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Olson, Charles, 1910-1970. Manuscripts regarding the publication of Charles Olson's "The Maximus Poems," 1959-1976.

Title: Manuscripts regarding the publication of Charles Olson's "The Maximus Poems," 1959-1976.

The collection contains correspondence and other papers relating to publication of "The Maximus Poems." Correspondence is primarily among Charles Olson, Elias Wilentz of Corinth Books, and Jonathan Williams of the Jargon Society. There are contracts, title page and signature mock-ups by Jonathan Williams, notes on the book's typography, and proofs of the book's cover, among other items. There is also some correspondence relating to the publication of subsequent volumes of The Maximus Poems as well as a photograph of Olson.

ArchivalResource: 59 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/475551224 View

Poetry Manuscripts Collection (State University of New York at Buffalo). Elias Wilentz collection, 1959-1978.

Title: Elias Wilentz collection, 1959-1978.

The Elias Wilentz collection contains manuscripts by poets such as Ted Berrigan, Joel Oppenheimer, and Jonathan Williams; correspondence from writers including Amiri Baraka, Djuna Barnes, Kenneth Burke, Allen Ginsberg, Ted Joans, Eric Mottram, Ed Sanders, and Jonathan Williams; photographs of Marianne Moore, Jackson Mac Low, LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka), and others; and miscellaneous items.

ArchivalResource: 9 boxes (2.25 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/226408925 View