American Indian Literature and Poetry Collection 2002

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American Indian Literature and Poetry Collection 2002

MSS-170


Overview of the Collection

Creator: Tohe, Laura
Title: American Indian Literature and Poetry Collection
Inclusive Dates: 2002
Quantity: 1 Box (0.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract:The American Indian Literature and Poetry Collection contains the manuscripts of Dr. Laura Tohe's English students' creative projects. The collection consists of five original papers, which are accompanied by student permissions.
Identification: MSS-170
Language: Material in English
Repository: Arizona State University Library. Labriola National American Indian Data Center
P.O. Box 871006
Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
Phone: (480) 965-4932
E-Mail: archives@asu.edu
Questions? Ask An Archivist!

Biographical Note

Laura Tohe has written and co-authored four books. Her most recent book, Tseyi, Deep in the Rock won the 2007 Glyph award for Best Poetry and Best Book by Arizona Book Association and is listed as a Southwest Book of the Year 2005 by the Tucson Pima Library. She is the 2006 Dan Schilling Public Scholar for the Arizona Humanities Council. She writes essays, stories, and children's plays that have appeared in the U.S., Canada and Europe. She wrote a commissioned libretto, Enemy Slayer, A Navajo Oratorio, for the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, which premiered in 2008.

From ASU Directory at https://webapp4.asu.edu/directory/person/62550


Scope and Content Note

The American Indian Literature and Poetry Collection contains the manuscripts of Dr. Laura Tohe's English students' creative projects. The collection consists of five original papers from Dr. Tohe's English 457/547 class from 2002, which are accompanied by student permissions.


Arrangement

This collection consists of a single box.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, please contact Ask an Archivist or call (480) 965-4932 at least five days in advance. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Patrons can also arrange to view this collection at the Labriola National American Indian Data Center (rm. 305) at Fletcher Library on the West campus. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.


Access Terms

Personal Name(s)
Tohe, Laura

Corporate Name(s)
Arizona State University

Genre Form(s)
American literature -- Indian authors
College students' writings, American
Indian literature -- Study and teaching -- Arizona -- Tempe


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], American Indian Literature and Poetry Collection, MSS-170, Arizona State University Library.

Provenance

The American Indian Literature and Poetry Collection was donated to the Labriola Center by Dr. Laura Tohe, professor of English at Arizona State University. The material received was from ENG 457/547. (Accession #2003-02630).

Processing Note

The stated intent of this collection (from the accession record) was that Dr. Tohe would continue to donate student papers to create a larger archive, but currently this is the only accession of student papers from Dr. Tohe at this time.


Container List

BoxFolder
11 Howl Between Sunrise and Sunset: The Cycle of Life editors DeeAnn Campbell, Andrew Funk, and Crystal Moore, 2002
12 Traditional Native American Poetry, Alexandra Greenwood; One Foot on the Rez, Mitch Williams; Off the Rez, Emily Adams; One Foot on the Rez: Dreaming of Music, Edward A. Wade, 2002
13 Spirituality and its Manifestations, Raj Dayal, 2002
14 Love: An Anthology of Pain, An Anthology of Bliss, Jolie Twiss, 2002
15 Where the Knife Has Been: Poems of Grief and Loss, Megan Robertson, 2002
16 The Theme of Anger, Kurt Johnson, 2002
17 Staring Blindly into the Night Sky, Luis Munoz, 2002
18 In Our Land: Native Poets Respond to Contemporary America, An Anthology edited by John O. Espinoza, Sheri C. Furrow-Hadley, Patrice Lanus, Christopher D. Nielson, 2002