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Stanley E. Gontarski Grove Press Research Materials, Date acquired: 05/16/2013

 

Summary

Creator:
Gontarski, S.E.
Abstract:
Personal correspondence, magazine and newspaper articles, Freedom of Information Act requests, galley proofs and unpublished manuscripts, audio and video of interviews and book readings, interview transcripts, a reel of the film "Minitaurus," and books used by Dr. Stanley Gontarski to research Barney Rosset and Grove Press.
Extent:
9.01 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Stanley E. Gontarski Grove Press Research Materials, Division of Special Collections and Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-2013-0516

Background

Scope and content:

The Dr. Stanley E. Gontarski Grove Press Research Materials collection consists of articles, literary manuscripts, biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, interviews, films, Grove Press catalogs, financial information, materials concerning Rosset's 1948 documentary Strange Victory, and files for Rosset's intended autobiography,The Subject is Left-Handed, all documenting the professional career of Barney Rosset and the history of Grove Press. A major portion of the collection comprises copies of extensive intelligence files obtained from Rosset's personal papers, compiled by various branches of American intelligence (Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Army Intelligence) under the Freedom of Information Act.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Stanley E. Gontarski, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of English, Florida State University, specializes in twentieth-century Irish Studies, British, U.S., and European Modernism, and in performance theory. He has been awarded four National Endowment for the Humanities research grants, and has twice been awarded Fulbright Professorships.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Stanley E. Gontarski.

An interview transcript with Michael McClure and oversized, framed poem, "Berkeley Song," donated by Dr. Gontarski in November 2014.

Lawrence Tucker correspondence and compact audiocassette interview recordings of Lawrence Ferlinghetti (undated) and Barney Rosset (1997) donated by Alex Laurence, May 2019.

Gift

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

Use of this collection is provided for non-commercial, personal, educational, and research use only. All other use, including but not limited to commercial or scholarly reproductions, redistribution, publication, websites, exhibitions, broadcasts, or other transmission, whether by electronic means or otherwise, without prior written permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited. For information about the copyright and reproduction rights for this item, please contact Special Collections, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida.

Preferred citation:

Stanley E. Gontarski Grove Press Research Materials, Division of Special Collections and Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-2013-0516

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA