): 1944-2005
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2006/179
Creators : Lamantia, Philip, 1927-2005
Extent: Number of containers: 24 cartons, 1 box, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder Linear feet: 30.4
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The Philip Lamantia Papers consist of correspondence, general files and personal papers. Correspondence is both incoming and outgoing, and correspondents include contemporary writers, publishers and publishing companies, members of the Surrealist Movement and Lamantia's mother and friends. General files make up the bulk of the collection and consist of writings by Lamantia in the forms of proofs, manuscripts, typescripts, drafts of poems and prose, and notebooks. General files also contain works by contemporary writers, publicity and professional materials, materials from courses taught at San Francisco Art Institute, and research materials. Personal papers include documents belonging and pertaining to Philip's parents, Nunzio and Mary Lamantia, papers and scrapbooks from Philip's childhood, marriage and divorce records, and other papers. Materials removed from individual books from the Philip Lamantia Library are included throughout the collection.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
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.

Information for Researchers

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94270-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Philip Lamantia Papers, BANC MSS 2006/179, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Alternate Forms Available

There are no alternate forms of this collection.

Separated Material

Printed materials have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library. Photographs have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library. Videotapes and sound recordings have been transferred to the Microforms Collections of The Bancroft Library.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Lamantia, Philip, 1927-2005--Archives
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997--Correspondence
McClure, Michael--Correspondence
Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969--Correspondence
Rosemont, Franklin--Correspondence
San Francisco Art Institute
Authors, American--20th century
Surrealism (Literature)--United States
Manuscripts for publication.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The Philip Lamantia Papers were purchased by The Bancroft Library on October 17, 2005.

Accruals

No additions are expected.

Processing Information

Processed at the container level by Lucy Allen in 2006.

System of Arrangement

Arranged to the container level.

Scope and Content of Collection

The Philip Lamantia Papers consist of correspondence, general files and personal papers. Correspondence is both incoming and outgoing, and correspondents include contemporary writers, publishers and publishing companies, members of the Surrealist Movement and Lamantia's mother and friends. General files make up the bulk of the collection and consist of writings by Lamantia in the forms of proofs, manuscripts, typescripts, drafts of poems and prose, and notebooks. General files also contain works by contemporary writers, publicity and professional materials, materials from courses taught at San Francisco Art Institute, and research materials. Personal papers include documents belonging and pertaining to Philip's parents, Nunzio and Mary Lamantia, papers and scrapbooks from Philip's childhood, marriage and divorce papers, and other papers. Materials removed from the Philip Lamantia Library are included throughout the collection, by date.

 

Series 1 Correspondence 1944-2004

Physical Description: Cartons 1-3

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by last name, with subject files and general correspondence at end of series.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of both incoming and outgoing correspondence with other writers including Allen Ginsberg, Michael McClure, Jack Kerouac, publishers and publishing companies, members of the Surrealist Movement including Franklin Rosemont, and Lamantia's mother and friends. Subject related correspondence pertains to courses taught by Lamantia at San Francisco Art Institute, his interest in bird watching, and to the publication of his and other surrealist writers' works. General correspondence, arranged chronologically, includes correspondence from publishing companies, admirers of Lamantia's work, other writers and surrealists, and friends.
Carton 1, Folder 1

Allen, Donald 1957-1989

Carton 1, Folder 2

Ballentine, Lee 1985-2001

Carton 1, Folder 3

Burk, Ronnie 1988-2001

Carton 1, Folder 4

Caples, Garret and Naruta, Anna 1998-2002

Carton 1, Folder 5

Codrescu, Andre 1986-1993

Carton 1, Folder 6

Cornford, Adam 1987, 1988, 1999

Carton 1, Folder 7

Between Dante, Robert and Graubard, Allan undated

Carton 1, Folder 8

Dejardin (Lamantia), Lucille 1959-1963

Carton 1, Folder 9

De Sales, Aymon 1965-1999

Carton 1, Folder 10

Fama, Steve 1998-2002

Carton 1, Folder 11

Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 1966-1986

Carton 1, Folder 12-13

Ford, Charles Henri 1966-1992, undated

Carton 1, Folder 14

Ginsberg, Allen 1959-1993

Carton 1, Folder 15

Hart, Howard 1958-1997

Carton 1, Folder 16

Hoffman, John [?] undated

Carton 1, Folder 17-18

Iverson, Roderick 1990-2002

Carton 1, Folder 19

Jacobsen, Mimi (Marian) 1959-1964

Carton 1, Folder 20

Joans, Ted 1979-1999

Carton 1, Folder 21

Kerouac, Jack 1958-1959

Carton 1, Folder 22

Lamantia, Mary 1957-1968

Carton 1, Folder 23

Leite, George 1944

Carton 1, Folder 24

Lionni, Paolo 1961-1964

Carton 1, Folder 25

Malanga, Gerard 1966, 1973

Carton 1, Folder 26

Martinelli, Sherri 1958-1959

Carton 1, Folder 27

McClure, Michael 1959-1982

Carton 1, Folder 28

Moore, Abd Al-Hayy 1980-1987

Carton 1, Folder 29

Munson, Don 1964-1974

Carton 1, Folder 30-31

Nesbit (Vandenbroeck), Gogo (Goldian) 1955-1991

Carton 1, Folder 32

Le Pellec, Yves 1974

Carton 1, Folder 33

Peters, Nancy J. 1965-1998

Carton 1, Folder 34

Letters of Condolence (to Nancy Peters) 2005

Carton 1, Folder 35

Materials Regarding Lamantia's Death 2005

Carton 1, Folder 36-37

Petersons 1962-1963

Carton 1, Folder 38

Rao, Raman 1987-1999

Carton 1, Folder 39

Redmond, Anthony 1978-1989

Carton 1, Folder 40

Ronan, Stephen 1970-2001

Carton 1, Folder 41-42

Rosemont, Franklin 1973-1993

Carton 2, Folder 1

Rosemont, Franklin 1973-1993

Carton 2, Folder 2

Rosemont, Franklin, to others 1975, 1978

Carton 2, Folder 3

Between Rosemont, Franklin and Schwartz, Stephen 1974

Carton 2, Folder 4

Schwartz, Stephen 1967-1998

Carton 2, Folder 5

Sidney-Fryer, Donald 1982-2001

Carton 2, Folder 6

Smith, Larry 1986-1995

Carton 2, Folder 7

Tyler, Parker 1954-1967

Carton 2, Folder 8

Vandenbroeck, Andre 1955-1995

Carton 2, Folder 9

Vandenbroeck, Andre and Nesbit (Vandenbroeck), Gogo (Goldian) 1963-1995

Carton 2, Folder 10

Viglini, Janelle 2001-2003

Carton 2, Folder 11

Whalen, Philip 1960-1964

Carton 2, Folder 12

Arsenal 3 (Includes text to be submitted by Patrick Mullins) 1974

Carton 2, Folder 13

Birding-related 1985-1987

Carton 2, Folder 14-15

Magnetic Fields 1975-1977

Carton 2, Folder 16

Penguin Books Ltd. (Includes Proofs) 1967-1968, 1976

Carton 2, Folder 17

San Francisco Art Institute 1978-1979, 1982

Carton 2, Folder 18-44

General Correspondence 1948-1979

Carton 3, Folder 1-36

General Correspondence 1980-2004, undated

 

Series 2 General files 1949-2004

Physical Description: Cartons 4-23, folders 1-33; box 1; oversize box 1, folders 1-4; oversize folder 1

