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The archive was organized during two periods of activity: by Burroughs in 1965, and then in 1972 by Burroughs, Brion Gysin, and Barry Miles, who divided the manuscripts and typescripts of Burroughs's works and notes into 169 collections of papers which they placed in consecutively numbered folders and portfolios of various sizes, which they ...
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Author, artist, spoken word performer, and founding member of the Beat Generation. The William S. Burroughs Papers contain manuscripts and galley proofs of some of Burroughs's novels, as well as biographical material on Burroughs.
Summary
Author, artist, spoken word performer, and founding member of the Beat Generation. The William S. Burroughs Papers contain manuscripts and galley proofs of some of Burroughs's novels, as well as biographical material on Burroughs. The William S. Burroughs Papers contain manuscripts and galley proofs of some of Burroughs's novels, as well as experimental prose, including early examples of Burroughs's cut-up technique, and a small amount of correspondence. The collection also contains a series...
This collection is arranged in five series. 1. Series I: Correspondence, 1953-1973 2. Series II: Writings, 1958-1969 3. Series III: Photographs and Realia 4. Series IV: Victor Bockris Files, 1965-1975 5. Series V: Addition to the Papers, 2017 & 2018
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account. This collection is located on-site. This collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William S. Burroughs papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
William S. Burroughs was born in 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended private schools in St. Louis before a brief stint at the Los Alamos Ranch School in New Mexico. He received a bachelor's degree from Harvard in 1936. After graduating from Harvard, Burroughs spent a few years traveling through Europe, followed by a short stint in the US Army....
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The William S. Burroughs “Vaduz” Archive was organized during two periods of activity, in 1965, by Burroughs himself, and in 1972 by Burroughs and his friends Brion Gysin, the Swiss-Canadian painter,
William S. Burroughs papers (17 linear feet – 94 boxes) are held by the Berg Collection of the New York Public Library. William Seward Burroughs Papers, 1957–1976 (2 linear feet) are held in the Columbia University Libraries.
Jul 24, 2009 · The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection has posted the finding aid for the William S. Burroughs Papers. A guide to the papers can now be accessed here (pdf).
Ownership: Owned by William S. Burroughs and sold by him to a financier in Liechtenstein, ca. 1973. Purchased by the Jacksons in the late 1980s. Acquisition: Purchased from Robert and Carol Jackson (Cleveland, Ohio), in 2005.
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The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature purchased the weighty collection that is the William S. Burroughs Papers, 1951-1972 (94 boxes, 17 linear feet), in 2006.
