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Subseries IV.1. Grove Press, 1950-2008

Grove Press catalogs, book lists, correspondence, financial information, sales, editorial files, Authors files, print matter, business and promotional files, Random House files, and documents regarding the Grove Press Records at Syracuse University. Correspondence and related materials to Grove Press authors have been filed as in the original arrangement (some were labeled under "Authors" and others under "Correspondence"). Subseries includes Grove "Discussion Guides" providing detailed information about many of Grove's most notable titles.

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Authors


Box 35 Folder 6-7 "Abe-Bharti,", 1970-1994, (2 folders)

Box 35 Folder 8-9 "Alpert to Stuart,", 1954-1998, (2 folders)

Box 35 Folder 10 "Blake to Exner,", 1967-2002

Box 35 Folder 11 "Clavin to Ross," 1962-1999 Undated, 1962-1999, Undated

Box 35 Folder 12 "Marguerite Duras,", 1959-2003

Box 35 Folder 13 "Glassco-Morgan,", 1962-2001

Box 35 Folder 14 "Glassco-Morgan--Originals,", 1960-2001

Box 35 Folder 15 "Alex Haley,", 1965-2010

Box 35 Folder 16 "Andre Hodeir,", 1966-1993

Box 35 Folder 17 "Loovis to McClure,", 1977-1996

"Harold Pinter"

Box 35 Folder 18 "The Compartment,", Undated

Box 35 Folder 19 "Master,", 1971-1985

Box 35 Folder 20-21 "Originals", 1971-2007, (2 folders)


Box 36 Folder 1-2 "John Rechy,", 1960-2006, (2 folders)

Box 36 Folder 3 "Rechy--"On Being a GP Author,", 1960-2006

Box 36 Folder 4 "Richie to Schultz,", 1965-2002

Box 36 Folder 5 "Amos Tutuola,", 1953-1984

Box 36 Folder 6 "Ungerer to Zappa,", 1972-2002

Box 36 Folder 7 "Barney Rosset Biography/Autobiography," 1965-1969 1993, 1965-1969, 1993

Beat Authors

Box 36 Folder 8 "Allen Ginsberg,", 1978-2004

Box 36 Folder 9-10 "Beat Conference--University of North Carolina,", 2004, (2 folders)

(w/ materials aboutSubterraneansin Italy)

Box 36 Folder 11 "Beat Generation Conference, NYU,", 1994

Box 36 Folder 12-13 Feltrinelli, Pivano, Kerouac, 1958-2006, (2 folders)

Box 36 Folder 14 "Subterraneans In Italy,", 1958-1995

Box 36 Folder 15 "Bibliography by Author,", Undated

Box 36 Folder 16 "Buzz Alpert JDL Articles,", 1978

Catalogues

Box 36 Folder 17 General, 1970-1986

Box 36 Folder 18 "Catalogs,", 1952-1985

Box 36 Folder 19-20 "Catalogs," 1958-1992 (2 of 3 folders), 1958-1992


Box 37 Folder 1 "Catalogs," 1958-1992 (1 of 3 folders), 1958-1992

Box 37 Folder 2 "Catalogue,", 1949-1982

Box 37 Folder 3-4 "Catalogues--Books and Films,", 1970s-1986, (2 folders)

Box 37 Folder 5-6 "Educational Catalogues,", 1969-1986, (2 folders)

Box 37 Folder 7-8 "Film and Drama Catalogs," 1970-1975 Undated, 1970-1975, Undated, (2 folders)

Box 37 Folder 9-10 "Film Catalogs," 1969-1970s Undated, 1969-1970s, Undated, (2 folders)

(w/ script for Robbe-Grillet'sL'Homme qui Ment)

Box 37 Folder 11 "The Grove Era: An Inventory of Grove Press (1949-1986),", 1993

Correspondence

"General Correspondence"

Box 37 Folder 12 "B-C,", 1971-1994

Box 37 Folder 13 "C-F," 1987-1999 Undated, 1987-1999, Undated

Box 37 Folder 14 "E-I,", 1961-1995

Box 37 Folder 15 "J-L, M-N,", 1953-2006

Box 37 Folder 16 "S-W,", 1966-2001

Box 37 Folder 17 "Assorted--Originals," 1961-1989 (1 of 2 folders), 1961-1989


Box 38 Folder 1 "Assorted Originals," 1961-1989 (1 of 2 folders), 1961-1989

Box 38 Folder 2-3 "Assorted Corresp,", 1958-1998, (2 folders)

