beatliterature Preliminary Inventory of the Walter H. Smith Collection of Beat Literature, 1950-2009 Processed by: Meghan Lyon; machine-readable finding aid created by: Meghan Lyon David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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 Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Smith, Walter H. (collector) Walter H. Smith Collection of Beat Literature, 1950-2009 Material in English 4.1 Linear Feet 225 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Walter H. Smith donated this collection of Beat Literature. The majority relates to the career and life of Allen Ginsberg, a founding member of the Beat Generation. Other writers represented include Anne Waldman, Diane di Prima, and Anselm Hollo. Accessions (2009-0113) and (2009-0130) (200 items; 3.5 lin. ft.; dated 1959-2003) include books, compilations, journals, magazines, and other publications with works by and about Allen Ginsberg. Also included are posters and broadsides advertising events, readings, or publications by Ginsberg; many of these are signed. Accession (2010-0098) (25 items; 0.6 lin. ft.; dated 1950-2009) includes writings and some correspondence from Diane di Prima, Anselm Hollo, and Anne Waldman; also includes some Allen Ginsberg materials. Accession (2011-0045) (27 items; 1.5 lin. ft.; dated 1963-2007) includes pamphlets and publications by Gary Snyder. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Walter H. Smith Collection of Beat Literature, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University

 Provenance

The Walter H. Smith Collection of Beat Literature was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

Processing Information

Processed by Meghan Lyon, August 2009

Encoded by Meghan Lyon, August 2009

Updated by Meghan Lyon, October 2010, April 2011

This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Accessions included in this collection: 2009-0113, 2009-0130, 2010-0098

 Biographical Note

Walter H. Smith donated this collection of Beat literature. The majority of the collection is by and about Allen Ginsberg, a poet and member of the Beat Generation.

Allen Ginsberg was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in the New York area. He entered Columbia University in the 1940s, where he developed close friendships with men like Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassidy, who, with Ginsberg, were founding members of what became known as the Beat Generation. Ginsberg's most famous work, Howl and Other Poems, was published in 1956, and became a test case for fighting obscenity and censorship laws. He was also an outspoken proponent for gay rights, the legalization of marijuana and other drugs, and free speech, and frequently led protests against the Vietnam War during the 1960s and 1970s. He went on to publish numerous volumes and compilations of poetry, and later became a professor at Brooklyn College. He died in New York City at the age of 70. (Source: Academy of American Poets, www.poets.org)

Diane di Prima was born in 1934 and became an important writer and poet in the Beat movement. She has written over 40 books of poetry and prose, and has won numerous grants and awards, including an Award for Lifetime Achievement from the National Poetry Association in 1993. In 2009, she was named the Poet Laureate of San Francisco. (Source: dianediprima.com)

Anne Waldman was born in 1945, and also joined the East Coast poetry scene in the 1960s. She was a co-founder, with Allen Ginsberg and others, of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poets, at Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado. She remains there as a professor and director of the Naropa University Summer Writing Program.

Anselm Hollo, born in Finland in 1934, has lived in the United States since 1967. He is a poet and translator, and has published over 40 titles of poetry. He also teaches creative writing at Naropa University.

Born in 1930, Gary Snyder is a Pulitzer Prize winning poet, ecological activist, founder of the Ring of Bone Zendo, and member of the English Department faculty of U.C. Davis.

 Collection Overview

Accessions (2009-0113) and (2009-0130) (200 items; 3.5 lin. ft.; dated 1959-2003) include books, compilations, journals, magazines, and other publications with works by and about Allen Ginsberg. Also included are posters and broadsides advertising events, readings, or publications by Ginsberg; many of these are signed.

Accession (2010-0098) (25 items; 0.6 lin. ft.; dated 1964-2009) includes publications and some correspondence from Beat Generation poets such as Anne Waldman, Diane di Prima, Anselm Hollo, and Allen Ginsberg. Includes signatures of Hollo and Waldman.

