mss0099_0849.xml Finding aid for Alan Kaufman letters to Timothy Murray 2009 University of Delaware Library, Special Collections University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267 Phone: 302-831-2229 Fax: 302-831-6003 URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/
Date encoded (2009 November 11) Finding aid encoded 2009 November 11 English Alan Kaufman letters to Timothy Murray2009 Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267 Phone: 302-831-2229 Fax: 302-831-6003 URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/
 Kaufman, Alan. Alan Kaufman letters to Timothy Murray2009 MSS 099, F849 3 items (4 p.) These three holograph letters are from American poet and editor Alan Kaufman to Timothy Murray, Head of Special Collections at the University of Delaware Library. Materials entirely in English. University of Delaware Library - Special Collections Source

From the author, 2009.

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 Citation

MSS 099, F849, Alan Kaufman letters to Timothy Murray, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

 Shelving Summary Box 59, F849: Shelved in SPEC MSS 099 manuscript boxes F849 removal: Shelved in SPEC MSS oversize boxes (18 inches) Processing

Processed and encoded by Anita Wellner, November 2009.

 Biographical Note

Alan Kaufman, born January 12, 1952, in New York City to a French Holocaust survivor and raised in the Bronx, is a teacher, writer, poet, editor, performer, artist, and impresario best known for his work as editor of the Outlaw Bible series of literary anthologies. In addition Kaufman founded the alternative Jewish cultural magazine Davka, wrote a memoir, Jew Boy (2000), the novel Matches (2005), and several volumes of poetry. Active as a poet from an early age, Kaufman has been involved in both the New York and San Francisco poetry scenes and played a role in the popularization of Spoken Word poetry in both the United States and abroad. More recently, Kaufman has taken up the brush as a painter, a medium in which he has proven equally productive.

Librarian Timothy Murray is the Head of Special Collections at the University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

Biographical information derived from MSS 599, Alan Kaufman papers.

Scope and Content Note

These three holograph letters are from American poet and editor Alan Kaufman to Timothy Murray, Head of Special Collections at the University of Delaware Library.

Kaufman described current projects and his enthusiasm for the housing of his papers at the University of Delaware Library. The letters accompanied books and photographs which Kaufman was adding to his papers, and in some cases Kaufman discussed the importance of selected items.

 Arrangement

The letters are arranged chronologically.

 Selected Search Terms Personal Names Murray, Timothy, 1950- --Correspondence. Kaufman, Alan--Correspondence. Topical Terms American literature--21st century. Authors, American--21st century--Correspondence. Form/Genre Terms Letters (correspondence) Related Materials in this Repository

This item forms part of MSS 099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

MSS 599, Alan Kaufman papers

 Detailed Contents List 59 F849 Autograph letter signed2009 April 30 1 item (1 p.)

This handwritten letter is on an oversize sheet of paper and includes a portrait drawing by Kaufman. It was enclosed with a batch of books Kaufman donated as additions to his papers. Removed to oversize (18").

 59 F849 Autograph letter signed2009 [Summer] 1 item (2 p.)

Kaufman's handwritten letter accompanied his gift of a copy of his book, Visionary Expressionism: a Zionist Art.

 59 F849 Autograph letter signed 2009 July 20 1 item (1 p.)

This letter accompanied a collection of photographs of Kaufman, his family, and friends.