Book contents
- Allen Ginsberg in Context
- Allen Ginsberg in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part IEarly Years and Influences
- Part IICareer Highlights
- Part IIIInternational Travels
- Part IVMajor Themes
- Part VDeath and Afterlife
- Chapter 29Recording the Body’s and the Body Politics’ Demise
- Chapter 30Ginsberg’s Archive
- Chapter 31Allen Ginsberg’s Iconic Statuses
- Afterword
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 30 - Ginsberg’s Archive
from Part V - Death and Afterlife
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 March 2026
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Book contents
- Allen Ginsberg in Context
- Allen Ginsberg in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part IEarly Years and Influences
- Part IICareer Highlights
- Part IIIInternational Travels
- Part IVMajor Themes
- Part VDeath and Afterlife
- Chapter 29Recording the Body’s and the Body Politics’ Demise
- Chapter 30Ginsberg’s Archive
- Chapter 31Allen Ginsberg’s Iconic Statuses
- Afterword
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
This chapter deals with Allen Ginsberg's enormous personal archive. It includes the history of how the archive was created, what the contents of the archive are, and how it came to be located in the Special Collections Department of Stanford University's library. It details some of the many uses of the archive today and in the future.
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- Allen Ginsberg in Context , pp. 356 - 363Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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