University of Victoria Special Collections

Miller, Henry, 1891-1980

SC082

Title

Henry Miller collection

Dates

1937-1963

Extent

18 cm of textual records and other materials

Biographical Sketch

Henry Miller (1891-1980) was born in New York and resided in France and other European

cities. Miller was a writer noted for his candid treatment of sex and his espousal of the "natural

man". His "Tropic of Cancer" (1934) and "Tropic of Capricorn" (1939) were banned as obscene

in the United States until 1961. Other books include the trilogy "The Rosy Crucifixion". Miller

was a major influence on the "Beat Generation" of writers.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence including: letters and postcards to Alfred Perlès,

letters and postcards to Graham Ackroyd, letters to Father Brocard Sewell, and miscellaneous

letters to and from publishers and others. Also included are watercolours, sketches, and

photographs plus typescripts, with holograph corrections, for "Max", "Quiet Days in Clichy",

Miller's preface to "Hollywood Hallucination" by Parker Tyler, "This Is My Answer", and "Just

Wild About Harry".

Finding Aids

Finding aid available.

Title Source

Title based on the contents of the collection.

English Literature Fonds / Collections

The Henry Miller Collection prepared by

Chris Petter, 1996, revised 2005

SC082

Accessions: 1980-064, 1998-004, 1998-006, 1998-008, 1998-009

Main Entry

Henry Miller, 1891-1980.

Title:

Henry Miller collection.

Dates:

1937-1963.

Extent: 18 cm of textual records. -- ca. 80 postcards,.-- 1 watercolour.-- 3 drawings.-- 9 photographs.

History:

Henry Miller (1891-1980) was born in New York and resided in France and other European

cities. Miller was a writer noted for his candid treatment of sex and his espousal of the "natural

man". His "Tropic of Cancer"(1934) and "Tropic of Capricorn" (1939) were banned as obscene

in the United States until 1961. Other books include the trilogy "The Rosy Crucifixion". Miller

was a major influence on the "Beat Generation" of writers.

Scope:

The collection consists of correspondence including: letters and postcards to Alfred Perles,

letters and postcards to Graham Ackroyd, letters to Father Brocard Sewell, and miscellaneous

letters to and from publishers and others. Also included are watercolours, sketches, and

photographs plus typescripts, with holograph corrections, for "Max", "Quiet Days in Clichy",

Miller's preface to "Hollywood Hallucination" by Parker Tyler, "This Is My Answer", and "Just Wild About Harry".

Custodial History:

The Henry Miller MSS were acquired from dealers from 1966 to 1971 and complemented a

substantial print collection. The main provider of the Perles and Ackroyd correspondence was

the House of El Dieff.

[Note on names: The correspondence between Miller and Alfred Perles (later Alfred

Barrett)displays a confusion of names,remarked on by Miller in Joey (Capara Press,

1979):"Sometimes I called him Alf, sometimes Fred, and sometimes Joey. He usually called me

Joey, seldom Henry".]

1.1-1.7 Artwork

1.1 Pencil& crayon sketch. 35 x 27.5 cm.

inscribed" Self-Portrait Henry Miller 1/59";

on verso: pencil sketch "By Barbara Graff 8/24/58"

1.2 Crayon sketch 35.5 x 28 cm.

inscribed: "A Modern Fairy Tale" "Henry Miller 4/59"

1.3.1-1.3.2 Facsimiles of two holograph sheets:

1.3.1 "In my heart I can feel the edelweiss blooming..." 29x39cm

(sheet has a 3 color image).

1.3.2 "At the Brooklyn Bridge..." 29x39cm

1.4 B/w photo of assigned watercolor self-portrait,

numbered 11/45, with holograph inscription:

"Greetings, dear Alf from the Millers now four.

Henry 5/19/48".

1.5 Watercolor 30x22 cm.

inscribed:"To Anne Barrett from Henry Miller 1944" [See letter 2.5.1].

1.6 Sketch of boy's head; red ballpoint ink on yellow paper, 28 x 21.5 cm.

"Tony(5/8/58) by Daddy (Henry Miller)"

1.7 "The Law of Love and the Law of Violence" by Leo Tolstoy.

"Leaf Ten" from "Portfolio V" [1947],

with holograph inscription on top right hand corner by Miller:

"Mag. edited by Caresse Crosby, Wash. D.C. I Was ass't

editor.dead now"

1.8.1-1.8.2 Henry Miller miscellany

1.8.1 Photocopies of articles re Miller in German, 1960;

clippings re Miller in German and English, 1963;

reprinted articles, promos and booklists, re Miller;

restaurant menus from San Francisco and Big Sur.

