This series is comprised of letters and manuscripts composed by Robert LaVigne and his friends and associates. Because so many of LaVigne's friends were writers, there is a significant set of poetry manuscripts included on this series that were given to or reviewed by LaVigne.
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Aldan, Daisy-- "Christmas"
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Brukenfield, Richard to Gregory Corso, 13, November 1956
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Cassady Neal to LaVigne, 24, March 1958
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Corso, Gregory to LaVigne, undated and 1957-1958 (4 letters), undated, 1957-1958
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Dine, Jim to John Hancock, undated
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Doyle, Kirby and Lew Welch to LaVigne, 1961 May 13
Ginsberg, Allen
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to LaVigne, undated and 1960-1968 (4 letters), undated, 1960-1968
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Empty Mirror Typescript, 1961
(with notes and corrections by LaVigne)
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Poems, 1955-1961
(including some omitted fromEmpty Mirrorand "Record of Dream 6 June 1955")
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Preface to LaVigne's LION Exhibition, 1958 May 25
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Recipe for Spaghetti with Clam Sauce, undated
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Ginsberg, Louis to LaVigne, 1957
Lamantia, Philip
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to LaVigne, undated and 1962-1964, undated, 1962-1964
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"Blue Grace", undated
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Draft of Text for Poster Advertising a Poetry Reading, undated
LaVigne, Robert
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To Andreas Brown, 1969 (3 letters), 1969
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The Dangerous Garden of Robert LaVigne
(poems by a number of individuals, including Allen Ginsberg, inspired by LaVigne's art)
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Prologue to Endicott and the Red Cross
McClure, Michael
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To LaVigne, undated (5 letters), undated
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"Introduction to the Poems of John Wieners,", 1958
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Poems, undated and 1959, undated, 1959
Malanga, Gerard
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To Lavigne, undated
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Poems
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Orlovsky, Peter to LaVigne, 1954-1965
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Plymell, Charles-- Poems, undated and 1963, undated, 1963
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Rexroth, Kenneth-- Libretto for the ballet Original Sin, undated
(ballet commissioned by the San Francisco Ballet- file contains the first act)
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Sanders, Ed-- [Poem on the Death of His Mother], 1964
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Snow, John to Allen Ginsberg, undated
Whalen, Philip
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To LaVigne, 1957-1964
Box 1 Folder 30
"Against the Magic War: An Open Letter to Robert Duncan,", 1957
Wieners, John
This series includes paintings, sketches, prints, and paintings done by LaVigne, as well as artwork created by his friends. This series includes some of LaVigne's artwork, but also some of his design work including book cover designs and four costume designs for a performance of Picasso's Desire Caught by the Tail.
Corso, Gregory
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Ink Sketches
Kerouac, Jack
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Sketches, 1956
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Ginsberg, Allen-- sketches, 1963
LaVigne, Robert
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Cover Designs for Human Universe by Charles Olsen,, 1965
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Cover Design for The Hotel Wentley Poems by John Wieners, 1957
Costume Designs for Desire Caught by the Taik
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Big Foot. Arlequino, Handyman, 1967
Mapcase 14-E-7
Naked. A Skinny Anguish of Red Inner Tube, 1967
Mapcase 14-E-7
Silence, 1967
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Tart, 1967
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Preliminary Sketches of the Album Cover of Allen Ginsberg Reads From Howl and Kadish
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Sketches, 1954-1956
Mapcase 14-E-7
Sketches of Peter Orlovsky, 1954 April- June, 1954
Mapcase 14-E-7
Watercolor portrait of Allen Ginsberg, 1971
Item 13: D/E
Oversized Painting
Box 2 Folder 10
Woodblock Print- "A Strange New Cottage in Berkeley,", 1963
McClure, Michael
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Whalen, Philip-- Watercolors, undated
The Exhibition and Event Announcements series is comprised of notices of gallery events, art openings, and poetry readings, as well as publication catalogs and announcements from small, independent presses and publishers.
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Auerhahn Press, undated and 1959-1963, undated, 1959-1963
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Connor, Bruce
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The Dead Language Press, 1963
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Doyle, Kirby, 1964
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The Fugs, 1965
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Ginsberg, Allen, 1958-1966
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Johnson, Ray
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Lamantia, Philip
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LaVigne, Robert
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Malanga, Gerard
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McClure, Michael, 1960-1961
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Olsen, Charles, 1965
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Patchen, Kenneth, 1961
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Welch, Lew
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Whalen, Philip, 1964
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Wieners, John