Valerie Solanas

Archives and Personal Collections

Ti-Grace Atkinson personal collection, Cambridge, MA (TGA)

Dobkin Collection, New York (D)

Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture, Duke University Archives, Durham, NC (DUA)

Stephen Edelson Collection, Chicago

Breanne Fahs personal collection, Phoenix, AZ (BF)

Robert Fustero personal collection, Silver Spring, MD

Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Archive, New York (GV)

Mary Harron personal collection, Brooklyn, NY (MH)

Redstockings’ Organizational Collection, Redstockings Women’s Liberation Archives for Action, Gainesville, FL

Ultra Violet personal collection, New York (UV)

University of Missouri–St. Louis Archives, St. Louis, MO

Andy Warhol Museum Archive, Pittsburgh, PA (AWMA)

Letters to the Editor, Majority Report, by Valerie Solanas

Vol. 5, November 27–December 10, 1976.

Vol. 6, January 8–21, 1977.

Vol. 6, February 15–18, 1977.

Vol. 6, February 19–March 4, 1977.

Vol. 6, March 19– April 1, 1977.

Vol. 6, April 2–15, 1977.

Vol. 6, April 30–May 13, 1977.

Vol. 7, May 28–June 10, 1977.

Vol. 7, June 11–24, 1977.

Vol. 7, June 23–August 5, 1977.

Vol. 7, June 25–July 8, 1977.

Vol. 7, August 16–29, 1977.

Unpublished Correspondence by Valerie Solanas

“Valerie Solanas to Andy Warhol.” Letter. December 21, 1968. AWMA.

“Valerie Solanas to ‘The Mob’.” Letter. August 1, 1971. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to ‘The Mob’.” Letter. March 3, 1973. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to ‘The Mob’.” Letter. September 2, 1977. UV.

“Valerie Solanas to ‘The Mob’.” Letter. September 22, 1977. UV.

“Valerie Solanas to Andy Warhol.” Letter. August 1, 1967. Andy Warhol Museum.

“Valerie Solanas to Andy Warhol.” Letter. February 1, 1968. AWMA.

“Valerie Solanas to Andy Warhol.” Letter. February 10, 1968. AWMA.

“Valerie Solanas to Andy Warhol.” Letter. February 11, 1968. AWMA.

“Valerie Solanas to Andy Warhol.” Letter. February 7, 1968. AWMA.

“Valerie Solanas to Andy Warhol.” Letter. January 25, 1968. AWMA.

“Valerie Solanas to Andy Warhol.” Letter. June 5, 1969. AWMA.

“Valerie Solanas to Andy Warhol.” Letter. May 7, 1969. AWMA.

“Valerie Solanas to Andy Warhol.” Letter. October 25, 1968. Andy Warhol Museum Archive.

“Valerie Solanas to Andy Warhol.” Letter. September 24, 1968. AWMA.

“Valerie Solanas to Andy Warhol.” Letter. undated. AWMA.

“Valerie Solanas to Andy Warhol.” Letter. February 9, 1966. AWMA.

“Valerie Solanas to Andy Warhol.” Letter. September 20, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Barney Rosset and Fred Jordan (‘the Mob’).” Letter. March 5, 1973. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Barney Rosset and Fred Jordan (‘the Mob’).” Letter. March 6, 1973. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Barney Rosset and Fred Jordan (‘the Mob’).” Letter. April 17, 1973. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Barney Rosset.” Letter. January 15, 1973. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Barney Rosset and Fred Jordan.” Letter. March 27, 1973. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Fred Jordan and Barney Rosset (‘the Mob’) at Grove Press.” Letter. March 23, 1973. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Fred Jordan and Barney Rosset (‘the Mob’) at Grove Press.” Letter. April 17, 1973. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Howard Smith.” Letter. July 29, 1977. D.

“Valerie Solanas to Howard Smith.” Letter. September 27, 1968. D.

“Valerie Solanas to Louis Solanas.” Letter. May 23, 1970. BF.

“Valerie Solanas to Louis Solanas.” Postcard. June 29, 1967. Silver Spring, MD. Robert Fustero personal collection.

“Valerie Solanas to Louis Solanas.” Postcard. June 14, 1967. Phoenix, AZ. BF.

“Valerie Solanas to Mark Zussman.” Letter. July 9, 1977. UV.

“Valerie Solanas to Mark Zussman (‘The Mob’).” Letter. August 1, 1977. D.

“Valerie Solanas to Mark Zussman (‘The Mob’).” Postcard. August 1, 1977. D.

“Valerie Solanas to Mark Zussman.” Postcard. August 9, 1977. Stephen Edelson Collection.

“Valerie Solanas to Mark Zussman (‘The Mob’).” Letter. September 5, 1977. D.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Illegible date. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. April 15, 1969. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. April 26, 1969. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. April 4, 1969. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. August 12, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. August 25, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter 1. December 24, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter 2. December 24, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. February 7, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. February 18, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. January 29, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. January 5, 1969. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. January 2, 1970. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. January 5, 1970. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. January 17, 1970. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. July 18, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. July 20, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. July 29, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. July 9, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. June 29, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. June 7, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. March 2, 1969. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. October 11, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. September 27, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. June 28, 1968. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. September 27, 1969. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. Undated (circa July 1968). MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. Undated. AWMA.

“Valerie Solanas to Robin Morgan.” Letter. October 10, 1970. DUA.

“Valerie Solanas to ‘Mr. Ryan.’” Letter. August 4, 1977. D.

“Valerie Solanas to Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.” Letter. September 13, 1968. TGA.

“Valerie Solanas to Ti-Grace Atkinson.” Letter. July 5, 1968. TGA.

“Valerie Solanas to Ti-Grace Atkinson.” Letter. June 16, 1968. TGA.

“Valerie Solanas to Ti-Grace Atkinson.” Letter. August 5, 1968. TGA.

“Valerie Solanas to Ti-Grace Atkinson.” Letter. August 27, 1968. TGA.

“Valerie Solanas to Ti-Grace Atkinson.” Letter. February 27, 1969. TGA.

“Valerie Solanas to Ti-Grace Atkinson.” Letter. June 11, 1968. TGA.

“Valerie Solanas to Ti-Grace Atkinson.” Letter. June 16, 1968. TGA.

“Valerie Solanas to Ti-Grace Atkinson.” Letter. June 26, 1968. TGA.

“Valerie Solanas to Ti-Grace Atkinson.” Letter. September 27, 1968. TGA.

“Valerie Solanas to Village Voice Editors.” Letter. April 5, 1969. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Fred Jordan.” Letter. March 3, 1973. MH.

“Valerie Solanas to Barney Rosset.” Letter. March 3, 1973. MH.

Other Unpublished Correspondence

Atkinson, Ti-Grace. “Ti-Grace Atkinson to Guy Gravesen at Rampart Magazine.” Letter. July 28, 1968. TGA.

—. “Ti-Grace Atkinson to Jo Benson.” Letter. July 14, 1968. TGA.

—. “Ti-Grace Atkinson to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. June 27, 1968. TGA.

—. “Ti-Grace Atkinson to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. June 27, 1968. TGA.

—. “Ti-Grace Atkinson to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. July 9, 1968. TGA.

—. “Ti-Grace Atkinson to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. November 10, 1968. TGA.

Berman, Andrew. “Andrew Berman to Robert Tierney.” Letter. July 16, 2012. GV.

Blackwell, David. “David Blackwell to Mary Harron.” Letter. June 5, 1996. MH.

Brown, Judith, and Carol Giardina. “Judith Brown and Carol Giardina to Kathie Amatniek.” Letter. October 6, 1968. Microfilm. Part 2, series 7A. Redstockings’ Organizational Collection, Redstockings Women’s Liberation Archives for Action.

Brust, Judge Joseph A. “Judge Joseph A. Brust to W. C. Johnston, M.D.” Letter. December 9, 1968. MH.

Burke, Daniel. “Daniel Burke to Diane Tucker.” Letter. September 9, 1993. MH.

Church of Solanas. “Men’s Auxiliary of SCUM to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. May 19, 1973. MH.

Dell Publishing. “Dell Publishing to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. June 6, 1968. MH. Everheart, Jane. “Jane Everheart to Cosmopolitan Magazine.” Letter. October 9, 1969. DUA.

Girodias, Maurice. “Maurice Girodias to Shriver and Brook.” Letter. October 30, 1968. MH.

—. “Maurice Girodias to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. Brooklyn, August 29, 1967. MH.

—. “Maurice Girodias to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. July 26, 1968. MH.

