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Philip Whalen letters to Diane di Prima, 1961-1967.
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Title:

Philip Whalen letters to Diane di Prima, 1961-1967

Creator/Contributor:

Whalen, Philip, creator, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Di Prima, Diane, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Marlowe, Alan, correspondent.

Abstract:

Consists of letters and postcards sent to Diane di Prima and her husband Alan Marlowe between the years 1961 and 1967. The letters are filled with details about Whalen's pending travel to Japan and his experience upon arriving there, writing, editing poems and stories, and the publication of works mentioning Gary Snyder, Lew Welch, Allen Ginsberg, and others.

Date:

1961 (issued)

Subject:

Whalen, Philip -- Correspondence
Di Prima, Diane -- Correspondence
Whalen, Philip -- Travel -- Japan
Poets, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Japan -- Description and travel

Note:

Collection processed at folder level in 2008.
Philip Whalen letters to Diane di Prima, BANC MSS 2008/241, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.

Physical Description:

print
1 box (0.2 linear feet)

Language:

English

Origin:

California