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Ricky Gomez
Scope and Contents
The Lawrence Ferlinghetti papers measure 3.3 linear feet and date from 1980 to 2020. The papers document Ferlinghetti's career as a poet and artist through exhibition files, inventories, correspondence and other professional files; clippings, exhibition announcements, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material; sketches, sketchbooks, lithographs, and other artwork; and photographs and slides of Ferlinghetti and his artwork.
There is a 0.3 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2023 that includes copy prints of images taken by Ferlinghetti during World War II made for an exhibition on Ferlinghetti at the Harvey Milk Photo Center in 2019. Also included are three reproductions from the photo book Splinter Fleet, 2018, used in the exhibition. Additional material includes a letter from Nancy Tucker to Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 2007; and six photographs of Ferlinghetti's Underwear series, circa 2000.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated in 2022 and 2023 by the Lawrence Ferlinghetti Artworks Trust via Joseph Sasser, Trustee.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original contact prints taken by Ferlinghetti are located at the Bancroft Libray, Berkeley.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2022.