Box 38 Folder 4 "Avedon, Ballantine, Bair, Beach, Benton,", 1953-1995

Box 38 Folder 5-6 "Barnes to Peters,", 1957-1999, (2 folders)

Box 38 Folder 7 "Fried, Gervasi, Keene, Kuntsler, Lall, Mailer,", 1959-2003

Box 38 Folder 8 "Richard Gallen,", 1965-1997

Box 38 Folder 9-10 "Edward de Grazia,", 1951-2002, (2 folders)

Box 38 Folder 11 "Havel, Garbus,", 1975-2001

Box 38 Folder 12 "Leary, Mishima, Paz, Neruda,", 1961-1982

Box 38 Folder 13 "Markson to Morgan,", 1968-1998

Box 38 Folder 14 "Nakao to Russell,", 1961-2002

Box 38 Folder 15 "Charles Rembar," 1968 1999-2000, 1968, 1999-2000

Box 38 Folder 16 "Selby, Boyle, Chamberlain, W. Shawn,", 1961-1998

"Staff Correspondence"

Box 38 Folder 17 "A-F,", 1954-2001

Box 38 Folder 18 "G-M,", 1957-2001

Box 38 Folder 19 "P-T,", 1963-1994


Box 39 Folder 1 "Gay Talese, Hinckle,", 1951-2003

Box 39 Folder 2 "Tindall, Tynan, Tyler, Vidal," 1970-2004 (w/ Selby), 1970-2004

Box 39 Folder 3 "Various Corresp,", 1966-1997

Box 39 Folder 4-5 "Discussion Guides,", 1960s-1970s, (2 folders)

Box 39 Folder 6 "Early Grove Authors,", 1951-1998

Box 39 Folder 7 "Editorial Files at Syracuse University,", 1985-1997

Box 39 Folder 8-9 "Eugene Ionesco,", 1969-1988, (2 folders)

Box 39 Folder 10-11 "Far Eastern Editor Related Materials," 1965-1988 Undated, 1965-1988, Undated, (2 folders)

Financial

Box 39 Folder 12 "Blue Moon Financial,", 1951-1990

Box 39 Folder 13-14 "Financial Statements,", 1955-2001, (2 folders)

Box 39 Folder 15-16 "Records--Master,", 1954-1984, (2 folders)

Box 39 Folder 17-18 "Records--Originals,", 1952-1969, (2 folders)

Box 39 Folder 19 "Records--Originals," 1970-1985 (1 of 3 folders), 1970-1985


Box 40 Folder 1-2 "Records--Originals," 1970-1985 (2 of 3 folders), 1970-1985

Box 40 Folder 3-4 "Reports," 1967-1977 2007, 1967-1977, 2007, (2 folders)

Box 40 Folder 5 "Stock Prospectus,", 1967-1970

Box 40 Folder 6 "Frankfurt Book Fair,", 1981-1982

Box 40 Folder 7 "French Translations," 1952-1979 1999, 1952-1979, 1999

Box 40 Folder 8 "Grove and Evergreen Authors List,", 2009

Box 40 Folder 9 "Ionesco and Genet Correspondence," 1965-1985 (w/ letter from Robbe-Grillet), 1965-1985

Box 40 Folder 10 "Marnia Lazreg,", 1971-2003

Legal Files

Box 40 Folder 11 General, 2002

Box 40 Folder 12-13 "FLM Joint Board Union Arbitration,", 1970, (2 folders)

Box 40 Folder 14 "Molloy Court Case,", 1986-1989

Box 40 Folder 15 "Rosset, Grove, Evergreen legal cases,", 1969-2005

Box 40 Folder 16 "Union/FLM vs Grove Press,", 1970

Box 40 Folder 17-18 "Women's Lib Furrier's Union Arbitration,", 1970, (2 folders)

Box 40 Folder 19 "List of Rosset Correspondence,", 1996

Box 40 Folder 20-21 Miscellaneous, 1962-2001, (2 folders)

Box 40 Folder 22 "Nami Mun,", 2002-2009

Box 40 Folder 23 "Order Forms," 1971-1973 1985-1986, 1971-1973, 1985-1986

"Random House"

Box 40 Folder 24 General, 1972-1986


Box 41 Folder 1 "Distribution,", 1974-1978

Box 41 Folder 2-3 "Publishing, Catalogs, Fact Sheets-Volume I,", 1973-1985, (2 folders)

Box 41 Folder 4 "Publishing, Catalogs, Fact Sheets-Volume II,", 1974

"Rosset Ouster"

Box 41 Folder 5-6 Binder 1, 1985-2005, (2 folders)

Box 41 Folder 7-8 Binder 2, 1985-1994, (2 folders)

