Jack Hirschman papers
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains journals with notes, ideas for poems, and Hirschman's inner thoughts; poetry manuscripts; artwork; and correspondence. There is an assortment of correspondence on subjects including research for his poetry, interest in other's poems, and letters from publishing companies. The collection also includes artwork and sketches by Hirschman, some of which is based on Japanese characters and his poetry. Jack Hirschman's poetry draws on his political and social activism, touching on topics of politics, love, and death with allusions to historical people and events.
Dates
- Creation: 1935-1989, undated
Creator
- Hirschman, Jack (Person)
Languages
The collection is in English
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Extent
10.48 Linear Feet (22 boxes)
Abstract
This collection consists of notes, poems, manuscripts, correspondence, artwork and other materials pertaining to Jack Hirschman, an American poet and social activist. Topics of his work relate to politics, love, death, and sorrow with allusions to history.
Collection Arrangement
The collection was arranged into four series as follows:
- Series 1. Poems and prose, 1955-1971
- Series 2. Artwork, circa 1960-1963
- Series 3. Correspondence, 1955-1989
- Series 4. Journals and notes, 1935-1980
Acquisition Information
Purchased in 1985
Processing History
Processed by Carlota Ramirez and Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistants, 2018.
Processing of the Jack Hirschman papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
- Title
- Jack Hirschman papers
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu