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U.S. publishing firm, 1949- .

From the description of Press releases, 1959, re D. H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647833316

Grove Press is an American alternative book press founded in 1951 by editor and publisher Barney Rossett. It merged with The Atlantic Monthly Press in 1991 and as of 2010 is an imprint of the publisher Grove/Atlantic, Inc. Grove Press was known for its unusual and sometimes controversial publications, including French avant-garde authors Jean Genet and Eugene Ionesco; Beat Poets Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs; and books deemed obscene at the time, such as unexpurgated editions of Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer and D. H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover .

From the guide to the Grove Press Records, 1953-1985, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Established in 1949 in Greenwich Village, Grove Press grew after Barney Rosset's purchase in 1951 from a small independent press into a multimillion-dollar publisher of twentieth century avant-garde works. It continues under Grove Atlantic. It was famous for publishing controversial and banned books, such as D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover (1959) and Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer (1961). Grove Press Film Division distributed Vilgot Sjoman's I Am Curious (Yellow), which broke American box office records for foreign films. Grove challenged and fostered debate on prevailing attitudes about sexuality, the Vietnam War, civil rights, black power, and student movements in the United States. It experienced internal conflict in staff unionization efforts and in feminist challenges to employment practices and publication emphases.

From the guide to the Grove Press Collection, 1956-1984, [Bulk Dates: 1958-1983], (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Grove Press, Inc. Press releases, 1959, re D. H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" [manuscript]. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Allen, Donald, 1912-2004. Donald Allen collection, 1930-2005. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
creatorOf Samuel Beckett Collection Boston College. John J. Burns Library
referencedIn Richard Miller archive for the Tiber Press poetry series by Ashbery, Koch, O'Hara, and Schuyler, ca. 1955-1975. Houghton Library
creatorOf Grove Press. 1 TL, signed Barney Rosset, 1955 March 31, New York [City] to Muriel Rukeyser. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Harry Levin papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Richard Brautigan Papers, 1942-2003, (bulk 1958-1984) Bancroft Library
creatorOf Grove Press. Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1962. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Barney Rosset papers Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Gay Wilson Allen Papers, 1801-1988 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Ciardi, John, 1916-1986. John Ciardi correspondence with Richard Brautigan [manuscript], 1965. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Papers, 1870-1969 Houghton Library
referencedIn Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Joint Board, Fur, Leather & Machine Workers Union. Joint Board, Fur, Leather & Machine Workers Union. Additional photographs, 1919-1988. Cornell University Library
referencedIn New Directions Publishing records Houghton Library
referencedIn Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Additional papers, 1870-1969. Houghton Library
referencedIn Diane Di Prima Papers., undated, 1934-1990. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Erik H. and Joan M. Erikson papers, 1925-1985 (inclusive) 1960-1980 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Ephraim London Papers, 1940-1975. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Grove Press Collection Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Sherry Mangan papers, 1923-1961. Houghton Library
creatorOf Grove Press. Letter, 1959, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn McClure, Michael. Papers, 1958-1968. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Additional papers, 1870-1969. Houghton Library
referencedIn Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Papers, 1870-1969 Houghton Library
referencedIn Donald Allen Collection, 1930-2005 Mandeville Special Collections Library
referencedIn Heterosexual popular fiction collection, 1955-1992 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn McClure, Michael. Michael McClure papers, circa 1963-1975. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn The Jack Gelber Papers, 1938-2002 (Bulk 1957-1999) Fales Library & Special Collections
referencedIn David Mamet papers, 1985-1988. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Grove Press Records Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn London, Ephraim. Ephraim London papers, 1940-1975. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Philip Agee Papers, Bulk, 1965-2000, 1948-2007 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Witter Bynner papers, 1829-1965. Houghton Library
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associatedWith Agee, Philip. person
associatedWith Allen, Donald, 1912-2004. person
correspondedWith Allen, Gay Wilson, 1903- person
associatedWith Arsan, Emmanuelle. person
associatedWith Ayckbourn, Alan, 1939- person
associatedWith Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934- person
associatedWith Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989. person
associatedWith Beck, J. Warren. person
associatedWith Berne, Eric, 1924- person
associatedWith Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 person
correspondedWith Brautigan, Richard person
associatedWith Broughton, James Richard, 1913- person
associatedWith Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 person
correspondedWith Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968 person
associatedWith Chamberlain, John, 1903-1995. person
associatedWith Ciardi, John, 1916-1986. person
correspondedWith Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962 person
correspondedWith Di Prima, Diane. person
associatedWith Duras, Marguerite. person
associatedWith Edel, Leon, 1907-1997. person
associatedWith Erikson, Erik H. (Erik Homburger), 1902-1994 person
associatedWith Evergreen Review corporateBody
associatedWith Fowlie, Wallace, 1908- person
associatedWith Frank, Robert. person
associatedWith Genet, Jean, 1910-1986 person
associatedWith Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 person
associatedWith Girodias, Maurice. person
associatedWith Gombrowicz, Witold. person
associatedWith Goytisolo, Juan. person
associatedWith Gregory, Horace, 1898-1982. person
associatedWith Hentoff, Nat. person
associatedWith Hodeir, André, 1921- person
associatedWith Hutchens, John K., b. 1905. person
associatedWith Ionesco, Eugène. person
associatedWith Joint Board, Fur, Leather & Machine Workers Union. corporateBody
associatedWith Jordan, Fred. person
associatedWith Kauffmann, Stanley, 1916- person
associatedWith Kazin, Alfred, 1915-1998. person
associatedWith Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969 person
associatedWith Kirsch, Robert R., 1922-1980. person
associatedWith Lawrence, D. H. 1885-1930. person
associatedWith Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930 person
associatedWith Lerner, Max, 1902-1992. person
associatedWith Levin, Harry, 1912-1994 person
associatedWith London, Ephraim. person
associatedWith Mamet, David. person
correspondedWith Mangan, Sherry, 1904- person
associatedWith Maslin, Marshall. person
associatedWith Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966 person
associatedWith McClure, Michael. person
associatedWith Miller, Henry, 1891-1980 person
associatedWith Miller, Richard. person
associatedWith Moore, Harry Thornton. person
associatedWith Neruda, Pablo, 1904-1973 person
correspondedWith New Directions Publishing Corp. corporateBody
associatedWith O'Hara, Frank, 1926-1966 person
associatedWith Olson, Charles, 1910-1970 person
associatedWith Orton, Joe. person
associatedWith Pinter, Harold, 1930- person
associatedWith Reavey, George, 1907- person
associatedWith Rechy, John. person
associatedWith Rexroth, Kenneth, 1905- person
associatedWith Robbe-Grillet, Alain, 1922- person
associatedWith Rosset, Barney. person
associatedWith Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980 person
associatedWith Rumaker, Michael, 1932- person
associatedWith Schmidt, Judith. person
associatedWith Seaver, Richard. person
associatedWith Selby, Hubert. person
associatedWith Sorrentino, Gilbert. person
associatedWith Summerfield, Arthur Ellsworth, 1899- person
associatedWith Tutuola, Amos. person
associatedWith Tyler, Parker. person
associatedWith Ungerer, Tomi, 1931- person
correspondedWith Vidal, Gore, 1925- person
associatedWith Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987 person
associatedWith Watts, Alan, 1915-1973 person
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