Arrangement

Minimally arranged; correspondence has been moved to Series 1. Materials in cartons are roughly sorted chronologically; within cartons files are arranged into works by Lamantia, works by others, professional materials, and research materials.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of the bulk of Lamantia's papers, and includes writings by Lamantia and contemporary writers, publicity and professional materials, and research materials. Lamantia's writings are in the forms of proofs, typescripts and manuscripts, drafts of poems and prose, and notebooks. Typescripts are of all published works by Lamantia except Narcotica, as well as unpublished typescripts including Tau. Poems and prose are both handwritten and typed, and represent all stages of writing, from notes and first drafts to final works. Lamantia's writings are arranged as follows: typescripts and proofs, poems, prose, notebooks and notes. Writings by contemporary writers include typescripts and drafts as well as finished pieces. Writers include Allen Ginsberg, John Hoffman, Michael McClure, Paolo Lionni, Stephen Schwartz, and Ronnie Burk. Some original art pieces by contemporary artists are also included. Publicity and professional materials include interviews, biographical materials, reviews of Lamantia's works, poetry reading fliers, and publishing rights agreements. Also included are materials from courses taught at San Francisco Art Institute in 1979 and 1982. Research materials include articles, books, newspapers, magazines, and unwritten postcards, pertaining to topics including astrology, geometry, Native American culture and spirituality, and Egyptian mythology.
Carton 4, Folder 1

Tau- unpublished typescript 1955

Carton 4, Folder 2

Touch of the Marvelous typescript 1966

Carton 4, Folder 3

"Two Poems from a Declamation of Poetry" 1953

Carton 4, Folder 4

Fragments from an Aeroplane- "New Work" 1958

Carton 4, Folder 5

Poems from Destroyed Works, other poems 1959, undated

Carton 4, Folder 6

Poems, Vision and Instigation of Mescalin 1961

Carton 4, Folder 7

Poems 1962-1963

Carton 4, Folder 8

"New Work 1967- several unpublished poems" 1967

Carton 4, Folder 9

Afternoon Dream, War the Gory Rice 1967

Carton 4, Folder 10

Typed Poems for The Blood of the Air circa 1968

Carton 4, Folder 11

Poems- Pantyhose Stamped with the Head of Medusa, The Faery Chambers, Freeway Telephone 1960s

Carton 4, Folder 12

Ceylonese Tea Candor, with Spanish translation by Ernesto Cardenal undated

Carton 4, Folder 13

Gloves of Stone, Arrows at Dawn undated

Carton 4, Folder 14

Introduction to Hoffman's Farewell Final Albatross 1959

Carton 4, Folder 15

Notes on Poetics of Weir (prose) 1960s

Carton 4, Folder 16

Notebook 1967-1968

Carton 4, Folder 17-18

Notebooks undated

Carton 4, Folder 19

Address Book undated

Carton 4, Folder 20

Receipts, Household Notebook, Housing Contracts 1966-1967

Carton 4, Folder 21

The Holy Bible and other poems by Paolo Lionni 1961

Carton 4, Folder 22

Ecstasy is a Number, other poems by Margaret Randall 1961

Carton 4, Folder 23

Books of poetry by Jack Hirschman 1973

Carton 4, Folder 24

Photos by Bruce Connor [?] undated

Carton 4, Folder 25

Poetry Posters-Allen Ginsberg, Robert Duncan, Auerhahn Press Poetry Reading Flier 1965, 1969

Carton 4, Folder 26

Bowery Press Broadsheets- Tony Scibella, James Ryan Morris 1969

Carton 4, Folder 27

Articles 1963-1969

Carton 4, Folder 28

The North American Book of the Dead 1966

Carton 4, Folder 29

Every Man His Own Doctor 1971

Carton 4, Folder 30

Como una Piedra que Rueda- Anthology of surrealist writing in Spanish undated

Carton 4, Folder 31

Film Culture magazine (with reference to Lamantia?) Fall 1963

Carton 4, Folder 32

Postcards 1955, 1958, undated

Carton 4, Folder 33

Map of North American Indian Tribes, Washo-Peyote Songs 1972, undated

Carton 4, Folder 34

Miscellaneous Pamphlets 1947-1959, 1963

Carton 5, Folder 1

Erotic Poems-Typescript undated

Carton 5, Folder 2

Xerox of Erotic Poems (complete) 1946

Carton 5, Folder 3

Xerox of Erotic Poems (4 pages missing) 1946

Carton 5, Folder 4

Typescript of Ekstasis, untitled love poems, other poems circa 1960

Carton 5, Folder 5

Poems from Ekstasis undated

Carton 5, Folder 6

Proofs of Destroyed Works undated

Carton 5, Folder 7

Typescript of Destroyed Works undated

Carton 5, Folder 8

Scope, partial typescript of Destroyed Works, other poems 1950-1960

Carton 5, Folder 9

Contents of Hoffman manuscript, drafts of poems in Ekstasis, draft of material for Scope, note written about Tau 1954, undated

Carton 5, Folder 10

Scope, Experimental Forms, Lava, other poems and notes for a play 1957-1958, undated

Carton 5, Folder 11

Crystals and other poems (Mexico), some translated into Spanish 1957-1961

Carton 5, Folder 12

Notes on Babbel, Subconscious Mexico City New York, "Blank" poems, other poems 1959

Carton 5, Folder 13

Poems 1950s

Carton 5, Folder 14

Autobiographical prose, poems 1960, undated

Carton 5, Folder 15

Hypodermic Light, note on anarchism, Advent, Confirmation, Ekstasis poems, other poems 1960, undated

Carton 5, Folder 16

Vision and Instigation, Crab, autobiographical notes 1961

Carton 5, Folder 17

Cinerama ( Scope), Tau-related poems with musical notation, " Denver is a Green Centipede", several handwritten poems circa 1960

Carton 5, Folder 18

Vision and Instigation of Mescalin, Destroyed Works, other poems circa 1960

Carton 5, Folder 19

Poems circa 1960

Carton 5, Folder 20

Poems circa 1960

Carton 5, Folder 21

Incantations, other poems undated

Carton 5, Folder 22

Babbel with explanation undated

Carton 5, Folder 23

Conscientious objection statement, letters to the selective service by and on behalf of Lamantia 1945-1946

Carton 5, Folder 24

Putting it Straight-Suggestions of an Ex-Drug Addict 1960

Carton 5, Folder 25

Mexico-related prose circa 1962

Carton 5, Folder 26

Notebooks undated

Carton 5, Folder 27

Notebook undated

Carton 5, Folder 28

Journal of a visit with the Nayeri (Mexico)- includes photographs 1955 April-May

Carton 5, Folder 29

Address Book undated

Carton 5, Folder 30

Poems by others 1950-1959

Carton 5, Folder 31

Poems by Michael McClure 1956

Carton 5, Folder 32

Poems by Hoffman 1959, undated

Carton 5, Folder 33

Writings by Paolo Lionni 1959-1961

Carton 5, Folder 34

The End by Allen Ginsberg 1960

Carton 5, Folder 35

"Poetry by John Hoffman" undated

Carton 5, Folder 36

Poems by Lenore Kandel (typescript) undated

Carton 5, Folder 37

Poems by Don Munson undated

Carton 5, Folder 38

Flyers for poetry reading, McClure broadside 1964, undated

Carton 5, Folder 39

List for declamation of poetry 1954 January

Carton 5, Folder 40

Poetry magazines 1949-1966

Carton 5, Folder 41

Poetry magazines 1959-1960, undated

Carton 5, Folder 42

Life magazine article, The Only Rebellion Around, about Lamantia and others 1959

Carton 5, Folder 43

The Floating Bear newsletter 1961

Carton 5, Folder 44

The Bay Window 1958 April-June

Carton 5, Folder 45

Catholic pamphlets and prayers 1957-1958, undated

Carton 5, Folder 46

Mexican Immigration Department Documents 1959, 1962

Carton 5, Folder 47

Photos undated

Carton 5, Folder 48-49

Miscellaneous 1949-1965

Carton 5, Folder 50

Materials removed from Lamantia Library- copy of Narcotica, Auerhahn press promotion 1950s-1960s

