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Additional authors

1. Ashbery, John, 1927-2017.
2. Auxemery, Jean-Paul, 1947-
3. Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014.
4. Bates, Mason.
5. Berkson, Bill, 1939-
6. Berrigan, Anselm, 1972-
7. Burckhardt, Rudy, 1914-1999.
8. Collins, Michael.
9. Davis, Jordan.
10. Deguy, Michel.
11. Dine, Jim, 1935-
12. Dorny, Bertrand, 1931-
13. Elmslie, Kenward.
14. Epstein, Barbara, 1928-2006.
15. Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997.
16. Groffsky, Maxine, 1936-
17. Halliday, Mark, 1949-
18. Harrison, Jeffrey.
19. Harvey, Emily.
20. Jarmusch, Jim, 1953-
21. Katz, Alex, 1927-
22. Katz, Vincent, 1960-
23. Kermode, Frank, 1919-2010.
24. Koch, Jay Kenneth, 925-2002.
25. Koch, Karen Culler, 1948-
26. Koch, Katherine Loth, 1955-
27. Koch, Lillian Amy Loth, 1897-1983.
28. Koch, Mary Janice Elwood, 1930-1981.
29. Koch, Stuart Jay, 1896-1973.
30. Lee, Stan, 1942-
31. Lehman, David, 1948-
32. Levine, Philip, 1928-2015.
33. Lima, Frank, 1939-
34. Longley, Michael, 1939-
35. Lopate, Phillip, 1943-
36. McEwen, Rory, 1932-
37. McGough, Roger.
38. Mathews, Harry, 1930-2017.
39. North, Charles, 1941-
40. Notley, Alice, 1945-
41. Padgett, Ron, 1942-
42. Panni, Marcello.
43. Porter, Anne, 1911-2011.
44. Porter, Fairfield.
45. Rivers, Larry, 1925-2002.
46. Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022.
47. Salter, James.
48. Schuyler, James, 1933-
49. Shapiro, David, 1947-2024.
50. Silliman, Ronald, 1946-
51. Snyder, Gary, 1930-
52. Statman, Mark, 1958-
53. Towle, Tony, 1939-
54. Tranter, John E.
55. Violi, Paul, 1944-2011.
56. Waldman, Anne, 1945-
57. Weinstein, Arnold.
58. Young, Dean, 1955-
59. Locus Solus Rare Books.
60. Tibor de Nagy Gallery.

Description

1. 103 linear feet (206 manuscript boxes).

Subject

1. Shapiro, David, 1947-2024 > Criticism and interpretation
2. Ashbery, John, 1927-2017 > Criticism and interpretation
3. Dryden, John, 1631-1700 > Criticism and interpretation
4. Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 > Criticism and interpretation
5. Katz, Vincent, 1960- > Criticism and interpretation
6. Paris (France) > Description and travel > 20th century
7. Scrapbooks
8. Silliman, Ronald > Criticism and interpretation
9. Lehman, David, 1948- > Criticism and interpretation
10. Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963 > Criticism and interpretation
11. Padgett, Ron, 1942- > Criticism and interpretation
12. France > Description and travel > 20th century
13. Deguy, Michel > Criticism and interpretation
14. Greece > Description and travel > 20th century
15. Sweden > Intellectual life > 20th century
16. Italian literature > Criticism and interpretation
17. Correspondence
18. Japan > Description and travel > 20th century
19. Porter, Anne > Criticism and interpretation
20. Literature and society > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century
21. Dramatists, American > 20th century
22. Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 > Criticism and interpretation
23. Art and literature > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century
24. Apollinaire, Guillaume > Criticism and interpretation
25. Auden, W. H > Criticism and interpretation
26. Yevtushenko, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich, 1933-2017 > Criticism and interpretation
27. New York (N.Y.) > Intellectual life > 20th century
28. Poets, American > 20th century
29. Notebooks
30. Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) > Description and travel > 20th century
31. Hejinian, Lyn, 1941- > Criticism and interpretation
32. O'Hara, Frank, 1926-1966 > Criticism and interpretation
33. Contracts
34. Snyder, Gary, 1930- > Criticism and interpretation
35. Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955 > Criticism and interpretation
36. Thailand > Description and travel > 20th century
37. Keats, John, 1795-1821 > Criticism and interpretation
38. Haiti > Description and travel > 20th century
39. Malaysia > Description and travel > 20th century
40. Venice > Description and travel > 20th century
41. Rome > Description and travel > 20th century
42. China > Description and travel > 20th century
43. Printed ephemera
44. Manuscripts
45. American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism
46. Blaine, Nell, 1922-1996 > Criticism and interpretation
47. Villon, François, 1431-1463 > Criticism and interpretation
48. Notley, Alice, 1945- > Criticism and interpretation
49. French literature > Criticism and interpretation
50. Diaries
51. American poetry > New York (State) > New York > History and criticism
52. Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889 > Criticism and interpretation
53. Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 > Criticism and interpretation
54. Paris > Intellectual life > 20th century
55. Board games
56. Schwarz, Delmore > Criticism and interpretation
57. Clippings files
58. Berkson, Bill, 1939- > Criticism and interpretation
59. Sweden > Description and travel > 20th century
60. Saint-John Perse, 1887-1975 > Criticism and interpretation
61. Violi, Paul, 1944-2011 > Criticism and interpretation
62. Italy > Description and travel > 20th century
63. Lawrence, D. H., 1885-1930 > Criticism and interpretation
64. Royalty statements
65. Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 > Criticism and interpretation
66. Statman, Mark, 1958- > Criticism and interpretation

Genre/Form

1. Board games.
2. Clippings files.
3. Correspondence.
4. Contracts.
5. Diaries.
6. Manuscripts.
7. Notebooks.
8. Printed ephemera.
9. Royalty statements.
10. Scrapbooks.

