Diane Di Prima papers, 1934-1990.

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Diane Di Prima papers, 1934-1990.

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Correspondence, diaries, journals, poetry, and ephemera. Includes journals relating to Di Prima's stay at the Millbrook (N.Y.) commune (1966-1967) and ms. of Memoirs of a Beatnik (1969).

6 linear ft.

University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library

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University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library

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