Descriptive Summary
Lopez, Barry, 1945-
Barry Lopez Audio-Visual
Collection,
1964-2001 and undated
Audio-visual material
from the papers of Barry Lopez.
R14.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
3 boxes (2.8 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Barry Lopez is an essayist, author, and short story writer. His books
include Arctic Dreams, for which he received the
National Book Award, and Of Wolves and Men, a
National Book Award finalist, as well as several collections of short stories
and two collections of essays. He has received fellowships from the American
Academy of Arts and Letters, the John Burroughs Society, the Orion Society, and
other institutions. In his nonfiction, Mr. Lopez writes often about the
relationship between physical landscape and human culture. In his fiction, he
frequently addresses issues of intimacy, ethics, and identity. His work has
been widely anthologized and translated into thirteen languages. He travels
widely and has collaborated with a number of artists on a variety of projects
in theater, music, and the fine arts. Since 2003 he has been Visiting
University Scholar at Texas Tech University. He lives on the McKenzie River in
rural western Oregon.
Book publications include:
- Lopez, Barry. Resistance. New York:
Knopf, 2004.
- Lopez, Barry. Vintage Lopez. New
York: Vintage, 2004.
- Lopez, Barry. Light Action in the
Caribbean. New York: Knopf, 2000.
- Lopez, Barry. About This Life. New
York: Knopf, 1998.
- Lopez, Barry. Apológia. Athens: U of
Georgia P, 1998.
- Lopez, Barry. Lessons from the
Wolverine. Athens: U of Georgia P, 1997.
- Lopez, Barry. Field Notes. New York:
Knopf, 1994.
- Lopez, Barry. The Rediscovery of North
America. Lexington, UP of Kentucky, 1990.
- Lopez, Barry. Crow and Weasel.
Berkeley: North Point, 1990.
- Lopez, Barry. Crossing Open Ground.
New York: Scribner, 1988.
- Lopez, Barry. Arctic Dreams. New
York: Scribner, 1986.
- Lopez, Barry. Winter Count. New
York: Scribner, 1981.
- Lopez, Barry. River Notes. Kansas
City, MO: Andrews & McMeel, 1979.
- Lopez, Barry. Of Wolves and Men. New
York: Scribner, 1978.
- Lopez, Barry. Giving Birth to
Thunder. Kansas City, MO: Andrews & McMeel, 1978.
- Lopez, Barry. Desert Notes. Kansas
City, MO: Andrews & McMeel, 1976.
Scope and Contents
The audio visual collection contains audio and video cassettes,
reel-to-reel audio tapes, computer disks, and CDs. Many items were removed from
the Barry Lopez Papers, 1964-2000 and undated, during processing. Also includes
items sent to the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library by Barry
Lopez from 2000-2007. Some of the items are commercially produced, but the bulk
consists of unique copies of recordings of interviews and readings by Barry
Lopez.
The collection is in good condition and is part of the James Sowell
Family Collection in Literature, Community and the Natural World.
Organization
The collection is organized by material type. Audio cassettes and
small reel-to-reel tapes have been placed in labeled file boxes which are then
stored in the manuscript boxes. Each manuscript box contains a list of all
items in the box.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Lopez, Barry Holstun, 1945-
Darling, David, 1941-
Hampl, Patricia, 1946-
Stegner, Wallace Earle,
1909-1993
Terkel, Studs, 1912-
White Bear Woman
Cavett, Dick
Wilson, Edward O.
Lueders, Edward G., 1923-
Darling, David, 1941-
Adams, Robert, 1937-
Chief Dan George, 1899-1981
Places
Oregon
Arctic regions
Antarctica
Subjects
Environmental
ethics
Wolves
Natural history
Natural history in
literature
Indians of North American --
Folklore
Coyote (Legendary
character)
Radio programs
Children's theater
Music--United States--20th
Century
Collection accession #(s):
2000-0297-X, 2002-0052-B
Purchase, 2000-2007
Access Restrictions
The audio-visual collection is open for research. However, all
non-commercial items must be reformatted to preservation copies prior to use.
