Tom Clark papers
Scope and Contents
Drafts and galleys of Writer: A Life of Jack Kerouac and The Exile of Celine; Kerouac chronology; notes for the 1986 Olson Lectures; holograph notebooks; typescript poems and articles by Clark (b.1941).
Dates
- Creation: 1986 - 1991
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical note
Tom Clark is a poet, editor and biographer who resides in California. He has published biographes of Jack Kerouac, Ted Berrigan, Robert Creeley, Charles Oleon, Edward Dorn, and Celine. He served as editor of The Paris Review from 1963 to 1973 and has published numerous volumes of poetry with Black Sparrow Press. Charles Olson was one of his poetic mentors.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Drafts and galleys of Writer: A Life of Jack Kerouac and The Exile of Celine; Kerouac chronology; notes for the 1986 Olson Lectures; holograph notebooks; typescript poems and articles by Clark (b.1941).
Subject
- Kerouac, Jack -- Archives (Person)
- Olson, Charles -- Archives (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Tom Clark papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu