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    • Author/Creator:Corso, Gregory.
    • Title:Gregory Corso writings and notebook, 1982-1987.
    • Physical Description:0.21 linear feet (1 box)
    • Yale Holdings

       
    • Notes:In English.
      Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund, 2014.
    • Organization:Arranged alphabetically by material type.
    • Access and use:This collection is open for research.
    • Biographical / Historical note:Gregory Corso (1930-2001), American poet.
    • Summary:Drafts, typescript and typescript photocopy, corrected and annotated, of the long poem "The Day After Humankind," dated 1982, and a "European Notebook". The notebook, dated 1984, contains autograph manuscript notes, printed ephemera, and a photograph. Accompanied by an empty envelope, dated 1987 and inscribed "Gregory Corso," addressed to R[obert] A[lfred] Wilson at the Phoenix Bookshop in New York City.
    • Format:Archives or Manuscripts
    • Cite as:Gregory Corso Writings and Notebook. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
    • Subjects:Corso, Gregory.
      Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-2016.
      Phoenix Bookshop.
      American literature--20th century.
      American poetry--20th century.
      Poets, American--20th century--Archives.
    • Genre/Form:Photographic prints.
    • Occupation:Poets United States 20th century.