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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. |
| Title: | Allen Ginsberg Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1962-1997 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Papers of the American poet. Correspondence, poems, photographs. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was an American poet and -- with William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac -- a seminal member of the Beat Generation. Ginsberg is best known for the poem Howl (1956), celebrating his fellow Beats and attacking what he saw as the destructive forces of materialism and conformity in the United States at the time.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Allen Ginsberg Papers consists of correspondence and writings. Correspondence consists of outgoing items to Imamu Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones), Marshall Bean, Robert Wilson, and Geoffrey Hazard. The Wilson letter, written shortly before Ginsberg's death, also includes two photographs. Writings include two signed and dated holograph poems and three signed typescript poems.
Arrangement of the Collection
Correspondence is arranged in alphabetical order. Writings are subdivided by type and then arranged alphabetically by title.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
See also the Allen Ginsberg Interview. Special Collections Research Center also has Beat-related books, pamphlets, serials and other items are inour Rare Books holdings. Please search Libraries Search for a complete listing.
Subject Headings
Persons
Subjects
Genres and Forms
Occupations
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Allen Ginsberg Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 1969.
1997 letter purchased, 2013.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: KM
Date: Jul 1987
Revision history: 30 May 2008 - converted to EAD (MRC);
31 Jul 2009 - added related material (MRC);
25 Sep 2013 - adds, P-13-135 (MRC)
Inventory
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| SC 24 | Baraka, Imamu Amiri (LeRoi Jones) Apr. 24, 1962 (1 postcard) | ||||||||||
| SC 24 | Bean, Marshall 1965, 1966 (2 letters) | ||||||||||
| SC 24 | Hazard, Geoffrey undated (1 postcard) | ||||||||||
| SC 24 | Wilson, Robert Feb 1997 - letter, handwritten, and two photographs signed and captioned by Ginsberg | ||||||||||
| Purchase, 2013. | |||||||||||
| Writings | |||||||||||
| Poems - handwritten, signed | |||||||||||
| SC 24 | "Guru" May, 1965 | ||||||||||
| SC 24 | "The masters of silent illumination . . ." (untitled) 1966 | ||||||||||
| Poems - typed, signed | |||||||||||
| SC 24 | "Malest Cornifici Tuo Catullo" | ||||||||||
| SC 24 | "Message" | ||||||||||
| SC 24 | "The Shrouded Stranger" | ||||||||||