INVENTORY

 

Manuscript & Miscellaneous Materials, unboxed. Of note: Items #11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 22, 43 & 44.

  1. Jacket to a Giorno Video Pak 2 /Beta “Burroughs, The Movie,” Directed by Howard Brookner. 1983/1985.
  2. Invitation (poor photocopy) to a premiere showing of the film “Sign” by John Du Cane. Thursday November 15. 6:00pm. No Year. (London?)
  3. Square format photo of William S. Burroughs. He is wearing a white flannel shirt and standing on a cement pedestal.
  4. Mounted poem, covered with onion skin paper. Begins “Ethereal root and cheer and boo…” No Date, Author, nor Inscriptions. Back side is stamped “Graham Z. Seidman, 45000 Orleans, France.”
  5. “An Evening With Poet Allen Ginsberg.” Lecture Poster. The Brown Lecture Board. Thursday April 4, 1985, 7:30 Sayles Hall. (Features printed photo of Ginsberg.
  6. Various William S. Burroughs cut-ups/drafts. Five pages total, paper-clipped together. All signed by Burroughs. Materials are dated February 14, 1966.
  7. William S. Burroughs. Painting on paper. Black and red cloud forms. Signed by Burroughs.
  8. William S. Burroughs. Painting on paper. Repetition of September 17, 1899. in red, purple and yellow. Signed by Burroughs.
  9. William S. Burroughs. Black pen doodle on a brown envelope. Repeated numbers inside shapes. Signed by Burroughs.
  10. William S. Burroughs. Black pen doodle on brown envelope labeled Private Confidential. Repeated numbers in a loose grid. Signed by Burroughs.
  11. Gray folder labeled “typed dream notes.” 7 pages. Most dated in mid-February in William S. Burroughs’ handwriting.
  12. Manila folder. 47 Typed draft pages. No inscriptions. No labels. c. mid-1960s.
  13. Various William S. Burroughs and James Grauerholz cut-ups/drafts. No folder or binder. No order. Some items are inscribed, though not all. Items listed by information at the top or bottom of each sheet of paper. 35 pages total.
    • Sept 8 on front side and page of text. Doodle on the backside labeled “The Blind Mouth.”Dream notes c. mid-1950s.
    • William S. Burroughs. June 18, 84. 1. “These are two middle-aged, ugly, fatish men…”c. mid-1950s
    • “and you won as you always did and I lay there looking…” c. mid-1950s.
    • “in my talent. But…” c. mid-1950s.
    • “It was Jungs psychology…” c. mid-1950s.
    • “A drastic simplification of U.S. law…”c. mid-1950s.
    • “rush hour. He subsequently worked…” c. mid-1950s.
    • “It did not come immediately. Lee ran…”c. mid-1950s.
    • “crabs, applying ointment from a little clay pot…” c. mid-1950s.
    • “Addition to the Luke Legend…” c. mid-1950s.
    • “bent mica rusted safety pin glide…”- Inscribed to Bob Jackson. From James Grauerholz. April 12, 1984.
    • “Leave us admit it…” – Also by James Grauerholz.
    • “He says Giotto knows how…”
    • 33. “And watch you don’t get caught when a tree falls…” c. mid-1950s.
    • “I’ve had trouble with this…” c. mid-1950s.
    • “Beau Brummel spent hours…” c. mid-1950s.
    • “..singing from Wagner:….” c. mid-1950s.
    • “A soldier in bronze brest plate…”
    • “On the Death of Jack Kerouac…”
    • Red file W Boys overflow, 1st draft “Electricals” (inscribed by William S. Burroughs) c. late-1960s.
    • “insolent two other helped…” c. late-1960s.
    • “we useda process of elimination…” c. late-1960s.
    • “So learn to live with out it…” c. late-1960s.
    • “just standing there in the morning sun…” c. late-1960s.
    • “It was cold night and…” c. late-1960s.
    • “between them reverentially the boy…” c. late-1960s.
    • “love shit is pure white poisonyumm…” c. late 1960s.
    • “put aham actor on the…” (Back side hand-written cube ugly blue eyes) c. late 1960s.
    • “In 1967 A.J. settled on Marakesh…”c. late-1960s
    • “ciagette butt floating i in cold coffee…” c. late-1960s
    • “A.J. commissioned Mr. Brion Gysin…’ c. late-1960s.
    • “mektoub to live IN order…” c. late-1960s.
    • “Brion Gysin has just returned from…” c. early-1970s.
    • “Back seat of the Land Rover…” dated, 1960.
    • “4pm café de Paris…” c. early-1960s.
  14. Bag of Cut-Ups of Burroughs own manuscripts- in an envelope labeled “Miles, 90 Westbourne Terrace, London W.2., England”
  15. Tee-Shirt. White. X-Large. Fruit of the Loom. Image of William S. Burroughs on the front- by “Burkhart” Date 1990.
  16. Carson Family manuscript archive. Red file folder. (Labeled in pencil F-2.) c. 1973
  17. Final Film Script of Naked Lunch. Brown file folder.
  18. Gray folder. Labeled 194 and F7. Yellow piece of paper at front is labeled “1960-64 Unpublished MSS.”
    • Signed William S. Burroughs manuscript. “Brief History of the Occupation//Cut.” 20 type-written pages.
    • Signed William S. Burroughs manuscript. “Last sale to buyers…” 2 type-written pages.
    • “The ‘Priest’ they called him…” 3 type-written pages.
    • “By total immersion there…” 4 type-written pages.
    • “A writer on a reading holiday…” 1 type-written page.
    • “So the Mexican kid eased…” 18 type-written pages.
    • “The District Supervisor reminded…” 23 type-written pages.
  19. Manila mailed envelope. Addressed to Dr. Hiram Haydn, University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School of Communications, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Return address is Wm. Burroughs, Grove Press Inc., 80 University Place, N.J.
  20. Manila mailed enveloped. Addressed to Richard Aaron, Plan d’Essert 1867, Ollon, Switzerland. Return address is W.S. Burroughs, 8 Duke Street, St. James, London, England
  21. Photocopy of the 2nd draft of a manuscript. “Ferry. Lowland. Ferry. Beach….” 35 pages. (Photocopies have copy marks where 3-hole-punch was made.) No Author. No Date. No Inscriptions.
  22. Gray folder. Labeled “1st drafts, cut ups, 2nd and 3rd drafts source material, Red Desert, Red haired boy and Port City, Alaska and Dahlfar.” c.1973
    • Inside: Yellow piece of paper labeled 3 Unpublished Stories: “Red Boy in Port City 3 drafts and cutup; Red Desert Lizard Boy 4 drafts and cutup; Alaska and Dahlfar 3 drafts and cutup”
    • Envelope of Red Desert Lizard Boy cutups.
    • “Farnsworth Audrey and Ali…” First page labeled 1st draft. Signed by William S. Burroughs. 8 pages.
    • Envelope of Red Boy and Port City cutups.
    • “October 28, 1973…Farnsworth followed a red haired boy…” First page labeled 1st draft. Signed by William S. Burroughs. 9 pages.
    • Envelope of Alaska and Dahlfar cutups placed in between pages.
    • “Dream, October 31, 1973…Farnsworth was in a barracks like building…” First page labeled First draft. Signed by William S. Burroughs. 8 pages.
    • Newspaper sheet in a plastic folder. “VDRSVPVDRSVPVDRSVP” Editors Norman Ogue Mustill and Jan Jacob Herman. San Francisco/Athens/ New York/Mannheim/London. 1969. Text by William S. Burroughs.
    • Piece of graph paper with drawings and words on it. Signed by William S. Burroughs.
  23. The Addict in the Street. Proof Pages from the Publisher. Very long sheets of paper. 1964. Edited and with an introduction by Jeremy Larner. From tape recordings collected by Ralph Tefferteller. Grove Press, Inc., New York.
  24. Manila envelope of Burroughs Obituaries
    • Associated Press. “William S. Burroughs, ‘Naked Lunch’ author, dies.” August 3, 1997. The Plain Dealer.
    • Blyler, David A. “Passing of William Burroughs, last of the ‘Beat’ trinity, is death of an era.”
    • Moore, Paula. “Octopuses lose an admirer, influential Beat author William Burroughs.” August 22, 1997. USA Today.
    • Severo, Richard. “William S. Burroughs, the Beat Writer Who Distilled His Raw Nightmare Life, Dies at 83.” August 4, 1997. The New York Times.
    • Snider, Mike. “Burroughs inspired culture to pick up the Beat.” August 4, 1997. USA Today.
  25. October 1984. Large Blue and Purple Poster. “William S. Burroughs, author of Naked Lunch, Nova Express and other works reads from his work. Monday October 22, 7:30pm. Murdock Hall 101. Arizona State University.
  26. Gallery invitation for reception and preview. Ports of Entry: William S. Burroughs and the Arts. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. July 16, 1996. Not addressed.
  27. Phillips, Tom. A Humument. One pamphlet. Three postcards. A Human Document project by Phillips. He sites Burroughs in the pamphlet as an inspiration. London Magazine, February 1970 noted on pamphlet.\
  28. “William Burroughs.” Program. April 27, 1974. Harriman Studio. One pamphlet for an event sponsored by UUAB Lit. Arts & Music Comm. Student Theatre Guild and English Dept.
  29. Brion Gysin’s address written on a card for Anthony Balch Films Limited.
  30. Photograph/postcard labeled “Tango Maria June 3, 1960.” To William S. Burroughs. Unsigned and writing is meant to continue onto another page. Page not attached. Author is a mystery. [Allen Ginsberg?]
  31. The Poetry Project Newsletter. October 1, 1974. Number 18. Four sheets stapled together. Listing of Events, including poetry readings by Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.
  32. Rhinozeros. 1964. German text with calligraphic reprinting from a variety of artists. Includes images from Brion Gysin, and discussion of these images by William S. Burroughs. Translated into German by Anselm Hollo. No pagination. Not sure who published it.
  33. 1972-73 William S. Burroughs. Materials from Personal Files. Large Filing Folder. Includes Personal Correspondence received by WSB, as well as various cut-ups and notations.
  34. The Ohio University Friends of the Libraries. Spring Quarter 1999 publication. “From the Special Collections of OSU Libraries: The William S. Burroughs Collection… A Genuine Rare Find.” p. 4.
  35. Poetry Reading Flyer. William S. Burroughs and John Giorno. Wednesday April 24, 1974. 8:30pm. St. Mark’s Church, 2nd Avenue and 10th Street, New York City.
  36. Exhibition announcement. Centre Georges Pompidou. William S. Burroughs/ Brion Gysin. Postcard.
  37. New Times. October 17-23. Page 137. Scoops Section. Blurb on Burroughs Collection and author campus appearances.
  38. Exhibition Pamphlet. 3 Beat Poets: Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. November 1962. Brown University Library. 2 pages- blue paper, list of items included in show.
  39. “Robert H. Jackson’s William S. Burroughs Archive,” Arizona State University Libraries Publication. Fall 1984. pp. 3-4. (Four page mailer.)
  40. Small notepaper with “Flight 205 2 pm” written on it. Stamped by Udo Breger.
  41. Brochure advertising the 1962 publication of Naked Lunch. Released by Grove Press. 16 pages, including excerpt from the book and critical acclaim/remarks.
  42. The Coach House Press Newsletter. July 1974. Toronto, Canada. Includes articles and photos in regards to WSB readings. 8 pages.
  43. Doctor Benway Archive - WSB- Gave to Bob.
  44. Dream Diary by Burroughs- Gave to Bob. Burroughs, William S. 1968 Scribbling Diary. (Dream Diary.) 1968. (Brown cover inscribed “William S. Burroughs”- contains entries on his dreams for many days of the year.)
  45. *“School Days” Book of Poems and Drawings. No Author. No Publisher. No Date.* ???

