Carl Rakosi Papers

Mandeville Special Collections Library

The UCSD Libraries

9500 Gilman Drive

University of California, San Diego

La Jolla, California 92093-0175

Phone: (858) 534-2533

Fax: (858) 534-5950

URL: http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/

Descriptive Summary

Creator: Rakosi, Carl, 1903-

Title: Carl Rakosi Papers,

Date (inclusive): 1903-2004

Extent: 6.50 linear feet (17 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Abstract: Papers of Carl Rakosi, American "Objectivist" poet and social worker, who professionally practiced psychotherapy under the name Callman Rawley. Rakosi was known for his association with the Objectivist movement as well as Jewish writers of the twentieth century. The writings in this collection primarily represent Rakosi's recent (1988-2004) literary activities; however, the numerous other contributions of his 100-year lifespan are also represented. The collection contains correspondence, prose, poems, book reviews, and extensive interviews with Rakosi, while also including journal articles, case histories and notes that document his work as a psychotherapist, during the decades when he withdrew from the publishing world. Included are typescripts and photocopies of poems for THE COLLECTED POEMS OF CARL RAKOSI and page proofs for THE OLD POET'S TALE (1999). The collection represents the part he played as a young poet in the Objectivist movement, with copies of correspondence with other Objectivist poets such as Louis Zukofsky, as well as essays written by Rakosi much later on the impact of that literary moment, such as the short essay called "The Objectivist Connection" that explains the origin of the term "Objectivist." The collection contains worksheets for poems, audio and videocassette recordings of readings and interviews, and drafts of printed interviews.

Repository: University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.

La Jolla, California 92093-0175

Collection number: MSS 0355

Language of Material: Collection materials in English

Access

Materials contained in Box 5, Folders 9-11 are restricted until the year 2070 according to federal and state laws.

Acquisition Information

Not Available

Preferred Citation

Carl Rakosi Papers, MSS 0355. Mandeville Special Collections Library, UCSD.

Publication Rights

Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.

Biography

Carl Rakosi was born on November 6, 1903, in Berlin, Germany, and came to the United States with his father and stepmother in 1910. He received his B.A. (1924) and M.A. (1926) from the University of Wisconsin, and completed his Masters of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania in 1940. He married Leah Jaffe in 1939.

During the thirties, Rakosi was a member of a group of poets called "The Objectivists," which included Louis Zukofsky, Charles Reznikoff, and George Oppen. Between 1939 and 1965, he stopped writing in order to devote himself to social work and psychotherapy. It was not until 1965, at the urging of Andrew Crozier, that Rakosi started to write again.

Rakosi practiced social work and psychotherapy as Callman Rawley, his legally adopted professional name. Between 1945 and his retirement in 1968, Rakosi was Executive Director of the Jewish Family and Children's Service in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also conducted a private practice in psychotherapy between 1955 and 1971.

As an important Objectivist poet, Rakosi's style of writing can be summarized by Stanley Cooperman's comment:

what Rakosi has, delightfully, is an ability to translate

emotion into objects, tastes, smells: and these, in turn,

are completely familiar- except that the familarity occurs

in unexpected juxtapositions of sound and theme...

Rakosi's work is at once irreverent and serious; highly

intellectual and simplistic.

His published works include SELECTED POEMS (1941), AMULET (1967), ERE-VOICE (1971), EX CRANIUM, NIGHT (1975), MY EXPERIENCE IN PARNASSUS (1977), SPIRITUS I (1983), and COLLECTED POEMS (1986), THE EARTH SUITE (1997), and THE OLD POET'S TALE (1999). Besides his literary work, including poetry, essays and book reviews, Rakosi also published articles and reviews on social work and psychology.

Rakosi continues to be involved in the publishing of his collected works, and to correspond with younger writers interested in his and other Objectivists' work.

In 2003, His 100th Birthday celebration was marked by several poets--including Anselm Hollo, Lyn Hejinian, George Evans and others--reading from their own work, at Rakosi's request. Until his death on June 24, 2004, Rakosi continued to develop new poems and to correspond with younger writers interested in his and other Objectivists' work.

Scope and Content of Collection

Accession Processed in 1996

The Carl Rakosi Papers document Rakosi's recent activities as a poet and writer, as well as his professional career as a psychotherapist and social worker. The collection, which dates between 1903 and 1995 (bulk dates, 1988-1995), is arranged in four series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS, 2) CORRESPONDENCE, 3) WRITINGS BY RAKOSI, and 4) WRITINGS BY OTHERS.

