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Register of the Armand Schwerner Papers
MSS 0485
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Description
Papers of Armand Schwerner, poet, performance artist, musician, translator, editor, and
professor of literature. Schwerner is best known for his long serial poem entitled "The
Tablets." The papers contain correspondence, drafts of published and unpublished poetry
and prose, journals, notes, translations, reviews, and editorial work. Schwerner's
readings and performances are represented by flyers, text, photographs, and audio and
videorecordings. Also included are drafts of writings of others and subject files related
his interest in Buddhism, and various biographical documents. The papers are arranged in thirteen series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL
MATERIALS, 2) CORRESPONDENCE,
3) WRITINGS BY SCHWERNER, 4) PERFORMANCES AND READINGS, 5) INTERVIEWS WITH SCHWERNER/
CRITICISM OF SCHWERNER, 6) TEACHING MATERIALS, 7) CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS, 8) WRITINGS
OF OTHERS, 9) SUBJECT FILES, 10) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS, 11) PHOTOGRAPHS AND FILMS, 12)
RECORDINGS, and 13) ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES.
Background
Armand Schwerner was born on May 11, 1927, in Antwerp, Belgium. His family immigrated to
the United States in the mid-1930s, and settled in New York City. He attended Cornell
University, where he published his first poems in the CORNELL REVIEW. Schwerner then
attended Columbia University, earning a B.A. in 1950 and a M.A. in 1964. In 1964 he began
teaching English at Staten Island Community College.
Extent
32.70 linear feet
(73 archives boxes, 12 card file boxes
and 9 oversize folders)
Availability
Collection is open for research