Accession (2011-0045) (27 items; 1.5 lin. ft.; dated 1963-2007) includes publications, pamphlets, and posters featuring works and readings by Gary Snyder.

 Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.

Smith, Walter H. (collector) Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. Waldman, Anne, 1945- Di Prima, Diane. Snyder, Gary, 1930- Hollo, Anselm. Beat generation. Beat generation in literature. American literature--20th century. Posters. Contents of Collection Allen Ginsberg: Publications and Periodicals (2 boxes)

Includes books, journals, magazines and other periodicals, and various other publications that include work by or about Allen Ginsberg. Several include Ginsberg's signature.

Materials listed first are stacked loose in the box; folders contain small, thin, or fragile publications.

 1American Review, No. 16, 1973 Countdown, No. 3, 1970 Countdown, No. 2, 1970 New American Review, No. 11, 1971 Boss, 1966 Little Caesar (Lita Hornick article on Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poets at the Naropa Institute), No. 10, 1980 Long Shot, Vol. 27, 2004 Long Shot, Vol. 15, 1993 Long Shot, Vol. 4, 1986 Long Shot, 1982 The Paris Review (Thomas Clark interview, signed on page 13), Vol. 10, No. 37, Spring 1966 The Portable Lower East Side, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1989 ppHOO (Bengali-English-French from India, memorial issue), 1998 The Seventies (signed by Robert Bly), No. 1, Spring 1972 San Jose Studies, Vol. XIX, No. 1, Fall 1993 Stony Brook, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1968 Zero, Vol. 2, 1979 Birth, No. 3, 1960 California Librarian, Oct. 1970 The Cambridge Review (Includes poem and review of Howl; signed by Allen Ginsberg), Dec. 1956 New Directions, No. 14, 1953 The New York Quarterly (signed by Allen Ginsberg), No. 2, Spring 1970 Mulch (Ginsberg on Kerouac), Vol. 2, No. 2, 1974 11Adventures in Poetry, Vol. 12, 1975 Intrepid, No. 11/12, 1969 East Side Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1972 12Georgia Straight (Thomas Forcade letter about Ginsberg controversy in Canadian underground newspaper), Vol. 7, No. 303, 1973 Magical Blend (David Brown and Rebecca McGlen interview), No. 38, 1993 New Age (Peter Chowka interview; cover signed by Ginsberg), 1976 The New Censorship, Vol. 5, No. 4, 1994 13Nexus (Ginsberg memorial issue), Vol. 32, 1997 Oui (article by biographer Michael Schumacher), Vol. 11, No. 6, June 1982 Parapluie, No. 10, 1971 Playboy, Vol. 15, No. 12, Dec. 1968 14Nomad (signed), No. 9, Summer 1961 Big Sky, No. 1, 1971 Big Sky, No. 2, 1972 Anthology of Underground Poetry, Section 9, 1971 Columbia Review, 1961 15Third Rail, No. 8, 1987 Third Rail, No. 7, 1985/1986 Synapse 3, Jan. 1965 So & So, Fall 1978 16Ramparts, Vol. 5, No. 5, Nov. 1966 Shambhala Sun, Vol. 2, No. 6, July 1994 Shout! Vol. 2, No. 1, 1996 Swank, Vol. 7, No. 6, Jan. 1961 17Writer's Digest (article by biographer Michael Schumacher), May 1984 Herschel Silverman, High on the Beats. Atom Mind, Vol. 4, No. 16, 1995 Bastard Angel 1, 1972 Evergreen Review, No. 42, Aug. 1966 18Evergreen Review, No. 40, April 1966 The Milk Quarterly, No. 8, 1975 Vinduet, No. 3, 1961 Eclipse, 8/9, 1971 19Camera Austria SF Weekly, Vol. XIII, No. 50, Jan. 1995 Opus International, 1968 2Panjandrum (vinyl LP and portfolio of broadsides and artwork), Vol. 1, No. 1, 1972 21The Sunday Camera Magazine, Nov. 11, 1984 The Sunday Camera Magazine, June 12, 1987 The Village Voice (Ginsberg memorial issue), Vol. XLII, No. 15, 1997 The Bloomsburg Review (interview by Bill Trembley), Vol. 5, No. 9, 1985 Bookforum (review by David Gates), Summer 2005 East West Journal (Marilyn Webb article on early Naropa scene), May 1976 22The American Poetry Review, Vol. 23, No. 3, 1994 Rolling Stone, No. 761 (Ginsberg memorial issue), 1997 Rolling Stone, No. 204, 1976 Jim Moore interview with Allen Ginsberg, Hungry Mind Review, No. 30, 1994 Allen Ginsberg: Broadsides, Handbills, and Posters Series (2 boxes)

Posters and broadsides advertising events, readings, or publications by or about Allen Ginsberg.

 3 1 The Beat Generation, Spring class, 1982 First Annual Ginsberg Poetry Festival, 2003 New York Poets, German Publication, 1981 Kerouac Conference and Participants, 1982 A Celebration of Life, Boulder, CO, circa 1980 Reading at Columbia with Burroughs, 1975 Reading in Berkeley, CA, for Nyingmapa, 1971 Reading with Diane Di Prima, Denver, CO, 1982 San Francisco Oracle, Vol. 1, No. 7, 1969 3 2Promotional photograph by Robert Frank, circa 1990 Memorial services, Ann Arbor, MI, 1997 Concert with Patti Smith, Ann Arbor, MI, 1996 Planet News Tribute in New York City, 1998 Ginsberg Marathon, Ann Waldman, 2001 50 Years of Howl, 2006 Ginsberg at Tribal Stomp by Greg Savalin, 1978 Tribal Stomp Greek Theatre, Berkeley, 1978 50 Years of Howl, limited edition (signed by artist), 2006 First Blues LP (signed by Ginsberg and Bob Dylan), 1983 33Ginsberg Tribute at Naropa, 1994 Tibetan Nyingmapa Benefit, 1971 Promotional Rhino Records, 1993 Concert with Patti Smith (signed by artist), 1996 Memorial Services and Concert (signed by artist), 1997 Beat Rushmore, by Wavy Gravy, 2004 Promotional poster for film The Source, 1999 34Reading at the University of Kentucky (signed by Ginsberg), 1993 Reading in San Antonio, TX, 1980s Magazine advertisement for GAP khakis, 1993 Reading at Brown University (signed by Ginsberg), 1985 Rogue Dalton Culture Brigade, 1984 Shambhala (signed by Ginsberg), Cambridge, MA, 1983 Naropa Performing Arts Series (signed), 1987 Concert with Bhagavan Das, 1974 Reading at Bryn Mawr, PA, 1976 Naropa with Orlovsky and Scheenmon, 1980 Gathering of the Tribes, second printing, 1967 35Various Poets at Tulagi's, 1970s Flaming Youth at Barnard, circa 1974 Naropa with Philip Whalen, circa 1975 Rocky Flats Protest with Orlovesky, 1978 Poetry in Motion with Creeley, 1983 New Blood Reading at Naropa (signed by Ginsberg), 1981 Reading at Rochester Institute (signed by Ginsberg), 1984 Naropa with Corso and Waldman, circa 1980 36Workshop in New York City (signed by Ginsberg), 1985 Reading in London, 1983 Reading in Holland (signed by Ginsberg), 1984 Reading in Sweden, 1983 Naropa with Amiri Baraka, circa 1983 Naropa with Orlovsky and Brownstein, circa 1978 Rocky Flats Benefit Arts Festival, 1978 Three lectures (signed by Ginsberg), 1981 Kerouac Conference Historic Readings (signed by Ginsberg), 1982 Kerouac Conference with Kesey (signed by Ginsberg), 1982 The Beat Generation, Fall class, 1982 4108 Images Exhibition in Venice, Italy, 1995 Reality Sandwiches, Nishen, Germany, 1989 Tribute by artist Eric Drowker in New York City, 1998 Mantra Reading with Gary Snyder, 1972 5Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg, 17 November 1989 Undated photograph of Ginsberg and others Song: Fie My Fum, Neurotica, No. 6, 1950 50 Anniversary of Howl: Naropa University, 25 June 2006 Allen Ginsberg Memorial and Concert program, 25 May 1997 A Memorial Tribute to Allen Ginsberg, 20 April 1997 Yowl (Zippy the Pinhead comic), Bill Griffith, 1996 Other Beat Poets and Writers, 1963-2009 (2 boxes) Diane di Prima (2 folders) 5Reading announcement, 16 April 1967 Wedding announcement, 23 June 1972 Mulch, Vol. 3, No. 1, Fall 1974 (8 poems) Formal Birthday Poem-Feb 23, 1964, Poetmeat, No. 6, 1964 Anne Waldman (1 folder) 5Postcards (including a signature), 1994 and undated Pressure, Big Sky, No. 5, 1973 Anselm Hollo (2 folders) 5Some Yak Turds, Doones, Vol. 1, No. 2, undated (signed by Hollo, 2009) Pomology, Tlaloc, No. 11, undated Have A Seat, Not Guilty!, 1975 (signed by Hollo) Gasworks, Winter 1990 (6 poems; signed by Hollo) The Cafe Review, Vol. 6, Spring 1995 Gary Snyder (4 folders, 8 books, 1 oversize folder) 6Mandala No. 2, Summer 1975. Dutech poetry magazine. Synapse 4, San Francisco Issue, May 1965 New Measure 6: Oxford University, Summer 1967 Kutsu No. 4, Journal of Backcountry Writing, 1975 Kutsu No. 5, Journal of Backcountry Writing, 1976 Kutsu No. 6, Journal of Backcountry Writing, 1977 Zero No. 1., 1978 Northwest Review, Vol. 6 No. 3, Summer 1963. (Signed by Gary Snyder at his contribution.) Northwest Review, Vol. 8 No. 2, Summer 1973. Native American Poetry Issue. Turkey Buzzard Review, July 1977. Includes poems by Gary Snyder's first wife Joanne Kyger and other associates. River Styx 4, 1979. Interview with Gary Snyder by Michael and Jan Castro. Jimmy & Lucy's House of "K", No. 9, January 1989. Poetry from a collaboration of "poets who meditate" at the Green Gulch Zen Garder Center, April 1987. Eastwest Vol. 7 No. 6, June 1977. "The Original Mind of Gary Snyder" interview by Peter Barry Chowka. Eastwest Vol. 7 No. 7, July 1977. "Gary Snyder and the Arte of Writing." Eastwest Vol. 7 No. 8, August 1977. "Gary Snyder on Poetry and Practice." The International Times, No. 28, April 1968. Underground Newspaper from England. The Bloomsbury Review Vol. 27 No. 4, July/August 2007. Interview with Gary Snyder by Trevor Carolan. The American Poetry Review, Vol. 15 No. 6, November/December 1986 Poetry Flash No. 267, April/May 1996 PBA Galleries (San Francisco) catalog. "Fine Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries with the David Oakley Collection of Gary Snyder." 27 September 2007 Gary Snyder, Japan, 1963. Photo postcard from Travels with Ginsberg. Published by The Allen Ginsberg Trust, 2002 (Gary Snyder) Verses of Heaven and Earth. Postcard advertising a musical event in Oakland, CA with verses from Gary Snyder The Beats in India: A Soul of Asia Symposium. Program from an Asia Society Event, 14 June 2008 Handbill: Reading by Gary Snyder at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon Bookmark with Gary Snyder quote. From a bookstore in Vancouver, B.C. 1Large poster with photo by Christopher Felver. Naropa Summer Institute, Boulder, Colorado, circa 1980 Large poster of Gary Snyder playing with a dog, advertising Gary Snyder poetry reading benefit for the Zen Mountain Center, Fillmore Auditorium, 1967. Design by Gompers Saijo. Siberian Outpost broadside, 2010. Signed by Gary Snyder, no. 69/99.