Reinhard P. Gruber
Born on 20.1.1947 in Fohnsdorf, since 1957 grammar school in Judenburg, after graduating in 1965 worked in a mine, completed military service with the intention of becoming a professional soldier, but from 1966 studied psychology at the University of Vienna, from 1967 lived for two years as a novice (Benedictine monk) in the "Schottenstift", after leaving in 1968 studied theology, philosophy and political science; 1970 co-founder of the group "Frischfleisch", 1973 moved to Graz, freelance writer and cultural editor at the "Kronen Zeitung" until 1977, freelance writer in Stainz since 1978.
Bequest inventory 1
Scope: 74 archive boxes
Contents:
Works, correspondence, life documents, collections.
25 archive boxes with autograph and typescript versions of all works up to 2006 (with the exception of the autograph original of "Aus dem Leben Hödlmosers")
7 archive boxes with correspondence with approx. 230 sign. Correspondence partners (including Péter Esterházy, Alfred Kolleritsch and Peter Rosei)
16 archive boxes with life documents, 3 of them with photographs
26 archive boxes with collections, 14 of which contain audio-visual and print media publications by and about R.P.G.
additionally all book publications and numerous anthologies with texts by R.P.G. as well as 12 pictures and 5 portfolios of works, mainly by Styrian artists
Degree of processing: The collection is finely catalogued, a detailed index is available.
Call number: FNI-GRUBER
Restricted: Biographical material or material relating to the privacy of third parties or business matters may only be published in any form with the consent of the donor and his legal successors.
Acquisition: Purchased by the Province of Styria in December 2008, donated to the Nabl Institute in January 2009
Bequest stock 2
Scope: 1 archive box
Contents:
Works:
From the Roof of the World (1987)
Various, including: "Wer will mich?", "Das Einholen der Früchte" [on the occasion of 25 years of "manuskripte"], "Unsere Amseln im Winter. Ein Frühlingsgedicht", "Novellen aus der Steiermark" [published as "Vom Dach der Welt" [beginning]] [hs. Original in exercise book, A5, undated. [1985f.], 46 sheets]
"Vom Dach der Welt" [2nd part] [handwritten original in exercise book, approx. A4, dated: 20.7.1986, 20 sheets inscribed].
"Am [!] Dach der Welt. Schicksalsnovellen" [typescript with a few handwritten corrections, 103 sheets].
The Schilcher ABC (1988)
"Das Schilcher ABC" [autograph original, 7 sheets, typescript with autograph corrections, 14 sheets] and preliminary stages ["Vom Schilcher. tractatus logicoschilchersophicus oder Traktat von der logischen Schilcherphilosophie, welche mit gleichem Recht auch Schilcherphilie genannt werden kann, weil sie aus ihr entspringt, typescript with autograph corrections, 10 sheets].
"Der Gichtiker in der Weltgegend" [typescript with 1 autograph corr., 2 sheets].
"Weststeirische Novellen" [hs. Original [for offprint "Die liebe Weststeiermark" (1987)], 23. p., typescript with a few autographs. Corr., 55 p.] and additions ["nachtrag zu 'die liebe weststeiermark'" [= prolegomena to "Weststeirische Novellen"]'typescript with few handwritten corr. Corr., 7 p.; o.T. ["Addenda for 'Schilcherlegende', TV movie"], aut. Original, 4 sheets, typescript, 4 sheets].
"Heimatlos. A tavern opera [!]" [hs. Original in exercise book, A5, undated, with 22 loose sheets, some with notes for Droschl program booklet]
Degree of processing: The inventory is finely indexed.
shelfmark: FNI-Gruber-2
Acquisition: Acquisition on the occasion of the founding of the institute 1/1990