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Jessica Hagedorn correspondence with Stephen Vincent : and other material, approximately 1974-1990.
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Title:

Jessica Hagedorn correspondence with Stephen Vincent: and other material, approximately 1974-1990
Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn correspondence with Stephen Vincent

Creator/Contributor:

Hagedorn, Jessica, 1949-, creator, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Vincent, Stephen, 1941-, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Powell, Richard J., 1953-, artist.

Creator/Contributor:

Momo's Press

Abstract:

Contains mostly correspondence between Hagedorn and Vincent (founder of Momo's Press). Topics covered include her appearances and publishing activities with Momo's Press. Also includes two issues of Shocks magazine (No. 3-4, and 5), programs, brochures, announcements, and book reviews pertaining to her work. Also Includes a photocopy typescript with a few manuscript annotations for her book "Dangerous Music," and a cover mock-up for another book, "Pet Food & Tropical Apparitions."
Contains four prints for the series "Petfood Suite," signed and dated (1981) by the artist Rick Powell, and one typescript poem "The Leopard," signed by Hagedorn (1983).

Date:

1974 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Filipino American women authors
Filipino American artists
Filipino Americans -- Fiction
American poetry -- Filipino American authors
American fiction -- Filipino American authors
American literature -- Filipino American authors
Women poets
Women authors
Small presses -- California -- San Francisco
Authors and publishers
African American artists
Écrivaines américaines d'origine philippine
Américains d'origine philippine -- Romans, nouvelles, etc
Littérature américaine -- Auteurs américains d'origine philippine
Poétesses
Écrivaines
Petites maisons d'édition -- Californie -- San Francisco
Écrivains et éditeurs
Artistes noirs américains
authors
African American artists
American fiction -- Filipino American authors
American literature -- Filipino American authors
American poetry -- Filipino American authors
Authors and publishers
Filipino American artists
Filipino American women authors
Filipino Americans
Small presses
Women authors
Women poets
California -- San Francisco
Momo's Press.
Momo's Press
Hagedorn, Jessica -- 1949- -- Correspondence
Hagedorn, Jessica -- 1949- -- Archives
Vincent, Stephen -- 1941- -- Correspondence
Hagedorn, Jessica -- 1949-
Vincent, Stephen -- 1941-

Note:

COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Gift of Nina W. Matheson; 2011.
Related collection: Jessica Hagedorn papers, 1974-2006 (BANC MSS 2007/160).
Related collection: Momo's Press records, 1972-1986 (BANC MSS 97/41 c).
Jessica Hagedorn is a Filipino-American playwright, writer, poet, storyteller, musician, and multimedia performance artist.
Stephen Vincent founded the literary organization Momo's Press in June 1972. The press produced Shocks magazine, a critical periodical with a focus on poetry and poets of the San Francisco Bay Area and small press books featuring the work of new writers.
Richard J. Powell, John Spencer Bassett Professor at Duke University, received his Ph.D. from Yale University. His research and teaching interests lie in American art, African American art, and theories of race and representation in the African diaspora.
Jessica Hagedorn correspondence with Stephen Vincent, BANC MSS 2011/245, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.

Type:

manuscripts for publication.
prints (visual works)
poetry.
Poetry
Prints
Archives
Fiction
Personal correspondence
Prints.
Poetry.
Poems.
Estampes.
Poésie.

Physical Description:

print
0.45 (1 1

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.