- Scope and Contents
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The collection consists of material created and accumulated by Peter Gizzi in the course of his literary activities as a poet, editor, and teacher. The papers and electronic files document the creation of Gizzi's works of poetry, the publication of the literary journal O·ble?k, and his personal and professional relationships with other writers, poets, and publishers. Material includes correspondence with literary figures; drafts, notes, and proofs relating to Gizzi's published and unpublished works; manuscripts of work published in O·ble?k (issues 1-12), with related correspondence and general business files; manuscripts and related material for limited editions published by O·ble?k Editions; typescripts of writings by other writers submitted to Gizzi for his review; lecture notes and teaching material; and other papers relating to Gizzi's personal and professional life.
- Conditions Governing Access
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The materials are open for research.
Box 50 (audiocassettes): Use of originals is restricted. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Boxes 48-49 (computer disks): Restricted fragile material. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Email files in Series VI: Access is restricted during the lifetime of Peter Gizzi. Consult the appropriate curator for further information.
Files in Series VI. Electronic Files, "Restricted files" folder: restricted until 2020 January 1. Consult the appropriate curator for further information.
Copies of other electronic files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information. - Conditions Governing Use
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The Peter Gizzi 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
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Purchased from James S. Jaffe on the Ezra Pound Archive Fund, 2009.
- Arrangement
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Organized into six series: I. Correspondence, 1988-2007. II. Writings by Peter Gizzi, 1980-2007. III. O·ble?k Files, 1979-2005. IV. Writings by Others, 1990-2007. V. Other Papers, 1960-2006. VI. Electronic Files, 1990s-2009.
- Dates
- 1960-2009
- Extent
- 37.1 Linear Feet ((50 boxes) + 2 gigabytes)
- Related Names
- Gizzi, Peter, 1959-
- Language of Materials
- English