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Events in San Francisco 1Date of Event 1Location of Event 1Event 2
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AmramDavidHST11/17/1930New York City, NY40.7127837-74.0059413---MaleJazz Composer/Musician-SLGeorge Washington University (SR)1948-1952 (SR)Lived in Palo Alto with girlfriend Julie Mears (SR)1948
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AnsenAlanNW1/23/1922New York City, NY40.7127837-74.005941311/12/2006Athens, Greece84MalePoet/PlaywrightHarvard University1942 (SR)
early 1960's -nw
was the model for many different flamboyant characters, including Kerouac's Rollo Greb in On The Road -nw
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BarakaAmiriWH10/7/1934Newark, NJ40.735657-74.17236671/9/2014Newark, NJ79MaleWriterLeRoi JonesImamu Amear BarakaRutgers University1951Howard University1952Columbia University1967Lectured at San Francisco State College1967
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA (CDS)
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BerriganTedMD11/15/1934Providence, RI41.8239891-71.41283437/4/1983Greenwich Village, NY49MalePoet
Edmund Joseph Michael Berrigan Jr
University of Tulsa (Oklahoma)1959
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BowenMichaelMDx212/8/1937Beverly Hills, Ca34.0736204-118.40035633/7/2009Stockholm, Sweden71MalePainter
Chouinard Art InstituteLate 1950s1963 (MD)Part of SF Renassiance (?)
In 1966 creates famous Love Painting (MD)
Co-Founded San Francisco Oracle 9/20/1966Haight-Ashbury (CDS)Helped Organized Human Be-In1/1/1967Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA (CDS)72 Commerical St (MD)
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BrautiganRichardNW, MDx34/18/1905Tacoma, WA47.2528768-122.44429069/16/1984Bolinas, CA49MaleNovelist/PoetRichard Gary BrautiganEugene High School -nw19508/1/1956performing poetry, publishing1962The Galilee Hitchhiker (sold at City Lights) MD1958261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA (CDS)Performed with The Diggers (MD)1967-1968 (MD)Haight-Ashbury (MD)
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BremserRayhb2/22/1934Jersey City, NJ40.7281575-74.077641711/3/1998Utica, NY64MaleWriterBordentown Reformatory 1952--
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BrierlyJustincmh19054/1/1985Denver, CO79MalePoet/Lawyer/Professor
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BukowskiCharleswh8/16/1920
Andernach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
50.4260577.40866363/9/1994San Pedro, CA73MaleWriterHenry Charles BukowskiHeinrich Karl BukowskiLos Angeles High School, CA (SR)1939 (SR)Los Angeles City College (SR)1952-1955 (SR)19251925Reading at City Lights Poetry Theatre1972(CDS)555 Chestnut, San Francisco, CA (CDS)
"Aftermath of a Lengthy Rejection Slip.” 1st sold story to Story Magazine(SR)
1944
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BurroughsWilliam YM, hstx22/5/1914St. Louis, MO38.6270025-90.19940428/2/1997Lawrence, KS83MaleWriterWilliam Burroughs IIWilliam LeeHarvard University1932
Naked Lunch published -nw1959 -nw
Leaves Tangiers for New York, desiring to live with Ginsberg in Northbeach [YM]
1954
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Burroughs
Joan Vollmer Adams
MT2/4/1923Loudonville, NY42.7048009-73.75484249/6/1951Mexico City, Mexico28FemaleJoan Vollmer Adams
Joan Vollmer Burroughs
Barnard College1940Apartment was meeting place for Beats
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Burroughs Jr.WilliamCDS6/21/1947Conroe, TX30.3118769-95.45605123/3/1981DeLand, FL33MaleWriterWilliam S Burroughs IIIBilly BurroughsGreen Valley1965
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CarrLucienMT3/1/1925New York City, NY40.7127837-74.00594131/28/2005Washington, D.C.79MaleStudent/Copy-boy after prison-SLPhillips Academy (Andover, MA)University of ChicagoColumbia UniversityPart of SF Renassiance (?)
