Aleister Crowley Collection, 1889-1989 (1901-1953).

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Crowley, Aleister, 1875-1947. Aleister Crowley Collection, 1889-1989 (1901-1953).

Aleister Crowley Collection, 1889-1989 (1901-1953).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122492191

Literary works, magical and poetic, comprise the majority of the Aleister Crowley Collection, 1889-1989 (bulk 1898-1953), in addition to correspondence and personal papers. Also present are materials relating to several occult groups with which Crowley was involved. Encompassing poetry, fiction, commentary, magical formulae, pornography, and other genres, Crowley's literary efforts were voluminous and carefully preserved. The variety of forms in which Crowley expressed himself are amply demonstrated in the Works Series. Holograph drafts are frequently bound with later typescript versions, allowing the researcher to examine Crowley's revision process. Letters written by Crowley make up the bulk of the Correspondence Series. Primary correspondents include his solicitor Isidore Kerman, and associates Sybil Mengeus and Louis Wilkinson. A few letters written to Crowley are also present. Additional financial and legal papers regarding Crowley's debts and lawsuits are located in the Personal Papers Series, along with a set of hand colored tarot cards designed by Oswald Wirth. Materials relating to various occult groups with which Crowely was associated include printed forms, notebooks, and historical essays, and are included in the Occult Groups Series. The remaining material in this collection is made up of works by other authors and correspondence between other people, often friends or associates of Crowley.

16 boxes (6.66 linear feet), 1 galley folder, and 1 oversize folder.

Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center