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George Sylvester Viereck correspondence with John Thomas Head

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0537
Abstract

The George Sylvester Viereck correspondence with John Thomas Head consists of letters, manuscripts, and other materials spanning the dates of 1929 to 1956. The correspondence (bulking 1955-1956) reflects an on-going literary exchange and mutual interest in Viereck's re-emergence into the literary scene.

Dates: 1929-1956; Majority of material found within 1955-1956

Helen Waddell letter to Stanley Nott

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0588
Abstract

Letter from Irish author Helen Waddell to Stanley Nott.

Dates: 1935 June 20

Geoffrey Wakeman Plough Press collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0554
Abstract

The Geoffrey Wakeman Plough Press collection consists of the records of the Plough Press and the works and research materials of the Plough Press's founder, English printer and author Geoffrey Wakeman. The Plough Press's publications, reprints, and original works by Wakeman and others pertain to print culture, particularly printers and printing, illustration processes, binding, and paper.

Dates: 1655-1996; Majority of material found within 1970-1993

Barry Wallenstein - James T. Farrell collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0548
Abstract

The Barry Wallenstein - James T. Farrell collection comprises 0.6 linear feet of articles, manuscripts, photographs, correspondence, and notes pertaining to Wallenstein's research on American novelist James T. Farrell and spans the dates between 1929 and 1975.

Dates: 1929-1975

Christopher Ward letter to Marina Wister

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0176
Abstract

Delaware author Christopher Ward sent this three-page signed and handwritten letter to his friend Marian Wister in 1926.

Dates: 1926 May 27

Lewis Warsh collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0547
Abstract

The Lewis Warsh collection is a small collection of materials relating to publishing projects by American poet, novelist, and editor Lewis Warsh and by American authors Steve Carey, Ted Berrigan, and Tom Savage produced by Warsh's Angel Hair Books and United Artists Books. The collection spans the dates between 1968 and 2001 and consists of material at various stages of the publication process, including mock-ups, advanced uncorrected proofs, uncorrected galley proofs, and cover art.

Dates: 1968-2001

Lewis Warsh collection of twentieth-century poetry ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0701
Abstract

American poet Lewis Warsh (born 1944) compiled this collection of promotional ephemera primarily documenting what is known as the second generation of the New York School. The collection also includes material relating to Warsh's own readings and performances, writing, and publishing ventures.

Dates: 1962-2012

Charles Wertenbaker letter to Libby [Holman]

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0182
Abstract

American journalist for Time magazine and author, Charles Wertenbaker (1901-1955), typed and signed this letter addressed to Libby (possibly Holman) on July 27, 1931, discussing, among other items, Wertenbaker's inability to visit Baltimore.

Dates: 1931 July 27

Literary letters to Dr. Alvin C. Weseley

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F1026
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence from writers Elizabeth Tallent, Jane Smiley, and Larry McMurtry to Dr. Alvin C. Weseley, dating between 1987 and 1995.

Dates: 1987-1995

John Wieners holograph poetry notebook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0479
Abstract

This holograph poetry notebook was kept by twentieth-century American poet and activist John Wieners (1934-2002), who was associated with the Beat movement and the Black Mountain School. The notebook contains several unpublished poems as well as prose writings and lists kept between 1962 and 1965.

Dates: 1962-1965

John Wieners manuscript poetry notebook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0361
Abstract

This notebook was kept by twentieth-century American poet and activist John Wieners (1934-2002), who was associated with the Beat movement and the Black Mountain School of poets. Kept primarily between May and June 1962, the volume contains several unpublished poems, prose writings, a clipping, and a collage.

Dates: 1962 and 1972

Gustave Percival Wiksell miscellaneous material related to Bliss Carman, F. B. Sanborn, and R. W. Trine

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0921
Abstract

Gustave Percival Wiksell (1863-1940) was a Boston dentist who also served as president of the Walt Whitman Fellowship from 1903 until 1919. The Gustave Percival Wiksell miscellaneous material related to Bliss Carman, F. B. Sanborn, and R. W. Trine contains letters, photographs, and clippings that were originally laid in books that were part of Wiksell's collection.

Dates: 1887-1939

Patrick Williams letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0495
Abstract

Letter from Patrick Williams to an unidentified individual originally laid in a copy of Patrick Williams' The Way Home.

Dates: 1983 May 23

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

William Carlos Williams and Kay Boyle letters to Charlotte Wilson

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0908
Abstract

Eight autograph letters, one written and signed by William Carlos Williams to Charlotte Wilson commenting positively on a poem she wrote, five letters from Williams's wife, Florence, to Wilson, and two letters from Kay Boyle to Wilson, dated from December 3, 1957 to November 1, 1961.

Dates: 1957-1961

William Carlos Williams collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0146
Abstract

The William Carlos Williams collection, spanning the dates 1916-1973, consists of sixty-nine letters from noted American poet William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) to several different individuals discussing a variety of issues and reflecting his relationship to the various recipients. Letters from Florence Williams (wife of William Carlos) to several of these individuals, several letters written by Fred Miller, and manuscripts by Williams and Miller also comprise the collection.

