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Paul Bowles collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0164
Abstract

The Paul Bowles collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, editorial matter, periodicals, ephemera, and miscellaneous material acquired from a variety of sources. The collection is added to periodically and complements the Paul Bowles papers (MSS 0163) as well as several other manuscript collections related to Paul Bowles at the University of Delaware Library.

Dates: 1929-2011

Paul Bowles letters to Nathalie Blondel

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0857
Abstract

In these twenty letters to Nathalie Blondel, written between 1987 and 1990, American author Paul Bowles provided recommendations for editorial and publication decisions concerning three of Jane Bowles’s unpublished short stories.

Dates: 1987-1990

Paul Bowles letters to Ned Leavitt and six typescript manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0778
Abstract

This collection consists of ninety-three letters from American expatriate author and composer Paul Bowles to his literary agent at the William Morris Agency, Ned Leavitt, and six typescript manuscripts Bowles sent to the William Morris Agency, all created between 1975 and 1992. There are also six letters written by Bowles to other individuals and three letters written to Leavitt by individuals collaborating on work with Bowles.

Dates: 1975-1992

Alan Brilliant correspondence with Ted Wilentz

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0590
Abstract

This collection contains .7 linear feet of personal letters and postcards from Alan Brilliant of Unicorn Press to his former employer and longtime friend, proprietor of Corinth Books Ted Wilentz. Other materials include press catalogs, newsletters, financial records, clippings, periodicals, poems, and other printed ephemera related to the Unicorn Press.

Dates: 1960-1996; Majority of material found within 1986-1988

Samuel R. Delany collection of manuscripts and correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0656
Abstract Samuel R. Delany is a New York-born gay Black author and literary critic, noted for his work in science fiction with a focus on gender, sexual orientation, race, and social issues. The Samuel R. Delany collection of manuscripts and correspondence comprises Bamberger Books materials pertaining to the 1996 reprinting of Delany's 1979 memoir, Heavenly Breakfast, and the 2004 publication of Delany's novella, Phallos. Materials include printed...
Dates: 1996-2004

George Sylvester Viereck letters to Eric and Era Posselt

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0603
Abstract

The collection contains letters from George Sylvester Viereck to Eric Posselt and Era Posselt (who was also known as Era Zistel), 1941 to 1959, as well as a few clippings about Viereck dating up to 1962. The bulk of the letters (1955-1957) reflect publishing advice and an on-going personal exchange regarding the health issues of both Viereck and Eric Posselt.

Dates: 1941-1962; Majority of material found within 1955-1957

Mark Harris letters to Martha Harris

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0605
Abstract The Mark Harris letters to Martha Harris is a collection of letters, printed emails, faxes, and photographs that were shared over a period of fifty years between American author Mark Harris (1922-2007) and his sister Martha Harris (1933-2020). The letters contain updates on family news, advice to Martha on education, publishing and writing, reflections on Mark's career as writer and professor, and his shared diary entries through which the two siblings attempted to reconstruct childhood...
Dates: 1951-2005; Majority of material found within 1992-1999

John Wieners publisher's files for The Hotel Wentley Poems

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0626
Abstract

John Wieners publisher's files for The Hotel Wentley Poems consists of .3 linear feet of materials comprising manuscripts, proofs, artwork, page layouts, and correspondence created and revised by American poet John Wieners (1934-2002), publisher David Haselwood, and artist Robert Lavigne (1928-) relating to the publication of Wieners’s The Hotel Wentley Poems: Original Version (1965).

Dates: 1963-1971; Majority of material found in 1965

Mohammed Mrabet correspondence, reviews, and other material

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0674
Abstract

Moroccan author and artist Mohammed Mrabet (born 1940) worked closely with American expatriate writer and musician Paul Bowles (1910-1999). This collection contains letters from several of Mrabet's friends and acquaintances, most notably from American writers and editors Irving Stettner (1922-2004) and Michael Wolfe (born 1945). Also included are reviews of Mrabet's works and photocopied dust jackets from his books.

Dates: 1968-1989

Robert McAlmon letters to Edward Titus

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0152
Abstract

American author and publisher Robert McAlmon (1896-1956) wrote ten letters to the publisher and magazine editor Edward Titus (born 1880) between 1928 and 1930, concerning several works that McAlmon hoped to distribute through Titus's Paris bookstore.

Dates: 1928-1930

George Sylvester Viereck correspondence with John Thomas Head

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0537
Abstract

The George Sylvester Viereck correspondence with John Thomas Head consists of letters, manuscripts, and other materials spanning the dates of 1929 to 1956. The correspondence (bulking 1955-1956) reflects an on-going literary exchange and mutual interest in Viereck's re-emergence into the literary scene.