SERIES 1: BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS

The BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS series contains Rakosi's birth certificate, official academic transcripts and grade reports, naturalization papers, poetry flyers, newspaper clippings, and his professional profile and list of publications as a psychotherapist. Also included are numerous transcribed interviews with Rakosi.

SERIES 2: CORRESPONDENCE

The CORRESPONDENCE series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent and reflects Rakosi's literary and professional career. In most cases, Rakosi made carbon copies of his replies. Notable correspondents include Jean-Paul Auxemery, who translated many of Rakosi's poems into French, Cid Corman, Andrew Crozier, Kathi George, and Michael Heller. Also represented are exchanges with the editors of numerous poetry magazines. Finally, Rakosi's early life is reflected in the letters of his first girlfriend, Mary Biggs, and his mother, Flora Steiner.

SERIES 3: WRITINGS BY RAKOSI

The WRITINGS BY RAKOSI series is arranged in four subseries: A) Lectures, B) Prose, C) Poetry, and D) Social Work and Psychotherapy. The "Lectures" subseries contains notes for two lectures on poetry. The "Prose" subseries contains several essays on "Objectivist" poets, including Charles Reznikoff and George Oppen. Of particular interest is a short essay called "The Objectivist Connection" that explains the origin of the term "Objectivist." Also included is the first draft and source materials for Rakosi's unpublished autobiography.

The "Poetry" subseries includes typescripts and photocopies of poems for THE COLLECTED POEMS OF CARL RAKOSI and an annotated proof for POEMS, 1923-1941; drafts of miscellaneous poems in various stages of development; and some of Rakosi's contributions to Jewish liturgy.

The "Social Work and Psychotherapy" subseries comprises Callman Rawley's journal articles and book reviews, as well as notes and analysis on patient interviews.

SERIES 4: WRITINGS OF OTHERS

The WRITINGS OF OTHERS series contains manuscripts of collected poetry sent to Rakosi and is arranged alphabetically by author. Also included are three critical essays on Rakosi's literary work.

RELATED COLLECTIONS:

Additional Carl Rakosi materials are located in the David Ignatow Papers (MSS 2), United Artists Archive (MSS 12), George Oppen Papers (MSS 16), Clayton Eshleman Papers (MSS 21), Sun and Moon Archive (MSS 221), and Charley George Papers (MSS 387).

Significant portions of Rakosi's papers are also located at the University of Texas, Austin, the Houghton Library at Harvard University, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison (see correspondence in case file).

Accessions Processed in 2003

The accessions processed in 2003 contain recent correspondence, worksheets for poems, tapes of readings and interviews with Rakosi, and drafts of printed interviews. It also supplements the previous accession, with important early correspondence from the 1930s and materials related to Rakosi's readings and lectures from approximately 1973-1999. The materials are arranged in five series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS, 2) CORRESPONDENCE, 3) WRITINGS BY RAKOSI, 4) RECORDINGS, and 5) ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES.

SERIES 1: BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS

This series is arranged in two subseries: A) Interviews and Writings about Rakosi and B) Miscellaneous Materials.

A) The Interviews and Writings about Rakosi subseries contains drafts and printed copies of interviews and writings about Rakosi, including some which are focused on the larger groups with which Rakosi is often associated such as the Objectivists and Jewish writers of the twentieth century. This subseries is arranged alphabetically by the author's (or interviewer's) last name.

B) The Miscellaneous Materials subseries, arranged alphabetically, contains materials related to Rakosi's education and business, including transcripts, business cards, C.V.'s and other miscellaneous materials. It also includes two large folders of materials related to his wife, Leah Rakosi.

SERIES 2: CORRESPONDENCE

The CORRESPONDENCE series, arranged alphabetically, reflects Rakosi's continued interest and involvement in the literary scene, including correspondence with various editors, organizations and younger authors, as well as copies of correspondence with Allen Ginsberg, George Oppen and Louis Zukofsky. Also included is significant correspondence with persons who are not necessarily part of the literary world but who are nonetheless important to Rakosi's life and career. This group includes various persons from his earlier career as a social worker, as well as certain family members with whom he has regularly corresponded over many years.

SERIES 3: WRITINGS BY RAKOSI

This series is arranged in three subseries: A) Prose, B) Poetry, and C) Readings and Lectures.

A) The Prose subseries, arranged alphabetically, contains blurbs and introductions for Rakosi's and others' books, short essays and published letters to editors. Perhaps most interesting is the folder containing correspondence between Margery Latimer (1899-1932, a.k.a. Margery Latimer Toomer, wife of Jean Toomer) and Blanche Matthias, and other research materials used for Rakosi's COLLECTED PROSE.

