Second Aeon Archive
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The Second Aeon Archive is comprised of all the correspondence and manuscript material that created Second Aeon's issues, such as: magazine layouts, page proofs, letters to the editor, illustration layouts, and original manuscripts.
Historical Note
Twenty-one issues of the magazine Second Aeon appeared between 1967 and 1974. It was published in Cardiff, Wales, with the support of the Welsh Arts Council and edited by Peter Finch. Containing poetry, short stories, cartoons, and illustrations, Second Aeon for it's period, was a comprehensive round up of the UK's small press activity. Noted contributors to the magazine included: Robert Bly, Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg, LeRoi Jones, Pablo Neruda, Charles Bukowski, Lorca, Octavio Paz, and countless others. In conjunction with the magazine, Second Aeon was also a small press that published poetry anthologies and books.
Arrangement
Series I and III are arranged alphabetically and series 2 is arranged chronologically.
The collection is divided into three series: I) Correspondence to Peter Finch, editor II) Editorial Correspondence, 1967-1974, and III) Manuscripts.
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- Series I: Correspondence to Peter Finch, editor
- Series II: Editorial Correspondence, 1967-1974
- Series III, Subseries A: Manuscripts for Magazine Second Aeon
- Series III, Subseries B: Manuscripts for Second Aeon's Small Press
Scope and Content Note
The Second Aeon Archive is comprised of all the correspondence and manuscript material that created Second Aeon's issues, such as: magazine layouts, page proofs, letters to the editor, illustration layouts, and original manuscripts. Noted correspondents include Paul Auster, Carol Berg, Robert Bly, Charles Bukowski, William Burroughs, John Cage, Cyril Hodges, Alison Knowles, Jim Morrison, Jeff Nuttall, and Peter Redgrove. Also included in this collection are manuscripts used by Second Aeon's small press to publish various poetry books and anthologies.
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Access Restrictions
Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Use Restrictions
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); Second Aeon Archive; MSS 023; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.
Provenance
The Second Aeon Archive was acquired via purchase from Richard Aaron of Am Here Books, in 1974. The Second Aeon Archive is part of the Avant Garde Collection, collected at Fales Library during the 1960's and 70's by Mel Edelstein and Theodore Grieder.
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Series I: Correspondence to Peter Finch, editor
Scope and Contents note
Series I contains six boxes of correspondence to Peter Finch concerning the magazine Second Aeon. Noted correspondents include Paul Auster, Carol Berg, Robert Bly, Charles Bukowski, William Burroughs, John Cage, Cyril Hodges, Alison Knowles, Jim Morrison, Jeff Nuttall, and Peter Redgrove.
Correspondence from: Aaron, Richard; Abbott, Keith; Abse, Diane
Correspondence from: Adlard, Peter; Adler, Jeremy; Ames,Terence
Correspondence from: Anderson, Paul; Andre, Michael; Armstrong, Keith
Correspondence from: Armstrong, Michael; Ashbery, John; Atkinson-Jowett, George
Correspondence from: Auster, Paul; Baller, S.T.; Bantock, Gavin
Correspondence from: Barker, George; Barnett, Anthony; Bay, Martin
Correspondence from: Beake, Fred; Bennett, John; Bennett, Roy
Correspondence from: Benveniste, Asa; Beresford, Anne; Berge, Carol
Correspondence from: Berman, Ed; Berne, Stanley; Bielski, Alison
Correspondence from: Birney, Earle; Black, David M.; Blazek, Douglas
Correspondence from: Blish, James; Bly, Robert; Bockris, Victor
Correspondence from: Bold, Alan; Bonard, Mary; Bontos, James
Correspondence from: Booth, Felicity; Booth, Martin
Correspondence from: Bosch, Manfred W., Bowles, Jerry G.; Branco, Joaquim
Correspondence from: Breakwell, Ian; Brewer, Christine; Briers, David
Correspondence from: Britt, Alan; Brown, Chris; Brown, Paul
Correspondence from: Brown, Stew; Brownjohn, Alan; Buck, Paul
Correspondence from: Bukowski, Charles; Burgis, Allan; Burns, Jim
Correspondence from: Burns, Richard; Burroughs, William; Burrows, Miles
Correspondence from: Bulter, Bill; Butles, Robert; Butterworth, Michael
Correspondence from: Buttress, Derrick; Buzan, Tony; Cage, John
Correspondence from: Cairncross, George; Calder, Dave; Callard, David
Correspondence from: Cartland, Jeremy; Carvalno, Claudio Antonio; Casey, Gerard
Correspondence from: Cash, Peter; Cassady, Carolyn; Cauble, Don
Correspondence from: Chaloner, David; Charlton, Geoff; Chitlik, Paul
Correspondence from: Chopin, Henri; Claire, Paula; Clark, Thomas A.