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CassadyCarolynKG4/28/1923Lansing, MI42.732535-84.55553478/20/2013Bracknell, England90FemaleWriterCarolyn RobinsonBennington College19431947Moves to Mission Dolores1948
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CassadyNealhb, MDx22/8/1926Salt Lake City, UT40.7607793-111.89104742/4/1968
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
41MaleWriterEast High School (Denver) 1941
1954 / 1947? meets Carolyn in SF at this time [YM]
Arrested for offering Undercover agent weed1958Served as Main Driver on the Further Bus (MD)1964(MD)Lived at 1403 Gough St. -FM1963-FM29 Russell St.
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CassadyCatherineCDS1959Pennsylvania41.2033216-77.1945247--FemaleWriterSan Jose State University
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CassadyJamiJSx61949San Francisco, CA37.7749295-122.4194155---FemaleDentistJami Cassady RattoAmerican Ballet Theatre School1969New York City
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Cassady Sr.Nealwh2/8/1926Salt Lake City, UT40.7607793-111.89104742/4/1968


MaleGerbil EnthusiastLived with Ginsberg and Plymell at 1403 Gough
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ChaseHalCDSMaleHamster BreederColumbia University
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CorsoGregoryFMx23/26/1930New York City, NY40.7127837-74.00594131/17/2001Minnesota70MaleWriterNunzio Corso1956-FM1958-FMPerformed readings, North Beach-FM1956-FMCity Lights Bookstore published Gasoline-FM1958-FM261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA (CDS)
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CreeleyRobertGTSx25/21/1926Arlington, MA42.4153925-71.15647293/30/2005Odessa, TX78MaleWriter1957

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CruHenriSR-edit4/2/1921Williamstown, MA42.7120196-73.20368981992Manhattan, NY70MaleWriterDianne Cru
Horace Mann Prep School, L’Ecole des Roches
1930Lincoln School
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DeFeoJayGTSx23/31/1929Hanover, NH43.7022451-72.289552611/11/1989San Francisco, CA60FemaleVisual ArtistAt Six Gallery for the first reading of Howl 1955 3119 Fillmore St19553119 Fillmore St
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DiPrimaDianeFM, HSTx28/6/1934Brooklyn, NY40.6781784-73.9441579---FemaleWriterDiane MarloweDiane FisherHunter College High SchoolSwarthmore College1967Arrives in San Francisco from NYC Summer 1968Granted Poet Laurette of San Francisco-FM2009-FM
1 Dr. Carlton B Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA (CDS)
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DoyleKirby NW/SL11/27/1932San Francisco, CA37.7749295-122.41941554/5/2003San Francisco, CAMaleAuthor/PoetSan Francisco State Univerity
Published Sapphobones1966 (CDS)
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DylanBobCDS5/24/1941Duluth, MN46.7866719-92.1004852---MaleMusicianRobert Allen ZimmermanUniversity of Minnesota1959
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FerlinghettiLawrenceFM, HSTx2, WHx23/24/1919Yonkers, NY40.9312099-73.8987469---MaleWriterLawrence FerlingUniversity of North Carolina1941Columbia University1947Université de Paris19511953Founded City Lights Bookstore-FM1953-FM261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA Founded the publishing wing of City Lights1955CL published collection of short stoies by Bukowski, Erections...
