Research Catalog

Title

Kenneth Koch papers, ca. 1939-1995.

Author

Koch, Kenneth, 1925-2002.

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• O'Hara, Frank, 1926-1966.
• Ashbery, John, 1927-2017.
• Schuyler, James.
• Rivers, Larry, 1925-2002.
• Mathews, Harry, 1930-2017.
• Porter, Fairfield.
• Freilicher, Jane, 1924-2014.
• Padgett, Ron, 1942-
• Lima, Frank, 1939-
• Towle, Tony, 1939-
• Shapiro, David, 1947-
• Davis, Jordan.

Description

112.98 linear feet (269 boxes)

Subjects

• Contracts
• Diaries
• Manuscripts
• Dramatists
• Clippings files
• Notebooks
• Correspondence
• Dramatists, American > 20th century
• Poets, American > 20th century
• Royalty statements
• Scrapbooks
• Poets
• Printed ephemera

Genre/Form

• Correspondence.
• Clippings files.
• Scrapbooks.
• Contracts.
• Royalty statements.
• Diaries.
• Manuscripts.
• Notebooks.
• Printed ephemera.

Additional Formats (note)

• Available in microfilm;

Location of Other Archival Materials (note)

• The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Collection guide available in repository.

Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Koch Archive

OCLC

237218779

Author

Koch, Kenneth, 1925-2002.

Title

Kenneth Koch papers, ca. 1939-1995.

Summary

The Kenneth Koch papers document the personal and professional activities of the writer, Kenneth Koch. Holograph and typescript drafts comprise the bulk of the collection. The papers contain holograph manuscripts and typescripts of the author's published and unpublished work (in every genre, including plays, "comics," and games), notes and other material related to the works, Koch's correspondence, photographs, collaborations, material related to his work with children, miscellaneous personal documents, printed material, ephemera, scrapbooks, press cuttings and photocopied reviews of his books, and holograph manuscripts and typescripts of works by other writers (especially Frank O'Hara and John Ashbery). Also included in the papers are 9 boxes of unsorted printed ephemera, and 3 boxes of journals, magazines, and newspapers. The correspondence in the collection is mostly made up of incoming material, of which there are three categories: personal, professional, and fan mail. The personal and professional correspondence is arranged alphabetically by author; within each author's folder letters are arranged by date. Of the personal correspondence and works by others, the most substantial holdings are by "New York School" artists such as Frank O'Hara, John Ashbery, James Schuyler, Larry Rivers, Harry Mathews, Fairfield Porter, and Jane Freilicher. Also noteworthy are letters and works by Koch's former students, Ron Padgett, Frank Lima, Tony Towle, David Shapiro, and Jordan Davis. Also present are publishing contracts and royalty statements for several of Koch's books.

Additional Formats

Koch MSS letters, postcards, & clippings from John Ashbery to Kenneth Koch Available in microfilm; 5NN.

Biography

Kenneth Koch was an American poet, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story writer.

Location of Other Archival Materials

See also the Kenneth Koch collection of papers, [1974]-1979 (Berg Coll MSS Koch) at The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

Indexes

Collection guide available in repository.

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Finding Aid

Occupation

Poets

Dramatists

Added Author

O'Hara, Frank, 1926-1966. Correspondent

O'Hara, Frank, 1926-1966. Author

Ashbery, John, 1927-2017. Correspondent

Ashbery, John, 1927-2017. Author

Schuyler, James. Correspondent

Rivers, Larry, 1925-2002. Correspondent

Mathews, Harry, 1930-2017. Correspondent

Porter, Fairfield. Correspondent

Freilicher, Jane, 1924-2014. Correspondent

Padgett, Ron, 1942- Correspondent

Lima, Frank, 1939- Correspondent

Towle, Tony, 1939- Correspondent

Shapiro, David, 1947- Correspondent

Davis, Jordan. Correspondent

Research Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Koch Archive [Text]

*Z-10361 [Microfilm]