Dates: 1929-1956; Majority of material found within 1955-1956

Zephyrus Image records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0880
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...
Dates: 1960-2000; Majority of material found within circa 1969-1983

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Publishers and publishing--United States--History--20th century 6
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Artists (visual artists) 3
Authors and publishers--20th century 3
Book jackets 3
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Authors, American--20th century 2
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Broadsides (notices) 2
Editors (assembling, revising) 2
Ephemera (general) 2
Exhibition catalogs 2
Mock-ups 2
Page proofs 2
Poems 2
Poets 2
Private Presses--United States--History--20th century 2
Proofs (printed matter) 2
Tangier (Morocco)--Intellectual life--20th century 2
Tangier (Morocco)--Social life and customs--20th century 2
American fiction--20th century 1
Artists' books 1
Artists' books (books) 1
Beat generation--California--San Francisco 1
Beat generation--Poetry 1
Black-and-white photographs 1
Book artists 1
Book industries and trade--United States--History--20th century 1
Booklets 1
Bumper stickers 1
Business cards 1
California--History--1950- 1
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DVD 1
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Eyeglasses 1
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Financial records 1
Fliers (printed matter) 1
Flip books 1
Freehand drawings (drawings) 1
Gay erotic literature, American 1
Graphic design (Typography)--United States--History--20th century 1
Greensboro (N.C.)--Description and travel 1
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Healdsburg (Calif.) 1
Illustrators 1
Inventories 1
Kent State Arts Festival (1974 : Kent State University) 1
Layouts (printer matter) 1
Letters (correspondence) 1
Linocuts (prints) 1
Linoleum block printing 1
Linoleum block printing (American) 1
Literature publishing--France--Paris--History--20th century 1
Literature--20th century 1
Miniature books 1
Neckties 1
Negatives (photographic) 1
Newsletters 1
Notebooks 1
Novelists 1
Painters (artists) 1
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Poets, American--20th century 1
Poets, American--20th century--Correspondence 1
Portraits 1
Postcards 1
Posters 1
Press kits 1
Printers (people) 1
Printing 1
Printing--United States--History--20th century 1
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Private presses 1
Privately printed books 1
Programs (documents) 1
Promotional materials 1
Publishers and publishing 1
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Reviews (document genre) 1
San Francisco (Calif.) 1
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--20th century 1
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Names
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 4
Mrabet, Mohammed, 1936- 3
Black Sparrow Press 2
Bowles, Jane, 1917-1973 2
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999--Correspondence 2
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Martin, John, 1930- 2
Peter Owen (Firm) 2
Stettner, Irving, 1922- --Correspondence 2
Viereck, George Sylvester, 1884-1962 2
Viereck, George Sylvester, 1884-1962--Correspondence 2
Wolfe, Michael, 1945- 2
Wolfe, Michael, 1945- --Correspondence 2
Auerhahn Press 1
Bamberger Books 1
Bamberger, W.C. 1
Barnes, Djuna 1
Barnes, Djuna. Ladies almanack 1
Berlin, Lucia 1
Black Manikin Press 1
Blondel, Nathalie 1
Blondel, Nathalie--Correspondence 1
Bly, Robert 1
Brakhage, Stan 1
Brilliant, Alan 1
Brilliant, Alan--Correspondence 1
Burke, Clifford 1
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 1
Contact Publishing Company 1
Cranium Press 1
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 1
Dave Haselwood Books 1
Delany, Samuel R. 1
Di Prima, Diane 1
Dorn, Edward 1
Ecco Press 1
Evans, Oliver (Oliver Wendell), 1915-1981--Correspondence 1
Finestone, Harry--Correspondence 1
Ford, Charles Henri 1
Ford, Charles Henri--Correspondence 1
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 1
Harris, Mark, 1922-2007 1
Harris, Mark, 1922-2007--Correspondence 1
Harris, Martha 1
Harris, Martha--Correspondence 1
Haselwood, David 1
Head, John Thomas 1
Head, John Thomas--Correspondence 1
Hermes Free Press 1
Johnson, Buffie 1
Kyger, Joanne 1
LaVigne, Robert, 1928-2014 1
Lanham, Edwin, 1904-1979 1
Leavitt, Ned 1
London, Rick 1
McAlmon, Robert, 1896-1956 1
McAlmon, Robert, 1896-1956--Correspondence 1
McClure, Michael 1
Mrabet, Mohammed, 1936- --Correspondence 1
Myers, Michael, 1948-1982 1
Oppenheimer, Joel, 1930-1988 1
Owen, Peter, 1927- --Correspondence 1
Owen, Peter, 1927-2016 1
Posselt, Eric 1892- 1
Posselt, Eric 1892- --Correspondence 1
Rand, Peter, 1942- --Correspondence 1
Raworth, Tom 1
Rey Rosa, Rodrigo, 1958- 1
Rusk, Robert 1
Satō, Ken, 1942- 1
Savory, Teo 1
Savory, Teo--Correspondence 1
Shukrī, Mụhammad, 1935- 1
Sky, Gino 1
Snyder, Gary, 1930- 1
Spring Creek Typesetting Service 1
Stettner, Irving, 1922- 1
Teter, Holbrook 1
Titus, Edward W., 1880- 1
Titus, Edward W., 1880- --Correspondence 1
Tombouctou Press 1
Turtle Island Foundation 1
Unicorn Press 1
Welch, Lew 1
Wieners, John, 1934-2002. The Hotel Wentley Poems 1
Wilentz, Ted 1
Wilentz, Ted--Correspondence 1
Wiley, William T., 1937- 1
William Morris Agency 1
Wright, William, 1930- --Correspondence 1
Zephyrus Image (Firm) 1
Zistel, Era 1
Zistel, Era--Correspondence 1
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