Hazard, Michael
Mike Hazard collection
of Robert Bly audiovisual materials
1978, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2004, 2009, undated
1978
University of
Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts
Division. [mss]
2.67 cubic
feet (3 trays; 1 shoe box; 1 oversize square box; 1 flat
box)
This collection
contains the master tape and outtakes of the 1978 documentary on poet,
translator, and social activist, Robert Bly entitled
A Man Writes to a Part of Himself. It
also contains other films and audio recordings in which Bly appears.
Mss 81B
English
Audiovisual vault
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
There are no restrictions on access to the collection.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright retained by the creator. Permission required of donor for
reproduction of any portion of the video or audio recordings for commercial
use. Please see the archivist for further information.
Preferred Citation
Mike Hazard collection of Robert Bly audiovisual materials (Mss 81B),
Literary Manuscripts Collection, University of Minnesota Libraries,
Minneapolis.
Acquisition
Collection was donated by the collector in 2002, 2006, and 2009.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Ann
Mulfort in 2010, with the support of student assistant, Kerry Ritterbusch.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in chronological order.
Biographical Note
Mike Hazard writes, produces, shoots, and directs documentary films.
He is the artist-in-residence at The Center for International Education in St.
Paul, Minnesota and is the recipient of the 2008 Bush Artist Fellowship.
Scope and Content Note
This collection is comprised of the master tape and outtakes of the
1978 documentary on poet, translator, and social activist, Robert Bly entitled
A Man Writes to a Part of Himself. It also
contains Bly in other recordings such as a film in which he appears with
Etheridge Knight as well as Bly's tributes to Canadian poet and author, Alden
Nowlan. The audio recordings include Robert Bly at various readings; one with
Michael Meade and Robert Moore.
Related Material
For information about Robert Bly in other collections held at the
University of Minnesota Libraries; Manuscripts Division, see:
Robert
Bly papers (Mss 81),
Carol
Bly Papers (Mss 79), and
James
Wright Papers (Mss 66). In addition, an online presentation of some
materials in the Robert Bly papers can be found here:
Robert
Bly Revealed.
For information about Mike Hazard's other film work, see:
The Center for
International Education (The CIE).
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog
of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about
related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these
headings.
Bly, Robert
Hazard, Michael
Video recordings
Sound recordings
Oral
interpretation of poetry
Poets
Cinematographers
<emph render="italic">A man
writes to a part of himself</emph>
Detailed Contents
The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the
collection.
Bly 1-3: Muskego Reading,
Circa 1978
Tray 1
3 U-Matic Videocassettes
Bly 4-7: Cry of the Loon,
Circa 1978
Tray 1
4 U-Matic Videocassettes
Madison 1-6 [Bly reading],
Circa 1978
Tray 2
6 U-Matic Videocassettes
A Man Writes to a Part of Himself (Master Edit 1, parts I
and II),
April 28, 1978
Tray 1
2 U-Matic Videocassettes
A Man Writes to a Part of Himself: The Poetry of Robert
Bly (Submaster),
May, 1978
Tray 1
U-Matic Videocassette
A Man Writes to a Part of Himself (Master),
May 4, 1978
Flat Box 1
A Man Writes to a Part of Himself (Master Edit 2, parts I
and II),
September 7, 1978
Tray 1
2 U-Matic Videocassettes
Robert's Driving poem,
1978, 2009
Tray 3
The DVD was created by Mike Hazard for use in the 2009 University
of Minnesota Libraries exhibit of Robert Bly materials entitled "The
pen still moves freely." It is a portion from the film,
A Man Writes to a Part of Himself where
Bly reads "Driving Through Minnesota During the Hanoi Bombings".
Bly Poetry Reading: Frog Prince #16505,
September 16, 1985
Oversize Square Box
Reel to Reel audio recording
The Austin Reading #2 #25661,
April, 1989
Oversize Square Box
Reel to Reel audio recording
Robert Bly: Selected Poems, Cry of the Loon Lodge #20211-R,
March, 1991
Oversize Square Box
3 Reel to Reel audio recordings
A Tribute to Alden Nowlan, Thomas Smith & Robert Bly
Reading, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN (Original) #24-34,
March 18, 1994
Tray 3
11 Betamax Videocassettes
Robert Bly Invue #24-28,
1994
Shoe Box 1
5 Betamax Videocassettes
Robert Bly Readings #29-34,
1994
Shoe Box 1
6 Betamax Videocassettes
Alden Nowlan: The Mysterious Naked Man,
2004
Tray 1
VHS Tape
Etheridge Knight, Robert Bly,
Undated
Tray 2
U-Matic Videocassette
In So Far #29323,
Undated
Oversize Square Box
2 Reel to Reel audio recordings
The Great Self Within, Michael Meade, Robert Moore #28498,
Undated
Oversize Square Box
4 Reel to Reel audio recordings