Therefore, researchers should allow at least 2-5 working days for this
processing. Box 3, which contains reel-to-reel tapes, has a temporary location
of AV Dept. shelf J, for preservation reformatting. Please contact Dr. Diane
Warner or the Reference Archivist for assistance.
Processed by
Diane Warner, 2007
Preferred Citation
Barry Lopez Audio-Visual Collection, 1964-2007 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Barry Lopez Papers, 1964-2001 and undated
- Barry Lopez Photograph Collection, 1964-2001 and undated
- Barry Lopez Photograph Collection: Apológia.
Collection Inventory
Video Cassettes
1
Learning to See: An Arctic Primer, Southwestern Univ.
Brown Symposium #26 (VHS),
undated
1
Seal/Taylor Valley, Diane McKnight Group (VHS),
undated
1
NTC Artic [sic] Dreams, 55 minutes. Denver Center Media
(VHS),
April 11, 1990
1
Concluding remarks and reading / Barry Lopez.
Southwestern University's Brown Symposium XXVI, Arctic Journey (VHS),
undated
1
Barry Lopez, CBC-TV Vancouver (VHS),
June 29, 1998
1
Barry Lopez. 60 minutes. Lannan Videos #30 (VHS),
1992
1
Prescott College Environmental Award. 75 minutes. Video
Lab Specialities (VHS),
Dec. 19, 1992
1
Cavett/Barry Lopez Of Wolves and
Men Dick Cavett, Thirteen WNET (U-matic),
Jan. 24, 1979
1
2 cassettes: 1. R.V.I.B. Nathaniel B. Palmer 1st cruise
April-May 1992; 2. Seapower Antarctica, some scenes (VHS),
1992
1
Barry Lopez “Take Five” CBC Radio, TV Ontario (VHS),
undated
1
Unlabeled, Kodak Highgrade video tape [Lopez speaks and
introduces another writer, from Speaking and Lecturing, Ohio, May 6-10, 1997]
(VHS),
1997
1
Vintage Books Innovation #711 Antartica (sic) Barry
Lopex (sic) interview 27:30 minutes (VHS),
undated
1
2 cassettes: 1. Barry Lopez reading
Crow and Weasle [sic] at CTC 6-17-93; 2.
Crow and Weasel 1/20/94; 2 :30 spots “All About
Kids” interview with B. Lopez 2/16/94 Cable Ch. 6. The Children’s Theatre
Company (VHS),
1993 and 1994
1
Promoting Environmental Messages Through the Arts. 57:35
minutes. Educational Communications, Inc. Los Angeles, CA. (VHS),
1990
1
Langridge Dance/Theater Artaud, 1994 “Landscape Memory"
4/16/94; “A Matter of Thirst” 4/15/94; “Road 27” 4/16/94; “Landscape Memory”
4/15/94 (VHS),
1994
1
UO Today, show #121, Barry Lopez, 30:00 minutes (Letters
of Heaven). U of Oregon (VHS),
2000
1
No information – Sony: L-250 (Betamax),
undated
1
The Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers: a Tribute to
Wallace Stegner. Univ. of Portland, 1 hour, 45 minutes, featuring John Daniel,
James R. Hepworth, William Kittredge, George Venn, Terry Tempest Williams,
Barry Lopez (VHS),
1993
1
Oil on Ice, California Academy of Sciences, hand-written
label (VHS),
undated
1
Oil on Ice, California Academy of Sciences, exhibition
video, with typed note (VHS),
2004
1
Lopez – Hampl, with typed note: "Audio and video of a
lecture delivered at Bread Loaf Writers Conference August 2000 and a reading,
separate but same venue." (VHS),
2000
1
Coyote Dreams (VHS),
undated
Audio CDs
1
Readers and Writers on the Air, Airdate: April 5, 2001,
Guest: Barry Lopez, North Country Public Radio,
2001
1
Pulse of the Planet CD#1; Seg. 1: 42.02 minutes; Seg. 2:
10.16 minutes,
1998
1
Pulse of the Planet CD#2; Seg. 3: 24.39 minutes; Seg. 4:
34.02 minutes,
1998
1