Materials Sent/connected to/from Bob Jackson, Letters, etc.

  1. No Year. One Postcard. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Ted Morgan. Queen’s Landing, Ontario, Canada.
  2. February 16. No Year. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Ted Morgan. One page letter.
  3. July 1. No Year. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Ted Morgan. One page letter.
  4. June 20. No Year. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Ted Morgan. One page letter.
  5. September 22. No Year. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Ted Morgan. One page letter. Five pages of essay draft attached.
  6. February 29, 1984. Arizona State University Archive contract agreement. Two pages.
    • Related materials: Manila envelope with the following items enclosed
      1. Brochure for the Special Collections at ASU Library
      2. Brochure for Student Book Collecting and Essay Contest
      3. Policy for Use of William S. Burroughs manuscripts
      4. William S. Burroughs Archive photocopy policy
      5. William S. Burroughs Archives description of the collection
      6. William S. Burroughs Collection development policy
      7. ASU-Morgan Checklist- December 1990- 18 pages.
  7. March 13, 1980. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Bradford Morrow. One page letter.
  8. March 1, 1984. Addressed to Dr. Sydney J. Krause. CC’d to Bob Jackson. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page.
  9. April 11, 1984. Invitation to a cocktail reception for William S. Burroughs at Vernon’s on Shaker Square. (5 copies of this card in files.)
  10. May 3, 1984. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by William Burroughs. One page letter.
  11. May 3, 1984. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page letter.
  12. June 4, 1984. Addressed to Bradford Morrow. CC’d to Bob Jackson. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page letter.
  13. December 5, 1984. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Marilyn Wurzburger. One page letter.
  14. December 14, 1984. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page letter. (Two copies: original and one photocopy.)
  15. October 14, 1985. Viking Penguin Invitation to Publication Party for Queer at The Mary Boone Gallery. Addressed to Bob Jackson. One card. Reception Date November 4, 1985.
  16. October 15, 1985. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Ted Morgan. One page letter.
  17. December 21, 1985. Addressed to Robert and Donna Jackson. From William S. Burroughs and James Grauerholz. One Christmas card. Inscribed inside.
  18. February 11, 1986. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Ted Morgan. One page letter.
  19. April 11, 1986. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Samuel A. Streit, from Brown University Library. One page letter.
  20. April 12, 1986. Addressed to Bob and Donna Jackson. Signed by Ted Morgan. One page letter.
  21. October 7, 1986. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Christopher Sawyer-Laucanno, MIT. One page.
  22. March 17, 1987. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Ted Morgan. One page letter.
  23. March 23, 1987. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Ted Morgan. One page letter.
  24. May 6, 1987. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Ted Morgan. One page letter.
  25. May 20, 1987. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Phillip J. Pirages. One page letter and two loose-leaf catalogue descriptions enclosed. One catalogue 59 pages. Second catalogue 36 pages. Third catalogue includes images of various objects.
  26. June 11, 1987. Letter addressed to Robert Jackson. Signed by Pat Hearn. One page
  27. December 1987. Christmas card addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Ted Morgan. One card.
  28. 1988. Opening Reception Invitation. Addressed to Bob Jackson. The October Gallery. London. “William S. Burroughs, Paintings and Drawings, June 1-July 2 1988.” Reception date May 31, 1988. Color accordion brochure.
  29. 1988. Opening Reception Invitation. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Gallery Casa Sin Nombre. Santa Fe, NM. “William S. Burroughs, August 13- September 24, 1988.” Reception date August 13, 1988. Postcard format.
  30. January 5, 1988. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page letter.
  31. May 20, 1988. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Ted Morgan’s Proofs for Literary Outlaw. 466 page book.
  32. August 1, 1988. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Ted Morgan.One page letter. One page of Holt Highlights Book Advertisements featuring Morgan’s Literary Outlaw.
  33. October 12, 1988. Opening Reception Invitation. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Klein Gallery. Chicago. “William S. Burroughs, October 21-November 26, 1988.” Reception date October 21, 1988. Postcard format.
  34. December 17, 1988. Christmas card addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by William S. Burroughs.
  35. 1989. Opening Reception Invitation. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Gallery Casa Sin Nombre. Santa Fe, NM. “Apocalypse: William Burroughs, Keith Haring, July 29- September 9, 1989.” Reception date July 29, 1989. Postcard format.
  36. August 8, 1989. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Michael R. Goss. One page letter.
  37. August 28, 1989. Addressed to Bob Jackson. From Ted Morgan. One page letter.
  38. November 7, 1989. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by David Stanford. One page letter.
  39. November 25, 1989. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Ted Morgan. One page letter. Six pages of Maugham inventory attached.
  40. December 23, 1989. Christmas card addressed to Bob Jackson. From William S. Burroughs. Small painting signed by William S. Burroughs. Stamped Season’s Greetings on back.
  41. March 31, 1990. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Estelle, Larry, Michael, and Amy. Postcard with a picture of William S. Burroughs in Tangier, 1961, front side. Photograph by Allen Ginsberg.
  42. May 31, 1990. Book order form. Addressed to Bob Jackson. From the Whitney Museum of American Art. “Ghost of a Chance, Written by William S. Burroughs, Illustrated by George Condo.” Published by the Library Fellows of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Card introducing the book, order form and list of other available texts included.
  43. December 13, 1990. Christmas card addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Front and back side of card feature reproduced images of his art.
  44. April 26, 1991. Addressed to Bob Jackson. From Ted Morgan. Included is a two page letter addressed to Ted Morgan, from Paul Theroux. Photocopies of the following two articles:
    • Ballard, J. G. “Days Strung on a syringe with a thread of blood,” The Independent on Sunday (February 24, 1991.) Book Review of Ted Morgan’s Literary Outlaw: The Life and Times of William S. Burroughs.
    • Burgess, Anthony. “A Puritan Who Junked it in for Drugs and Lunch.” Book Review of Ted Morgan’s Literary Outlaw: The Life and Times of William S. Burroughs.
  45. September 11, 1991. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Oliver C. G. Harris. One page letter.
  46. April 18, 1992. Opening Reception Invitation. Addressed to Bob Jackson. The October Gallery. London. “William S. Burroughs: The Seven Deadly Sins.” Reception date April 28, 1992.
  47. January 9, 1995? “Holiday Greetings From William S. Burroughs.” Addressed to Bob Jackson. Copyright of card 1995. One postcard sent in manila envelope.
  48. March 15, 1996. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Signed by Jenelle Porter, Assistant to Lisa Phillips. One page letter. Enclosed are photocopies of articles on the Beat Generation exhibition (“Beat Culture and the New America”) of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
  49. February 5, 1999. “Tribute to William S. Burroughs.” One ticket. Presented by the New School for Social Research. Friday, February 5, 1999, 6pm.
  50. October 3, 1999. Opening Reception Viewing and Poetry Reading Invitation. Addressed to Bob Jackson. Sotheby’s. New York. “Allen Ginsberg and Friends.” Reception date October 3, 1999. One postcard.
  51. January 10, 2000. Fax addressed to Bob Jackson from Tim Johns re: selling the WSB collection. Two pages.
  52. October 21, 2000. Bob Jackson lecture at Brown University and William S. Burroughs exhibition. Two newspapers. One brochure. Inside a manila interoffice envelope.
    • George Street Journal Events Calendar pages listing lecture announcement. 1:00pm Saturday October 21, 2000.
    • George Street Journal Event Calendar listing exhibitions open in October 2000- “William S. Burroughs: Time*Place*World.” October 10- December 29 at the John Hay Library.
    • Parents’ Weekend Schedule Brochure. Includes listing of the Robert Jackson lecture.
  53. November 7, 2000. Addressed to Bob Jackson. From E. Shoaf. Brown University Library. Two Publicity Flyers for the exhibit “William S. Burroughs: Time-Place-World.”
  54. March 6, 2002. Offer to Bob Jackson from George Robert Minkoff Rare Books for archive of William Burroughs photographs archive. Archive was 417 original photographs by Burroughs. Main letter is 3 pages. William Burroughs Photography Archive Inventory that accompanies offer is 7 pages. Included computer printouts of 35 of the photos.
  55. December 15, 2002. Addressed to Bob Jackson. From Ted Morgan. Re: List of books. 4 pages.
  56. 2004. No specific date of receipt. Postcard. Gallery event invitation. Muscarelle Museum at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. Exhibition open November 6, 2004-January 9, 2005. “Ginsberg & Beat Fellows.” Addressed to Robert H. Jackson.
  57. April 20, 2004. Addressed to Bob Jackson, from Ken Lopez. One page email re: WSB collection and sale.
  58. April 20, 2005. Addressed to Ken Lopez from Bob Jackson. Letter re: WSB materials for display at New York Book Fair. Included is letter from Ken Lopez regarding the loan list of materials. 3 pages total.
  59. January 11, 2002. Addressed to Bob Jackson from James Grauerholz. 1 page letter with 7 pagetranscript of 7/26/01 talk at OSU; with 68 page bound essay on death of Joan Vollmer Burroughs titled "What ReallyHappened."

