Barry Lopez:
An Inventory of The Working Life of A Writer, Traveling Exhibit Collection, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Lopez, Barry Holstun, 1945- | |
| Title: | Barry Lopez: The Working Life of a Writer, Traveling Exhibit Collection, | |
| Dates: | 2004 and undated | |
| Abstract: | Proofs of exhibit panels and supporting material for a traveling exhibit. | |
| Collection # | R32.1 | |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (.25 feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
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.
A list of his publications includes:
- Lopez, Barry, ed. Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape. San Antonio: Trinity UP, 2010.
- 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 collection is in good condition.
Organization | ||
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research. Copyright is retained by the authors of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by U.S. copyright law.
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, 1943- | ||
| Lopez, Barry Holstun, 1943- -- Exhibitions. | ||
| Lopez, Barry Holstun, 1943- -- Study and teaching. | ||
Related Material
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Barry Lopez: The Working Life of a Writer, Traveling Exhibit, 2004 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Collection accession #(s):
2011-0154-A
Purchase, 2000
Processed by
Diane Warner, Sept. 2011.
Collection Inventory
Supporting Material | |||||||||||||
| item | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 25 | Pamphlet, “A voice” by Barry Lopez, 13 p., undated | |||||||||||
| 26 | Flyer, Barry Lopez, 4 p., 2004 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Study questions, Monterey High School, 6 p., undated | ||||||||||||