Abstract

Correspondence, manuscripts, conceptual and mail art work, and ephemera documenting Ken Friedman's affiliation with Fluxus art movement spearheaded by George Maciunas. The collection includes examples of Friedman's Fluxus offset press, art work of other Fluxus artists, publications by Aktual, and examples of work by the Cleveland poet d.a. levy. Significant correspondents include George Brecht, John Cage, Dick Higgins, Ray Johnson, Milan Knizak, d.a. levy, George Maciunas, Jerry Rubin, and Paul Sharits. The collection is arranged in five series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) WRITINGS, 3) COLLABORATIONS, 4) FLUXUS, and 5) D.A. LEVY.

Biography

Kenneth S. Friedman (born September 19, 1949- ) attended Shimer College (1966-1967) where he studied music theory and composition with Richard Maxfield. He later received an MS from San Francisco State University in 1971 and, after that a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Human Behavior at U.S. International University in 1976. From 1967-1968, he was an instructor at San Francisco State College Experimental College, where he taught course in the literature of surrealism, the avant-garde, and expanded arts.

Ken Friedman experimented with many forms of conceptual art during the period covered by the collection, from the graphic and concrete arts to music, writing and performance. While at Shimer College, Friedman directed an "underground" radio program, "Garnisht Kigele." Later, he edited ephemeral magazines as a member of the Underground Press Syndicate and became Editor-in Chief of Fluxus West Publications and General Manager of Something Else Press. Friedman founded Fluxus West in 1966 shortly after becoming acquainted with George Maciunas and other members of the New York Fluxus coterie.

George Maciunas was the first person to use the term "Fluxus." In 1961, he sent out an invitation for an exhibition at the AG Gallery, noting on the invitation that the $3.00 cover charge was to be used for publishing FLUXUS magazine. The term came to designate an attitude toward art best exemplied in the work of Marcel Duchamp, the Dadaists, and John Cage. Indeed, many of the participants in the movement during the 1960s had personally studied with Cage or one of his disciples such as Richard Maxfield. Artistic values championed by principal Fluxus artists such as Friedman, Dick Higgins, George Brecht, and Yoko Ono, included spontaneity and indeterminacy.

Besides Fluxus, Friedman also participated in Aktual and the New York Correspondence School, two other conceptual art movements occuring during the time represented by the collection. Since the date of the collection, Friedman's work has appeared in a number of exhibitions, and he has received commissions from the Joslyn Art Museum, the Western Museum Association, and the University of Tulsa.

Scope and Content

Accession Processed in 1995

The bulk of the materials in the Ken Friedman Collection date from 1967 to 1970 -- for Friedman, a period of expansive production of Fluxus materials and a continuing commitment to Happenings / events, collaborations, and the Unitarian Universalist Church and its affiliate organizations of Free Religious Youth (FRY) and Liberal Religious Youth (LRY). The collection best documents graphic design of the period (with many examples from Friedman's Fluxus offset press), works of the Fluxus group and publications by Aktual. Numerous scenarios, musical compositions, prose and poetry works are also included. Another interesting facet of the collection are the works and correspondence by poet d.a. levy and New York Correspondence School founder Ray Johnson. The papers are organized into five series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) WRITINGS, 3) COLLABORATIONS, 4) FLUXUS, and 5) D.A. LEVY.

Series One: Correspondence

The CORRESPONDENCE series arranges Friedman's communications alphabetically, with incoming and outgoing correspondence filed together. The correspondence has been segregated by author and arranged in chronological order when materials are dated. Of particular interest is the correspondence Friedman conducted with George Brecht, John Cage, Dick Higgins, Ray Johnson, Milan Knizák, d.a. levy, George Maciunas, Jerry Rubin, and Paul Sharits.

Series Two: Writings

The WRITINGS are organized in five subseries, each organized alphabetically by title: MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS, COMPOSITIONS / MUSIC, SERMONS, FRY/LRY, and EDUCATION ESSAYS . The folders contain holograph manuscripts, typescripts, carbons and photo reproductions of Friedman' s productions from college writings of 1966 through Fluxus works of 1971. Of particular interest are numerous scenarios for Happenings, Fluxus events, and musical scores. Many examples of lyrics, sermons, prose works and poetry are represented, as well as the short novel: "O.K. Joe Sonata."