B) The Poetry subseries contains some materials related to published works, as well as a significant amount of working papers (drafts and manuscripts of poems).

C) The Readings and Lectures subseries contains Rakosi's notes and lists of poems for readings and lectures given from approximately 1973-1999. It also includes some flyers and announcements for these events. The subseries is arranged chronologically, with undated materials at the end.

SERIES 4: RECORDINGS

The RECORDINGS series contains audio and videocassette tapes, as well as compact discs, documenting Rakosi's readings and interviews 1995-1999. The series is arranged alphabetically.

SERIES 5: ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES

The ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES series contains the originals of brittle or high acid content documents that have been photocopied.

Accession Processed in 2005

The accession processed in 2005 contains recent correspondence, substantial folders of source material and drafts of poems in progress, materials related to Rakosi's 100th birthday celebration, and memorials to the now deceased poet. It also supplements the previous accession, with excerpts from important early correspondence from the 1930s, including Louis Zukofsky, and continued correspondence with fellow writers, as well as family members. His correspondence with Tom Devaney contains the transcripts of a significant interview done with Rakosi in 2001. The materials are arranged in three series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS, 2) CORRESPONDENCE, and 3) WRITINGS BY RAKOSI.

SERIES 1: BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS

The BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS series, arranged alphabetically, contains materials related to Rakosi's 100th Birthday Celebration (including music composed for a selection of his poetry), a lifetime achievement award, business cards, C.V.'s, and other materials.

SERIES 2: CORRESPONDENCE

The CORRESPONDENCE series, arranged alphabetically, reflects Rakosi's interest and involvement in the literary scene, including correspondence with various editors, organizations and younger authors, as well as copies of correspondence with George Oppen and Louis Zukofsky. Also included is significant correspondence with both fellow writers and family members with whom he regularly corresponded over many years. This series includes a large folder of miscellaneous letters from admirers of Rakosi's work, dating from 1970-2003.

SERIES 3: WRITINGS BY RAKOSI

This series is arranged in three subseries: A) Prose, B) Poetry, and C) Miscellaneous.

A) The Prose subseries, arranged alphabetically, contains a draft of his Letter to the Editor of Poetry Flash on the Conference on the American Objectivists held at Royaumont, France, in September 1989. Additionally, this subseries contains drafts of tributes and articles Rakosi wrote about George Oppen.

B) The Poetry subseries contains unfinished working drafts of several poems, including a draft of his earlier poem "Americana."

C) The Miscellaneous subseries contains a significant amount of working papers, drafts and manuscripts of poems and source materials, including works Rakosi titled "Journal" and "Journal #2." Many of these folders include undated fragments and drafts which relate to Rakosi's earlier writings.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Rakosi, Carl, 1903- --Archives

Rakosi, Carl, 1903-

Oppen, George

Reznikoff, Charles, 1894-1976

American poetry -- 20th century

Contributors

Aux'emery, Jean-Paul, -- correspondent

Biggs, Mary, -- correspondent

Codrescu, Andrei, 1946- -- correspondent

Corman, Cid, -- correspondent

Dawson, Fielding, 1930- -- correspondent

DuPlessis, Rachel Blau, -- correspondent

George, Kathi, -- correspondent

Hamburger, Michael, -- correspondent

Heller, Michael, 1937- -- correspondent

Kessler, Milton, -- correspondent

Prynne, J. H., 1936- -- correspondent

Steiner, Flora, -- correspondent

Young, Karl, -- correspondent

Rakosi, Carl, 1903- -- Collected poems

Rakosi, Carl, 1903- -- Droles de journal

Rakosi, Carl, 1903- -- Poems 1923-1941

Collection Contents

Accession Processed in 1996

BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS

Miscellaneous

box 1, folder 1, oversize FB12601

Birth certificate 1903

box 1, folder 2

Certificates and academic transcripts 1910 - 1953

box 1, folder 3

Poetry lecture flyers

box 1, folder 4

Professional profile of Callman Rawley 1968 - 1990

Note

Includes newspaper clippings.

Interviews

box 1, folder 5

Cohn, Jim. - "A conversation with Carl Rakosi"

Note

Published in BOMBAY GIN, Summer 1988.

box 1, folder 6

Conversation with Carl Rakosi 1994

Note

"Some of the questions put to me at Poet's House." Contains only the questions asked.

box 1, folder 7

Evans, George and August Kleinzahler - "An interview with Carl Rakosi" 1986

Note

Correspondence and proofs of interview published in CONJUNCTIONS 11.

box 1, folder 8

Rosenblum, Martin J. - "Carl Rakosi: An Interview"

Note

Published in MARGINS, no.17, 1975. Published copy, annotated by Rakosi.

box 1, folder 9

Shaw, Mary Ellen

Note

"We're not supposed to be guides to the world: A conversation with Carl Rakosi." Published in PREVIEW, June 1975. Photocopy.

box 1, folder 10

Shoemaker, Steve 1981

Note

Correspondence and typescript.

box 1, folder 11

Sommers, Piotr

Note

Typescript, annotated by Rakosi.

