Gregory Corso Collection, 1890-1978 (bulk 1950-1976).

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Gregory Corso Collection, 1890-1978 (bulk 1950-1976).

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Holograph and typescript poems and working notebooks make up the bulk of the Gregory Corso Collection, 1890-1978 (bulk 1950-1976), supplemented by prose works and correspondence. The Works Series is divided into four subseries: A. Poetry; B. Other Works; C. Notebooks; and D. Personal Papers. Present are hundreds of Corso's poems, many untitled and most undated. Of particular interest are sections of The Geometric Poem, a proof copy of Selected Poems, and two versions of Way-Out: A Poem in Discord. Also included are a quantity of fragments and untitled pieces of works, essays, and reviews in addition to partial versions and fragments of The Computer and the Centaur and J.F.K.: A Little Verse Play. Thirty-two notebooks contain numerous drafts of poems and prose works as well as ink and pencil sketches. The Correspondence Series includes a few letters by Corso but is composed primarily of letters he received. Of particular note are letters from Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, New Directions (publishers), and Peter Orlovsky. The Third-Party Works and Correspondence Series is made up of a few works by other authors including a partial stage adaptation of Corso's American Express and two poems by Allen Ginsberg, and letters between friends and associates of Corso, many concerning Corso. There is also an 1890 letter from the Russian American National League to a Mrs. G.A. Frost.

10 boxes (4.17 linear feet), 1 galley folder, 2 oversize folder, 4 cassette tapes.

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Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

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