Historical/Biographical Note:
The Once and Etc. Archive is a collection of correspondence with Tom Clark, 1941- who edited the poetry magazine sometimes called: A One Shot Magazine. Though that title was carried through in other issues, the magazine, which was called "Once" once, was published under different names every issue (except where noted): Twice, Thrice, Thrice and a 1/2, Frice, Ice, Nice, Vice, Slice (two issues had this title), and Spice.
In the 1960's, Tom Clark, whose long and varied career includes forays into poetry, fiction, play writing, and biography, edited the 11 issue run of this poetry magazine as well as the higher profiled, Paris Review. At the time of this collection's creation, Clark, an American born in Chicago, was in England where he and Allen Ginsberg had come in the early 1960's to hitchhike.
The One Shot Magazine and various named decedents was a 37 cm., illustrated, and low budget enterprise where the content reflected its unorthodox appellations. Its contributors included a number notable writers and figures of the time.
Note: Copies of the magazine are not part of this archive but are available in the Fales Collection..
Sources:
Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2001. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: The Gale Group. 2002. [http://www.galenet.com/servlet/BioRC]
A One Shot Magazine. Brightlingsea England : T. Clark, [1966]. Vol. 1, no. 1.
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The Once and Etc. Archive is a part of the Avant Garde Collection at the Fales Library, New York University and it consists of correspondence with its editor, Tom Clark.
Included also are manuscripts submitted to Clark for inclusion in the magazine. The Once and Etc. Archive's correspondence and manuscripts originate from many notable poets and literati of the period, including: Robert Creeley, Allen Ginsberg, Ed Sanders, Gerard Malangra, among many others (see container list).
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Access Restrictions
Open to researchers. Appointments are necessary for the use of manuscript and archival materials.
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 10012Phone: (212) 998-2596
Fax: (212) 995-3835
Email: fales.library@nyu.edu
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Administrative Information
Provenance
Collection was purchased by Fales Library; the date and vendor are unrecorded.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should
take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); The Once and Etc. Archive; MSS 20; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections
, New York University
Libraries.
Container List
Note: Folders include listings of file contents.
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