 

BOX ONE

Full Texts by Burroughs (and occasionally with other authors). Materials Arranged by Publication Date.

  1. Burroughs, William S. The Book of Breething. No Date. Drawings by Bob Gale. (Published by) OU, Henri Chopin, Ingatestone, Essex. (Copyright William S. Burroughs and Jo Verbrugghen.)
  2. Burroughs, William S. Roosevelt After Inauguration. January 1964. FUCK YOU Press. Covers by Allen Ginsberg. Small Booklet made from colored paper.
  3. Burroughs, William S. Apo-33 Bulletin, A Metabolic Regulator; A Report on the Synthesis of the Apomorphine Formula. 1964? Collection Compiled by Mary Beach & Claude Pelieu. Beach Books, Texts & Documents, Distributed by City Lights. [Inscribed “for Bob Jackson William S. Burroughs April 12, 1984.” Attached is a letter from Allen Ginsberg. No addressee- perhaps Ted Morgan or WSB. November 3, 1989 or 1985. (Unclear hand-writing.)]
  4. Burroughs, William S. The Naked Lunch. 1965. Japanese edition. Grove Press Inc., New York and Charles E. Tuttle Co. Inc., Tokyo, Japan. (Inscribed on inside front cover: “For Ra, Japanese person sometimes, William S. Burroughs.”)
  5. Burroughs, William S. Nova Express. 1965. An Evergreen Black Cat Edition, Grove Press, Inc., New York.
  6. a. Burroughs, William S. Time. 1965. “C” Press. Four Drawings by Brion Gysin. Photocopy of text. 16 pages (sheets of paper stapled together).
  7. Burroughs, William S. and Brion Gysin. The Exterminator. 1967. Dave Hazelwood Books, San Francisco.
  8. Burroughs, William S. and Allen Ginsberg. Les Lettres du Yage. 1967. French edition. Mary Beach, trans. Claude Pélieu, adaptation. Editions de l’Herne, Paris. (Inscribed on title page: “William Burroughs.”)
  9. Burroughs, William S. Nøgen Frokost. (Naked Lunch.) 1967. Danish edition. Finn Holten Hansen, trans. Gyldendals Forlagstrykkeri, København, Denmark. (Inscribed on title page: “William Burroughs.” Pages never cut at top.)
  10. Burroughs, William S. Nova Express. 1967. Italian edition. Donatella Manganotti, trans. Sugar editore, Milan. (Hardcover.) (Inscribed on title page “William S. Burroughs.”)
  11. Burroughs, William S. The Soft Machine. 1967. Evergreen Black Cat Edition, Grove Press, New York.
  12. a. Burroughs, William S., Claude Pelieu, and Carl Weissner. So Who Own Death TV? 1967. Beach Books, Texts & Documents. White cover edition.
  13. Burroughs, William S. The Ticket That Exploded. 1967. Grove Press, Inc., New York. (Hardcover.)
  14. a. Burroughs, William S. La Machine Molle. 1968. French edition. Mary Beach, trans. Claude Pélieu, adaptation. Christian Bourgois, ed. (Inscribed on title page: “For Richard Aaron, William Burroughs.” Pages never cut at top and sides. Labeled #7 of 15.)
    • b. Burroughs, William S. La Machine Molle. 1968. French edition. Mary Beach, trans. Claude Pélieu, adaptation. Christian Bourgois, ed. (Inscribed on title page: “For Claude Pelieu and Mary Beach, What were you doing in Bill Gay’s tropical? All the best from Panama, William S. Burroughs,” and on the next page inscribed: “Mary Beach” and “Claude Pélieu.”)
  15. Burroughs, William S. The Ticket That Exploded. 1968. An Evergreen Black Cat,
  16. Grove Press, Inc., New York.
  17. a. Burroughs, William S. Le Ticket Qui Explosa. 1969. French edition. Mary Beach, French translation. Claude Pélieu, adaptation. Christian Bourgois, ed. Grove Press, Inc., New York. (Signed by William S. Burroughs on title page. White paperback cover.)
  18. Burroughs, William S. Junkie. 1970 Dutch edition. Meulenhoff, Amsterdam. (Inscribed on title page “For R.A., William Burroughs.”)
  19. Burroughs, William S. (Cited as William Burroughs, Jr.) Speed. 1970. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg. Olympia Press, N.Y.
  20. Burroughs, William S., Brion Gysin and B. Heidsieck. W. Burroughs, B. Gysin, B. Heidsick. 1970. Small booklet. (Inscribed by WSB to Bob Jackson April 12, 1984 next to his introduction.)
  21. Burroughs, William S. Ali’s Smile. 1971. Unicorn Books, Brighton, England. (#79 of 99 signed copies. Inscribed “ William Burroughs” inside cover.)
  22. Burroughs, William S. Las Últimas Palabras de Dutch Schultz. 1971. Spanish edition. J. M. Álvarez Florez, trans. Las ediciones de los Papeles de Son Armadans, Azanca, 2, La Bonanova, Palma de Mallorca. (Inscribed on front inside cover: “For R.A. William Burroughs.”)
  23. Burroughs, William S. Expreso Nova. 1972. Argentinean edition. Ediciones Minotauro, Buenos Aires. (Inscribed on the title page: “For Richard Aaron, William Burroughs, July 4, 1973.”)
  24. Burroughs, William S. Naakte Lunch. 1972. Dutch edition. Vertaald door Joyce & Co., Meulenhoff Amsterdam. (Inscribed on title page: “William S. Burroughs.”)
  25. a. Burroughs, William S. Roosevelt Na De Ambtsinwijding. 1972. Cold Turkey Press, Rotterdam.
  26. Burroughs, William S. Ali’s Smile. 1973. English and German edition. Expanded Media Editions, Göttingen. (Paperback.)
  27. Burroughs, William S. Les Garçons Sauvages: Un Livre de Morts. 1973. French edition. Mary Beach and Claude Pélieu, trans. Christian Bourgois, ed. (Inscribed on title page: “to Miles, Cl.P. & M.B., 74.”)
  28. Burroughs, William S. and Brion Gysin. Œuvre Croisēe. 1976. French edition. Gérard-Georges Lemaire and Christine Taylor, trans. Flammarion. (Inscribed on title page: “For Richard Aaron, with all best wishes and friendship, William Burroughs.”)
  29. Burroughs, William S. The Burroughs File. 1984. City Lights Books, San Francisco.
  30. a. Burroughs, William S. Junky. 1984 paperback reprint. Penguin Books, Middlesex, England.
  31. a. Burroughs, William S. Exterminator! 1985 paperback reprint. Penguin Books, Middlesex, England.
  32. Burroughs, William S. Diverso. (Queer.) 1985 Italian edition. Viking Press, New York.
  33. Burroughs, William S. Queer. 1985. Viking Penguin Inc., New York. (Inscribed on the title page “For Robert Jackson who saved the archives, all the best for all time, William S. Burroughs, October 23, 1985.” Hardcover.)
  34. Burroughs, William S. Queer. 1987. Penguin Books, New York.
  35. Burroughs, William S. Interzone. 1990 reprint. James Grauerholz, ed. Penguin Books, New York. (Paperback)
  36. Burroughs, William S. Exterminator! No Date – But Post 1993. Penguin Books, New York.
  37. Burroughs, William S. Naked Lunch. The Restored Text. 2001. James Grauerholz and Barry Miles, eds. Grove Press, New York. (Hardcover.)
  38. a. Burroughs, William S., Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Brion Gysin. Heretical Visions: Words and Images; By Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Brion Gysin. 2002. Forward by Simon Anderson. Introduction to Catalog John McWhinnie. Roth Horowitz Associated, Ferrini and Biondi, Los Angeles.
    • b. Burroughs, William S., Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Brion Gysin. Heretical Visions: Words and Images; By Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Brion Gysin. 2002. Forward by Simon Anderson. Introduction to Catalog John McWhinnie. Roth Horowitz Associated, Ferrini and Biondi, Los Angeles. (second copy)
    • c. Burroughs, William S., Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Brion Gysin. Heretical Visions: Words and Images; By Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Brion Gysin. 2002. Forward by Simon Anderson. Introduction to Catalog John McWhinnie. Roth Horowitz Associated, Ferrini and Biondi, Los Angeles. (third copy)
  39. Burroughs, William S. Junky. 2003. 50th Anniversary Definitive Edition. Oliver Harris, ed. and Introduction. Penguin Books, New York and Middlesex, England.

 

Visual/Aural Media.

