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Overview of the Collection

Biography

Scope and Content

Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Series I: Letters, 1950-1966





Allen Collection of Frank O'Hara Letters



Finding aid prepared by Lytle Shaw.

Finding aid encoded by Betsy Pittman in May 2006.





Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205



© 2006 University of Connecticut



Overview of the Collection
Repository: Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
Creator: Allen, Donald [Collector].
Title: Allen Collection of Frank O'Hara Letters.
Dates: 1950-1966.
Quantity: 1 linear foot.
Identification: MSS19760001
Language: English.
Abstract: Typewritten transcriptions by Donald Allen of Frank O'Hara letters. Allen collected and transcribed the letters while preparing and editing The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara.

Biography

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Scope and Content

Typewritten transcriptions by Donald Allen of Frank O'Hara letters. Allen collected and transcribed the letters while preparing and editing The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara.

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Arrangement

Series I: Letters (1950-1966)

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

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Related Material

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Persons:

Organizations:

Subjects:

Document Types:

Correspondence.
Photocopies.

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Author.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

>[Item description, #:#], Allen Collection of Frank O'Hara Letters. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.

Acquisition Information

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Detailed Description

Series I: Letters, 1950-1966
1950
1:3 Lawrence Osgood (from Cambridge), June 23
1:6 Lawrence Osgood (from Cambridge), August 2
1:11 Lawrence Osgood (from Cambridge), August 31
1:20 Lawrence Osgood (from Michigan), September 27
1:26 Lawrence Osgood (from Michigan), October 19
1951
1:29 Jane Freilicher (from Michigan), March 8
1:32 George Scouffas (from Michigan), April 24
1:33 Lawrence Osgood (from Michigan), "late spring"
1:34 Jane Freilicher (one page out of sequence), "late spring"
1:35 Jane Freilicher (from Michigan), June 6
1:45 Jane Freilicher (from Michigan), July 6
1:47 Larry Rivers (from Michigan), July
1:48 Jane Freilicher (from Michigan), August 1
1:51 Jane Freilicher (from Michigan), Summer
New York, 1952
1:52 Mrs. Arabel Porter, January 16
1:54 Barbara Guest, May
1:55 Jane Freilicher, August 8
1953
1:59 Kerker Quinn, February 26
1:60 Larry Rivers, June 27
1:68 Kenneth Koch, September 16
1:69 Larry Rivers, Autumn
1:71 The Porters, October 20
1:72 Robert Fizdale, within 15 minutes of November 3
1:75 Robert Fizdale, December 26
1954
1:76 Morton Feldman, January 2
1:77 Anne Porter, January
1:78 Ned Rorem, January
1:79 Jane Freilicher, January 19
1:82 Kenneth Koch, February 16
1:84 Jane Freilicher, February 23
1:87 Jane Freilicher, March
1:89 Ben Weber, March 20
1:91 Ned Rorem, April 20
1:93 Kerker Quinn, April 27
1:94 Jane Freilicher, April
1:97 The Porters, May 1
1:98 Grace Hartigan, May 21
1:103 Fairfield Porter, June 25
1:105 Howard Kanovitz and Marilyn Meeker, July 7
1:107 Larry Rivers, July 13
1:110 Fairfield Porter, August 5
1:112 Kenneth Koch, August 14
