Allen Ginsberg photograph collection
Scope and Contents
The Allen Ginsberg photograph collection consists of 4 strips of black and white negative film with 24 total individual images, a contact sheet, eight 8x10 enlargments from these individual negatives, and seven additional images from various stages of Ginsberg's life from the 1950s to the 1970s. All of the negatives appear to be from an unknown Ginsberg lecture on Buddhist Mantras. In some of the images Ginsberg is playing a harmonium.
Dates
- 1956-1980
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Allen Ginsberg photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical Note
Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was one of the principle members of the Beat Generation in the 1950s and later an icon of the counter-culture movement in the 1960s. His poem, The Howl, is the best-known single work of the Beat Poets. He published a number of books of poetry receiving the National Book Award in 1974 for The Fall of America. Ginsberg was a practicing Buddhist who took part in numerous protests against imperialism, militarism, sexual repression, and censorship.
Extent
1 box (.25 linear feet)
Abstract
The Allen Ginsberg photograph collection consists of 4 strips of black and white negative film with 24 total individual images, a contact sheet, eight 8x10 enlargments from these individual negatives, and seven additional images from various stages of Ginsberg's life from the 1950s to the 1970s. All of the negatives appear to be from an unknown Ginsberg lecture on Buddhist Mantras. In some of the images Ginsberg is playing a harmonium.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Ken Saunders Rare Books, 2014
Processing Information
Processed in June of 2016.
- Title
- Guide to the Allen Ginsberg photograph collection, 1956-1980
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Daniel Davis
- Date
- ©2016
- 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 encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- May 25, 2008.: Template information was updated to reflect Utah Manuscript Association best practices.
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu