Alfred Leslie papers
name: label: Creator
content: Leslie, Alfred, 1927-
label: Names
content: Corso, Gregory
label: Names
content: Francis, Sam, 1923-1994
label: Names
content: Mailer, Norman
label: Names
content: Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972
label: Names
content: Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960
title: label: Topic
content: Hasty papers
topic: label: Occupation
content: Filmmakers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Editors -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was lent for microfilming 1965 and returned to Alfred Leslie after filming. Later that year, a fire destroyed Leslie's studio, including his art works as well as most of the papers he lent for microfilming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Leslie, Alfred, 1927-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Alfred Leslie papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and editor Alfred Leslie dates from 1959 to 1964. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence from friends and associates concerning Leslie's painting and his editorship of The Hasty Papers. Included are letters from Gregory Corso, Sam Francis, Allen Ginsberg, Sam Hunter, Norman Mailer, Marianne Moore, and Boris Pasternak. Also found are manuscript articles and galley sheets.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Alfred Leslie (1927-2023) was a painter, filmmaker, and editor in New York City, New York. 

Leslie began his career as an artist model and bodybuilder. Leslie painted in a style he called "confrontational art" which involves a direct realism intended to grab the viewer's attention and deliver a message almost didactic and persuasive in its tone. He was the editor of the avant-garde literary review The Hasty Papers. Leslie died of Covid-19 in 2023.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Microfilm reels
label: Extent
content: 1 Folder
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1959-1964
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.leslalfr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reels D208-D209 and was returned to Alfred Leslie after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reels D208-D209. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to Alfred Leslie after microfilming. The papers were subsequently destroyed in a fire.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and editor Alfred Leslie dates from 1959 to 1964. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence from friends and associates concerning Leslie's painting and his editorship of The Hasty Papers. Included are letters from Gregory Corso, Sam Francis, Allen Ginsberg, Sam Hunter, Norman Mailer, Marianne Moore, and Boris Pasternak. Also found are manuscript articles and galley sheets.