Box 41 Folder 9-10 "Deposition I, II, III," 1986 2007, 1986, 2007, (2 folders)

Box 41 Folder 11 "Ann Getty Corespondence,", 1990-1991

Box 41 Folder 12 "Peter Getty,", 1984-1986

"Rosset against Getty, Weidenfeld"

Box 41 Folder 13 General, 1986-1992

Box 41 Folder 14 "Deposition I,", 1986

Box 41 Folder 15 "Deposition II,", 1986

Box 41 Folder 16-17 Legal Documents, 1985-1986, (2 folders)


Box 42 Folder 1 "Stock Purchase Agreement, Getty-Rosset,", 1985

Box 42 Folder 2 "Sales,", 1985-1986

Box 42 Folder 3-4 "Selected Letters,", 1966-2000, (2 folders)

Box 42 Folder 5 "Syracuse University Correspondence and Accession Forms,", 1971-1993

Box 42 Folder 6 "Titles,", 1949-1985

Box 42 Folder 7 Waiting for Godot /Steve McQueen, 1976

Sub-subseries IV.1.1. Grove Film, 1950-2008

Pamphlets, catalogs, distribution and promotional materials, and correspondence pertaining to the Grove Press Film Festivals, Evergreen Film and Video projects, as well as original or adapted screenplays by Rosset and others such as Alain Robbe-Grillet and Eugene Ionesco.

Box 42 Folder 8 "AAUN and Cowan Film Project,", 1950-1951

Box 42 Folder 9 "Beyond Books" Film Production and Distribution at the Grove Press Publishing House,", 2008

Box 42 Folder 10 "Francis Ford Coppola,", 1973-1995

Box 42 Folder 11 "Creative Film Foundation,", 1954-1956

Box 42 Folder 12 "Digital Film Budget,", 2003-2005

Box 42 Folder 13 "Evergreen Club News,", Undated

Box 42 Folder 14 "Evergreen Theater E.H.,", 1959-1960

Box 42 Folder 15 "The Ferlinghetti Story" Screenplay, Undated

"Film Distribution"

Box 42 Folder 16 "1,"1964-1975

Box 42 Folder 17 "2,", 1974-1994

Box 42 Folder 18 "3," 1950 1980-1986, 1950, 1980-1986

Box 42 Folder 19 "Film Distribution Video Magazine,", 1967

Box 42 Folder 20 "Film Project,", 1950

Box 42 Folder 21 "Film Tributes,", 1971-1973

Box 42 Folder 22 "Films," 1968 2005 Undated, 1968, 2005 Undated

Box 42 Folder 23 "Genet Film Ordering Info,", 2003

Box 42 Folder 24 "Girl Beneath the Lion,", 1976

Box 42 Folder 25 "Jean-Luc Godard,", 1970 Undated


Box 43 Folder 1 "George Grosz,", 1960-1966

Box 43 Folder 2 "I am Curious Yellow,", 1968-1982

Box 43 Folder 3 "Eugene Ionesco--The Hard-Boiled Egg," 2002-2006 Undated, 2002-2006, Undated

Box 43 Folder 4 "Media Reports on Grove Film,", 1963-1992

Box 43 Folder 5 "MOMA Film Program,", 2006

Box 43 Folder 6 "OBSCENE Corr. & Agreement,", 2003-2007

Box 43 Folder 7 "Quiet Days in Clichy," 1970-1971 2005, 1970-1971, 2005

Box 43 Folder 8 "Robbe-Grillet Frank's Return Film Scenario,", Undated

Box 43 Folder 9 "Vilgot Sjoman,", 1990-2003

Box 43 Folder 10 "François Truffaut,", 1974

Box 43 Folder 11-12 "Howard Turner--Originals,", 1953-1967, (2 folders)

Box 43 Folder 13 "Video Specials,", 1974-1982

Box 43 Folder 14 "The Wanderer" Film Script,", 1941-1950

Subseries IV.2. Interviews and Articles, 1953-2006

Transcripts, printouts, and correspondence of interviews involving Barney Rosset, and published articles related to Rosset. The original arrangement lead to some duplication of materials that were given different titles.