Correspondencefrom:Clavin,Hans;Cloves,Jeff;Cobbing,Bob
Correspondence from: Conkie, Tommy; Cook, Geoffrey; Corman, Cid
Correspondence from: Cope, Paul; Cotterell, Laurence; Cotton, John
Correspondence from: Cox,William; Cozens, Andrew; Crab Grass Productions
Correspondence from: Crowe, Kevin; Cunliffe, Dave; Curtis, Tony
Correspondence from: Daly, Les; Damen; Herman; Dashi, Tony
Correspondence from: Davies; Jeff; Davies, Wyn Islwyn; Davis, Norman H.
Correspondence from: Davis, Owen; DeFrance, Stephen; de Rook, G.J.
Correspondence from: Dersley, Keith; Dewey, A.A.; DeWit, Andre
Correspondence from: Dixon, Steve; Dobbie, Mike; Donahue, Jack
Correspondence from: Dowden, George
Correspondence from: Doyle, Mike; Drury, George D.; Dutton, Martin
Correspondence from: Early, Tom; Edmonds, Marguerite; Ehrenberg, Felipe
Correspondence from: Eisenstein, Samuel A.
Correspondence from: England, Gerald; Enslin, Theodore; Eshleman, Clayton
Correspondence from: Evans, Paul; Everette, Oliver; Fallon, Peter
Correspondence from: Farrell, Deirdre; Faulkner, Peter; Fay, Kenneth
Correspondence from: Feldman, Ruth; Finch, Peter; Finch, Vivienne; Finn, Andrea
Correspondence from: Fisher, Allen; Fisher, Roy; Fleming, John
Correspondence from: Fowler, Gene; Fox, Hugh; Fry, Colin
Correspondence from: Fugard, Sheila; Fuller, Jean Overton; Fuller, Roy
Correspondence from: Fulton, Len; Fulton, Robin; Furvinal, John
Correspondence from: Galvin, Patrick N.
Correspondence from: Garlick, Raymond; Geller; Istvdn; Gerz, Jochen
Correspondence from: Ghose, Amal; Gibbs, Michael; Ginsburg, Louis
Correspondence from: Glen, Duncan; Gnazzo, Anthony J.; Gogady, Paul
Correspondence from: Gogarty, Paul; Goldberg, Jeff; Golightly, Alan
Correspondence from: Gordon, Giles; Gordon, James; Gotteman, Irving
Correspondence from: Green, Jim
Correspondence from: Green, Paul; Grieder, Theodore; Griffiths, Bryn
Correspondence from: Groh, Klaus; Grubb, David; Gruffudd, Peter
Correspondence from: Guest, Harry; Hacker, Marilyn; Hall, Donald
Correspondence from: Hall, John; Hand, Alex; Harrison, Paul
Correspondence from: Harvey, Jon; Harwood, Lee; Hebron, Chris
Correspondence from: Hemensley, Kris; Herni, Adrian; Hepplewhite, Charles
Correspondence from: Hidden, Norman; Higgins, Dick; Hill, A.G.
Correspondence from: Hilton, Jeremy; Hirschman, Jack
Correspondence from: Hodges, Cyril
Correspondence from: Hodges, Cyril
Correspondence from: Hodges, Cyril
Correspondence from: Hoida, Peter; Holbrook, David; Holland, Geoff
Correspondence from: Hollis, Ena; Holmes, Philip; Horder, John
Correspondence from: Horovitz, Frances; Horoviytz, Michael; Houeclard, Dom Sylvester
Correspondence from: Hughes, D.; Hughes, Vaughan; Ireland, Alan
Correspondence from: Jackowska, Nicki; Jackson, Alan; Jackson, N.S.
Correspondence from: Jaffin, David; James, John; Jarman, Geraint
Correspondence from: Jay, Peter; Jenkins, Nigel; Jenkins, Philip
Correspondence from: Jenkins, Tom; Johnson, B.S., Johnson, John
Correspondence from: Jones, John Idris; Jones, Rae Desmond; Jones, Tomma
Correspondence from: Joris, Pierre; Karoly, Halasz; Kelly, Bernard
Correspondence from: Kernagham, Alex; Kingham, Terry C., Klimo, Jan
Correspondence from: Knowles, Alison Kostelanetz, Richard; Kruss, Tom
Correspondence from: Land, Thomas; Lange; Gerald; LaSalle, Richard
Correspondence from: Laughlin, James; Lee, Joan; Legman, G.
