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[Photographs of Athens, London, Morocco, and of William S. Burroughs's friends and acquaintances].

Title: [Photographs of Athens, London, Morocco, and of William S. Burroughs's friends and acquaintances].
Author: Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.
Publication: [Athens, London, Morocco, etc.: William S. Burroughs, 1971-1973].

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473 black-and-white and color photographs; 31 cm. binder.

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472 photographic prints of photographs taken chiefly by William S. Burroughs in the period 1971-1973, the London photographs taken while residing at 8 Duke Street, St. James's, London; originally arranged in 34 groups (designated "folders")by Burroughs's biographer and friend Barry Miles, and annotated in pencil by him (save for one group of photos, folder 14, annotated by Berg Collection Curator, Isaac Gewirtz); photographs of or including Burroughs taken by his partner Johnny Brady; if Brady also in photo, if set in Greece then taken by poet Alan Ansen; photos in Tangier showing both Burroughs and Brady taken by unknown friend(s); with a history of the photographs and summary of each folder's contents by Miles; with several photographs of Burroughs by Miles; housed in three-ringed binder.
Folder 1: Photos of trip to Greece, August 1973, during which Burroughs and then-partner Johnny Brady visited poet Alan Ansen in Athens in order to retrieve the letters that Burroughs had written to Allen Ginsberg in the 1950s; includes photos taken at a beach villa at Spetsai, following Athens visit (32 color prints, 41 black-and-white prints, 2 black-and-white duplicates).
Folder 2: Photos of trip to Morocco (Tangier and Atlas Mountains) and of Jajouka musicians and companions Johnny Brady and Brion Gysin (24 color, plus 2 duplicates, and 30 black-and-white prints, plus 3 duplicates).
Folder 3: Photos of trip to Vaduz, Liechtenstein, to deliver Burroughs Archive to purchaser, Roberto Altman, accompanied by Brion Gysin and agent of the sale, book dealer Richard Aaron (9 color prints).
Folder 4: Photos of London zoo (16 color prints).
Folder 5: Photos of photographic collages in varied arrangements; prints had not been affixed to backgrounds, and the photos are the only record of their existence (16 color prints, with 14 duplicates, and 4 black-and-white prints).
Folder 6: Photos of artifacts in the British Museum, including the crystal Aztec skull and ancient Egyptian artifacts (16 black-and-white prints).
Folder 7: Photos of Johnny Brady taken to be used in collages, several of which appear in folder 5 (10 color prints; 3 black-and-white prints).
Folder 8: Photos of visitors to Burroughs's 8 Duke Street residence, Dalmeny Court, 6 of which are an "in the door" sequence; many taken for use in collgaes not in folder 5 (16 black-and-white prints).
Folder 9: Photos of visitors to Burroughs's 8 Duke Street residence, Dalmeny Court, one of which appears in one of the black-and-white collages in folder 5 (3 color prints, plus 1 duplicate).
Folder 10: Photos of visitors to Burroughs's 8 Duke Street residence, Dalmeny Court, comprising an "in the door" sequence (3 color prints, plus 1 duplicate).
Folder 11: Photos of Burroughs coming "in the door," by Barry Miles (1972), who was asked to take the photos by Burroughs (2 color prints); Miles took several others, which have disappeared.
Folder 12: Photos of Johnny Brady coming "in the door," and 2 outdoor photos (5 black-and-white prints, plus 1 duplicate).
Folder 13: Photos of visitors to Burroughs's 8 Duke Street residence, Dalmeny Court: 2 unknown young men "in the door"; young woman (possibly Brady's sister); Burroughs with his French translators Claude Pelieu and Mary Beach; 2 photographs of Burroughs in shadow (4 color prints, 2 black-and-white prints).
Folder 14: Photos of artist Robert Gale in Burroughs's 8 Duke Street residence, Dalmeny Court (3 black-and-white prints).
