People: Wieners, John, 1934-2002 - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: .3 linear foot (20 items)
Abstract:: Spanning the dates 1961-1968, the papers of American Beat poet John Wieners provide a chronologically and thematically fragmented, yet detailed, glimpse of his life. This small collection includes sixteen letters to Diane Di Prima, Alan Marlowe, and Ed Sanders; the manuscript of a play, two journals, and fourteen leaves of poetry.

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

Extent:: 1 linear foot
Abstract:: The Robert A. Wilson John Wieners collection comprises one linear foot of materials, spanning the dates between 1958-1988, relating to the literary career of and publication of works by Boston-born poet John Wieners (1934-2002). The collection includes manuscripts, page and galley proofs, mock-ups of some of Wieners's shorter publications, postcards, correspondence to Robert Wilson from Wieners, sheet music, flyers for Wieners's New York readings, reviews of Wieners's work, and photographs.

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

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This notebook was kept by twentieth-century American poet and activist John Wieners (1934-2002), who was associated with the Beat movement and the Black Mountain School of poets. Kept primarily between May and June 1962, the volume contains several unpublished poems, prose writings, a clipping, and a collage.

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

Extent:: 1 volume (26 pages)
Abstract:: This holograph poetry notebook was kept by twentieth-century American poet and activist John Wieners (1934-2002), who was associated with the Beat movement and the Black Mountain School. The notebook contains several unpublished poems as well as prose writings and lists kept between 1962 and 1965.

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

Extent:: 1 item (1 page)
Abstract:: A holograph poem, Poetry and the Social, written by John Wieners in a volume of poetry by Edgar Allen Poe.

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Extent:: 2 item
Abstract:: Raymond Foye postcards to Allen De Loach consists of two items. The first is a typed message, dated July 12, 1984, on the verso of a postcard poem by John Wieners, titled au rive and illustrated with a photograph of Wieners. The second item is a handwritten message, dated October 23, 1984, on the verso of a portrait postcard depicting Frank O'Hara by George Montgomery.

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