Gerald Vizenor Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains typescripts, proofs, photographs, and research interviews related to The Everlasting Sky: New Voices From the People Named the Chippewa, published in 1972. The book was republished by the Minnesota Historical Society Press in 2000 under the title The Everlasting Sky: Voices of the Anishinabe People in 2000. Also included is a run of the newspaper Park Rapids Enterprise, which published the book in serialized form in 1971.
Dates
- 1970 - 1972
Creator
- Vizenor, Gerald Robert, 1934- (Person)
Access and Use:
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Gerald Vizenor was born in Minneapolis in 1934 and is of Anishinabe descent and an enrolled member of the Chippewa Tribe, White Earth Reservation. He is a Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico and Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley and has taught at numerous other colleges. In addition to his academic and non-fiction writings, Vizenor has published material across a wide range of genres, including novels, plays, and poetry.
Extent
1.25 Cubic Feet (1 record carton)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typescripts, photographs, research material, and proofs for The Everlasting Sky by Gerald Vizenor.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Gerald Vizenor.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indian authors Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indian reservations -- Minnesota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ojibwa Indians -- Government relations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ojibwa Indians -- Social conditions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Gerald Vizenor Papers, 1970-1972
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Czechowski
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- June 2017: Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Caitlin Marineau
Collecting Area Details
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