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, Gieve Patel, and Arun Kolatkar, Mehrotra formed Clearing House, a small press which published their own books as well the works of leading figures such as Dilip Chitre and Jayanta Mahapatra. The four poets who founded Clearing House are often referred to as "Bombay Poets".
Extent
6.6 cubic feet. (6.6 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Includes correspondence, published material and some manuscripts.
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.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- May 2015
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu