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Gloria Frym publicity materials and typescripts
The Gloria Frym publicity materials and typescripts comprise seven poetry typescripts by award-winning American poet, lecturer, and writer Gloria Frym (1947-), as well as publicity material relating to her receipt of the San Francisco State University Poetry Center's 1982 Book Award for Back to Forth. These items were originally laid into American poet Tom Clark's (1941-) copy of Back to Forth, which was inscribed to him by Frym.
Being but men : poem
Poem titled "Being But Men" by Irish poet Monk Gibbon.
The ladies of St Leonards : poem
British poet Bernard Gutteridge has handwritten the note: "the poem I promised you," above the title of this signed typescript of "The Ladies of St Leonards."
Charles and Dorothy Hartshorne collection of Jeremy Ingalls papers
The Charles and Dorothy Hartshorne collection of Jeremy Ingalls papers spans the dates 1960-1986, and consists of letters, poetry, offprints from Studia Mystica, an essay, a verse-play, and four songs; all together this small collection establishes the long friendship between the Hartshornes and American poet Jeremy Ingalls.
John Clellon Holmes letters to Richard Douglass
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.
Suona per te : poem
One typescript (computer) poem, Suona Per Te, written by Alexander Hutchison. The poem is initialed and the page bears an autograph note written by the author.
Lucy R. Jackson letters to Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott
These three letters, written by Philadelphia poet Lucy R. Jackson to American illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott, along with two of her poems, were originally laid in a copy of Jackson's book, Verses, which she inscribed to Elizabeth and Huger Elliott.
For Clarence Major : poem
American novelist and poet Gayl Jones wrote this poem, "For Clarence Major," after meeting Major at Connecticut College in 1970.
Alan Kaufman papers
Small memoriam for myself and The abomunist manifesto : poems
Typescript poem, Small Memoriam For Myself, written and signed by Bob Kaufman. The typescript bears the note "for Beatitude" and is dated 1962. Also present is a photoduplicated flyer of Kaufman's The Abomunist Manisfesto on the verso of a "Republicans for Pat Brown" campaign letter.
The Naomi Poems : autograph notebook
One spiral notebook containing 36 pages of handwritten poems written by Bill Knott and published as the The Naomi Poems, in 1968.
Raymond Ellsworth Larsson letters, poems, and manuscripts
American Catholic poet Raymond Larsson's letters to his friend James Gallagher include handwritten copies and a galley proof of his poems.
Meridel Le Sueur papers
The papers of the American writer of the political left Meridel Le Sueur consist of typescripts of Le Sueur’s poems and stories, sixty-three letters to her friend writer and journalist Doris Kirkpatrick (1902-1984), letters written to Le Sueur by others, photos and other images, news clippings and a periodical.
Patrick MacGill letter, notes, and poem
Letter from Patrick MacGill which includes notes and lines of poetry by an unidentified person.
Bernard McKenna Richard Blanco papers
The Bernard McKenna Richard Blanco papers comprises .3 linear feet of typescripts, printed emails, programs, notes, and photographs pertaining to the literary output of Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco (born 1968). The collection was compiled by University of Delaware English professor Bernard McKenna in the course of his longtime friendship with Blanco.
Ulick O'Connor papers
This collection consists of material accumulated over a 25-year period by Ulick O’Connor: biographer, poet, playwright and journalist. O’Connor’s biographies of Brendan Behan and Oliver St. John Gogarty have been recognized internationally as definitive works. A large portion of the collection deals with materials for these books.
Thomas Parkinson papers
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.
Mia Phoebus collection of Tennessee Williams papers
Items collected or created by Mia Phoebus, all but one of which are related to Tennessee Williams.
David Posner poems and correspondence with John Ciardi
American poet David Posner (1921-1985) sent these four poems to American poet and critic John Ciardi (1916-1986), together with a handwritten letter added to the bottom of a previous letter from Ciardi.
Scenes for a dying : poem
This is an offprint of American author Paul Ramsey's poem, "Scenes for a Dying," which was awarded the Rose Lefcowitz Prize by Poet Lore in 1993/1994.
The shades of evening veil the lofty spires … : sonnet
Autograph manuscript of sonnet by David Lester Richardson.
Muriel Rukeyser letters to David Posner
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.
Michael Tarachow letters to Ray Freed
Over twenty letters written by Michael Tarachow to Ray Freed between 1976 and 1978. Some of the letters are written on the verso of broadside cards with printed poetry, mostly concerning Tarachow's solicited submission for Toward a Further Definition and his small press in New York City, Doctor Generosity Press, from 1969 to 1972.
You are going to have a baby : poem
Horace Traubel signed this single-sheet galley proof of his poem, "You Are Going to Have a Baby," which appeared in the October 1907 issue of Traubel's magazine, The Conservator(18: 8, p. 116-118).
Louis Untermeyer papers
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.