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Abbie Hoffman papers

Title
Abbie Hoffman papers, 1977-1981.
Author
Hoffman, Abbie.
Publication
[Thousand Islands, N.Y.] : 1977-1981.

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Additional Authors
  • Grosset & Dunlap, publisher.
  • South End Press.
Description
Approx. 1,341 pages; cm
Summary
  • Contains over 300 pages of draft typescript (many emended in Hoffman’s hand), hundreds more of draft photocopied typescript, and about 40 autograph manuscript pages drafts of and notes for: "Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture" (Putnam, 1980); and of "Square Dancing in the Ice Age" (South End Press, 1982), with drafts of an earlier version, titled "Free: A Radical American Romance"; with: related correspondence with editors and publishing companies; manuscript notes for speeches; photocopies of published articles by Hoffman from the late 1970s for possible use in books. The papers area organized in four series: Series A: Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture, [1980, 118 pages]; Series B: Notes for Speeches, [1981, 84 pages]; Series C: Free: a Radical American Romance [1980, 357 pages]; Series D: Square Dancing in the Ice Age, [1981, 782 pages].
  • Abbot Howard "Abbie" Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was a political and social activist who came into prominence in the 1960s when he co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and was a member of the “Chicago Eight,” the group that was tried for conspiracy and inciting to riot during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The collection includes typed and photocopied drafts for the publications Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture (Putnam, 1980) and Square Dancing In the Ice Age (South End Press, 1982) (some under the working title “Free: a Radical American Romance”), with manuscript notes by Hoffman and his editors; published articles considered for books, correspondence with editors and publishing companies, and manuscript notes for speeches (1970s-early 1980s).
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Note
  • The great majority, if not all, of these papers were created and compiled while Hoffman was a fugitive, as shown in Hoffman’s use of numerous aliases; his use of a third party for sending and receiving mail; and his notes with reminders to himself to not use his "real name."
  • Notes and drafts contain information on Hoffman’s private life, including his recovery in Veritas, an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center in New York City.
  • Abbot Howard "Abbie" Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was a political and social activist who came into prominence in the 1960s when he co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and was a member of the Chicago Eight, the group that was tried for conspiracy and inciting to riot during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The verdicts were overturned, but Hoffman was arrested in August of 1973 on charges for intent to sell and distribute cocaine. In the spring of 1974, he skipped bail, underwent plastic surgery to alter his appearance, and hid from authorities until turning himself in and serving four months in 1980. Six years later, he was arrested with Amy Carter (daughter of former President Jimmy Carter) for trespassing and protesting on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus. They were acquitted of all charges. Hoffman died three years later at age 52, having ingested liquor and 150 phenobarbital tablets. He had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1980.
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Call Number
Berg Coll m.b. Hoffman A23 1977
OCLC
948754940
Author
Hoffman, Abbie.
Title
Abbie Hoffman papers, 1977-1981.
Imprint
[Thousand Islands, N.Y.] : 1977-1981.
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Grosset & Dunlap, publisher.
South End Press.
Research Call Number
Berg Coll m.b. Hoffman A23 1977
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