  1. Burroughs, William S. “Call Me Burroughs: Excerpts from Naked Lunch and Nova Express.” No Date. LP Record. Reading by Burroughs. N/D. ESP – Disk’, New York. (Inscribed “for Bob Jackson, William Burroughs” on back cover.)

Books by Laura Lee Burroughs.

  1. Burroughs, Laura Lee. Flower Arranging – A Fascinating Hobby. (Vol. 1.) 1940. The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta.
  2. a. Burroughs, Laura Lee. Flower Arranging – A Fascinating Hobby. Vol. 2. 1941. The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta. (First copy slightly worn on front cover edge.)
    • b. Burroughs, Laura Lee. Flower Arranging – A Fascinating Hobby. Vol. 2. 1941. The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta. (Second copy good condition.)
    • c. Burroughs, Laura Lee. Flower Arranging – A Fascinating Hobby. Vol. 2. 1941. The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta. (Third copy good condition.)
  3. Burroughs, Laura Lee. Homes and Flowers: Refreshing Arrangements. Vol. 3. 1942. The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta.

 

BOX TWO

Texts by Other Authors, or Edited by other Authors.

  1. Miles. No Last Name. No Date. Copy of manuscript. “El Hombre Invisible: Notes on the Work of William S. Burroughs.” Sent to Richard Aaron September 23, 1974. 13 pages.
  2. Fox, James. No Date. “The Return of the Invisible Man.” The Rolling Stone Magazine, Issue 485. pp. 68-74, 114, 116.
  3. Ferlinghetti, Lawrence. Pictures of the Gone World. 1955. The Pocket Poets Series, Number One. City Lights Pocket Bookshop, San Francisco. (Paperback, no inscriptions.)
  4. Corso, Gregory and Allen Ginsberg. “Interview with William Burroughs,” in Journal for the Protection of All Beings, No. 1. 1961. Michael McClure, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and David Meltzer, eds. City Lights Books, San Francisco. Pp. 79-83.
  5. Rooks, Conrad. Chappaqua or the Invocation of Bran. 1963a. Conrad Rooks, Athens. (Inscribed “To Bill Burroughs – with cryptic notes – jumbled brains and bottled dreams – Conrad Rooks 1/31/63” on first page. This is #61 of 150 print copies.)
  6. Dommergues, Pierre. Les U.S.A. á la recherche de leur identité: Rencontres avec 40 écrivains américains. 1967. Éditions Bernard Grasset, Paris. (William S. Burroughs material on p. 82.)
  7. Odier, Daniel. The Job: Interviews with William S. Burroughs. 1969. Grove Press, Inc., New York. (Uncorrected Proof Copy. Inscribed on title page: “For Richard Aaron, all the best, William S. Burroughs.”)
  8. a. Nuttall, Jeff. Pig. 1969. Preface by William S. Burroughs. Fulcrum Press, London. (Hardcover.) (Inscribed by Jeff Nuttall to “George” on inside cover with letter to him.)
  9. No Author Listed. “William Burroughs- Mind Engineer,” An Interview in The Unexpurgated Penthouse. 1973. New English Library, London edition. Pp. 161-179.
  10. Choukri, Mohammed. Jean Genet in Tangier. 1973. Paul Bowles, trans. Introduction by William Burroughs. The Ecco Press, New York. Pp. 1-2.
  11. Pélieu, Claude. Coca Neon/Polaroid Rainbow. 1975. Mary Beach, trans. Charles Plymell Cherry Valley Editions, New York. (Back cover features a printed letter from William S. Burroughs written January 23, 1968, London on Claude Pélieu for Kali Yug Express.)
  12. Malanga, Gerard. Six Portraits. 1975. Nadada Editions, New York. (Six reproduced photographs. 600 copies produced. First 50 signed and dated by artist. This copy not signed nor dated.)
  13. Bockris, Victor. “Burroughs, Part I- Information About the Operation,” in The Drummer. 1976. pp. 4-5. (Newspaper is addressed to Allen Ginsberg.)
  14. De Sana, Jimmy. Submission: Selected Photographs 1977-1978. 1979. Williams S. Burroughs, Introduction. Photographs by Jimmy de Sana. (Inscribed “Jimmy De Sana, 1985” on title page.)
  15. Bockris, Victor. With William Burroughs: A Report from the Bunker. 1981. Seaver Books, New York. (Inscribed on the title page: “To Bob and Donna Jackson, With memories of a great visit, William S. Burroughs, April 13, 1984.”)
  16. Anonymous. “Culture Vulture: The Beat Goes On,” in Northern Ohio Live, (May 1984): p. 7.
  17. Charters, Ann (Compiled by.) Scenes from Along the Road: Photographs of the Desolation Angels, 1944-1960. 1984. Allen Ginsberg, three poems and comments. City Lights Books, San Francisco. (Originally published in 1970 by Portents in conjunction with the Gotham Book Mart as part of its fiftieth-year celebration.) (Paperback, no inscriptions.)
  18. Bordsen, John F. “Kansas Farm Cultivates Pen of Burroughs.” The Plain Dealer. January 19, 1984. 4-E.
  19. Meisel, Perry. “Gunslinger in a Time Warp,” in New York Times Book Review (February 19, 1984): pp. 8-9. (Included right after the Meisel text: Burroughs, William S. “My Purpose is to Write for the Space Age,” pp. 9-10. But it is all in the same newspaper and not separable.) *Two copies of this newspaper.*
  20. Weiss, William. April 12, 1984. “Storming the Citadels of Heaven: An Interview with William Burroughs.” Manuscript copy. 14 pages.
  21. Cibulas, Denise D. “William Burroughs Reads at KSU,” in Friends of the Library Newsletter of the Kent State University Libraries, vol. XII, no. 2 (Summer 1984): pp. 1-2.
  22. Weiss, William. “An Interview with William Burroughs: Legendary Beat writer talks of Earth and space,” in The Cleveland Edition, vol. 1, no. 6 (October 4-10, 1984): pp. 15-16, 30.
  23. Mills, Steve. “The Most Dangerous Man in the World: He Unplots and Unwrites, and Now He Belongs to ASU,” in New Times, vol. 15, no. 50 (December 5-11, 1984): pp. 8, 20, 22-25. (Also have photocopy of this text.)
  24. Gehr, Richard. November 1985. “Call Him Burroughs.” Spin Magazine. p. 60.
  25. Sinisi, Sebastian. August 4, 1985. “Burroughs Biographer Knows Bizarre World.” The Plain Dealer. 6-P.
  26. Wilson, Terry. Here to Go: Planet R-101; Brion Gysin Interviewed by Terry Wilson. Introductions and texts by William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin. 1985. Quartet Books, London, Melbourne and New York.
  27. Weiss, William. 1985. Riding the Nova Express. Manuscript. Sent to Robert H. Jackson with letter. Twenty-six typed pages with notes.
  28. Sorrentino, Gilbert. November 13, 1988. “Defying the Controllers.” The New York Times Book Review. p. 12-13.
  29. McKenna, Kristine. “Burroughs: Art Outlaw or Man of Letters?,” Los Angeles Times (September 26, 1990): F1 and F8.
  30. Ginsberg, Allen. Snapshot Poetics. 1993. Michael Köhler, Introduction. Chronicle Books, San Francisco.
  31. Weissner, Carl. Burroughs: Eine Bild-Biographie. 1994. German language biography of Burroughs. Michael Köhler, Introduction. Other contributions by Jürgen Ploog, Glen Burns, and Timothy Leary. Nishen, Berlin. (Tucked inside is an advertisement for John Giorno’s “Cum” sent to William S. Burroughs in London circa 1971.)
  32. Charters, Ann, ed. Selected Letters: Jack Kerouac, 1940-1956. 1995. Viking Press, Penguin Group, New York.
  33. Kerouac, Jack. Book of Blues. 1995? Introduction by Robert Creeley. Penguin Books, Penguin Poets, New York. (Includes a letter to Robert Jackson dated 08-04-1995 from David Stanford.)
  34. Kerouac, Jack. San Francisco Blues. 1995. Penguin Books, New York. (Small paperback, no inscriptions.)
  35. Kimmelman, Michael. November 10, 1995. “Beat is Hip Again, But What is That?” Art Review, The New York Times. B1, B12.
  36. Shattuck, Kathryn. “For Burroughs at 82, A Legion of Fans Under the Influence.” The New York Times. November 26, 1996. B1.
  37. Kerouac, Jack. Some of the dharma. 1997. Viking Press, Penguin Group, New York. (Hardcover, no inscriptions.)
  38. Associated Press. August 3, 1997. “ William S. Burroughs, ‘Naked Lunch’ author, dies,” The Plain Dealer. 16-A.
  39. Grauerholz, James and Ira Silverberg, eds. Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader. 1998. Ann Douglas, Introduction. Grove Press, New York. (Hardcover. Title page inscribed “For Bob Jackson, with all best wishes, James Grauerholz, 9/11/99. Law. KS.”)
  40. Tytell, John. Paradise Outlaws: Remembering the Beats. 1999. William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York. (Info on Burroughs is scattered randomly throughout text.)
  41. Coppock, Simon. May 31, 2002. “Cutting up rough.” TLS Literary Criticism. p. 24.
  42. Bennett, John M. and Geoffrey D. Smith. An American Avant Garde: Second Wave- An Exhibition. 2002. Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University. Exhibition catalogue, p. 13 List of Burroughs materials on display.
  43. Harris, Oliver. William S. Burroughs and the Secret of Fascination. 2003. Southern Illinois University press, Carbondale and Edwardsville.
  44. Kuri, José Férez, ed. Brion Gysin: Tuning in to the Multimedia Age. 2003. Thames and Hudson, in association with the Edmonton Gallery, London.

 

BOX THREE

Anthologies.

