Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Angel Hair (New York, N.Y.)
	Title:	The Angel Hair Archive
	Dates:	1965-1973
	Abstract:	Angel Hair was a small avant-garde poetry magazine. The Angel Hair Archive is a collection of correspondence written to the editors, Anne Waldman and Lewis Warsh, and includes manuscripts, and issues of Angel Hair.
	Quantity:	3.5 linear feet (7 boxes)
	Call Phrase:	The Angel Hair Archive

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Historical/Biographical Note:

Angel Hair magazine and publishing was led by poets and writers, Anne Waldman and Lewis Warsh from the mid-1960's through the mid-1970's. Anne Waldman has published over thirty books and pamphlets of poetry, including: 'Fast Speaking Woman,' 'Helping the Dreamer: New & Selected Poems,' and 'Makeup on Empty Space.' Coincident with her work on Angel Hair, She was Director of the Poetry Project at St. Marks Church, and together with Allen Ginsberg, co-founded the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, where she still teaches writing. Lewis Warsh has published two novels: 'Agnes & Sally' and 'A Free Man,' short stories, and numerous books of poetry. He also co-founded United Artists Books. Angel Hair was first run from their apartment on St. Marks Place in Manhattan where Waldman and Warsh mixed with many literati as well as artists and musicians of the time. Contributors to the magazine included a wide range of poets: Clark Coolidge, Alice Notley, Hannah Weiner, Tom Clark, Bernadette Mayer, Kenward Elmslie, Robert Creeley, Joanne Kyger, Ted Greenwald, Lorenzo Thomas, John Wieners, Joe Brainard, Ron Padgett among many others. Eventually Angel Hair left New York and began publishing books, and Warsh and Waldman amicably went their separate ways. In its years of operation, Angel Hair was a very long-lived and influential publisher on the small press scene. An anthology: 'Angel Hair Sleeps with a Boy in my Head: The Angel Hair Anthology' was published by Granary books (2001).

Sources:

'Angel Hair Sleeps with a Boy in my Head: the Angel Hair Anthology' [summary]. New York: Granary Books, 29 Sept. 2002 [http://www.granarybooks.com/books/angel_hair/angel_hair1.html].

Waldman, Anne. 'Angel Hair feature: Introduction'. Jacket-6, 4 Dec. 2002. 7 Jan. 2003 [http://jacketmagazine.com/16/ah1-wald.html].

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Scope and Content Note

The Angel Hair Archive is a collection of correspondence submitted to its editors, Anne Waldman and Lewis Warsh, from 1965 to 1973. The collection includes manuscripts, issues 1-6 of Angel Hair, and original manuscripts of 'Bun.' Collection highlights include letters written by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jasper Johns, Paul Blackburn, Robert Bly, Sam Shepard, Gerard Malanga, John Giorno, Allen Ginsberg, and Richard Brautigan.

SERIES DESCRIPTION

Series I: Correspondence: contains 6 boxes of correspondence to the editors, Anne Waldman and Lewis Warsh. Noted correspondents include: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jasper Johns, Paul Blackburn, Robert Bly, Sam Shepard, Gerard Malanga, John Giorno, Allen Ginsberg, and Richard Brautigan. Included in series I (box 1, folder 1) is the 'Archive List' which includes descriptions of each item in the collection but also a brief bio of each writer in the collection.

Series II: Production files: contains 1 box of production files, including catalogues, a galley proof, manuscripts, mockups and issues 1-6 of Angel Hair, and original manuscripts of Bun.

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Arrangement
	Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject/author and then chronologically.
	The files are grouped into two series.

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Related Material at the Fales Library and Special Collections

Avant Garde Collection

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Separated Material

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

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open to researchers. Appointments are necessary to consult manuscript and archive materials.

Use Restrictions

The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Director of Fales Library and Special Collections. For more information, contact
Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012

Phone: (212) 998-2596
Fax: (212) 995-3835
Email: fales.library@nyu.edu

URL: http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/fales/cdfa.htm

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Access Points
	Subject Names:
		Blackburn, Paul.
		Bly, Robert.
		Brautigan, Richard.
		Ferlinghetti, Lawrence.
		Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-
		Giorno, John.
		Johns, Jasper, 1930-
		Malanga, Gerard.
		Shepard, Sam, 1943-
		Waldman, Anne, 1945-
		Warsh, Lewis.
	Subject Organizations:
		Angel Hair (New York, N.Y.).
	Subject Topics:
		American fiction -- 20th century.
		American poetry -- 20th century.
		Authors, American -- 20th century.
		Avant-garde (Aesthetics)
		Literature, Experimental.
		New York (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
		Poets, American -- 20th century.
		Small presses -- New York (State) -- New York.
	Subject Places:
		New York (State)--New York.
	Document Types:
		Correspondence.
		Galley proofs.
		Little magazines.
		Magazines (periodicals)
		Manuscripts for publication.
		Manuscripts.