Dates: 1916-1973; Majority of material found within 1934-1962

A song for St. Cecilia : playscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0694
Abstract

Playscript of Calder Willingham's, "A Song for St. Cecilia." Includes typescript and typescript carbon pages, signed by Willingham, in red studio wrappers. Includes autograph renumbering of pages, and a few word changes by the author. Title page indicates "Second Draft #2."

Dates: circa 1950

Robert A. Wilson collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0481
Abstract

The Robert A. Wilson collection comprises 9 linear feet of material related to 36 prominent literary figures, previously in the private collection of Robert A. Wilson, the final owner of the Phoenix Book Shop, in New York City (1962-1988).

Dates: 1906-2011

Robert A. Wilson collection related to James Purdy

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0369
Abstract

Originally the private collection of book dealer Robert A. Wilson, this collection spans the years 1956–1998 and includes letters, manuscripts, galleys, publicity fliers, publishers’ announcements, and ephemera related to the work of twentieth century American author James Purdy.

Dates: 1956–1998

Robert A. Wilson John Wieners collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0555
Abstract The Robert A. Wilson John Wieners collection comprises one linear foot of materials, spanning the dates between 1958-1988, relating to the literary career of and publication of works by Boston-born poet John Wieners (1934-2002). The collection includes manuscripts, page and galley proofs, mock-ups of some of Wieners's shorter publications, postcards, correspondence to Robert Wilson from Wieners, sheet music, flyers for Wieners's New York readings, reviews of Wieners's work, and...
Dates: 1958-1988

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

Douglas Woolf papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0429
Abstract The Douglas Woolf papers represent the literary life work of this American novelist and short story writer. Spanning the dates 1922 to 1997 (bulk dates 1944-1992), the collection comprises 21 linear feet of autograph and typescript drafts of Woolf’s novels, short stories, and poems; as well as the author’s personal papers, correspondence files, files related to Wolf Run Books, and printed material. The final segment of the collection is a group of papers related to Woolf’s second wife and...
Dates: 1922-1997; Majority of material found within 1944-1992

Ben Yagoda papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0672
Abstract

American author, editor, critic and blogger Ben Yagoda (born 1954) retired from teaching journalism and writing at the University of Delaware in 2016. The collection includes research material, drafts and notes, and interviews toward Yagoda's various articles and book-length projects.

Dates: 1975-2015

Jack B. Yeats letter to Lady Gregory

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0292
Abstract

Letter from Jack B. Yeats to Lady Gregory originally laid in Jack B. Yeats book Sligo.

Dates: 1930 June 16

Jack B. Yeats letters to Elkin Mathews

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0348
Abstract

Letters from Jack B. Yeats to Elkin Mathews including one card from his sister Lily Yeats to Mathews.

Dates: [1906]-1920 and undated

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Clark, Tom, 1941-2018 5
Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968 5
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Ollier, Charles, 1788-1859 5
Somerville, E. Œ. (Edith Œnone), 1858-1949 5
Tynan, Katharine, 1861-1931 5
Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878-1957 4
Herlihy, James Leo 4
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Field, Edward, 1924- 3
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Holmes, John Clellon, 1926-1988 3
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 3
Irish statesman (Dublin, Ireland : 1919) 3
Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 3
Joyce, James, 1882-1941 3
Kaufman, Alan 3
MacDiarmid, Hugh, 1892-1978 3
Mamet, David 3
O'Faoláin, Seán, 1900-1991 3
Peter Owen (Firm) 3
Purdy, James, 1914-2009 3
Salmon Poetry Ltd. 3
Simon, Neil 3
Snodgrass, W. D. (William De Witt), 1926-2009 3
Snow, C. P. (Charles Percy), 1905-1980 3
Stettner, Irving, 1922- 3
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 3
Viereck, George Sylvester, 1884-1962 3
Whalen, Philip 3
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 3
Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963 3
Wolfe, Michael, 1945- 3
Yeats, Jack B. (Jack Butler), 1871-1957 3
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 3
Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882 2
Allen, Shirley 2
Allen, Shirley--Correspondence 2
Angel Hair Books (New York, N.Y.) 2
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 2
Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934-2014 2
Berlin, Lucia 2
Berrigan, Ted 2
Black Sparrow Press 2
Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970 2
Bongé, Lyle 2
Boyd, Ernest Augustus, 1887-1946 2
Brenner, Summer 2
Broughton, James, 1913-1999 2
Bukowski, Charles 2
Bullins, Ed 2
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 2
Burwell, Basil Beckett, 1911- 2
Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925 2
Carter, John, 1905-1975 2
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 2
Coffey, Brian, 1905-1995 2
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 2
Cunard, Nancy, 1896-1965 2
Davenport, Guy 2
Dawson, Fielding, 1930-2002 2
Delany, Samuel R. 2
Di Prima, Diane 2
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 2
Dobson, Alban, 1885- 2
Dobson, Austin, 1840-1921 2
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Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 2
Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore, 1875-1935 2
Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979 2
Frym, Gloria 2
Galvin, Patrick, 1927-2011 2
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 2
Gysin, Brion 2
Harris, Mark, 1922-2007 2
Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830 2
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