  1. Burroughs, William S. (As “William Lee.”) “My First days on Junk,” in The Beat Generation and the Angry Young Men. 1958. Gene Feldman and Max Gartenberg, eds. The Citadel Press, New York. Pp. 139-152.
  2. Burroughs, William S. “Two Episodes from Naked Lunch,” in The Beats. 1960. Seymour Krim, ed. Fawcett Publications, Inc., Greenwich, CT. Pp. 125-130. (Paperback, no inscriptions.)
  3. Burroughs, William S. “The Beginning is Also the End,” Transatlantic Review 14 (October 1963): pp. 5-8.
  4. Burroughs, William S. “From Naked Lunch,” and E.S. Seldon’s “On Naked Lunch,” in Writer’s Revolt: An Anthology. 1963. Richard Seaver, Terry Southern, and Alexander Trocchi, eds. Frederick Fell Inc., New York. Pp. 323-337. (Hardcover edition.)
  5. Burroughs, William S. “Vaudeville Voices,” “Berserk Machine,” and “The Ticket That Exploded,” in The Moderns: An Anthology of New Writing in America. 1963. LeRoi Jones, ed. and Introduction. Corinth Books, Inc., New York. Pp. 278-286. (Hardcover edition.)
  6. Burroughs, William S. “Points of Distinction Between Sedative and Consciousness-Expanding Drugs,” in LSD: The Consciousness-Expanding Drug. 1964. David Solomon, ed. Timothy Leary, PhD, introduction. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York. Pp. 168-173.
  7. Burroughs, William (and as William Lee.) “I Went into Pushing…” and “I saw the apomorphine…,” in The Drug Experience: First-Person Accounts of Addicts, Writers, Scientists, and Others. 1965. First Evergreen Black Cat Edition. David Ebin, ed. Grove Press Inc., New York. Pp. 167-175 and pp. 207-214.
  8. Burroughs, William S. “Naked Lunch,” “The Ticket That Exploded,” and “The Soft Machine,” in The Olympia Reader: Selections from the Traveller’s Companion Series. 1965. Maurice Girodias, ed. Grove Press, Inc., New York. Pp. 449-461, pp. 570-583 , pp.625-640.
  9. a. Burroughs, William S. “Ordinary Men and Women,” in New American Story. 1965. Donald M. Allen and Robert Creeley, eds. Grove Press, New York. Pp. 13-31.
  10. Burroughs, William S. “Proclaim Present Time Over,” in The Award Avant-Garde Reader. 1965. Gil Orlovitz, ed. Award Books, Universal Publishing, New York. Pp. 11-23.
  11. Burroughs, William S. “Vaudeville Voices,” “Berserk Machine,” and “The Ticket That Exploded,” in The Moderns: An Anthology of New Writing in America. 1965. LeRoi Jones, ed. and Introduction. MacGibbon & Lee, London. pp. 278-286.
  12. Burroughs, William S. “The Literary Techniques of Lady Sutton-Smith,” in Astronauts of Inner-Space: An International Collection of Avant-Garde Activity. 1966. Pp. 28-29.
  13. Burroughs, William S. “The Ticket That Exploded,” in The Best of Olympia, No. 107, 1966. Maurice Girodias, ed. Olympia Press, Paris. pp. 140-145.
  14. Burroughs, William S. “Vaudeville Voices,” “Berserk Machine,” and “The Ticket That Exploded,” in The Moderns: An Anthology of New Writing in America. 1967. LeRoi Jones, ed. and Introduction. (Published as Mayflower-Dell paperback.) Pp. 256-265.
  15. Burroughs, William S. “I Can Feel the Heat Closing In (from The Naked Lunch),” in The New Writing in the USA. 1967. Donald Allen and Robert Creeley, eds. Penguin Books, Middlesex, England. Pp. 39-51.
  16. Burroughs, William S. “William Burroughs (An Interview),” in Writers at Work: The Paris Review Interviews Third Series. 1967. Conrad Knickerbocker, interviewer. The Paris Review, Inc. and Viking Press, New York. Pp. 142-174.
  17. a. Burroughs, William S. “Academy 23: A Deconditioning,” in Notes from the New Underground: An Anthology. 1968. Jesse Kornbluth, ed. Ace Publishing, New York. Pp. 129-133. (Originally in The Village Voice, July 6, 1967.) (Paperback.)
  18. Burroughs, William S. “The Perfect Servant,” in London Magazine Stories 3. 1968. Alan Ross Ltd., London. Pp. 72-76. (Proofs Only.)
  19. Burroughs, William S. “Deposition: Testimony Concerning a Certain Sickness,” “from Naked Lunch,” and “Comments on ‘The Night Before Thinking,’” in Evergreen Review Reader 1957-1967: A Ten-Year Anthology. 1968. Barney Rosset, ed. Grove Press, Inc., New York. pp. 406-407, pp. 377-382.
  20. Burroughs, William S. “Public Statement,” in Telling it Like it Was: The Chicago Riots. 1969. Walter Schneir, ed. The New American Library, Inc., New York. P. 106.
  21. Burroughs, William S. “My Legs Senor,” in Second Aeon 16/7. No Date. 1972? Peter Finch, editor. Cardiff, Wales. Pp. 157.
  22. Burroughs, William S. “(No title),” in Takis. 1972. Blaise Gautier, director of publication. CNACarchives, Paris. Pp. 51. (Paris, 1962. Translated by Paulette Vielhomme. Paperback. No inscriptions.)
  23. Burroughs, William S. “Word Authority More Habit Forming Than Heroine,” in Breakthrough Fictioneers. 1973. Richard Kostelanetz, ed. Something Else Press, West Glover, Vermont. Pp. 198-203. (Inscribed on p. 198: “William S. Burroughs.”)
  24. Burroughs, William S. “Letter to Allen Ginsberg,” and “Interview by Gerard Malanga,” in The Beat Book. Vol. 4, 1974 of the unspeakable visions of the individual. Arthur Winfield Knight and Glee Knight, eds. California, PA. Pp. 27 and 90-112.
  25. Burroughs, William S. “The Health Officer,” in The Story So Far, No. 3. 1974. David Young, ed. Coach House Press, Toronto. Pp. 165- 170. (Paperback, one of 1500 copies. No inscriptions.)
  26. Burroughs, William S. “CCNY Lecture #11 – ‘Writing as a Magical Operation,’” in Intrepid Anthology: A Decade & Then Some, Contemporary Literature-1976. Allen Deloach, ed. Intrepid Press, Buffalo. Pp. 31-36. (The cover page features printed and pen calligraphy by Brion Gysin, and the inscription “for Richard Aaron, Brion Gysin, Paris 28.06.77.”)

 

BOX FOUR

Magazines/Small Publications/Brochures.