Carton 6, Folder 1

Selected Poems 1943-1966, final page proof 1967 February

Carton 6, Folder 2

Selected Poems 1943-1966, typescript and notes undated

Carton 6, Folder 3

Typescript of The Blood of the Air 1969

Carton 6, Folder 4

Poems, "after The Blood of the Air" 1969 October

Carton 6, Folder 5-10

Notebook undated

Carton 6, Folder 11

Address Book undated

Carton 6, Folder 12

Magic Psalm, by Allen Ginsberg 1960

Carton 6, Folder 13

Drawing by Aymon [De Sales] undated

Carton 6, Folder 14

Reviews of Touch of the Marvelous and Becoming Visible 1967, 1982

Carton 6, Folder 15

Speech to Haitian Intellectuals by Breton, The Dance by Fraina, The Arrow of Time by Layzer 1945, 1917, undated

Carton 6, Folder 16

Le Temple de L'Homme- rough translation by Nancy Phillips 1966

Carton 6, Folder 17

The King of the Pharonic Theocracy- translation by Nancy Phillips 1966

Carton 6, Folder 18

Her-Bak Disciple-translation by Nancy Phillips 1966

Carton 6, Folder 19

"Texts for P."- The King of Pharonic Theocracy and other texts by Schwaller de Lubicz undated

Carton 6, Folder 20

"Texts for P."- Le Temple de L'Homme undated

Carton 6, Folder 21

Astrology charts undated

Carton 6, Folder 22

Geometry notebook 1986

Carton 6, Folder 23

Geometry research materials undated

Carton 6, Folder 24

Pamphlets, postcards, etc. from trip to Spain and Morocco 1961-1964

Carton 6, Folder 25

Miscellaneous artwork 1968, undated

Carton 6, Folder 26

Art clippings 1965-1969

Carton 6, Folder 27

Painting exposition fliers- Granell 1947, 1956

Carton 6, Folder 28

Miscellaneous 1966, undated

Carton 7, Folder 1

Touch of the Marvelous- typescript and notes circa 1965

Carton 7, Folder 2

Touch of the Marvelous- Typescript and correspondence 1966

Carton 7, Folder 3

Touch of the Marvelous- Correspondence 1965-1966

Carton 7, Folder 4

Proofs for Selected Poems 1943-1966 1967

Carton 7, Folder 5

Selected Poems 1943-1966- typescript and correspondence 1966-1967

Carton 7, Folder 6

Wier o Rama 1960

Carton 7, Folder 7

Poems, babble 1961-1964

Carton 7, Folder 8

Poems 1961-1964

Carton 7, Folder 9

Poems 1965

Carton 7, Folder 10

Poems 1965-1966

Carton 7, Folder 11

Poems- The Sun is Bleeding Over the Sky, What is Not Strange, others 1966

Carton 7, Folder 12

Poem 1966

Carton 7, Folder 13

"Latest versions", poems 1967

Carton 7, Folder 14

Poems 1967-1968

Carton 7, Folder 15

Poems and prose 1968

Carton 7, Folder 16

I Touch You..., The Double Place, Many Times, Only the Woman I Love is Eternal Fire, Untitled (The Truth) 1960s

Carton 7, Folder 17

Early gathering of poems later appearing in The Blood of the Air 1960s

Carton 7, Folder 18

Poems 1960s

Carton 7, Folder 19

Original drafts of poems 1960s

Carton 7, Folder 20

Poems 1960s

Carton 7, Folder 21

There's a Mountain of Horses Upside-Down, Portrait in Libra, Io and I, other poems, autobiographical notes undated

Carton 7, Folder 22

Notebooks 1963-1964

Carton 7, Folder 23

Notebook-music tables, translations, miscellaneous notes 1964

Carton 7, Folder 24

Notebooks 1965-1966

Carton 7, Folder 25-28

Notebooks circa 1965-1967

Carton 7, Folder 29

Notebook- Includes poem for John Hoffman 1966

Carton 7, Folder 30

Notebook- writings seemingly related to Lamantia's return to surrealism 1967

Carton 7, Folder 31

Notebook undated

Carton 7, Folder 32

In and Out Like That - "Report" about being busted in Morocco 1964

Carton 7, Folder 33

Headlines typescript, by Paolo Lionni 1962

Carton 7, Folder 34

Art Clippings undated

Carton 7, Folder 35

"Hotels and Restaurants in London" 1965

Carton 7, Folder 36

Ekstasis, photographs of Lamantia 1965

Carton 7, Folder 37

Postcards 1960s

Carton 7, Folder 38

Miscellaneous 1960-1970

Carton 8, Folder 1

Primavera, Becoming Visible, other poems, some unpublished? 1969-1972

Carton 8, Folder 2

Poems 1970

Carton 8, Folder 3

Whole Fragments and early 1970s poems 1972-1973

Carton 8, Folder 4

Between the Gulfs 1973

Carton 8, Folder 5

Prose and Poems 1973, 1976

Carton 8, Folder 6

" Becoming Visible originals" 1978-1980

Carton 8, Folder 7

Radio Voices 1979

Carton 8, Folder 8

Poems circa 1970

Carton 8, Folder 9

Green Lion, The Golden Times, The Element You Love undated

Carton 8, Folder 10

Notes 1970s

Carton 8, Folder 11

Notebook- "Automatic poems" and others 1970

Carton 8, Folder 12

Notebook 1971

Carton 8, Folder 13

Notebooks circa 1973, 1977

Carton 8, Folder 14

Notebook-note on Becoming Visible circa 1980

Carton 8, Folder 15

Notebooks undated

Carton 8, Folder 16

Red Skeletons by Harry Crosby 1927

Carton 8, Folder 17

Sleeping Together- A Book of Dreams by Harry Crosby 1929

Carton 8, Folder 18

Pomes and Disquisitions by Wilder Bentley 1968

Carton 8, Folder 19

"Kosmalack Memories 600" 1969

Carton 8, Folder 20

Poems by Richard Waara 1973-1974

Carton 8, Folder 21

Mummy Tapes- poems by Pete Winslow 1969-1970

Carton 8, Folder 22

Poems by others 1970s

Carton 8, Folder 23

Poem by Pete Winslow circa 1970

Carton 8, Folder 24

Poems by Stephen Schwartz circa 1970

Carton 8, Folder 25

Poems by Adriana Wood circa 1970

Carton 8, Folder 26

Poems and letters by Jamie Adair undated

Carton 8, Folder 27

Drawings by Wayne Kral 1972, 1974

Carton 8, Folder 28

Art photographs- by Mario Cesariny? 1976

Carton 8, Folder 29

Mule -surrealist object photographs by Robert Green undated

Carton 8, Folder 30

Alice Farley's "Lands End"- photographs undated

Carton 8, Folder 31

Article by André Breton 1935

Carton 8, Folder 32

Contes Bizarres- Introduction 1964

Carton 8, Folder 33

On Ego Psychology: A Critique of the Structural Approach to Psycho-Analytic Theory 1966

