Manuscripts regarding the publication of Charles Olson's "The Maximus Poems," 1959-1976.

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Manuscripts regarding the publication of Charles Olson's "The Maximus Poems," 1959-1976.

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The collection contains correspondence and other papers relating to publication of "The Maximus Poems." Correspondence is primarily among Charles Olson, Elias Wilentz of Corinth Books, and Jonathan Williams of the Jargon Society. There are contracts, title page and signature mock-ups by Jonathan Williams, notes on the book's typography, and proofs of the book's cover, among other items. There is also some correspondence relating to the publication of subsequent volumes of The Maximus Poems as well as a photograph of Olson.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Wilentz, Elias.

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Williams, Jonathan, 1929-2008

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Jonathan Williams is a poet, publisher, and photographer. He was educated at St. Albans School, Princeton University, and Black Mountain College, and also studied art and design at the Institute of Design in Chicago. His published books of poetry include An Ear in Bartram's Tree (1969), Blues and Roots/Rue and Bluets (1971), The Loco Logodaedalus in Situ (1972), and Elite/Elate Poems (1979), and his published books of photography include Portrait Photographs (1979) and A Palpable Elysium: Photog...

Jargon Society.

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Corinth Books.

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Olson, Charles, 1910-1970

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Charles Olson, the leading voice of the Black Mountain poets, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and was a notable student at Wesleyan University, where his groundbreaking work on Herman Melville evolved into the highly praised monograph, Call Me Ishmael. Inspired by Franklin Roosevelt, Olson worked his way up through the Democratic Party, but quit after Roosevelt's death, and began a brilliant career as a writer and educator. His manifesto, Projective Verse, influenced a generation of poets ...