Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Ghost Dance
	Title:	The Ghost Dance Archive
	Dates:	1967-1969
	Abstract:	The Ghost Dance Archive is a collection of correspondence and manuscripts sent to and/or written by the editor of Ghost Dance: The International Quarterly of Experimental Poetry, Hugh Fox. Though this little magazine would exist well beyond the 1960's, this collection reflects the early years of its existence and the writings of some of its notable contributors. The collection also includes issues 1 and 2 of Ghost Dance.
	Quantity:	1 linear foot (2 boxes)
	Call Phrase:	The Ghost Dance Archive

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Historical/Biographical Note:

Hugh Fox is a poet, scholar, teacher and archaeologist who since 1968 has been teaching at Michigan State University. He has some 66 books to his credit, and has been a pivotal and enduring presence in the small press market. He started Ghost Dance: the International Quarterly of Experimental Poetry in 1968 while a teacher at Loyola in Los Angeles. Ghost Dance would later give rise to Ghost Dance Press which published works by Fox, as well as Millie Wicklund and Helen Daberstein, among others. The magazine attracted a great number of notable contemporary poets, and incorporated Latino material as well as providing Spanish and English translations of most contributions. Contributors included: Charles Bukowski, Sam Cornish, Lucia Fox, Raquel Jodorowsky, Ben Hiatt and Richard Morris. An anthology of Ghost Dance material was published in 1994 by Whitston Press.

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Scope and Content Note

The Ghost Dance Archive is a part of the Avant Garde Collection at Fales Library, New York University. The Fales Library is the primary special collections division of the NYU libraries, housing over 170,000 volumes of English and American literature from 1700 to the present. Strengths of the collection include the development of the English and American novel, with an emphasis on the Gothic and the Victorian novel. The Avant Garde Collection comprises printed materials, archives, and other materials related to the avant-garde writing from the 1960s and early 1970s. The collection was built during that period by curators, including Mel Edelstein and Ted Grieder.

The Ghost Dance Archive is a collection of correspondence and manuscripts submitted to or written by the editor, Hugh Fox, from 1967 through 1969. Collection highlights include letters written by Charles Bukowski, Richard Brautigan, Allen DeLoach, Clayton Eshleman, and Alain Robbe-Grillet. There are also notes by Isaac Asimov and Samuel Beckett both declining an invitation to contribute. The archive also includes the first 2 issues and manuscripts for issues 3-5 of Ghost Dance.

SERIES DESCRIPTION

Series I: Correspondence from Hugh Fox: contains six folders of correspondence from the editor, Hugh Fox.

Series II: Correspondence from others: contains correspondence to the editor, Hugh Fox. Notable correspondents include Isaac Asimov, Samuel Beckett, Charles Bukowski, Richard Brautigan, Allen DeLoach, Clayton Eshleman, and Alain Robbe-Grillet.

Series III: Publications: contains five folders devoted to issues 1-5 of Ghost Dance and includes issues 1 and 2. Manuscripts for issues 3-5 are collected here and contributors are noted on the outside of the folder. Manuscripts include material by Charles Bukowski, Richard Norris, and Ben Hiatt among others.

Series IV: Manuscripts: contains eight folders of writings by Hugh Fox, Sharon Asselin, Frederico Undiano.

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Arrangement
	Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject/author heading then chronologically within each subject/author heading.
	The files are grouped into four 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 for the use of manuscript and archival collections.

Use Restrictions

Collection use 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:
		Bukowski, Charles
		Fox, Hugh, 1932-
		Hiatt, Ben L.
		Jodorowsky, Raquel
		Morris, Richard, 1939-
	Subject Organizations:
		Ghost Dance
	Subject Topics:
		American poetry--20th century.
		Authors, American--20th century.
		Avant-garde (Aesthetics)
		Literature, Experimental.
		Poets, American--20th century.
		Small presses.
	Subject Places:
		Michigan--East Lansing.
	Document Types:
		Correspondence.
		Manuscripts for Publication.
		Postcards.

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Administrative Information

Provenance

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); The Ghost Dance Archive; MSS 14; 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 from Hugh Fox
Box	Folder	Title	Date
1	1	Biography: Hugh Fox, Editor	undated
1	2	Correspondence to: Fay, Robert Four Seasons Grieder, Theodore	undated
1	3	Correspondence to: Hellmer, Jeanette Koller, James (with reply) Korch, Richard (with reply)	undated
1	4	Correspondence to: Korch, Val (with reply) Nicoll, Mr. Queen, Lawrence	undated
1	5	Correspondence to: Tucker, Harvey Wegan, D. R.	undated
1	6	Correspondence to: Unidentified	undated

