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Lester Afflick Papers

Call Number

MSS.097

Date

ca. 1975-1998, inclusive

Creator

Afflick, Lester, 1956-2000

Extent

7 Linear Feet (7 boxes)

Language of Materials

Materials primarily in English.

Abstract

Lester Afflick was a downtown poet, writer and once co-editor of 'The Door Newsletter.' The collection is an assemblage of his writings and biographical material which illustrate aspects of his style and the downtown scene in general of the 1990's.

Biographical Note

Lester Afflick was a downtown poet, writer and once co-editor of 'The Door Newsletter.' The collection is an assemblage of his writings and biographical material which illustrate aspects of his style and the downtown scene in general of the 1990's. Afflick died of a heart attack in 2000.

Arrangement

Folders arranged chronologically or alphabetically depending on the nature of the series. Correspondence is arranged chronologically. Poetry is arranged alphabetically by title.

The files are grouped into 4 series.

Missing Title

  1. Series I: Correspondence
  2. Series II: Manuscripts
  3. Series III: Biographic Materials
  4. Series IV: Works by Other Writers/Poets

Scope and Content Note

The Lester Afflick papers are comprised mostly of correspondence and manuscripts of his poetry.

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

Series 1: Correspondence contains correspondence to and from Afflick. It is arranged in chronological order with the exception of a folder of correspondence with Martin Afflick.

Series 2: Manuscripts consists of three subseries.

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  1. Subseries A contains materials and drafts of Afflick's poetry. They are arranged alphabetically according to a comprehensive list provided by Afflick.
  2. Subseries B contains materials from poetry collections and projected collections. The last folder contains a comprehensive list of Afflick's poems.
  3. Subseries C contains materials manuscripts of plays, essays, and articles.
  4. Subseries D contains disks of Afflick and printouts from those working disks.

Series 3: Biographic Materials contains a small number of biographic materials such as copies of Afflick's birth certificate, announcements, immigration papers, and scrapbooks.

Series 4: Afflick's Personal Library consists of periodicals in Afflick's collection including The Door Newsletter of which he was a co-editor. This series also includes manuscripts of other poets' works.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions. Please contact the Fales Library & Special Collections for more information and to schedule an appointment, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by Lester Afflick, was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); The Lester Afflick Papers; MSS 097; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.

Provenance

The Lester Afflick papers were a gift of the Lester Afflick estate. They were initially sorted by friends of Lester Afflick.

Separated Material

There is no information about materials that are associated by provenance to the described materials that have been physically separated or removed.

Collection processed by

Koo Lee in March 2001. Updated by Zachary Dobbs, 2009.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 17:09:57 -0400.
Language: Description is in English.

Edition of this Guide

This version was derived from Afflickfinaid.doc

Repository

Fales Library and Special Collections
Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012