Papers, 1903-2002.

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Papers, 1903-2002.

The bulk of the collection documents Rakosi's literary activities during the 1988-1995 period. Includes correspondence with writers and editors, book reviews, interviews, and drafts of poems and prose work. Also includes journal articles and case histories and notes documenting Rakosi's pyscho-social work. Rakosi's early life is referred to in the letters from his mother Flora Steiner and his first girlfriend Mary Biggs. Prose works by Rakosi include essays on the genesis of "Objectivism" and Objectivist poets George Oppen and Charles Reznikoff.

6.5 lin. ft. (17 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder)

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