Harry Smith papers (Ms. 2010.031)

Biographical note

Harry Smith (Brown University class of 1957) established The Smith, a journal of experimental writing, which was published from 1964 through 1974. His desire to publish his own work then lead to the establishment of Smith-Publishers, which published works of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama by Richard Nason (Brown 1950), Charles Philbrick (Brown 1944), and Stephen Philbrick (Brown 1972), among others. Smith also edited and published a literary pulp magazine called the Pulpsmith out of his Manhattan office from 1981 through 1989.

Harry Smith was born on October 15,1936 in Queens, New York, New York and died November 23, 2012 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine after a long illness, and was the son of a banker. He married Marion Camilla Petschek (a psychologist) in 1959; they had three children. Marion died in 1995.