April 2000, Laurent Frantz (1913-1998) papers; 1980-1984, Misc. Biographical Material consists of papers relating to the death of Miriam Patchen, clippings about Miriam, and promotional material documenting some of her domestic and international efforts to foster her late husband's work. 1976-1977, Larry SMITH; 2 TLS + clipping "Lake Erie Reflections", Williams, script by C. B. Anderson and Karen Connell Hold. 1930s-1990s, 8 1/2" x 12" (6 sheets in color); Miriam and Laurent under a billboard "For Miriam, The Sea Is Awash With Roses", and visiting Barbara Gordon Paine (5" x 6"), Clippings about Miriam (13 pp) Sirkka Oikemus, companion Laurent Frantz, and formal portraits of Miriam. From that work to the last, In Quest of Candlelighters, published in 1972 four months after his death, more than 40 works of poetry and prose were all dedicated "For Miriam". 1977, Jack H. MOONING (Seminar Council, Montgomery); TLS + photocopies of Patchen poems with marginalia by him (4 pp) [1] After their wedding, they spent much of their marriage living in New York City in Greenwich Village. at a book signing of Apr 1974, Peter VERES; 2 TLS Miriam is holding a sign "After NAFTA Clinton/Gore/Eshew - Your Silence = Death for [after 1972], Miriam, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Rita Bottoms in London (color) [ca. "Documentary notice on Stanford University website", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miriam_Patchen&oldid=949240286, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 April 2020, at 10:34. MIRIAM PATCHEN was for 37 years the wife and muse of the American poet and novelist Kenneth Patchen. Apr-Jul 1975, Marie MADURA; TLS Of interest are letters send by Patchen biographers and critics James Schevill, She was born Miriam Oikemus in 1914 and, like her Finnish parents, was In May 1998 Miriam visited London to take part in the series of events In addition this series This series is organized into two subseries: This subseries is organized by correspondent. card-carrying member of the American Communist Party", having joined at the age of seven.
1972-1998, Outgoing correspondence There Kenneth pioneered the fusion of poetry and jazz, working with the Chamber Jazz Sextet and Charles Mingus. At the time, Miriam was an undergraduate at Massachusetts State College in Amherst. Miriam's corrective announcement "Studio sharing story false", (p. 23) in response to earlier statement 1973-1975, Larry SMITH; Draft 1972-1989, Marc ADRIAN (artist); 2 TLS [in regard to Documenta exhibit] Kenneth Patchen struggled with chronic pain from a back injury for many years before he finally became incapacitated when his injury was severely aggravated by a botched surgery in 1959. 1973-1997, Memoirs 1933-1941; 22 manuscript pages of autobiographical account of Mirian's and Kenneth's early years together covering The two kept in touch and Patchen started sending her the first of many love poems. Miriam Patchen (1914–2000) was the wife and muse of poet and novelist Kenneth Patchen, who dedicated each of his more than 40 books to his wife. Miriam was Patchen's strongest supporter and stood by him as the couple struggled financially throughout their marriage. 1972-2000, Obituaries (20 pp) 1977, Artifact
May 1, [1973], The Scrimshaw Press; 3 TLS, 2 fwd letters, an invoice, book reviews and advertisements to Sep 16, 1982, Henry W. HOUGH; TLS and a note Miriam and Kenneth Patchen met when they were university students in Massachusetts. Since Kenneth's death in 1972, Miriam was tirelessly engaged in campaigns for peace and for poetry. These items are arranged Mar 18-Apr 5, 1974, Smithsonian Institution "The Art of Poetry"; exhibit catalog May 21, 2000, Will at the Tate Gallery and Poetry Library around Kenneth's life and work. Jul 6, 1933, Gene DETRO; TLS + clipping "Patchen: A Fine Poet's Final Testament", and "Extensions", signed copy of booklet of poems by David Bedford. 1980, Paul BOBB; ALS [attached with Memoirs, see box 3]
by Nin] Included are snap shots of Miriam as a child, her mother After New York, they lived in Los Angeles and Connecticut before settling in California in 1952.
draft response to Anais Nin after reading of a false statement in a newspaper article, and replies to William Packard and
Rain Press, San Francisco. Other letters of interest are Miriam's Included are Miriam's memoirs of the early years with Kenneth Patchen. For the last two years Miriam had been assisting Larry Smith on the biography Kenneth Patchen: rebel poet in America, to be published this month. Menna, Robert. In 1998 she was the subject of a film Miriam is Not Amused, a short documentary by Kim Roberts.