1.8.2 Two Miller book promo posters, 67x48 cm, from

the Loujon Press, New Orleans, for :

Insomnia, or the Devil at Large and

Order and Chaos chez Hans Reichal

inscribed by HM:

"Dear Marshall--Here's something to put on your wall!"

1.9.1- 1.9.9 Photographs 1935-1955, of Miller family & friends

1.9.1 Miller in cap at fireplace "Taken in Villa Seurat by Arnaud

de Maigret (Paris) about 1935 or '36". 12x17.5 cm.

1.9.2 Miller "Photo by Man Ray 1944 -- Big Sur". Mounting matte

signed by Man Ray. 16.5x11.5 cm.

1.9.3 Miller "Hauling groceries up my hill -- no car! BigSur--1944.

Photo by Emile White Big Sur". 13x9 cm.

1.9.4 Miller "In front of the cabin in a Greek night gown. "The Lama"

H.M. 3/3/45 Big Sur". 13x9 cm.

1.9.5 "With Tony, the younger child. 1949 on the beach nearby

-- Henry Miller". 11.5x7 cm.

1.9.6 H.M. in front of cabin. "Photo by Stephen Spender --Big Sur

--1949. 18x12.5 cm.

1.9.7 "The family -- 1949 photo by Dick Pelatowsky, N. Y.

(Schatz's painting on the wall.) Big Sur". 10.2x12.5 cm.

1.9.8 "My wife, Lepska, and self. 1949. photo by Dick

Pelatowski, NY (same painting from Schatz.)" 12.5x10.2 cm.

1.9.9 Miller, Eve, and dog on a scenic trail. "To Anne and Fred,

with much love. Henry Eve pup Joey. Big Sur 2. '55". 25x20 cm.

1.10- 1.25 Manuscripts

1.10.1- 1.10.2 Joseph Delteil: Essays in Tribute

1.10.1 Joseph Delteil: Essays in Tribute

Includes 2 essays by Miller

Unbound, limited edition of 150, reprint from Aylesford Review 4:7

signed by Delteil and Henry Miller

colophon states: "This copy is number [blank]"

1.10.2 Joseph Delteil: Essays in Tribute

same as previous, except colophon states:

"This copy is number out of series" [in pen].

1.11 Bezalel Schatz [SF Museum of Art exhibition

catalogue - Aug. 6-Sept. 11, 1949] foreword by Henry Miller

inscription on front: "For Graham Ackroyd -- a Devonshire man.

Henry Miller 2/28/50", missing serigraph (and covers?)

1.12 Just Wild About Harry

the title is followed by: "by / Henry Miller /

(a Melo-melo in seven scenes) //

(Dedicated to Renate Gerhardt)".

On top left corner: "Henry Miller, / c/o Agence Hoffman /

77, Blvd. St. Michel, Paris (5), France."

Carbon typescript with holograph ink corrections, 92 pp.,[1960].

1.13 "This is My Answer"

[used as epilogue in Big Sur and the Oranges of

Hieronymus Bosch, 1957]

Holograph title with signature on top

left corner: "Henry Miller / Big Sur Calif."

Carbon typescript with ink holograph corrections, 29 pp, 1946?

1.14 ""Cinema" /Preface / to / Parker Tyler's unpublished book / called

/ America's Hollywood Hallucination / by Henry Miller"

Title and HM's signature in pencil. Essay published

in Sunday after the War, 1944

Carbon typescript with holograph ink corrections, 21 pp., 1943?

1.15 "Quiet Days in Clichy by / Henry Miller / (dedicated to Fred)"

inscribed on title page: "Note: This was written in the Spring of 1940,

upon my return from Greece, and is coincident with the writing

of The Colossus of Maroussi, The World of Sex, and the

first hundred pages of the Rosy Crucifixion. "

Typed on final page: "Henry Miller / New York City / June 1940"

Henry Miller's signature on paper cover.

Typescript with holograph corrections, 70 pp. 1940.

1.16 "Max"/ by / Henry Miller (later published in Max and the White Phagocytes

Obelisk Press, Paris, 1938).

Inscribed on title page "For Patrick Evans from his

friend Henry Miller Paris 1937".

Typescript with holograph revisions, 49 leaves, 1937.

1.17.1 -1.17.4 My Friend Henry Miller by Alfred Perles

1.17.1 "Preface"[to My Friend Henry Miller by Alfred Perles, 1955]

Holograph text with corrections signed "Henry Miller / Big Sur

/ December 9, 1954". 5 pp.

