Series I. CORRESPONDENCE, 1962-2012, n.d. (#1.1-10.6, F+D.1, OD.1)

Series I, CORRESPONDENCE, 1962-2012, n.d. (#1.1-10.6, F+D.1, OD.1), includes Mor's correspondence with fellow writers such as primitivist philosopher and author John Zerzan, feminist poet and theorist Mia Albright, Clayton and Caryl Eshleman, Adam Engel, Meridel Le Sueur and other British and American poets and editors. This correspondence focuses largely on writing, with Mor and her correspondents exchanging poems and other writings and offering comments on each other's work. Other topics include feminism, politics, and daily life. The series also includes extensive correspondence with Monica Sjöö, much of it focused on their work on the various versions of The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth and the challenges of this project. (In the original version, Sjöö apparently quoted from other works without proper attribution and Mor's work involved finding proper citations for these quotations; the difficulties of working with Sjöö are also discussed in Mor's correspondence with Gisela Ottmer, who translated, edited, and published a German version of the book.) See Series II for additional material about this book. The correspondence with Sjöö also addresses personal matters, such as the deaths of both her sons at early ages and the devastating impact this had on her. The series also includes correspondence related to Mor's attempts to get teaching jobs at the University of California, San Diego, and the University of New Mexico; an apartment robbery in which her manuscripts and papers were stolen; and a trip to New York City to speak at a seminar sponsored by Booksellers for Social Responsibility. Of particular note is a manuscript by Phaedra Greenwood, which Mor felt was based on her own life without her consent and correspondence regarding Mor's frustration with other feminists such as Jean and Ruth Mountaingrove and Adrienne Rich. Also included is correspondence with public figures who appeared on television programs. The series is arranged with alphabetical correspondence appearing first, followed by chronological correspondence. Some correspondents may appear in both groups.