Carton 8, Folder 34

Miscellaneous articles 1972-1984

Carton 8, Folder 35

The Debate on Anarchism by Noam Chomsky and Eric Hobsbawm 1973

Carton 8, Folder 36

Ut Pictura Poesis - Poetry article by John Graham 1973

Carton 8, Folder 37

Article on Costanoan Indians 1974

Carton 8, Folder 38

Articles by Jerry Estrin, Andre Coyne and Vitezslav Nezval 1981, 1958, 1970

Carton 8, Folder 39

Poetry reading flier, photographs of Lamantia, City Lights Publications catalogue 1973

Carton 8, Folder 40

World Surrealist Exhibition 1976

Oversize Folder 1B

World Surrealist Exhibition poster 1976

Carton 8, Folder 41

Alice Farley fliers 1982

Oversize Folder 1B

Alice Farley posters undated

Carton 8, Folder 42

Magnetic Fields-notes undated

Carton 8, Folder 43

Mailing lists undated

Carton 8, Folder 44

Drawings undated

Carton 8, Folder 45

Postcards undated

Carton 8, Folder 46

Miscellaneous 1970s

Carton 9, Folder 1

Typescript of Touch of the Marvelous (second edition) 1973

Carton 9, Folder 2

Notes on Touch of the Marvelous 1970-1972

Carton 9, Folder 3

Typescript of Becoming Visible undated

Carton 9, Folder 4

Typescript of Meadowlark West undated

Carton 9, Folder 5

Poems 1970-1971

Carton 9, Folder 6

Writings-poems and prose 1973-1974

Carton 9, Folder 7

The Uncertain Sciences, other poems 1975

Carton 9, Folder 8

Poems 1976

Carton 9, Folder 9

Poems-typed and handwritten 1976-1977

Carton 9, Folder 10

Writings-poems and prose undated

Carton 9, Folder 11

Prose 1972-1974

Carton 9, Folder 12

Handwritten notes, poems? circa 1975

Carton 9, Folder 13

Notes undated

Carton 9, Folder 14

Notebook 1970-1971

Carton 9, Folder 15

Notebook- exquisite corpses, poetry 1975

Carton 9, Folder 16

Notebook- note on poetry undated

Carton 9, Folder 17

Notebook undated

Carton 9, Folder 18

Collective writing 1974-1975

Carton 9, Folder 19

Poem by Pete Winslow 1969

Carton 9, Folder 20

Poems by others 1965, undated

Carton 9, Folder 21

Translation of Spanish surrealist poems 1974 December

Carton 9, Folder 22

Essay by Pete Winslow on Selected Poems circa 1970

Carton 9, Folder 23

Poems by Julia Vose undated

Carton 9, Folder 24

Poems by Paul Nagy undated

Carton 9, Folder 25

Poems by Christopher Pearse Cranch 1844

Carton 9, Folder 26

The Gnôsis of Light 1918

Carton 9, Folder 27

Transit of Venus by Harry Crosby 1931

Carton 9, Folder 28

Chariot of the Sun by Harry Crosby 1931

Carton 9, Folder 29

Articles on Surrealism 1971, 1974

Carton 9, Folder 30

Articles on Surrealism 1979, undated

Carton 9, Folder 31

"Introduction to the Discourse on the Dearth of Reality" by André Breton, The Philosophy of Fine Art, Chapter 3-"Poetry" by Hegel undated

Carton 9, Folder 32

Typescript translation of Aurélia by Gerard de Neval, segments of writings by André Breton undated

Carton 9, Folder 33

Antinarcissus- Surrealist Conquest- newsletter with poems by Lamantia and others 1969

Carton 9, Folder 34

Nightwatch Newspaper 1969, 1973

Carton 9, Folder 35

"Chicago-related" articles, newsletters 1964-1975

Carton 9, Folder 36

Articles on Lamantia 1967-1987

Carton 9, Folder 37

The Poetry Center 1970

Carton 9, Folder 38

San Francisco State College 1970

Carton 9, Folder 39

Extract From a Letter to Franklin Rosemont, Notes for an Introduction to the First Principles of Surrealism 1971, undated

Carton 9, Folder 40

Catalogue of City Lights Publications 1974

Carton 9, Folder 41

Alice Farley's Bride of the Prism 1974-1975

Carton 9, Folder 42

Justice in this Hemisphere: The Case of Paranagua and Pilla 1976

Carton 9, Folder 43

Miscellaneous 1970s

Carton 10, Folder 1

Poetic Matters-typescript and correspondence 1975

Carton 10, Folder 2

Typescript of Becoming Visible 1976

Carton 10, Folder 3

Poems 1973

Carton 10, Folder 4

"Poetic Texts" since The Blood of the Air 1975-1976

Carton 10, Folder 5

Poems 1976-1979

Carton 10, Folder 6

Prose, notes 1975

Carton 10, Folder 7

Prose, some regarding second edition of Touch of the Marvelous undated

Carton 10, Folder 8-14

Notebooks 1971-1978

Carton 10, Folder 15

Hidden Locks (or a Sleepwalkers Guide to S.F.) by Stephen [Ronan] 1979

Carton 10, Folder 16

Eugenio F. Granell- poems and correspondence 1982, undated

Carton 10, Folder 17

The Splendid Bird of Sabotage by Ted Joans undated

Carton 10, Folder 18

Charmelle and the White Smoke and Lola by Howard H undated

Carton 10, Folder 19

Clinica y Selva de la Anatomia undated

Carton 10, Folder 20

Julius Caesar by Joyce Mansour undated

Carton 10, Folder 21

Comments on Lamantia's poetry (by other writers) undated

Carton 10, Folder 22

The Anaesthetic Revelation and the Gist of Philosophy by Benjamin Paul Blood, Obsidian-Man Pomo Myth 1874, undated

Carton 10, Folder 23

Miscellaneous articles 1874-1970

Carton 10, Folder 24

Articles on surrealism and poetry 1934, 1969-1980

Carton 10, Folder 25

La Verdad Contemporánea by Juan Breá and Mary Lou 1943

Carton 10, Folder 26

The Day of Doom by Michael Wigglesworth 1966

Carton 10, Folder 27

Armes & Bagages 1975

Carton 10, Folder 28

Discourse upon the Essence and Form of Poetry by Fabre d'Olivet undated

Carton 10, Folder 29

Absolute Love by Alfred Jarry undated

Carton 10, Folder 30

La Forme Réfléchie by Claude Tarnaud undated

Carton 10, Folder 31

Alarme/Alarma- F.O.R. (newsletter) 1975-1978

Carton 10, Folder 32-33

Chicago surrealist-related papers 1972-197

Carton 10, Folder 34

Clippings, reviews, related to surrealism 1973-1975

Carton 10, Folder 35

Book catalogues 1979, undated

Carton 10, Folder 36

San Francisco Art Institute, The Poetic Spirit class 1979

Carton 10, Folder 37

Jean-Jaques Jack Dauben Artwork undated

Carton 10, Folder 38

Miscellaneous 1970-1979

Carton 11, Folder 1

Typescript of The Blood of the Air 1970

Carton 11, Folder 2

Xerox of The Blood of the Air (uncorrected) 1970

Carton 11, Folder 3

Touch of the Marvelous- typescript and correspondence 1971

Carton 11, Folder 4

Typescript-no title undated

Carton 11, Folder 5

Poems 1965, undated

Carton 11, Folder 6

"Unfinished poems" 1972

Carton 11, Folder 7

Sotere Torregian- correspondence and introductory remarks for The Wounded Mattress, by Lamantia 1970