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Series II: Correspondence from others
Box	Folder	Title	Date
1	7	Correspondence from: Acconci, Vito Hannibal Adams, Lucie E. Altschuler, Franz	undated
1	8	Correspondence from: Ana Etcetera Anderson, Dolores Stewart Approaches	undated
1	9	Correspondence from: Ardery, Peter B. Arenberg, Miguel Asimov, Isaac	undated
1	10	Correspondence from: Asphodel Book Shop Asselin, Sharon Ayoub, Victor	undated
1	11	Correspondence from: Ball State University Baptista, Carmen Baptista, Mariano	undated
1	12	Correspondence from: Bartlett, Elizabeth Beach, Mary Beacher, E.	undated
1	13	Correspondence from: Beck, Allen Beckett, Samuel Beissel, Henry	undated
1	14	Correspondence from: Bellitt, Ben The Beloit Poetry Journal Beyond Baroque	undated
1	15	Correspondence from: Blazek, Douglas Borden, Merritt William Bory, J. F.	undated
1	16	Correspondence from: Bourlez, F. J. Bowering, George Boycott (ad)	undated
1	17	Correspondence from: Brautigan, Richard Braveman, Barbara Ann Bricero, Aida de	undated
1	18	Correspondence from: Brilliant, Alan Brown University Brown University - John Carter Brown Library	undated
1	19	Correspondence from: Brown University Library Bukowski, Charles Burns, Jerry	undated
1	20	Correspondence from: Butterick, George F. Cabral, Lionel A. Carey, Glenn O.	undated
1	21	Correspondence from: Casciani, Eda The Centennial Review Chicago Review	undated
1	22	Correspondence from: Cobbing, Robert The Colorado Quarterly Colorado State Review	undated
1	23	Correspondence from: Colquitt, Betsy Colvin, Frances Conference of Small Mags. . .	undated
1	24	Correspondence from: Congdon, Kirby Cormoran y Delfin Cornish, Sam	undated
1	25	Correspondence from: Costley, William Cuerro International Dana, Robert	undated
1	26	Correspondence from: Dau, Dennis Daves, Joan Davidson, Edward H.	undated
1	27	Correspondence from: Davis, Helene Davis, Lloyd De Boer, B.	undated
1	28	Correspondence from: Dell Publishing DeLoach, Allen Deutsch, Joel	undated
1	29	Correspondence from: Dombrowski, Gerard Donadio, Candida D'Onoserio, M.	undated
1	30	Correspondence from: Dugdale, Grant Dust Edelman, Nathan	undated
1	31	Correspondence from: Edelson, Morris Ege, Friedrich Eigner, Larry Eikon	undated
1	32	Correspondence from: Elliott, James Eshleman, Clayton Fabri, Marie-Laurence	undated
1	33	Correspondence from: The Far Point Farrar, Clarence E. Fraser, David	undated
1	34	Correspondence from: Friedberg, Morete Fry, Edward B. Fulton, Leonard	undated
1	35	Correspondence from: Gardiner, Harold C. Gegenheimer, Albert F. Gibson, Morgan	undated
1	36	Correspondence from: Ginsburg, Allen Giroux, Robert Gitin, David	undated
1	37	Correspondence from: Goldemberg, Patricia Grabbe, Beatrice Grande Ronde Review	undated
1	38	Correspondence from: The Grass Profit Review Greenberg, Alvin [The Minnesota Review] Grossinger, Richard [I O magazine]	undated
1	39	Correspondence from: Harper, Carol Ely [Experiment Press] Haselwood (Dave) Books Hellmer, Jeanette Hellmer, Kurt	undated
1	40	Correspondence from: Heuschen, G. F. Gerron, Caroline Rand [Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines] Hiatt, Ben	undated
1	41	Correspondence from: Higgins, Richard [Something Else Press] Hinestrosa, Dukardo Holabird, Katherine Holt, Rinehart and Winston42. Hors Commerce Press Hoyem, Andrew Imana, Gil The Inner Well	undated
1	43	Correspondence from: Jarrett, Emmett [Hanging Loose] Jaworski, Richard [South Florida Review] Jayne, Valerie	undated
1	44	Correspondence from: Jensen, Monika Jodorowsky, Raquel Johnson, Curt	undated
1	45	Correspondence from: Judson, John Judson, Stanley Kamarck, Edward L. Kayak	undated
1	46	Correspondence from: Kelly, Robert Kessler, Stephen Keyser, Cheryl M.	undated
1	47	Correspondence from: Kinzie, Mary [The Tri-Quarterly] Koch, David [Mad River Review] Koertz, Ron Kohler, Charlotte [The Virginia Quarterly Review]	undated
1	48	Correspondence from: Kooser, Ted [The Salt Creek Reader] Koval, James F. Kramer, Ilse E. Kyger Boyce, Joanne	undated
1	49	Correspondence from: Lacey, Paul A. Laier, Jean B. Lanning, George Liffman, Charlie	undated
1	50	Correspondence from: Linde, Jed [Maguey] Locke, Duane Lockwood, Willard	undated
1	51	Correspondence from: Lonidier, Lynn Lorch, Else B. Loyola University of Los Angeles	undated
