Gregory Corso papers, 1949-1996

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Series I: Correspondence, 1955-1979, Undated

This series contains correspondence written to Corso as well as letters and notes written by Corso to others. The material is arranged alphabetically by correspondent's last name, and then chronologically within each correspondent. Letters written by Corso that remain in the collection are generally items that were written but never posted, rather than carbons of outgoing correspondence.



Box 1 Folder 1 Ansen, Allen to Corso, 1969 January


Box 1 Folder 2 Biderman, Peggy to Jonathan Robbins, 1977 March 14


Corso, Gregory


Box 1 Folder 3 Unaddressed, July 25


Box 1 Folder 4 Unaddressed, undated

(Postscript from letter- notes on Egyptian hieroglyphics)


Box 1 Folder 5 to 8 To Peggy Biderman, undated, (4 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 9 To Lenore Kandel Fritsch, undated


Box 1 Folder 10 To Allen Ginsbery and Peter Orlovsky, undated


Box 1 Folder 11 To Michael Horowitz, undated


Box 1 Folder 12 to 13 To James Laughlin, undated, (2 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 14 To Rosie, undated


Box 1 Folder 15 To Stephen Spender, et.al., undated


Box 1 Folder 16 To Ted Wilentz, circa, 1955


Box 1 Folder 17 To Michael Horowitz, 1959 October 8


Box 1 Folder 18 To Jack Kerouac, 1960


Box 1 Folder 19 To William Burroughs, 1961


Box 1 Folder 20 To Michael Horowitz, 1963 June 15


Box 1 Folder 21 To Allen Ginsberg, 1964


Box 1 Folder 22 To James Laughlin, 1965 October 15

(incomplete)


Box 1 Folder 23 Unaddressed, 1965 November 2


Box 1 Folder 24 To Ettore Sottsass and Fernanda Sottsass Pivano, December, 1965


Box 1 Folder 25 To Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky, 1966 June 3


Box 1 Folder 26 To Allen Ginsberg, 1966 August 25


Box 1 Folder 27 to 28 To Andreas Brown, 1969, (2 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 29 To Andreas Brown, 1969

(sent with "Elegaic Feelings American")


Box 1 Folder 30 To The Government, 1969


Box 1 Folder 31 To "Cher Lawyer,", 1969 January 23


To Peggy Biderman


Box 1 Folder 32 197-


Box 1 Folder 33 1974 March 23


Box 1 Folder 34 1975 May 17


Box 1 Folder 35 1975 October 9


Box 1 Folder 36 1975 December 9


Box 1 Folder 37 1976 January 19


Box 1 Folder 38 1976 March 9


Box 1 Folder 39 1976 April


Box 1 Folder 40 1976 April 16

(includes birth announcement for Corso's son Orfeo)


Box 1 Folder 42 1977 August 8


Box 1 Folder 43 1978


Box 1 Folder 44 1978 March 10


Box 1 Folder 45 1978 October 1


Box 1 Folder 46 to 47 1979, (2 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 48 1979 October 18


Box 1 Folder 49 1979 November 9


Box 1 Folder 50 1979 December 8


Box 1 Folder 41 Unaddressed, 1977 April 4


Box 1 Folder 51 Crawford, Cheryl to Corso, 1965 September 9


Box 1 Folder 52 Dobell, Byron to Corso, 1965 July 19


Box 1 Folder 53 Eberhart, Richard to Corso, 1971 November 2


Ferlinghetti, Lawrence


Box 1 Folder 54 To Corso, 1958 October 13


To Andreas Brown


Box 1 Folder 55 1969 January 28


Box 1 Folder 56 1970 January 27


Box 1 Folder 57 1970 February 17


Box 1 Folder 58 To Corso, 1973 April 14


Ginsberg Allen, to Corso


Box 1 Folder 59 1968 October 29


Box 1 Folder 60 1969 January 28


Box 1 Folder 61 1969 April 15



Box 2 Folder 1 1969 June 12


Box 2 Folder 2 1973 August 15


Box 2 Folder 3 1974 September 9

(with enclosed photographs)


Box 2 Folder 4 1974 September 13


Box 2 Folder 5 Ginsberg Allen, to John Robbins, 1977 February 17


Box 2 Folder 6 Laughlin, James to Corso, 1966 March 1


Box 2 Folder 7 Orlovsky, Peter to Gregory Corso, 1965 July 9


Box 2 Folder 8 Randall, Margaret and Robert David Cohen to "Dear Friends,", 1968 October


Box 2 Folder 9 Rogers, Mary to Corso, Undated


Box 2 Folder 10 Soyer, Raphael to Gregory Corso, 1966

(written in catalog for Soyer's April 1966 exhibition at the Forum Gallery which included a portrait of Corso)


Box 2 Folder 11 Tortoria, Vincent to Corso, 1966


Box 2 Folder 12 Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1965-1969