Consist of correspondence, writings, artworks, scrapbooks, flyers, announcements, clippings, biographical and miscellaneous materials that primarily illuminate the life as poet and intimate player of the Beat scene in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the 1950's. Correspondents include Wallace Berman, George Herms, ruth weiss, and Christopher Tree. Includes artworks of Aya Tarlow and Elias Romero, as well as of other artists.

Born Idell Rose Tarlow on August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, Tarlow studied piano and dancing while growing up in Los Angeles. At 13, she began writing and compiling collections of poems and drawings. Upon finishing high school, Aya attended Los Angeles City College for a year but quit full time enrollment when she married; however, she continued taking poetry and writing classes. At this time she also began to have her work occasionally published in small press magazines. At 23, Tarlow caused a family stir when she divorced her first husband in order to marry Elias [Lee] Romero whom she met at a poetry class they both attended.

Number of containers: 9 boxes, 2 volumes, 2 oversize boxes, and 12 oversize folders Linear feet: approx. 5.0

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Collection is open for research, with the following exceptions: Fragile artwork culled from Series 1: Correspondence and Series 3: Artworks (housed in Box 9) are restricted. Permission of Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts or Curator for the Pictorial Collection required to view items.