Carton 11, Folder 8

Biographical sketch of Benjamin Peret 1969

Carton 11, Folder 9

Poetic Matters undated

Carton 11, Folder 10

Radio Voices -drafts undated

Carton 11, Folder 11

Autobiographical information undated

Carton 11, Folder 12

Notes undated

Carton 11, Folder 13-16

Notebooks 1966-1969

Carton 11, Folder 17

Poems by others 1969

Carton 11, Folder 18

Poems by Nancy J. Peters undated

Carton 11, Folder 19

Artwork-Chicago 1970-1978

Carton 11, Folder 20

This Body of Black Light by Daniel Moore 1969

Carton 11, Folder 21

Articles on surrealism 1976

Carton 11, Folder 22

San Francisco Art Institute Course- Poetry Now 1978-1979

Carton 11, Folder 23

San Francisco Art Institute Course- The Poetic Spirit 1978-1979

Carton 11, Folder 24-25

San Francisco Art Institute Course-readings 1978-1979

Carton 11, Folder 26

San Francisco Art Institute Course- student evaluation forms undated

Carton 11, Folder 27

San Francisco Art Institute Course-miscellaneous 1978-1979

Carton 11, Folder 28

Miscellaneous- Chicago related 1974, undated

Carton 11, Folder 29

The Little Magazine submission request 1974

Carton 12, Folder 1-9

Notebooks 1960-2003

Carton 12, Folder 10-14

Notebooks undated

Carton 12, Folder 15

Business cards undated

Carton 13, Folder 1

Poems 1974, 1979-1980

Carton 13, Folder 2-3

Poems 1975

Carton 13, Folder 4

"Unpublished poems" 1975

Carton 13, Folder 5

Poems 1977

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Poems 1978-1979

Carton 13, Folder 7

Poems 1979-1980, 1986

Carton 13, Folder 8-9

Poetic Matters undated

Carton 13, Folder 10-15

Notebooks 1974-1982

Carton 13, Folder 16

Address book undated

Carton 13, Folder 17

Collective writings 1974

Carton 13, Folder 18

Writings- Gerard Malanga 1970-1974

Carton 13, Folder 19

Hidden Locks by Stephen Schwartz 1971

Carton 13, Folder 20

The External Skeleton by Stephen Schwartz 1973

Carton 13, Folder 21

Writings- Thom Burns 1973

Carton 13, Folder 22

Primitive Numbers by WJ McGee 1973

Carton 13, Folder 23-24

The Surrealist Movement in the United States, 1974 1974

Carton 13, Folder 25

Aspects of the Ethnology of Automatism by Stephen Schwartz 1974

Carton 13, Folder 26

Beyond Linguistics: Theses on Jakobson's Questions de Poetique by Stephen Schwartz 1974

Carton 13, Folder 27

Writings by others 1974-1975

Carton 13, Folder 28

Brook Rothwell - writings and correspondence 1975-1979

Carton 13, Folder 29

Magnetic Fields submission- Ribitch 1975

Carton 13, Folder 30

Poems- Laurence Weisberg 1975

Carton 13, Folder 31

Writings- Janet Parker 1975

Carton 13, Folder 32

Poems- James Brook 1979

Carton 13, Folder 33

Poems- Nanos Valaoritis undated

Carton 13, Folder 34

Poems- Richard Waara undated

Carton 13, Folder 35

Poems- Tom Burghardt undated

Carton 13, Folder 36

Writings- Ted Joans undated

Carton 13, Folder 37

Writings- Joseph Jablonski undated

Carton 13, Folder 38

Poems- David Volpendesta undated

Carton 13, Folder 39

Writings- Larry Smith undated

Carton 13, Folder 40

Poetry reading fliers 1985, undated

Carton 13, Folder 41

Capablanka, by Samuel Greenberg 1916

Carton 13, Folder 42

Le Chateau de Grisou by Cesar Moro (photocopy) 1943

Carton 13, Folder 43

Le Melog 4-5 International Poesie 1976

Carton 13, Folder 44

Lautreamont: Poet of the Muscles and the Cry, Poetry, Property of Matter undated

Carton 13, Folder 45

"Radical America" 1972

Carton 13, Folder 46

"Magazine Litteraire" 1972-1975

Carton 13, Folder 47

Astrology 1969-1973

Carton 13, Folder 48

Postcards (no writing) undated

Carton 13, Folder 49

Miscellaneous 1971-1987

Carton 14, Folder 1

Becoming Visible- typescript with notes undated

Carton 14, Folder 2

Poetic Matters typescript undated

Carton 14, Folder 3

Poems 1973

Carton 14, Folder 4

Poems- "New Poems Since April '73" 1973

Carton 14, Folder 5

Poems 1974-1975

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Poems 1976

Carton 14, Folder 7

Poems 1977

Carton 14, Folder 8

Poems from Becoming Visible 1977-1978

Carton 14, Folder 9

Alice Farley- Dancing at Lands End by Lamantia 1982, undated

Carton 14, Folder 10

Vital Conflagrations undated

Carton 14, Folder 11

Autobiographical prose undated

Carton 14, Folder 12-14

Notebooks 1969-1971

Carton 14, Folder 15

Notebooks- exquisite corpses undated

Carton 14, Folder 16

Addresses undated

Carton 14, Folder 17

Samuel Greenberg and Hart Crane- A Study of the Lost Manuscripts (dissertation of Marc Simon) 1968

Carton 14, Folder 18

Writings- Stephen Schwartz 1971-1973

Carton 14, Folder 19

Poems- Robert Feigenbaum 1972-1973

Carton 14, Folder 20

Le Mort du Mort by Thomas Burghardt 1976

Carton 14, Folder 21

Poems- Aurelien Dauget 1976

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"Arsenal and catalogue material" 1976

Carton 14, Folder 23

Writings by others undated

Carton 14, Folder 24

A Murderous Arc in Search of its Phantom by Thomas Burghardt undated

Carton 14, Folder 25

Photocopy of Piedra de Sol by Octavio Paz, with English translation 1969

Carton 14, Folder 26

Miscellaneous Articles 1975, undated

Carton 14, Folder 27

Lettres de Guerre- Jaques Vache undated

Carton 14, Folder 28

Anarchist newspapers 1946-1949

Carton 14, Folder 29

Antinarcissus 1969-1970

Carton 14, Folder 30

Surrealist publications 1972, undated

Carton 14, Folder 31

"Arsenal Bulletin" 1974

Carton 14, Folder 32

"On the Defection of an Opportunist" ("Conclusion of the Schwartz Affair") 1974

Carton 14, Folder 33

Miscellaneous 1978, 1975, undated

Carton 14, Folder 34

Materials removed from Lamantia Library- Antinarcissus, Gerome Kambrowski exhibition, miscellaneous 1970s

