David Lipsky:
An Inventory of His David Foster Wallace Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
| Creator: | Lipsky, David, 1965- | |
| Title: | David Lipsky Collection of David Foster Wallace | |
| Dates: | 1990-2010 | |
| Extent: | 3 boxes (1.26 linear feet) and 282 electronic files (621 MB) | |
| Abstract: | The David Lipsky Collection of David Foster Wallace contains materials documenting the development of Lipsky’s book Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself. | |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection MS-54101 | |
| Language: | English |
| Access: | Open for research. Researchers must create an online Research Account and agree to the Materials Use Policy before using archival materials. To request access to electronic files, please email Reference. | |
| Use Policies: | Ransom Center collections may contain material with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in the collections without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the Ransom Center and The University of Texas at Austin assume no responsibility. | |
| Restrictions on Use: | Certain restrictions apply to the use of electronic files. Researchers must agree to the Materials Use Policy for Electronic Files before accessing them. Original computer disks and forensic disk images are restricted. Copying electronic files, including screenshots and printouts, is not permitted. Authorization for publication is given on behalf of the University of Texas as the owner of the collection and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder which must be obtained by the researcher. For more information please see the Ransom Center's Open Access and Use Policies. |
Administrative Information
| Preferred Citation: | David Lipsky Collection of David Foster Wallace (Manuscript Collection MS-54101). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. | |
| Acquisition: | Purchase, 2017 (17-04-017-P) | |
| Processed by: | Stephen Cooper, 2017 Born digital materials processed, arranged, and described by Chance Adams and Brenna Edwards, 2017-2022. |
| Repository: |
Scope and Contents
| The David Lipsky Collection of David Foster Wallace contains materials documenting the development of Lipsky’s book Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself in which the author interviews Wallace during a five-day road trip. The collection contains drafts and a proof with reader notations as well as research materials including notes, copies of four published Wallace works with Lipsky’s notations, clippings, articles, and two letters. | ||
Related Material
| Additional Wallace materials at the Ransom Center are located in the David Foster Wallace Papers, the David Foster Wallace Collection, the Bonnie Nadell Collection of David Foster Wallace, the Don DeLillo Papers, the Steven Moore Collection of David Foster Wallace, the Little, Brown and Company Collection of David Foster Wallace, and the James Linville Paris Review Collection. | ||
Separated Material
| Five audio cassette tapes, two Sony stereo cassette recorders, and a thumb drive were transferred to the appropriate Ransom Center units. | ||