The editorial files of Leviathan consist of articles and poetry submitted for publication and reference material collected from other radical organizations and from newspapers. Much of the material is undated, but covers the period from 1964 to 1971. There is one mimeographed letter by Robert Gabriner, February 5, 1969, announcing the beginning of Leviathan, and seeking support. The remainder of the records are arranged in three series: Foreign Articles and Reference Material, United States Articles and Reference Material, and Poetry.
FOREIGN ARTICLES AND REFERENCE MATERIAL files are arranged alphabetically by name of country. Information in the files pertains to foreign radical organizations and political struggles. Most is reference material in the form of news releases, flyers, and pamphlets, although there are some draft articles. Of interest is an article by noted historians Eugene Genovese and Aileen Kraditor, and a group of radical professors concerning racism at Sir George Williams University, Montreal, Quebec (Box 1, Folder 3). Other material on Canada concerns the Quebec separatist movement and the Front de Liberation du Quebec. In the file on Cuba is an article by Todd Gitlin, and in the file on France is an article on the 1968 uprising, by Dick Howard. The file on Germany contains a transcript of an October 1968, interview with Wolfgang Nitsch, of the German Students for a Democratic Society.
The UNITED STATES ARTICLES AND REFERENCE MATERIAL files are arranged alphabetically by subject. Reference materials in this series include news releases, printed and near-print items, flyers, brochures, and numerous newspaper clippings. There is a substantial amount of information on the Black Movement, anti-Vietnam War activities, and the Delano, California grape pickers strike.
POETRY includes small press publications as well as submissions to Leviathan. In the general file is a reprint of Revolutionary Letters by Diane DiPrima. The file on Latin American poetry contains the manuscript of an anthology of Latin American revolutionary poetry, which includes biographical notes on the poets.
