People: Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 18 item (26 pages)
Abstract:: Eighteen typed and signed letters from Ron Loewinsohn to Basil King concerning domestic affairs, school, writing, publishing, and financial worries, dated from 1964 to 1970.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 17 item
Abstract:: Typescript poems, a published letter, a postcard written by Allen Ginsberg, and items related to the article "The Sound of Beat" published in the July 1959 issue of Playboy.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 item (1 page)
Abstract:: One typed letter written and initialed by Laurence H. Scott to Robert A. Wilson on Harvard University Committee on Degrees in History and Literature letterhead, dated November 18, 1964. In the letter Scott describes a poetry reading given by Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky at Harvard University.

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Extent:: 10 item (10 pages)
Abstract:: Allen Ginsberg wrote these postcards and letters to Gregory Corso between 1982 and 1985.

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Extent:: 42 item
Abstract:: These letters from American poet Charles Henri Ford (and others) to publishers Charles and Pamela Plymell concern publication plans for Ford's Om Krishna II (Cherry Valley Editions, 1981). In addition to Ford's letters there are single letters from Beat poet Allen Ginsberg, Nepalese artist Indra Tamang, bookbinder Alan Brilliant, writer Ed Germain, and the Plymells. A draft typescript of Om Krishna II, a book cover for the limited edition title, and biographical information about Ford are also contained in the collection.

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Extent:: 11 linear foot (29 boxes)
Abstract:: The Robert A. Wilson collection comprises 9 linear feet of material related to 36 prominent literary figures, previously in the private collection of Robert A. Wilson, the final owner of the Phoenix Book Shop, in New York City (1962-1988).

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Extent:: 1.4 linear foot (1 box) and 1 oversize folder
Abstract:: This collection of American and English poetry readings fliers, posters, and cards comprises promotional ephemera documenting live poetry events in America and England. The collection contains posters, fliers, postcards, calendars, newsletters, programs and other printed and hand-drawn ephemera documenting the activities of poets, live performance venues, and literary networks largely associated with the California and New York experimental poetry scenes.

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Extent:: 8.33 linear foot (9 boxes), 5 oversize box, 4 oversize galley proof, and 1 oversize folder
Abstract:: Zephyrus Image, founded by Holbrook Teter and Michael Myers, was a small Northern California press operating from approximately 1969-1983, notable for its socially- and politically-subversive books and ephemera and its fine works on paper. The Zephyrus Image records document the activities of the California press and its proprietors and the planning and development of roughly 300 printed works of poetry and political and satirical books and ephemera. Zephyrus Image projects were created for and in collaboration with a host of literary and artistic figures, including Edward Dorn, Tom Raworth, William T. Wiley, Lucia Berlin, Stan Brakhage, and Robert Creeley.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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