Gregory Corso papers, 1949-1996

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Series VI: Sound Recordings, 1966, Undated

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The sound recordings series is comprised of 5 reels of audio tape containing readings by Corso as well as his associates such as Ezra Pound, Lenore Kandel, Ken Kesey, Allen Ginsberg, and Michael McClure. Digital access copies are available at the library.



Box 8 Corso and Ezra Pound reading at Spoleto, 1966 July 16 (2 reels), 1966 July 16


Box 8 Grogan, Ginsberg, Kesey McClure, etc.


Lenore Kandel reading "Poem for Perverts"