Don Carpenter Correspondence, 1963-1973

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Summary

Creators:
Carpenter, Don
Abstract:
Don Carpenter (1931-1995), a novelist, was the author of Hard rain falling (1965), Blade of light (1966), Getting off (1971), The class of '49 (1985) and From a distant past (1988), among other works. This collection contains letters to Carpenter from Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, Michael McClure, and other contemporary poets.
Extent:
0.2 linear feet
Language:
Collection materials in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Don Carpenter Correspondence, MC007, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 41 postcards and letters, including some poetry, from Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, Michael McClure, and other contemporary poets. The correspondence, which spans the years 1963-1973, discusses travel, news about mutual friends, and writing and publishing projects.

The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Biographical / historical:

Donald Richard Carpenter was born March 16, 1931 in Berkeley, California, the son of Eugene P. and Genevieve (Cody) Carpenter. He graduated from Portland State University in 1959 and received an M.A. from San Francisco State University in 1960.

He had a career as a novelist and was the author of Hard rain falling (1965), Blade of light (1966), Getting off (1971), The class of '49 (1985) and From a distant past (1988), among other works.

Carpenter passed away on July 27, 1995 in Mill Valley, California.

Source:

"Don Carpenter," in Contemporary Authors Online, Thomson Gale, University of California, Davis Library. Accessed September 19, 2008.

Acquisition information:
Acquired in 1984 and 1985.
Processing information:

Sara Gunasekara processed these papers and created and encoded this finding aid.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Don Carpenter Correspondence, MC007, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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