Collections

The Corman mss. IV, 1991-1998, consists mostly of letters from poet, translator and editor Cid Corman, 1924-2004, to poet and publisher Darrin Daniel. They relate in part to the publication of Corman's poetry by Daniel at Cityful Press, but range broadly over literary and other matters.

The Corman mss. VI, 1993–2003, consist mostly of letters from poet, translator and editor Cid Corman, 1924–2004, to German poet and carpenter Charlie Mehrhoff.

The Corman mss. II, 1960-1962, consists of letters from poet, editor, and translator Sidney "Cid" Corman, 1924-2004, to editor Will Petersen.

The Corman mss. V, 1993–2002, consists of letters from poet, translator, and editor Sidney "Cid" Corman, 1924–2004, to poet and translator Nicolas Linkert.

Translations mss., ca. 19th-21st centuries, consist primarily of manuscripts of literary translations, either from a foreign language into English or in some cases from English into another language. Also present are letters from authors to translators of their work or from the translators to the authors they translate.

The Enslin mss., 1962-1972, consists of letters from poet Cid (Sidney) Corman, 1924-2004, to Theodore Enslin, 1925-2011, writer.

The Corman mss. III, 1943-2004, consists of the papers of poet, translator and editor Cid Corman, 1924-2004.

The Perlzweig mss., 1952-1956, consist of letters from poet/translator Cid Corman, 1924-2004, to long-time friend, archaeologist Judith Perlzweig.

The Perlzweig mss.II, 1951-1957, consist of letters from poet/translator Cid Corman to long-time friend, archaeologist Judith Perlzweig. The collection also consists of several photos, filled and blank post cards, and drafts of poetry.

The Origin mss., 1960-1964, consist of the editorial office records of the poetry magazine Origin, edited and published in Kyoto, Japan, by Sidney Corman, Will Petersen and Ami Petersen.