1.17.2 "Preface to "My Friend Henry Miller"" [for 1962 Belmont edition]

Typed at end: "Henry Miller--Berlin / May 18th, 1962"

Typescript with holograph corrections. 2 pp.

1.17.3 "epilogue to my friend henry miller, for belmont productions".

Typed at end: "Alfred Perles / Hamstead , London, / End of May, 1962".

Typescript with holograph corrections. 8 pp.

1.17.4 "Further and Final Additions to Bibliography for Fred's book

My Friend Henry Miller" Typed with holo. corrections. 1 p. and attached note.

1.18 Partial typescript of The World of Lawrence (ca. 1935)

"Prefatory" with holo. corrections; pp. 2-4.

World of Lawrence with holo. corrections; pp. 18-22

1.19 "Special Letter to Celebrities" (with holograph remark: "revised draft" )

begins: "Dear Gertrude Stein," and asks for subscriptions

and submissions to a revived version of

The Booster[ later Delta];comments on contributors and editorial

philosophy.

Typed with holo. corrections, 2 pp. ca. 1938.

1.20 "To the Members of the Stockholm Academy"

Miller's recommendation of Angelos Sikelianos for the Nobel

Prize Typed cc signed "Henry Miller" with holograph mention

of Hesse winning that year [1946], 3 pp.

1.21 "Copy of Letter dated November 25, 1957 to Henry Miller from

Alexandros Venetikos...." Typed with holo. corrections. 5 pp.

1.22 "Names for Ackroyd" List of Henry Miller contacts and

art owners. Holograph with corrections and notes. 7 pp.

1.23 "News release from Big Sur, California...Jan.30th, 1958"

Typed appeal for funds for George Dibbern. Typed signed, 1 p.

1.24 "List of Hundred Books for Gallimard"

Typed with holo. corrections. 2 pp.

1.25 "From an old Chinese Sage" translated passage on age

by "Meng Hsia" holo. transcription with a note to"Fred",

signed "HM", 1 p.

Correspondence

Misc. envelopes, notes, dealers notes and correspondence.

2.1.1-2.1.14 Henry Miller to various correspondents (Acc. 1998-002)

2.1.1 HLs 1/20/56 To "dear friend", ,1 p.

2.1.2 TLs 12/18/55, to "Merle" [Armitage] , with holo. postscript re Perl s' book, 1 p.

2.1.3 HPCs 1/16/67, to "Marshall Bean" (postcard of HM watercolor).

2.1.4 HPCs n.d., to "Miss Berg" (postcard of HM watercolor) 1 p.

2.1.5 HLs 2/11/58, to "Leibe Freunde" [Lawrence Fagin] 2 pp.

with addressed envelope and enclosed handbill:

"Titles Available and Unavailable /Spring, 1957".

2.1.6 HLs 11/22/66 to "Dear Tom" [Thomas H. Moore] 2 pp.

2.1.7 HPCs 1/26/67 to "Dear Tom" [Thomas H. Moore] 1 p.

(postcard of HM watercolor)

2.1.8 HPCs 2/13/67 to "Dear Tom" [Thomas H. Moore] 1 p.

(postcard of HM watercolor)

2.1.9 HLs 3/29/67 to "Dear Tom" [Thomas H. Moore] 2 pp.

2.1.10 HLs 7/8/67 to "Dear Tom" [Thomas H. Moore] 1 p.

2.1.11 HLs 12/21/48 to "Dear Emile" [White] 1 p.

2.1.12 HLs "Sunday" n.d. to "Dear Emile" [White] 2pp.

2.1.13 HLs "June 9th" [1942?] "Dear Mr. Schwerin 2 pp.

2.1.14 HLs "Wednesday" [1942?] "Dear Mr. Schwerin 2 pp.

2.2.1 -2.2.26 Henry Miller to Graham Ackroyd (Acc.1998-008)

(Purchased from George Robert Minkoff Rare Books, ca 1979. HM mentions: TF & J C Powys,

Dylan Thomas, Henry Moore, Salvador Dali, Lawrence Durrell, Baron Corvo, Blaise Cendrars,

Alfred Perl s (Barrett), Osbert Sitwell, Stephen Spender.)

