Allen Ginsberg, 1926-1997
Literary File, Photography Collection
46 items
Acquisition: Internal transfers
Access: Open for research
Processed by: Mary Foster and Susan McClellan, 2006
RLIN Record ID: None
Table of Contents
Scope and Contents
The Allen Ginsberg Literary File consists of 46 photographs (43 loose photographic prints, 1 color slide, 1 safety negative strip, and 1 nitrate negative), the majority of which are from Peter Orlovsky's papers. An index at the end of this guide lists photographers whose work is featured in this file. Further descriptions of some items are available in a card catalog in the repository.This file forms a part of the Literary File Collection, which is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally include portraits and images collected by or of those figures.
*Items are located at PH:LF:Ginsberg, A., unless otherwise noted.
Item List
| Container | Accession / P No. | Description |
| * | P1 | 3/4 right rear profile image of Ginsberg, standing, looking at a river; inscribed on top right corner of image: "Jerry -- Thanks for the weed -- it's / like being high / Allen Ginsberg." |
| * | P2 | Snapshot of Ginsberg as a child; printed label on verso: "with mother and friends." |
| * | P3 | Stamped passport photograph of Peter Orlovsky. |
| * | P4-P6 | Small head shot portraits (from a photo booth) of Peter Orlovsky. |
| * | P7 | Negative print of a small head shot portrait of Peter Orlovsky. |
| * | P8-P11 | Small head shot portraits of Peter Orlovsky. |
| * | P12 | Small head shot of Peter Orlovsky wearing a hat. |
| * | P13 | Small head shot of Peter Orlovsky with long hair. |
| * | P14 | Snapshot of Peter Orlovsky, seated on the steps of a building (in Calcutta?), with two unidentified men in background. |
| * | P15-P17 | Bust portrait of Peter Orlovsky (3 prints; see P19 for corresponding negative). |
| * | P19 | Strip of b/w 35mm film with 2 frames on it; one is of Ginsberg, the other is of Peter Orlovsky and corresponds to prints P15-P17. |
| * | P20 | Snapshot of Neal Cassady at the wheel of a car, looking back over his right shoulder, with "new girl Anne" seated next to him. |
| * | P21 | Snapshot of Neal Cassady (standing) and Charles Plymell (on motorcycle). |
| * | P22 | Small head shot portrait of Vivian Nunes; handwritten description on verso. |
| * | P23 | Small portrait of Aftal Ahmed. |
| * | P24 | Group portrait of 3 women and 2 men standing in front of an early automobile. |
| * | P25 | Image of an unidentifed street beggar (in Calcutta?). |
| * | P26A-P26B | Images of an unidentified naked man (in Calcutta?). |
| * | P27A-P27N | 14 b/w 35mm contact prints of various scenes and people in Calcutta; P27A is of Ginsberg. |
| * | P28 | Color 35mm transparency of a mural. |
| * | P29 | Snapshot of Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky (in Calcutta?). |
| * | P30 | Snapshot of 8 men, including Ginsberg, in front of a bookstore. |
| * | P31A-P31B | Portraits of Ginsberg in Austin, Texas, circa November 1972. |
| NV:LF Boxes | P12 | Nitrate negative of Peter Orlovsky wearing a hat (same number as corresponding print). |
Index of Photographers
Delhi Photo Co.--P13
Wylie, Hal--P31A-P31B
(Last modified: 24 September 2007)
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