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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, 1939-2025
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. Apollinaire, Guillaume -- Criticism and interpretation.
2. Ashbery, John, 1927-2017 -- Criticism and interpretation.
3. Auden, W. H. -- Criticism and interpretation.
4. Berkson, Bill, 1939- -- Criticism and interpretation.
5. Blaine, Nell, 1922-1996 -- Criticism and interpretation.
6. Deguy, Michel -- Criticism and interpretation.
7. Dryden, John, 1631-1700 -- Criticism and interpretation.
8. Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 -- Criticism and interpretation.
9. Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 -- Criticism and interpretation.
10. Hejinian, Lyn, 1941- -- Criticism and interpretation.
11. Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889 -- Criticism and interpretation.
12. Katz, Vincent, 1960- -- Criticism and interpretation.
13. Keats, John, 1795-1821 -- Criticism and interpretation.
14. Lawrence, D. H., 1885-1930 -- Criticism and interpretation.
15. Lehman, David, 1948- -- Criticism and interpretation.
16. Notley, Alice, 1945- -- Criticism and interpretation.
17. O'Hara, Frank, 1926-1966 -- Criticism and interpretation.
18. Padgett, Ron, 1942- -- Criticism and interpretation.
19. Porter, Anne -- Criticism and interpretation.
20. Saint-John Perse, 1887-1975 -- Criticism and interpretation.
21. Schwarz, Delmore -- Criticism and interpretation.
22. Shapiro, David, 1947-2024 -- Criticism and interpretation.
23. Silliman, Ronald -- Criticism and interpretation.
24. Snyder, Gary, 1930- -- Criticism and interpretation.
25. Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 -- Criticism and interpretation.
26. Statman, Mark, 1958- -- Criticism and interpretation.
27. Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955 -- Criticism and interpretation.
28. Villon, François, 1431-1463 -- Criticism and interpretation.
29. Violi, Paul, 1944-2011 -- Criticism and interpretation.
30. Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963 -- Criticism and interpretation.
31. Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Criticism and interpretation.
32. Yevtushenko, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich, 1933-2017 -- Criticism and interpretation.
33. American poetry -- New York (State) -- New York -- History and criticism.
34. Art and literature -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
35. American poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
36. French literature -- Criticism and interpretation.
37. Italian literature -- Criticism and interpretation.
38. Literature and society -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
39. Poets, American -- 20th century.
40. Dramatists, American -- 20th century.
41. China -- Description and travel -- 20th century.
42. France -- Description and travel -- 20th century.
43. Paris (France) -- Description and travel -- 20th century.
44. Paris -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
45. Greece -- Description and travel -- 20th century.
46. Haiti -- Description and travel -- 20th century.
47. Italy -- Description and travel -- 20th century.
48. Rome -- Description and travel -- 20th century.
49. Venice -- Description and travel -- 20th century.
50. Japan -- Description and travel -- 20th century.
51. Malaysia -- Description and travel -- 20th century.
52. Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) -- Description and travel -- 20th century.
53. New York (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
54. Sweden -- Description and travel -- 20th century.
55. Sweden -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
56. Thailand -- Description and travel -- 20th century.

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

Language

1. English

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.

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, 1939-2025.
43. Longley, Michael, 1939-2025. 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.