Series Three: Collaborations

This series is arranged in six subseries: MISCELLANEOUS (General, Catalogues, Events, Happenings), AKTUAL, GARNISHT KIGELE, SURREALIST RESEARCH BUREAU, and COLLECTED WORKS, with each subseries alphabetically arranged. Numerous Fluxus related works are evidenced in Series Three, with examples of offset posters, Aktual mimeograph books, a Radio Play by Dick Higgins for Garnisht Kigele titled: "Die Fabelhafte Geträume von Taifun Willi," and an edition of Alan Kaprow's "Days Off."

Series Four: Fluxus

Work in this series is arranged into two subseries: FLUXUS WEST / UPS and COLLECTED WORK. The subseries are alphabetically arranged. When titles are unavailable, offset graphic works are arranged by Friedman's numbering system, e.g. KF#31. This series contains an important holding of Fluxus Posters and broadsheets gathered or produced from 1964 - 1971, with numerous examples of oversized graphics produced by Friedman and other Fluxus principals including: "Spatial Poem No. 2", by Meiko (Chieko) Shiomi (1965); "Communist Must Give Revolutionary Leadership" by Henry Flynt and George Maciunas (1965); "Fluxpost 17-17", postage stamps by Robert Watts (1964).

Series Five: d.a. levy Works

This series contains Friedman's collection of d.a.levy's small press works. Several drawings and silkscreen works are contained in the series, along with single leaf mimeo sheets, limited editions, and documentation of levy's criminal prosecution for obscenity.

SEPARATION NOTE

A number of items have been separated from the collection and cataloged individually for the Library's Rare or Archive For New Poetry Monograph collections.

