Small Archive of Richard Dillon and James Grauerholz Correspondence (1984)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US: Richard Dillon and Lawrence, Kansas, US: James Grauerholz (letters, business card), 1984.
25 July 1984 envelope: 4.125" x 9.5"
25 July 1984 letter: 11" x 8.5", two sheets, recto only. First sheet typewritten and signed, second sheet photocopied.
30 July 1984 letter: 11" x 8.5", two sheets, printed, hand-annotated, recto only.
undated letter: 11" x 8.5", single sheet of lined paper, printed, recto only.
17 October 1984 envelope: 4.125" x 9.5"
17 October 1984 letter: 11" x 8.5", single sheet, typewritten and signed, recto only.
Business Card: 2" x 3.5", printed on the recto with handwritten notes on the back, paperclipped.

A small archive of correspondence between poet and former Naropa student Richard Dillon and William Burroughs Communications' manager James Grauerholz, between 16 July 1984 and 17 October 1984. This includes James Grauerholz's business card for William Burroughs Communications. 

The first letter, written by Grauerholz to Dillon on 16 July 1984, was mailed on 25 July 1984. This letter includes the envelope. Grauerholz notes his enjoyment of Dillon's company in the previous month, notes the inclusion of a copy of a poem that Dillon wrote on Grauerholz's Czech typewriter, and a wish to acquire a number of photographs that Dillon took while in Boulder, CO. [I have a set of Dillon's photographs in the archives, as well.] The mentioned copy of the poem by Richard Dillon is included.

The second letter is written from Dillon to Grauerholz on 30 July 1984. This notes that Dillon is making copies of the desired photos. It also notes Rick Jacobson, Pittsburgh, Club Pegasus, gay culture, and Jackson Mac Low. This letter also applauds William S. Burroughs' The Yage Letters, and mentions a work by Dillon on "Billy", which I assume to be WSB's son. The work is not included with this letter copy. 

The third letter is a copy of a letter from Dillon to Grauerholz noting a written work called "Let Him Rest in Peace," which Dillon sent a third draft of to the Overlook Press. Richard Dillon mentions his pleasure in a visit, and also notes that he will return "William's 'Quick Brown Fox' perhaps the single greatest original version of that mass lyric." I assume that this is a work by WSB. 

The final letter in this archive is from Grauerholz to Dillon, dated 15 October 1984 and sent on 17 October 1984. It acknowledges receipt of all the photographs and notes that funds are enclosed to cover the cost. Grauerholz discusses travel to Europe, then to Los Angeles, then to New York City, and then to Toronto. He notes that Burroughs only has one reading planned, at Arizona State University in October 1984. 

One of James Grauerholz's business cards is also included, with notations on the verso in Richard Dillon's hand noting the need to send photographs and brochures about his furniture business. It appears that this was originally paperclipped to the 30 July 1984 l etter.