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The life of a bum : typescript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0307
Abstract

This typescript of 20th-century American poet and writer Charles Bukowski's (1920-1994) short story "The Life of a Bum" bears extensive revisions in Bukowski's hand as well as minor editor's marks.

Dates: 1985 March 18

It bees dat way (a confrontational ritual) : play

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0852
Abstract

This 11-page manuscript is a mechanically reproduced typescript of Ed Bullins's play, It Bees Dat Way (a Confrontational Ritual)..

Dates: 1969 December 27

George Washington Cable letter to Mr. Ridenig

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0030
Abstract One autograph letter written and signed by American novelist, George Washington Cable, to "Mr. Ridenig," writing, "Nevermind the typewritten copy of my MSS. Your suggestion puts me in mind of a store of stuff in the garret of my memory, which I have never before thought to use." Cable reminisces about his "boyhood," recounting having met a number of boy and girl slaves, and remarks, "The growing African mind is worth writing a few lives about in playful earnest and kind good faith." Sent...
Dates: 1901 January 13

George Washington Cable letters and photograph

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0029
Abstract

Three autograph letters written and signed by American novelist, George Washington Cable, addressed to William J. Bok, "My dear Carey," and "Miss Tilda," as well as a black and white photograph of Cable. Two relate to his literature, informing Bok to print his third and concluding story as part of the Acadian series, and the third relays instructions to "Carey" concerning photograph proofs, all dating from 1887 to 1901.

Dates: 1887 January 8-1901 August 17

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

Frederick Carter letters to Tom Turner

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0942
Abstract

English author and artist Frederick Carter (1883-1967) wrote to English poet and bibliophile Tom Turner regarding mutual friends, current literature, W. B. Yeats, Carter's paintings, book collecting, Carter's writing, and other topics.

Dates: 1917-1948; Majority of material found within 1917-1919; Majority of material found within 1944-1948

John Carter correspondence

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0035
Abstract Two autograph letters, three typescript letters, and one autograph postcard written to John Carter from several correspondents, including P.M. Handover, Harry G. Carter, James M. Mosely, and Percy Muir, dating from August 6, 1962, to January 24, 1963. One of the typescript letters bears ink corrections, while another offers corrections for an article set to appear in The Library. The third typescript letter from P.M. Handover welcomes Carter back to "the...
Dates: 1962 August 6-1963 January 24

John Carter letter to Robert Gathorne-Hardy

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0985
Abstract

A brief typed letter written and signed by John Carter to Robert Gathorne-Hardy, dated February 13, 1968, in which Carter attempted to arrange a meeting.

Dates: 1968 February 13

M. Clark Chambers Kay Boyle collection

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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

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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

Charles Morgan letter to Reverend R. Barrett

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0949
Abstract

British author Charles Morgan wrote in reply to Reverend Robert Barrett’s most recent letter, responding to Barrett's ideas of fiction.

Dates: 1924 June 10

William Conant Church papers

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0869
Abstract

Consists of the William Conant Church papers, which includes letters written to Church, photographs of the interior of the Century Association of New York City, and printed ephemera. Letter writers include William Winter, Henry Villard, Brooks Adams, Kate Sanborn, Charles Elio Norton, Whitelaw Reid, Edmund Clarence Stedman and others.

Dates: 1876-1917

Kate Upson Clark letter to Margherita Arlina Hamm

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0932
Abstract

One autograph letter written by Kate Upson Clark to Margherita Arlina Hamm on May 24, 1896.

Dates: 1896 May 24

Tom Clark collection of book reviews

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0990
Abstract

The Tom Clark collection of book reviews consists of handwritten and typed manuscripts written by Clark in which he reviews the books of various American authors, including Nancy Morejón, Larry Eigner, Laura Moriarty, John Godfrey, Maureen Owen, Norman Moser, John Koethe, Simon Pettet, Michael Palmer, and Darell Gray. Some of the reviews include a handwritten and typed draft, others only one draft. The collection also includes one clipping.

Dates: 1984-1985

Austin Clarke letters to [Michael] Begnal

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0385
Abstract

Two letters from Irish author Austin Clarke to Michael Begnal.

Dates: 1970-1971

Letters to Lucy Clifford

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0467
Abstract

Eight etters written to English children's writer, novelist, and dramatist Lucy Lane Clifford from several English literary figures from 1886-1890: W. F. Pollock, C. T. Newton, James Russell Lowell, James Joseph Sylvester, Joseph Cotter Morison, J. Herbert Stack, E. Ray Lankester, and one unidentified sender.

Dates: 1886-1890

Elizabeth Coatsworth papers

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Identifier: MSS 0437
Abstract

Family papers relating to the poet and children’s author Elizabeth Coatsworth, including letters to Coatsworth from the English poet and novelist L.A.G. Strong and from the American author Josephine Pinckney, as well as letters to Coatsworth’s husband, the writer Henry Beston.

Dates: 1902-1948

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

 Collection
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 letter to Mary Ethel McAuley

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0451
Abstract

Padraic Colum's response to reporter Mary Ethel McAuley's question, "Is modern culture decadent?" for the "Where We Stand" column of the Pittsburg Dispatch.

Dates: 1921 April-May

Padraic Colum letter to Mr. Gourley

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0500
Abstract

Padraic Colum letter to Mr. Gourley.

Dates: 22 March 1927

Padraic Colum letters to Edward Frank Allen

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0453
Abstract

Padraic Colum letters to Lippincott's Magazine editor Edward Frank Allen.

Dates: 1915

Padraic Colum papers

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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

The miracle of the corn : playscript and theater program

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0501
Abstract

Playscript and program for Padraic Colum's "The Miracle of the Corn."

Dates: [1935]

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Gogarty, Oliver St. John, 1878-1957 6
O'Flaherty, Liam, 1896-1984 6
Clark, Tom, 1941-2018 5
Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968 5
Morgan, Charles, 1894-1958--Correspondence 5
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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Wieners, John, 1934-2002 4
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Abbey Theatre 3
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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 3
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Eigner, Larry, 1927-1996 3
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Field, Edward, 1924- 3
Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928 3
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
Dorn, Edward 2
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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