2.2.1 HPCs "9/24/49" (19x21 cm card), 1 p.

2.2.2 HLs "11/10/49" (Air Letter) 1p.

2.2.3 HLs "2/13/50" 1 p.

2.2.4 HLs "2/28/50" 1 p.

2.2.5 HLs "3/25/50" 2 pp.

2.2.6 HLs "4/18/50" (air letter) 1 p.

2.2.7 HPCs "4/25/50" (19x21 cm card), 1 p.

2.2.8 HPCs (postmarked Apr 28 1950) 1 p.

2.2.9 HPCs "6/2/50" 1 p.

2.2.10 HLs "June 20th 1950" 1 p.

2.2.11 HPCs "7/5/50" 1 p.

2.2.12 HPCs "10/15/50" 1 p.

2.2.13 HLs "3/9/51" 2 pp.

2.2.14 TLs "Big Sur -- 4/28/51" 1 p.

2.2.15 HLs "5/5/51" 2 pp.

2.2.16 HLs "5/6/51" 2 pp.

2.2.17 HPCs "5/7/51" 1 p.

2.2.18 HLs "6/9/51" 1 p.

2.2.19 HLs "6/16/51" 1 p.

2.2.20 TLs "Big Sur -- 6/26/51" plus holo. note "Same day" 2pp.

2.2.21 HLs "6/28/51" 1 p.

2.2.22 HLs "7/13/51" 1 p.

2.2.23 HLs "8/17/51" 1 p.

2.2.24 HLs "2/19/52" (air letter) 1 p.

2.2.25 HLs (postmarked May 2 1952) (air letter) 1p.

2.2.26 HLs "12/12/54" (air letter) 1 p.

2.3.1-2.3.12 Henry Miller to Father Brocard Sewell (Acc. 1998-008)

(mentions: Joseph Delteil, Cendrars, G.K. Chesterton,

Hilaire Belloc, J.C. Powys.)

2.3.1 HLs "Jan. 3rd 1962" (air letter) 2 pp.

2.3.2 HLs "Jan. 16 1962" 1 p. (refers to Delteil enclosure)

2.3.3 HLs "Feb. 10th 1962" (air letter) 1 p.

2.3.4 HLs "Feb. 12th 1962" (air letter) 1 p.

2.3.5 HLs "Feb. 26th 1962" 1 p.

2.3.6 HLs "March 11th 1962" (air letter) 1 p.

2.3.7 HLs "June 15th 1962" (air letter) 1 p.

2.3.8 HLs "June 23rd 1962" (air letter) 1 p.

2.3.9 HLs "Paris 9/4/62" 1 p.

2.3.10 HLs "Nov. 29th 1962" 2 pp.

2.3.11 HLs "Dec. 31st 1962" (air letter) 1 p.

2.3.12 HLs "Jan. 11th '63 1p.

2.4.1 -2.4.30 Henry Miller to Irving Stettner (Acc. 1980-064)

(editor of Stroker magazine)

2.4.1 HPCs (postmarked 8 Jun 1978) 1 p.

2.4.2 HLs "June 16th 1978" 1 p.

2.4.3 HPCs (postmarked 24 Jun 1978) 1 p.

2.4.4 HPCs "8/3/78"(postmarked 4 Aug 1978) 1 p.

2.4.5 HPCs (postmarked 2 Sept 1978) 1 p.

2.4.6 HPCs (postmarked 8 Sept 1978) 1 p.

Envelope(postmarked 5 Jan 1979)

2.4.7 HLs "Jan 20, 1979" 1 p.

2.4.8 HPCs (postmarked 6 Mar 1979) 1 p.

Envelope (postmarked 14 Mar 1979)

2.4.11 HLs "Friday 23rd" [March 1979] 1 p.

envelope (postmarked 24 Mar 1979)

2.4.12 HLs "Midnight 3/31/79" [xerox] 1 p.

2.4.13 Envelope (postmarked 9 Apr 1979) holo. note on verso, signed.

2.4.14 HLs "4/17/79" 1 p.

2.4.15 HLs "4/22/79" 1 p.

2.4.16 HLs "4/26/79" 1 p.

envelope (postmarked 5 May 1979).

2.4.17 HPCs (postmarked 8 May 1979).

2.4.18 HPCs (postmarked 16 May 1979).

2.4.19 HLs "5/17/79" 1 p.

2.4.20 HLs "6/3/79" 1 p.

envelope(postmarked 3 Jun 1979).

2.4.21 HLs "6/5/79" 1 p.

Envelope(postmarked 7 Jun 1979).

Envelope(postmarked 18 Jun 1979).

2.4.22 HLs "July 7, 1979" 1 p.

envelope(postmarked 8 Jul 1979).

2.4.23 HPCs (postmarked 14 Jul 1979).

2.4.24 HLs "Sunday 7/22/79" 2 pp.

Envelope(postmarked 25 Jul 1979).

2.4.25 HLs "Monday 8/7/79" 2 pp.

2.4.26 HLs "Aug 9, 1979" 1 p.

Envelope(postmarked 20 Aug 1979).

2.4.27 HPCs (postmarked 15 Sep 1979) 1p.

Envelope(postmarked 28 Oct 1979).

Envelope(postmarked 9 Dec 1979).

2.4.28 HLs "Friday 7th or 8th [1979]" 1 p.

2.4.29 HPCs n.d. (no postmark) 1p.

2.4.30 HPCs n.d. (no postmark) 1p.

Envelope(no postmark).

2.5.1 -2.5.221 Henry Miller to Alfred Perles (Acc.'s 1998-008, 1998-009)

1944

2.5.1 HLs "Big Sur, California April 4th 1944"; "Dear Ann" [Anne Barrett (Perles): refers to enclosed

watercolor, see entry 1.5]1 p.

1947

2.5.2 HLs "July 19th 1947" 2 pp. 2.5.3 HLs "Big Sur 12/18/47" (air letter) 1 p.

1948

2.5.4 TLs "Big Sur -- Feb. 9, 1948" 1 p.

2.5.5 HLs "April 25th '48" 1 p.

2.5.6 HLs "July 30th 48" 2 pp.

2.5.7 HLs "9/9/48" (air letter) 1 p.

1949

2.5.8 HPCs "4/28/49" (19x21 cm card), 1 p. 2.5.9 HLs "5/4/49" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.10 HLs "Big Sur--7/25/49" 2 pp.

2.5.11 HLs "8/7/49" 1 p.

2.5.12 HPCs "12/16/49" 1 p.

1950

2.5.13 HLs "2/7/50"1 p. 2.5.14 HLs "2/11/50" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.15 TLs "March 8th, 1950" 1 p.

2.5.16 TLs "February 24th, 1950" 1 p., with holograph notes and

enclosed typed list of "Books Needed", 3 pp.

2.5.17 HLs "6/28/50" 1 p.

1951

2.5.18 HLs "Jan 9th-- le soir [1951]" 2 pp. 2.5.19 HLs "3/7/51" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.20 HPCs (postmark April 1; postage due 15 May 1951) 1 p.

2.5.21 HLs "4/19/51" 2 pp.

2.5.22 HLs "5/5/51" 2 pp.

2.5.23 HLs "7/31/51" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.24 HLs "8/17/51" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.25 HPCs "8/20/51" 1 p.

2.5.26 HLs "11/27/51"

1952

2.5.27 HLs "1/15/52" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.28 HLs "2/19/52" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.29 HPCs "4/21/52" (19x21 cm card), 1 p.

2.5.30 HLs "July 2nd 1952" 2 p.

2.5.31 HLs "Paris -- Thursday 15th" (air letter, postmarked 16/1/53) 2 pp.

1953

2.5.32 HLs "Montpellier -- 6/20/53" 1 p.

2.5.33 HLs "Perigreux -- 7/12/53" 2 pp.

2.5.34 HLs "Les Eyzies -- July 16th 1953" 2 pp.

2.5.35 HLs "Paris -- 26/7/52" 2 pp.

2.5.36 HLs "8/15/53" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.37 HLs "Big Sur -- August 28th 1953" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.38 HLs "31/8/53" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.39 HLs "Big Sur -- 10/1/53" 1 p.

enclosures: TL "Sept. 11 1953" 1 p.

and TLs "1/9/53" signed "Lilik" [Bezalel Schatz] 1 p. 2.5.40 HLs "10/30/53" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.41 HLs "12/19/53" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.42 H Note signed n.d. by HM on Val & Tony dictation 1p.

1954

2.5.43 HLs "7/21/54" 1 p. 2.5.44 TLs "Big Sur -- 10/6/54" with holo. notes by HM and Eve, 3 pp.

2.5.45 TLs "October 20th, 1954" with holo. note by HM 1 p.

2.5.46 HLs "Nov. 12th [1954] 2 pp.

2.5.47 HLs "13/11/54" (air letter) 1 p.

1955

2.5.47 TL "Thursday-- 5th" [May 1955] 1 p. 2.5.48 TL(carbon)"Big Sur--, May 7 [1955]" 1 p.;

enclosure: Carbon TLs "Big Sur--, May 7 [1955]" to Anais, 1 p.

2.5.49 HLs "5/13/55" with partial addition by Eve (page missing?) 2 pp.

2.5.50 HLs "6/1/55" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.51 HLs "6/13/55" 1 p.

2.5.52 HLs "7/2/55" (air letter) 2 pp.

2.5.53 HLs "7/19/55" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.54 HLs "8/4/55" (air letter) 2 pp.

2.5.55 HLs "6/1/55" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.56 HLs "8/7/55" 1 p.

2.5.57 HLs "9/3/55" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.58 HLs "9/12/55" 1 p.

2.5.59 HLs "10/17/55" 1 p.

2.5.60 TL "Wed. Oct. 19/55" (air letter) from Eve, 2 pp.

2.5.61 HLs "Thursday, Nov. 24/55" (air letter) from Eve,

with note from HM, 2 pp.

