DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Preferred Citation
ABSTRACT
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title: Henry Braun correspondence,
Date (inclusive): 1975-1989
Collection number: MSS 0108
Extent: 0.10 linear feet (4 items (5 leaves) in one
folder.)
Repository:
Mandeville Special Collections Library, Geisel Library, UC, San Diego
Shelf Location: For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Preferred Citation
Henry Braun correspondence, MSS 0108. Mandeville Special Collections Library, UCSD.
ABSTRACT
Correspondence concerning Joan and Henry Braun's request of ca. 50 poets to petititon the
governor of Maine for the commutation of poet James Lewisohn's life sentence for the
murder of his wife. Includes photocopy of Braun's request letter (22 Oct. 1975) with
unsigned petition, original letters of response from George Oppen ([Nov. 1975[) and
Richard Eberhart (7 Nov. 1975), and Braun's holograph letter (20 Apr. 1989) to "Rachel"
[Rachel Blau DuPlessis] describing the foregoing materials.