Francois Bucher Papers
Scope and Contents
Professional and personal papers of Francois Bucher (1927-1999), professor of Art History (1978-1996), including correspondence, instructional materials, artwork, research materials, and scholarly works. Significant correspondents include William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Paul Sharits, and Kurt Vonnegut. The collection includes works by Sinclair Beiles, Bucher and Burroughs. Subjects include Bucher's academic career at University of Minnesota, Yale University, Brown University, State University of New York-Binghamton, and Florida State University; Junction B and the Nautilus Foundation in Lloyd, Florida; and Bucher's novel Ein Strahlendes End (A Small Accident).
Dates
- Created: 1300, 1565, 1880-1996
- Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2014
Creator
- Bucher, Francois (Person)
- Burroughs, William S. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright in materials created by William S. Burroughs is managed by the Wylie Agency. http://www.wylieagency.com/
Extent
9.75 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
FSU Department of English
Method of Acquisition
Donation. Accruals from Fiona Hollier, 2014, and from FSU Art History Department, March 20, 2017.
- Architecture Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Beiles, Sinclair, 1930-2000
- Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Florida State University Libraries. Manuscripts Collections Subject Source: Local sources
- Gysin, Brion
- Manuscripts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926
- Sharits, Paul
- Title
- Francois Bucher Papers
- Author
- Blake Stricklin, Jennifer Fain, and Rory Grennan
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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- Container: unprocessed (Text)
Repository Details
Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
116 Honors Way
PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
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