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Administrative Information

Provenance

The Angel Hair Archive was purchased from Serendipity Books in March 1972.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); The Angel Hair Archive; MSS 4; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections , New York University Libraries.

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Container List

[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]

Series I: Correspondence
Box	Folder	Title	Date
1	1	Correspondence: Archive List	undated
1	2	Correspondence: Archive Purchase from Serendipity Books	undated
1	3	Correspondence: Abbott, Keith Abrams, Sam Adam, Helen	undated
1	4	Correspondence: Allen, Donald Amram, David Anderson, Terry	undated
1	5	Correspondence: Anderson, Jack Ardery, Peter Plimpton, Jack Ashbery, John	undated
1	6	Correspondence: Awards and Grants	undated
1	7	Correspondence: Bathurst, Bill Belies, Sinclair Benedikt, Michael	undated
1	8	Correspondence: Benjamin, Jerry Bergé, Carol	undated
1	9	Correspondence: Berkson, William	undated
1	10	Correspondence: Berkson, William	undated
1	11	Correspondence: Berkson, William	undated
1	12	Correspondence: Berkson, William	undated
1	13	Correspondence: Berkson, William	undated
1	14	Correspondence: Berkson, William	undated
1	15	Correspondence: Berrigan, Ted	undated
1	16	Correspondence: Blackburn, Paul Bland, Peter Bly, Robert	undated
1	17	Correspondence: Bookstores	undated
1	18	Correspondence: Borregard, Ebbe	undated
Box	Folder	Title	Date
2	1	Correspondence: Brainard, Joe	undated
2	2	Correspondence: Brainard, Joe	undated
2	3	Correspondence: Brautigan, Richard	undated
2	4	Correspondence: Brodey, Jim	undated
2	5	Manuscript: Brodey, Jim	undated
2	6	Correspondence: Brownstein, Michael Bunage, Katherine Burckhardt, Rudy	undated
2	7	Correspondence: Business Contracts	undated
2	8	Correspondence: Carey, Steve Carroll, James Carroll, Paul	undated
2	9	Correspondence: Catheart, Adrian Ceravolo, Joseph Cerf, Christopher	undated
2	10	Correspondence: Charters, Samuel Chiarello, Gail	undated
2	11	Correspondence: Clark, Tom	undated
2	12	Correspondence: Clark, Tom	undated
2	13	Correspondence: Clark, Tom	undated
2	14	Correspondence: Clarke, Jack Codrescu, Andrei Cohen, Robert	undated
2	15	Correspondence: Cohen, Scott Coleman, Victor Collom, Jack	undated
2	16	Correspondence: Coolidge, Clark	undated
2	17	Manuscript: Coolidge, Clark	undated
Box	Folder	Title	Date
3	1	Correspondence: Cott, Jonathan	undated
3	2	Correspondence: Crabtree, Lee Creeley, Robert Crozier, Andrew	undated
3	3	Correspondence: Dawson, Fielding Delany, Chip Dine, Jim	undated
3	4	Correspondence: DiPalma, Raymond DiPrima, Diane Disch, Tom	undated
3	5	Correspondence: Dorn, Edward Doss, Margot Duhamel, Vaughn	undated
3	6	Correspondence: Duncan, Robert Elmslie, Kenward Ellingham, Lewis	undated
3	7	Correspondence: Eshleman, Clayton	undated
3	8	Correspondence: Fagin, Larry	undated
3	9	Correspondence: Ferlinghetti, Lawrence Ferrari, Mary Ford, Charles Henri	undated
3	10	Correspondence: Franks, David Gallup, Dick Gilfillan, Merrill	undated
3	11	Correspondence: Ginsberg, Allen Ginsberg, Louis Giorno, John	undated
3	12	Correspondence: Gluck, Louise Godfrey, John Golde, Morris	undated
3	13	Correspondence: Gotterman, Leslie Gottlieb, Annie Gray, Darrell	undated
3	14	Correspondence: Greene, Jonathan Greenwald, Ted Groffsky, Maxine	undated
3	15	Correspondence: Grossinger, Richard Guest, Barbara Guston, Philip	undated
3	16	Correspondence: Hall, Donald Harris, Robert	undated
3	17	Correspondence: Harwood, Lee	undated
3	18	Correspondence: Harwood, Lee	undated
3	19	Correspondence: Henderson, David Higgins, Richard Hine, Daryl	undated
3	20	Correspondence: Holden, Steven Hollo, Anselm Horowitz, Michael	undated