World Environment Day “Pulse of the Planet,” compiled
and written by David White,
undated
1
Dark Wood, David Darling, cello; includes Disturbing the
Night, a story by Barry Lopez,
1995
1
A Childhood Remembered, a musical tribute to the wonder
of childhood, (includes: Crow and Weasel, music by Eric Tingstad and Nancy
Rumbel) with booklet,
1991
1
Raven River by David Lynn Grimes, with booklet, note
from Grimes to Lopez, and David Grimes Address,
1999
1
Coyote Dreams, music by Dana Brayton,
undated
Computer Discs
1
Crow and Weasel, Olema Draft(and print of text from 3 ½”
floppy),
Aug. 1992
1
Barry Lopez Transcript (5 ¼” floppy),
Oct. 1995
Audio Cassettes
1
BearWalker and Other Stories told by White Bear Woman
and music by Ritambhara Tyson, 2 cassettes, NorthWord Press, Inc.,
1994
1
Four Decades with Studs Terkel, a compilation of
extraordinary interviews from 40 years of broadcasting, 4 cassettes, HighBridge
Company,
1993
1
A
Yale,
undated
1
A
“What is Revealed,”
undated
1
A
Sample of 5 Word on – The Environment segments,
undated
1
A
Interview – Barry Lopez KUNM –FM / Charlie Zelnquesky,
undated
1
A
Crow and WeaselInterview
Vancouver, B.C. with Vicki Gabereun, CBC Radio,
undated
1
A
Barry Lopez speech + TABA ’86 by Andy Lyman,
1986
1
A
Barry Lopez – UMKC 14 June ‘87,
1987
1
A
Lyman and Story with Barry Lopez,
undated
1
A
Crossing Open Ground Rough
Edit 6/17/94, side 1: Trying the Land; The Stone Horse. side 2: The Lives of
Seals; Children in the Woods; Borders,
1994
1
A
City Lights: Stegner Tribute / Terry Tempest Williams,
Barry Lopez,
undated
1
A
Barry Lopez 4-12-90,
1990
1
A
Artic [sic] Dreams, Denver,
March 17, 1986
1
A
Tom Meersman Minnesota Public Radio,
Oct. 22, 1990
1
A
I. Raven/ River Notes II. Winter Count,
undated
1
A
Barry Lopez,
April 11, 1990
1
A
Barry Lopez The Dick Cavett Show,
undated
1
A
Barry Lopez, Tucson, AZ, AAUP Annual Meeting,
June 16, 1987
1
A
The Pulse of the Planet ’99 Segments 1-3,
1999
1
A
Landscape and Imagination / Univ. of Iowa,
Oct. 15, 1985
1
A
Reflections in Montana “Wolves,”
undated
1
A
Don Gay – J. Robinson,
undated
2
B
John Feutress interview, 5/17,
undated
2
B
The Children’s Theatre Co. Crow
and Weasel
undated
2
B
Sour on the Bayou, in Inuktitut, ("raw and finished tape
for CTC promotions" written on pink post-it note),
undated
2
B
Crow and Weasel music by
John Luther Adams and musicians, recorded at the Children's Theatre Company,
Minneapolis,
Jan 1-5., 1994
2
B
Not Labeled, Chromium dioxide Memorex 90,
undated
2
B
Not Labeled, TDK SA 90, in SA-C90 TDK case,
undated
2
B
Barry Lopez Of Wolves and
Men dub, 8 pm-9pm From Joan Buxton of Davis Neuman Show WXYZ Radio,
20777 W. Ten Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48075,
Oct. 18, 1979
2
B
Barry Lopez and Paul Pintoricle, Portland, Ore., KBOO
Radio,
Jan. 23, 1986
2
B
Not Labeled, AMPEX 350 recording cassette 60, in AMPEX
60 case,
undated
2
B
Bob Lanes, Bob Decker, Ray Decorby,
undated
2
B
BFBSUK,
Dec. 5, 1986
2
Bob Decker/ Decorby, Anne Ourm,
undated
2
B
“In the Liquid State” and “Pastoral”; stories by NPR’s,
The Sound of Writing no. 128, Final year of Airing, To:Barry Lopez. Thanks for
all your encouragement. From: Mary Lockewood,
Sept. 25, 1994
2
B
Vision and Flamma Flamma, and a feather in case,
undated
2
B
Footprints From Her Snows: A Dancer’s Memoir of Dancing.
