Preliminary Guide to the Gilbert Sorrentino Papers, 1950-1998
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Preliminary Guide to the Gilbert Sorrentino Papers, 1950-1998
Collection number: M0835
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Department of Special Collections
- Green Library
- Stanford University Libraries
- Stanford, CA 94305-6004
- Phone: (650) 725-1022
- Email: speccoll@sulmail.stanford.edu
- URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/
- Processed by:
- Special Collections staff
- Encoded by:
- Bill O'Hanlon
© 2002 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Gilbert Sorrentino Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1950-1998
Collection number: M0835
Creator:
Gilbert Sorrentino
Extent:
48.5 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: The Gilbert Sorrentino Papers feature the materials of literary production of Sorrentino's creative career into 1999, including
manuscripts, personal
notebooks, and correspondence. Also present is a comprehensive collection of his papers and teaching materials from classes
taught at Stanford.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Access restricted until processing is completed. Please check with the department.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights
reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Acquisition Information
Collection purchased, 1999.
Preferred Citation
Gilbert Sorrentino Papers. M0835. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Provenance
Originally on deposit from Gilbert Sorrentino, 1985, 1990, 1993,
1996, and 1998; entire collection purchased, 1999.
Biography
Gilbert Sorrentino was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 27, 1929. His education at Brooklyn College was interrupted in
1951 by his service
in the U. S. Army Medical Corps. In 1955 he returned to Brooklyn college, where he founded the magazine Neon with college
friends, notably
Hubert Selby Jr., Fielding Dawson, and Leroi Jones. He also served as editor for Kulchur magazine and worked at Grove Press
from 1965 - 70.
He published his first book of poems, The Darkness Surrounds Us in 1960, which was followed by Black and White (1964) In 1965,
he released
his first novel, The Sky Changes (1966), and began his teaching career with a course at Columbia University. Although highly
regarded by critics,
Sorrentino's work has always been experimental and avant-garde and gained popular attention late, with the publication of
Mulligan Stew (1979).
In 1982 he joined the faculty of Stanford University, teaching creative writing until his retirement in 1999. He is the recipient
of numerous awards
including Guggenheim Fellow in Fiction (1973, 1987), John Dos Passos Prize for Literature (1981), Mildred and Harold Strauss
Livings of the
American Academy of Arts and Letters (1982), American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Literature (1985), and the Lannan
Literary
Award for Fiction (1992).
Access Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
American literature--20th century.
Collection Contents
Box 1
Scope and Content Note
24 Class Roll Books; Periodicals: Canto, Sequoia, Poetry, Brooklyn College Alumni review, etc.: approx. 40 volumes
Box 2
Scope and Content Note
Class notes, including student essays, lecture notes, etc.: 27 file folders
Box 3
Scope and Content Note
Photocopied reading material handouts from class
Box 4
Scope and Content Note
Student Papers, theses, fiction
Box 5
Scope and Content Note
Stanford publications (The Mind's Eye, Stanford Humanities Review): approx. 20 volumes
Box 6
Scope and Content Note
Paperback books, some with annotations from classes taught by Sorrentino: Joyce, Blake, Kafka, O'Brien, Creeley, Beckett,
etc.
Box 7
Scope and Content Note
Class files: approx. 20 file folders, and student manuscripts
Box 8
Scope and Content Note
Books, of poetry: approx. 50 volumes
Box 9
Scope and Content Note
Books of poetry and Poetry Reviews and Journals: approx. 30 volumes
Box 10
Scope and Content Note
Novels and poetry books: approx. 30 volumes
Box 11
Scope and Content Note
Poetry reviews and Journals: approx. 30 volumes
Box 12
Scope and Content Note
Poetry reviews and Journals: approx. 50 volumes
Box 13
Scope and Content Note
Poetry Reviews and Journals: approx. 35 volumes
Box 14
Scope and Content Note
Poetry Reviews and Journals: approx. 50 volumes
Box 15
Scope and Content Note
Poetry Reviews and Journals: approx. 35 volumes
Box 16
Scope and Content Note
Poetry Reviews and books of poetry and novels: approx. 35 volumes
