Richard Fariña miscellany
Collection — manuscript box: 73 - folder 1
Identifier: 6940m
Scope and content
"An Interview with Carolyn Hester, October 26, 1984," by William N. Flanagan, about Richard Fariña (xerox of typescript). -- "The King of Cool: Remembering Richard Fariña," by Jaime Wolf in The Cornell Alumni News, October 1991. -- Photocopies of reviews of his books (1965-1970), and 2 obituaries.
Dates
- 1984-1991.
Creator
- Fariña, Richard. (Person)
- Wolf, Jaime. (Person)
- Flanagan, William M. (Person)
- Hester, Carolyn. (Person)
Language of Material
In English.
Biographical / Historical
Richard Fariña attended Cornell from 1955 to 1959, studying engineering and English, but left shortly before graduating. He was married to folk singers Carolyn Hester and Mimi Baez. His novel "Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me" is a roman à clef set in Ithaca.
Extent
43 items. (43 items.)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)