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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

Donald Barthelme collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0466
Abstract

The collection contains galleys, proofs, manuscripts, published periodicals, and correspondence by the American novelist and short story writer Donald Barthelme.

Dates: 1963-1991

Paul Bowles collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0164
Abstract

The Paul Bowles collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, editorial matter, periodicals, ephemera, and miscellaneous material acquired from a variety of sources. The collection is added to periodically and complements the Paul Bowles papers (MSS 0163) as well as several other manuscript collections related to Paul Bowles at the University of Delaware Library.

Dates: 1929-2011

M. Clark Chambers Kay Boyle collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0623
Abstract The M. Clark Chambers Kay Boyle collection consists of materials collected by Chambers during the fifteen year process of compiling and researching his bibliography of her work. It consists of books and periodicals containing works by Boyle, reviews of her work, interviews, and other material. A great deal of the material is in the form of photocopies. There is also a small group material pertaining to the research and composition of the bibliography as well as a small group original Boyle...
Dates: 1921-2002

Chanticleer records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0154
Abstract

Manuscripts, periodicals, and letters related to the small literary magazine Chanticleer (1952-1954) and its Irish-born co-editor Patrick Galvin.

Dates: 1951-1962; Majority of material found within 1952-1955

Austin Dobson collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0644
Abstract The Austin Dobson collection comprises approximately six linear feet plus oversize material of correspondence, manuscripts, proofs, contracts, royalty statements, artwork, photographs, wills, genealogies, periodicals, clippings, scrapbooks, copper plates, and printed ephemera. The collection documents the work and life of English author and civil servant (Henry) Austin Dobson (1840-1921) and the management of Dobson's estate and literary legacy by his youngest son, Alban Dobson (1885-1962)...
Dates: 1762-1999; Majority of material found within 1861-1962

Alice Dunbar-Nelson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0113
Abstract The Alice Dunbar-Nelson papers consist of the literary, professional, and personal papers of Alice Dunbar-Nelson. The papers include an extensive collection of her incoming correspondence. Of particular note is her correspondence (1895-1904) with Paul Laurence Dunbar, which also includes her letters to Dunbar. The Alice Dunbar-Nelson Papers also include a comprehensive collection of manuscripts of her writing, including novels, stories, poetry, drama, and essays. Dunbar-Nelson maintained a...
Dates: 1895-1942

Edward Field papers

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Identifier: MSS 0363
Abstract

The Edward Field papers consist of twenty-one linear feet of the personal and literary papers which document the life and writing career of American writer and poet Edward Field (b. 1924) from 1943–1994.

Dates: 1943-1994

Sir Joseph Gold literary manuscript collection

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Identifier: MSS 0658
Abstract

British attorney and author Sir Joseph Gold (1912-2000) was a collector of modern first editions of British and American writers and poets. The Sir Joseph Gold literary manuscript collection comprises correspondence, manuscripts, publishing files, and publications of mid-twentieth century British and American poets, publishers, and scholars.

Dates: 1904-1972; Majority of material found within 1949-1972

John E. Hart collection regarding Albert Halper

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Identifier: MSS 0434
Abstract Correspondence relating to research and publication for Professor John E. Hart's essay “Albert Halper’s World of the Thirties” (Twentieth Century Literature, v. 9:4, January 1964), and his book, Albert Halper (1978), part of the Twayne United States Authors Series. The collection contains both original correspondence and other material from Halper, as well as the correspondence Hart conducted with a number of individuals and institutions...
Dates: 1962 - 1988

Nancy Hoyt Paul Bowles collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0486
Abstract

The Nancy Hoyt Paul Bowles collection consists of various written material by or about Paul Bowles.

Dates: 1943-1994

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

Alan Kaufman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0599
Abstract The papers of Alan Kaufman--an American Jewish author, editor, performer, artist, and impresario--include drafts of his memoir Jew Boy, his novel Matches, editorial material related to volumes in his Outlaw Bible series, and the magazine Davka: Jewish Cultural Revolution. There are numerous notebooks with notes, observations, lists, and drafts of poetry and writing, as well as original...
Dates: circa 19th century, 1952-2007; Majority of material found within 1952-2007

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

Ulick O'Connor papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0137
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1904-1976; Majority of material found within 1960-1974

William A. Oliver, Jr. collection related to The Mystery of Edwin Drood

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0638
Abstract The William A. Oliver, Jr. collection related to The Mystery of Edwin Drood comprises 10.5 linear feet of material plus oversize items dating from 1844 to 2005 and includes extensive bibliographic information relating to the works of Charles Dickens and specifically to the author's final novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870), which was unfinished at the time of his death. The collection, which illuminates Oliver's activities as a...
Dates: 1844-2005

Shipley--Bringhurst--Hargraves family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0684
Abstract Shipley, Bringhurst, and Hargraves are the family names associated with Rockwood, a Victorian Rural Gothic Revival mansion and estate that was built in North Wilmington, Delaware, between 1851 and 1854. The Hargraves were the last family to privately own Rockwood before its donation to New Castle County in the mid-1970s as a historic house museum and public park. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers document the personal and professional lives of several generations of Delawareans...
Dates: 1660-1987; Majority of material found within 1735 - 1975

William G. Thompson Briarwood Writers' Alliance correspondence and publicity records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0671
Abstract

William G. Thompson as President of the Briarwood Writers' Alliance, Inc., represented more than 150 writers, poets, and performers by booking lectures and readings at educational institutions, literary gatherings, and community events.

Dates: 1964-2007

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

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

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Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 2
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 2
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Mrabet, Mohammed, 1936- 2
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Alden, Henry Mills, 1836-1919 1
Alden, John 1
Algren, Nelson, 1909-1981 1
American University (Washington, D.C.) 1
Bauer, Charlotte Andrews 1
Bayley, Solomon 1
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 1
Behan, Brendan 1
Black Sparrow Press 1
Bowles, Jane, 1917-1973 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999--Correspondence 1
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992 1
Briarwood Writers' Alliance, Inc. 1
Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 1
Bringhurst, Deborah, 1773-1844 1
Bringhurst, Edith Ferris, 1874-1947 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1809-1884 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1835-1912 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1884-1939 1
Bringhurst, James, -1810 1
Bringhurst, Joseph 1
Bringhurst, Mary Dickinson, 1806-1886 1
Bringhurst, Mary Thomas, 1865-1965 1
Bringhurst, Sarah Shipley, 1812-1896 1
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 1
Bumbershoot (Festival) (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Chambers, M. Clark 1
Chanticleer 1
Churchill, Sarah, 1914-1982 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Cohen, Ira 1
D.C. Heath and Company 1
Derrick, Neil 1
Dickens Fellowship (London, England) 1
Dickens Fellowship (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Dickens, Cedric Charles 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Adaptations 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Criticism and interpretation 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Mystery of Edwin Drood 1
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 1
Dobson, Alban, 1885- 1
Dobson, Austin, 1840-1921 1
Dobson, Austin, 1840-1921--Bibliography 1
Dorn, Edward 1
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 1
Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore, 1875-1935 1
Evans, Oliver (Oliver Wendell), 1915-1981--Correspondence 1
Farnum, Edith Claypoole Sellers, 1910-1998 1
Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 1
Field, Edward, 1924- 1
Finestone, Harry--Correspondence 1
Ford, Charles Henri 1
Ford, Charles Henri--Correspondence 1
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 1
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 1
Galt Smith, John, 1843-1899 1
Galvin, Patrick, 1927-2011 1
Gibbon, Monk, 1896-1987 1
Gogarty, Oliver St. John, 1878-1957 1
Gold, Joseph, 1912- 1
Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928 1
Gysin, Brion 1
Göteborgs universitet 1
Halper, Albert, 1904-1984 1
Halpern, Daniel, 1945- 1
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 1
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 1
Hart, John E., 1917-2011 1
Hirschman, Jack, 1933- 1
Hollins College 1
Horovitz, Michael, 1935- 1
Howe, Marie, 1950- 1
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 1
James, Henry, 1843-1916 1
Jefferis, James, 1758-1822 1
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 1
Johnson, Buffie 1
Johnson, Everett C., 1877-1926 1
Johnson, Louise S., 1882-1977 1
Joyce, James, 1882-1941 1
Kaufman, Alan 1
Kaufman, Alan. Jew Boy 1
Kaufman, Alan. Matches 1
Kaufman, Alan. The Outlaw Bible of American Essays 1
Kaufman, Alan. The Outlaw Bible of American Literature 1
Kaufman, Alan. The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry 1
Kevorkian, Karen 1
Knight, Arthur Winfield, 1937- 1
Knight, Glee, 1947- 1
Kolm, Ron 1
Kupferberg, Tuli 1
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 1
Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891 1
Mac Liammóir, Micheál, 1899-1978 1
MacBeth, George 1
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