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FrancoBeaMT10/13/1920Los Angeles, CA34.0522342-118.24368498/15/201393FemaleBeatrice KozeraBeatrice Rentería
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FrankRobertCDS11/9/1924Zürich, Switzerland47.37688668.541694--Male
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GinsbergAllenYM, FMx2, hstx2, wh6/3/1926Newark, NJ40.735657-74.17236674/5/1997East Village, NY70MaleWriterIrwin Allen GinsbergMontclair State College1943Columbia University1950Howl was first performed at Six Gallery-FM10/7/1955-FM3119 Fillmore, San Francisco, CAHowl and Other Poems published by CBL-FM; Howl seized by SFPD1956-FMLived at 1403 Gough St.-FM1963-FMSan Francisco, CANo 5., 755 Pine Street, San Francisco, CA (CDS)1010 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA
1624 Milvia St., Berkeley (apart. in 1955 working on Howl) [YM]
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GysinBrionNW1/19/1916Taplow, England51.532169-0.687967/13/1986Paris, France70MalePainter/Poet/PerformerDownside School1931
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HansenDianaKG1947Bellingham, WA48.74908-122.4781473---FemaleWriter, Painter, PlaywrightDiana Hansen-YoungNew York University's Tisch School of the Arts
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HarringtonAlanGTS1/16/1919Newton, MA42.3370413-71.20922145/23/1997Tuscon, AZ78MaleWriter
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HavertyJoanHST1931Albany, NY42.6525793-73.7562317199059Female
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HedrikWallyhbx21928Pasadena, CA34.1477849-118.144515512/17/2003Bodega Bay, CA75Male1946Visited California School of Fine Arts1946
800 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94133 (HB)
Joined Studio 13 Jazz Band at schoo of fine arts(HB)1952(HB)800 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94133 (HB)Co-Founded The Six Gallery(HB)10/7/1955 (HB)3119 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA (HB)
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HendersonLuAnneEP1930Denver, CO39.7392358-104.9902512008FemaleAbandoned by Neal with Kerouac in San Francisco1949
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HinkleAlhb1926Miami, Flordia 25.7616798-80.1917902---MaleWriter
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HinkleHelenhb9/4/1924San Francisco, CA37.7749295-122.41941557/21/1994California 70FemaleWriter19251934Returned to SF to find work1945
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HoffmanAbbieEP11/30/1936Worcester, MA42.2625932-71.80229344/12/1989Solebury Township, PA52MaleActivist Abbot Howard HoffmanBrandeis University19551960's
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HolmesJohn ClellonMT3/12/1926Holyoke, MA 42.2042586-72.61620093/30/1988Middletown, CT62MaleWriterMarian MiliambroNew School For Social ResearchPublished Go1952
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HunckeHerbertCDS1/9/1915Greenfield, MA42.587915-72.59941048/8/1996Manhattan, NY81Male
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JohnsonJoycehb4/18/1935Queens, NY40.7282239-73.7948516---FemaleWriterJoyce PinchbeckJoyce GlassmanBarnard College1948
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JonesHettieCDS, JS4/17/1905---FemaleWriterHettie Cohen
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KaufmanBobhb, MDx1, [YM]4/18/1925New Orleans, LA29.9510658-90.07153231/12/1986San Francisco, Ca61MaleWriterRobert Garnell KaufmanThe New School194119581960 [YM]Founded Beatitude magazine-FM1959-FM14 Bannam Alley, San Francisco, CA (CDS)Small role in The Flower Thief (MD)1959
Altercation w/ Cops @ Co-Existence Bagel Shop - FM
8/1/1959 - FM1398 Grant Street, San Francisco, CA - FM
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KerouacJan CDS2/16/1952Albany, NY42.6525793-73.75623176/5/1996Albuquerque, NM44FemaleWriterJanet Michelle Kerouac
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Havarty-Kerouac
JoanYM
-/-/1927
Colorado39.5500507-105.7820674 -/-/1990Oregon62FemalePoetJoan Haverty
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KerouacJack FM3/12/1922Lowell, MA42.6334247-71.316171810/21/1969St. Petersburg, FL47MaleWriterJean-Louis Lebris de KérouacColumbia UniversityThe New School1952-FMSix Gallery Reading of Howl-FM10/7/1955-FM3119 Fillmore St. (YM)Wrote October in The Railroad Earth & San Francisco BluesCameo Hotel, 389 Third Street, S.F.