Oversize Box 1, Folder 1

City of San Francisco 1975 October, September

Carton 15, Folder 1

Notebook undated

Carton 15, Folder 2

Notes and addresses undated

Carton 15, Folder 3

Birders Life List and Diary 1982-1986

Carton 15, Folder 4

Birding checklists and notes 1977-1988

Carton 15, Folder 5

Birding checklists (empty), birding pamphlets 1981-1992

Carton 15, Folder 6

Poems by others 1982-1987

Carton 15, Folder 7

Miscellaneous writings by others 1983-1984

Carton 15, Folder 8

Reviews of Lamantia 1981

Carton 15, Folder 9

Poetry readings 1987, undated

Carton 15, Folder 10

Ammunition, with review of Becoming Visible undated

Carton 15, Folder 11

The Poetic Spirit- syllabus and course materials 1979

Carton 15, Folder 12

The Poetic Spirit- course materials 1979, 1982

Carton 15, Folder 13

San Francisco Art Institute-related papers 1979-1982

Carton 15, Folder 14

The Poetic Spirit-student work 1981-1982

Carton 15, Folder 15

San Francisco Art Institute course materials 1982

Carton 15, Folder 16

The Poetic Spirit-syllabus and course materials 1982

Carton 15, Folder 17

Course materials- surrealist texts translated by Christopher Perret 1980s

Carton 15, Folder 18

Collected Poems- Giovannitti (photocopy) circa 1961

Carton 15, Folder 19

Miscellaneous non-fiction articles 1965, undated

Carton 15, Folder 20

Photocopies of Samuel Greenberg poems 1978

Carton 15, Folder 21

Foye text about Poe 1980

Carton 15, Folder 22

Interview with E. Roditi (about André Breton) from Gay Sunshine 1982

Carton 15, Folder 23

Eluard- et Ses Amis Peintres 1982-1983

Carton 15, Folder 24

Miscellaneous newspapers and newspaper articles 1982-1989

Carton 15, Folder 25

Surrealist publications 1989

Carton 15, Folder 26

The American Italian Historical Association, and Italian Welfare Agency 1989

Carton 15, Folder 27

The Anderson marsh 1985

Carton 15, Folder 28

Book catalogues 1981-1984

Carton 15, Folder 29

Bisbee poetry festival 1983

Carton 15, Folder 30

Trip to Egypt- postcards, stamps, ticket undated

Carton 15, Folder 31

Papyrus Pharaonic Calendar 1994

Carton 15, Folder 32

Poems wrongly attributed to Lamantia undated

Carton 15, Folder 33

Miscellaneous 1981-1986, 1996

Carton 15, Folder 34

Materials removed from Lamantia Library- notebook 1986

Carton 15, Folder 35

Materials removed from Lamantia Library- postcards, miscellaneous art museum exhibition materials 1980s

Oversize Box 1, Folder 2

Materials removed from Lamantia Library- "The Bird Identification Calendar" 1987

Carton 16, Folder 1

Poems- " Bed of Sphinxes", Becoming Visible, typescript-unpublished poems? 1980s

Carton 16, Folder 2

Poems- Ex Cathedra 1981

Carton 16, Folder 3

Poems 1981

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Poems 1981-1983

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Poems 1981-1988

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Poems- "latest versions" 1982

