Herbert Huncke papers, 1946-1980

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Series I: Correspondence, 1946-1973

Series I consists of correspondence sent to and written by Herbert Huncke. The correspondence, much composed while Huncke was in jail, documents his varied relationships with his friends and cohorts, as well as shedding some insight onto his writings.

The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by composer of the item, and chronologically within each writer.


Ginsberg, Allen to Herbert Huncke



Box 1 Folder 1 to 15 1966 September-December, (15 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 16 to 20 1968 March-June, (5 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 21 to 22 1974 July- August, 1974, (2 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 23 Ginsberg, A to Louis Cartwright, 1970 February 10


Huncke, Herbert


Box 1 Folder 24 to Peter Orlovsky, undated


Box 1 Folder 25 to Louis Cartwright, undated


to Allen Ginsberg


Box 1 Folder 26 to 31 Circa, 1946, (6 Folders)

(with carbons)


Box 1 Folder 32 1947 March 26


Box 1 Folder 33 Circa, 1959

(with handwritten manuscript)


to Peter Orlovsky


Box 1 Folder 34 to 35 Circa, 1960, (2 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 36 to Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky, 1960 August 15


Box 1 Folder 37 to Eila Kokkinen, 1961 June- December, 1961


Box 1 Folder 38 to Elise Cowen, 1960 June 7


Box 1 Folder 39 to Howard Schulman, 1961 June 16


Box 1 Folder 40 to Howard Schulman and Elizabeth Sutherland, 1961 June 24


Box 1 Folder 31 to 44 to Janine Pommey, 1962 June- August, 1962, (4 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 45 To Eila Kokkinen, 1962 March- July, 1962


Box 1 Folder 46 to 47 To Eila Kokkinen, 1964 February-June, (2 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 48 to 51 To Noah Goldenberg, 1964 February – April, 1964 February, (4 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 52 To Eila Kokkinen, 1966 October 13 and December 2, 1966 October 13


Box 1 Folder 53 To Gary, 1968 August 3


Box 1 Folder 54 To The Ministry of Foreign Affairs [of Nepal], 1971 April 4


Box 1 Folder 55 To Linda, 1971 April 5


Box 1 Folder 56 To Eila Kokkinen, 1971 May 30


Box 1 Folder 57 to 59 To Louis Cartwright, 1973 April-July, (3 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 60 Orlovsky, Peter to Herbert Huncke, [1960]


Box 1 Folder 61 Pommy, Janine to Herbert Huncke, 1970 March 24 and Undated (8 letters), 1970 March 24, Undated

Series II: Writings, 1948-1971

Series II is comprised of Herbert Huncke's writings, including manuscripts, notebooks, and journals. Many of the notebooks include both fragments of published and unpublished manuscripts as well as general notes and daily observations.


1948



Box 2 Folder 1 "Philosophizing"


Box 2 Folder 2 "Song of the Self"


Box 2 Folder 3 "A Story- New York"


Box 2 Folder 4 [Thoughts About Writing]


Box 2 Folder 5 [The Urge to Write]


Box 2 Folder 6 to 7 Untitled Manuscripts, (2 Folders)

(includes "Alone," "Suicide," and "A Fix")


1949


Box 2 Folder 8 "Dear Dad Letter"


1959


Box 2 Folder 9 Criticism of a Poem (II)


Box 2 Folder 10 "Cuba"


Box 2 Folder 11 "Dancing in Prison"


Box 2 Folder 12 "Good Talker"


Box 2 Folder 13 "Love"


Box 2 Folder 14 "A New Orleans Scene"


Box 2 Folder 15 "Poem"


Box 2 Folder 16 "Spencer's Pad"


Box 2 Folder 17 "Miscellaneous and Untitled Manuscripts"

(including "Arrested" and "Youth")


1959-1960


Box 2 Folder 18 Notebook and Diary Excerpts


1960


Box 2 Folder 19 "Ed Leary"


Box 2 Folder 20 "A Sea Voyage-- and Junk"


Box 2 Folder 21 "Strangers"


Box 2 Folder 22 Untitled Manuscripts

(small notebook)


1961


Box 2 Folder 23 to 25 Huncke's Journal, (3 Folders)


Box 2 Folder 26 Notebook

(includes draft of "The Magician")


Box 2 Folder 27 Notes en Route to Lexington, July 10, 1961


Box 2 Folder 28 Untitled Manuscript


1962


Box 2 Folder 29 "The Party"


1963


Box 2 Folder 30 to 32 Notebooks, (3 Folders)


1963



Box 3 Folder 1 to 2 Notebooks, (2 Folders)

(contains drafts of "Beware of Fallen Angels")


Box 3 Folder 3 to 5 Notebooks, 1963-1966, (3 Folders)


1964


Box 3 Folder 6 to 12 Notebooks, (7 Folders)

(include drafts of "In the Park" and "Russian Blackie")


Box 3 Folder 13 "Ponderosa Pines


Box 3 Folder 14 "Untitled Manuscript"


1965



Box 4 Folder 1 to 3 Notebooks, (3 Folders)

(includes draft of "Cat and his Girl")


1971


Box 4 Folder 4 Notebooks

(these document Huncke's trip to Nepal)


Undated


Box 4 Folder 5 "Alvarez"


Box 4 Folder 6 "A Beginning of a Portrait"


Box 4 Folder 7 "Detroit Redhead"


Box 4 Folder 8 "Faery Tale"


Box 4 Folder 9 "Funny Notes"


Box 4 Folder 10 "Johnie I"


Box 4 Folder 11 "Johnie II"


Box 4 Folder 12 Journal-- typescript excerpts


Box 4 Folder 13 to 16 Notebooks, (4 Folders)

(includes drafts of "New York Notes")


Box 4 Folder 17 Notes



Folder 18 to 21 Miscellaneous and Untitled Manuscripts, (5 Folders)

Series III: Audio Visual



Box 5 Herbert Hunke: An Unpublished Interview by William L. Stull, 1980-08-06

Two 5-inch reel-to-reel audiotapes.