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14 May 1975
824-1576
920 Esmeralda
San Francisco,Calif. 94110

Ms. Barbara Gravelle: 
Intersection
756 Union Street
San Francusco,Ca. 94133

Dear Barbara:

The enclosed is my way of thanking you for giving me a copy of the Rolling Rennaisance catalogue, which I no longer had. 

In 67 during the San Francisco newspaper strike, Tom Albright was working as a correspondent for Time magazine. This was the query he received from NY headquarters; it gives you An insight into major media thinking re the poetry [[strikethrough]] sign [[/strikethrough]] scene. If you ever want to check it out, it would be more interesting to see what Time printed; main library has back issues; should have appeared sometimes in April of that year. 

Tom passed the enclosed to me after the assignment and I am passing it along to you for your [crossed out word] memorabilia,or whatever. 

I think the project you are doing re women of North Beach is tremendously important, and look forward to its final formation. I don't know if you got to Focus show, but Patricia Jordan was probably the most important photographer of the period, but because she is a woman, and was married to an important underground filmmaker Larry Jordan, her talents,until recently, were subordinated and overlooked. She grew up in North Beach, her father was a bartender at the Black Cat, and Iron Pot, old bohemian bars. She is a close friend of Robert Duncan and Jess; Wally and Shirley Berman, George Herms,Joanne Kyger and other important artists and poets of the Beat era. If you haven't already concluded the project, she would be a [[crossed out word]] valuable addition, if she would consent to be interviewed. I think she has agreed to lend material to the Archives of American Art to be copied,i.e, her lengthy correspondence over the years to Robert Duncan and the Bermans. She has several of her photographs in catalogue. 

Her address is 15 Allyn,San Anselmo, phone is 454-3410 if you decide to contact her. 

Am picking up Alix Friday nite around 6:30 p.m-after she is thru w/you. If you are still around, will see you briefly then. 

Prevail, 

Mark Green

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