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Henry Mills Alden letters collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0636
Abstract

American editor and author Henry Mills Alden (1836-1919) served as editor of Harper's Magazine for 50 years from 1869 to 1919. The collection consists of 45 items dating between 1860 and 1949, with the majority comprising letters to Alden from contemporary literary figures between 1860 and 1908.

Dates: 1860-1949; Majority of material found within 1860-1908

Alan Brilliant correspondence with Ted Wilentz

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0590
Abstract

This collection contains .7 linear feet of personal letters and postcards from Alan Brilliant of Unicorn Press to his former employer and longtime friend, proprietor of Corinth Books Ted Wilentz. Other materials include press catalogs, newsletters, financial records, clippings, periodicals, poems, and other printed ephemera related to the Unicorn Press.

Dates: 1960-1996; Majority of material found within 1986-1988

George Sylvester Viereck letters to Eric and Era Posselt

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0603
Abstract

The collection contains letters from George Sylvester Viereck to Eric Posselt and Era Posselt (who was also known as Era Zistel), 1941 to 1959, as well as a few clippings about Viereck dating up to 1962. The bulk of the letters (1955-1957) reflect publishing advice and an on-going personal exchange regarding the health issues of both Viereck and Eric Posselt.

Dates: 1941-1962; Majority of material found within 1955-1957

Everett C. and Louise Staton Johnson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0361
Abstract

The Everett C. & Louise Stanton Johnson papers concern the personal affairs of prominent Delaware publisher and politician Everett C. Johnson (1877-1926) and his wife Louise Staton Johnson (1882-1977). In addition, the collection contains material from their Newark publishing house, the Press of Kells, which brought the Arts and Crafts Movement to the community from 1916 to 1918.

Dates: 1835-1988; Majority of material found within 1916-1958

Mohammed Mrabet correspondence, reviews, and other material

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0674
Abstract

Moroccan author and artist Mohammed Mrabet (born 1940) worked closely with American expatriate writer and musician Paul Bowles (1910-1999). This collection contains letters from several of Mrabet's friends and acquaintances, most notably from American writers and editors Irving Stettner (1922-2004) and Michael Wolfe (born 1945). Also included are reviews of Mrabet's works and photocopied dust jackets from his books.

Dates: 1968-1989

Raven Arts Press archive

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0467
Abstract

The Archive of the Raven Arts Press forms a comprehensive record of the history and activities of the Dublin-based press, founded by Irish writer and publisher Dermot Bolger. The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, galleys, publicity material, and financial records.

Dates: 1971-1993

Salmon Poetry Ltd. records supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0438s
Abstract

The Salmon Poetry Ltd. records supplement contains administrative files and the press's publishing files for books produced between 2000 and 2011. Founded and directed by the American-Irish poet, Jessie Lendennie, Salmon Poetry Ltd. is noted particularly for its publication of poetry and its promotion of women writers. This supplement complements the core archival records of Salmon Publishing, Ltd., which was acquired by the University of Delaware Library in 1998.

Dates: 1996-2011; Majority of material found within 2000-2011

Pauline A. Young collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0256
Abstract

Pauline A. Young was an educator, librarian, and activist primarily based in Wilmington, Delaware. The collection contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, and ephemera. The majority of the material relates to Young’s efforts to bring attention to and preserve information about the life and works of her aunt, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, as well as her aunt's first husband, Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Dates: 1924-1988

Zephyrus Image records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0880
Abstract Zephyrus Image, founded by Holbrook Teter and Michael Myers, was a small Northern California press operating from approximately 1969-1983, notable for its socially- and politically-subversive books and ephemera and its fine works on paper. The Zephyrus Image records document the activities of the California press and its proprietors and the planning and development of roughly 300 printed works of poetry and political and satirical books and ephemera. Zephyrus Image projects were created for...
Dates: 1960-2000; Majority of material found within circa 1969-1983

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Broadsides (notices) 2
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Invitations 2
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Private Presses--United States--History--20th century 2
Private presses 2
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Reviews (document genre) 2
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African American authors 1
African American poets 1
African American women authors 1
African American women librarians 1
American Periodicals--History--19th century 1
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Artists' books 1
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Arts and crafts movement--Delaware--History--20th century 1
Authors, American--19th century--Correspondence 1
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Editors--United States--19th century 1
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English poetry--Irish authors--21st century 1
Ephemera (general) 1
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Eulogies 1
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Freehand drawings (drawings) 1
Graphic design (Typography)--United States--History--20th century 1
Greensboro (N.C.)--Description and travel 1
Handmade paper 1
Harper's monthly magazine 1
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Healdsburg (Calif.) 1
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Kent State Arts Festival (1974 : Kent State University) 1
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Linoleum block printing (American) 1
Literature publishing--Ireland--History--21st century 1
Magazines (periodicals) 1
Manuscripts (documents) 1
Miniature books 1
Mock-ups 1
Negatives (photographic) 1
Newark (Del.)--History--20th century 1
Newark post (Newark, Del. : 1910) 1
Newspaper publishing--Delaware--Newark--History--20th century 1
Newspapers 1
Notebooks 1
Novelists 1
Office files 1
Page proofs 1
Painters (artists) 1
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Poets, American--20th century 1
Poets, American--20th century--Correspondence 1
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Dutch; Flemish 1
French 1
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Names
Alden, Henry Mills, 1836-1919 1
Alden, John 1
Bauer, Charlotte Andrews 1
Berlin, Lucia 1
Bly, Robert 1
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Bolger, Dermot, 1959- 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 1
Brakhage, Stan 1
Brilliant, Alan 1
Brilliant, Alan--Correspondence 1
Burke, Clifford 1
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 1
Cranium Press 1
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 1
Di Prima, Diane 1
Dodd, Mead & Company 1
Dorn, Edward 1
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 1
Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore, 1875-1935 1
Finglas Writer's Workshop 1
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 1
Hermes Free Press 1
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 1
James, Henry, 1843-1916 1
Johnson, Everett C., 1877-1926 1
Johnson, Louise S., 1882-1977 1
Kyger, Joanne 1
Lendennie, Jessie 1
London, Rick 1
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 1
Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891 1
McClure, Michael 1
Mrabet, Mohammed, 1936- 1
Myers, Michael, 1948-1982 1
Oppenheimer, Joel, 1930-1988 1
Posselt, Eric 1892- 1
Posselt, Eric 1892- --Correspondence 1
Press of Kells 1
Raworth, Tom 1
Roycroft Shop 1
Rusk, Robert 1
Salmon Poetry Ltd. 1
Sangster, Margaret Elizabeth Munson, 1838-1912 1
Savory, Teo 1
Savory, Teo--Correspondence 1
Sharp, William, 1855-1905 1
Sky, Gino 1
Snyder, Gary, 1930- 1
Spring Creek Typesetting Service 1
Stettner, Irving, 1922- 1
Stettner, Irving, 1922- --Correspondence 1
Teter, Holbrook 1
Turtle Island Foundation 1
Unicorn Press 1
Viereck, George Sylvester, 1884-1962 1
Viereck, George Sylvester, 1884-1962--Correspondence 1
Welch, Lew 1
Wilentz, Ted 1
Wilentz, Ted--Correspondence 1
Wiley, William T., 1937- 1
Wolfe, Michael, 1945- 1
Wolfe, Michael, 1945- --Correspondence 1
Young, Pauline A., 1900-1991 1
Zephyrus Image (Firm) 1
Zistel, Era 1
Zistel, Era--Correspondence 1
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