Arvind Krishna Mehrotra papers

Collection — Box: 8 (unprocessed)

Identifier: 8511

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes correspondence, published material and some manuscripts.

Dates

1960-2014.

Creator

Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna, 1947- (Person)
Clearing House (Publishing firm) (Organization)
Bombay Poets Archive (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Mehrotra is a 20th century modernist poet of India, an editor, translator and literary critic. Along with Adil Jussawalla, Mehrotra formed the Clearing House, which published the works of leading figures such as Arun Kolatkar, Gieve Patel, and Dilip Chitre, among others. The "Bombay Poets" were not strictly confined to Bombay/Mumbai, but included figures such as AK Ramanujan, who lived in the United States.

Extent

6.6 cubic feet. (6.6 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Includes correspondence, published material and some manuscripts.

SERIES LIST

Series I. Arvind Krishna Mehrotra Manuscripts, Drafts, Personal Materials and Reviews

Series II. Publications

Series III. Other Authors and Miscellaneous

Series IV. Correspondence

RELATED MATERIALS

Related material located in collection #8519, Adil Jussawalla papers.

SEPARATED MATERIAL

Books - cataloged individually in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections.

de Souza, Eunice. Learn from the Almond Leaf, 2016. Signed.
Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna. Bharatmata: a prayer, 1967. Offprint from Poetry India.
Kolatkar, Arun. The Boatride, circa 1960s. Signed self-made book, with experimental paper treatment.
Kolatkar, Arun. The Policeman, 1969. 1st edition.

Physical Description

Correspondence, publications.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: RMC Staff
Date completed:: August 2015
EAD encoding:: RMC Staff, August 2015
Date modified:: Kristen Reichenbach, August 2018