Rosenwald, John
John Rosenwald
collection of Robert Bly Great Mother Conference materials
1975-1978, 1980-1984, 1986-1987, 1990-1995, 2001-2002,
2004-2009
University of
Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collection, Manuscripts
Division. [mss]
0.1 cubic
feet (1 folder, 3 oversize posters)
This collection
contains advertising for the annual Robert Bly Great Mother and New Father
conferences. In addition, correspondence, evaluations, and reports of the
conference are included. Finally, there is a draft of the presentation John
Rosenwald made at the "Robert Bly in This World" conference sponsored by the
University of Minnesota Libraries in 2009 which documents the history of the
Great Mother Conference, begun in 1975.
Mss 81D
English
Mezzanine
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Materials are open to research without restriction. Permission to
examine this collection will be granted to any qualified researcher upon
completion of an application form. The original documents do not circulate and
may only be used in the Reading Room of the Archives and Special
Collections.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright retained by the creator.
Preferred Citation
John Rosenwald collection of Robert Bly Great Mother Conference
materials (Mss 81D), Literary Manuscripts Collection, University of Minnesota
Libraries, Minneapolis.
Acquisition
Collection was donated by the collector in 2009.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Ann
Mulfort in 2010.
Arrangement
The materials are arranged in chronological order, with the
promotional materials listed first, then the correspondence and draft of the
conference presentation following.
Biographical Note
John Rosenwald received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University
of Illiois at Champaign-Urbana, and his Ph.D. from Duke University. He is a
poet, editor of the
Beloit Poetry Journal, and was professor of English at
Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin for 33 years. He also conducted poetry
translation workshops in China, and attended many of the Great Mother and New
Father conferences since its inception in 1975.
Scope and Content Note
In 1975, poet, translator, and activist Robert Bly organized the first
annual Great Mother Conference. Throughout the ten-day event, poetry, music,
and dance were utilized to examine human consciousness. The conferences evolved
into the Great Mother and New Father Conferences, and were held annually
through 2010.
This collection contains promotional posters, post cards, and
brochures advertising the Robert Bly Great Mother and New Father conferences.
In addition, correspondence, evaluations, and reports of the conference are
included. Finally, there is a draft of the presentation John Rosenwald made at
the "Robert Bly in This World" conference sponsored by the University of
Minnesota Libraries in 2009 which documents the history of the annual
conference, begun in 1975.
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.
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
Rosenwald, John
Fliers (printed
matter)
Detailed Contents
The following section contains a list of the materials in the
collection, found in Box 1, Folder 6.
4th Annual Great Mother Conference Typical Day schedule,
1978
Great Mother Travelling Troupe poster (signed by RB)
probably TT2,
1978 (?)
2 copies
6th Annual Conference hand-out,
1980
2 copies
Poetry in Performance poster (Travelling Troupe #3),
1980
7th Annual Conference hand-out,
1981
2 copies
8th Conference announcement (A Conference on Form),
1982
2 copies
9th Conference announcement (Second Annual Conference on
Form),
Circa 1983
10th Annual Conference (Form and Spontaneity) poster,
1984
12th Annual Conference announcement,
Circa 1986
13th Annual Conference announcement,
1987
16th Annual Conference announcement,
1990
17th Annual Conference information sheet,
Circa 1991
18th Annual Conference information sheet,
[1992]
19th Annual Conference information sheet/poster,
1993
20th Annual Conference information sheet/poster,
1994
21st Annual Conference announcement,
1995
27th Annual Conference brochure,
2001
28th Annual Conference brochure,
2002
30th Annual Conference brochure,
2004
30th Annual Conference card,
2004
31st Annual Conference brochure,
2005
32nd Annual Conference poster,
2006
33rd Annual Conference card,
2007
34th Annual Conference poster,
2008
Photocopied drafts of criticisms of the Great Mother
Conference,
1975 (?)
Photocopied report on the 2nd Annual Great Mother
Conference,
1976 (?)
Photocopied correspondence,
1978, 1980
Draft of presentation for the "Robert Bly In This World"
conference,
2009