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The collection consists of materials covering the life and career of Coleman Barks, with materials ranging from 1959-2017.
Includes correspondence with other authors, such as John Moyne, Robert Bly, Annie Dillard, Mary Oliver, Reshad Feild, and
James Dickey. Other notable correspondence includes filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman, actress Debra Winger, and former White House
Press Secretary Bill Moyers.
Collection includes extensive files from Barks' career, including early drafts and notes of his first published book of poetry,
The Juice, extensive notes on his many Rumi books, and several other published and unpublished works. Notable items include
Barks' first published poem The Recuperating in Box 30, and Barks' first Rumi translations in Box 19.
Other notable items from the collection include the robes, emblem, and honorary doctorate degree Barks' received from the
University of Tehran in 2006, several dream journals he kept from 1972-2008, extensive notes from his travels and appearances
across the world, and props from the set of the film Big Bad Love, in which he played a small role as a minister.
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