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American Literary Studies
Ron Loewinsohn Papers
The Papers
Location: Department of Special Collections, Green Library
Call Number: M0856
Size: 6 linear ft
Finding Guide: A printed version is available in the reading
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of Special Collections are non-circulating and must be used in the Special
Collections' Reading Room in the Cecil H. Green Library. The Reading
Room is open 10:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday. Photocopies, photographs,
and microfilm can be made of some materials in the collections. For more
information about the collections and access policies, please contact
Special Collections by telephone at (650) 725-1022, by electronic mail
at speccollref@stanford.edu or by regular mail at the Department of Special
Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94305-6004.
Career of Ron Loewinsohn (1937 - )
Born in the Phillipines, Ron Loewinsohn has been a major figure of the
San Francisco poetry scene since his student days at San Francisco State
College. While there he published his first volume of poetry, Watermelons
(1959), which featured an introduction by Allen Ginsberg. In 1963,
he co-edited, with Richard Brautigan, Change, a magazine of poetry.
His second book of poetry, The World of the Lie (1963) received
the Poets Foundation Award. His later works include Against the Silences
to Come (1965), L'Autre (1967), The Step (1968),
the collection Meat Air : Poems 1957 - 1969 (1970), and Goat
Dances : Poems and Prose (1976). Loewinsohn is also the author of
the novels, Magnetic Fields (1983) and Where all the Ladders
Start (1987). He was a teaching fellow in American Literature at
Harvard University, 1968 - 1970, where he took a Ph.D. in 1971. He then
returned to California and has since been on the faculty at the University
of California at Berkeley, where he teaches American literature and creative
writing.
Highlights and Research Potential of the Loewinsohn Papers
The papers contain both published and unpublished manuscripts of his
poetry and prose criticism through Goat Dances in 1976, many
with extensive notes and revisions. They also include a large correspondence
from friends, fellow writers and publishers spanning the years 1958 -
1970. These correspondents include: Richard Brautigan, Robert Creeley,
Denise Levertov, John Martin, Charles Olson, and numerous others. The
published manuscripts include: The World of the Lie, L'Autre,
The Step, The Province of the Poem (two versions), Melville
and the Greeks, Record Book, 1968-74, Meat Air,
and Goat Dances. Among the unpublished works are poetry, short
fiction, and Lime Kiln Creek, a novel.
The Papers are arranged in six series:
1. Personal Correspondence (1953-74) - includes letters from noteworty
acquaintances
2. General Correspondence from Individuals (1959-76) - includes letters
from acquaintances and friends including authors, students, friends, etc.
3. General Correspondence from Organizations - includes universities,
publishers, bookstores, etc.
4. Miscellaneous Corresp[ondence (1962-76) - all correspondence which
was not included in the prior series ( solitary letters from unknown individuals,
etc.)
5. Dated and Published Manuscripts - includes TS, MS, proofs, etc. of
9 major works
6. Unpublished Manuscripts - includes TS, MS, notes, short stories and
poetry
Biographical/Critical sources
- Lepper, Gary. M., A Bibliographical introduction to 75 Modern
Authors (Berkeley, Calif. : Serendipity Books, 1976.), p. 281-83.
- Contemporary Authors, Vol. 25-28, rev.ed., p. 436-37.
- Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vol. 52, p. 282-83.
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Last modified:
July 5, 2006
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