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S. Clay Wilson correspondence : and other material, circa 1966-2000.
BANC MSS 2010/170 carton 1; BANC MSS 2010/170 oversize folder 1; BANC MSS 2010/170
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S. Clay Wilson correspondence: and other material, circa 1966-2000Creator/Contributor:
Wilson, S. Clay, 1941-2021, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Robertson, Kell, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Plymell, Charles, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Miller, Richard, 1925-2006, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997, correspondent.Abstract:
Contains mostly correspondence along with some poems, typescript manuscripts, and photocopies of art work and cartoons. The
bulk of the correspondence is addressed to S. Clay Wilson from three Beat era poets, Charles Plymell, Kell Robertson, and
Richard Miller, covering a variety of topics including possible commission work illustrating their work. Includes photocopies
of several of Plymell's published works. Also includes a photocopy of a handwritten letter and unpublished comic strip by
Allen Ginsberg sent to Plymell, and a black and white newsprint publication (12 p., 44 x 28 cm) featuring collage art by Plymell
titled, "Life begins with love."
Date:
1966 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caWilson, S. Clay -- 1941-2021 -- Archives
Wilson, S. Clay -- 1941-2021 -- Correspondence
Robertson, Kell -- Correspondence
Plymell, Charles -- Correspondence
Miller, Richard -- 1925-2006 -- Correspondence
Ginsberg, Allen -- 1926-1997 -- Correspondence
Cartoonists -- California -- San Francisco
Illustrators -- Books and reading
Comic books, strips, etc -- California
Note:
S. Clay Wilson correspondence, circa 1966-2000, BANC MSS 2010/170, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Purchase; Serendipity Books; 20100920.
Photographs transferred to the Pictorial Collections of the Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 2011.060).
Steven Clay Wilson (born July 25, 1941), known professionally as S. Clay Wilson, is an American underground cartoonist and
central figure in the underground comix movement.
In English.
Type:
Collages (visual works)Cartoons.
Comic strips.
Poems.
Physical Description:
print
1 carton, 1 oversize folder (1.30 linear feet)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 2010/170 carton 1
BANC MSS 2010/170 oversize folder 1
BANC MSS 2010/170