US-RPB-ms2010.037 Guide to the Second Coming Press records1973-1989 Finding aid prepared by Gaelen Adam. Brown University Library 2010 August 11

Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-863-2162 Fax: 401-863-1272 E-mail: rock@brown.edu

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Box A, John Hay Library Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-863-2146 E-mail: hay@brown.edu

Second Coming Press Second Coming Press records 1973-1989 Second Coming Press records 23 linear feet Second Coming Press published poetry and essays from 1972 to 1989, including works by Charles Bukowski, Gene Fowler, Hugh Fox, Diane Kruchkow, Al Masarik, Morty Sklar, Art Cuelho, and more. This collection includes Poems and essays, correspondence and manuscripts, business records, video tapes, reel to reel tapes, posters, slides, photographs, publishers' flyers, broadsides, and tearsheets. Ms. 2010.037 Historical note

A. D. Winans began Second Coming Press in 1972. The press published books of Winan’s work along with that of others, including Charles Bukowski, Gene Fowler, Hugh Fox, Diane Kruchkow, Al Masarik, Morty Sklar, Art Cuelho. Second Comind also published a literary magazine, also calles Second Coming, for seventeen years. In 1989, WInans closed Second Coming Press in order to actively pursue his own writing.

Collection information

There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.

Researchers are advised that express written permission to reproduce, quote, or otherwise publish any portion or extract from this collection must be obtained from the Brown University Library. Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them.

Second Coming Press records, Ms. 2010.037, Brown University Library.

Poems and essays, correspondence and manuscripts, contracts, tax records, video tapes, reel-to-reel tapes, posters, slides, photographs, publishers' flyers, broadsides, tearsheets, grant applications, and background on the NEA scandal of 1979.

This collection has been divided into 9 series. Series 1. Business Records Series 2. Controversies Series 3. Correspondence Series 4. COSMEP Series 5. Festivals Series 6. Manuscripts/Proofs Series 7. Other Publications Series 8. Photographs Series 9. Publicity/Reviews

Administrative information

A89-73: purchase, 08/22/89, Winans, A. D.; A91-13: purchase, 02/11/91, Winans, A. D.; A94-113: gift, 05/26/94, Winans, A. D.; A99-137: gift, 1999, Winans, A. D.

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Related materials: A. D. Winans collection, Ms. 2010.014.

Series 1 Business Records 1 1.1 Miscellaneous business records: bills, invoices, consignment reports, advertisement broadsides, newletters, dust jacket, newspaper reviews, grant applications

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1 1.2 Miscellaneous business records: advertisement broadsides, reviews, press releases, small press symposium material, purcahse orders, consignment reports

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1 2.2 invoices, payments, etc.

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1 4.1 Acceptances

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1 4.11 Serendipity Distributors

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1 4.12 Small Press List

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1 4.13 Small Press Traffic

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1 4.14 Word Movers

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1 4.2 Book Bus

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1 4.3 Book People

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1 4.4 Bookslinger distributors

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1 4.5 Bookstore list

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1 4.6 CETA (accomplishments, news, arts brochure)

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1 4.7 Labels: reviewers, etc.

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1 4.8 Lovestreet books and distribution

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3 10.1 IRS documents: correspondence

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3 10.2 IRS documents: MISS

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3 10.3 IRS documents: application for exemption

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3 11.1 Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines

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3 11.2 Past NEA Grants

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3 11.3 Past NEA Grant Papers

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3 12.2 NEA Grant Examples

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3 15.1 Private and Individual Grant Applications

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3 25.1-25.3 Miscellaneous Correspondence and Records

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4 17.1 Memo: Selection Process for Literature Panel

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4 17.3 Misc. San Francisco Art Comission

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4 17.4 Baker and Taylor Profile

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4 18.1 In State California Misc.

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4 30.1-30.3 Cover letters and Resumes

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5 24.1 Cover letters sent to Second Coming

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5 24.2 Financial Records

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5 58.1-60.3 Miscellaneous Financial Records

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5 61.1-63.2 Miscellaneous Financial Records

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6 32.1 Financial Records

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6 32.2 Subscription Requests

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7 43.2 Signed author permissions and pre-pub orders for Second Coming 10-Year Anthology 1984

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8 64.1 Financial correspondence - Misc.

