Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Albert Drake Papers
UA.17.307
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Drake, Albert
- Title
- Albert Drake papers
- ID
- UA.17.307
- Date [inclusive]
- 1969-1972
- Extent
- 0.5 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical Note
Albert Dee "Bud" Drake was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He was educated in public schools and followed his father's footsteps, working for years in service stations, garages and automotive warehouses. He eventually attended Portland State College, and earned a B.A. (1962) and an M.F.A. (1966) at the University of Oregon. He twice won the Ernest Haycox Prize for fiction. From 1966 to 1991, he taught in the Department of English at Michigan State University where he was cited for his outstanding teaching and rose to the rank of professor. He was the first academic to teach a class in science fiction as literature, and for several years he was the director of the Clarion Science Fiction Workshop. He has received numerous academic and creative grants, including two major grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. His fiction, poetry and prose have been widely published in literary quarterlies and popular magazines, including Redbook, Epoch, North American Review and The Best American Short Stories.
(Sources: MSU Archives Biography files and http://www.amazon.com/Albert-Drake/e/B001ICF8KG)
Scope and Content
The Albert Drake papers contain poetry anthologies and newsletters of student poetry from Drake's time as a professor at Michigan State University. There are also submissions of artwork and poetry, for Drake's personal publication, The Happiness Holding Tank. The artwork submissions include black, line-drawn, intricate prints as well a one color print. The subjects range from early 1900s-style women with large bonnets and randomly placed eyeballs, to explicit and artful drawings of male and female anatomy. The collection also includes postcards from photographer Richard Olderman and poetry and information about Dave Morice.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections Decmeber 2013
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transfer from Special Collections Department, Michigan State University Libraries.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Letters (correspondence)
- Newsletters
- Postcards
Personal Name(s)
- Morice, Dave, 1946-
- Olderman, Richard
Subject(s)
- College students -- Michigan -- East Lansing -- Periodicals
- Poetry
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
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Dave Morice poem anthologies and resume 1975-1976 |
4035 | 1 | ||
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English 228A communal novel, "Meta: or, Rebellion Rewarded" 1970 |
4035 | 2 | ||
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English 300B, "Ecology Anthology" of poems 1970 |
4035 | 3 | ||
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English 300B poem anthology, "Misc. & Etc." 1970 |
4035 | 4 | ||
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English 300B untitled poetry anthologies 1971-1972 |
4035 | 5 | ||
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Free Poetry newsletter 1969 |
4035 | 6 | ||
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Happiness Holding Tank |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Explicit nude printed postcards 1973 |
4035 | 7 | ||
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Happiness Holding Tank newsletter circa 1971 |
4035 | 8 | ||
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Happiness Holding Tank postcards and prints circa 1970s |
4035 | 9 | ||
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Jack Ramey correspondence and publications 1979-1980 |
4035 | 10 | ||
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Miscellaneous correspondence 1971-1981 |
4035 | 11 | ||
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Steven Morse correspondence and copy of the poem anthology, "The White Elephant" Undated |
4035 | 12 | ||
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Unidentified art submission 1973 |
4035 | 13 | ||
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Wilton David explicit mailed print 1973 |
4035 | 14 | ||
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Wilton David printed image 1972 |
4035 | 15 | ||
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Wilton David printed image series 1973 |
4035 | 16 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Miscellaneous poetry and essays circa 19790s |
4035 | 17 | ||
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Poetry 229 anthology 1969 |
4035 | 18 | ||
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Poetry 229 anthology 1970 |
4035 | 19 | ||
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Poetry 229 poem anthology, "Greatest Hits" 1972 |
4035 | 20 | ||
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Poetry 229 poem book and schedule 1968-1969 |
4035 | 21 | ||
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Poem anthology, "Hash" Undated |
4035 | 22 | ||
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Richard Olderman postcards 1971 |
4035 | 23 | ||
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Student newsletters - Tydctsb and the Junk Mail Review 1969-1971 |
4035 | 24 | ||
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"Ways to Work," by Albert Drake Undated |
4035 | 25 | ||