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Contains 14 Results:

Paul Bowles letters to Jennie Skerl, 1984-1988

 File — Box: 1, Folder: F1
Scope and Contents

Eight letters and two postcards; many of the letters include the original airmail envelope. The letters concerned Skerl's trip to Tangier, questions for Bowles about his work, and Bowles's reactions to Skerl's work.

Dates: 1984-1988

Jennie Skerl interviews with Paul Bowles in Tangier, 1985 May 24 and 29

 File — Box: 1, Folder: F2
Scope and Contents

Typed notes written by Skerl, recording her recollections after her visits to Bowles's apartment in Tangier. Bowles hosted social gatherings at his home each evening on an "open house" basis.

Dates: 1985 May 24 and 29

Ferlinghetti, Lawrence, 1985 September 16

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: F3
Scope and Contents

Date from Ferlinghetti's mailed City Lights envelope; he wrote his reply on Skerl's letter she had sent to him.

Dates: 1985 September 16

Playbill for In the Summer House by Jane Bowles, 1993

 File — Box: 1, Folder: F5
Scope and Contents

Playbill for performance at Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont in July 1993. Includes insert featuring remarks about Jane Bowles by several friends and contemporaries.

Dates: 1993