  1. Burroughs, William S. “Cold Lost Marbles,” in The Expatriate Review, No. 4, Winter/Spring 1973-4. Roger W. Gaess and Wyatt James, eds. and copyright. New York and London.
  2. Burroughs, William S. “Ten Episodes from Naked Lunch,” in Big Table, No. 1. Spring 1959. Irving Rosenthal, ed. Big Table, Inc., Chicago. Pp. 79-137. (Page 79 is inscribed “for Bob Jackson, William S. Burroughs, April 12, 1984.”)
  3. Burroughs, William S. “In Quest of Yage,” in Big Table, Vol. 2. Summer 1959. Paul Carroll, ed. Big Table, Inc., Chicago. Pp.44-64. (Also in this volume, Alan Ansen, “Anyone Who Can Pick up a Frying Pan Owns Death,” Pp. 32-34 and Paul Bowles, “Burroughs in Tangiers,” Pp. 42-43- both regarding Burroughs and serving as introductions to “In Quest of Yage.”)
  4. Burroughs, William S. “But Is All Back Seat Of Dreaming,” in Big Table, Vol. 1, No. 4. 1960. Paul Carroll, ed. Big Table, Inc., Chicago. Pp. 13-19. (In the introduction Burroughs states that this text is an excerpt from his current novel.)
  5. Burroughs, William S. “Transitional Period,” in Two Cities: La Revue Bilingue de Paris, No. 6. Été 1961. Jean Fanchette, ed. Two Cities, Mistral Bookshop, Paris and B. De Boer, Bloomfield, New Jersey. Pp. 43-46. (Page 43 inscribed “William Burroughs.”)
  6. Burroughs, William S. “From Naked Lunch,” in Evergreen Review, Vol.5, No. 16. January-February 1961. Barney Rosset, ed. Evergreen Review, Inc., New York. Pp. 18-31.
  7. Burroughs, William S., Gregory Corso, and Arthur Rimbaud. “Two Cut Ups: ‘Everywhere March Your Head’ and ‘Sons of Your In,’” in Locus Solus II: A Special Issue of Collaborations. Summer 1961. Kenneth Koch, ed. Atar S.A., Geneva. Pp. 148-151.
  8. Burroughs, William S. “Comments on ‘The Night Before Thinking,’” in Evergreen Review, Vol. 5, No. 20. September and October 1961. Grove Press, New York. Pp. 31-36.
  9. Burroughs, William S. “Thing Police Keep All Board Room Reports: A Section from a Novel,” in International Literary Annual, No. 3. 1961. Arthur Boyars and Pamela Lyon, eds. John Calder Publishers, London. Pp. 65-72. (Copy is signed on title page and page 65 by William S. Burroughs. Signed by Brion Gysin on page 75. Also on page 65 Burroughs has written, “For Brion Gysin who showed that the pen can literarily cut deeper than the sword” On page 117, where there is a picture of Burroughs, Gysin has drawn an X over the picture of Stuart Gordon and written “Son of a bitch you stole my picture Bg” A picture of Bg in Algier from 1957 has been placed in between the pages here.)
  10. Burroughs, William S. “Ten Episodes from The Soft Machine,” in Olympia, No. 1. January 1962. The Olympia Press, Paris. Pp. 4-15. (Signed “to Bob Jackson, William S. Burroughs April 12, 1984” on p. 4.)
  11. Burroughs, William S. “Outskirts of the City from Novia Express,” in Evergreen Review, Vol.6, No. 25. July-August 1962. Barney Rosset, ed. Evergreen Review, Inc., New York. Pp. 73-77.
  12. Burroughs, William S. “wilt caught in time.” A poem in The Outsider, Vol. 1, No. 2. Summer, 1962. Jon Edgar Webb, ed. Loujon Press, New Orleans. P. 3.
  13. Burroughs, William S. “take it to cut city –u.s.a.,” in The Outsider, Vol. 1, No. 3. 1963. Jon Edgar Webb, ed. Loujon Press, New Orleans. Pp. 35-39.
  14. Burroughs, William S. “The Ticket that Exploded (excerpt),” in Olympia, No. 4. April 1963. Maurice Girodias, ed. Olympia Press, Paris. Pp. 8-11.
  15. Burroughs, William S. “Call the Old Doctor Twice?,” in The Yale Literary Magazine: New Poetry 1963 Special Issue, Vol. CXXXI, Nos. 3 and 4. April 1963. Michael G. Gill, ed. Yale University Literary Society, New Haven. Pp. 54-56,
  16. Burroughs, William S. “Burning heavens, idiot,” and “Grids,” in The Insect Trust Gazette, No. 1. Summer 1964. Robert Basara, Leonard Belasco, Jed Irwin, and William Levy, eds. Jed Irwin, Philadelphia. Pp. 21-31.
  17. Burroughs, William S. “Salt Chunk Mary,” in Intrepid, No. 7. 1966. Allen DeLoach, ed. Intrepid Press, Buffalo. Pp. 15-17.
  18. Burroughs, William S. Nova Express. Excerpts in Aspen Magazine, Nos. 5 and 6. Fall and Winter 1967. Read by the author on record. Grove Press, New York.
  19. Burroughs, William S. “Life with Father,” in Esquire, Vol. LXXVI, No. 3. September 1971. Harold T.P. Hayes, ed. Esquire, Inc., Chicago. Pp. 113-115, 140-141, 144-145.
  20. Burroughs, William S. “Claude Pélieu and I have never met…,” a letter in Unmuzzled Ox, Vol. 1, No.2. February, 1972. Michael André, ed. P. 21.
  21. Burroughs, William S. “Kerouac,” in Soft Need, No. 8. September 1973. Udo Breger and Chris Kolonah, eds. Expanded Media Editions, Germany. Pp. 17-21. (Page 1 inscribed “Brion Gysin” on first page of his text “Joujouka.”)
  22. Burroughs, William S. “Fun City in Ba’Dan,” in Arcade: The Comics Revue, Winter 1975, Vol. 1, No. 4. Illustrations by S. Clay Wilson. Pp. 11-13.
  23. a. Burroughs, William S. “Cobble Stone Gardens,” in New Writing & Writers, No. 16. 1979. John Calder Publishers, London. Pp. 11-43. (Hardcover.)
  24. 127. Burroughs, William S. “Ghost of a Chance,” in Grand Street 54/ Grand Street: Space Vol. 14, No. 2 Fall 1995. Jean Stein, ed. pp. 10-20.

Beat Scene Magazines. Editor- Kevin Ring.

  1. No. 31. No Date. “The Priest They Called Him: The Life and Legacy of William S. Burroughs,” by Kevin Ring. Review of the Graham Caveney book of the same title, published by Bloomsbury, London. P. 52.
  2. No. 32. No Date. “A Burroughs Compendium: Calling the Toads,” by Paul McDonald. Review of the book of the same title, edited by Dennis Mahoney, Richard L. Martin, and Ron Whitehead. Published by Hozomeen Press. P. 48.
  3. No. 37. No Date. “William Burroughs. Time. Place. Word.” P. 47. Exhibition notice. (No Book Reviews for Burroughs nor Articles on him.)
  4. No. 38. No Date. “Burroughs at the Tate,” by Dan Albrighton. Exhibition Review. P. 52.
  5. No. 39. No date. “William Burroughs: A book and Other Stuff…Queer Burroughs by Jamie Russell, Palgrave Press,” Sophia Nitrate, review of book, p. 22. “A Busy Summer On the William Burroughs front: We Talked to James Grauerholz,” p. 23.
  6. No. 42. Early Spring 2003. “William Burroughs and the South Texas Beats,” by Rob Johnson and Juan Ochua. Pp. 38-45.
  7. No. 46. Autumn 2004. “Retaking the Universe: William Burroughs in the Age of Globalization,” by Kevin Ring. A Review of a book of the same title, edited by Davis Schneiderman and Philip Walsh. Published by Pluto Press. P. 53.
  8. No. 48. Summer 2005. “Williams S. Burroughs, London Art Exhibit, We Talk to Gallery Owner, Paul Pieroni,” p. 42. Exhibit title: “Dead Aim: the Unseen Art of William S. Burroughs.” On the inside back cover of the issue there is a photo of Burroughs in Tangiers labeled “The Invisible Man.”

Cassette Tapes.

  1. Laurie Anderson, John Giorno. You’re the Guy I Want to Share my Money With. 1981. (Picture of William S. Burroughs on front cover of cassette. But no evident material included on cassette.)
  2. Eric Motram on Burroughs. 7/22/85. 1 of 2.
  3. Eric Motram on Burroughs. 7/22/1985. 2 of 2.
  4. Anne Waldman. Cut-Up Method. 7/23/1985. 1 of 2.
  5. Anne Waldman. Burroughs Conference. 7/23/1985. 2 of 2.
  6. Burroughs, Corso and Ginsberg. 7/24/1985. 1 of 2.
  7. Burroughs, Corso and Ginsberg. 7/24/1985. 2 of 2.
  8. Ted Morgan. Burroughs Biography. 7/25/1985. 1 of 1.
  9. Colloquium. 7/27/1985. 1 of 2.
  10. Colloquium. 7/27/1985. 2 of 2.

 

BOX FIVE

Correspondence.

Misc. Letters. Not in Folder nor Binder.

  1. July 4th. No Year. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by Paul Bowles. One page.
  2. No Date. Letter in re: Swiss Flight 814. Addressed to Miles. Signed by no one. Probably from Richard Aaron (his stationary). One page.
  3. No Date. Postcard addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Richard Aaron.
  4. No Date. Christmas card addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Alan. On card.
  5. January 21, 1972. Addressed to Grove Press, forwarded to William S. Burroughs. Signed by David Archibald. One page.
  6. May 15, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Klaus Poenicke. One page.

 

Binder One (brown): Burroughs to Pélieu.

  1. Postmarked December 19, 1958. Addressed to Claude Pélieu. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One Christmas Card and Envelope.
  2. May 22, 1967. Addressed to Claude Pélieu. Signed by Ian Sommerville. One page.
  3. June 26, 1967. Addressed to Claude Pélieu. Signed by Ian Sommerville. One page.
  4. December 7, 1967. Two letters on one sheet. First addressed to Mary Beach. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Second addressed to Claude Pélieu. Signed by William Burroughs. One page.
  5. Postmarked December 22, 1967. Addressed to Mary Beach and Claude Pélieu. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Half of a Christmas Card and its Envelope.
  6. January 23, 1968. Addressed to Mary Beach. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  7. January 23, 1968. Addressed to “Cher Monsieur.” (Someone at the magazine Blaise Cendres.) Signed by William S. Burroughs. Includes letter about Claude Pélieu. Two pages.
  8. February 26, 1968. Addressed to Claude Pélieu. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  9. April 14, 1968. Addressed to Mary Beach. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  10. January 4, 1969. Addressed to Claude Pélieu and Mary Beach. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  11. Burroughs, William S. Manuscript of article for RAT on Scientology. No Title. No Date- but fits in between 1969 material in correspondence binder. 11 pages.
  12. October 27, 1969. Addressed to Claude Pélieu and Mary Beach. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  13. November 14, 1969. Addressed to Claude Pélieu and Mary Beach. Signed by William S. Burroughs.
  14. April 27, 1970. Addressed to Claude Pélieu and Mary Beach. Signed by William S. Burroughs. 2 pages.

Binder Two (brown): Burroughs to Aaron. (Actually Alex Troochi as well - binder is seemingly mislabeled.)
  1. May 12 Tuesday (year?). Addressed to Alex Troochi. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  2. October 10, 1962. Addressed to Alex Troochi. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  3. October 24, 1963. Addressed to Alex Troochi. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  4. November 19, 1963. Addressed to Alex Troochi. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  5. December 10, 1963. Addressed to Alex Troochi. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  6. No Readable Postmark Date. Postcard. Addressed to Alex Troochi. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  7. Postmarked 1963. Postcard. Addressed to Alex Troochi. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  8. No Readable Postmark Date. Postcard. Addressed to Alex Troochi. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  9. No Date. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Alex Troochi. One page.
  10. May 5, 1964. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Alex Troochi. One page.
  11. May 8, 1964. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Alex Troochi. Two pages.
  12. May 14, 1964. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Alex Troochi. One page.
  13. June 16, 1964. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Alex Troochi. Two pages.
  14. August 7, 1964. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Alex Troochi. Two pages.
  15. Postmarked May 4, 1972. Postcard. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  16. November 27, 1972. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  17. Postmarked 1973. Postcard. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  18. February 9, 1973. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  19. March 5, 1973. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  20. March 7, 1973. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  21. August 5, 1973. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  22. April 25, 1974. Telegram. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  23. December 12, 1974. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  24. January 16, 1975. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  25. No Date. Christmas Card. No Addressee. No Envelope. Signed William S. Burroughs. One page.
  26. February 5, 1975. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  27. April 7, 1975. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  28. August 10, 1975. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  29. December 19, 1975. Christmas Card. Addressed to Richard and Lilia Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  30. Postmarked February 13, 1976. Telegram. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  31. Postmarked February 27, 1976. Telegram. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed William S. Burroughs. One page.
  32. August 12, 1976. Telegram. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  33. October 16, 1976. Addressed to Richard Aaron. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.

