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- 1963 - 1985 (Creation)
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William Burroughs, studies: report by Ann Beat on Burroughs at the Edinburgh Festival from Books and Bookmen (London, Mar 1963); typescript carbon bibliographical lists compiled by Donatella Manganotti, on 'Reviews of Nova express', 'Works about William Burroughs' and 'The works of William Burroughs', with entries up to 1965; letters to Mottram, 1973, from Bernard Sigaud, with supporting material, on intended research on Burroughs' work, and examples of translation of Burroughs into French, with unattributed cut-up sequence titled 'Nooze expen metal fuehrer prints square matter empor up and heavy'; article by Josephine Hendin 'Angries: S-M as a literary style' from Harpers Feb 1974; typescript and manuscript bibliography of Burroughs by Peter Monck, with 52 entries up to 1974; photocopy of article '"Junky" restored' by Allen Ginsberg from New York Times Book Review of 6 Feb 1977; photocopy of unsourced article 'Aspects of the Maya in the work of Ernesto Cardenal and William S. Burroughs' by John Lyons, with accompanying typescript letter from Lyons, 3 Jan 1983; photocopy of typescript dissertation by Andy Hibbert (1983), titled '"A Boy's Book": an investigation into the work of American writer William S. Burroughs, and specifically his latest novel, Cities of the red night (Calder 1981)'; typescript letter, Sep 1984 from Michael White to Mottram enclosing his essays 'Poets, prophets and heroes' and 'Blast on through: a review of The place of dead roads by William S. Burroughs', with the table of contents for a proposed anthology of Jack Kerouac's writing; two photocopies of Michael White's typescript essay, 'The search for the final fix: a review of Queer by William S Burroughs including interviews with William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, with covering notes from White, 1986; photocopy of typescript sheet headed 'The Beat generation: a short bibliography', Mar 1985; photocopy of article on Burroughs, 'The return of the invisible man' by James Fox, from The Sunday Times Magazine 22 Mar 1987 (outsize)