(Neal Cassady's house 1952) [YM]
1624 Milvia St., Berkeley (Ginsberg's apartment 1955) [YM]
255 Columbus Ave (The Vesuivio: a bar where he drank) [YM]
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KeseyKen MDx19/17/1935La Junta, CO37.9850091-103.543832111/10/2001Eugene, OR66MaleWriterKenneth Elton KeseyUniversity of Oregon1957Stanford University19601962Organized Merry Band of Pranksters in California (MD)1964
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KnightArthurhb12/29/19379/7/201275Male
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KnightKitCDS
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KupferbergTuli9/28/1923New York City, NY40.7127837-74.00594137/12/2010New York City, NY86MaleWriterBrooklyn College1944
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La CavaGregoryMT3/10/1892Towanda, PA41.767575-76.44271883/1/1952Malibu, CA59MaleFilm DirectorSchool of the Art institute of Chicago1941
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LamantiaPhilipFM10/23/1927San Francisco, CA37.7749295-122.41941553/7/200578MaleWriter1945Six Gallery Reading of Howl-FM10/7/1955-FM
3119 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA (CDS)
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LearyTimothyCDS10/22/1920Springfield, MA42.1014831-72.5898115/31/1996Los Angeles, CA75MalePsychologistUniversity of Alabama1945Washington State University1946UC Berkeley19501947Spoke to hippie gathering of 30,000 people, coining the phrase "turn on, tune in, drop out"1/4/1967Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
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MailerNormanCDS1/31/1923Long Branch, NJ40.3042778-73.992359611/10/2007New York City, NY84MaleWriterAndreas WilsonHarvard University1939
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McClureMichaelFM10/20/1932Marysville, KS39.8411129-96.647242---MaleWriterUniversity of WichitaUniversity of Arizona
San Francisco State College
Six Gallery Reading of Howl-FM10/7/1955-FM
3119 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA (CDS)
Finished studies at SFSU-FM1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA (CDS)
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MichelineJackFM11/6/1929The Bronx, NY40.8370495-73.86542952/27/1998San Francisco, CA69MaleWriterHarold Martin Silver1960-FM
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MuraoShigEPx2, wh12/8/1926Seattle, WA47.6062095-122.332070810/18/1999Cupertino, CA72MaleBookstore Clerk/Zine WriterShigeyoshi Murao1953Bookstore Clerk at City Lights1953-1957261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CAArrested for selling Allen Ginsberg's Howl to undercover police3/6/1957City Lights Bookstore Held beat court at Caffe Trieste1975
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O'HaraFrankMDx13/27/1926Baltimore, MD39.2903848-76.61218937/25/1966Long Island, NY40MaleWriterFrancis Russell O'HaraHarvard University1950University of Michigan19511964 Lunch Poem Published by City Lights (MD)
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OrlovskyPeterCDS, [YM]7/8/1933New York City, NY40.7127837-74.00594135/30/2010Williston, VT76MaleWriterColumbia University1954Stationed by the Army at Lying-In Hospital: "schizophrenia" [YM]7/13/1954 [YM]B, 1 Letterman Dr, San Francisco, CA 94129 [YM]
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ParkerEdieMT1922Grosse Pointe, MI42.3861485-82.9118591199371FemaleEdie Kerouac-ParkerColumbia UniversityYou'll Be Okay Published (?)2007
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PatchenKennethMT12/13/1911Niles, OH41.1828353-80.7653581/8/197261MaleMiriam OikemusUniversity of Wisconsin19291951Influenced SF Beat poets1950
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RexrothKennethCDS, GTS, [YM]12/22/1905South Bend, ID40.6278433-79.36948476/6/1982Santa Barbara, CA77MaleWriterArt Institute of Chicago191919271948 [YM]Central figure in SF Renaissance
At the famous Six Gallery Reading / He was the Master of Ceremonies [YM]
Oct 7th 1955Six Gallery
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SandersEdMT8/17/1939Kansas City, MO39.0997265-94.5785667--MaleWriterUniversity of Missouri1958New York University1960Poem From Jail Published1963
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ShulmanMaxKG3/14/1919St Paul, MN44.9537029-93.08995788/28/198869MaleWriterUniversity of Minnisota 1930Barefoot boy with cheek Published
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SnyderGaryJF5/8/1930San Francisco, CA37.7749295-122.4194155---MaleWriterReed College1947
University of California, Berkeley
1953Six Gallery Reading10/7/1955
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SolomonCarlKG3/20/1928The Bronx, NY40.8370495-73.86542952/26/1993The Bronx, NY64MaleWriterThe City College of New York1944Published two Chapbooks of Prose Poems
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StringhamEd1/18/1975--Male
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TomsonBillSL KG
??/??/1930-SL
1980San Barbara, California-SL50-SLMaleVarious-SLUniversity of DenverGot Married/Moved to SF 1947
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UptonCharleshb12/13/1948San Francisco, CA37.7749295-122.4194155---MaleWriter/MetaphysicianFirst 2 books published by City Lights1968
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VoznesenskyAndreiMT5/12/1933Moscow, Soviet Union55.75582637.61736/1/2010Moscow, Russia77MaleWriterMoscow Architechtural Institute1957Dogalypse Poetry Reading10/22/1971Project Artaud 499 Alabama St.
