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Anselm Hollo papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1701
Scope and Contents
The Anselm Hollo Papers contains correspondence, subject files, writings, teaching files, personal and professional papers, artwork, printed materials, computer media, and audiovisual media by or relating to Anselm Hollo. Notable correspondents include John Ashbery, Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), Ted Berrigan, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Grenier, Langston Hughes, Gerrit Lansing, Ron Padgett, and John Taggart. Writings contain Hollo's translations of works by Ginsberg, Pentti Saarikoski, Dylan Thomas, and William Carlos Williams, as well as original poetry, prose, and works edited by Hollo. The collection also contains articles, poems, translations, and complete works of other writers, including Mary Abrams, Jane Wodening, and Laura Wright. Teaching files include syllabi, outlines, class notes, other course materials, and student works. Personal and professional papers contain conference materials, grant applications, awards, additional writings, travel logs, ephemera, notebooks, financial records, and photographs. Artwork consists of oil pastel drawings, sketches, and collages, some of which are collaborative projects between Hollo and his wife, Jane Dalrymple-Hollo. Printed materials contain annotated books, serial publications, brochures, pamphlets, and newspapers. Computer and audiovisual media consist of compact discs, videocassettes, audiocassettes, and film.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.

Box 34 (digital media): Restricted fragile material. Access copies of digital files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.

Box 35 (audiovisual media): Restricted fragile material. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
The Anselm Hollo Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Granary Books, Inc. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, and the Ezra Pound Archive Fund, 2019.
Arrangement
Organized into eight series: I. Correspondence and Subject Files, 1943-2011 and undated. II. Writings, circa 1943-2016 and undated. III. Writings of Others, 1965-2010 and undated. IV. Teaching Files, 1976-2009 and undated. V. Personal and Professional Papers, 1934-2013 and undated. VI. Artwork, 1950-2008 and undated. VII. Printed Materials, circa 1907-2013 and undated. VIII. Computer and Audiovisual Media, 1960-2011 and undated.
Dates
circa 1907-2013
circa 1907-2013
Extent
36.78 Linear Feet (37 boxes)
36.99 Linear Feet (38 boxes)
Related Names
Hollo, Anselm, 1934-2013
Language of Materials
English