Box 1
Container
Contains 82 Results:
Wieners, John to the Black Mountain College registrar regarding his hopes of attending, his experience at Boston College, and his admiration for Charles Olson, 1955 March 23
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
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Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1955 March 23
Olson, Charles to John Wieners regarding a loan to attend Black Mountain College, 1955 March 30
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1955 March 30
Olson, Charles to John Wieners regarding Daisy Aldan, circa 1956-1957
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
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Collection is open for research.
Dates:
circa 1956-1957
Wieners, John to Charles Olson regarding attending Black Mountain College, Wieners's poetry, and mutual friends, 1956 February 8
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1956 February 8
Wieners, John to Black Mountain College, promissory note, circa 1957
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
circa 1957
Olson, Charles to John Wieners regarding an upcoming trip, 1957 January 6
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1957 January 6
Olson, Charles to John Wieners regarding Measure, 1957 February 11
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1957 February 11
Olson, Charles to John Wieners regarding poems for Measure and the San Francisco poetry scene, 1957 March 18
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1957 March 18
Olson, Charles to John Wieners regarding spring plans, 1957 March 27
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1957 March 27
Olson, Charles to Robin Blaser regarding Black Mountain College, 1957 May 3
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1957 May 3
Olson, Charles to John Wieners regarding poems in progress, 1957 May 17
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1957 May 17
Olson, Charles to John Wieners advising Wieners to go ahead as he sees fit, 1957 June 21
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1957 June 21
Olson, Charles to John Wieners regarding Olson's trip to England and potential move to New England, 1957 July
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1957 July
Olson, Charles to John Wieners on love, sex, and love poems, 1957 August 19
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1957 August 19
Olson, Charles to John Wieners regarding Measure and Wieners's move to the West Coast, 1957 August or September
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1957 August or September
Wieners, John to Charles Olson regarding life in San Francisco, Michael Rumaker and Robin Blaser, and a poem, 1957 November 24
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1957 November 24
Wieners, John to Charles Olson with blessings, 1957 December 27
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1957 December 27
Olson, Charles to John Wieners with thanks, circa 1958
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
circa 1958
Olson, Charles to John Wieners, various envelopes, some annotated, 1958 - 1967
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1958 - 1967
Olson, Charles to John Wieners with birthday wishes and a birthday poem, "The Year is a Great Circle or the Year is a Great Mistake", 1958 January 16
File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1958 January 16
Olson, Charles to John Wieners regarding Measure, 1958 January 17
File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1958 January 17
Olson, Charles to John Wieners regarding Wieners' poems and Measure, 1958 March 13
File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1958 March 13
Olson, Charles to John Wieners regarding Hotel Wentley Poems and the omission of a poem from the first printing, 1959 February 14
File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1959 February 14
Olson, Charles to John Wieners regarding Wieners's hospitalization and money from the Grolier Book Shop for sale of Hotel Wentley Poems, 1960 February 5
File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1960 February 5
Olson, Charles to John Wieners regarding raising money for Wieners, 1960 February 24
File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The John Wieners collection includes correspondence between John Wieners and his friend and mentor Charles Olson, with whom Wieners studied at Black Mountain College. Their letters date between 1955 and 1967 and discuss poetry, metaphysical concerns, the literary scene in Boston and New York, Black Mountain College, mutual friends, and fellow poets including Robin Blaser, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Gerrit Lansing, Frank O'Hara, Michael Rumaker, and Jack Spicer. There is...
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1960 February 24