Box 1
Contains 18 Results:
1955 February-1955 July
June 7, 1955, letter from Head to Viereck is incomplete.
1955 August-1955 December
The letter of August 9, 1955, includes a one-page synopsis of Viereck's proposed novel, A House of Lesser Virtue ; "I think the book has some merit." Circa November 1955, one page of a letter from Viereck to Head
1956 January-1956 April. August 1956.
The letter of March 19, 1956, includes a typescript table of contents page for Nineveh . Also includes a carbon of a one page letter from Head.
"More Lives Than One: The Autobiography of George Sylvester Viereck: A Synopsis", 1955 May
See also Viereck's May 24, 1955, letter to Head
"My Holy Satan: An Anthology of Fifty Years of Song", undated
This item, a 7-page typescript of the table of contents, represents the collection of Viereck's poetry Head was editing; thus, this item was likely created by Head, who decided on the arrangement. See also Head's November 20, 1955, letter to Viereck.
"Portrait of a Fairy Queen and Other Prison Poems", undated
Tear sheets from American Aphrodite
"Report from Inferno", undated
Tear sheets from American Aphrodite
"Laughter in Hell: Jail Portraits and Other Poems", undated
Tear sheets from American Aphrodite
"The Bankrupt", 1955
Pamphlet of Viereck's poem with foreword by the author
"Sex Is a Demon," review of Gordon Merrick'sThe Demon of Noon, undated
Tear sheets from Good Times , vol. 2, no. 15
The Maid of Orleans [by Fredrick Von Schiller] / adapted from the German by George Sylvester Viereck, undated
Tear sheet of title page
"A Deadly Parallel", undated
Typescript compilation of excerpts of reviews of Viereck's The Invincible Adam .
"Trial of Poet" by "J.W.", 1955 January
Tear sheets from The Stylus . Short essay on Viereck, followed by two of his poems
"Questionnaire Concerning George Sylvester Viereck" by George Bernard Shaw, 1935 February 15
Carbon copy of handwritten responses to questionnaire. Autographed and dated by Shaw
"To George S. Viereck from Dr. Albert Moll … July 13, 1929, Berlin", 1929
Autographed photograph of sexologist Dr. Albert Moll
Viereck, George Sylvester, 1955
Carbon copy of Viereck's entry in Twentieth Century Authors 1955 edition
"Chapter Twenty-Four: Struggling Against the Tide", undated
Typescript of chapter from Gertz's biography of Viereck, sent by Viereck to Head. This chapter may have been part of a larger manuscript in Head's possession; referred to as the "Gertz manuscript" throughout the correspondence in this collection, Gertz published his biography of Viereck in 1978, titled Odyssey of a Barbarian .