CORRESPONDENCE

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1 1 Miscellaneous unidentified correspondence to Ken Friedman, 1966 - 1968.
1 2 AAAB.A, 1967. A magazine edited by Friedman at Shimer College.
1 3 Aktual, 1967. Correspondence regarding; for example of work produced under this imprint see series 3B.
1 4 Aldritch, Mike, 1967.
1 5 American MENSA Society, 1968.
1 6 Anderson, Dave, 1968.
1 7 Anderson, Eric, 1967 - 1971. Exchange between Fluxus artist Anderson and Friedman.
1 8 Asphodel Book Shop, 1968. Publicity announcements related to d.a. levy's suicide & the d.a. levy Anthology. Asphodel Book Shop is owned by James Russell Lowell.
1 9 Ay-o, 1967. Related to construction of Ay-o's Fluxus Fingerbox sets.
1 10 Bank of America.
1 11 Berner, Jeff, 1967. Exchange between Fluxus artist Berner and Friedman.
1 12 Black Mask, 1967.
1 13 Bory, J.F., 1967 - 1968. Exchange between Bory, the Co-Publisher of APPROACHES magazine, and Friedman
1 14 Brecht, George, 1966 - 1968. Photocopy reproductions of numerous exchanges between Fluxus artist Brecht & Friedman.
1 15 Cage, John, 1966 - 1967. Correspondence with John Cage related to the publication or donation of Friedman's musical compositions and writing.
1 16 Cazazza, Monte. Postcard from West Coast Correspondence Art principle Cazazza proposing an "exchange" piece.
1 17 Chase, Richard, 1965 - 1968. Correspondence with Richard Chase (Friedman's uncle), a folklorist.
1 18 Congdon, Kirby. A publisher of broadsides, magazines and books.
1 19 City University of New York, 1969.
1 20 de Neergaard, Amy, 1969.
1 21 de Vries, Her, 1967.
1 22 de Vries, William, 1967. Related to the PROMETHEAN and Unitarian Universalist functions
1 23 De Witt, Alice.
1 24 Dewitt, Thomas, 1967.
1 25 Door (Dale), 1968.
1 26 Earlham College, 1969.
1 27 East Village Other, 1966.
1 28 Egerer, Anna, 1968 - 1969. Correspondence with Anna Egerer and Jiri Tupler of Aktual detailing their flight from Czechoslovakia to West Germany after the Russian repression of 1968.
1 29 Elkopo, Elkor, 1968.
1 30 E.S.P.-Disk, 1966. Related to the Fugs and Friedman's duties as a publicist for the record company.
1 31 Filliou, Robert, 1967. Correspondence with the Fluxus performance artist, poet and writer Robert Filliou.
1 32 Fine, Albert. Correspondence with Fluxus principle Fine. Several scenarios / works are represented in the Fluxus series in the Friedman Collection.
1 33 Fine Arts Society of San Diego, 1969.
1 34 Flux / UPS, 1967 - 1968. Correspondence exchanged between subscribers and members of the Underground Press Syndicate, and Friedman and Sebastopol James, as constituted as publishers of Flux / UPS.
1 35 Fluxus West, 1967 - 1968. Press releases and correspondence related to the activities (education, events, performances, etc.) of Fluxus West.
1 36 Foster, Don. Foster was referred to Friedman by d.a. levy. In reply, Friedman sent a scenario for a Fluxus Performance / Event.
1 37 Free Religious Association, 1968.
1 38 Friedman to unidentified correspondents, 1967 - 1969.
1 39 Friedman to Candida, 1967 - 1968. Correspondence with poetry submissions.
1 40 Friedman to Ellen, 1966 - 1967.
1 41 Friedman to Rena.
1 42 FB-005-19 Friedman to Ruth.
1 43 Fugs, 1966. Correspondence related to the Fugs and the radio program GARNISHT KIGELE at WRSB at Shimer College.
1 44 Garnisht Kigele. Release in regard to the suspension of the radio program GARNISHT KIGELE for obscenity.
1 45 Ginsberg, Allen, 1966. Request to A.G. for a submission to AAAB-A magazine.
1 46 Graffiti. Submission of SHAME ON YOU LYNDON JOHNSON to James R. Lowell.
1 47 Grove Press, 1968.
1 48 Hankin, Peter.
1 49 Heflin, Lee, 1967. Writer, filmmaker and sometime Fluxus contributor.
1 50 Higgins, Dick (Something Else Press, dated correspondence), 1966 - 1969. A large and varied holding of dated correspondence (1/9/66 - 3/19/69) with Dick Higgins: writer, publisher and Fluxus principal.
1 51 Higgins, Dick (Something Else Press, undated correspondence). Undated correspondence with Fluxus principal Dick Higgins.
1 52 Ice House, 1965.
1 53 Illustrated Paper, 1966.
1 54 Inner Space Magazine, 1966 - 1967. Correspondence and submissions for publication, including: "In the Palace of the King" and several unattributed poems.
2 1 Johnson, Ray, 1968 - 1969. Exchanges with Ray Johnson, founder of the New York Correspondence School. Acknowledged to be one of the principal artists of the Mail Art Movement of the 60s and 70s.
2 2 Junior Fellowship Youth, 1966 - 1967.
2 3 Kaplan, Philip, 1967. Collector of Surrealist works.
2 4 Kaprow, Allan. Correspondence with Allan Kaprow, founder of the Happening movement.
2 5 Kirkeby, Per. Founder of Fluxus North, Copenhagen. Supplemented with a brief CV.
2 6 Knizak, Milan, 1968 - 1969. Photocopies. Friedman's collaborator on U.S. Aktual publications, and founder of Fluxus East, Prague.
2 7 Knizak, Sonia. Scenarios related to Aktual activities in Czechoslovakia and the U.S., in collaboration with Milan Knizak and Friedman.
2 8 Knowles, Alison, 1967. Artist, performance artist and writer Knowles was a principal member of Fluxus. The folder includes a review of Knowles' BIG BOOK by Friedman.
