Lawrence Ferlinghetti correspondence with Tram Combs, 1957-1964.

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti correspondence with Tram Combs, 1957-1964.

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Collection contains 42 letters and 21 post cards, most containg discussions of poetry. Seven letters by Ferlinghetti are original typescripts; Thirty-four Combs' letters are carbon typescripts. All post cards are handwritten or original typescripts. Collection also includes notes on Ferlinghetti's family history, fragments of some Combs poems, correspondence with New Directions publishers, an original manuscript of Ferlinghetti's "Thoughts To a Concerto of Telemann", and letters and press releases from Ferlinghetti's publishers.

1 box (.25 linear ft.)

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Ferlinghetti, Lawrence, 1919-2021

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti was an American poet and publisher, most closely associated with the Beat movement. Born in New York, Ferlinghetti suffered several family-related tragedies in his youth, and was raised in unusual circumstances. Educated at the University of North Carolina, he served in World War II, and continued his education at Columbia and The Sorbonne. He moved to San Francisco, where he co-founded City Lights book store and publishing house, which became integral wi...

New Directions Incorporated

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Combs, Tram, 1924-

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Elisha Trammel (Tram) Combs, Jr. was born September 25, 1924 in Riverview, Alabama. The son of Elisha Trammel, a cotton mill superintendent, and LaFaye Hunt Combs, Combs was educated in Southern schools until 1936, when his family moved to San Francisco. He became a writer and bookseller and lived in the San Francisco Bay Area until 1951 when he moved to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, owning and operating a bookstore. He was associated with many well-known writers and was active in gay literary cir...