Call number

1. Berg Coll Koch MSS 1932-2007

Note

1. Organized into 7 Series: Series 1: Works by Kenneth Koch ; Series 2: Correspondence ; Series 3: Personal and professional documents and effects ; Series 4: Reviews and critical works on Koch ; Series 5: Contributions to periodicals and musical settings not in published form ; Series 6: Works by others ; Series 7: Koch's Working Folders.
2. The Kenneth Koch Collection of Papers spans the years 1932 to 2007, with the bulk dated 1973 to 2002; 1932 is the date of the earliest text item, but the collection contains several photographs of an earlier date, as described in the finding aid.
3. Also housed in the Berg Collection are the Kenneth Koch Papers, ca. 1939-1995 (http://archives.nypl.org/brg/19344), and the 5-item Kenneth Koch Collection of Papers [1974]-1979 (http://archives.nypl.org/brg/19190); see the collection-level records, with links to the finding aids, in the NYPL on-line catalog, or go to the NYPL Manuscripts and Archives portal, accessible through the RESEARCH option on NYPL's homepage.
4. Contains material from the entirety of Kenneth Koch's career, but is particularly strong in his later poetry and in his unpublished poetry.
5. The collection of papers comprises: 78 boxes of poetry ; 21 boxes of writing about poetry and teaching poetry ; 15 boxes of correspondence ; 9 boxes of comics ; 7 boxes of drama ; and 4 boxes of fiction.
6. With interviews, notebooks and papers, contracts, permission and royalty statements, audiovisual material, photographs, and a board-game.
7. Contains materials in English, French and Italian; Catalan, Chinese, Czech, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Icelandic, Japanese, Malagasy, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish.
8. Acquired from Karen Koch through Glenn Horowitz, in November 2008.

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Author

1. Koch, Kenneth, 1925-2002.

Title

1. Kenneth Koch papers, 1932-2007 (bulk, 1973-2002).

Imprint

1. New York, etc. : 1932-2007.

Access

1. Restricted access; request permission in holding division.

Connect to:

1. Request access to this item in the Berg Collection
2. Finding aid

Added author

1. Ashbery, John, 1927-2017. Author
2. Auxemery, Jean-Paul, 1947- Author
3. Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014.
4. Bates, Mason. Author
5. Berkson, Bill, 1939- Author
6. Berrigan, Anselm, 1972- Author
7. Berrigan, Anselm, 1972- Addressee
8. Burckhardt, Rudy, 1914-1999. Author
9. Collins, Michael. Author
10. Davis, Jordan. Author
11. Davis, Jordan. Addressee
12. Deguy, Michel. Author
13. Dine, Jim, 1935- Author
14. Dorny, Bertrand, 1931- Author
15. Elmslie, Kenward. Author
16. Epstein, Barbara, 1928-2006. Addressee
17. Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. Addressee
18. Groffsky, Maxine, 1936- Addressee
19. Halliday, Mark, 1949- Author
20. Halliday, Mark, 1949- Addressee
21. Harrison, Jeffrey. Author
22. Harvey, Emily. Author
23. Jarmusch, Jim, 1953- Author
24. Katz, Alex, 1927- Author
25. Katz, Vincent, 1960- Author
26. Katz, Vincent, 1960- Addressee
27. Kermode, Frank, 1919-2010. Author
28. Koch, Jay Kenneth, 925-2002. Author
29. Koch, Karen Culler, 1948- Author
30. Koch, Katherine Loth, 1955- Author
31. Koch, Lillian Amy Loth, 1897-1983. Author
32. Koch, Lillian Amy Loth, 1897-1983. Addressee
33. Koch, Mary Janice Elwood, 1930-1981. Author
34. Koch, Mary Janice Elwood, 1930-1981. Addressee
35. Koch, Stuart Jay, 1896-1973. Author
36. Koch, Stuart Jay, 1896-1973. Addressee
37. Lee, Stan, 1942- Author
38. Lehman, David, 1948- Author
39. Levine, Philip, 1928-2015. Author
40. Lima, Frank, 1939- Author
41. Lima, Frank, 1939- Addressee
42. Longley, Michael, 1939-
43. Longley, Michael, 1939- Addressee
44. Lopate, Phillip, 1943- Author
45. McEwen, Rory, 1932- Author
46. McGough, Roger. Author
47. Mathews, Harry, 1930-2017. Author
48. North, Charles, 1941- Author
49. Notley, Alice, 1945- Author
50. Padgett, Ron, 1942- Author
51. Panni, Marcello. Author
52. Porter, Anne, 1911-2011.
53. Porter, Fairfield. Author
54. Porter, Fairfield. Addressee
55. Rivers, Larry, 1925-2002. Author
56. Rorem, Ned, 1923-2022. Author
57. Salter, James. Author
58. Schuyler, James, 1933- Author
59. Shapiro, David, 1947-2024.
60. Shapiro, David, 1947-2024. Addressee
61. Silliman, Ronald, 1946- Author
62. Snyder, Gary, 1930- Author
63. Statman, Mark, 1958- Author
64. Towle, Tony, 1939- Author
65. Tranter, John E. Author
66. Violi, Paul, 1944-2011. Author
67. Waldman, Anne, 1945- Author
68. Weinstein, Arnold. Author
69. Young, Dean, 1955- Author
70. Locus Solus Rare Books.
71. Tibor de Nagy Gallery.

Research call number

1. Berg Coll Koch MSS 1932-2007