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Poems 1982

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Poems 1982-1983

Carton 16, Folder 12-13

Poems 1983

Carton 16, Folder 14

Poems- "to be typed" 1983-1984

Carton 16, Folder 15

Poems (handwritten) 1983, 1986

Carton 16, Folder 16

Prose 1980

Carton 16, Folder 17

Autobiographical sketch undated

Carton 16, Folder 18

Notebook-poetry 1977-1989

Carton 16, Folder 19

Notebook-poetry, course notes, dreams 1978, 1980-1981

Carton 16, Folder 20-22

Notebooks 1980-1981

Carton 16, Folder 23

Notebook- contains first part of Ex Cathedra 1981

Carton 16, Folder 24

Notebook- Flaming Water, second part of Ex Cathedra 1981

Carton 16, Folder 25

Notebook-poetry 1981

Carton 16, Folder 26-30

Notebooks 1981-1983

Carton 16, Folder 31

Notebook- West the Road to Daladano 1982-1983

Carton 16, Folder 32

Miscellaneous 1955, 1978, 1980-1982

Carton 17, Folder 1

Final typescript of Meadowlark West undated

Carton 17, Folder 2

Poems- "most to be typed for Meadowlark West" 1981-1985

Carton 17, Folder 3

Typescript 1984

Carton 17, Folder 4-5

Poems (handwritten) 1984-1985

Carton 17, Folder 6

Manuscripts 1985

Carton 17, Folder 7

Typescripts 1985

Carton 17, Folder 8

Photocopies of typescript 1985

Carton 17, Folder 9

Unidentified Manuscript [?] 1986

Carton 17, Folder 10

Poems, notes 1983-1985

Carton 17, Folder 11

Poems 1983-1986

Carton 17, Folder 12

Poems, notes 1984

Carton 17, Folder 13

Poems (handwritten) 1984-1985

Carton 17, Folder 14

Poems, notes 1984-1986

Carton 17, Folder 15

Poems 1985 July

Carton 17, Folder 16

Poems, notes 1985

Carton 17, Folder 17

Drafts of Diana Green 1986

Carton 17, Folder 18

Diana Green , in progress 1986

Carton 17, Folder 19

Prose, poems, notes 1986

Carton 17, Folder 20

Poems 1986

Carton 17, Folder 21

Poems, notes 1987-1988

Carton 17, Folder 22

Collection of poems (for reading?) undated

Carton 17, Folder 23-24

Prose 1984-1986

Carton 17, Folder 25

Notebook 1986-1986

Carton 17, Folder 26

Writings by others 1970

Carton 17, Folder 27

Poems by Jane Adair 1984

Carton 17, Folder 28

Poetry collections by Stephen Schwartz 1985

Carton 17, Folder 29

Poems from the Larry Blake readings 1985

Carton 17, Folder 30

Marie Wilson-artwork undated

Carton 17, Folder 31

San Francisco Press Club poetry reading, includes photographs 1986-1987

Carton 17, Folder 32

Spiders - interview by Lawrence Distasi 1989

Carton 17, Folder 33

Biographical information undated

Carton 17, Folder 34

Poetry reading fliers undated

Carton 17, Folder 35

Dialogue, Democracy, and Peace by Octavio Paz 1984

Carton 17, Folder 36-37

Newspaper clippings 1982-1987

Carton 17, Folder 38

Clarke Ashton Smith plaque dedication 1985

Carton 17, Folder 39-41

Miscellaneous 1980-1989

Oversize Folder 1B

From the Center museum exhibition poster 1986

Carton 18, Folder 1

Manuscript- book two of Between the Winds 1988

Carton 18, Folder 2

Unidentified manuscript 1988

Carton 18, Folder 3

Photocopy of unidentified manuscript 1989

Carton 18, Folder 4

No Closure manuscript 1989

Carton 18, Folder 5-6

No Closure 1989

Carton 18, Folder 7

No Closure- "Feb. to Early March" 1989

Carton 18, Folder 8

" No Closure to March 2, 1989", manuscript 1989

Carton 18, Folder 9

Manuscript sent to Caliban 1989

Carton 18, Folder 10

Typescript of Bed of Sphinxes (incomplete) undated

Carton 18, Folder 11

Draft copies of Unacheived, correspondence regarding submission to Sulfur 1987

Carton 18, Folder 12

Poems 1988 February-July

Carton 18, Folder 13

Poems- "August 15-August 27" 1988 August

Carton 18, Folder 14

Poems 1988 September-October

Carton 18, Folder 15

Poems 1988 December

Carton 18, Folder 16

Poems (for Sulfur?) 1988, 1991

Carton 18, Folder 17-22

Poems 1989 January-October

Carton 18, Folder 23

Poem fragment 1989

Carton 18, Folder 24

Poems circa 1989

Carton 18, Folder 25

Poems 1989-1990

Carton 18, Folder 26

Poems 1989, 1991

Carton 18, Folder 27

Diana Green , other poems undated

Carton 18, Folder 28

Poems undated

Carton 18, Folder 29

Notebook 1988, 1991

Carton 18, Folder 30

Notebook- includes original draft of Redwood Highway 1988

Carton 18, Folder 31-32

Notebooks 1989

Carton 18, Folder 33

South American poetry translated by Mary Crow 1981

Carton 18, Folder 34

Towards the Primeval Lightning Field by Will Alexander 1997

Carton 18, Folder 35

Poems by Henri Michaux, translated by Louise Landes-Levi 1998

Carton 18, Folder 36

Poems by David Gascoyne undated

Carton 18, Folder 37

Requiem Fires by Steven Frattali undated

Carton 18, Folder 38

Writings by Donald Sidney-Fryer undated

Carton 18, Folder 39

Interview by David Meltzer 1998 November 4

Carton 18, Folder 40

A Bioregional Bibliography 1988

Carton 18, Folder 41

Stefan Baciu 1993

Carton 18, Folder 42

Photocopies of miscellaneous articles and poems by others undated

Carton 19, Folder 1

No Closure, other writings 1977-1981, 1990

Carton 19, Folder 2

No Closure 1989

Carton 19, Folder 3

Poetics by Pluto , Birders Lament , Unacheived 1989

Carton 19, Folder 4

Egypt - "Latest drafts" 1989

Carton 19, Folder 5

Poems 1989 December-1990 February

Carton 19, Folder 6

Poems 1989-1991

Carton 19, Folder 7

Poems, letter written in Cairo 1989-1991

Carton 19, Folder 8-12

Poems 1990 February-April

Carton 19, Folder 13

Poems-to be typed for poetry reading 1990 May

Carton 19, Folder 14

"Egypt pt II", other poems 1990 June-August

Carton 19, Folder 15

Poems, manuscript of No Closure Part Two 1990

Carton 19, Folder 16-18

Poems 1990

Carton 19, Folder 19

Poems- "selected red check to be typed" 1990

Carton 19, Folder 20

Dynamics of Violence submission materials 1990-1991

Carton 19, Folder 21-22

Poems 1991 June-August

Carton 19, Folder 23

Poems, "in process" 1991

Carton 19, Folder 24

Poems for Sulfur 1991

Carton 19, Folder 25

Poems 1991

Carton 19, Folder 26

Poems 1991-1992

Carton 19, Folder 27

Egypt, notes 1992

Carton 19, Folder 28

Revelation 1992

Carton 19, Folder 29

"Reworked poems from 1970s" 1992

Carton 19, Folder 30

Poems for Egypt: Analogues 1992-1993

Carton 19, Folder 31

Prose- No Closure- related? 1989-1990

Carton 19, Folder 32

Prose 1990

Carton 19, Folder 33

Draft of letter to Charles Duit circa 1990

Carton 19, Folder 34

Preface for Waino by Lamantia 1991

Carton 19, Folder 35

Prose, notes 1991-1992

Carton 19, Folder 36

Notes 1991-1992

Carton 19, Folder 37

"Important notes" undated

Carton 19, Folder 38-45

Notebooks 1990-1994

Carton 19, Folder 46

Twenty-Eight Years Later by Ruth Weiss 1991

Carton 19, Folder 47

The Snarling Gift by Adam Cornford 1991

Carton 19, Folder 48

Essay on Destroyed Works, by Jody Norton 1991

Carton 19, Folder 49

Poems, collages by Ronnie Burk 1990s

Carton 19, Folder 50

Paintings by Knute Stiles 1996, 1999

Carton 19, Folder 51

Poetry reading by Diane DiPrima and Philip Lamantia 1992

Carton 19, Folder 52

Publicity Materials 1992

Carton 19, Folder 53

Miscellaneous writings by others (photocopies) 1957, 1960, 1985, undated

Carton 19, Folder 54

Miscellaneous clippings, articles 1986-1997

Carton 19, Folder 55

Papers, cards concerning the death of Mary Lamantia 1990

Carton 20, Folder 1

Proof sheets for Bed of Sphinxes, corrected by Lamantia 1996

Carton 20, Folder 2-5

Bed of Sphinxes typescript corrected by Lamantia 1996

Carton 20, Folder 6

Poems, notes, introduction by Lamantia to Ventriloquist, by Ken Waino 1991, undated

Carton 20, Folder 7-8

Poems 1992-1994

Carton 20, Folder 9

Poems- "in progress" 1996

Carton 20, Folder 10

Poems 1998 August

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Notes, drafts of correspondence 1998

Carton 20, Folder 12-16

Notebooks 1993-1997

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Dirty Documents by James Brook 1982

Carton 20, Folder 18

Writings by others 1992-1998

Carton 20, Folder 19

Typescript of Fifth Sun by Aymon de Sales 1993

Carton 20, Folder 20

Poems by Dan Stanciu (translated into English) 1994

Carton 20, Folder 21

Night Life - by Steven [Frattali?] 1997

Carton 20, Folder 22

Writings by Garret Caples 1997, undated

Carton 20, Folder 23

Poems by Stephen Ronan 1998

Carton 20, Folder 24

The Poetry of Philip Lamantia , by Roderick Iverson 2002

Carton 20, Folder 25

Non Accumulation as a Form of Abstraction: Finnegans Wake undated

Carton 20, Folder 26

Writings by Andrew Joron undated

Carton 20, Folder 27

Bed of Sphinxes publishing rights agreement 1996

Carton 20, Folder 28

Reviews of Bed of Sphinxes 1997

Carton 20, Folder 29

Artist royalty summary-Fantasy Inc. 1998

Carton 20, Folder 30

Poetry Reading Fliers 1999

Carton 20, Folder 31

Profile of Lamantia, by Garrett Caples undated

Carton 20, Folder 32

Miscellaneous articles 1985-1999

Carton 20, Folder 33

Photocopies of Clark Ashton Smith rarities 1988

Carton 20, Folder 34

Poetry publications 1982, 1993-1998

Carton 20, Folder 35

News clippings 1999-2000

Carton 20, Folder 36-37

Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi 1998-2000

Carton 20, Folder 38

Religious paintings, cards to Mary Lamantia 1957-1966

Carton 20, Folder 39

ACTUAL 1992

Carton 20, Folder 40-41

Miscellaneous 1992-2000

Carton 20, Folder 42

Materials removed from Lamantia Library- Egyptian currency, newspaper articles, etc. 1990s

Oversize Box 1, Folder 3-4

Materials removed from Lamantia Library- calendars 1991-1997

Carton 21, Folder 1

Pull-Offs- A Vanishing Medium 1998

Carton 21, Folder 2

Seraphim City 2000

Carton 21, Folder 3

Ultimate Zone 2000

Carton 21, Folder 4

Notes on music heard on KUSF 1991

Carton 21, Folder 5

Notes- Project celebration, 9 poets 2001

Carton 21, Folder 6

Notes undated

Carton 21, Folder 7

Notebooks 1990

Carton 21, Folder 8

Notebook- St. Francis Shrine Bible class 2001

Carton 21, Folder 9

Poems by Philip Hacket 1993-2000

Carton 21, Folder 10

Typescript of Asia and Haiti by Will Alexander 1994-1995

Carton 21, Folder 11

Poems by Stephen Ronan 1996-1999

Carton 21, Folder 12

Poems by Ronnie Burk 1998, 2000, 2001

Carton 21, Folder 13

Prose by Ronnie Burk and Garrett Caples 2000

Carton 21, Folder 14

Poems by Lee Ballentine, reading copy of Seraphim City for Aaron Peskin's inauguration to the board of supervisors 2001

Carton 21, Folder 15

Further Impressions of Africa , review of Andre Joron's The Removes, by John Olson 2001

Carton 21, Folder 16

Songs of Being Here and Not Being Here by Massimiliano Chiamenti, drawing of Philip Lamantia 2001

Carton 21, Folder 17

Gaspard De La Nuit by Aloysius Bertrand, translation by Donald Sidney-Fryer 2000

Carton 21, Folder 18

Gaspard De La Nuit: A Sampler of Characteristic Pieces, translation by Donald Sidney-Fryer 2001

