Hi John,
>I've done, and am still doing, quite a bit of work with Burroughs. I'm
Curator of the Avant Writing Collection at the Ohio State Univ. Libraries,
and the library also has the largest archive of Burroughs' papers anywhere.
I've cataloged several batches of them. Some of the guides to the cataloged
materials can be seen at: http://www.lib.ohio-state.edu/
Go to Libraries and Collections, then Rare Books & MSS, then Finding Aids,
then click on the various guides. Just a few weeks ago we installed a major
exhibition based in large part on the Burroughs collections: An American
Avant Garde: First Wave (the Second Wave will be next year). In a couple
weeks we're having a symposium and reception - so there's a lot of
Burroughs-related activity here...<
Must be v.interesting working with this material. Here at Keele University
we had an exhibition of some of Burroughs paintings and things a few years
ago thanks to Oliver Harris (edited a collection of Burroughs letters..for
those who don't know) being based in the American Studies dept. here.
I'm a real admirer of Burroughs creativity (Gysin too, both as a team
especially)..am currently reading Last Words which is really very good
considering his age and frailty by that point.
John, will think of something to send over the weekend.....can burn a CD of
bits and pieces of my music and other experiments for you or maybe something
visual. Will sort out details next week...am off for a quiet
weekend....plants need watering etc.
cheers,
Sol.
