Title: Marvin Sukov papers
Inclusive Dates: 1935-1971

Creator:

• Sukov,, Marvin

Call Number: Collection ZZJ

Quantity:

• 2.0 Linear Feet
• 1 letter document box, 1 letter half document box, 1 legal half document box, 1 flat box

Quantity: 2.0 Linear Feet 1 letter document box, 1 letter half document box, 1 legal half document box, 1 flat box
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Madison. Department of Special Collections

Abstract:

The Marvin Sukov papers are primarily correspondence between Sukov and little magazine presses and editors, typically about developing his personal collection. Sukov collected little magazines for decades, amassing a huge collection that was then acquired by UW-Madison in 1959. The initial gift totalled over 10,000 items including entire runs, rare and hard to find publications, and early issues. This collection includes correspondence with dozens of little magazines looking for specific issues, some correspondence with UW-Madison about it's intial acquistion of the collection, and correspondence with publishers, booksellers, and private collectors. This collection also includes dozens of photographs of libraries that Sukov donated in 1975, which were originally displayed in Room 364 in Memorial Library.

Language: English .

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-sc-zzj

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Dr. Marvin Sukov (1904-1984) was a Minneapolis criminal psychiatrist and avid collector of Little Magazines. He began collecting little magazines, which are typically non-commerical and often avant-garde literary works of fiction and of poetry. In 1958, Sukov began corresponding with the UW-Madison Libraries, specifically the Director of Libraries, Louis Kaplan, and the Curator of Rare Books, Felix Pollak. It was decided that UW-Madison would acquire a majority Sukov's collection of little magazines, totalling to over 10,000 items across over 700 titles. Sukov donated and sold further issues to the library to fill in gaps in the collection throughout the 60s and 70s, with another significant donation of 650 items in 1965. Sukov stayed involved with UW-Madison Libraries until his death in 1984.

The Sukov papers consists of correspondence about the creation and management of Sukov's personal collection of little magazines. Most of the collection is correspondence from different little magazines to Sukov, arranged alphabetically by the magazine's title. Other correspondence in the collection include letters from UW-Madison about the purchase of the collection and with art galleries about selling select issues. There is some correspondence with booksellers, publishers, and other private collectors to obtain specific issues for his collection. There is a small amount of newspaper clippings and articles, some of which were written by Felix Pollak, the curator of UW-Madison at the time, who helped organize the acquisiton of Sukov's little magazines. The collection also includes dozens of photographs of famous libraries that was donated by Sukov in 1975. The images were orginally on display in Memorial Library in Room 364. They have been de-framed and placed into boxes.

Access Restrictions

This collection includes no known access restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Collection materials may be subject to laws governing rights. Researchers are solely responsible for determining the rights status of the materials they use. Permission may be required for some uses such as publication or reproduction.

Acquisition Information

Acquired from Marvin Sukov, approximately from 1971 through 1984. Photographs of libraries were gifted by Sukov in 1975.

Little magazinesPrivate presses -- United States

Box   1   Folder   1	Correspondence, A
Box   1   Folder   2	Correspondence, B
Box   1   Folder   3	Correspondence, C
Box   1   Folder   4	Correspondence, D
Box   1   Folder   5	Correspondence, E
Box   1   Folder   6	Correspondence, F
Box   1   Folder   7	Correspondence, G
Box   1   Folder   8	Correspondence, H
Box   1   Folder   9	Correspondence, I
Box   1   Folder   10	Correspondence, J
Box   1   Folder   11	Correspondence, K
Box   1   Folder   12	Correspondence, L
Box   1   Folder   13	Correspondence, M
Box   1   Folder   14	Correspondence, N
Box   1   Folder   15	Correspondence, O
Box   1   Folder   16	Correspondence, P
Box   1   Folder   17	Correspondence, Q
Box   1   Folder   18	Correspondence, R
Box   1   Folder   19	Correspondence, S
Box   1   Folder   20	Correspondence, T
Box   1   Folder   21	Correspondence, U
Box   1   Folder   22	Correspondence, V
Box   2   Folder   1	Correspondence, W
Box   2   Folder   2	Correspondence, X
Box   2   Folder   3	Correspondence, Y
Box   2   Folder   4	Correspondence, Z
Box   2   Folder   5	Miscellaneous correspondence with little magazines
Box   2   Folder   6	Correspondence with publishers, book sellers, and private collectors
Box   2   Folder   7	Association of Literary Magazines of America, 1962-1963
Box   2   Folder   8	Correspondence, University of Wisconsin-Madison Library 1958-1959
Box   2   Folder   9	Invoices and correspondence to various art galleries, 1962-1964
Box   2   Folder   10	Newspaper clippings and articles about little magazines
Box   3	Photographs of famous libraries
Box   4	Photographs of famous libraries