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9 69.1-70.2 Miscellaneous Financial Records

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10 64.3 Checkbook

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10 71.3 Cover Letters: Second Coming

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10 71.4 Subscription Requests

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10 7 and 8 Expenses

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11 71.7 Manuscript Material/Financial Records

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11 81.2 Requests for Grant Books

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11 1 through 17 Miscellaneous unlabeled records: invoices, orders, receipts, cancelled checks

A91-13

13 15.2-15.4 CAC (California Arts Commission) Grants

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19 1 Miscellaneous business records

A91-13

19 2 Articles of incorporation

A91-13

19 5 Miscellaneous Business Records

A91-13

19 9 1975 Records, Receipts, Canelled Checks

A91-13

19 10 1976 Receipts, Caneclled Checks, etc.

A91-13

19 11 1977 Receipts, Caneclled Checks, etc.

A91-13

20 20.1-20.4 WIP (Western Independant Publishers) Documents

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21 8 Tax returns and related business surrounding Second Coming Press

A94-113

21 12 Articles of Incorporation, By-laws, etc. (Second Coming)

A94-113

21 13 Board Minutes

A94-113

21 14 More business papers, including articles of incorporation, tax returns, etc.

A94-113

21 15 ABA Convention and Trade Exhibit catalog

A94-113

Series 2 Controversies 4 19.3 Pornography/Censorship Issue

A89-73

4 71.5 Rebecca Seiferle Controversy Letters

A89-73

4 71.6 WIP (Western Independant Publishers) Scandal Documents

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11 19.1 Misc. CAC (California Arts Commission) and attack on Second Coming Press

A89-73

11 3.21-3.25 Bukowski/Second Coming/Martin/German controversy

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19 19.2 Letters and Articles regarding Ferrano Poem/Senator Wilson vs. CAC (California Arts Commission) and Second Coming Press

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1 13.1 House of Representatives hearnings on NEH (NEA) 1981

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3 13.3 NEA corruption material 1979-1981

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3 16.1 NEA Documents

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3 16.2 Response of the National Endowment for the Arts to the March 22, 1979 Report of the Surveys and Investigation Staff House Appropriations Committee April 4, 1979

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4 16.3 Misc. NEA Books

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4 46.2 NEA Article

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4 64.2 Eric Balzer vs. NEA

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8 4.1O NEA (1982-1983, article, revised article)

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11 9 NEA article

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21 13.2 Misc NEA Grant Scandal 1979-1981

A89-73

Series 3 Correspondence 1 2 Letters to ADW (from various publishers and poets); large number are acceptance letters for publication of his poems

A94-113

1 3 Ongoing correspondence with Lynne Savitt

A94-113

1 3.1-3.20 Bukowski, Charles correspondence

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4 31.1 Miscellaneous Correspondence

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4 18.3-18.5 Letters

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6 72.1 Letters from Folsom Prison - Mostly from Paul Kelly

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12 72.2 Letters from Western State Pennsylvania Prison

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12 72.3 Forms and Letters for Prison Writers Workshop at Western State Penn.

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12 73.1 Pancho Aguila Letters

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12 73.2 Gordon Kirkwood-Yates Letters

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12 73.3 Letters from Ed Lipman to Ben Hiatt (photocopies)

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12 73.4 Ed "Foots" Lipman Letters

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12 74.1 Jack Micheline Letters

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12 74.2 George Montgomery Letters

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12 74.3 Jack Montgomery Letters

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12 74.4 John Natkie Letters

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12 74.5 Richard Norris Letters

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12 75.1 Charles Plymell Letters

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12 75.2 Charlie Potts Letters

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12 75.3 Dan Propper Letters

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12 75.4 James Purdey Letters

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12 75.5 Len Randolph Letters

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12 75.6 Steve Richmond Letters

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12 76.1 Kell Robertson Letters

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12 76.2 Roy Schneider Letters

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12 76.3 Morty Skylar Letters

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12 76.4 Ruthie and William Wantling Letters

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12 77.1 Ruth Weiss Letters

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12 77.2 Joanie Whitebird Letters

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12 77.3 David Wilk Letters

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12 77.4 Joe Wolberg Letters

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12 77.5 Jeff Woodward Letters

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12 77.6 John Yamrus Letters

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12 80.1 Against the Wall Letters

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12 80.2 Black Bear Letters

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12 80.3 Dust Magazine Letters

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12 80.4 The Smudge Letters

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12 81.1 Letters of Recommendation for Winans

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12 79.1-79.2 Local Miscellaneous Correspondence

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13 82.1 Letters from Other Countries

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13 84.1 Letters from Joan Baez, Sr.