Binder Three: Black Large.

  1. January 19, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  2. January 23, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  3. February 23, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Two pages.
  4. March 13, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  5. April 7, 1977. Two letters on one sheet. First letter. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Second letter. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James W. Grauerholz. One page.
  6. April 28, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  7. April 28, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James W. Grauerholz. One page.
  8. May 24, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Two pages.
  9. July 8, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  10. September 1, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Two pages.
  11. October 8, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Two pages.
  12. November 4, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Two pages.
  13. November 26, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Two pages.
  14. December 14, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  15. January 12, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Two pages.
  16. January 17, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  17. February 3, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  18. February 27, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  19. March 28, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  20. April 25, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  21. May 5 and 6, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Four pages.
  22. Postmarked May 31, 1978. Postcard. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page,
  23. June 4, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  24. July 8, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  25. July 6, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page.
  26. Postmarked August 21, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Two pages.
  27. Postmarked September 12, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  28. October 16, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  29. No Date. Happy Birthday Card. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  30. March 19, 1979. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  31. No Date. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  32. December 8. No Year. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  33. No Date. Service Telex. Addressed to Brion Gysin. From James Grauerholz. One page.
  34. No Date. Service Telex. Addressed to Brion Gysin. From William S. Burroughs. One page.
  35. No Date. Service Telex. Addressed to Brion Gysin. From James Grauerholz. One page.
  36. No Date. Service Telex. Addressed to Brion Gysin. From James Grauerholz. One page.
  37. August 14, 1975. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page.
  38. February 5, 1976. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page.
  39. May 10, 1976. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Two pages.
  40. May 25, 1976. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Four pages.
  41. May 27, 1976. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page.
  42. June 17, 1976. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Four pages.
  43. July 13, 1976. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Two pages.
  44. July 18, 1976. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page.
  45. August 6, 1976. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Two pages.
  46. September 4, 1976. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page.
  47. October 4, 1976. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Two pages.
  48. October 20 and 21, 1976. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Two pages.
  49. December 27, 1976. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page.
  50. January 24, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page.
  51. February 4, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Two pages.
  52. February 19, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Two pages.
  53. Postmarked May 24, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. One photograph of William S. Burroughs dated December 19, 1973. “Flat 18. Bernard Sigaud.”
  54. September 27, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page.
  55. October 19, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Three pages.
  56. October 30, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Two pages.
  57. December 13, 1977. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Two pages.
  58. February 23, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page.
  59. April 23, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Two pages.
  60. May 7, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page.
  61. May 7, 1978. Addressed to Richard Seaver. Signed by James Grauerholz. CC to Burroughs and Gysin. Two pages. Enclosed one page of Bibliographical Appendix for THE THIRD MIND and a schedule for the NOVA CONVENTION., New York 1978.
  62. May 11, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page.
  63. June 17, 1966. Addressed to Andreas Brown. Signed by Brion Gysin. One page.
  64. June 6, 1966. Addressed to Andreas Brown. Signed by the Manager of Barclays Bank. One page.
  65. March 15, 1963. Addressed to Ira Cohen. Signed by Brion Gysin. Two pages.
  66. March 18, 1967. Postcard. Addressed to Ira Cohen. Signed by Brion Gysin. One page.
  67. November 25, 1963. Addressed to Ira Cohen. Signed by Brion Gysin. One Page.
  68. No Date. Addressed to Ira Cohen. Signed by Brion Gysin. Two pages.
  69. May 25, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page.
  70. September 17, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Two pages.
  71. September 26, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Two pages.
  72. October 5, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Two pages.
  73. October 28, 1978. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. Two pages.
  74. NOVA CONVENTION New York 1978 schedule.
  75. January 19, 1979. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by James Grauerholz. One page.
  76. March 9, 1966. Addressed to Andreas Brown. Signed by Brion Gysin. One page.
  77. March 25, 1966. Addressed to Andreas Brown. Signed by Brion Gysin. Two pages.
  78. October 15, 1966. Addressed to Andreas Brown. Signed by Brion Gysin. One page.
  79. May 23, 1966. Addressed to Andreas Brown. Signed by Brion Gysin. One page.
  80. October 10, 1966. Addressed to Ira Cohen. Signed by Brion Gysin. Two pages.
  81. No Date. Happy New Year Card. Addressed to Ira Cohen. Signed by Brion Gysin.
  82. Postmarked February 6, 1976. Addressed to Brion Gysin. From James Grauerhol. Three “City Moon” published pamphlets and a flyer for subscription.

Back of Black Binder- loose items.

  1. Postmarked August 19, 1975. Addressed to Brion Gysin. From William S. Burroughs/James Grauerholz. One “City Moon” pamphlet. One page.
  2. July 1, 1976. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Two pages.
  3. June 18, 1979. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  4. July 30, 1979. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Two pages.
  5. August 7, 1979. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  6. September 14, 1979. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  7. November 14, 1979. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  8. December 12, 1979. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Two pages.
  9. January 11, 1980. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  10. January 17, 1980. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Two pages.
  11. February 4, 1980. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs and Udo. One page.
  12. Postmarked February 8, 1980. Address to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Two pages.
  13. February 13, 1980. Addressed to James Grauerholz. From Brion Gysin. Two pages.
  14. No Date- but in letter states “all best for 1980.” Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  15. No Date. Postcard. No stamp. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  16. No Date. Postcard. From Canada. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.

 

Red Folder of Letters, etc. mostly from Brion Gysin to William S. Burroughs. Picture of Brion Gysin glued to front.

  1. Postmarked 1972. No Month. No Day. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Brion Gysin. One postcard.
  2. No Date. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Brion Gysin. One page.
  3. No Date. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Brion Gysin. One page.
  4. April 14, 1972. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Brion Gysin. One page.
  5. August 1, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Brion Gysin. One page.
  6. August 26, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Brion Gysin. One page.
  7. October 22, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Brion Gysin. One page.
  8. November 5, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Brion Gysin. One page.
  9. December 5, 1973. French announcement to Bernard Heidsieck about “Le Carrefour de la Chaussee D’ Antin.”
  10. December 18, 1973. Addressed to Brion Gysin. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.

Red Folder- Variety of materials.

  1. November 15, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Richard Seaver. One page.
  2. November 7, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Peter H. Matson. One page.
  3. October 18, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Miles. One page.
  4. June 13, 1973. Addressed to William S, Burroughs. Signed by Anthony Gornall. One page.
  5. No Date. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. From Udo Berger. One page.
  6. September 20, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Allen or Alan? One page.
  7. Photograph. No Date. No inscriptions.
  8. Postmarked September 19, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. From the Actual Facts Institute. A sheet of reproduced photos.
  9. 1973. No Month or Day. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Richard Aaron. Two pages.
  10. October 2, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Richard Aaron. Two pages.
  11. November 39 (?), 1973. Addressed to John ? Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  12. November 25, 1973. Addressed to Malcolm? Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  13. September 18, 1973. Addressed to Richard ? Signed by Michael ? CC: William S. Burroughs. One page.

Red Folder- Variety of Materials – Labeled: “Letters for which files exist.”

  1. January 17, 1974. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Pierre Dommergues. One page. (Copy of article/interview in newspaper enclosed.)
  2. January 4, 1974. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Richard Seaver. One page.
  3. January 9, 1974. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Peter H. Matson. One page. (Attached is a letter from Edward M. Cohen addressed to Peter H. Matson dated December 28, 1973.)
  4. December 26, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Carolyn Amussen. One page. (Enclosed: December 9, 1973. Addressed to Carolyn Amussen. From Hubert Selby, Jr. One page. (photocopy).)
  5. August 29, 1972. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Peter H. Matson. One page.
  6. June 27, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Peter H. Matson. One page.
  7. November 6, 1972. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Peter H. Matson. One page.
  8. Document. “Why is Dr. Timothy Leary in Prison?” From Robert Anton Wilson. One page.
  9. June 27, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Roy Pennington. One page.
  10. February 28, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Graham Randall. One page.
  11. No Date. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Claude Pélieu/Washburn. One page.
  12. January 26, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Jann Wenner. One page.
  13. December 29, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Otto Belue and Gertrude Belue? One page.
  14. No Date. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Udo Berger. One page.
  15. One Page- Logo at top “People’s Republic of Poetry” and the word “Consciousmess” typed below. No Date. No Addressee. No Signature.
  16. No Date. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Tom Veitch. One page.
  17. July 11, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Miles? One page.
  18. April 15, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Tom Veitch. One page.
  19. June 4, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Ann Charters. One page.
  20. January 5, 1974. Addressed to “My dear Benway’ – William S. Burroughs. Signed by [Terry Sothern?]. One page.
  21. February 20, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Richard Aaron. One page.
  22. May 30, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Miles? One page.
  23. June 4, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Rick Fields. One page.
  24. June 23, 1973. Addressed to William S Burroughs. Signed by Daniel Halpern. One page.
  25. Address and phone number of Allen Ginsberg handwritten on single sheet of paper. No Date. No Signatures.
  26. March 30, 1973. Addressed to “All” – William S. Burroughs. Signed by Michael Henshaw. Three pages.
  27. Blank card.
  28. June 19, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Marc Bitzick. One page.
  29. June 12, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Joe Maynard. One page.
  30. July 19, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Allen [DeLoach]. One page.
  31. July 13, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. From Henry A. Sofeico, Jr. One page.
  32. August 1, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Michael Henshaw. One page.
  33. July 27, 1973. Addressed to David ? Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page. (Photocopy.)
  34. July 23, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Chris Robbins. One page.
  35. July 9, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Patricia Loud. One page.
  36. July 13, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Robert Shaye. One page.
  37. July 20, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Humphrey M. Evans III. One page.
  38. “Considerations and advantages relative to house in or near Vaduz.” Written by ?. Sent to ? No date.
  39. January 3, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Allen [De Loach]. One page.
  40. November 21, 1972. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Anthony Jones. One page.
  41. January 21, 1974. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Henry A. Sofeico, Jr. One page.
  42. January 7, 1974. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Richard Seaver. One page. (Dutch Schultz script attachments.)
  43. (Last page of a letter written by William S. Burroughs to someone. No date. No further information. Photocopy.)
  44. Business Card. Gross Enterprises. Sarnia. Guelph. Ottawa. “We have a hand in everything” Addressed to ? Signed K.Z. Podres.

