This series contains correspondence sent to Orlovsky, as well as some of his outbound correspondence. His incoming correspondence includes letters from members of his family and from friends such as Gregory Corso, Jack Kerouac, and Michael McClure. The bulk of the incoming correspondence is from Allen Ginsberg, sent while he was traveling through Europe and South America. Some of the Ginsberg correspondence includes poems or drawings along with the letter. There are also letters that Peter sent to friends and family, in particular to Janine Pommey. The correspondence series represents the bulk of the collection.
Corso, Gregory
Ginsberg, Allen
To Peter Orlovsky
Box 1 Folder 3
1957 (5 letters), 1957
Box 1 Folder 4
1958 (14 letters), 1958
(includes poems "O Blake! Blake! Blake!" and "World! World! World!")
Box 1 Folder 5
1960 January-May (20 letters), 1960 January-May
Box 1 Folder 6
1960 May-July (10 letters), 1960 May-July
Box 1 Folder 7
1961-1967 (11 letters), 1961-1967
Box 1 Folder 8
1968-1971, (10 Folders)
Box 1 Folder 9
To Peter Orlovsky and Denise Filieu, 1971 April-August (6 letters), 1971 April-August
Box 1 Folder 10
To Lafcadio Orlovsky, 1960 March 16
Box 1 Folder 11
Ginsberg, Louis to Orlovsky, 1965 May 15
Glassman, Joyce
Box 1 Folder 12
To Orlovsky and Allen Ginsberg, 1957 October 28
Box 1 Folder 13
To Orlovsky, 1958 February 13
Box 1 Folder 14
Huncke, Herbert to Orlovsky, 1960 February 28
Box 1 Folder 15
Kerouac, Jack to Orlovsky, 1957, 1960 (6 letters), 1957, 1960
Box 1 Folder 16
McClure, Michael to Orlovksy, 1960 April 27
Box 1 Folder 17
Miles, Barry to Orlovsky, 1965 October 19
Orlovsky, Katherine
Box 1 Folder 18
To Peter Orlovsky and Allen Ginsberg, 1957 October 4
Box 1 Folder 19
To Peter Orlovsky, 1957-1959 (5 letters), 1957-1959
Orlovsky, Lafcadio
Box 1 Folder 20
To Peter Orlovsky and Allen Ginsberg, 1957 (2 letters), 1957
Box 1 Folder 21
To Peter Orlovsky, 1958 January 8
Box 1 Folder 22
Orlovsky, Marie, To Peter Orlovksy, 1959 February 26
Orlovsky, Peter
Box 1 Folder 27
To Joyce [Glassman], 1957 November 22
Box 1 Folder 23
To Henry Schlachler, 1957 September 4
Box 1 Folder 24
To Katherine Orlovsky, 1957 December 31
Box 1 Folder 25
To Janine Pommey, 1961 March-October (10 letters and postcards), 1961 March-October
Box 1 Folder 26
Whalen, Philip to Peter Orlovsky, 1958 February 13
This series contains sketches, dairy entries, and a small number of photographs created by Peter Orlovsky. The diary fragments are loose and many are undated.
Drawings
Box 2 Folder 1
Miscellaneous Drawings
(done mostly on paper napkins)
Box 2 Folder 2
"My Father and his Leg in Our Room on the 3rd Floor,", 1958 July
Box 2 Folder 3
[Sketch of Robert LaVigne], 1954
Box 2 Folder 4
[Portrait Sketch], unattributed, circa, 1956
Box 2 Folder 5
Photographs
(3 photos of Orlovksy and Allen Ginsberg shot by the Harold Chapman Studio, 1 photo booth frame with Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg, Paul Carroll, and Peter Orlovsky)
Box 2 Folder 6
Diary Fragments and Notes, circa, 1954 July-1956 January
Box 2 Folder 7
"Restraint and Seclusion Order,", 1958
Box 2 Folder 8
Miscellaneous Envelopes