Jan. 17, 1994 Patricia Bulitt; Song: collected in Hooper Bay, Alaska and
recorded by Patricia Bulitt with Neva Rivers, Natalia Smith, Helen Smith, 1981,
1981 and 1994
2
B
David Darling Solo,
undated
2
B
River Notes: the Dance of
Herons, music by David Darling,
1982
2
B
The EMC Masterpiece Series Literature and the Language
Arts 5 – Understanding Literature,
undated
2
B
Leonard Lopate Show, Re: Resistance. 2 copies,
June 23, 2004
2
C
W. Lane Rogers interviewing Barry Lopez, FM-100 KSFI,
alt Lake City, Utah,
March 1, 1981
2
C
Crow and Weasel reading by
Barry Lopez at Amon Carter Museum, 2 cassettes,
May 13, 1993
2
C
Interview with Morgan Smith,
Nov. 18, 1997
2
C
All Things Considered,
April 9, 1996
2
C
Crow and Weasel dub of mix
for Barry Lopez,
Oct. 15, 1991
2
C
Lopez,
undated
2
C
Barry Lopez,
Nov. 22, 1987
2
C
Barry Lopez, Modern Lang. Auditorium 8 p.m. University
of Arizona,
Nov. 28, 1991
2
C
Barry Lopez,
March 8, 1991
2
C
The Pulse of the Planet ’99 Segment 7-8
1999
2
C
People in the Public Eye, Al Beard – WYTZ FM
undated
2
C
Barry Lopez,
March 8, 1991
2
C
Barry Lopez on KVOW,
Dec. 23, 1997
(?)
2
C
Interview with Ed Johnson at KQPB Portland, Oregon,
July 13, 1998
2
C
Barry Lopez, author reading at Harbourfront, Toronto,
"Remembering Ochards" and "Passing Wisdom of Birds" recorded at the
Harbourfront Reading Series on Tuesday, March 13; Broadcast on CJRT-FM on Earth
Day 1990 (Sunday, April 22)
1990
2
C
AWP San Diego,
April 1985
2
C
Forest without Leaves, John Luther Adams
undated
2
C
Barry Lopez,
undated
2
C
Barry Lopez II,
undated
2
C
Forum: Lopez, Eschner & Hobson, KQED-FM,
May 2, 1997
2
C
Diane Rehm Show, Washington, DC
March 3, 1989
2
C
Lopez, from Al Bellg at New Letters
Nov. 15, 1978
2
D
John Fentress 5/17, side 3 and 4
undated
2
D
Rodeo VI, J. Davis,
undated
2
D
River Notes, 2nd mix,
"Dawn," "Drought," and "Logjam" 4/30,
undated
2
D
What is Revealed,
undated
2
D
Lopez on Fresh Air,
March 1, 1989
2
D
New Man,
undated
2
D
Writing Natural History: Dialogue #1 Barry Lopez and
Edward O. Wilson with Edward Lueders, Moderator,
Feb. 1,
1988
2
D
Alan Jones,
undated
2
D
Rodeo I/II,
undtaed
2
D
Mech,
undated
2
D
10 # go,
2
D
Freckles Brown
undated
2
D
Carol Berger / Mech,
undated
2
D
The Sound of Writing #65, "In Trees" by Robin Breman and
"Remembering Orchards" by Barry Lopez,
undated
2
D
“The Gift of Light” Barry Lopez, in conjunction with
Roberts Adams Exhibition, Amon Carter Museum
Feb. 17, 1990
2
D
Studs Terkel with Barry Lopez,
Oct. 17, 1990
2
D
Barry Lopez May 7, 1997 reading and May 9, 1997 Lecture,
May 1997
2
D
Crossing Open Ground Rough
Edit: Searching for Ancestors, Landscape and Narrative, Grown Men, The Passing
Wisdom of Birds,
June 17, 1994
2
D
Conversations on the Coast from the Hotel Rex, San
Francisco Barry Lopez: About This Life, Air Date
9/9/98,
1998
2
D
Interview re: About this
Life KLCC / Morgan Smith,
May 12, 1998
2
D
California Desert,
undated
2
D