2 9 Kupferberg, Tuli, 1966. Exchanges with Kupferberg, founding member of the Fugs and Birth Press. Folder contains two typed / holograph poems by Kupferberg: FREAK FOR KNOWLEDGE and TEL-A-TYPE!.
2 10 Landsbergis, Vytautas, 1967. Poems / Scenarios collected as Six Games (FLUXULF) and scores for "two piano-pieces for professional performance" (1962) by the Lithuanian writer / musician.
2 11 Lane, Brian, 1967 - 1969. Lane established a "branch" of the Surrealist Research Bureau in London and later handled Fluxus materials.
2 12 Lauffer, Dan. Some Fluxfest and Fluxus scenarios / proposals.
2 13 Leman, Martin, 1967. Publisher of ARCADE.
2 14 Lepage, Jacques, 1968.
2 15 levy, d.a., 1967. The collection also contains numerous books, mimeograph leaves, drawings and photocopies of news articles related to levy and Jim Lowell in the d.a. levy Series. Some of the books have been separated and cataloged for the Archive for New Poetry's monograph collection.
2 16 Liberal Religous Youth, 1965 - 1967. One of three files related to the Unitarian Universalist organization.
2 17 Liberal Religous Youth, 1968 - 1969. The second of three files related to the Unitarian Universalist organization.
2 18 Liberal Religous Youth. The third and last (undated) file of materials related to the Unitarian Universalist organization.
2 19 Liberal Religous Youth - Pacific Southwest LRY Literary Review, 1965 - 1967. File includes: "Literature and Liberal Religious Youth" and "Ken Friedman --- artist or arty?"
2 20 Liberal Religous Youth - WESCOM, 1966 - 1968. Unitarian Universalist organization.
2 21 Liberation News Service, 1968. Includes Friedman's: A JOURNEY TO SINGING MOUNTAIN.
2 22 Loftin, Alice.
2 23 Maciunas, George, 1967 - 1969. The founder of Fluxus. The file includes the proposed FLUXSHOW for Gallery 669 and Friedman's: FLUXMYSTERY and FLUXPOME.
2 24 Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1967.
2 25 Moncevic, Peter.
2 26 Mithras Bookstore.
2 27 Mon, Franz, 1967. A poet and distributor of TYPOS-VERLAG.
2 28 Newcomb, Mike, 1969. Collected poems (Newcomb?) and fact sheet on Fluxus West and Free Religious Association publication by Friedman.
2 29 Oracle. Release for Oracle by Friedman typed on the verso of mimeographs for a "Human Be-In".
2 30 Palazzoli, Daniela, 1967 - 1968. Fluxus material exchange with Edizini di cultura contemporanea.
2 31 Peedie, 1968 - 1969.
2 32 Promethean, 1965 - 1968. Regarding a publication of Liberal Religious Youth.
2 33 Promethean - Editorial Staff, 1967 - 1968.
3 1 Raifman, Judy, 1967. d.a. levy reference.
3 2 R.J.S. (Asphodel Bookstore), 1967 - 1968. Related to small press work in Cleveland, d.a. levy and James R. Lowell.
3 3 Rubin, Jerry, 1968. Yippie news releases with a brief typed note by Rubin.
3 4 Ryan, Phillip, 1968. Photocopies of originals by Mail Artist Ryan.
3 5 Sander, 1967. Linoleum cut New Years card.
3 6 San Francisco State College, 1967 - 1968. Draft board matters and letters related to instruction of Surrealism Course.
3 7 Sharits, Greg, 1967. Member of the Experimental Film Group at the University of Colorado, Boulder..
3 8 Sharits, Paul, 1967. Fluxus principal. The file includes: WHEN I DROP OFF TO SLEEP a poem by Friedman. Other works by Sharits are contained in the Fluxus Series
3 9 Shiomi, Mieko (Chieko), 1967. Fluxus principal. This folder contains a letter by Friedman recording colors that he has collected for a Shiomi conceptual work.
3 10 Sohm, Hans (Archiv Sohm), 1967 - 1969. German archivist of Happenings and Fluxus.
3 11 Spoerri, Daniel, 1967. Fluxus principle. Folder contains Friedman's "salad recipefor you: recipe 4 FOUR U".
3 12 Steadman, Philip, 1967. Editor of FORM.
3 13 Student Religious Liberals, 1964 - 1969. Unitarian Universalist organization.
3 14 Sweigert, Gregory Howard (Captain Ohio), 1967.
3 15 Tanaka, Dan.
3 16 Thompson, David, 1967.
3 17 Texts, miscellaneous by Ken Friedman. Possibly drafts of letters.
3 18 TwoOneTwo (212 group, or, Robert Linkola), 1967.
3 19 Underground, 1966 - 1967. Friedman's published works for UNDERGROUND are collected in oversize holdings.
3 20 Underground Review, 1968.
3 21 Underground Press Syndicate (affiliated), 1967.
3 22 Underground Press Syndicate (affiliated). Undated correspondence by U.P.S. members.
3 23 Unitarian Universalist Association, 1966 - 1969.
3 24 University of California, Santa Barbara, 1970.
3 25 Vautier, Ben. Fluxus principal. Folder includes an address list noting many avant-garde artist of the period.
3 26 Vostell, Wolf, 1967 - 1968. Fluxus principal. Folder includes: notes on Vostell's ELECTRONIC HAPPENING ROOM, and UMFUNKTIONIERUNG at Documenta, also three events by Friedman: FRUIT IN THREE ACTS; WITH LOVE FROM ME TO YOU; KEN! DON'T LICK!. Folder contains one Mail Art envelope by Vostell with rubber stamping.
3 27 Vucicevic, Branko, 1967. Fluxus member based in Yugolslavia. Folder includes: DOWN WITH ART, LONG LIVE LIFE! (MAYAKOVSKY) and FLUXUS MANUAL OF EVERYDAY LIFE.
3 28 Williams, Emmet, 1966 - 1967. Fluxus principal.
3 29 Winchell, J. Talbot, 1966. Notes and manifesti on radical concerns; also an article on "Conflict Resolution".
3 30 Xiau, 1967.