2.5.62 HLs "12/13/55" 1 p.

Enclosures: TLs "Dec. 9, 1955" to HM from Robert W. Hill, 1 p ;

Carbon TL initialed by HM to Robert W. Hill, 2 pp.

2.5.63 HLs "le 15 decembre [1955?]" from Ava? DeLisle, with holograph

note to Fred by HM, 2 pp.

1956

2.5.64 HLs "1/12/56" (air letter) 2 p. 2.5.65 HLs"Jan. 23rd 1956" 2 pp.,

enclosures: note from Larry Powell n.d. 1 p.

and TLs "January !0, 56" from Merle Armitage 2 pp.

2.5.66 HLs "5/9/56" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.67 HLs "7/16/56" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.68 HLs "7/29/56" 2 p.,

Enclosure: TLs n.d. from Antoine Denat 1p.

2.5.69 TLs "August 9th 1956" 1p. with holograph P. S.

2.5.70 HLs "8/15/56" 1 p.

2.5.71 HLs "9/6/56" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.72 HLs "10/29/56" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.73 HLs "11/27/56" (air letter) 1 p.

1957

2.5.74 HLs "1/21/57" (air letter) 1 p. 2.5.75 TLs "January 8, 1957" from Roger Bloom

to HM, who has a holograph note to Fred on verso. 2 pp.

2.5.76 HPCs "2/19/57" 1 p.

2.5.77 HLs "3/19/57" 1 p.

2.5.78 HLs "4/23/57" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.79 HPCs (postmarked Jun 17 1957), 1p.

2.5.80 HLs "8/28/57" 2 pp.

2.5.81 HPCs (postmarked Aug 28 1957) note from Tony

and Henry Miller, 1 p.

2.5.82 HLs "10/18/57" 2 pp.

2.5.83 HPCs "12/4/57" 1 p.

2.5.84 HLs "12/29/57" (air letter) 1 p.

1958

2.5.85 Holograph Note signed "2/11/58" 1 p. 2.5.86 HLs "3/21/58" (air letter) 1 p.

Envelope(postmarked Apr 18 1958)

2.5.87 HPCs (postmarked Aug 27 1958) 1 p.

2.5.88 HLs "11/21/58" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.89 HLs "12/11/58" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.90 HPCs "12/16/58" 1 p.

2.5.91 HLs "12/18/58" 1 p.

1959

2.5.92 TLs "Big Sur -- 2/6/59" with holograph notes, 1 p.

2.5.93 TLs "February 15, 1959" to HM from C. G. Argust,

with holograph annotation to Fred from HM, 1 p.

2.5.94 HLs "Paris 23 Avril [1959]" 1 p.

2.5.95 HLs n.d., from Tony Miller to Fred. 1 p.

2.5.96 Envelope(postmarked Paris 30-4 1959) with holograph

note on it initialed HM.

2.5.97 HPCs "5/17/59" 1 p.

2.5.98 HPCs "6/6/59" 1 p.

2.5.99 HLs "26th June, 1959 from Hans Reitzel to HM,

with holograph note on it initialed "HM".

2.5.100 HLs "Sommiers -- Sunday [1959]" 1 p.

2.5.101 HLs "Sommiers -- 31st July [1959]" 1 p.

2.5.102 HLs (air letter, postmarked Aug 28 1959) 1 p.

2.5.103 HLs "9/6/59" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.104 HLs "9/15/59" 1 p.

2.5.105 HLs "9/25/59" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.106 HLs "9/30/59" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.107 HLs "10/8/59" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.108 HLs "10/22/59" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.109 HLs "10/27/59" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.110 HLs "Dec. 17th '59" (air letter) 1 p.

1960

2.5.111 HLs "1/9/60" (air letter) 1 p. 2.5.112 HLs "Jan. 26th 1960" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.113 TLs "Big Sur -- March 10th [1960]" 1 p.

2.5.114 HLs "March 22nd [1960]" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.115 HLs "3/30/60" (air letter) 2 p.

2.5.116 HLs "Reinbek-- Hamburg April 30th [1960]" 2p.

2.5.117 HLs "May 4th [1960]" 1 p.

2.5.118 HPCs "18/5/60" 1 p.

2.5.119 HPCs "5/30/60" 1 p.

2.5.120 HLs "Milan June 17th" 2 p.

2.5.121 HPCs "6/25/60" 1 p.

2.5.122 HLs n. d. ca. July 1960. 1 p. [clipped to next letter: 2.5.123]

2.5.123 TLs "June 24/60 Big Sur" from Eve Miller to Anne and Fred, 2 pp.

2.5.124 HLs "8/8/60" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.125 HLs "Sept. 8th '60" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.126 TLs "October 4rth [1960] 1 p.