CORRESPONDENCE

box 1, folder 12

Unidentified correspondents

box 1, folder 13

A - miscellaneous

box 1, folder 14

AMERICAN POETRY REVIEW 1992

box 1, folder 15

Another Chicago Press 1994

box 1, folder 16

Auxemery, Jean-Paul 1989 - 1991

box 1, folder 17

B - miscellaneous

box 1, folder 18

Bacon, Sydney 1989 - 1990

box 1, folder 19

Baker, Tony 1988 - 1989

box 1, folder 20

Bernstein, Maurice 1989 - 1994

box 1, folder 21

Biggs, Mary 1926 - 1927

box 1, folder 22

Black Sparrow Press (John Martin) 1992

box 1, folder 23

Buckeye, Bob 1988 - 1990

box 1, folder 24

Burwash, Nathaniel 1990 - 1994

box 1, folder 25

C - miscellaneous

box 1, folder 26

Caddel, Richard 1988 - 1994

box 1, folder 27

Chartres, Samuel 1990

box 1, folder 28

Codrescu, Andrei 1992 - 1994

box 1, folder 29

Cole, Peter 1989 - 1994

box 1, folder 30

Cope, David 1993 - 1995

box 1, folder 31

Corman, Cid 1989 - 1993

box 2, folder 1

Crozier, Andrew 1989 - 1993

box 2, folder 2

D - miscellaneous

box 2, folder 3

Dawson, Fielding 1990 - 1995

box 2, folder 4

Dennis, Rodney G. (Harvard University Library) 1978 - 1982

box 2, folder 5

di Prima, Diane 1992

box 2, folder 6

Dominguez Rey, Antonio 1990

box 2, folder 7

Duggan, Laurie 1989 - 1991

box 2, folder 8

DuPlessis, Rachel Blau 1989 - 1994

box 2, folder 9

E - miscellaneous

box 2, folder 10

Ebin, Jennifer and Julie 1989 - 1991

box 2, folder 11

Eshleman, Clayton 1992

box 2, folder 12

F - miscellaneous

box 2, folder 13

Fitterman, Robert 1990

box 2, folder 14

Foley, Jack 1993

box 2, folder 15

G - miscellaneous

box 2, folder 16

George, Kathi 1990 - 1992

box 2, folder 17

George, Kathi 1992

box 2, folder 18

Gilonis, Harry 1990 - 1993

box 2, folder 19

Griffin, Jonathan 1986 - 1993

box 2, folder 20

H - miscellaneous

box 2, folder 21

Haberman, Daniel and Barbara 1989 - 1994

box 2, folder 22

Hamburger, Michael 1989 - 1990

box 2, folder 23

Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1993

box 2, folder 24

Heller, Michael 1987 - 1994

box 2, folder 25

Hollo, Anselm 1989

box 2, folder 26

Holman, Bob 1989

box 2, folder 27

Humleker, Ruth 1989

box 2, folder 28

I - miscellaneous

box 2, folder 29

J - miscellaneous

box 2, folder 30

Jensen, Don 1992

box 2, folder 31

K - miscellaneous

box 2, folder 32

Kessler, Milton 1990 - 1992

box 2, folder 33

King, Martha and Basil 1989 - 1994

box 2, folder 34

Kleinzahler, August 1989 - 1990

box 2, folder 35

L - miscellaneous

box 2, folder 36

Lebensohn, Zigmond M. 1992

box 2, folder 37

Levy, John 1993 - 1994

box 3, folder 1

Lieberman, E. James 1992 - 1993

box 3, folder 2

M - miscellaneous

box 3, folder 3

MARGIN (Robin Magowan) 1988

box 3, folder 4

Marshall, Jack 1990 - 1992

box 3, folder 5

Money, Peter 1993 - 1995

box 3, folder 6

Morrow, Bradford 1990

box 3, folder 7

N - miscellaneous

box 3, folder 8

Naropa Institute 1991 - 1993

box 3, folder 9

National Poetry Festival (Keith Anderson) 1973

Note

Includes an index of Rakosi's audio tapes recorded at the festival.

