Roger Jackson, Publisher, collection 1993-2001.

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Roger Jackson, Publisher, collection 1993-2001.

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Roger Jackson, a fine small press publisher in Ann Arbor, Michigan, began editing and publishing books in 1993, as an extension of his interest in collecting materials by and about Henry Miller. His primary focus as a publisher has been on the works and life of Miller, and he has published bibliographies, studies, memoirs, fiction, correspondence, artwork, ephemera, and other materials by and about Miller and his friends and associates. Ths includes much material published for the first time. Other authors Jackson has published include Anais Nin, Bern Porter, Jack Saunders, Natasha Bernstein, Suzy Crowbar, and others. Of especial note is the great number of unique materials by Bern Porter.

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Miller, Henry, 1891-1980.

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Novelist. From the description of Papers, 1952-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457225 Henry Miller (1891-1980) was an American author. He was known for his experimental, surrealist novels, such as Tropic of Cancer, which mixed fiction and autobiography. His writing was controversial for its graphic depictions of sexuality, leading to a 1964 obscenity trial in the United States, Grove Press, Inc. v. Gerstein. From the guide to the Henry Miller Letter, unda...

Jackson, Roger

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Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977

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The complex and diverse prose of Anaïs Nin mirrors her life. She published nonfiction, journals, short stories, novels, and erotica, and worked as a model, a dancer, and a psychoanalyst. Most of her prose was influenced by surrealism, and features an experimental style and psychological themes. The publication of her diaries, begun at the age of eleven as an open letter to her departed father, brought her fame and made her a sought-after lecturer. Her artistic prose, colorful life, and relation...

Roger Jackson (Firm)

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Porter, Bern, 1911-2004

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Bernard Harden Porter was born on Feb. 14, 1911 in Porter Settlement, ME; Sc. B, Colby College, 1932; Sc. M, Brown Univ., 1933; special courses at Da Vinci School (1937), Convair School (1957), Univ. of Maine (1960), and Federal School (1963); in 1929 founded Bern Porter (publishing company) in Belfast, ME; became physicist for Acheson Colloids Corp. (1935-40) and for the Manhattan District Engineers (1940-45); became consulting physicist in 1945; director of Contemporary Gallery, West Coast Des...