Holmes, John Clellon, 1926-1988
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Epistolary diary : typescript
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0974
Abstract
Consists of a sequence of correspondence written by John Clellon Holmes to his wife, Shirley, between May 18-27, 1974, and form a personal journal recording his reflections and experiences during a solitary trip to a family cabin in Maine.
Dates:
1974 May 18-27
John Clellon Holmes letter to Shirley Allen
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0864
Abstract
American author John Clellon Holmes typed this four-page letter to his future wife, Shirley Allen.
Dates:
1953 June 23
John Clellon Holmes letter to Shirley Holmes
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0933
Abstract
American author John Clellon Holmes (1926-1988) wrote this three-page letter to his wife Shirley, describing his experiences at the West-Central Writers' Conference in June of 1967.
Dates:
1967 June 19
John Clellon Holmes letters to Richard Douglass
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0902
Abstract
American poet John Clellon Holmes wrote these letters, filled with encouragement and critique, to a young poet named Richard Douglass, who identified with the Beats.
Dates:
1976-2011; Majority of material found within 1976-1977