box 3, folder 10

NEW AMERICAN WRITING (Paul Hoover and Maxine Chernoff) 1989 - 1993

box 3, folder 11

O - miscellaneous

box 3, folder 12

P - miscellaneous

box 3, folder 13

Pacernick, Gary 1993 - 1994

box 3, folder 14

Peterson, David 1992 - 1993

box 3, folder 15

Prynne, Jeremy 1988 - 1994

box 3, folder 16

R - miscellaneous

box 3, folder 17

Rakosi (stepmother) 1940 - 1941

box 3, folder 18

Rosenblum, Martin Jack 1989 - 1991

box 3, folder 19

Rosenthal, Gary 1993

box 3, folder 20

Rothenberg, Jerome 1994

box 3, folder 21

Rudolf, Anthony 1988 - 1991

box 3, folder 22

S - miscellaneous

box 3, folder 23

Salerno, Mark 1994

box 3, folder 24

Serendipity Books 1973 - 1978

box 3, folder 25

Shoemaker, Steve 1992 - 1994

box 3, folder 26

Sipper, Ralph B. 1977

box 3, folder 27

Szegedy-Maszak, Mihaly 1989 - 1990

box 3, folder 28

T - miscellaneous

box 3, folder 29

TALISMAN (Ed Foster) 1989 - 1993

box 3, folder 30

TO (Seth Frechie) 1993

box 3, folder 31

Tranter, John 1989 - 1991

box 3, folder 32

Trip to England 1988

box 3, folder 33

Trip to London and France 1989

box 3, folder 34

Turnbull, Gael 1989 - 1993

box 3, folder 35

U - miscellaneous

box 3, folder 36

University Library of Wisconsin - Madison 1978 - 1979

box 3, folder 37

University of California, Berkeley 1992 - 1993

box 3, folder 38

University of California, San Diego 1985 - 1987

box 3, folder 39

University of Virginia. Hillel Jewish Student Center 1991

box 3, folder 40

V - miscellaneous

box 3, folder 41

W - miscellaneous

box 3, folder 42

Y - miscellaneous

box 3, folder 43

Young, Karl 1989 - 1994

box 3, folder 44

ZYZZYVA 1992

WRITINGS BY RAKOSI

Lectures

box 4, folder 1

Lecture on George Oppen at The Poetry Center 1994

Note

Notes and correspondence.

box 4, folder 2

Lecture on "Psychology of the Poet" at Jefferson College, Michigan

Note

Notes, ca. 1970s.

Prose

box 4, folder 3

Literary agreements 1974 - 1980

box 4, folder 4

Autobiography (Part I)

Note

Data and primary sources.

box 4, folder 5

Autobiography (Part II)

Note

Data and primary sources.

box 4, folder 6

Autobiography

Note

First draft.

box 4, folder 7

Book Reviews 1967 - 1985

box 4, folder 8

Charles Reznikoff: A Tribute

Note

Magazine clipping from MARGINS, nos. 28-30, 1976.

box 4, folder 9

Comments on Sorrentino's THE ORANGERY

Note

Photocopy.

box 4, folder 10

From Sixth Session on Writing

Note

A lecture on language given at the Naropa Institute and published in ROCKY LEDGE #5, July/August 1980.

box 4, folder 11

George Oppen, the last days

Note

Photocopy.

box 4, folder 12

George Oppen, 1908-1984

Note

Obituary article published in J.A.C.O.B.'S. LETTER: THE JEWISH QUARTERLY OF THE ARTS FOR SAN FRANCISCO AND THE BAY AREA, vol. V, no. 1, January-March 1985.

box 4, folder 13

Kiesel, Stanley. THE PEARL IS A HARDENED SINNER

Note

Forward by Rakosi.

box 4, folder 14

New Forms - Introductory Statement

Note

Published in THE POETRY PROJECT, #129, Summer Issue, 1988.

box 4, folder 15

Objectivist Connection

Note

Two page typescript on the origin of the term "Objectivist." Also included are notes, drafts, and articles for the essay.

box 4, folder 16

Observations

Note

Photocopy of typescript.

box 4, folder 17

Poetry book reviews written by Rakosi

Note

Published in the MINNEAPOLIS STAR AND TRIBUNE. Newspaper clippings and typescript drafts.

box 4, folder 18

Robert Duncan

Note

Typescript.

box 4, folder 19

Royaumont: A Few Observations

Note

Magazine clipping from POETRY FLASH, no.204, March 1990. Included is correspondence related to Rakosi's article on the Conference on the American Objectivists held at Royaumont, France in September 1989.

