Guide to the Personal Papers of Carroll Newsom 1924-1986

Carrol Newsom was a businessman and scholar who was President of NYU from 1956-1962. The papers include Newsom's addresses, especially those given while at NYU and during the 1960's in general, publications by Newsom in journals and periodicals from 1940-1973, publications about Newsom relating to his role on advisory committes (e.g., curriculum survey of the New York State University system), programs which document the various functions he attended, miscellaneous materials (correspondence, reviews of Newsom's books, and diplomas), and newspapers and newspaper clippings relating to important events in his career.

Guide to The Knox Burger Archive ca. 1969-2000 MSS 78

Knox Burger is an editor, writer and journalist living in New York City. While serving in World War II, Burger contributed to Yank, and then after the war to such publications as: Collier's. He then moved on to editing for Dell and Fawcett Publications. In 1970, he founded Knox Burger and Associates, a literary agency which later merged with the Harold Ober agency. The collection consists of Burger's correspondence from the late 1960's through 2000.

Guide to the Serpent's Tail/High Risk Archives ca. 1990-1997 MSS 86

High Risk Books was founded in New York City in 1993 by Ira Silverberg as an imprint of Serpent's Tail Press in London. Dedicated to publishing challenging, innovative, and progressive literature, High Risk Books transcended the traditional boundaries of publishing to provoke and inspire a new generation of writers and readers. While connected by a certain subversive impulse, authors as diverse as William Burroughs, Kathy Acker, Tim Dlugos, Diamanda Galas, Robert Glary Indiana, June Jordan, Cookie Mueller, Lynne Tillman, Pagan Kennedy, John Giorno, Sapphire and many others are published by High Risk. As a small press, High Risk played a crucial role in providing a space for writers, many just beginning their careers, who would otherwise have found it difficult to get published in mainstream houses. In January 1997, High Risk Books ceased operation due to disagreements with the Serpent's Tail office in London. Serpent's Tail Press continues to publish from the United Kingdom.

Guide to Wendy Perron's "Concepts in Performance," In The Soho Weekly News 1976-1978 MSS 123

Perron wrote reviews for The Soho Weekly News and focused on a range of experimental performance practices that flourished in New York during the late 1970s. Being knowledgeable of the historical circumstances under which experimental "performance art" emerged in New York, She was among the earliest critics to write about this then new genre combining thick description and critical analysis. This collection is comprised of clippings of articles Perron wrote for The Soho Weekly News from 1976-1978.

Guide to the Targ Editions Archive 1953-1994 (Bulk 1979-1985) MSS 149

In 1979 book editor William Targ founded Targ Editions, a one-man operation that published books by contemporary authors, poets, and playwrights. There are twenty-five Targ Editions volumes, each a limited edition produced by letter press. Targ Editions includes work by Henry Roth, Saul Bellow, John Updike, Tennessee Williams, and Ray Bradbury. The Targ Editions Archive documents the publication of the Targ Editions books, through correspondence with authors, agents, printers, records of financial transactions, order requests from book sellers and collectors, press clippings and book reviews, and production materials such as manuscripts, paper samples, unbound signatures, and author photographs.

Guide to the Geoffrey T. Hellman Papers 1842-1971 (Bulk 1930-1970) MSS 50

Geoffrey T. Hellman was a long-time contributor to The New Yorker ("Talk of the Town" section in particular) and other periodicals, and wrote extensively about institutions such as: the American Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The collection gives a glimpse into the operation of The New Yorker from the 1930's through 1960's. Research for Hellman's articles, his correspondence, and manuscripts are contained in this collection.

Guide to the E. L. Doctorow Papers 1931-2002 MSS 56

E. L. Doctorow is an American novelist whose work includes the novels Welcome to Hard Times, Big As Life, The Book of Daniel, Ragtime, Loon Lake, World's Fair, Billy Bathgate, The Waterworks, and City of God; a play, Drinks Before Dinner; a collection of short fiction, Lives of the Poets, and a collection of non-fiction, Jack London, Hemingway, and the Constitution. He has won numerous awards, including The National Book Critics Circle Award, the National Book Award, the Award in Arts and Letters from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and the P.E.N./Faulkner Award. He holds the Glucksman Chair in American Letters at New York University, and has lived in New York City his entire life.