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Description

Clippings of Babitz's work, as well as book reviews and some biographical articles about her. Included are copies of Babitz's first published article, The Sheik, for Rolling Stone in 1972; Jim Morrison is Dead and Living in Hollywood, and I Was A Naked Pawn for Chess, both for Esquire in 1991; and several issues of The Flyer, an editorial supplement to Rolling Stone covering Southern California.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1972-1992
Call number
mssBabitz
Creator
Babitz, Eve(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Eve Babitz through Glenn Horowitz Bookseller with support from Steve Martin and Anne Stringfield, November 2021.
gift of Mirandi Babitz, December 2024.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
SEALED: Box 19: Brian G. Hutton correspondence and Eve Babitz 1969-1970 personal journal closed until January 1, 2040, at family's request.
NOT AVAILABLE: Box 18: Audiovisual materials unavailable until reformatted.
Rights
The literary copyright of materials by Eve Babitz is held by the Estate of Eve Babitz. Anyone wishing to quote from or publish any photographs or manuscript material by Eve Babitz must contact: Erica Spellman Silverman, Trident Media Group, LLC, 355 Lexington Ave, Floor 12, New York, NY 10017.
Associated people
Cornell, Joseph.
Heller, Joseph.
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