Scope and Contents
The American Indian Literature and Poetry Collection contains the manuscripts of Dr. Laura Tohe's English students' creative projects. The collection consists of five original papers from Dr. Tohe's English 457/547 class from 2002, which are accompanied by student persmissions.
Dates
- Creation: 2002
Creator
- Tohe, Laura (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
To view this collection, please contact Ask an Archivist or call (480) 965-4932 at least five days in advance. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Patrons can also arrange to view this collection at the Labriola National American Indian Data Center (rm. 305) at Fletcher Library on the West campus. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
Conditions Governing Use
The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.
Biographical / Historical
Laura Tohe has written and co-authored four books. Her most recent book, Tseyi, Deep in the Rock won the 2007 Glyph award for Best Poetry and Best Book by Arizona Book Association and is listed as a Southwest Book of the Year 2005 by the Tucson Pima Library. She is the 2006 Dan Schilling Public Scholar for the Arizona Humanities Council. She writes essays, stories, and children’s plays that have appeared in the U.S., Canada and Europe. She wrote a commissioned libretto, Enemy Slayer, A Navajo Oratorio, for the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, which premiered in 2008. From ASU Directory https://webapp4.asu.edu/directory/person/62550
Full extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Full extent
1 Box(es)
Language of materials
English
Abstract
The American Indian Literature and Poetry Collection contains the manuscripts of Dr. Laura Tohe's English students' creative projects. The collection consists of five original papers, which are accompanied by student persmissions.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single box.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The American Indian Literature and Poetry Collection was donated to the Labriola Center by Dr. Laura Tohe, professor of English at Arizona State University. The material received was from ENG 457/547. (Accession #2003-02630)
Processing Information
The stated intent of this collection (from the accession record) was that Dr. Tohe would continue to donate student papers to create a larger archive, but currently this is the only accession of student papers from Dr. Tohe at this time.
- Title
- American Indian Literature and Poetry Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Joyce Martin
- Date
- 2016-06-22
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide encoded in English
Repository details
Part of the Labriola National American Indian Data Center Repository