—. “Maurice Girodias to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. April 28, 1969. MH.

—. “Maurice Girodias to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. August 29, 1967. MH.

—. “Maurice Girodias to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. August 2, 1968. MH.

—. “Maurice Girodias to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. January 7, 1969. MH.

—. “Maurice Girodias to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. July 6, 1968. MH.

—. “Maurice Girodias to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. July 7, 1968. MH.

—. “Maurice Girodias to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. June 14, 1968. MH.

—. “Maurice Girodias to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. June 27, 1968. MH.

—. “Maurice Girodias to Valerie Solanas.” Telegram. June 6, 1968. MH.

—. “Maurice Girodias to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. July 9, 1968. MH.

—. “Maurice Girodias to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. circa April/May 1968. MH.

—. “Maurice Girodias to Woodrow A. Shriver.” Letter. October 25, 1968. MH.

Harron, Mary. “Mary Harron to British Broadcasting Company.” Letter. September 26, 1992. MH.

—. “Mary Harron to John Wyver at BBC NY, Pitch About Valerie Solanas Documentary.” Letter. September 26, 1992. MH.

Johnston, W. C. “W. C. Johnston to Judge Joseph A. Brust.” Letter. December 9, 1968. MH.

—. “W. C. Johnston, Matteawan Hospital to District Attorney Frank S. Hogan.” Letter. December 6, 1968. MH.

Kennedy, Florynce. “Florynce Kennedy to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. September 29, 1968. TGA.

Kuhn, Wilma. “Wilma Kuhn to Ultra Violet.” Letter. December 2, 1987. UV.

LeGear, Geoffrey. “Geoffrey LeGear to Andy Warhol.” Letter. December 3, 1968. AWMA.

—. “Geoffrey LeGear to Maurice Girodias.” Letter. December 1, 1968. AWMA.

Morgan, Robin. “Robin Morgan to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. June 9, 1969. DUA.

Newton, Jeremiah. “Jeremiah Newton to Mary Harron.” Letter. July 19, 1994. MH.

—. “Jeremiah Newton to Mary Harron.” Letter. June 25, 1993. MH.

—. “Jeremiah Newton to Mary Harron.” Letter. Undated. MH.

Pickshaus, Peter Moritz. “Peter Moritz Pickshaus to Mary Harron.” Letter. June 8, 1993. MH.

Pinkertons Agency. “Pinkertons Agency to Fred Jordan and Barney Rosset.” Memo. February 23, 1973. MH.

—. “Peter Moritz Pickshaus to Mary Harron.” Letter. September 29, 1993. MH.

—. “Peter Moritz Pickshaus to Mary Harron.” Letter. March 12, 1993. MH.

Polier, Shad, “Shad Polier to Barney Rosset and Fred Jordan.” Letter. January 24, 1972. MH.

—. “Shad Polier to District Attorney Milton Glass.” Letter. January 6, 1972. MH.

—. “Shad Polier to Edward Allen.” Letter. January 19, 1973. MH.

—. “Shad Polier to Fred Jordan and Barney Rosset.” Letter. January 6, 1972. MH.

—. “Shad Polier to Naomi Goldstein and the Criminal Court Clinic of New York City.” Letter. November 9, 1971. MH.

Stephens, Boyd G. “Chief Medical Examiner Boyd G. Stephens to Ultra Violet.” Letter. August 26, 1988. UV.

Sternberg, Arthur. “Letter from Arthur Sternberg M.D. to Mannuccio Mannucci M.D. regarding Valerie Solanas, Elmhurst Hospital.” Letter. June 12, 1968. MH.

—. “Letter from Arthur Sternberg M.D. to Mannuccio Mannucci M.D. regarding Valerie Solanas, Elmhurst Hospital.” Letter. June 26, 1968. MH.

Ultra Violet. “Ultra Violet to Library of Congress Copyright Office.” Letter. November 1, 1991. UV.

Ultra Violet. “Ultra Violet Calls Valerie Solanas.” Recorded Phone Call. Transcript. November 1987. BF.

Warhol, Andy. “Andy Warhol to Valerie Solanas.” Letter. September 20, 1968. MH.

“Wilda Holt to Ti-Grace Atkinson. ” Letter. Undated. TGA.

Zussman, Mark. “Mark Zussman to Howard Smith.” Letter. August 4, 1977. D.

