Manuscripts

Research materials

Description: Printed typescripts of works by others, including Ron Allen, Jed Rasula, and Philip Lamantia. Research materials: printouts of subjects related to Alexander's work.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 2010s; undated
Call number: mssAlexanderw
Creator: Alexander, Will(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: December 2021 and; November 2025.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.; NOT AVAILABLE: Audio recordings in box 15 and box 31 not available for paging until reformatted. Please contact Reader Services for more information.
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Manuscripts

Research materials: printouts of subjects related to Alexander's work.

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Research materials

Manuscripts

Research materials: printouts of subjects related to Alexander's work; plus some magazine issues.

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Works, projects, and research materials

Manuscripts

Will Alexander's written works, artwork, and collaborative projects: primarily typescript drafts or copies of typescripts, printed proofs, and handwritten drafts. Many of the typescripts and printed drafts include handwritten notes and corrections. There are several large envelopes and paper bags which Alexander used for handwritten notes. Materials related to the same work may be in different boxes. This series also includes reviews of Alexander's work, reviews by him of others' work, and working files with teaching materials, conference logistics, CVs, and other documentation. Interspersed throughout are Alexander's research materials, usually printouts of articles and information from the internet that influenced and inspired his writing. Boxes 10-12, and most of box 24 consist entirely of research materials. Box 33 consists of works by writers and artists who were friends and collaborators of Alexander, and include several items inscribed to him. Alexander's artwork (box 25 and 26) consists of abstract drawings, primarily pen and ink or colored pencil. Most are either 8.5 x 11 inches or 11 x 14 inches. Drawings are both loose and bound in notebooks, and some are related to his writing. Box 3 also includes a few drawings. There is a small amount of professional correspondence and biographical material also interspersed with the works, which is noted in the individual boxes. Box 5 includes the bulk of the correspondence; box 8 includes Sotère Torregian signed poems and correspondence, and box 21 includes outgoing correspondence drafts as well as incoming correspondence with publishers, colleagues, and collaborators. Some personal correspondence is in box 28.

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Will Alexander papers

Manuscripts

The collection includes drafts of Will Alexander's artistic works; notebooks containing poetry, prose, and notes; drawings; research materials indicating areas of interest and inspiration; and audio recordings of interviews and Alexander's piano playing. There is also a small amount of personal and professional correspondence.

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