1:115 Kenneth Koch (from O'Hara and Ashbery), November 26
1955
1:116 Fairfield Porter, February 2
1:117 The Porters, April 4
1:118 Ned Rorem, April 8
1:121 Kenneth Koch, April 22
1:123 Kenneth Koch, May 9
1:125 Ned Rorem, May 10
1:129 Kenneth Koch, May 23
1:131 The Porters, June 1
1:132 Kenneth Koch, June 6
1:134 Fairfield and Anne Porter, June 9
1:136 The Kochs, June 23
1:137 Kenneth Koch, June 30
1:139 Fairfield Porter, July 7
1:143 Fairfield Porter, July 20
1:145 The Porters, August 8
1:146 Barbara Guest (from Maine with Porters), August 21
1:149 Grace Hartigan, September 12
1:150 The Porters, September 12
1:151 The Porters, October 3
1:153 Fairfield Porter, October 7
1:154 Howard Griffin, October 14
1:156 George Montgomery, November 9
1:158 Ben Weber, November 14
1956
1:1 Joe LeSueur, January 5
1:4 The Kochs (from Cambridge), January 9
1:6 Grace Hartigan (from Cambridge), January 11
1:8 The Porters (from Cambridge), January 26
1: Grace Hartigan (from Cambridge), January 30
1:13 Barney Rosset (from Cambridge), February 7
1:14 Grace Hartigan (from Cambridge), February 10
1:18 James Schuyler> (from Cambridge), February 11
1:24 The Kochs (from Cambridge), February 12
1:26 Michael Goldberg (from Cambridge), February 16
1:30 Barney Rosset (from Cambridge), February 29
1:31 Kenneth Koch (from Cambridge), April
1:33 Barney Rosset (from Cambridge), April 9
1:35 Barney Rosset (from Cambridge), April 18
1:37 Kenneth Koch (from Cambridge), April
1:38 Barney Rosset (from Cambridge), May 2
1:39 Joan Mitchell (from Cambridge), May 4
1:41 Kenneth Koch (from Cambridge), May 6
1:46 John Button, June 12
1:48 James Schuyler (from Sandwich, New Hampshire), June 15
1:53 Ben Weber (from Cambridge), June 18
1:54 Kenneth Koch, June 26
1:55 Ben Weber (from Cambridge), August 2
1:56 Barney Rosset, August 16
1:57 Larry Osgood, August 20
1:59 Barney Rosset, August 21
1:60 Barney Rosset, September 19
1:63 Larry Rivers, September 28
1:65 Grace Hartigan, October
1:66 The Kochs, December
1:68 Roger Shattuck, late
1957
1:71 Larry Rivers, January 7
1:72 The Kochs, January 10
1:74 Judith Schmidt, January 18
1:75 Arabel Porter, January 29
1:76 The Kochs, January 29
1:78 John Ashbery, March 27
1:82 Ted Weiss, March 28
1:83 Helen Frankenthaler, April 8
1:84 Larry Rivers, April 8
1:87 Barney Rosset, May 13
1:88 John Ashbery, May 14
1:90 Grace Hartigan, June 3
1:92 Grace Hartigan, June 10
1:94 Ned Rorem, June 12
1:95 Grace Hartigan, July 2
1:97 Larry Rivers, July 16
1:99 The Kochs, July 25
1:101 John Ashbery, July 24
1:103 Mike Goldberg, August 26
1:107 Don Allen, August 27
1:109 Larry Rivers, September 19
1:112 Grace Hartigan, December 20
1958
1:115 Don Allen, February 10
1:116 Barbara Guest, March 9
1:118 Gregory Corso, March 20
1:120 Irma Hurley, April 21
1:121 Don Allen, May 15
1:122 Editors of Encounter, May 20
1:123 Judith Schmidt, May 20
1:124 Kenneth Koch, June 16
1:126 Don Allen, July 16
1:127 Hal Fondren, July 19
1:130 Grace Hartigan (from Rome), August 19
1:133 Don Allen (from Rome), August 20
1:135 Barbara Guest, September 14
1:136 John Ashbery, October 10
1:139 Allen Ginsberg, November 11
1:140 John Ashbery, December 19
1:143 John Ashbery, December 22
1:146 Gregory Corso, December 29
1959
1:147 Joe LeSueur (from Paris), January 17
1:150 John Ashbery, January 26
1:153 Gregory Corso, February 11
1:154 Allen Ginsberg, February 20
1:157 John Ashbery and Pierre Martory, March 16
1:164 Don Allen, March 25
1:166 Barbara Guest, April 20
1:167 Grace Hartigan, May 27
1:169 Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky, June 1
1:170 Grace Hartigan, June 4
1:171 John Ashbery and Pierre Martory, July 14
1:174 Joan Mitchell, July 27
1:178 The Kochs and James Schuyler, August 11
1:179 James Schuyler, August 12
1:181 Barbara Guest, August 17
1:183 The Kochs, August 31
1:185 Cable to Nell Blaine,
1:186 Larry Rivers, September 2
1:187 John Ashbery and Pierre Martory, October 2
1:190 Joan Mitchell, October 2
1:191B Pierre Martory, October 6
1:192 John Ashbery, October 13
1:195 Ned Rorem, October 16
1:198 Barbara Guest, October 19
1:201 John Ashbery, October 29
1:204 Joan Mitchell, November 12
1:206 Barbara Guest, December 4
1:210 Joan Mitchell, December 7
1:212 Helen Frankenthaler, December 16
1:214 Lawrence Ferlinghetti, December 18
1:215 Helen Frankenthaler, December 18
1:216 James Schuyler, December 23
1:217 John Ashbery, December 30
1:219 Ford Foundation Statement, late
1960
1:1 Don Allen, January 13
1:3 John Ashbery, March 8
1:6 John Ashbery, March 14
1:9 John Ashbery, March 17
1:10 Vincent Warren (from Spain), March 23
1:11 Don Allen, March 23
1:12 Grace Hartigan, March 23
1:14 Vincent Warren, March 26
1:21 Vincent Warren, April 2
1:31 Ruth Witt-Diamant, April 25
1:32 Don Allen, April 28
1:33 John Ashbery, April
1:37 John Ashbery, May 9
1:40 Tatyana Grosman, May 13
1:41 Ned Rorem, May 13
1:43 John Ashbery, June 20
1:47 Vincent Warren, June 23
1:50 Vincent Warren, June 24
1:53 Vincent Warren, June 27
1:56 Vincent Warren, June 28
1:58 Vincent Warren, June 30
1:62 Vincent Warren, July 1
1:66 Vincent Warren, July 6
1:68 Vincent Warren, July 7
1:70 Vincent Warren, July 11
1:74 Don Allen, July 12
1:76 John Ashbery, July 14
1:77 Vincent Warren, July 14
1:79 Vincent Warren, July17
1:85 Vincent Warren, July 18
1:88 Vincent Warren, July 26
1:90 Grace Hartigan, July 27
1:93 Kenneth Koch, July 28
1:96 Larry Rivers, July 29
1:98 Vincent Warren, July 29
1:100 Vincent Warren, August 2
1:102 Vincent Warren, August 5
1:107 Larry Rivers, August 10
1:108 Larry Rivers, August 11
1:109 Don Allen, September 12
1:111 John Ashbery, September 21
1:116 John Ashbery, September 30
1:119 John Ashbery, October 14
1:123 Ned Rorem, December 21
1961
2:1 Vincent Warren, January 16
2:3 Vincent Warren, January 17
2:8 Vincent Warren, January 18
2:10 Vincent Warren, January 23
2:15 Ruth Witt-Diamant, January 25
2:17 Don Allen, January 27
2:19 Vincent Warren, January 27
2:21 Ruth Witt-Diamant, January 30
2:22 John Ashbery, February 1
2:32 Don Allen, February 8
2:33 Vincent Warren, February 9
2:36 Vincent Warren, February 10
2:38 Allen Ginsberg, February 13
2:39 Vincent Warren, February 14
2:41 Joan Mitchell, February 23
2:44 Vincent Warren, February 27
2:47 Vincent Warren, February 28
2:50 Vincent Warren, March 1
2:52 Vincent Warren, March 2
2:55 Vincent Warren, March 4
2:58 Vincent Warren, March 6
2:62 John Ashbery, March 8
2:65 Peter Orlovsky, March 23
2:67 John Ashbery, May 1
2:73 Barbara Guest, May 19
2:74 Barbara Guest, May 22
2:76 Vincent Warren, June 7
2:78 Vincent Warren, June 22
2:80 Barbara Guest, July 5
2:81 Larry Rivers, July 5
2:83 John Ashbery, July 10
2:87 Vincent Warren, July 17
2:91 Larry Rivers, July 18
2:92 John Ashbery, July 18
2:98 Vincent Warren, July 21
2:100 Larry Rivers, July 21
2:103 Barbara Guest, July 24
2:105 Larry Rivers, July 24
2:106 Larry Rivers, July 28
2:108 Richard Miller, July 28
2:110 Vincent Warren, August 17
2:112 Peter Boneham, August 25
2:114 Larry Rivers, September 7
2:115 John Ashbery, September 20
2:116 Don Allen, September 20
2:120 John Ashbery, September 20
2:125 John Ashbery, September 29
2:129 John Ashbery, October 16
2:132 Open Letter in support of Floating Bear, October 21
2:134 Larry Rivers (from Rome), November 11
2:135 John Ashbery, December 7
2:141 Vincent Warren, December 10
2:143 Don Allen, December 15
2:147 Lawrence Ferlinghetti, December 17
2:148 Vincent Warren, December 18
1962
2:1 Vincent Warren, January 2
2:3 Larry Rivers, January 3
2:6 Vincent Warren, January 8
2:8b John Ashbery, January 8
2:9 Larry Rivers, January 15
2:12 Vincent Warren, January 19
2:17 Bill Berkson, January 31
2:18 Vincent Warren, February 5
2:19 Peter Boneham, February 11
2:24 Vincent Warren, February 15
2:29 Vincent Warren, March 2
2:36 John Ashbery, March 9
2:39 Vincent Warren, March 13
2:44 Vincent Warren, March 15
2:45 Larry Rivers, March 23
2:47 John Ashbery, April 11
2:51 John Ashbery, April 20
2:55 Larry Rivers, April 27
2:59 Larry Rivers, May 28
2:61 Larry Rivers, June 11
2:63 Tanya Grosman, June 20
2:64 Bill Berkson, July 10
2:69 Larry Rivers, July 30
2:72 Bill Berkson, August 12
2:77 Don Allen, August 18
2:83 David Shapiro, September 10
2:85 John Ashbery, September 11
2:89 Larry Rivers, October 4
2:92 Vincent Warren, October 27
2:97 Larry Rivers, October 29
2:102 Joan Mitchell, November 11
2:105 John Ashbery, November 20
2:108 David Shapiro, December 3
2:109 Vincent Warren, December 3
2:111 David Shapiro, December 6
2:112 Vincent Warren, December 30
1963
2:1 Philip O'Hara, January 11
2:4 Vincent Warren, January 12
2:8 Larry Rivers, January 18
2:9 Frank Lima, February 6
2:12 John Ashbery, February 7
2:14 Bill Berkson, February 19
2:16 Maxine Groffsky, March 16
2:25 Gerard Malanga ,
2:26 Larry Rivers, April 7
2:30 Larry Rivers, April 20
2:34 Larry Rivers, May 15
2:35 Larry Rivers, June 4
2:37 John Ashbery, June 14
2:41 Larry Rivers, June 19
2:42 Larry Rivers, June 30
2:44 Larry Rivers, July 21
2:46 Don Allen, August 26
2:48 Joan Mitchell, August 28
2:52 John Ashbery, August 30
2:55 John Myers, September 1
2:56 Renee Neu, September 18
2:57 Vincent Warren, September 18
2:59 Lawrence Ferlinghetti, September 25
2:62 Joe LeSueur, September 30
2:67 Barbara Guest (from Paris), October 14
2:68 Mike Goldberg (from Rome), November 11
2:69 Joe LeSueur (from Belgrade), November 19
2:76 Don Allen (from Vienna), November 23
1964
2:78 John Ashbery, January 21
2:85 John Ashbery, January 23
2:89 Bill Berkson, January 27
2:92 Lawrence Ferlinghetti, February 3
2:94 John Ashbery, February 13
2:96 Lita Hornick, February 17
2:98 Tanya Grosman, February 18
2:100 Lawrence Ferlinghetti, March 26
2:101 Larry Rivers, April 18
2:106 Jan Cremer, May 8
2:107 Jan Cremer, May 8
2:109 Lawrence Ferlinghetti, June 5
2:110 Vincent Warren, June 24
2:112 New York Review of Books, June 30
2:113 Helen Frankenthaler, July 2
2:115 Lawrence Ferlinghetti, August 29
2:117 Lawrence Ferlinghetti, September 8
2:119 Lawrence Ferlinghetti, September 18
2:121 Lawrence Ferlinghetti, October 12
2:122 Mike Goldberg, October 22
2:123 Mike Goldberg, November 16
2:125 Mike Goldberg, November 28
1965
2:127 Renee Neu, March 31
2:131 Lawrence Ferlinghetti, February 28
2:132 John Ashbery, April 26
2:138 Jack Larson and Jim Bridges, August 16
2:139 Open Letter on Erje Ayden, December 20
1966
2:140 Joe Ceravolo, March 4
2:143 Vincent Warren, March 24
2:146 Vincent Warren (from Arnhem), May 10
2:149 Joan Mitchell (from Arnhem), May 15
2:152 Bill Berkson, May 24
2:153 Barnett Newman, July 15
2:154 Vincent Warren, July 16