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13 84.2 Letters from Bon Benn

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13 84.3 Letters from John Bennett

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13 84.4 Letters from Carol Berge

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13 84.5 Letters from Sidney Bernard, Harry Smith

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13 84.6 Letters from Alvah Bessie

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13 85.1 Letters from Doug Blazek

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13 85.2 Letters from Joe Bruchac

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13 85.3 Letters from Robert Carande

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13 85.4 Letters from Ann Charters

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13 85.5 Letters from Neeli Cherry

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13 86.1 Letters from Merritt Clifton

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13 86.2 Letters from Wanda Coleman

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13 86.3 Letters from Judson Crews

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13 86.4 Letters from Art Cuelho

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13 87.1 Letters from James Drought

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13 87.2 Letters from Paul Fericano

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13 87.3 Letters from Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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13 87.4 Letters from Gene Fowler

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13 87.5 Letters from Hugh Fox

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13 88.1 Letters from Len Fulton

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13 88.2 Letters from Loss Glazier

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13 88.3 Letters from Ben Hiatt

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13 88.4 Letters from Don Jenkins

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13 88.5 Letters from Prudence Juris (Donna Fierke)

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13 89.1 Letters from Terry Kennedy

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13 82.2-82.3 Letters from Out of State

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13 83.1-83.3 Miscellaneous Letters to Winans

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14 89.2 Letters from Geraldine King

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14 89.3 Letters from Linda King

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14 89.4 Letters from Leonard Kniffel

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14 89.5 Letters from Arthur and Kit Knight

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14 90.1 Letters from Richard Kostelanetz

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14 90.2 Letters from Diane Kruchkow

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14 90.3 Letters from Todd Lawson

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14 90.4 Letters from Lyn Lifshin

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14 90.5 Letters from Gerald Locklin

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14 90.6 Letters from John Logan

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14 91.1 Letters from Louis McKee

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14 91.2 Letters from Mary Macarthur

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14 91.3 Letters from John Martin (Black Sparrow Press)

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14 91.4 Letters from Ann Meinehoder

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14 91.5 Letters from Al Masarik

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14 92.1 Letters from Josephine Miles

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14 92.2 Letters from Norman Moser

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14 92.3 Letters from Gerry Nicosia

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14 92.4 Letters from Harry Norse

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14 93.1 Letters from Noel Peattie

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14 93.2 Letters from Lynne Savitt

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14 93.3 Letters from Bill Shields

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14 93.4 Letters from Belinda Subraman

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14 93.5 Letters from Lynne Wildey

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14 94.1 Letters from A.D. Winans to John Natkie (originals)

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14 94.2 Copies of A.D. Winans Letters

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14 95 Winans envalopes

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19 6 Ongoing correspondence (sorted by date) with Annie Menebroker, Hugh Fox, and Steve Richmond

A94-113

19 3 and 4 Miscellaneous Correspondence

A91-13

21 2.3 correspondence

A89-73

21 4 Ongoing correspondence with Richard Morris and Noel Peattie (sorted by date)

A94-113

21 5 Letters from Sean Thomas Dougherty; letters from Alpha Beat Soup (published A. D. Winan's chap book); In Memoriam (sorted by date)

A94-113

21 6 Letters

A91-13

21 7 Ongoing correspondence with John Natkie

A94-113

21 11 Miscellaneous correspondence, invoices, etc. relating to Second Coming

A94-113

21 18.2 Undated Letters

A89-73

22 A. D. Winans's incoming correspondence: A-R 1995-1999

A99-137

23 A. D. Winans's incoming correspondence: S-Z 1995-1999

A99-137

23 Miscellaneous individuals A-M (1995-99)

A99-137

23 Miscellaneous individuals N-Z and unclear

A99-137

23 A. D. Winans's outgoing correspondence (printouts) January 1997-September 1999

A99-137

Series 4 COSMEP 3 14.1 COSMEP (Committee of Small Magazine Editors and Publishers) Documents

A89-73

3 14.2 COSMEP (Committee of Small Magazine Editors and Publishers) Documents and Correspondence

A89-73

3 15.5 COSMEP (Committee of Small Magazine Editors and Publishers): Contracts, Mergers, Payrolls, Tax Records

A89-73

4 17.2 Misc. COSMEP (Committee of Small Magazine Editors and Publishers) West and WIP (Western Independant Publishers)

A89-73

Series 5 Festivals 3 11.4 Poets and Music Festival

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3 12.1 1977 NEA Grant Papers 1977

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4 21.2 Poets and Music Festival 1980

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5 26.1 California Poets Festival Documents

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Series 6 Manuscripts/Proofs 1 1 Biographical background on A. D. Winans, with introduction to his poems by Neeli Cherkovski