Correspondence from: Leighton, Bob; Levi, Peter; Lewis-Smith, Anne
Correspondence from: Lloyd, Andrew; Lloyd, Robin; Locke, Duane
Correspondence from: Long, Don; Longville, Tim; Loose, Gerry
Correspondence from: Lopez, Tony; Lowe, Derek; Lucie-Smith, Edward
Correspondence from: Lykiard, Alexis, MacBeth, George, McBride, Dick
Correspondence from: McBride, John; McCarthy, Cavan; McCarthy, Ulli
Correspondence from: Machado, Antonio; McManus, Peter; MacSweeney, Barry
Correspondence from: Magee, Nes; Mammatt, D.R.; Mangelsdorff, Rich
Correspondence from: Mariah, Paul; Markham, K.A.; Marshfield, Alan
Correspondence from: Mathews, Paul; Mathews, Richard; Mathias, Roland
Correspondence from: Matthias, John; Mayer, Peter; Mercer, David
Correspondence from: Michel, Julian G.; Miller, Brown, Miller, Richard
Correspondence from: Mills, Stuart; Mitchell, Adrian; Mitchell, Roger
Correspondence from: Montag, Tom; Montgomery, John; Morgan, Christopher
Correspondence from: Morgan, Edwin; Morgan, Peter
Correspondence from: Morris, Stephen
Correspondence from: Morrison, Jim; Moser, Norm; Mottram, Eric
Correspondence from: Musgrave, Susan; Nannucci, Maurizio; Nations, Opal
Correspondence from: niikuni, Seiichi; Nijmeijer, Peter; Noyce, John
Correspondence from: Nuttall, Jeff; Oppenheimer, Joel; Orridge, Genesis P.
Correspondence from: Osborne, John; Osinski, Franklin W.W.; Ourini, Victor
Correspondence from: Oxley, William; Pacey, Phillip
Correspondence from: Parfitt, Will
Correspondence from: Parr, Malcolm; Patten, Brian; Paul, Jay S.
Correspondence from: Pedersen, L.D.; Perrie, Walter; Perry, Alan
Correspondence from: Petarel, Martin, Phillips, L.C.; Phillips, Tom
Correspondence from: Pickard, Bill; Pilcher, Barry Edgar
Correspondence from: Plymell, Charlie; Porter, Peter; Price, David Watkin
Correspondence from: Price, Ken; Radd, David; Radin, Betty
Correspondence from: Randall, Elaine; Ratcliffe, Eric; Raworth, Tom
Correspondence from: Regrove, Peter; Reeves, Trevor
Correspondence from: Rice, John; Rickaby, Tony; Riddell, Alan
Correspondence from: Riley, John; Riley, Peter; Ritchies, Malcolm
Correspondence from: Robinson, Ian; Robinson, John; Robson, Andy
Correspondence from: Roche, Paul; Rowan, J.; Rudolf, Anthony
Correspondence from: Russell, Dick; Russell, Ray; Schmitz, Jacques L.
Correspondence from: Schwenk, Norman; Sergeant, Howard; Sharkey, John
Correspondence from: Shields, Mike; Shingleton, Peter; Shuttle, Peter
Correspondence from: Simpson, Matt; Sinchair, Jain; Sneyd, Steve
Correspondence from: Sobin, A.G.; Sorcic, Jim Orvino; Sowerby, J.K.
Correspondence from: Spiro, Leon; Spratling, Neil; Srinivas, Krishna
Correspondence from: Stayner, Scott; Steane, Nina; Swann, Brian
Correspondence from: Swiss, Thom; Szostek, J.H.; Taylor, Kent
Correspondence from: Taylor, Sam; Teague, Andrew; Telling, Derek
Correspondence from: Thenior, Ralf; Thomas, Don; Thomas, D.M.
Correspondence from: Thomas, G.; Thomas, Ronald Stuart; Tidler, Charles
Correspondence from: Tipton, David; Toczek, Nick; Torrance, Chris
Correspondence from: Tremallen, Dave
Correspondence from: Tripp, John; Turnbull, Gael; Upton, Lawrence
Correspondence from: Urin, Victor; Valoch, Jiri; Verey, Charles
Correspondence from: Viewpoint Magazine; Vimal, G.P.; Von Tersch, Gary
Correspondence from: Wade, David; Wade, John Stevens; Wagner, D.; Wain, John
Correspondence from: Wake, Brian
Correspondence from: Walsh, J.A.
Correspondence from: Waintiling, William
Correspondence from: Ward, J.P.; Ward, Philip; Watts, Richard
Correspondence from: Weaver, Roger; Webb, Harri; Weinstein, Norman
Correspondence from: Welsh Arts Council
Correspondence from: Whalen, Philip; Williams, Brian; Williams, Clive
Correspondence from: Williams, Jonathan; Winans, Al; Wisker, Alistair
Correspondence from: Wright, Meg; Wyatt, Bill; Yates, Rowdy
Correspondence from: Zugbrugg, Nicholas
Series II: Editorial Correspondence, 1967-1974
Scope and Contents note
Series II contains four boxes of correspondence to Peter Finch pertaining to editorial concerns of the magazines uch as: subscription requests, poetry admissions, thank you/congratulatory notes, and other such solicitations. This series also includes Peter Finch's personal correspondence comprising a copybook and letters dealing with his career as a poet.