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WaldmanAnne4/2/1945Millville, NJ39.4020596-75.0393438--FemaleWriterBellington College19661965
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WattsAlan MT1/6/1915Chislehurst, Kent, England51.38655080.111333311/16/1973Mt. Tamalpais58MaleSeabury-Western Theological Seminary19381951Became dean of AASSFPublished Way of Zen1957
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WeissRuthGTS, KG6/24/1928Berlin, Germany52.520006613.404954--Female1952Hitchhiked to San Francisco1952
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WelchLewMDx1 KG8/16/1926Phoenix, AZ33.4483771-112.07403735/23/1971Mountains, CA45MaleWriterLewis Barret Welch, Jr.Reed College1948University of Chicago1958Taught a Poetry Workshop from 1965-70 in SF (MD)
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WhalenPhilipFM10/20/1923Portland, OR45.5230622-122.67648166/26/2002San Francisco, CA78MaleWriterReed College19511952Six Gallery Reading of Howl-FM10/7/1955-FM
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WhiteEdSL, JF2/2/1925Denver, CO39.7392358-104.990251---MaleArchitectColumbia University1942
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WienersJohnwh1/6/1934Milton, MA42.2495321-71.06616533/1/2002Boston, MAMaleWriterBoston College 1950Black Mountain College195519581960San Francisco Poetry Renaissance (?)Hotel Wentley Poems1958
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KygerJoanneGTSx211/19/1934Vallejo, CA38.1040864-122.2566367---FemalePoetUniversity of California, Santa Barbara1957Attended Sunday poetry meetings with Jack Spicer and Robert DuncanApartment of John Wieners California StreetMoved into East West Communal HouseCalifornia Street, San Francisco
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ZwerlingHarriet SohmersMT1928New York, NY40.7127837-74.0059413--FemaleWriterUC BerkeleyBlack Mountain CollegeNYU
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CowenEliseMBN7/31/1933Long Island, New York40.789142-73.1349612/27/1962Washington Heights, New YorkFemalePoetBarnard College
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BryantWenzell BairdSMR12/12/1927Columbus, Indiana39.2014404-85.921379611/13/2008Hermet, California80MaleWriterHarvard UniversityDeep Springs College
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MoraffBarbaraSMR1939Patterson, New Jersey40.1553917-74.3940554Strafford, Vermont77FemaleWriter/Poet
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EversonWilliamJF9/10/1912Sacramento, CA38.5815719-121.49439966/3/1994Santa Cruz, CA82MaleCritic/PoetBrother AntoninusFresno State CollegePart of SF Renaissance (MBN)
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WilsonRobert Antonnw, GTS1/18/1932Brooklyn, NY40.6781784-73.94415791/11/2007Capitola, CA72maleauthor/playwright/psychologistBrooklyn Technical High School1950His play Wilhelm Reich in Hell performed in San Francisco1987
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