2.5.127 TLs "October 23rd 1960" (includes

proposed "Epilogue to My Friend HM"), 4 pp.

2.5.128 HPCs "11/18/60" 1 p.

2.5.129 HPCs "11/21/60" 1 p.

2.5.130 TLs "Dec. 8th 1960" 2 pp.

2.5.131 HLs "Dec. 10th 1960" 1 p.

Enclosures: typed carbon letters to Val,

"Nov. 29th, 1960" 4 pp.

and "Dec. 6th 1960" 4 pp.

2.5.132 HPCs "12/30/60" 2 pp.

1961

2.5.133 TLs "Reibek --Jan. 17, 1961" 1 p. 2.5.134 HLs "Berlin -- Jan. 28, 1961" 2 pp.

Enclosure: typed, "Eine Ungebumbelte Fuchselbiss, 3 pp.

2.5.135 HLs "Berlin -- 1/30/61" 1 p.

2.5.136 HPCs "4/3/61" 1 p.

2.5.137 HPCs "8/3/61" 1 p.

2.5.138 HPCs "10/3/61" 1 p.

2.5.139 TLs "April 19th, 1961" 2 p.

2.5.140 HPCs "25/4/61" 1 p.

2.5.141 HLs "5/5/61" 2 p.

2.5.142 HPCs "9/5/61" 1 p.

2.5.143 HLs "Lisbon -- May 24th [1961]" 2 p.

2.5.144 HPCs "5/6/61" 1 p.

2.5.145 HPCs "10/6/61" 1 p.

2.5.146 TLs "June 20, 1961"

2.5.147 HLs "Reinbek -- 6/23/61" 1 p.

2.5.148 HPCs "June 29th [1961] Reinbek" 1 p.

2.5.149 HPCs "Reinbek-- July 4rth [1961] " 1 p.

2.5.150 HPCs note: "same letter" [Reinbek-- July 4rth 1961] 1 p.

2.5.151 HLs "Reinbek-- July 13th [1961] " 1 p.

2.5.152 HPCs "Berlin -- July 20th [1961]" 1 p.

2.5.153 HLs "Reinbek-- July 22nd [1961] " 1 p.

2.5.154 HLs "Copenhagen -7/27/61" 1 p.

2.5.155 HLs "Dragor, Denmark, August 2nd", to Anne,1 p.

2.5.156 HPCs "Reinbek -- 10/8/61" 1 p.

2.5.157 HLs "Forte dei Marmi -- Aug. 15, 1961" 1 p.

2.5.158 TLs "Reinbek -- Aug. 21st [1961]" 1 p.

2.5.159 HPCs "Reinbek -- 24/8/61" 1 p.

2.5.160 HPCs "9/25/61" 1 p.

2.5.161 TLs "9/29/61" 1 p.

Envelope(postmarked Sep 29 1961).

Envelope(postmarked Oct 5 1961).

2.5.162 TLs"Sept 19th, 1961" from Graham Ackroyd to HM.

with holo. note to Fred from HM 1p.

2.5.163 HLs "Oct 10th 1961" (air letter) 2 pp.

2.5.164 HPCs "10/30/61" 1 p.

2.5.165 HLs "Nov. 5th 1961" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.166 HLs "11/18/61" (air letter) 2 pp.

2.5.167 ACs "13/12/61" 1 p.

2.5.168 HLs "12/15/61" 1 p.

1962

2.5.169 HLs "Jan. 5th 1962" (air letter) 1 p. 2.5.170 HLs "Jan. 15th 1962" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.171 HLs "Jan. 16th '62" 1 p. on verso of letter to Vincent Birge

from Michael De Forrest (Avon books) 1 p.

with attached note to HM from Birge.

Envelope(postmarked Jan 16 1962)

2.5.172 HLs "Jan. 23rd 1962" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.173 HLs "8/2/62" (pm Feb. 8, air letter) 2 p.

2.5.174 HPCs "2/23/62" 1 p. with envelope with HM note on verso.

2.5.175 HLs "3/3/62" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.176 HPCs "3/3/62" 1p.

Envelope (postmarked Feb 19 1962)

2.5.177 HLs "March 28th '62" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.178 HLs "3/27/62" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.179 HPCs "4/18/62" 1p.