Carton 21, Folder 19

The Secret Art of Photomorphosis, by Azever Bogartte 2001

Carton 21, Folder 20

Thesis of Glen Motil 2001

Carton 21, Folder 21

Ashton Avenue-Earliest Memories, by Paul Nagy undated

Carton 21, Folder 22

Meltzer interview 1998

Carton 21, Folder 23

Interview by John Suiter, corrected by Lamantia 2000 December

Carton 21, Folder 24

New Man, New Beat, interview by Theresa Famolaro undated

Carton 21, Folder 25

Biographical information on Lamantia 2001

Carton 21, Folder 26

Website about Lamantia 2001

Carton 21, Folder 27

Poetry reading fliers 2001

Carton 21, Folder 28-29

Photocopy of Les Mystères des Dieux by Pierre Piobb 1909

Carton 21, Folder 30

Photocopies of A Selection from Gaspard of the Night 1964

Carton 21, Folder 31

The Eucharistic Life, by Rev. Mother Maria Auxilia of the Cross 1983

Carton 21, Folder 32

Religion-related articles 1995, 1998

Carton 21, Folder 33

Sheri Martinelli: A Modernist Muse , by Steven Moore 1998

Carton 21, Folder 34

Anti-war articles 1999

Carton 21, Folder 35

Article on Wallace Stevens and Ezra Pound 2001

Carton 21, Folder 36

Picture with Moving Parts by Rick London 2002

Carton 21, Folder 37

Photocopies of John Hoffman poems from Journey to the End 2002

Carton 21, Folder 38

Chapter on Lamantia by Rosemont 2004

Carton 21, Folder 39

Newspaper articles, book lists 2000-2001

Carton 21, Folder 40

Prints of paintings by Hu Xin 1998

Carton 21, Folder 41

Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi 1999-2001

Carton 21, Folder 42

The School of Pastoral Leadership 2000

Carton 21, Folder 43

Correspondence concerning Just Like That, video from Raman Rao 2002

Carton 21, Folder 44

Exhibition catalogue for, Semina Culture: Wallace Berman and His Circle, Santa Monica Museum of Art 2003

Carton 21, Folder 45-46

Miscellaneous 2000-2004

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Handwritten notes undated

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Poem, drawing by Wayne Kral 1974

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Bianca by Robert Bohm 1974

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Poems by "DW" 1991

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Poems by Will Alexander 1991

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Untitled typescript by Ronnie Burk 1992

Carton 22, Folder 7

Interview of Gerd Stern, Letter 1996, 1999

Carton 22, Folder 8-10

Interview of Gerd Stern 1996

Carton 22, Folder 11

Poems by Isidro Rodriguez 1998

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Paper Storyboard by Massimiliano Chiamenti (in Italian) 1999

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Invoking the Princely Laws, by Janelle Viglini 1999, 2003

Carton 22, Folder 14

Poems, prose by Walker Brents 2000

Carton 22, Folder 15

Typescript of Moving Still by Leonard Brink 2001

Carton 22, Folder 16

Dead Men Talking, by John Olson and Spencer Selby, photos of Lamantia 2001

Carton 22, Folder 17

Poems by Tony D'Arpino 2001

Carton 22, Folder 18

How I Came to Meet and Work with the Great French Poet Henri Michaux, by Louise Landes-Levi- Draft 2002

Carton 22, Folder 19

Poems by Will Alexander undated

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"Concerning the Henbane Bird", by Will Alexander (incomplete) undated

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"The Brimstone Boat" for Philip Lamantia, by Will Alexander undated

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Laura Battiferri Ammannati- biographical information and poems undated

Carton 22, Folder 23

Photographs of artwork by Jose Ramon Sanchez 1969-1986

Carton 22, Folder 24

Health and medical-related papers 1977-1989

Carton 22, Folder 25

San Francisco Reader, letter from Walker Brents 2002

Carton 22, Folder 26-27

Miscellaneous 1974-2000

Carton 23, Folder 1

Symbolon poems, poems considered for Bed of Sphinxes? 1992-1993, 1998

Carton 23, Folder 2

Poems, worship hymns 1998

Carton 23, Folder 3

Poems, for Symbolon? 1998

Carton 23, Folder 4

Poems 1998-1999

Carton 23, Folder 5

Seraphim City, Ultimate Zone, Hidden Truth 1998-2000

Carton 23, Folder 6

Poems, notes 1999

Carton 23, Folder 7

Poems 1999 February

Carton 23, Folder 8

Account of dream about Breton, Burned Alive, other poems 1999-2000

Carton 23, Folder 9

Miscellaneous writings, The Catholic Worker newspaper 2000-2001

Carton 23, Folder 10-13

Poems 2000-2001

Carton 23, Folder 14

Poems, notes for Japanese translator 2001

Carton 23, Folder 15

Hyper-Sleep and other poems 2001

Carton 23, Folder 16

"Attempt at introduction to revision of Narcotica", other writings 2001

Carton 23, Folder 17

Poems and prose-poems 2001

Carton 23, Folder 18

Poems 2001

Carton 23, Folder 19

Poems 2001 May-June

Carton 23, Folder 20

"New Work" 2001 August-September

Carton 23, Folder 21

Photocopies of Triple V undated

Carton 23, Folder 22

Hommage to Simon Rodia, Birder's Lament undated

Carton 23, Folder 23

St. Teresa vignettes, other prose 2000

Carton 23, Folder 24

Notebooks 1998

Carton 23, Folder 25

Notebook, High Poet: Memoirs of Philip Lamantia 1998-1999

Carton 23, Folder 26-27

Notebooks 1998-1999

Carton 23, Folder 28

Notebook (1 page of writing) undated

Carton 23, Folder 29

Notebook undated

Carton 23, Folder 30

Poems by Gerd 1999

Carton 23, Folder 31

Poems by Garrett Caples undated

Carton 23, Folder 32

Miscellaneous 1999-2001

Carton 23, Folder 33

Materials removed from Lamantia Library- calendar with Lamantia quote, miscellaneous 2000s

Box 1

Works by Rusel Jaque 1963-1982

 

Series 3 Personal Papers 1921-1990

Physical Description: Carton 23, folders 34-49; oversize box 1, folders 5-7

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Scope and Content Note

Includes financial records of Mary and Nunzio Lamantia and documents pertaining to their deaths. Papers from Philip's childhood include report cards and a diploma from elementary school, scrap-books, and certificates of communion, confirmation, and baptism. The few documents from later in his life include marriage and divorce papers, ephemerides, and passports.
Carton 23, Folder 34

Nunzio and Mary Lamantia- personal documents 1921-1952

Carton 23, Folder 35

Nunzio Lamantia's World War I medals undated

Carton 23, Folder 36

Elementary school report cards 1934-1944

Carton 23, Folder 37

The Manual of Catholic Devotions, received at first communion 1939

Oversize Box 1, Folder 5

Certificate of First Holy Communion 1939

Oversize Box 1, Folder 6

Scrapbook 1938-1939

Oversize Box 1, Folder 7

Scrapbook 1939-1941

Carton 23, Folder 38

Certificate of confirmation 1940

Carton 23, Folder 39

Philip Lamantia's diploma from the Bates School 1945

Carton 23, Folder 40

Passports 1952, 1967

Carton 23, Folder 41

Certificate of baptism 1955

Carton 23, Folder 42

Marriage and divorce papers 1956-1978

Carton 23, Folder 43-44

Ephemerides 1966-1990

Carton 23, Folder 45

Certificate of death- Mary Lamantia 1990

Carton 23, Folder 46

Tranchen family genealogy undated

Carton 23, Folder 47

Grade school ruler undated

Carton 23, Folder 48

Chinese zodiac calendar undated

Carton 23, Folder 49

Items removed from Philip Lamantia Library undated