Guide to the Edward D. Pacheco Collection on Beat Poets, 1962-2013
John Hay Library
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI, 02912
Tel: 401-863-3723
email:hay@brown.edu
Published in 2018
Collection Overview
Title: | Edward D. Pacheco Collection on Beat Poets |
Date range: | 1962-2013 |
Creator: | Pacheco, Edward D. |
Extent: | 1 linear foot |
Abstract: | The Edward D. Pacheco Collection on Beat Poets is comprised of materials related to three influential members of the Beat Movement: William S. Burroughs, Herbert Huncke, and Brion Gysin. |
Language of materials: | English |
Repository: | John Hay Library |
Collection number: | Ms.2015.025 |
Scope & content
The Edward D. Pacheco Collection on Beat Poets is comprised of materials related to three influential members of the Beat Movement: William S. Burroughs, Herbert Huncke, and Brion Gysin. The collection contains photographs, manuscripts, woodcut prints, letters, a show program, and two wills.Access Points
Subject Names Subject Topics Document Types Subject TopicsArrangement
Items are in one series arranged by name.
Biographical/Historical Note
These materials were originally collected and owned by Edward D. Pacheco of Fall River, MA who died on January 29, 2014. Bernard A.G. Taradash and Martha Mullen Taradash purchased the collection from the estate of Edward D. Pacheco in 2014 and donated it to Brown University in 2015.William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) was an American novelist often associated with the writers of the Beat Movement. Best known for his 1959 novel, Naked Lunch, Burroughs’ writing vividly depicted drug abuse and the various social worlds that surrounded it. His novels, including The Soft Machine (1961), The Wild Boys (1971), Exterminator! (1973), Cities of the Red Night (1981), Place of Dead Roads (1983), Queer (1985), The Western Lands (1987), and My Education: A Book of Dreams (1995) were often noted for employing experimental structures and evocative language that greatly impacted American literature. Having grown up in St. Louis, Burroughs would later move to New York City where he first met many members of the Beat Movement. Late in his life he settled in Lawrence, Kansas.
Herbert Huncke (1915-1996) was a member of the Beat Movement best known for coining the group’s name and serving as inspiration for notable characters in the work of William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac. Although he wrote numerous books of his own, he is often remembered more for his drug use, criminal activity, and his effect on the influential writers who befriended him. Huncke grew up in Chicago, became a drifter as a teenager, and eventually moved to New York City.
Brion Gysin (1916-1986) was a visual artist and writer who was also a longtime friend of and collaborator with William S. Burroughs. Gysin is known for the cut-up technique which he used in his written, sound, and visual works, and his novel The Process (1969). Gysin was born in England, grew up in Canada, and died in Paris, France.
Access & Use
Access to the collection: | There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested. |
Use of the materials: | Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
Preferred citation: | Edward D. Pacheco Collection on Beat Poets, Ms.2015.025, Brown University Library |
Contact information: | John Hay Library John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts Box A Brown University Providence, RI, 02912 Tel: 401-863-3723 email:hay@brown.edu |
Administrative Information
ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
Author: | Finding aid prepared by Nicholas Friesner. |
Encoding: | This finding aid was produced using the RIAMCO EAD spreadsheet, 2018 July 18 |
Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
Series 1. Edward D. Pacheco Collection on Beat Poets, 1962-2013
Container | Description | Date |
Box 1, Folder 1 | 3 Beat Poets: Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti Contents Note: Original catalog of an exhibition of books and manuscripts from the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays in Brown University Library |
1962 |
Box 1, Folder 2 | Burroughs, William S. Contents Note: Letter from Burroughs to Brion Gysin; Program, flyer, and 7 photographs from performance of Burroughs with Chicago Project--N.Y., April 27, 1974 |
1974-1976 |
Box 1, Folder 3 | Gysin, Brion Contents Note: Letter from Gysin to "Richard & Lilia"; handwritten will signed by Gysin spliting his estate between Mohamed T. Idrissi and Salah ben Lahcen Taqui; typed will signed by Gysin splitting his estate between William Seward, Felicity Mason, and Richard E. Aaron (1974) |
1974-1977 |
Box 1, Folder 4 | Huncke, Herbert: letters and manuscripts Contents Note: 6 short (1-2 pp.) manuscripts signed and dated by Herbert Huncke |
1991-1992 |
Box 1, Folder 5 | Huncke, Herbert: woodcuts Contents Note: 4 woodcut prints of a candle, signed, dated, and numbered by Herbert Huncke |
1995 |
Box 1, Folder 6 | Skyline Books: catalog listing of William S. Burroughs books Contents Note: Annotated list of Burroughs books for sale by Skyline |
2013 |
Box 1, Folder 7 | Portrait of William S. Burroughs at home in Lawrence Kansas Contents Note: Large (36 x 28 cm.) photograph of Burroughs, signed and numbered on verso by the photographer (John C. Sappington) |
1988 |