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John Brandi papers, 1964-2020.
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John Brandi papers, 1964-2020Creator/Contributor:
Brandi, John, creator, creator.Creator/Contributor:
Meltzer, David, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Hirschman, Jack, 1933-2021, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
McClure, Michael, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Pommy-Vega, Janine, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Sakaki, Nanao, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Nye, Naomi Shihab, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Sze, Arthur, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Kyger, Joanne, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Nichols, John Treadwell, 1940-2023, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Snyder, Gary, 1930-, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Waters, Frank, 1902-1995, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence, correspondent.Abstract:
Contains published and unpublished manuscripts of prose, poetry, drafts of books, and illustrations. Also includes correspondence
with publishers and other poets and authors, such as Jack Hirschman, David Meltzer, Michael McClure, Janine Pommy-Vega, Nanao
Sakaki, Naomi Shihab Nye, Arthur Sze, Joanne Kyger, John Nichols, Gary Snyder, Frank Waters, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and others.
Of particular note are nine cartons of illustrated journals detailing Brandi's work in the Peace Corps; travels throughout
the Americas, India, and Asia; and his work as a poet and artist.
Date:
1964 (issued)Subject:
n-us---Poets, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Beats (Persons)
Poètes américains -- 20e siècle -- Correspondance
Écrivains américains -- 20e siècle -- Correspondance
Beatniks
Beat generation
Authors, American
Beats (Persons)
Poets, American
Ecuador
Tooth of Time Books.
Peace Corps (U.S.) -- Ecuador
Peace Corps (U.S.)
Brandi, John -- Archives
Brandi, John -- Correspondence
Meltzer, David -- Correspondence
Hirschman, Jack -- 1933-2021 -- Correspondence
McClure, Michael -- Correspondence
Pommy-Vega, Janine -- Correspondence
Sakaki, Nanao -- Correspondence
Nye, Naomi Shihab -- Correspondence
Sze, Arthur -- Correspondence
Kyger, Joanne -- Correspondence
Nichols, John Treadwell -- 1940-2023 -- Correspondence
Snyder, Gary -- 1930- -- Correspondence
Waters, Frank -- 1902-1995 -- Correspondence
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence -- Correspondence
Brandi, John
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
Hirschman, Jack -- 1933-2021
Kyger, Joanne
McClure, Michael
Meltzer, David
Nichols, John Treadwell -- 1940-
Nye, Naomi Shihab
Pommy-Vega, Janine
Sakaki, Nanao
Snyder, Gary -- 1930-
Sze, Arthur
Waters, Frank -- 1902-1995
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Purchase from John Brandi; 2009, 2020.
Born in 1943, John Brandi attended California State University, Northridge and graduated with a B.A. in art and anthropology.
From 1966 to 1968 he worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador. It was also in Ecuador that Brandi began publishing his
poems in hand-sewn mimeograph editions. After further travel he returned to the United States where he met several Beat Generation
poets and David Meltzer, who published Brandi's first collection of prose poems. In 1971 Brandi moved to New Mexico and established
Tooth of Time Books, which published the works of new poets. In addition to his writing and art Brandi teaches in a wide variety
of settings, such as schools, prisons, nursing homes, and centers for at-risk youth.
John Brandi papers, BANC MSS 2009/112, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Type:
manuscripts for publication.notebooks.
diaries.
Archives
Personal correspondence
Notebooks.
Diaries.
Cahiers.
Journaux intimes.
Physical Description:
print
60.5 (48 1 3
Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
UNPROCESSED. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via a Special
Collections Request link.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.