Folder 15: Photos of Burroughs firing his Webley air pistol (5 black-and-white prints).
Folder 16: Photos of Burroughs's apartment at 8 Duke Street residence, Dalmeny Court, including the cabin trunk that once contained the manuscript of "Naked Lunch," 2 views of bathroom, unidentified view, and two scenes from he "stained bed" series (5 color prints, 2 black-and-white prints).
Folder 17: Photos of views looking west from Burroughs's window at 8 Duke Street residence, Dalmeny Court, with 1 photo of airplane, not of series (4 color prints, 11 black-and-white prints).
Folder 18: Photos of views of Ryder Street and the west side of Duke Street from the street window of Burroughs's 8 Duke Street residence, Dalmeny Court (7 black-and-white prints).
Folder 19: Photos of Ryder Street looking west toward the Economist building on St. James's Street (2 black-and-white prints).
Folder 20: Photos of the Economist Building (5 black-and-white prints).
Folder 21: Photos of Duke Street, St. James's (15 black-and-white prints, plus 1 duplicate).
Folder 22: Photos of Prince's Place, a short cul-de-sac off of Duke Street, St. James, not shown on the A-Z map of London; with close-ups of some doors (10 black-and-white prints).
Folder 23: Photos of streets near Burroughs's apartment in Duke Street, St. James, including photo of Burroughs with Richard Aaron (15 black-and white prints, 5 color prints).
Folder 24: Photos of a film crew working outside of Fortnum and Mason's at the end of Burroughs's street (9 black-and-white prints).
Folder 25: Photos of Jermyn Street, a few doors from Burroughs's apartment, showing the Savoy Turkish Baths, which Burroughs sometimes frequented (4 black-and-white prints).
Folder 26: Photos of the Cavendish Hotel on Buroughs's street. Burroughs stayed in the old Cavendish in 1965, awaiting the preparation of his apartment; the new Cavendish was built in 1967 (4 black-and-white prints).
Folder 27: Photos of Time Life building, Bond Street; photos may form part of a photograph/tape recording series. Burroughs regarded the building as an integral part of the "control machine" (2 black-and-white prints).
Folder 28: Photos of construction site (Cavendish Hotel extension or new wing of London Library) in Mason's Yard, off of Duke Street, St. James, and visible from Burroughs's rear (east) window (8 black-and-white prints).
Folder 29: Photos of Covent Garden (4 black-and-white prints, 2 duplicates).
Folder 30: Photos of Canadian Travel Centre, Piccadilly? (3 color prints).
Folder 31: Photos of Soho streets (4 color prints, 16 black-and white prints).
Folder 32: Photo "attack" on the Moka Bar (for "rudeness and poisonous cheesecake"), 29 Frith Street, with a photograph of the Queen's Snack Bar at end of portfolio to show success of "attack" (15 black-and-white prints).
Folder 33: Photo "attack" on London Scientology headquarters in Tottenham Court Road (12 black-and-white prints).
Folder 34: Photo "attack" on Frakes, a Soho grocery and hardware store on Brewer Street? (4 black-and-white prints).
Out-of-focus black-and-white photos, possibly of shop windows containing photos and artworks, taken April-May, 1965, in New York (13 prints).

Call Number

Berg Coll+ Burroughs Photographs P46 1971

Author

Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997. Photographer

Title

[Photographs of Athens, London, Morocco, and of William S. Burroughs's friends and acquaintances].

Imprint

[Athens, London, Morocco, etc.: William S. Burroughs, 1971-1973].

Local Note

Photographs formerly owned by Barry Miles, Beat historian and biographer and friend of William S. Burroughs. The great majority of the photographs were given by Burroughs to Miles; Miles purchased the rest.

One black-and-white duplicate photo of Brion Gysin lacking from folder 2.

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Miles, Barry Compiler

Miles, Barry Photographer

Ansen, Alan Photographer

Brady, Johnny Photographer

Miles, Barry Former owner

Research Call Number

Berg Coll+ Burroughs Photographs P46 1971

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