1	52	Correspondence from: Macdonald, John McEvilley, Tom McGirt, William [pseud.	undated
1	53	Correspondence from: McGrath, Ed [Malestrom] McNail, Stanley [Nightshade] McWitt, Jim	undated
1	54	Correspondence from: Mainline Malone, Marvin [The Wormwood Review] Mangelsdorff, Rich.	undated
1	55	Correspondence from: Mantiews, William Marcano, Baptista Marshall, William Martin, John [Black Sparrow]	undated
1	56	Correspondence from: Mayer, Parm Merriman, Paul Denis [Journey Book Press] Michaels, Judith	undated
1	57	Correspondence from: Michaelson, Michael Michaud, Joe Michele, Joe	undated
1	58	Correspondence from: Michigan State University Modern Language Association Monument Press Morris, Richard	undated
1	59	Correspondence from: Moser, Norm Myers, Victor New Magazine Niikuni, Seiichi	undated
1	60	Correspondence from: Noh Directions Press Norman, Ron Det Norske Samlaget	undated
1	61	Correspondence from: Nyberg, Ben M. Open Places Open Skull Press Orfeo	undated
1	62	Correspondence from: Outcast Outlet	undated
1	63	Correspondence from: Palyn, Jerry Panorama Parrott, Jerry Parumba, Artie	undated
1	64	Correspondence from: Patterson, Rebecca [The Midwest Quarterly] Peterson, Ellen Phelps, Donald Phillabaum, Leslie [University of North Carolina Press]	undated
1	65	Correspondence from: Pineda, Rafael Plamondon, Genie PNZ Experiment The Poetry Bag	undated
1	66	Correspondence from: Poetry X/Change Poets Press, Inc. Quartet Ramirez Mercado, Sergio	undated
1	67	Correspondence from: Rea, Mary Louise Riccio, Ottone Rivas, Emilia Roaten, Darrell [Nevada/Tattoo Press]	undated
1	68	Correspondence from: Robbe-Grillet, Alain Robinson, Horace W. Rojas C, J. The Rolling Stone of Tampa	undated
Box	Folder	Title	Date
2	69	Correspondence from: Rothenberg, Irving P. The San Francisco Earthquake San Francisco State College Sawyer, Dan	undated
2	70	Correspondence from: Schulte, Rainer Schwartz, Nancy Serling, Robert Sherman, Susan	undated
2	71	Correspondence from: Simpson, Lewis P. Sinclair, John The Smith Sorcic, Jim	undated
2	72	Correspondence from: Southwest Review Starr, Frances [Something Else Press] Stein, Leone Barron Stephens, J.	undated
2	73	Correspondence from: Stock, Irvin Stokes, Terry Supnick, Harriet [Bitterroot] Sutton, William A.	undated
2	74	Correspondence from: Swamp Erie Publications Swetman, Glenn R. Test, George A.	undated
2	75	Correspondence from: Tipton, James Sherwood Tokerud, Bjarne Torn	undated
2	76	Correspondence from: Tool Trace Traines, Henry de Tucker, Harvey [Black Sun]	undated
2	77	Correspondence from: Tunberg, Jacqueline Turnbull, Gael [Migrant Press] Two Windows Press	undated
2	78	Correspondence from: The Underground Railroad The Undermine Press Undiano, Federico	undated
2	79	Correspondence from: Ungaro Zevallos, Manuel University of Colorado University of Missouri Press University of Nebraska	undated
2	80	Correspondence from: University of Washington Press University of Wisconsin The U. R. R. Vagabond	undated
2	81	Correspondence from: Valjalo, David Van Alstine, Phyllis Van der Voort, Richard L.	undated
2	82	Correspondence from: Van Sickle, Milton Wagner, Dir. Wagoner, David Warsh, Lewis	undated
2	83	Correspondence from: Webb, Ronald Weldon, Oliver West Coast Review	undated
2	84	Correspondence from: Westburg, John The Western Humanities Review Westernsy Censura	undated
2	85	Correspondence from: Wezel, W. White, Robin Williams, Miller Wisconsin Review	undated
2	86	Correspondence from: Wolven, Fred Young, Al Zendogui, Guillermo de	undated
2	87	Correspondence from: Zinquer Cusnir, Rebecca Zona Franca	undated
2	88	Correspondence from: Unidentified	undated

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Series III: Publications
Box	Folder	Title	Date
2	89	Issue No. 1 Correspondence Announcement	undated
2	90	Issue No. 2 Announcement Dummy Issue	undated
2	91	Issue No. 3 Letters and Writings	undated
2	92	Issue No. 4 Correspondence and Writings	undated
2	93	Issue No. 5 Correspondence and Writings	undated

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Series IV: Manuscripts
Box	Folder	Title	Date
2	94	Asselin, Sharon	undated
2	95	Fox, Hugh	undated
2	96	Fox, Hugh	undated
2	97	Fox, Hugh	undated
2	98	Fox, Hugh	undated
2	99	Fox, Hugh	undated
2	100	Fox, Hugh	undated
2	101	Undiano, Federico	undated

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