Research Catalog

Title

The Marijuana newsletter.

Publication

New York : New York City LEMAR, 1965.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.
• Wicker, Randy.
• Sanders, Ed.
• Orlovsky, Peter, 1933-2010.
• Smith, C. T.
• New York City LEMAR, publisher.

Publication Date

No. 1 (Jan. 30, 1965)-no. 2 (Mar. 15, 1965).

Description

2 v. : ill.; 28 cm

Subject

• Marijuana > Periodicals
• Marijuana
• Marijuana > Law and legislation > United States > 20th century
• Marijuana > Social aspects
• Counterculture > United States > Sources
• Literature, Experimental > United States > 20th century
• Literature, Modern > 20th century > Periodicals
• Marijuana > History

Genre/Form

Periodicals.

Note

• "Published by New York City LEMAR as a public service to disseminate information toward the legalization of marijuana."
• Editors: Randolfe Wicker, Ed Sanders, Peter Orlovsky, C.T. Smith.
• Issue no. 1 contains William Burroughs Speaks, p. 1, 3.
• Issue no. 2 contains William Burroughs answers Jim Bishop!, an interweaving of the words of Jim Bishop, William F. Buckley Jr. and Ben Burroughs.
• Jim Bishop was a nationally syndicated Hearst columnist who had written a hostile article in response to the appearance of the first issue of The Marijuana Newsletter.

Access (note)

• Restricted access ;

Indexed In (note)

• Issue no. 1 : Books and Magazine Items in the William Burroughs Archive section of A Descriptive Catalogue of the William S. Burroughs Archive (London, 1973)
• Issue no. 2 : Books and Magazines in Storage in New York section of A Descriptive Catalogue of the William S. Burroughs Archive (London, 1973)

Source of Description (note)

• Description based on: No. 1 (Jan. 30, 1965); title from caption.
• Latest issue consulted: No. 2 (Mar. 15, 1965).

Call Number

Berg Coll m.b. Burroughs ZC6 M37 1965

ISSN

0542-6863

LCCN

2016258050

OCLC

2277642

Title

The Marijuana newsletter.

Imprint

New York : New York City LEMAR, 1965.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Indexed In:

Issue no. 1 : Books and Magazine Items in the William Burroughs Archive section of A Descriptive Catalogue of the William S. Burroughs Archive (London, 1973), no. 1.

Issue no. 2 : Books and Magazines in Storage in New York section of A Descriptive Catalogue of the William S. Burroughs Archive (London, 1973), no. 15.

Access

Restricted access ; request permission in holding division.

Local Note

Berg Collection’s copies formerly owned by William S. Burroughs and acquired with the Vaduz Archive in 2005.

Isasue no. 1 signed by Burroughs in red pen on first page.

Another copy of issue no. 1 is in the William S. Burroughs Papers (Berg Collection).

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Added Author

Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997. Contributor

Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997. Former owner

Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997. Signer

Wicker, Randy.

Sanders, Ed.

Orlovsky, Peter, 1933-2010.

Smith, C. T.

New York City LEMAR, publisher.

Research Call Number

Berg Coll m.b. Burroughs ZC6 M37 1965