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John Digby papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0569
Abstract
British-born poet and collagist John Digby (born 1938) immigrated to the United States in 1978 and lives on Long Island with his wife Joan Digby, whose creative work is also represented in this collection. Digby's papers document nearly five decades (1963-2004) of a prolific artistic and literary career, with significant representation of Digby's collaborations with international colleagues exhibiting, publishing, and creating Surrealist works in the 1960s-1970s. The collection includes all...
Dates:
1963-2004; Majority of material found within 1974-2002
John Digby papers supplement
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0569s
Abstract
British-born poet and collagist John Digby (born 1938) immigrated to the United States in 1978 and lives on Long Island with his wife Joan Digby, whose creative work is also represented in this collection. The John Digby papers supplement reflects Digby's prolific artistic and literary career, Joan Digby's creative and professional work, and their collaboration as editors and contributors to their imprint, The Feral Press, between 2002-2016. The Digbys published nearly 100 authors and...
Dates:
circa 1860-2016
John Furnival papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0746
Abstract
John Furnival (1933-2020) was a British visual artist whose work is associated with the Concrete Poetry, Mail Art, and Fluxus movements, as well as with the American Beats. In 1964, Furnival, along with Dom Sylvester Houédard, founded Openings Press, a small Gloucestershire press dedicated to publishing concrete poetry and similar work. The John Furnival papers encompass nearly fifty years of the artist’s personal and professional activity and document his involvement with the International...
Dates:
1941-2016; Majority of material found within 1970-2016
Tennessee Williams collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0112
Abstract
The Tennessee Williams collection, spanning the dates 1939-2013, consists of an extensive collection of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, printed material, and ephemera related to American playwright Tennessee Williams.
Dates:
1939-2013