The
Fales Collection was given to NYU in 1957 by
DeCoursey Fales in memory of his father, Haliburton Fales. It is especially strong in English literature from the middle of the 18th century to the present, documenting developments in the
novel. Other related collections held in Fales include
The Berol Collection of Lewis Carroll Materials, the
Robert Frost Library, the
Nelson F. Adkins collection of American Literature, and the manuscript collections of
Elizabeth Robins,
Peter Straub,
E. L. Doctorow and
Erich Maria Remarque. An area of recent growth in Fales is the
Food and Cookery Collection of well over 15,000 books. The personal libraries of
James Beard,
Cecily Brownstone, and Dalia Carmel form the core of this collection The
Downtown Collection documents the
downtown New York city art, performance, film, and literary landscape from 1975 to the present. In addition to thousands of published books and magazines, the Downtown Collection includes extensive holdings of archival and manuscript material, film and video, original artwork, theatrical models, and other
realia. Archival holdings range from the personal papers of writers such as
Dennis Cooper,
David Wojnarowicz,
Richard Foreman and
Lynne Tillman to the papers of publishing ventures such as
High Risk Books and
Between C & D to the archives of organizations such as
Creative Time and
Mabou Mines and the
Gonightclubbing. The Fales Library preserves manuscripts and original editions of books that are rare or important not only because of their texts, but also because of their value as artifacts. The Downtown Collection archive is rich in late 1970s and 1980s
punk rock and
no wave post-punk videos, drawings, films, photos, interviews, posters, correspondences and other ephemera.
Tracey-Barry Gallery The Tracey-Barry Gallery offers public exhibits of materials from the Library's collections.
Personal archives The Fales Library holds the personal papers and/or archives of the following, among others: •
Robert Blanchon •
John Canemaker •
Mary Ellen Carroll •
Jerome Charyn •
Dennis Cooper •
E. L. Doctorow •
Mary Beth Edelson •
Richard Foreman •
Riot Grrrl •
Robert Hammond •
Kathleen Hanna •
Mary Harron •
Sarah Jacobson •
Group Material •
Joseph Nechvatal •
April Palmieri •
Elizabeth Robins •
Peter Straub •
Lynne Tillman •
David Wojnarowicz ==Footnotes==