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Zulfikar Ghose:

A Preliminary Inventory of an Addition to His Papers at the Harry Ransom Center

Creator: Ghose, Zulfikar, 1935-2022
Title: Zulfikar Ghose, Addition to His Papers
Dates: 1956-2005
Extent: 47 boxes (19.74 linear feet) and 7 electronic files (351 KB)
Abstract: This addition to the Zulfikar Ghose Papers consists of drafts and proofs of most of his published and unpublished works dating from Statement Against Corpses (1964) to Kensington Quartet (2005), as well as for many articles, electronic files, essays, poems, and short stories.
Call Number: Manuscript Collection MS-01591
Language: English
Access: Open for research. To request access to electronic files, please email Reference.
Restrictions on Use: Certain restrictions apply to the use of electronic files. Researchers must agree to the Materials Use Policy for Electronic Files before accessing them. Original computer disks and forensic disk images are restricted. Copying electronic files, including screenshots and printouts, is not permitted.

Administrative Information


Acquisition: Purchase, 2006 (R15441)
Processed by: Stephen Cooper, 2009 Born digital materials processed, arranged, and described by Chance Adams and Brenna Edwards, 2015-2022.
Repository:

Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin

Scope and Contents


This addition to the Zulfikar Ghose Papers consists of drafts and proofs of most of his published and unpublished works dating from Statement Against Corpses (1964) to Kensington Quartet (2005, unpublished), as well as for many articles, essays, poems, and short stories. Significant correspondence is present, including letters to and from notables such as Wilson Harris, B. S. Johnson, Christopher Middleton, and A. C. H. Smith, as well as additional personal and business related correspondence. Also among the materials is a small amount of personal and professional items, including photographs, records from his teaching career at the University of Texas at Austin, scrapbooks containing clippings of his journalism articles, and reviews of his literary work.
All of the material remains in the order it arrived at the Ransom Center, and only minimal processing has been done to ensure the safety, preservation, and accessibility of the collection. The Folder List is arranged into three series: Works, Correspondence, and Personal and Professional Materials. Series I. Works is further divided into two subseries: A. Novels and Other Works, and B. Shorter Works. Packing lists, written by Ghose and included inside the original shipping cartons, are located in the first box of items from each respective shipping carton. Original files, folders, and labels with titles and/or notes written on them by Ghose have been retained.

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