"An American Avant Garde: First Wave – An Exhibit" (2001)

Columbus, Ohio, US: Ohio State University (book, exhibition catalogue), 2001.
10" x 7.25" x 0.25", 48 pages, softcover, no ISBN.

An American Avant Garde: First Wave – An Exhibit, a catalogue for an exhibition from the William S. Burroughs Collection, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, held between 15 May and 25 August 2001. Curated by John M. Bennett and Geoffrey D. Smith, with an introduction by James Grauerholz entitled "Safe Harbor: A Short History of William S. Burroughs' Personal Papers". Exhibition prepared by Shaun McMurdie.

This catalogue describes the exhibition's contents in full and provides multiple images of the items, including Burroughs' personal belongings, manuscripts, letters, typescripts, notebooks, books, etc. 

Shoaf IV.255.
Schottlaender v4.G4.

Contents:

• Geoffrey D. Smith: "Collecting the Avant Garde at The Ohio State University Libraries"
• John M. Bennett: "So Many Avant Gardes"
• James Grauerholz: "Safe Harbor: A Short History of William S. Burroughs' Personal Papers"
• An American Avant Garde: First Wave:
• Case 1 (Showcase): Naked Lunch: A Style Is Born:
• Case 2 (Upright case): William S. Burroughs: Early Works
• Case 3 (Upright case): The Suit Case
• Case 4: American Avant in Print
• Case 5: American Avant in Print
• Case 6: CUT-UPS
• Case 7: The Cities of the Red Night Manuscript Archive
• Case 8: Avant Writers' Manuscripts
• Case 9: Notebooks and Diaries of William S. Burroughs
• Case 10: Avant Writers' Notebooks and Diaries
• Case 11: Literary Correspondence
• Case 12: Visual Art of the Avant Garde Literati
• Case 13 (Upright case): Performances and Posters