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George William Russell [AE] letters and poems

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0458
Abstract

This collection is a group of letters from Irish writer, poet, and painter George William Russell [AE] to James Wells of Crosby Gaige Publishers along with galleys of ten poems.

Dates: 1927

March 1 1847. By the first post : poem

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0804
Abstract

Clipping of a poem by female Irish poet, Eavan Boland, as printed in The Independent (London).

Dates: 1994 April 20

Summer Brenner papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0617
Abstract

The Summer Brenner papers offers a comprehensive view of an American poet and novelist's life across four decades beginning in the 1960s. The collection includes extensive personal correspondence and journals, literary manuscripts and drafts documenting all stages of the writing and publishing process, and Brenner's work from magazine contributions, book publications, and community projects.

Dates: 1962-2005

Thomas Campbell letter to Frederick De George

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0807
Abstract

Autograph letter signed from Irish poet Thomas Campbell to Frederick De George.

Dates: 1824 November 12

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

Brian Coffey letters to Mark Axelrod

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0854
Abstract

These four typed letters from Irish poet Brian Coffey to American academic Mark Axelrod consist of three written in 1978 and one in 1990. Coffey wrote to Axelrod about literature and philosophy.

Dates: 1978, 1990

Brian Coffey papers

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Identifier: MSS 0382
Abstract

The Brian Coffey papers consist of personal and literary papers which document the life and career of the avant-garde Irish poet from 1917 to 1996.

Dates: 1917-1996

Collection of uncorrected poetry proofs

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Identifier: MSS 0869
Abstract Originally compiled by bookseller Chloe's Books, this collection contains uncorrected proofs of poetry collections written by various authors between 1984 and 1998, arranged alphabetically by the last name of the author or editor. These advance proofs allowed authors to make corrections to the books before the final versions were printed and released. Publicity materials that were originally laid into the proofs, including newsletters, press releases, publishers’ letters to reviewers, and...
Dates: 1984-1998

Padraic Colum papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0147
Abstract

The papers of Padraic Colum, Irish poet, playwright, and author, are comprised of book reviews, letters to author and theatrical producer Basil Burwell, and original manuscripts of Colum's work.

Dates: 1927-1970

Cleary outlined : page proofs

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0526
Abstract

The collection contains a set of page proofs (five pages) for Larry Eigner's poem "Clearly Outlined."

Dates: approximately 1964

Abbie Huston Evans letters to Odell Shepard

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0456
Abstract

Letters or cards addressed by poet Abbie Huston Evans to Pulitzer Prize winner Odell Shepard. Additionally, the collection has three poems written by Evans and a letter to Shepard from Jean Schiesser.

Dates: 1928-1966

The Olio or miscellaneous writings of Isaac S. French, student of medicine

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Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0152
Abstract

The journal of Dr. Isaac S. French contains original poems, essays, and entries describing his daily activities as a medical student at Dartmouth, New Hampshire, and physician from 1854 to 1861. French also described his relationships with several women and the early years of his marriage.

Dates: 1853-1865; Majority of material found within 1853-1860

Gloria Frym publicity materials and typescripts

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0956
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1983 and undated

Oliver St. John Gogarty poems and documents

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0469
Abstract

Poems and Documents originally laid in Gogarty's Perennial.

Dates: circa 1944

Sir Joseph Gold literary manuscript collection

 Collection
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

Richard Hoffman David Mamet collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0496
Abstract

A collection of materials related to American playwright and screenwriter David Mamet, assembled by theater collector and book dealer Richard Hoffman.

Dates: 1975-2002

Rudi Holzapfel letters to Ellen Shannon-Mangan

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Identifier: MSS 0491
Abstract

Letters from Irish poet Rudi Holzapfel to the biographer of Clarence Mangan, Ellen Shannon-Mangan.

Dates: 1978-2000

Langston Hughes ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0567
Abstract

Programs and advertising materials for personal appearances of American author Langston Hughes and for dramatic productions of his works.

Dates: 1932-1967

Elizabeth Jennings papers

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Identifier: MSS 0186
Abstract

The Elizabeth Jennings papers document the work of British poet Elizabeth Jennings (1926-2001). Associated with The Movement, Jennings was a prolific writer. The collection contains letters, notebooks, miscellaneous prose, and juvenilia.

Dates: 1940-1977; Majority of material found within 1958-1969

John Wieners publisher's files for The Hotel Wentley Poems

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Identifier: MSS 0626
Abstract

John Wieners publisher's files for The Hotel Wentley Poems consists of .3 linear feet of materials comprising manuscripts, proofs, artwork, page layouts, and correspondence created and revised by American poet John Wieners (1934-2002), publisher David Haselwood, and artist Robert Lavigne (1928-) relating to the publication of Wieners’s The Hotel Wentley Poems: Original Version (1965).

Dates: 1963-1971; Majority of material found in 1965

In the dark pinewood : poem

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0514
Abstract

James Joyce manuscript of the poem "In the dark pinewood," eventually published as "Poem XX" in Chamber Music (1907).

Dates: 1903

Alan Kaufman papers

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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

Larry Kearney papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0808
Abstract Larry Kearney (born 1943) is an American poet and author who has published numerous poetry collections, prose, and nonfiction works. Kearney is associated with a circle of San Francisco poets and writers he befriended in the 1960s that included Jack Spicer, Robert Duncan, Joanne Kyger, and Richard Brautigan. The Larry Kearney papers comprise the author’s typescript and manuscript drafts of poems, playscripts, prose, and autobiographical works, both published and unpublished. The collection...
Dates: 1962-2012

Raymond Ellsworth Larsson letter to William Carlos Williams

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0961
Abstract

American Catholic poet Raymond Larsson (1901-) wrote to his friend, American poet and physician William Carlos Williams (1883-1963), seeking assistance in gaining release from Rockland State Hospital.

Dates: 1969

Raymond Ellsworth Larsson letters, poems, and manuscripts

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0867
Abstract

American Catholic poet Raymond Larsson's letters to his friend James Gallagher include handwritten copies and a galley proof of his poems.

Dates: 1940-1953; Majority of material found within 1940-1941

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