Lewis Warsh collection
Scope and Content Note
The Lewis Warsh collection is a small collection of materials related to publishing projects by Warsh and those produced by his Angel Hair Books and United Artists Books. The collection spans the dates between 1968 and 2001 and consists of material at various stages of the publication process, including mock-ups, advanced uncorrected proofs, uncorrected galley proofs, and cover art. Titles by Warsh include his 1968 Moving Through Air, The Origins of the World (2001) and Ted’s Favorite Skirt (2001); works by Warsh's publishing companies include The California Papers (1981) by Steve Carey, The Sonnets (1982) by Ted Berrigan, and Political Conditions/Physical States (1993) by Tom Savage. The items in the collection are arranged according to date of publication.
Dates
- Creation: 1968-2001
Creator
- Warsh, Lewis (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library, https://library.udel.edu/static/purl.php?askspec
Biographical Note
American poet, novelist, and editor Lewis Warsh was born in New York City in 1944. He received his B.A. and M.A. from City College of the City University of New York and has taught at various institutions since 1973, including Queens College, Farleigh Dickinson University, SUNY Albany, and Long Island University. In 1965, Warsh attended the Berkeley Poetry Conference where he met poet Anne Waldman; during the late 1960s, Warsh was active among a group of New York poets and writers centered around The Poetry Project Project at St. Mark's Church, including Ted Berrigan, Bernadette Mayer, Ron Padgett, Joe Brainard, and George Schneeman. In 1966, along with Waldman, Warsh co-founded and edited Angel Hair Magazine and Angel Hair Books, which published over 70 volumes of poetry and fiction from British and American authors. Since 1977, Warsh has served as the editor of United Artists Books.
Warsh has published more than fifteen collections of poetry, including The Suicide Rates (1967), Hives (1979), Money under the Table (1997), and Inseparable: Poems (2008); six novels, including A Place in the Sun (2010); three autobiographical works; and a translation of Robert Desnos's Night of Loveless Nights (1973). In 2002, Warsh co-edited an anthology of the Angel Hair Magazine in 2002 with Waldman titled Angel Hair Sleeps with a Boy in My Head: The Angel Hair Anthology.
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Extent
1 oversize box (1 box)
Abstract
The Lewis Warsh collection is a small collection of materials relating to publishing projects by American poet, novelist, and editor Lewis Warsh and by American authors Steve Carey, Ted Berrigan, and Tom Savage produced by Warsh's Angel Hair Books and United Artists Books. The collection spans the dates between 1968 and 2001 and consists of material at various stages of the publication process, including mock-ups, advanced uncorrected proofs, uncorrected galley proofs, and cover art.
Source
Purchase, 2006.
Shelving Summary
- Box 1: Shelved in SPEC MSS oversize (18 inches)
Processing
Processed by Karalee Kopreski, April 2006. Updated by Maureen Cech, November 2010.
Subject
- Warsh, Lewis (Person)
- Angel Hair Books (New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- United Artists Books (Organization)
- Carey, Steve, 1945-1989 (Person)
- Berrigan, Ted (Person)
- Savage, Tom, 1955- (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for Lewis Warsh collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2010 October 22
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository