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Walter Lowenfels letters to Allen De Loach

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0870
Abstract

In this collection of nineteen letters, American poet Walter Lowenfels wrote to his editor Allen De Loach, praising him for recent editorial work on Lowenfels's autobiography and discussing his writing and the work of other poets, particularly Walt Whitman and "poets of old age."

Dates: 1965-1970; Majority of material found within 1968-1970

Richard McCann papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0616
Abstract The Richard McCann papers document the personal life and professional career of this American author, poet, and educator. The collection includes McCann's early creative writing; teaching materials; reviews, essays, and critical writing; personal and professional correspondence; and extensive drafts of McCann's poetry and fiction. McCann's fiction has autobiographical roots, often drawn from family relationships and personal experiences, as illustrated in photographs and family memorabilia...
Dates: 1920s-2008; Majority of material found within 1978-2005

Toby Olson letters to Carl Thayler collection

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Identifier: MSS 0184
Abstract

The Toby Olson Letters to Carl Thayler collection consists of 119 letters from American poet and Temple University professor, Toby Olson, to the poet Carl Thayler. Dating from 1967 to 1983, these detailed letters treat a variety of literary and personal matters and reveal the close friendship shared by Olson and Thayler.

Dates: 1967-1983

Thomas Parkinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0790
Abstract

The Thomas Parkinson papers consist of typescripts and manuscripts of poetry and prose by Parkinson, Parkinson's correspondence, periodicals and clippings related to Parkinson's work, and four original pen-and-ink drawings, probably created by Parkinson's wife, Ariel. The materials were created circa 1957-1972.

Dates: circa 1957-1972

Charles Plymell manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0457
Abstract

This collection of American writer Charles Plymell's manuscripts contains manuscripts for poems, fiction, and essays written by Plymell during the 1970s, as well as a small number of manuscripts of the work of other poets.

Dates: 1970-1979

David Louis Posner papers

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Identifier: MSS 0614
Abstract

The David Louis Posner Papers span the dates 1923-1957, and consist of one linear foot of photographs, school records, letters, essays, invoices, rare book catalogs, ephemera, and poetry, prose, and play scripts. Though small and clearly incomplete as a record of Posner’s life, the collection provides good biographical and literary content for study of this American poet.

Dates: 1923-1957

Helen Ann Raiber papers

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Identifier: MSS 0981
Abstract

Helen Ann Raiber (1926-1971) was a writer born and raised in Pennsylvania. Throughout her life, she wrote letters to writers and other artists whose work she admired. The Helen Ann Raiber papers consist of an album of letters she received from authors and artists, a journal with a story she wrote as a child, and a scrapbook containing her published poems and articles.

Dates: 1937-1970; Majority of material found within 1937-1943

Muriel Rukeyser letters to David Posner

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0833
Abstract

This small collection of letters and miscellaneous items from American poet Muriel Rukeyser to David Posner reflects their shared interests in poetry and spans the dates of 1942 to 1944.

Dates: 1942-1944

W. D. Snodgrass letters and manuscripts to Jerome Mazzaro

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0273
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence and literary manuscripts exchanged between twentieth century American poet and scholar W. D. Snodgrass and twentieth century American writer and scholar Jerome Mazzaro.

Dates: 1961-1977

W. D. Snodgrass correspondence with Daniela Gioseffi

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Identifier: MSS 0272
Abstract

Correspondence between twentieth century American writers W. D. Snodgrass and Daniela Gioseffi.

Dates: 1977-1984

Wilbert Snow letters to Homer E. Woodbridge

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0317
Abstract

The Wilbert Snow letters to Homer E. Woodbridge were written by twentieth century American poet and scholar Wilbert Snow to Homer E. Woodbridge, both of whom were professors at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.

Dates: 1925-1951; Majority of material found within 1925-1935 and 1949-1951

Stephen Spender letter to Reed Whittemore

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0817
Abstract

One letter handwritten by Stephen Spender to Reed Whittemore.

Dates: 1971 May 24

Sara Teasdale letters to Joyce and Aline Kilmer

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0142
Abstract

Fifty-six letters from American poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) to the American poet and critic Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918) and his wife, poet Aline Kilmer (1888-1941) written between 1912 and 1932.

Dates: 1912-1932

Sara Teasdale letters to Orrick Johns

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0252
Abstract

Forty-three letters from American poet Sara Teasdale to Orrick Johns, friend, fellow poet, and editor, as well as one letter to Teasdale from Wilfred Funk, author, poet, and famed dictionary publisher.

Dates: 1909-1914, undated

Louis Untermeyer papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0111
Abstract

The Louis Untermeyer papers consist of five linear feet of manuscript material abandoned by Untermeyer when he sold his Adirondack home, Stony Water, around 1970. Dating from 1902 through 1972, with the bulk of the papers dating 1912–1935, the collection is composed of correspondence, proofs, lists, scrapbooks, notes, photographs, programs, announcements, lectures, anthologies, poems, reviews, essays, and a bookplate.

