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• Author/Creator:Bernstein, Charles, 1950-
  
• Title:Charles Bernstein papers, 1926-2020.
  
• Physical Description:61.59 linear feet (82 boxes) + 3 broadside + 1 broadside oversize
  
• Links:View a description and listing of collection contents in the finding aid
  

• Yale Holdings

  Holdings Record Display

  • Location:BEINECKE (Non-Circulating)
    To request for use in the Beinecke Reading Room select a box in the finding aid
    
    
  • Call Number: YCAL MSS 984
    
  • Status:Not Checked Out
    
  • Library Has: 107, 109, 110 (Broadside); 108 (Broadside oversize)
    

  • Location:LSF- BEINECKE
    To request for use in the Beinecke Reading Room select a box in the finding aid
    
    
  • Call Number: YCAL MSS 984
    
  • Status:Not Checked Out
    
  • Library Has: Boxes 1-48, 50-53, 78-103, 105, 106; 49, 104 (Oversize), 111
    

   
• Notes:In English.
  Purchased from Granary Books, Inc., on the Ezra Pound Archive Fund, 2013, 2021. Additional materials received under terms of original purchase, 2019.
  
• Organization:Organized into eight series: I. Writings and Correspondence, 1980-2010. II. Notebooks, 1989-2010. III. Other Papers, 1950-2012. IV. Audiovisual Materials, circa 1970s-1980s. V. Electronic Media, 1990s-2010s. VII. May 2019 acquisition, 1969-1990. VIII. October 2021 acquisition, 1926-2020.
  
• Access and use:This collection is open for research. Boxes 23-24 (printed email): Restricted: Not to be consulted before January 1, 2033. Boxes 52 and 78-79 (audiovisual materials): Restricted fragile material. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information. Boxes 53, 106 (digital media): Restricted fragile material. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information. Computer files (email correspondence with Marjorie Perloff and Hank Lazer): Restricted until 2033. For further information consult the appropriate curator. Computer files (student recommendations): Restricted until 2033. For further information consult the appropriate curator.
• Biographical / Historical note:Charles Bernstein is an American poet, essayist, and scholar. He is a prominent figure among the Language poets and taught for many years at the University of Pennsylvania. Bernstein was awarded the 2019 Bollingen Prize for American Poetry.
  
• Summary:The collection contains extensive writings, along with other papers, programs, clippings, notebooks, audiovisual materials, and electronic media that document or are related to Bernstein's life and work.
  
• Format:Archives or Manuscripts
• Cite as:Charles Bernstein Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
  
• Subjects:Bernstein, Charles, 1950---Archives.
  American poetry--20th century.
  American poetry--21st century.
  Language poetry.
  Poets, American--20th century--Archives.
  Poets, American--21st century--Archives.
  
• Genre/Form:Audiovisual materials.
  Born digital.
  
• Occupation:Poets United States 20th century.
  Poets United States 21st century.