A94-113

1 2.4 poems

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2 4.9 Manuscripts

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2 8.1 two videos

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4 49.2 Proofs: Subscriptions Mailing and Title Page v.3, no. 1-2

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5 67.1 Manuscript: Winans (Caramel Clowns); Proofs: Second Coming

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6 27 Gene Fowler Proofs, Large Second Coming Proofs

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6 33.1 Manuscript: Lifshin Book

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6 33.2 Manuscript: Menebroker Book

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6 33.3 Proof Sheets: Wantling (7 on Style) 1975

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6 34.1 Proofs: North Beach Poems

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6 34.2 Proofs: Schneider (Suburban Graffiti)

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6 34.3 Proofs: Castano (Small Stones Cast upon the Tender Earth)

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6 34.4 Miscellaneouns Proofs

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6 35.1 Proofs: Second Coming, New Zealand Issue

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6 35.2 Proofs: Second Coming, v.3, n.3 1975

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6 36.1 Proofs: Second Coming, v.4, n.1-2 1976

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6 36.2 Proofs: Second Coming, v.5, n.1 1977

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6 37.1 Proofs: Skinny Dynamite 1977

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6 37.2 Proofs: Second Coming, v.5, n.2 (Junior High Book) 1977

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7 37.3 Proofs: Schneider (The Reagan Psalms) 1984

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7 38.1 Proofs: Fowler (Felon's Journal) 1875

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7 38.2 Proofs: Bennett (Crime of the Century) 1987

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7 38.3 Proofs: Reith (Poems for my Mother and the Women I have Loved) 1978

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7 39.1 Proofs for Anthology

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7 39.2 Proofs for 10-Year Anthology 1984

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7 41 Oversize proofs: Lipman (Crazy John)

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7 12 and 13 Proofs: Fericano (Loading the Revover with Real Bullets)

A91-13

8 42.2 Second Coming v. 1, no. 3 and Small Press Review

A89-73

11 46.1 Proofs: Second Coming Art Cover

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14 45.1-45.2 Schneider (The Reagan Psalms) orignal submission and manuscript

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19 28.1-28.3 Second Coming Proofs

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21 22.1-22.3 Proof Sheets for Second Coming Books

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15X 14 Proofs: Flaherty (To Keep the Blood from Drowning)

A91-13

15x 40.1 Proofs for 19+1 Anthology 1978

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Series 7 Other Publications 7 52 Oversize newspapers and clippings

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7 51.1-51.2 Miscellaneous Full-Size Magazines

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8 55 Oversize newspapers and clippings

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8 53.1-53.2 Larger-Format Magazines (arranged alphabetically by title A-B)

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8 54.1-54.2 Larger-Format Magazines (arranged alphabetically by title E-Y)

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8 56.1-56.2 Smaller-Format Magazines (arranged alphabetically by title A-O)

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8 68.1-68.2 Printed material (arranged alphabetically by title)

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9 66.1 Magazines (arranged alphabetically by title)

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11 42.3-42.4 Various printed journals

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19 42.1 Coldspring Journal

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21 49.3 Miscellaneous Printed Material

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17x 78 Oversize newspapers

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17x 50.1-50.2 Miscellaneous Small-Format Magazines

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18xx 10 Integrity Times

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18xx 57.1 Smaller-Format Magazines (arranged alphabetically by title P-W)

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18xx 65 Large-Format newspapers and clippings

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Series 8 Photographs 2 6.5 A.D. Winans Photographs: North Beach Poems

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2 6.1-6.2 Photographs

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9 6.3 A.D. Winans Photographs: California Bicontinental Poets Anthology

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11 6.4 A.D. Winans Photographs: 1941 1941

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Series 9 Publicity/Reviews 1 9 T-shirt

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1 5.1-5.3 Miscellaneous Clippings

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2 2.1 press releases, reviews,

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2 7 Cassette tapes, video tapes

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2 21.1 flyers

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4 29.1 Reviews and Newsletters

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5 43.1 Miscellaneous Reviews

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5 23.1-23.2 Reviews and Misc. Praise

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7 44 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings

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8 71.1 Poetry Broadsides and Flyers

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11 71.2 Reviews of Second Coming and Related Publications

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11 96 Winans folders, four posters

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21 16-20 Magazines, newspaper sections, etc., with mention made of A. D. Winans's activities, appearances, etc.

A94-113

16x 47 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings

A89-73

17x 49.1 Reviews of Second Coming Work

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18xx 48 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings

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