2.5.180 HPCs "April 30th '62" 1 p.

2.5.181 Telegram-- Paris, 12 May 62 1 p.

2.5.182 HLs "May 12th '62" 1 p.

2.5.183 HLs "Berlin -- May 18th '62" 2 pp.

2.5.184 HLs "May 20th 1962" 2 pp.

Envelope(postmarked 20.5.62)

2.5.185 HPCs "Berlin -- 5/25/62" 1 p.

2.5.186 HPCs "Berlin -- 5/26/62" 1 p.

2.5.187 HLs "June 15th '62" (air letter) 2 pp.

2.5.188 HLs "June 24th '62" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.189 HPCs "6/26/62" 1 p.

2.5.190 HLs "July 15th '62" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.191 HPCs "9/1/62 --Paris" 1 p.

Envelope(postmarked 7 Sep 1962)

2.5.192 HLs "Sept 12th 1962" 2 pp.

with envelope (postmarked 12.9.62).

2.5.193 HLs "Sept 18th '62" 2 pp.

2.5.194 HPCs "Salzberg 9/25/62" 1 p.

2.5.195 HPCs "Berlin 9/10/62" 1 p.

2.5.196 HLs "Oct 16th 1962" 2 pp. with envelope (postmarked 16.10.62)

with holo. note on flap.

2.5.197 Holo. note on envelope flap (postmarked 19.10.62).

2.5.198 HPCs "Berlin -- 10/26/62" 1 p.

2.5.199 HPCs "New York -- !0/30/62" 1 p.

2.5.200 HPCs "Pac Pal Calif -- 13/11/62" 1 p.

2.5.201 HLs "Nov. 18th, 1962" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.202 HLs [Dec. 8, 1962] on comic "Kosher Carol" paper

Christmas card 2pp.

with envelope (postmarked Dec 8, 1962).

1963

2.5.203 HPCs "1/1/63" 1 p. 2.5.204 HPCs "15/1/63" 1 p.

2.5.205 HLs "3/3/63" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.206 HPCs "3/20/63" 1 p.

Envelope(postmarked Mar 31 1963)

2.5.207 HPCs "4/11/63" 2 pp.

2.5.208 HPCs "4/17/63" 2 pp.

2.5.209 HPCs "4/27/63" 2 pp.

2.5.210 HLs "5/14/63" 2 pp.

2.5.211 HLs "5/21/63" (air letter)1 p.

2.5.212 HLs "6/15/63" (air letter) 2 pp.

2.5.213 HPCs (postmarked jun 16 1963) Lepska to Fred

with note from HM, 2 pp.

2.5.214 HLs "July 12, 1963" HM to Fred

on letter from Anthony Gibbs to HM, 2 pp.

2.5.215 HLs "8/7/63" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.216 HPCs "8/26/63" 1 p.

2.5.217 HLs "8/28/63" 2 pp.

Enclosure: The Christine Keeler Coloring

Book by Tuli Kupferberg.

2.5.218 TLs "Drei September 1963" Holograph note to Fred

on draft letter to Ezra and Titus Gerhardt. 1 p.

Envelope(postmarked Sep 4 1963).

2.5.219 HLs "10/15/63" (air letter) 1 p.

2.5.220 HLs n.d. Note to Fred on "Sound Portraits" phonograph

record advertising letter 1 p.

2.5.221 HLs Birthday greeting, signed, n.d., on verso

of anti-marijuana spoof.

5 envelopes of indeterminate postmark.

2.6.1-2.6.4 Misc. letters included with Perles accession

2.6.1 HLs "1/13/56" (air letter) HM to Neville Spearman Ltd ., 1 p.

2.6.2 TLs "July 25/56"(air letter) to HM from Walker Winslow, 2 pp.

2.6.3 TLs "12th December, 1958" (air letter) James Mitchie to HM, 1 p.

2.6.4 TLs "December 17th, 1958" (copy) HM to James Mitchie, 1 p.

enclosure: "Additional Titles -- 1959", a printed HM book list. 1 p.

2.7 Added material: Typescripts of the above listed HM letters to Perles, 353 pp.

Miller, Henry

Accession 2011-076

Box 1 Manuscripts

Gifford, James, ed. “The Henry Miller-Herbert Read Letters 1935-1958”

Ann Arbor, Mich Roger Jackson 2007

1.1 -photocopies/scans of original letters

1.2-3 -page proofs (author’s)

1.4 -corrected page proofs (Nexus ed.) (2008?) with covering e-mail

1.5 -holo. notes

-tss, corr

-tss, corr (2nd

draft), with some holo. pages