Paul Bowles papers, 1940-1988

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Creator:: Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999
Extent:: 0.5 linear feet 1 manuscript box
Language:: English .
Scope and content:: Correspondence and manuscripts of Bowles. Most of the letters in the collection are from Bowles to his friend, Ira Cohen, and pertain to Bowles' life in Morocco and his interest in the music of Morocco and Thailand. Bowles was particularly interested in Moroccan hypnotic music and made a commercial recording of it. His notes for an insert booklet to be included with the record are in this collection. There are also eight letters from Bowles to Frank Roberts, his friend and collaborator on the screenplay adapted from Bowles' novel, LOVE WITH A FEW HAIRS. There are also 4 letters from Bowles to Irving Stettner and 1 letter from Mohammed Mrabet to Stettner. The Bowles manuscripts also include three short stories, some poems, an interview with Bowles by Ira Cohen, and several pages (thermofax copies) from a notebook. In addition, a reel of tape with one of Bowles' compositions"Wet and Dry" and a short story by Mohammed Mrabet are in the collection.
Biographical / historical:: American author and composer.

Acquisition information:

Date of acquisition--03/20/1973. Accession number--M-73-03-20.

5 letters: Source of acquisition--2293B (General). Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--05/27/1998. Accession number--M-98-05-27.

Processing information:

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 04/07/1989.

5 letters Cataloged HR 06/19/1998.

Arrangement:

Cataloged.

Accruals:

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related material:

There are also Paul Bowles materials at the University of Delaware and at the Ransom Center.

Alternative form available:

Partly available on microfilm. Entire collection has been microfilmed except for a reel of tape with one of Bowles' compositions, "Wet and Dry," and a short story by Mohammed Mrabet.

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Preferred citation:: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Paul Bowles papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Location of this collection:: Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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