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Kathryn Caine Wanlass Beat Broadsides and Ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_BB

Scope and Contents

The Kathryn Caine Wanlass Beat Broadside & Ephemera collection currently includes more than 400 items. Additions to the collection are made as acquisition opportunities and resources allow. The collection includes materials by significant figures of Beat era including Jeff Berner, Diane Di Prima, William Everson, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Michael McClure, David Meltzer, Gary Snyder, Anne Waldman, and many others.

Dates

  • 1964-2008

Creator

Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.



Permission to publish material from the Kathryn Caine Wanlass Beat Broadsides and Ephemera collection must be obtained from the

Extent

26 Linear Feet (15 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Kathryn Caine Wanlass Beat Broadside and Ephemera collection was gifted to Utah State University Libraries in 1998 by the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation. The initial gift included approximately 200 Beat broadsides, as well as 3300 books, pamphlets, little magazines, and primary source materials that document the history and development of the Beat Movement in American literature and allied arts.

Arrangement

The broadsides are organized by size in archival drop-front print boxes, and further organized in numerical order within each box by local call number prefix BB (Beat Broadside).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Kathryn Caine Wanlass Beat Broadside and Ephemera collection was gifted to Utah State University Libraries in 1998 by the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation.

Related Materials

Charles Potts broadside and ephemera collection, UUS_BBP

Related Materials

Digitized items in this collection can be found in the Beat Movement - Poetry and Broadsides digital collection

Title
Guide to the Kathryn Caine Wanlass Beat Broadsides and Ephemera collection
Author
Rose Milovich and Paul Daybell
Date
2022
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)