3	21	Correspondence: Howell, Robert	undated
3	22	Correspondence: Hoyen, Andrew	undated
Box	Folder	Title	Date
4	1	Correspondence: Jeanclos, Katherine Johns, Jasper Katz, Alex	undated
4	2	Correspondence: Katz, Leonardo Kimball, George Kissam, Edward	undated
4	3	Correspondence: Koch, Kenneth Koch, Steven Koller, James	undated
4	4	Correspondence: Kostelanetz, Richard Krauss, Ruth Kuzma, Greg	undated
4	5	Correspondence: Kyger, Joanne	undated
4	6	Correspondence: LeSueur, Joe Loewinson, Ronald Lowell, Mrs. Robert	undated
4	7	Correspondence: MacAdams, Lewis MacBeth, George MacLow, Jackson	undated
4	8	Correspondence: McClure, Michael MacNaughton, Duncan MacSweeny, Barry	undated
4	9	Correspondence: Mailing Lists	undated
4	10	Correspondence: Malanga, Gerard	undated
4	11	Correspondence: Malanga, Gerard	undated
4	12	Correspondence: Manglesdorf, Richard Mariah, Paul Marshall, Jack Matthews, Harry	undated
4	13	Correspondence: Mayer, Bernadette	undated
4	14	Correspondence: Meltzer, David Merwin, W.S. Moberg, David	undated
4	15	Correspondence: Mottram, Eric Murphy, Rosalie Murray, Catherine	undated
4	16	Correspondence: Nemerov, Howard Nolan, Patrick North, Charles Notley, Alice	undated
4	17	Correspondence: Obenzinger, Hilton O'Gallagher, Liam Owen, Maureen	undated
4	18	Correspondence: Padgett, Ron	undated
4	19	Correspondence: Perreault, John Pinelli, Joseph Plymell, Charles	undated
4	20	Correspondence: Poetry Readings	undated
4	21	Correspondence: Presson, William Pritchett, Henry Prynne, Jeremy	undated
Box	Folder	Title	Date
5	1	Correspondence: Rago, Henry Randall, Margaret Raworth, Thomas Reznikoff, Charles	undated
5	2	Correspondence: Ricard, René	undated
5	3	Correspondence: Riley, Peter Rorem, Ned	undated
5	4	Correspondence: Rosenberg, David	undated
5	5	Correspondence: Rosenberg, David	undated
5	6	Correspondence: Rosenberg, David	undated
5	7	Correspondence: Rosenberg, David	undated
5	8	Correspondence: Sallis, James Saroyan, Aram Schaff, David	undated
5	9	Correspondence: Schiff, Harris	undated
5	10	Correspondence: Schjeldahl, Peter	undated
5	11	Correspondence: Schneeman, George Schuyler, James Shepherd, Sam	undated
5	12	Correspondence: Silver, James Silverton, Michael Sinclair, David	undated
5	13	Correspondence: Sladeck, John Slomen, Joel Smith, Patti	undated
Box	Folder	Title	Date
6	1	Correspondence: Stanley, George Stanton, Johnny Stein, Charles	undated
6	2	Correspondence: Strand, Mark Thomas, Lorenzo Thomas, William Thormann, Janet Thorpe, John	undated
6	3	Correspondence: Torregian, Sotere	undated
6	4	Correspondence: Towle, Tony Tysh, George Van Newkirk, Allen Vega, Janine	undated
6	5	Correspondence: Veitch, Tom	undated
6	6	Correspondence: Wade, Stephen Wakoski, Diane	undated
6	7	Correspondence: Waldman, Anne	undated
6	8	Correspondence: Warsh, Lewis	undated
6	9	Correspondence: Weishaus, Joel Whalen, Philip Wieners, John	undated
6	10	Correspondence: Wilentz, Theodore Williams, Calen Winkfield, Trevor	undated

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Series II: Production files and Publications
Box	Folder	Title	Date
7	1	Catalogues [#1, #2, #3, #8]	undated
7	2	Galley Proof: 'Three Madrigals' John Ashbery	undated
7	3	Manuscript: Issue #1	undated
7	4	Manuscript: Issue #2	undated
7	5	Manuscript: Issue #3	undated
7	6	Manuscript: Issue #4	undated
7	7	Manuscript: Issue #5	undated
7	8	Manuscript: Issue #6	undated
7	9	Mockup: Issue #3	undated
7	10	Mockup: Issue #5	undated
7	11	Issue #1	1966
7	12	Issue #2	1966
7	13	Issue #3	1967
7	14	Issue #4	1967-1968
7	15	Issue #5	1968
7	16	Issue #6	1969
Box	Folder	Title	Date
8	1	Original mss. Of Bun (Angel Hair, 1968) by Tom Clark and Ron Padgett, cover by Jim Dine.	undated

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