General Information

• American Masters: Black Mountain College
  "American Masters" is a PBS series which examines "the lives, works, and creative processes of our most outstanding cultural artists."

• Black Mountain Collection at North Carolina Wesleyan College
  Includes books and other materials purchased from Black Mountain College.

• Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center
  "The Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center was established in 1993 to preserve and perpetuate the legacy of the College, and to sponsor educational activities."

• Black Mountain College Project
  The Black Mountain College Project was established by Mary Emma Harris to "ensure that the history and influence of Black Mountain College are preserved and documented for future generations."

• Fully Awake: The Black Mountain College Experience
  Fully Awake is a documentary film project that explores the college's history and cultural impact.

• The Getty Research Institute
  The Research Library at the Getty Research Institute has several collections relating to Black Mountain College including the David Tudor Papers and the Mary Caroline Richards Papers. Finding aids for these collections are available through the Research Library’s Online Catalog.

• Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut: The Charles Olson Papers
  Charles Olson was the last rector of the college and some college records concerning the school's closing are included with his personal papers.

Other Related Web Sites

Arts and Artists

• Academy of American Poets
  Includes a database that contains information on Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Ruth Herschberger, and Charles Olson, among others.

• Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution: "Craft and the Creative Process: An Online Exhibition"
  This online exhibit includes information about several people associated with Black Mountain College including Anni Albers, Marli Ehrman, Bernard Leach, M. C. Richards, and Marguerite Wildenhain. The Archives of American Art also has other exhibits, collections and web pages relevant to Black Mountain College. For more information about these materials, go to the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

• Artcyclopedia: A Fine Art Search Engine
  Database of "references to sites on the World Wide Web where artists' works can be viewed online." Also includes links to articles about specific artists.

• AskART
  This web site includes a database containing "extensive information about 27,000 American artists."

• Poetry & Rare Books Collection, University at Buffalo (SUNY)
  Includes information about books and manuscript collections relating to the Jargon Society and the Black Mountain Poets.

Cage, John

• New Albion Records: John Cage
  Includes an autobiographical statement and annotated discography. John Cage taught music at Black Mountain College during the 1948 and 1952 summer sessions.

Creeley, Robert

• Stanford University Library: Robert Creeley Papers
  Robert Creeley taught Literature and Writing at BMC during the 1954 spring quarter and from 1955-1956. His papers include information about the Black Mountain Review, a literary periodical that he edited, and correspondence with other individuals associated with Black Mountain College.

Fuller, R. Buckminster

• R. Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion House at the Henry Ford Museum
  R. Buckminster Fuller taught architecture at Black Mountain College during the 1948 and 1949 summer sessions. This web site includes a history of Fuller's Dymaxion House, a list of frequently asked questions, and a "Conservator's Journal."

Tudor, David

• Getty Research Institute: The Art of David Tudor
  Includes biographical information, collection overviews and information about the symposium “The Art of David Tudor: Indeterminacy and Performance in Postwar Culture” (May 17-19, 2001).

Williams, Jonathan

• The Jargon Society
  Jonathan Williams was a student at Black Mountain College; in 1951, he founded Jargon Press "to bring out works by then-neglected poets, especially those associated with Black Mountain College" (NC Writers’ Network web page). The Jargon Society is a continuation of Jargon Press and as a not for profit, public corporation is dedicated to charitable, educational and literary purposes including publishing works that explore the fringe of British and American cultures.
• The North Carolina Writers' Network: Biography of Jonathan Williams
  Jonathan Williams was a student at Black Mountain College; in 1951, he founded Jargon Press "to bring out works by then-neglected poets, especially those associated with Black Mountain College." This site includes a biographical sketch, poetry by Williams and links to related web sites.

Wolpe, Stefan

• The Stefan Wolpe Society
  Includes biographical information, lists of articles and recordings, a bibliography and other information concerning Stefan Wolpe and the Society. Stefan Wolpe taught music at Black Mountain College from 1952-1956.

Last Modified: 03/28/2013

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