Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Rabinowitz, Jacob and Robbins, Jonathan
- Extent:
- 0.5 linear feet and 55 items in 1 box
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Jacob Rabinowitz letters; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
Letters from William Burroughs, Robert Creeley, Allen Ginsberg, and others concerning his poetry and translations and about their own lives. There are also a few poems and photographs.
- Biographical / Historical:
Poet and translator. who also published under the pseudonym "Jonathan Robbins".
- Acquisition information:
- Letters: Source of acquisition--6192B (Mixer) 1193B (Rare Book). Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--02/16/94. Accession number--M-94-02-16.
- Processing information:
Letters Cataloged HR 02/21/95.
- Arrangement:
Cataloged. Arranged in 2 series.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- American literature -- 20th century
American poetry -- 20th century
Authors, American
Poets, American
Translators
Drawings (visual works)
Photographs
Poems - Names:
- Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997
Carr, Lucien, 1925-2005
Corso, Gregory
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997
Orlovsky, Peter, 1933-2010
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Jacob Rabinowitz letters; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu