Ballard, J.G., undated

File — Box: 5, Folder: 10

Identifier: Folder 10

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Carl Weissner Archive consists of correspondence, tapes of poetry readings, manuscripts and graphic materials by international avant-garde writers of the 1960s. Included are works by such authors as William Burroughs, Harold Norse, Ezra Pound, Charles Bukowski, Claude Pelieu, Mary Beach, Dan Georgakas, Donatella Manganotti, and Jan Herman, as well as Carl Weissner himself. Many of these artists were part of the Fluxus movement.

The Carl Weissner Archive consists of 4 parts: correspondence, typescripts and other forms of original work by several authors, tapes of poetry readings, and monographs and periodicals.

Dates

undated

Creator

From the Collection: Weissner, Carl (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Extent

From the Collection: 9.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Note

"The Assassination Weapon," 9pp. "Crash!" from The Atrocity Exhibition. Event sheet, Institute of the Contemporary Arts, February 6th, 1p. "The University of Death," Transatlantic Review, no. 29, 12pp. "You: Coma: Marilyn Monroe," 4pp. "the Death Module [Notes towards a mental breakdown]," 4pp. "The Great American Nude," 5pp. "Summer Cannibals," 5pp. "Tolerances of the Human Face," 26pp. "You and Me and the Continuum," 8pp. "Plan for the assassination of Jackie Kennedy," 3pp. "Love and Napalm," 6pp. "The Generations of America," 2pp. "The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy considered as a downhill motor race," 4pp. "Why I want to fuck Ronald Reagan," 7pp.