—. “Mark Zussman to Ultra Violet.” Letter. November 24, 1987. UV.

Other Sources

Advertisement for SCUM Manifesto. Majority Report 7 (May 28–June 10, 1977). Redstockings’ Organizational Collection, Redstockings Women’s Liberation Archives for Action, Gainesville, FL.

Cooper, Ruth. “Psychological Report of Valerie Solanas by Ruth Cooper PhD, Elmhurst City Hospital.” Report, June 13, 1968. MH.

Coroner’s Report. “Valerie Solanas.” San Francisco, April 25, 1988.

Eastwood, Mary. “Open Memo from Mary Eastwood to Betty Friedan.” Open memo, June 29, 1968. TGA.

Federal Bureau of Investigation. “The Andy Warhol FBI Files.”

Girodias, Maurice. Contract with Valerie Solanas. Contract, August 29, 1967. MH.

Harron, Mary. “Interview Notes from Jeremiah Newton.” Notes, circa 1992. MH.

—. Research notes for introduction to I Shot Andy Warhol. MH.

Hoffman, Heinz. “Police Report for Death of Valerie Solanas.” File 388383170, San Francisco Police Department, April 25, 1988.

Indictment Paperwork. “Valerie Solanas.” New York City Police Department, June 3, 1968.

Jordan, Fred. “Fred Jordan to Barney Rosset.” Memo, August 4, 1971. MH.

Jordan, Fred. “Fred Jordan to Barney Rosset.” Memo, November 2, 1971. MH.

—. “Fred Jordan to Barney Rosset.” Memo, November 3, 1971. MH.

—. “Fred Jordan to Grove Press.” Memo, November 2, 1971. MH.

—. “Fred Jordan to Grove Press.” Memo, November 3, 1971. MH.

Kennedy, Florynce. “Florynce Kennedy to NOW.” Memo, November 18, 1968. DUA.

—. Indictment Paperwork Filed by Florynce Kennedy on Behalf of Valerie Solanas. Court Papers, June 7, 1968. MH.

Martinez, Judith Solanas. Email message to author, May 25, 2008.

—. Email message to author, June 30, 2008.

—. Email message to author, July 13, 2008.

Messinger, Emanuel. “Psychological Report, Women’s House of Detention.” Report, January 17, 1969. MH.

Official Prison Records from Bedford Hills Prison. MH.

“Open Memo from Ti-Grace Atkinson to NOW.” Memo, October 21, 1968. TGA.

Pinkertons Agency. “Pinkertons Agency to Fred Jordan and Barney Rosset.” Memo, February 15, 1973. MH.

“Press Release from Ti-Grace Atkinson.” Press release, October 21, 1968. TGA.

Smith, Howard. “Interview Roughs for Valerie Solanas Interview,” July 29, 1977. D.

Solanas, Valerie. SCUM advertisement. Village Voice, February 2, 1967.

“Statement of Valerie Jean Solanas Made to Roderick Lankler, Assistant District Attorney.” Statement, June 3, 1968. MH.

Sternberg, Arthur, Dr., and Dr. Mannuccio Mannucci. “Psychological Report, Elmhurst Hospital.” Report, June 12, 1968. MH.

Sternberg, Arthur, Dr., and Dr. Mannuccio Mannucci. “Psychological Report, Elmhurst Hospital.” Report, June 26, 1968. MH.

Sternberg, Arthur, and Joseph E. Rubenstein. “Elmhurst Hospital Psychological Report.” Report, May 28, 1969. MH.

“Ti-Grace Atkinson to Charlotte: Open Letter Pavane (for a Dead Infanta).” Unpublished manuscript, April 22, 1974. TGA.

Ruscin, Ailecia. “Riot Dyke: Valerie Solanas and the SCUM Manifesto.” Box 10, circa 1998. Ailecia Ruscin Zine Collection, 1994–2002. DUA.

Valerie Lives!. Pamphlet. Redstockings’ Organizational Collection, Redstockings Women’s Liberation Archives for Action, Gainesville, FL.

“Valerie Solanis [sic] Interviews Andy Warhol.” Transcript. Undated (circa 1967). AWMA.

“Valerie Solanas to Andy Warhol.” SCUM Recruitment Poster, August 1, 1967. AWMA.

Valerie Solanas Death Certificate. November 19, 1991. State of California, Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics. Informant, Ramon Baxter. San Francisco. MH.