Acknowledgements

Poetry & Pollution: Mel Weisburd in Los Angeles is the result of a semester-long research project conducted in Spring 2023 by students in Cal State LA's "Introduction to Archival Study" course (ENGL 3930), under the guidance of Dr. Andrew Lyndon Knighton. The design, curation, and execution of the show and its opening event reflects the efforts of the following students:

Exhibition Installation Team:

Andrea Arana

Bernabe Estrada

Elmer Flores

Sophie Galindo

Joseph Nava

Publicity and Promotion Team:

Brisa Cabrera

Savannah Gonzales

Victor Montes De Oca

Diana Robles

Vincent Rogers

Sarah Yoon

Docent Education Team:

Kimberly Garcia

Christopher Kerrigan

Carolina Pineda

Paulo Rommal

Alvaro Ramirez

Rhiannon Schraff

This exhibit would not have been possible without the support of many individuals at Cal State LA and beyond. We thank in particular Azalea Camacho, Karina Cardenas, and all the staff of Special Collections and Archives for their expertise and patience. The work of graduate research assistant Kaelah Basurto has been indispensible. Material support for this endeavor was provided by a Provost's Faculty Fellows Award in 2022-3. Finally, the organizers thank the faculty and students of the Department of English for their curiosity about and support for the project.