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        <eadid url="https://library.osu.edu/finding-aids/ead/RARE/SPEC.RARE.0251.xml">2018-12-19</eadid>
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            <titlestmt>
                <titleproper>Guide to the Andrew Brenza Papers, circa 2010s-2022
                    <num>SPEC.RARE.0251</num>
                </titleproper>
                <author>Finding aid prepared by Nicole Miller; Sabrina Gorse</author>
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            <publicationstmt>
                <publisher>Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections</publisher>
                <address>
                    <addressline>1858 Neil Avenue</addressline>
                    <addressline>Columbus, OH, 43210</addressline>
                </address>
                <date>2018 December; 2025 February</date>
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        </filedesc>
        <profiledesc>
            <creation>This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit
                <date>2025-02-28T12:20-0500</date>
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            <langusage>English</langusage>
            <descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules>
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            <unittitle>Andrew Brenza Papers</unittitle>
            <unitid>SPEC.RARE.0251</unitid>
            <repository>
                <corpname>Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections</corpname>
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            <langmaterial>
                <language langcode="eng"/>
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            <physdesc>
                <extent>0.5 Cubic feet</extent>
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            <unitdate>circa 2010s-2022</unitdate>
            <abstract id="ref8" label="Abstract">Andrew Brenza is an experimental poet and librarian. The Andrew Brenza Papers, dated circa 2010s-2022, consist of books and chapbooks containing experimental poetry by Brenza.</abstract>
            <physdesc id="ref9" label="Physical Description">(2) 2.5" letter document boxes; (1) oversize folder</physdesc>
            <langmaterial id="ref11" label="Language of Materials">English</langmaterial>
            <origination label="creator">
                <persname rules="rda" source="local">Brenza, Andrew</persname>
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        <arrangement id="ref10">
            <head>Arrangement of Materials</head>
            <p>The Andrew Brenza Papers is arranged chronologically, and alphabetically by given title within the same date.</p>
        </arrangement>
        <acqinfo id="ref12">
            <head>Acquisitions Information</head>
            <p>Accession No. RARE.2018.0098: Andrew Brenza, 2018 December; Accession No. RARE.2022.0069: Andrew Brenza, 2022 November</p>
        </acqinfo>
        <prefercite id="ref13">
            <head>Preferred Citation</head>
            <p>[identification of item], Andrew Brenza Papers, SPEC.RARE.CMS.0251, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University</p>
        </prefercite>
        <accessrestrict id="ref14">
            <head>Access to Materials</head>
            <p>Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only.</p>
        </accessrestrict>
        <userestrict id="ref22">
            <head>Use of Materials</head>
            <p>Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.</p>
        </userestrict>
        <processinfo id="ref15">
            <head>Processing Information</head>
            <p>Processed by: Nicole Miller, 2018 December; Sabrina Gorse, 2025 February; Finding aid written by: Nicole Miller, 2018 December; Sabrina Gorse, 2025 February</p>
        </processinfo>
        <bioghist id="ref7">
            <head>Biographical Note</head>
            <p>As of 2025, Andrew Brenza is an experimental poet and librarian living in southern New Jersey. He attended Boston University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English literature and the received his Master of Arts in creative writing from Temple University.</p>
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        <scopecontent id="ref16">
            <head>Scope and Contents</head>
            <p>The Andrew Brenza Papers, dated circa 2010s-2022, consist of books and chapbooks containing experimental poetry by Brenza.</p>
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            <persname rules="rda" source="local">Brenza, Andrew</persname>
            <subject source="lcsh">Authors, American--21st century</subject>
            <subject source="lcsh">Avant-garde (Aesthetics)--21st century</subject>
            <genreform source="aat">Books</genreform>
            <genreform source="aat">Chapbooks</genreform>
            <subject source="lcsh">Poets, American--21st century</subject>
            <subject source="lcsh">Visual poetry, American--21st century</subject>
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                <did>
                    <unittitle>"21 Skies" chapbook</unittitle>
                    <container id="cid10721004" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container>
                    <container parent="cid10721004" type="Folder">1</container>
                    <unitdate>circa 2010s</unitdate>
                </did>
            </c01>
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                <did>
                    <unittitle>"Weaves" chapbook</unittitle>
                    <container id="cid18828002" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container>
                    <container parent="cid18828002" type="Folder">1</container>
                    <unitdate>circa 2010s</unitdate>
                </did>
            </c01>
            <c01 id="ref5" level="file">
                <did>
                    <unittitle>"Gossamer Lid" book</unittitle>
                    <container id="cid10721005" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container>
                    <container parent="cid10721005" type="Folder">2</container>
                    <unitdate>2015</unitdate>
                </did>
            </c01>
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                <did>
                    <unittitle>"And Then" chapbook</unittitle>
                    <container id="cid10721001" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container>
                    <container parent="cid10721001" type="Folder">3</container>
                    <unitdate>2016</unitdate>
                </did>
            </c01>
            <c01 id="ref3" level="file">
                <did>
                    <unittitle>"Bitter Almonds, Mown Grass" chapbook</unittitle>
                    <container id="cid10721003" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container>
                    <container parent="cid10721003" type="Folder">4</container>
                    <unitdate>2018</unitdate>
                </did>
            </c01>
            <c01 id="ref2" level="file">
                <did>
                    <unittitle>"An Excerpt from Alphabeticon" chapbook</unittitle>
                    <container id="cid10721002" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">1</container>
                    <container parent="cid10721002" type="Folder">5</container>
                    <unitdate>2018</unitdate>
                </did>
            </c01>
            <c01 id="ref6" level="file">
                <did>
                    <unittitle>"Waterlight" chapbook</unittitle>
                    <container id="cid10721006" type="Oversize_Folder" label="Mixed materials">1</container>
                    <unitdate>2018</unitdate>
                </did>
            </c01>
            <c01 id="ref18" level="file">
                <did>
                    <unittitle>"under a digital sky" chapbook</unittitle>
                    <container id="cid18828003" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container>
                    <container parent="cid18828003" type="Folder">2</container>
                    <unitdate>2020</unitdate>
                </did>
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                <did>
                    <unittitle>"Geometric Mantra" chapbook</unittitle>
                    <container id="cid18828004" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container>
                    <container parent="cid18828004" type="Folder">3</container>
                    <unitdate>2021</unitdate>
                </did>
            </c01>
            <c01 id="ref20" level="file">
                <did>
                    <unittitle>"O" chapbook</unittitle>
                    <container id="cid18828005" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container>
                    <container parent="cid18828005" type="Folder">4</container>
                    <unitdate>2021</unitdate>
                </did>
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            <c01 id="ref21" level="file">
                <did>
                    <unittitle>"A Little Poem about Death" chapbook</unittitle>
                    <container id="cid18828006" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">2</container>
                    <container parent="cid18828006" type="Folder">5</container>
                    <unitdate>2022</unitdate>
                </did>
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