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Finding Aid to the Herbert Gold Papers, 1942-2011, bulk 1960-1995
BANC MSS 2011/186
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Description
The Herbert Gold papers consist of writings (articles, essays, fiction, non-fiction, interviews, plays, poetry, screenplays,
journals and notes), correspondence, legal files, news clippings and audio/visual materials which span the length of Gold's
literary career.
Background
Herbert (Herb) Gold was born on March 9, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Lakewood, a suburb. After graduating high school,
Gold served a brief stint in the military then spent a year hitchhiking around the country, taking odd jobs, and writing poems.
His parents wanted him to stay in Cleveland and attend college there and then go on to medical school. Instead, he was accepted
at Columbia College in New York and studied philosophy. While in New York, Gold fell in with the upcoming Beat Generation
and got to know many of the writers who would give the generation its name (including poet Allen Ginsberg, with whom he maintained
an on-again, off-again friendship for decades).
Extent
Number of containers: 23 cartons, 1 box
Linear feet: 30
Restrictions
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head
of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The
Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright
owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
Availability
Collection is open for research.