The correspondence series is comprised of letters to and from Parkinson related to his involvement in the literary scene of the beat generation and the San Francisco Renaissance.
Box 1 Folder 1
BBC to Ginsberg and Parkinson, 1958
Box 1 Folder 2
Corso, Gregory to Parkinson, undated
Box 1 Folder 3
Feinberg, Charles to Parkinson, 1963
Box 1 Folder 4 to 8
Ginsberg, Allen to Parkinson, undated, 1950-1985, (5 Folders)
Box 1 Folder 6
McClure, Michael to Parkinson, undated and 1963-1982, undated, 1963-1982
Parkinson
Box 1 Folder 7
to Allen Ginsberg, undated, 1958-1969
Box 1 Folder 8
to Michael McClure, 1963-1971
Box 1 Folder 9
to Gary Snyder, 1970
Box 1 Folder 10
to Philip Whalen, undated
Box 1 Folder 11
Snyder, Gary
Box 1 Folder 12
to Ariel Parkinson, undated
Box 1 Folder 13 to 18
to Parkinson, 1959-1983, (6 Folders)
(some of these letters include poetry manuscripts)
Box 2 Folder 1 to 3
Whalen, Philip to Parkinson, undated and 1957-1980, undated, 1957-1980, (3 Folders)
The Manuscripts series includes manuscripts of poetry by Michael McClure, Gary Snyder, and Philip Whalen, as well as a collection of publishing announcements and gallery invitations for writers and artists associated with the San Francisco poetry scene. This series also includes a manuscript of Michael McClure's book of essays, Wolf Net, inscribed to Tom and his wife Ariel.
McClure, Michael
Snyder, Gary
Box 2 Folder 6
Poetry Manuscripts, Resume, and Statement on Parkinson, 1965-1980
Box 2 Folder 7
Photographs, undated
Whalen, Philip
Box 2 Folder 8
Poetry, 1958-1969
Mapcase 15-H-03
"O Tom, O Parkinson,", 1961
(poem dedicated to Parkinson)
Box 2 Folder 9
Printed Material
(Advertisements, Announcements, and Clippings)