John Rosenwald collection of Great Mother Conference materials
Scope and Content Note
In 1975, poet, translator, and activist Robert Bly organized the first annual Great Mother Conference. Throughout the ten-day event, poetry, music, and dance were utilized to examine human consciousness. The conferences evolved into the Great Mother and New Father Conferences, and were held annually through 2010.
This collection contains promotional posters, post cards, and brochures advertising the Robert Bly Great Mother and New Father conferences. In addition, correspondence, evaluations, and reports of the conference are included. Finally, there is a draft of the presentation John Rosenwald made at the "Robert Bly in This World" conference sponsored by the University of Minnesota Libraries in 2009 which documents the history of the annual conference, begun in 1975.
Dates
- 1975-2009
Creator
- Rosenwald, John (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open and available for use by researchers in the Andersen Library Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright retained by the creator.
Biographical Note
John Rosenwald received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Illiois at Champaign-Urbana, and his Ph.D. from Duke University. He is a poet, editor of the Beloit Poetry Journal, and was professor of English at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin for 33 years. He also conducted poetry translation workshops in China, and attended many of the Great Mother and New Father conferences since its inception in 1975.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder, 3 oversize posters)
Abstract
This collection contains advertising for the annual Robert Bly Great Mother and New Father conferences. In addition, correspondence, evaluations, and reports of the conference are included. Finally, there is a draft of the presentation John Rosenwald made at the "Robert Bly in This World" conference sponsored by the University of Minnesota Libraries in 2009 which documents the history of the Great Mother Conference, begun in 1975.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged in chronological order, with the promotional materials listed first, then the correspondence and draft of the conference presentation following.
Physical Location
Mezz (R69, D6, S6)
Acquisition
Collection was donated by the collector in 2009.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Ann Mulfort in 2010.
- Bly, Robert
- Fliers (printed matter) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- John Rosenwald collection of Great Mother Conference materials
- Author
- Ann Mulfort
- Date
- April 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Upper Midwest Literary Archives Collecting Area
