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Holmes, John Clellon, 1926-1988--Correspondence

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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

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Beat generation--Correspondence 2
Novelists, American--20th century--Correspondence 2
Authors 1
Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence 1
Poems 1