Miscellaneous, A-Z

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3 31 AB'DU HA'SHI -- MASTER MUSICIAN OF THE TOKI.
3 32 Achilo's Garden of Vegtables.... Holograph on envelope.
3 33 AFTER SOMETHING: WHAT?, 1969. Unitarian Universalist play / sermon.
3 34 Ah, the wind the rain + the wind.... Holograph on envelope.
3 35 AMAZEMENT SERENADE, 1968. Annotated typed manuscript, signed KF '68.
3 36 AMAZEMENT SERENADE in Ab Minor., 1967. Three page annotated submission to Los Angeles Free Press.
3 37 AMERICAN CAFETERIA. Annotated typed manuscript with news articles.
3 38 ANARCHIST TERRORISM.... Holograph original.
3 39 AND. Poem with instructions for performance.
3 40 ANTI-TIBETAN FREE BAPTIST BOOK OF THE DEAD....
3 41 MC-045-09 ANOTHER DAY by Julia McKail.
3 42 ARABS..., 1967. Four part prose poem with letter to "Margaret", dated 1/24/1967, attached.
3 43 at first sparling words,....
3 44 AT YOUR SERVICE. Prose / sermon with Fluxus and Aktual cross references.
3 45 Babe Ruth as a priest.... Photocopy of drawing / poems.
3 46 Bad Rap Jazz Band.
3 47 BARDIC FRAGMENT.
3 48 BEHIND THE BANANA PLANET.
3 49 bibliography of feats and explorations, 1968. A record of writing and performance works by K. Friedman.
3 50 black flame.
3 51 BOLD SAAY YOU THEN. Photocopy: annotated manuscript with separate sheet of rubber stamped figures.
3 52 BUT.
3 53 BY JINGO.
3 54 cdt.... Concrete poem.
3 55 complex deformation of the Mind.... Three color marker holograph.
3 56 CONCRETE POEM IN REPLY TO NONPERFORMING POEM FOR OEW (BY DICK HIGGINS). Folder also includes: (VERSION NUMBER TWO) of the above; MYSTERY POEM FOR EVERYONE and NONPERFORMANCE POEM FOR OEW by Dick Higgins.
3 57 Cosmic Garbage Collector. Published (?) version with illustrations by Jack Tipple.
3 58 Courage?.... Photocopies of an annotated manuscript, with cover drawing.
3 59 CRISIS IN MY LIFE. Two and four page versions of the manuscript.
3 60 CULTURE IN CRISIS. 21 page manuscript with annotations.
3 61 CULTURE IN CRISIS. 20 page manuscript by Friedman.
3 62 da coda... ripetendo ------. Two pages, typed manuscript.
3 63 dadda itself. Typed and anotated manuscript on index card from: THE DADALAND POSTCARD SHOW, mail art exhibition.
3 64 Dear Greg....
3 65 DESTINY'S END.
3 66 (DREAMS AND ADVENTURES OF) PAPA LARABOURROU, 1967. Typed manuscript (chapters one and two) with notations and date in Friedman's hand.
3 67 FB-005-05 PAPA LARABOURROU. Chapters 3, 4 and 5, with attached notes from Friedman's CV.
3 68 drunk in wonderland....
3 69 dustmoon is bay hanging scenario.... Holograph: notes, poems and graphics.
3 70 EARPHONES. See also Dick Higgins correspondence folder for manuscript.
3 71 Every rare while.... Unitarian Universalist prose / sermon.
3 72 FANTASTIC ARCHITECTURE. See also Dick Higgins correspondence folder.
4 1 FARTHER ALONG, 1967. Work submitted to Richard Maxfield under the Surrealist Research Bureau imprint.
4 2 FARTHER ALONG. Full title: FARTHER ALONG (or the Search for Heavy Water), holograph, 1 page.
4 3 Farther Lemon, 1967. Noted as: automatic dream transcription.
4 4 FIRE SONG.
4 5 fiery indulgence of the sun....
4 6 FIRST EPIC WORD STRING. Photocopy: single word stanza poem, one-third sheet with rubber stamp.
4 7 FLUXMYSTERY. Fluxus scenario.
4 8 FLUXMYSTERY (SOLVED BY KEN FRIEDMAN). Scenario response to FLUXMYSTERY.
4 9 FOUR SQUARE POME. Poem to d.a. levy.
4 10 FRIEDMAN. Fluxus poetry / events.
4 11 FROM HERE TO DAVIS. Fluxus concrete / prose poem.
4 12 FUGUE AND TOCATTA FOR THE EYE, 1965. Mimeograph book in collaboration with E.J. Kiechler.
