This exhibition was curated by John M. Bennett who organized the event and edited the catalogue. The exhibition featured the work of William S. Burroughs with most of the material lent by Robert Jackson, a Cleveland book collector. The story of the purchase of the Burroughs material by Robert Jackson from Roberto Altmann is told in the catalogue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This catalogue was presented at the conference and exhibition sponsored by OSU Rare Books and Manuscripts Library. The exhibition was curated by John M Bennett who organized the event, edited the catalogue and conducted the presentations. Marvin Sackner was the keynote speaker for the conference and presented a powerpoint talk, "A Survey of the Sackner Archive." Geoffrey D. Smith, Director of Rare Books, wrote an inciteful essay, "Collecting the New." John M. Bennett contributed "The Blank Generation: An American Avant Garde." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.