Abstract

This collection reflects LeRoi Jones's early interest in publishing new American writing. Throughout his career he has been a literary as well as a political activist, writing inno­vative and controversial plays, poetry and essays. He has also been the influential editor of numerous journals and anthologies which published new, young writers.

Abstract The Outsider Archive includes materials related to the production and publication of The Outsider, a serial created by Loujon Press dedicated to the newest in poetry and prose from American underground writers. The collection contains six boxes and two oversize boxes of materials that span from 1956 to 1971. Included in this archive are correspondence from poets and writers that contains work for submission to be published in...