4 13 GOD'S EYE IS OPENED. Surrealist Research Bureau manuscript.
4 14 GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL (SOME MORE ?).
4 15 HAPPENINGS.
4 16 Heads are 3, Tails are 4.... Event scenario / music composition / score.
4 17 HEAVY WATER, 1968. Mimeograph book, signed.
4 18 He flew upon the sky.... Poem / lyric, with holographic notation of chord progression.
4 19 hermit there was who lived in the dell.... Bawdy LRY limericks.
4 19 hermit there was....
4 20 HYMN.
4 21 if i could love you.... Holograph of poem / lyric, with chord progression notation.
4 22 if mcq's of LSD, 1966.
4 23 if wishes were horses,...
4 24 IMPLICATIONS TO THE END OF THE LINE.
4 25 IN MEMORIAM.
4 26 IN REPLY (FOR THE EAR FACTORY). Also: THE LAST OF THINGS.
4 27 INSTANT DADA POME TWO. Also: CONCRETE DADA.
4 28 In the year 1951....
4 29 ITEM OF INTEREST. Mimeograph book with graphic.
4 30 It is all well and good....
4 31 It is the golden voice.... Offset press broadsheet with graphic elements.
4 32 It is the golden voice..., 1967. As published in INNERSPACE magazine.
4 33 Jehovah, the almighty,...
4 34 Joyous nakedfoot wonderchildren....
4 35 JUST PASSING THROUGH. Fluxus obituary.
4 36 LANGUAGE OF THE IMAGINATION. Offset, foldered and numbered by Friedman. Noted in pencil on obverse: S.D. Print, publ sim in NY, SF, SD, LA + Boston. See folders 26, 27 for other extant examples.
4 37 LETTER CONCERNING THE DUALISTIC NATURE OF THE GREAT ONENESS, 1968. Signed Jorge-Luis de Med-y-Ocre. Dated by Friedman, San Francisco 1968.
4 38 let those who labor beneath..., 1968. Holograph, with notation: "An Affirmation. 1st Draft.", signed Ken Friedman, 1968.
4 39 LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND, 1968. Subtitled: THE LAST TRACE OF KEN FRIEDMAN'S ELECTRONIC IMPULSES.
4 40 LIFE AND LOVES OF CLEOPATRA, 1967. Communication Company
4 41 LOVING, ODE / HOMAGE / TO / d.a. levy. Photocopy facsimile, and signed offset press sheet, double-sided.
4 42 make me a shirt of rainbows..... Typescript.
4 43 MANIFEST KUNST NO 1. Manifesto by Friedr Wolfr Heubach.
4 44 MANIFESTO OF JOY, 1966. As published in INNER SPACE, page 29, signed by Friedman.
4 45 man of sun and moon.... Holograph, xerox of spiral bound original.
4 45 Manifesto of 12/6/64, 1964. By Friedman and Andrea Witl.
4 46 man of sun and moon. Holograph.
4 47 METATHEATRE OR THE WORKSHOP OF IS.
4 48 METAZAHORSKAN FILMSCRIPT. Annotated as "box" ( Fluxus ).
4 49 METRECAL: SUCCOR FOR THE SLIM SUCCESS SEEKER, 1965. Annotated ts.
4 50 MOST ILLUMINATING AND SACRED BOOK OF PERCEPTIVE VISION.
4 51 MOUNT CARROLL BOOK OF THE DEAD, 1966.
4 52 MOUNTAINS AND WANDERINGS, 1967. Typed and holograph manuscript for submission to the PROMETHEAN.
4 53 MOUNTAINS AND WANDERINGS (VS 2), 1967. Holograph.
4 54 much quick blue rot.
4 55 MY LAST POME, 1968.
4 56 Newcomb, Mike. See Mike Newcomb correspondence folder.
4 57 Niels Boar. Photocopy of holograph with drawing.
4 58 nobody's buying the flowers....
4 59 NON-OB #1. Also includes:CASTER POEM, HAPPY LITTLE WORD / FISH POEM, and INSIDE MIND.
4 60 notes, 1966. "First notes by Ken Firedman on Daniel Spoerri's 'Anecdoted topography of chance", dated Spring 1966 in Friedman's hand.
4 61 NOTES ON EVERYMAN.
4 62 now come on brothers....
4 63 ODE TO POLITICIANS. Holograph.
4 64 OF IMAGINATION, 1968. Paper submitted to Dr. Robert Leopold.
4 65 OH - - SANTAYANA'S ODE:. With other works.
4 66 FB-005-05 O.K. JOE SONATA, 1968. Original with drawings by Friedman, signed and dated 1963 - 1968. Folder also includes expanded manuscript version.