Box 43 Folder 15 "7 Days--Barney Rosset's Erotica,", 1989

Box 43 Folder 16 "Alexander Lawrence Interview,", 1997

Box 43 Folder 17 "Arafat-Schleifer, Ev. Rev.,", 1968

Box 43 Folder 18 "Articles,", 1986-1999

Box 43 Folder 19-21 "Articles about Barney Rosset--MANY,", 1968-2000, (3 folders)

Box 43 Folder 22 "Barney Rosset and The Art of Combat Publishing by John Oakes,", 1982-1985

Box 43 Folder 23 "Brooklyn Rail-Lockwood, Walsh & Rosset,", 2000

Box 43 Folder 24 "Contemporary Authors,", 1979-1980

Box 43 Folder 25 "Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook,", 2002

Box 43 Folder 26 "East Hampton Star, 1995-1998

Box 43 Folder 27 "Edelstein and Finley Interviews," 2000-2004 Undated, 2000-2004, Undated


Box 44 Folder 1 "Geller Interview and Rosset-Turner,", 1987

Box 44 Folder 2 "Geller-Rosset, Calder,", 1987

Box 44 Folder 3 "Getty-Weidenfeld articles,", 1986-1990

Box 44 Folder 4 "Gold/Rosset, DLB/Rosset," 1997 2002, 1997, 2002

Box 44 Folder 5 "Gontarski--B.R.'s Strange Victory--Irish Journal,", 1999

Box 44 Folder 6 "Gontarski Grove Legacy,", 1990-2000

Box 44 Folder 7 "Index on Censorship Interview,", 1987-1989

Box 44 Folder 8 "Index on Censorship-Rosset,", 1987

Box 44 Folder 9 "International Herald Tribune,", 1998

Box 44 Folder 10 "International Virus Vol 1, Issue 1,", 1995

Box 44 Folder 11 "Internet Articles,", 1989-2001

Interviews by Edward DeGrazia

Box 44 Folder 12 General, 2004 Undated

Box 44 Folder 13 "DeGrazia Interviews,", 1981-1983

Box 44 Folder 14 "Edward DeGrazia with Barney Rosset,", Undated

Box 44 Folder 15 "Ed DeGrazia with Wexler, Adler, Mitchell, Young,", Undated

Box 44 Folder 16 'Interview, Dairy Aire, Swarthmore, Magnificent Maverick,", 1990s-2000s

Box 44 Folder 17 "Interview--Grove History,", 2002 Undated

Box 44 Folder 18 "Interview Janos Gat Gallery for CUNY TV,", 2002

Box 44 Folder 19 "Irish America Magazine,", 1995

Box 44 Folder 20 "Jerry Gold-Rosset (Black Heron),", 1997-2001

Box 44 Folder 21 "John Oakes Interview,", 1982 Undated

Box 44 Folder 22 "Ken Jordan-Rosset--Paris Review,", 1996

Box 44 Folder 23 "Mary Beth Hinton-Rosset (Syracuse),", 1993

Box 44 Folder 24 "McCormick (Tin House)-Rosset,", 2001

"Sandy Meehan Tapes"

Box 44 Folder 25-27 "No. 1, 2, 3,", 2003-2004, (3 folders)

Box 44 Folder 28 "Rosset Lecture moderated by Meehan,", 2004

Box 44 Folder 29 Mike Golden & Barney Pieces, 1989-1990

Box 44 Folder 30 "Mike Top Book Forum,", 2006

Miscellaneous

Box 44 Folder 31 1970-1999

Box 44 Folder 32 "Disk 58 Originals,", 1953-1985


Box 45 Folder 1-2 "Disk 81,", 1968-2001, (2 folders)

Box 45 Folder 3 "MPH Entertainment & Rosset,", 2000

Box 45 Folder 4 "The New Positivist-Rosset,", 1994

Box 45 Folder 5 "Niles Southern Interview,", 2004

Box 45 Folder 6 "No Source--Rosset-Seaver,", 1990

Box 45 Folder 7 "Paris Review--Originals,", 1993-1996

Box 45 Folder 8 "Review of Contemporary Fiction,", 1990

Box 45 Folder 9 "Rosset by Hinton-Syracuse," 1974-1975 1990-1993 2007, 1974-1975, 1990-1993, 2007

Box 45 Folder 10 "Rosset/Edelstein Interview--Pataphysics,", 2006

Box 45 Folder 11 "Rosset & Finley,", Undated

Box 45 Folder 12 "Rosset Interview with Mark Wexler,", 2004-2005

Box 45 Folder 13-14 "Rosset-Southgate Interview,", 1990, (2 folders)

Box 45 Folder 15 "Screw Magazine" and others, 1970-1999

Box 45 Folder 16 "Southgate Interviews,", 1990-1998

Box 45 Folder 17 "Stieber-Rosset New York Quarterly,", 1995

Box 45 Folder 18 "Wall Street Journal Europe,", 2004

Box 45 Folder 19 "Women's Lib Takeover of Grove--Mike Golden", Undated