Poetry

box 4, folder 20

COLLECTED POEMS OF CARL RAKOSI

Note

Typescripts and photocopies of poems (Part I).

box 4, folder 21

COLLECTED POEMS OF CARL RAKOSI

Note

Typescripts and photocopies of poems (Part II).

box 4, folder 22

Contributions to the liturgy for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur 1970 - 1980

Note

Printed programs and notes.

box 5, folder 1

DROLES DE JOURNAL 1982 - 1989

Note

French translation by Jean-Paul Auxemery.

box 5, folder 2

Miscellaneous poems (Part I)

box 5, folder 3

Miscellaneous poems (Part II)

box 5, folder 4

Miscellaneous poems (Part III)

box 5, folder 5

Miscellaneous poems (Part IV)

box 5, folder 6

POEMS, 1923-1941

Note

Photocopy of typescript for the Sun and Moon Press publication edited by Andrew Crozier.

box 5, folder 7

POEMS, 1923-1941 1993

Note

Proof copy.

Social Work and Psychotherapy

box 5, folder 8

Articles about social work and psychology by Callman Rawley 1937 - 1992

box 5, folder 9

Seven Case Histories 1942 - 1950

Access Information

Restrictions Apply

box 5, folder 10

Notes on clients (Part I)

Access Information

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box 5, folder 11

Notes on clients (Part II)

Access Information

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WRITINGS OF OTHERS

Manuscripts

box 6, folder 1

Cohn, Jim. "Prairie Falcon: Selected Poems, 1976-1987" 1987

Note

Bound mimeograph.

box 6, folder 2

Cole, Peter. "Ambit" 1969

box 6, folder 3

Fielding, Dawson. "The Black Mountian Book"

Note

Proof.

box 6, folder 4

Evans, George. "A walk in the garden of heaven"

Note

Mimeograph.

box 6, folder 5

Glass, Jesse

Note

Miscellaneous poems.

box 6, folder 6

Kleinzahler, August. "Earthquake Weather"

Note

Photocopy of annotated proof.

box 6, folder 7

Morrow, Bradford. "Posthumes"

Note

Proof.

box 6, folder 8

Schwarty, Naomi

Critical Essays on Rakosi

box 6, folder 9

Corman, Cid 1989 - 1990

Note

"Caught in the Act: The Comedian as Social Worker, the work of Carl Rakosi"

box 6, folder 10

Fixel, Lawrence

Note

"The mindscape of Carl Rakosi: Towards a reading of THE COLLECTED POEMS"

box 6, folder 11

Riemer, Ruby

Note

"Carl Rakosi and the Metaphoric Mode"

Accessions Processed in 2003

BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS

Interviews and Writings about Rakosi

box 7, folder 1

Bromige, David - "On the Page: Discussing the Objectivists" 1989

Note

December. Published in POETRY FLASH.

box 7, folder 2

Devaney, Tom - "Carl Rakosi Interview with Oliver Bressard" 2001

Note

March 30.

box 7, folder 3

Dickison, Steve - Interview with Carl Rakosi 1998 - 2001

Note

Includes correspondence with the Poetry Center.

box 7, folder 4

Evans, George and August Kleinzahler - "Interview with Carl Rakosi" 1986

Note

July 6. San Francisco. Published in CONJUNCTIONS. Includes notes and drafts.

box 7, folder 5

From Sixth Session on Writing - Interview with Carl Rakosi

box 7, folder 6

Hatlen, Burton - Interview with Cark Rakosi 1985

box 7, folder 7

Rosenblum, Martin - "Unexpected Arrangement" 1987

box 7, folder 8

Miscellaneous newspaper aricles and reviews of Rakosi 1968 - 1997

Miscellaneous Materials

box 7, folder 9

Biographical sketch by unknown author

Note

Incomplete copy with editorial marks.

box 7, folder 10

Business cards

box 7, folder 11

Curriculum vitae 1936 - 1976

Note

Includes C.V.'s and resumes of Rakosi's professional life as a social worker and as a writer.

box 7, folder 12

DICTIONARY OF LITERARY BIOGRAPHY 193: AMERICAN POETS SINCE WWII, Sixth Series, ed. Joseph Conte 1997 - 1998

Note

Includes master proofs with correspondence with Elizabeth Losh.

box 7, folder 13

Education

box 7, folder 14

Family photographs on videocasstte

box 7, folder 15

Rakosi, Leah (Carl's wife) 1939 - 1989

Note

Part 1. Includes Carl Rakosi's notes, diaristic musings and notes and drafts of poems and letters. Also includes Leah's reminiscences.