4 67 ONE HUNDRED BY KEN. Concrete offset poem, "Boston" on verso in Friedman's hand.
4 68 ONE WORLD TREE. Essay in Friedman's name, age 17.
4 69 Open Process, 1968. Manuscript dated April 1968, possibly published in Open Process as Skulls Like Eggshells.
4 70 other than the jocks....
4 71 people who live.... Holograph on Something Else Press letterhead.
4 72 POET.
4 73 POLITE STORY ABOUT THE VEGETABLE FAMILY.
4 74 Preacher. Holograph
4 75 PUNJAB DOOLEY.
4 76 PURE IDEA IN THE ARTS. Annotated manuscript. Stamped as K. S. Friedman, Shimer College, Mount Carroll Illinois 61053 U.S.A..
4 77 Put this in your cap....
4 78 RABBI'S POTATOES, A MODEST PROPOSAL, 1967.
4 79 RELATIVITIES by Klaus Groh, 1974.
4 80 RAMA LAMA OLD TIME TIBETAN FUNERAL BAND MARCHING AND CHOWDER SOCIETY. See Dick Higgins correspondence folders.
4 81 RUNES. Annotated manuscript.
4 82 Screaming eagledream:...
4 83 secret message tickles....
4 84 SHADOWS IN ONE KINGDOM. Holograph on cardboard panel.
4 85 SHAME ON YOU LYNDON JOHNSON, OR, TRIPE IS CERTAINLY WORSE THAN CHEWING GUM. Play, with notes and directions.
4 86 SKULLS LIKE EGGSHELLS, 1968.
4 87 SOME GOOD QUESTIONS FOR OUR TROUBLED TIMES, 1966.
4 88 SOME POSSIBLE AVENUES OF EXPLORATION. Noted as: "ideas proposed by Ken Firedman".
5 1 TAMALPAIS PROSODY. Annotated manuscript.
5 2 TEN, 1967. Also with: FRIEDMAN'S FOUR POINTS and IN REPLY (FOR THE EAR FACTORY)
5 3 that which we.
5 4 this is a slight explanation. An explanation, of sorts, for several works of music by Friedman.
5 5 thousand galaxies... / LOVE POEM. Photocopy reproductions. "a thousand galaxies..." illustrated with pen drawing.
5 6 Three Mountains, 1967. Holograph with drawings (possible mock-up for layout). Notation by Friedman: "score for see-pome, written in Spring of 1967 at Ann Halprin's house in Kentfield".
5 7 THREE THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, BBBROKEENN CORCLE HAIKU. Offset book by Hard Press, Ventura.
5 8 these crazy words.
5 9 Thesis. Holograph with diagrammatic drawings and formulas.
5 10 This is really it..... Mimeograph sheet, noted as Experimental College.
5 11 THREE METAPHYSICAL POEMS BY KEN FRIEDMAN.
5 12 time passes in.... Cut paper poem with drawing. Notation in Friedman's hand: "Concrete love-note to Jody by Joe Kollowski '6516".
5 13 TRANSPARENT EXPERIENCE: MOVING WITH IT.
5 14 TRANSPORTATION AND YOU, 1965. Also: TRANSPORTATION VARIATION, CHRISTMAS TREE EVENT (December 31, 1964) , and CHRISTMAS TREE EVENT (January 1, 1965).
5 15 TRIAL BY FIRE. Possible Happening or Fluxus scenario.
5 16 TRILOGY. Mimeograph broadsheet with drawing.
5 17 TRIP THROUGH THE BIG BOOK. Annotated manuscript of Friedman's review of Fluxus artist Knowles' BIG BOOK.
5 18 uncle bob - - uncle bob!....
5 19 Unsullied by....
5 20 VASTNESS: THE HOLDING OF HANDS.
5 21 VISIONS OF A GONE WORLD, 1966. Photocopy reproduction of a mixed media book.
5 22 VOWS.
5 23 WATER SONG, 1968.
5 24 We gather here today..., 1968. Holograph.
5 25 Well it seems....
5 26 When the....
5 27 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE: SOME NEW BRACKETS.
5 28 Who would live.... Annotated manuscript.
5 29 WIND SONG, 1967. With attached notes by Friedman. Subtitled: "AN IMMEDIATE & SINGULAR POEM OF SURRELIST (sic) REVOLUTION AND LOVING ANARCHY".
5 30 WIT AND WISDOM OF GOOD SANCHO GLASSCOE. Holograph on blue cardstock.
5 31 WOODBERRY'S SONG.
5 32 YAM SESSION, 1967. Manuscript with annotation.
5 33 You are wise....
5 34 You, if (not).... Annotated manuscript.

