Charles Bukowski/John Martin Collection, 1967-1994.

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Charles Bukowski/John Martin Collection, 1967-1994.

The collection contains approximately 1,000 letters, mainly from Charles Bukowski to his publisher, John Martin, from 1967-1994. Most are typewritten and signed (TLS) by Bukowski, some with handwritten postscripts and notes. There also are a few photographs and other ephemera accompanying the correspondence.

2 linear ft. (5 oversize boxes)

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Bukowski, Charles J.

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Charles Bukowski was born on August 16, 1920 in Andernach, Germany, the son of a US soldier and German woman. His family immigrated to the United States in 1922 and settled in Los Angeles, where Bukowski spent most of his life. After a brief marriage to Barbara Frye, the rich publisher of a small poetry magazine, Bukowski began in 1958 twelve years of work as a Post Office clerk. In 1955 Bukowski began writing poetry, publishing volumes almost annually. His first collection, Flower, Fist, and Be...

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Burkowski, Charles.

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Martin, John T.

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Dr. John Martin was an officer in the United States Army during World War II. He served in France after the Normandy invasion and throughout the European campaign until Germany surrendered. From the description of Papers, [194-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122562448 John Martin is editor/publisher of Black Sparrow Press. William Young was the owner of Sans Souci Press (William Young and Company, Beacon Hill Booksellers, Cambridge, Massachusetts). From the de...