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Henry Mills Alden letters collection
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.
Donald Barthelme collection
The collection contains galleys, proofs, manuscripts, published periodicals, and correspondence by the American novelist and short story writer Donald Barthelme.
Paul Bowles collection
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.
M. Clark Chambers Kay Boyle collection
Chanticleer records
Manuscripts, periodicals, and letters related to the small literary magazine Chanticleer (1952-1954) and its Irish-born co-editor Patrick Galvin.
Austin Dobson collection
Alice Dunbar-Nelson papers
Edward Field papers
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.
Sir Joseph Gold literary manuscript collection
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.
John E. Hart collection regarding Albert Halper
Nancy Hoyt Paul Bowles collection
The Nancy Hoyt Paul Bowles collection consists of various written material by or about Paul Bowles.
Everett C. and Louise Staton Johnson papers
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.
Alan Kaufman papers
Richard McCann papers
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.
William A. Oliver, Jr. collection related to The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Shipley--Bringhurst--Hargraves family papers
William G. Thompson Briarwood Writers' Alliance correspondence and publicity records
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.
Robert A. Wilson John Wieners collection
Ben Yagoda papers
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.