Fred Wright. 1974-1992, Lan DYSON, University Librarian; 2 ALS ∞ https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt600021fb/, Contact UC Santa Cruz::Special Collections and Archives.
He also wrote and published a large number of love poems for Miriam including well-known pieces like "23rd Street Runs Into Heaven." The Independent, UK, 15 March 2000
1977 Biographical Material consists of papers relating to the death of Miriam Patchen, clippings about Miriam, and promotional Consists of two scores signed to Miriam; a manuscript and a published work by David Bedford. She frequently took part in readings of Kenneth's work in California and across the US together with Rita Bottoms, a close friend and Curator of the Kenneth Patchen archive at University of California, Santa Cruz. Marc Adrian]
Unpublished interviews with Miriam Patchen & Laurent B. Frantz, 1997 & 1998.
1978-1980, Incoming correspondence
She was born Miriam Oikemus in Waverley, Belmont, Massachusetts on 28 September 1914 and died in Palo Alto, California on 6 March 2000. She was well known as part of a group which would hold demonstrations for peace every week in the town of Palo Alto. What Shall We Do Without Us However, once the Beats' popularity grew, Patchen disliked being associated with them and was highly critical of their glorification of drug use and what he perceived to be a strong desire for media …
1990's], 8" x 10" (black and white); Portrait of Miriam and Mr. Sitwell [Patchen's black cat], unknown photographer, It is hoped that this biography, as well as the work of the curators of the Patchen archive, will continue Miriam's mission of keeping Kenneth's life and work in the public eye. 40% to the Trade (1972) Jan 1972, Karl KEMPTON, (Kaldron, Rainbow Resin Press); TLS + serial issues of Kaldron, no. [3] In 1998, Miriam was the subject of a short documentary film by Kim Roberts titled Miriam Is Not Amused.[4][5]. Bulk of the it documents the establishment of the Kenneth Patchen Archive at He also wrote and published a large number of love poems for Miriam including well-known pieces like "23rd Street Runs Into Heaven.". incoming correspondence, A-Z; 8 TLS, 4 ALS, 2 newsletter, [includes TLS from William Packard, Jan 24, 1972] Laurent B. Frantz, a civil rights activist, became her companion until he died on September 20, 1998.
and novelist Kenneth Patchen. and signature pages from Western Poetry Review; features Kempton's typoglifs Feb 8, 1972, William PACKARD; 2 APCS and 2 ALS Feb 1-2, 1972; manuscript, signed copy, Photographs Apr 4, 1973, Hugo MANNING; 2 ALS and typescirpt copy "Kenneth Patchen of Love" 1973-1998, David HERON, University Librarian; 5 ALS and 2 APCS
1991, Misc clippings and publicity Bulk of the photos date to 1970s-1980s. Reporter 1990], Portrait of Miriam, head shot (black and white) sheet, flyer, poster [ca. Presented in smaller amounts are letters from David Bedford and Jonathan Williams. Canvas cover hand painted by Charles Maden. She was born Miriam Oikemus in 1914 and, like her Finnish parents, was a socialist all her life. married 1934 Kenneth Patchen (died 1972); chronologically. 1977-1978, Kent State University, Robert Bertholf; 2 TLS
1998, Miriam and Laurent Frantz protesting.
Feb 1972, San Francisco Art Institute Nov 1976-Jan 1977, Publication of "Argument of Innocence" by Peter Veres; book reviews 17 February 2000- The authorised biographyof Kenneth Patchen, by Larry Smith, is about to be published. [1920s]-1984, Audio recordings This subseries is organized by correspondent. Text based on KP's "When we were here together". 1950], 8" x 8" (black and white): 4 Interior shots of Patchen's Palo Alto home with Miriam, unknown photographer born Waverly, Massachusetts 28 September 1914; 1998, Rita BOTTOMS, Head of Special Collections; 18 ALS, 15 APCS, and 18 envelopes "Beyond love there is no belief" by Marie Burton (6" x 7 1/2"); 2. Miriam met Patchen in Boston in 1933 at a friend's Christmas party. The Argument of Innocence (12 pp) Palo Alto Times
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