California Desert, rough notes,
April 3-7,
1985
2
E
Book show #356 Barry Lopez, with letter from New York
State Institute
1995
2
E
Barry Lopez, Black Oak Books, Berkeley, CA, with note
from Susan Stone
March 12, 1989
2
E
Barry Lopez KLCC interview with Morgan Smith, KIDD
award,
May 18, 2000
2
E
Rosco, Moon Dog, Lost John,
undated
2
E
Christmas Greeting, Radio spot for Sir Grace Mizrahi,
undated
2
E
John Stepman Demo, Arctic
Dreams interview CHQT, Edmonton, Alta,
undated
2
E
Your World, WVBF, July 30,
undated
2
E
10/78 – ROLQ – 1st 10, WOLF with Sherry Henry WOR,
Oct. 16, 1978
2
E
Rehm Hr 2, Lopez – Resistance,
June 22, 2004
2
E
Alan James 3,
undated
2
E
Chief Dan George,
undated
2
E
Rodeo 3 and 4,
undated
2
E
Rita be,
2
E
7 and 8 [Rodeo?]
undated
2
E
Not Labeled, Chromium dioxide Memorex 90,
undated
2
E
Shoulders, Intro to Rodeo, Bull Action,
undated
2
E
Empty case, shutterbugs, “Flash,”
May 13, 2001
2
E
Barry Lopez, Interview on KLCC re. Light Action in the Caribbean with Morgan Smith, 9 min.,
Dec. 6, 2000
2
E
Lopez reading. Copyright 2000 by Barry Lopez,
2000
2
E
Ecological Imagination, Barry Lopez,
Oct. 26, 2000
2
E
Sedge Thomson’s West Coast Live San Francisco’s Radio
Show to the World,
June 27, 1998
2
E
Lopez Lecture. Copyright 2000 by Barry Lopez,
2000
2
E
The Ecological Imagination Barry Lopez, “Pearyland,”
Oct. 26, 2000
3
F
Stories Make the World: Interviews with Barry Lopez. 2
copies. Traveling Jewish Theater, San Francisco, CA,
1991
3
F
Stories about Stories. Traveling Jewish Theater, San
Francisco, CA,
1990
3
F
New Letters on the Air. Barry Lopez Coyote Stories. New
Letters, KC, Mo.,
Feb. 1978
3
F
New Letters on the Air. Barry Lopez
Crow and Weasel. Barry Lopez II. New Letters,
Kansas City, Mo., 19?,
undated
3
F
Crossing Open Ground, read
by Barry Lopez, 2 cassettes. NorthWord Audio Press, advance copy
undated
3
F
A Tribute to Wallace Stegner, recorded live at the
Herbst Theatre, hosted by Maya Angelou. Produced by Pacific Vista Productions
for City Arts & Lectures, Inc.,
April 27, 1995
3
F
Barry Lopez reads "Winter Count," "Trying the Land,"
"Searching for Ancestors" and "A Short Manifesto." American Audio Prose
Library, Columbia, MO,
undated
3
F
American Prose Series, Barry Lopez. American Audio Prose
Library, Columbia, MO,
undated
3
F
A Talk With Barry Lopez, Society of Environmental
Journalists, 9th national conference, Los Angeles, Society of Environmental
Journalists,
Sept. 16-19,
1999
3
F
Field Notes 1st text edit, side 1: Sonora – side 2:
Lessons from the Wolverine, The Runner. NorthWord Audio Press,
undated
3
F
Field Notes 1st text edit
side 1: Pearyland, The Negro in the Kitchen – Side 2: The Entreaty of the
Wiideema, Homecoming. NorthWord Audio Press,
undated
3
F
Field Notes, Read by Barry
Lopez, Piano by Philip Aaberg. Advance Copy, Northword Audio Press,
undated
3
F
Field Notes 1st text edit
Side 1: Introduction, Teal Creek – Side 2: Empira’s Tapestry, The Open Lot.