Red Folder: Labeled “Publishers, Agents, Interviews.”

  1. December 31, 1970. Addressed to John Wood. From Antony Balch Films Limited. One page.
  2. December 30, 1970. Addressed to Antony Balch. Signed by John Wood. Two pages. (William S. Burroughs- carbon copied.)
  3. January 29, 1971. Addressed to John Wood. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page. (May be a draft.)
  4. October 6 or June 11, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by H. Chopin. One page.
  5. March 22. No Year. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by J. Pennington. One page.
  6. November 10, 1972? Addressed to William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin. Signed by Udo Breger. One page. (Attached picture glued to page.)
  7. February 27, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Udo Breger. One page.
  8. Wednesday. No Date. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Bayer, Caretaker. One page.
  9. February 28, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Lawrence Collinson. One page.
  10. January 29, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Winston Leyland. One page.
  11. May 31. No Year. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Peter Rand. One page.
  12. June 25, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Udo Breger. One page.
  13. No Date. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Gerard Van der Leun. One page.
  14. August 27, 1973. Addressed to Peter Matson. Signed by Jan Herman. Two pages. (Carbon copied to William S. Burroughs.)
  15. July 30, 1973. Addressed to Michael Sissons. Signed by ? One page.
  16. August 14, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Michael Sissons. One page.
  17. No Date. Press Release poster for Exterminator! Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Richard Seaver. (Note concerns the August 22, 1973 release of the book.) One page.
  18. Another Press Release poster for Exterminator! No Notes on this version. One page.
  19. September 14, 1972. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Peter Matson. One page.
  20. July 17, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Peter Matson. One page.
  21. July 18, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Peter Matson. One page.
  22. No Date. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Udo Breger. One page.
  23. No Date. Addressed to Allen Ginsberg. Signed by Udo Breger. One page.
  24. July 16, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Michael Morris. One page.
  25. May 28, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Richard Seaver. One page.
  26. June 14, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Peter Matson. One page.
  27. July 17, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Alan Rinzer. One page.
  28. August 8, 1973. Addressed to Jan Herman. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page. (Photocopy.)
  29. August 6, 1973. Addressed to Peter Matson. Signed by William S. Burroughs. Two pages. (Photocopy.)
  30. August 10, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Udo Breger. One page.
  31. August 6, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Jan Herman. Two pages.
  32. August 13, 1973. Addressed to Jan herman. From William S. Burroughs. One page. (Photocopy.)
  33. May 28, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Anthony Gornall. One page.
  34. May 18, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Victoria Petzal. One page.
  35. July 10, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Jan Herman. Three pages.
  36. No date. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Udo Breger. One page.
  37. December 7, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Peter Matson. One page.
  38. December 3, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Peter Matson. One page.
  39. November 20, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Peter Matson. One page.
  40. December 13, 1973. Addressed to Peter Matson. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page. (Photocopy.)
  41. December 5, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Richard Seaver. One page.
  42. Group of color photocopied letters to/from William S. Burroughs and Paul Bowles. Binder clipped together. Dates range from 1960-1965. 22 pages. Most letters are addressed to William S. Burroughs.
  43. No Date. Three pages in re: Dutch Schultz. Sent to William S. Burroughs from Richard Seaver.
  44. December 19, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Allen DeLoach, Empire State College. One page.
  45. December 14, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Peter H. Matson. One page.
  46. May 30, 1973. Addressed to Peter Matson. Signed by Fred Jordan. One page.
  47. November 14, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Malcolm A. McConnell. One page.
  48. November 14, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Kathe Geist. One page.
  49. June 1, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Allen DeLoach. One page.
  50. November 10, 1973. Addressed to Peter Matson. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  51. March 13, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Bob Palmer. One page.
  52. September 20, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by John Calder. One page.
  53. September 19, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Jan Herman. One page.
  54. September 17, 1973. Addressed to Jan Herman. Signed by Peter Matson. One page.
  55. September 14, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Ronni Fiedler. One page.
  56. April 18, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Bob Palmer. One page.
  57. November 6, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Humphrey M. Evans III. One page.
  58. August 29, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Peter Matson. One page.
  59. October 12, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Jan Herman. One page.
  60. October 15, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Fernando Gonzalez. One page.
  61. September 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Luis de Pablo-Jose, Luis Alexanco, and Isabel Martinez Mariscal. One page.
  62. October 30, 1973. Addressed to Maurice. Signed by William S. Burroughs. One page.
  63. October 10. No Year. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Daniel Halpern. One page.
  64. October 22, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Anthony Gornall. One page.
  65. October 31, 1973. Addressed to Peter Matson. Signed by Jan Herman. One page.
  66. No Date. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Bob Gale (BBC). One page.
  67. December 29, 1973. Addressed to William S. Burroughs. Signed by Malcolm A. McConnell. One page.

 

 

BOX SIX

Sale Catalogues, Inventories of Burroughs and Beat Materials, Bibliographies.

  1. William S. Burroughs Papers: Preliminary Inventory. No Date. 31 pages. 566 items listed. Photocopy of typed pages. (Second copy- Portion of the photocopy of the listing of original WSB archive catalogue. Numbers 449 to 557.)
  2. Daniel Stokes. Fine Printing, Rare Books, Modern First Editions & Manuscripts. “List 37.” No Date. New York. 8 pages.
  3. Waiting for Godot Books. Beats, Bohemians, and Sixties Literature: A Miscellany. Special List Number 1. No Date. Hadley, Massachusetts. 74 pages. Computer printout.
  4. Glenn Horowitz- Bookseller. Catalogue 10. Modern First Editions. No Date. New York. Burroughs materials on page 7. Brochure format.
  5. Morgan and Rosenthal. Modern First Editions. Allen Ginsberg Issue. Catalogue Five. No Date. New York. 18 pages. Brochure format.
  6. Andrew Sclanders. Allen Ginsberg, Beat Art, and Beatniks. Catalogue 39. No Date. London. 58 pages. Brochure format. (Burroughs materials listed p. 73-111.)
  7. Andrew Sclanders. Catalogue 42: William S. Burroughs, British & American Poetry, & Lowbrow, Oddball & Comic Art. No Date. www.beatbooks.com. 595 objects listed. Cartoon image of Burroughs on cover.
  8. Grenfell Press limited addition book announcement pamphlet. No date- perhaps 1985? William S. Burroughs. The Cat Inside. Drawings by Brion Gysin.
  9. Burroughs on Video advertisement flyer. Water Row Books. No date.
  10. Rushing, Lynda Lee. “William S. Burroughs: A Bibliography,” in The Bulletin of Bibliography and Magazine Notes. July-September 1972. Vol. 29, No. 3. Pages 87-92. Photocopy of section of the book.
  11. Photocopy of the Catalogue of the William S. Burroughs Archive. 1973. Copyright The William S. Burroughs Archive. Page 12- 347.
  12. A Descriptive Catalogue of the William S. Burroughs Archive. 1973. Compiled by Miles Associates for William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin. London. Edition of 226 copies, 26 are labeled A to Z and signed by William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin and Miles. This is “W.” Inscribed by aforementioned people on copyright information page. Published by Covent Garden Press Limited in conjunction with Am Here Books. Copyright held by the William S. Burroughs Archive. (Boxed hardcover edition.)
  13. Maynard, Joe and Barry Miles. William S. Burroughs: A Bibliography, 1953-73. 1978. Bibliographic Society of the University of Virginia, University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville. Foreword by William S. Burroughs. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg.
  14. Burroughs, William S. “Foreword: The Future of the Novel,” in William S. Burroughs: The Hombre Invisible. Catalogue Eight. 1981. Atticus Books. Copyright Ralph Cook. 52 pages. Brochure format.
  15. Editions Claude Givaudan. Geneve. 1981. Artistic book catalogue. Small booklet. Page 8, Letters from William S. Burroughs to Allen Ginsberg advertisement. Page 9 William S. Burroughs scrapbook advertisement.
  16. Goodman, Michael B. and Lemuel B. Coley. William S. Burroughs: A Reference Guide. 1990. Garland Publishing, Inc., New York and London. Photocopy of entire book.
  17. Shoaf, Eric C. Collecting William S. Burroughs in Print: A Checklist. Limited edition text- 200 copies. 2000. Ratishna Books, An Imprint of Rock n’ Roll Research Press, Rumford, Rhode Island. (Inscribed on title page: “To Bob Jackson with Best Wishes, Eric C. Shoaf.”) 72 pages. Paperback.
  18. Christie’s Catalogue. Jack Kerouac’s Typescript Scroll of On the Road. Auction May 22, 2001. New York. Paperback.
  19. City Lights Pocket Poets Series. 1955-2005. Exhibition Catalogue. The Grolier Club, New York. From the Collection of Donald A. Heneghan. March 23- May 13, 2005.