box 7, folder 16

Rakosi, Leah (Carl's wife) 1939 - 1989

Note

Part 2. Includes newspaper clippings, Carl's notes and musing on Leah, notes and drafts of poems and letters.

box 7, folder 17

Rakosi, Leah (Carl's wife) 1939 - 1989

Note

Includes cards to and from Leah (birthday, anniversary, etc), letters of condolence written to Carl when Leah died in 1989 and responses from Carl.

box 7, folder 18

Tribute to Carl Rakosi - Housing Works Used Book Cafe 2001

Note

April 11. New York. Includes flyers, photos, lists of readers, and audiocassette tape.

box 7, folder 19

Miscellaneous materials

CORRESPONDENCE

box 8, folder 1

A - Miscellaneous

box 8, folder 2

Abrams, Sam 1997 - 1998

box 8, folder 3

Almond, Gabriel

box 8, folder 4

AMERICAN POETRY REVIEW (Arthur Vogelsang, editor) 1993 - 2000

Note

Includes page proofs of Rakosi's "Ballad of the Diminished I" and "Field Notes."

box 8, folder 5

Auster, Paul 1999 - 2000

box 8, folder 6

B - Miscellaneous

box 8, folder 7

Bacigulpo, Massimo 1993 - 1998

Note

Includes "No Jerusalem but This - Reznikoff to Menashe," "Sant' Ambrogio in the Half-Light: Growing Up Near Olga Rudge and Ezra Pound" and "Theologian" (by Rakosi, published in VERSI PER UNSECOLO).

box 8, folder 8

Backwoods Broadsides (Sylvester Pollet) 1995 - 1996

box 8, folder 9

Bacon, Sidney 1997 - 2000

box 8, folder 10

Baker, Ed 1999 - 2000

box 8, folder 11

Barick, Bill 1993 - 1998

box 8, folder 12

Bednarik, Joesph S. (editor, THE SUMAC READER)

box 8, folder 13

Bernstein, Maurice 1996 - 1998

Note

Includes "Growing Old! Growing Old! I am Growing Old."

box 8, folder 14

BLOODAXE BOOKS (Andrew MacAllister, editor) 1996

box 8, folder 15

BOXKITE (James Taylor, editor) 1997

box 8, folder 16

Bullock, Ken 1992 - 1996

box 8, folder 17

C - Miscellaneous

box 8, folder 18

Caddell, Rick 1989 - 1997

box 8, folder 19

CAFE REVIEW (Steve Luttrell, editor) 1995 - 1996

box 8, folder 20

Cantor, Margery 1994 - 1996

box 8, folder 21

CHICAGO REVIEW (Devin Johnston, poetry editor) 1996

box 8, folder 22

Climenhaga, Joel 1997

box 8, folder 23

Cloud House Poetry Archives (Steven S. Kushner, director) 1995 - 2001

box 8, folder 24

Cohn, Jim 1991 - 1996

box 8, folder 25

Cole, Peter 1994 - 2001

box 8, folder 26

Collum, Jack 2002

box 8, folder 27

CONJUNCTIONS (Bradford Morrow, editor) 1982 - 1995

box 8, folder 28

Cope, David 1987 - 1998

box 8, folder 29

Corman, Cid 1983 - 1997

box 8, folder 30

Creeley, Robert 1997

box 8, folder 31

Crow, Jennifer (granddaughter), Dallas (her husband) and Rawley (their son) 1995 - 2002

box 8, folder 32

Cozier, Andrew 1965

Note

Includes "The Heifer (after Carl Rakosi)."

box 8, folder 33

D - Miscellaneous

box 8, folder 34

Dorn, Ed 1985

box 8, folder 35

Duncan, Robert 1994

Note

Excerpt from a letter.

box 8, folder 36

DuPlessis, Rachel Blau 1982 - 1997

Note

Includes "Prospectus: THE OBJECTIVIST NEXUS (ed. DuPlessis and Quartermain).

box 8, folder 37

Ephron, Harmon S. ("Sol" or Sollie") and Pat 1930 - 1935

box 8, folder 38

Ephron, Harmon S. ("Sol" or Sollie") and Pat 1966 - 1978

Note

Includes some copies of Rakosi's letters to Ephron.

box 8, folder 39

Ephron, Harmon S. ("Sol" or Sollie") and Pat 1979 - 1992

Note

Includes some copies of Rakosi's letters to Ephron.

box 8, folder 40

Ephron, Harmon S. ("Sol" or Sollie") and Pat

Note

Includes drafts of Rakosi's letters, notes on Ephron's letters and notes for Rakosi's poems based on correspondence with Ephron.