NorthWord Audio Press,
undated
3
F
Make Prayers to the Raven, music by John L. Adams,
undated
3
F
Barry Lopez interview with Kay Bonetti. American Audio
Prose Library, Columbia, MO,
undated
3
F
Conversations with The Christian Science Monitor,
1986
3
F
Imagine: adventures in nature. Fax Tales International,
Peoria, Ill.,
1993
3
F
Got to know there’s wild in the world,
1992
3
F
Barry Lopez on NPR (dub),
Oct. 10, 1995
3
Field Notes: The Grace Note of the
Canyon Wren read by Barry Lopez. HighBridge Co.,
2000
3
Crow and Weasel, read by
Barry Lopez. Random House Audio Books,
1991
3
Crossing Open Ground, read
by Barry Lopez. HighBridge Co.,
2000
3
About This Life: Journeys on the
Threshold of Memmoryread by Barry Lopez. Dove Audio,
1998
3
Barry Lopez on NPR (dub),
Oct. 10, 1995
3
UMKC Cockefair, Chair Barry Lopez, Unity Temple on the
Plaza,
March 23, 2006
3
Molly's Typing Service, dictation by Peter Schults,
Lopez agent, with letter from Lopez (to Diane Warner, Dec. 1, 2004) explaining
that this tape also includes a phone conversation between Lopez and Schults,
also glassine envelope with writing (2003) and note, (photocopies made for AV
collection),
1981?, 2003,
2004
Reel-to-Reel Audio Tapes
3
G
7 small (3") reels; 5 medium (5") reels,
undated
3
1 medium reel, Barry here’s tape of your commercials,
undated
3
1 medium reel, unlabeld, in Truetone box,
undated
3
2 large reels (7"), Hopkins – Waters – Hammond – Rush –
Bad Tape,
undated
3
1 large reel, Odey Cassel, 3 3/4,
undated
3
1 large reel, Folk Tape, PPM – 12, Belafonte 2,
undated
3
1 large reel, Folk Tape 3 3/4, Camp, Hardy – top world,
undated
3
1 large reel, Slide Show 1, 3 ½,
undated
3
1 large reel, Ken Nordine,
3
1 large reel, Bob Dylan – Precipice,
undated
3
1 large reel, Precipice – Eliot etc.,
undated
3
1 large reel, Folk Tape 3 ¾, Joshua – 4th Street,
undated
3
1 large reel, Christ Show – Black Flag,
undated
3
1 large reel, Lady Jane, Heavens – Hardins 7 ½,
undated
3
1 large reel, Folk Tape, Kingston PPM,
undated
3
1 large reel, Unlabeled, Scotch 201 box,
undated
Video Cassettes
3
Murphy visiting author, Barry Lopez, Murphy Programs in
Language and Literature: Henryetta Vanaman Reves Recital Hall, Hendrix College,
March 28, 2006
CDs
3
Hendrix College, Barry Lopez, 2006 Murphy Visiting Poet,
Hendrix-Murphy Foundation Programs in Literature and Language, Reves Recital
Hall,
April 28, 2006