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LSC.0991
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Title: Aram Saroyan papers
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0991
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
27.5 linear feet
(55 boxes)
Date: 1965-1989
Abstract: Aram Saroyan (1943- ) was a author, publisher, and editor of
Lines poetry magazine (1964-65). He also contributed poetry and prose to the
New York Times Book Review,
Nation, and
Poetry. The collection consists of correspondence and manuscripts sent to Aram Saroyan while he was the editor of
Lines as well as books written or published by Saroyan, periodicals and anthologies containing his work, and presentation copies
of books given him.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button
located on this page.
Creator:
Saroyan, Aram
Conditions on Use and Reproduction
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are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
[Identification of item], Aram Saroyan Papers (Collection 991). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
- Gift of Aram Saroyan, 1971-72.
- Aram Saroyan, purchase.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
2976749
Aram Saroyan was born on September 25, 1943; he attended the University of Chicago, New York University, and Columbia University;
became a writer, publisher, and editor of
Lines poetry magazine, 1964-65; contributed poetry and prose to the
New York Times Book Review,
Nation, and
Poetry; published works include
Genesis Angels: The Saga of Lew Welch and The Beat Generation (1979),
Last Rites: The Death of William Saroyan (1982),
Trio: Oona Chaplin, Carol Matthau, Gloria Vanderbilt: Portrait of an Intimate Friendship (1985), and
The Romantic (1988).
Collection consists of correspondence and manuscripts sent to Aram Saroyan during the time he was editor of the poetry magazine,
Lines. Also contains books written or published by Saroyan, periodicals and anthologies containing his work, and presentation copies
of books given him. Also includes other correspondence, a television script for the program
St. Elsewhere, and manuscripts for his
The Romantic,
Trio, poems, and book reviews for the
Los Angeles Times.
Arranged in the following series:
- Series 1. Correspondence
- Series 2. Manuscripts
- Series 3. Aram Saroyan Literary Archives for 1988
- Series 4. Additions. July 1986
- Series 5. Additions. September 1986
- Series 6. Aram Saroyan Literary Archives for 1989
- The little magazine and contemporary literature. A symposium held at the Library of Congress 2 and 3 April 1965. Published for the Reference Department, Library of Congress, by the Modern Language Association of America, 1966. This contains some of the remarks of Aram Saroyan. Moved to the Collection of Miscellaneous Records, ca.1940-1971 (Collection 249, Box 11). Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.
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The dial-a-poem poets. New York: Giorno Poetry Systems Records.
Date: [c. 1972].2 albums (4s.) 12 in. 33 1/3 rpm. Aram Saroyan reading Not a cricket, (recorded GPS, New York.Date: February 1969).Moved to the Collection of Miscellaneous Records, ca.1940-1971 (Collection 249, Box 11). Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.
- The Street: an Autobiographical Novel / by Aram Saroyan. Lenox, Massachusetts: The Bookstore Press, 1974. Available at UCLA Library Special Collections.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Saroyan, Aram -- Archives.
Authors, American--20th century--Archives.
Manuscripts for publication.
Periodical editors--United States--Archives.
Poets, American--20th century--Archives.