Compositions / Music

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5 35 AGAIN FOR MICHAEL.
5 36 ASBESTOS FLEA, 1967. Score and text: (concert for five voices and random music / electronic music). Attached correspondence to Dick Higgins.
5 37 BARBARA, SUZY AND THE TWO JIMS, 1968. Typed and holograph manuscript.
5 38 CALCIUM BED. Performance piece scenario and text, with stage directions and music cues.
5 39 CARDBALLET FOR AUDIENCE. An addendum to CARDMUSIC.
5 40 CARDMUSIC FOR AUDIENCE. Music score / scenario for performance.
5 41 come to me..., 1968. Annotated lyrics.
5 42 diagram. Diagram on looseleaf paper.
5 43 Did you ever.... Photocopy of holograph on envelope.
5 44 EAGLE. Words by Friedman, music by James Alan. Lyric sheet with chord progression.
5 45 FIRST PROJECTS. Holograph.
5 46 how I wish she'd call me.... Holograph with chord progression.
5 47 I'd give you the key....
5 48 if I were king.... Photocopy of holograph.
5 49 In the quiet tides of evening.
5 50 into the street....
5 51 I once did live..., 1968. Photocopy of holograph.
5 52 It can be said.... Photocopy of holograph.
5 53 It is a century.... Photocopy of holograph.
5 54 it is the autumn.... Lyric with chord progression.
5 55 it's good for you....
5 56 I've been.... Photocopy of holograph.
5 57 JUST LIKE THAT. Typed and holograph versions of lyric.
5 58 MOTORCYCLE BABY. Carbon on looseleaf paper.
5 59 Music (generic gathering). A gathering of musical works by Friedman, including: notes on the Fluxus work, SCORE 5; the score for WOODWORK (1967); FARTHER ALONG symphony, and a letter to Richard (Maxfield?) outlining a three movement "Symphony".
5 60 Notations, John Cage. Facsimile of works by Friedman collected in NOTATIONS by John Cage, Something Else Press. Photocopies have been signed by Friedman.
5 61 notes for songs, Summer '66, San Francisco, 1966. Friedman's gathering of several lyrics with chord progressions.
5 62 now tell me bout....
5 63 Once i used to live in New York....
5 64 one October evening.... Photocopy of holograph with chord progression.
5 65 PIECE FOR 6 INSTRUMENTS IN 5:00, 1966. Folder also includes: SHRIEKS AND LAUGHTER, A PIECE FOR TWO VOICES. Holograph. "Sent as a gift to John Cage..."
5 66 ROLL, TURN, SPIN, 19