Dates: 1902-1972; Majority of material found within 1912-1935

Michael von Uchtrup collection of Jonathan Williams correspondence and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0752
Abstract American poet and publisher Jonathan Williams (1929-2008), often associated with the Beat poets and the Black Mountain School, is known as a founder of The Jargon Society, a publishing firm that popularized the poetry of the post-World War II American avant-garde. The Michael von Uchtrup collection of Jonathan Williams correspondence and ephemera details the relationship that developed between Williams and von Uchtrup in the 1990s and provides insight into Williams’s publishing career,...
Dates: 1969-2003

Christopher Ward papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0107
Abstract

The Christopher Ward papers record the career of popular early 20th century Delaware author Christopher Ward (1868-1943). The papers comprise manuscript drafts, typescripts, poetry, correspondence, clippings, and scrapbooks, and reflect Ward's career as a professional author during the latter half of his life.

Dates: 1894-1966; Majority of material found within 1922-1941

John Wieners papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0138
Abstract

Spanning the dates 1961-1968, the papers of American Beat poet John Wieners provide a chronologically and thematically fragmented, yet detailed, glimpse of his life. This small collection includes sixteen letters to Diane Di Prima, Alan Marlowe, and Ed Sanders; the manuscript of a play, two journals, and fourteen leaves of poetry.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1961-1968

Robert A. Wilson W. H. Auden collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0982
Abstract W. H. Auden (1907-1973) was an English and American poet, translator, librettist, playwright, and essayist. The Robert A. Wilson W. H. Auden collection comprises Wilson’s collected materials created by and related to W. H. Auden. The collection includes manuscript and typescript drafts, proofs, and published versions of Auden’s poetry, translations, prose, and dramatic works; programs and promotional ephemera for Auden’s readings and events as well as other performances related to the...
Dates: circa 1930-2007, undated; Majority of material found within 1950-2000

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Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 2
Dorn, Edward 2
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 2
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 2
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997--Correspondence 2
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Hawley, Robert, 1929- 2
Mamet, David 2
Plymell, Charles 2
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967 2
Snodgrass, W. D. (William De Witt), 1926-2009 2
Snodgrass, W. D. (William De Witt), 1926-2009--Correspondence 2
Teasdale, Sara, 1884-1933 2
Teasdale, Sara, 1884-1933--Correspondence 2
Whittemore, Reed, 1919-2012 2
Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973 1
Algarín, Miguel 1
American University (Washington, D.C.) 1
Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934-2014 1
Bartelme, Elizabeth 1
Bartelme, Elizabeth--Correspondence 1
Bell, Marvin, 1937- 1
Berkson, Bill 1
Berlin, Lucia 1
Berrigan, Daniel 1
Berrigan, Daniel--Correspondence 1
Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970 1
Bremser, Ray 1
Brenner, Summer 1
Brenner, Summer--Archives 1
Brilliant, Alan--Correspondence 1
Cassian, Nina 1
Cherry Valley Editions 1
Chester, Laura 1
Chester, Laura--Correspondence 1
Child, William B. 1
Child, William B.--Correspondence 1
Chloe's Books (Firm) 1
Clark, Tom, 1941-2018 1
Codrescu, Andrei, 1946- 1
Codrescu, Andrei, 1946- --Correspondence 1
Communist Party of the United States of America 1
Corman, Cid 1
Corso, Gregory 1
Corso, Gregory--Correspondence 1
Costello, James, 1937- 1
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 1
Crumb, R. 1
Crumb, R.--Correspondence 1
De Loach, Allen 1
De Loach, Allen--Correspondence 1
Di Prima, Diane 1
Digges, Deborah 1
Dobyns, Stephen, 1941- 1
Dorfman, Ariel 1
Duerden, Richard 1
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 1
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906--Correspondence 1
Eigner, Larry, 1927-1996 1
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 1
Elliott, Elizabeth Shippen Green 1
Elliott, Elizabeth Shippen Green--Correspondence 1
En Passant Poetry 1
Erdmann, Jack 1
Evans, Abbie Huston 1
Felder, Brian C., 1945-2021 1
Ford, Charles Henri 1
Ford, Charles Henri--Correspondence 1
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 1
Frym, Gloria 1
Frym, Gloria--Correspondence 1
Gallagher, James 1
Gallagher, James--Correspondence 1
Germain, Edward B.--Correspondence 1
Gifford, Barry, 1946- 1
Gifford, Barry, 1946- --Correspondence 1
Gioseffi, Daniela 1
Gioseffi, Daniela--Correspondence 1
Gitin, David 1
Gitin, Maria 1
Gold, Joseph, 1912- 1
Greenslet, Ferris, 1875-1959 1
Greenslet, Ferris, 1875-1959--Correspondence 1
Gregor, Arthur, 1923- 1
Göteborgs universitet 1
Haverlin, Carl, 1899-1985 1
Hawley, Robert, 1929- --Correspondence 1
Hirschman, Jack, 1933- 1
Hoffman, Richard Lee 1
Hollins College 1
Horovitz, Michael, 1935- 1
Howe, Marie, 1950- 1
Iowa Writers' Workshop 1
Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 1
Jackson, Fleda Brown, 1944- 1
Jackson, Lucy R. 1
Jackson, Lucy R.--Correspondence 1
Jaffe, Rhoda, 1923-1967 1
Johns, Orrick, 1887-1946--Correspondence 1
Justice, Donald, 1925-2004 1
Justice, Donald, 1925-2004--Correspondence 1
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