box 9, folder 1

Eshleman, Clayton 1987

box 9, folder 2

Evans, George 1980 - 2000

box 9, folder 3

EX-EXEC (William McCurdy, editor) 1996

box 9, folder 4

F - Miscellaneous

box 9, folder 5

Felsteiner, John 1998 - 2002

box 9, folder 6

Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 1999

box 9, folder 7

Fitzpatrick, Kevin 1997

box 9, folder 8

G - Miscellaneous

box 9, folder 9

George, Kathi 1995 - 1999

box 9, folder 10

Gilonis, Harry 1995 - 1999

Note

Includes "Echoes Series" (by Gilonis and Ian Hamilton Finlay), "From the Old Welsh" and "A Picture."

box 9, folder 11

Ginsburg, Allen 1985 - 1999

Note

Includes "A Ballad of Skeletons."

box 9, folder 12

H - Miscellaneous

box 9, folder 13

H. W. Wilson Company (Vineta Colby, editor of WORLD AUTHORS: 1980 - 1985) 1987

box 9, folder 14

Haas, Brad 1999

Note

Includes "Trifocal" and other miscellaneous poems.

box 9, folder 15

Hanging Loose Press (Robert Hershon, editor) 2000

box 9, folder 16

Heller, Michael 1989 - 2001

box 9, folder 17

Heyman, Peggy and Bill 1999

Note

Includes correspondence from Peggy's father, Bernie.

box 9, folder 18

Hofer, Jen 1997 - 1999

Note

Includes AS FAR AS (1999).

box 9, folder 19

Hollo, Anselm and Jane 1996 - 2000

box 9, folder 20

Jacob, Bob 2002

Note

Includes miscellaneous poems.

box 9, folder 21

Jeffs, Naomi (daughter of Sidney Bacon) 2002

box 9, folder 22

Jenkins, Edith 1999

box 9, folder 23

Johnson, Nicholas (editor, Etruscan Books) 1998 - 2001

Note

Includes other correspondence re. Rakosi's poetry reading tour in England in 1997.

box 9, folder 24

K - Miscellaneous

box 9, folder 25

Kane, Marilyn (companion) 1989 - 1999

Note

Includes journal kept while Rakosi was in Europe.

box 9, folder 26

Katz, Eliot 1999

Note

Includes Rakosi's "The Daily News" and "Down to Earth Suite."

box 9, folder 27

King, Basil 1989 - 2000

box 9, folder 28

Kleinzahler, August 1996

box 9, folder 29

L - Miscellaneous

box 9, folder 30

LaRose, Julie (Rawley, granddaughter, daughter of Dan and Barbara Nordby) 2001

box 9, folder 31

Lawrence, Anne 1975 - 1976

box 9, folder 32

Lebensohn, Zigmond M

box 9, folder 33

Leveton, Eva 2000

box 9, folder 34

Levine, Steve 1982

box 9, folder 35

Levy, John 1987 - 2000

box 9, folder 36

Lewis, Joel

Note

Includes "WPA Poems."

box 9, folder 37

Lieberman, Dr. E. James 1995 - 1998

box 9, folder 38

Lipschutz, Kurt 2001

box 9, folder 39

LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS (Jeremy Harding, poetry editor) 1996 - 1998

box 9, folder 40

Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1997 - 1998

box 9, folder 41

M - Miscellaneous

box 9, folder 42

McCarthy, Eugene 1995

box 9, folder 43

Messerli, Douglas 2000

Note

Includes "The Acts, for Carl Rakosi."

box 9, folder 44

Mills, Billy and Catherine Walsh 1997 - 1999

box 9, folder 45

Minkoff, George Robert (George Robert Minkoff, Inc., Rare Books) 1986 - 1989

box 9, folder 46

Money, Peter 1995 - 2000

box 9, folder 47

MOSAIC (Suzan Berns, producer) 1996 - 1997

box 9, folder 48

Mottram, Eric 1987

box 10, folder 1

N - Miscellaneous

box 10, folder 2

Naropa Institute 1998

box 10, folder 3

Nash, Carl 1995 - 1996

box 10, folder 4

NATION 1996

box 10, folder 5

National Endowment for the Arts 1976 - 1977

box 10, folder 6

National Poetry Foundation 1985 - 1999

Note

Includes correspondence written by Sylvester Pollet, Burton Hatlen and others. See also PAIDEUMA.

box 10, folder 7

Nissman, Barbara 1996

box 10, folder 8

Nordby, Dan and Barbara (daughter) 1995 - 1997

Note