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John E. Hart collection regarding Albert Halper
Collection
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
William Homer Papers Related to Albert Pinkham Ryder
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0479
Abstract
The William Homer papers related to Albert Pinkham Ryder contains research material about American painter Albert Pinkham Ryder collected by William Homer, the scholar, Art History professor, and author of Albert Pinkham Ryder: Painter of Dreams.
Dates:
1883-1999; Majority of material found within 1980-1989
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
Sydney Goodsir Smith papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0226
Abstract
The Sydney Goodsir Smith Papers date primarily from the late 1950s and early 1960s, an especially nationalist phase in Smith’s literary career. The collection contains several drafts and advance proofs of Smith’s play The Wallace and manuscripts of his long dramatic poems, Gowdsmith in Reekie and The Vision of the Prodigal Son. Also present are seventeen pieces of correspondence and the manuscripts of about...
Dates:
1954-1960