Henry Miller Literary Society records
Scope and Content Note
The collection documents the activities of the Henry Miller Literary Society and its successes and failures as an influence in the life and work of Miller. The collection includes business correspondence (1956-1969) and personal correspondence of Eddie Schwartz and others about Henry Miller and his works, material relating to lawsuits connected with the sale of Miller's 1935 Tropic of Cancer, society mailing lists and newsletters, reviews of Miller's works, and clippings relating to the 1967 marriage of Miller and Hoki Tokuda. Included in the collection are 283 letters (1956-1968) mostly to Schwartz from Henry Miller.
Dates
- Creation: 1955-1972
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open and available for use in the Andersen Library Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright is retained by the authors.
Historical Note
Eddie Schwartz was a Minneapolis journalist and editor of Skyway News. He was also the president of the Henry Miller Literary Society, an organization founded in 1957. Beginning in 1958 they published their own newsletter regarding the international efforts to secure freedom of passage for the works of Henry Miller.
The Society was disbanded in 1967 when it had attained an international membership of over 700 subscribers
Extent
11 boxes (6 linear feet)
Abstract
The collection includes business correspondence (1956-1972) and personal correspondence of Eddie Schwartz and others about Henry Miller and his works, material relating to lawsuits connected with the sale of Miller's 1935 Tropic of Cancer,society mailing lists and newsletters, reviews of Miller's works, and clippings relating to the 1967 marriage of Miller and Hoki Tokuda. Included in the collection are 283 letters (1956-1968) mostly to Schwartz from Henry Miller.
Organization of the Collection
The collection is organized in four series:
- Correspondence
- Clippings and Correspondence
- Newsletters
- Miscellaneous
Physical Location
Mezz (R80, D3 S7, D4, S2-3)
Acquisition
Donated by Eddie Schwartz from 1968-1972.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and the finding aid written by Alan Lathrop, 1975.
Subject
- Miller, Henry, 1891- (Person)
- Schwartz, Eddie (Correspondent, Person)
- Henry Miller Literary Society -- Archives (Organization)
- Title
- Henry Miller Literary Society records
- Author
- Alan Lathrop
- Date
- 1969
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Upper Midwest Literary Archives Collecting Area
