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Timbuktu : playscript and letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0643
Abstract

Playscript for Padraic Colum's "Timbuktu" and letter from Colum to "Kornfeld." Letter was laid in the playscript.

Dates: [1959]
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Padraic Colum letter to Harry [Salzberg]

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0737
Abstract

Letter from Irish author Padriac Colum to Harry [Salzberg]

Dates: undated
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Evan S. Connell letter to Ralph Sipper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0881
Abstract

One typed letter written and signed by Evan S. Connell, Jr. to Ralph Sipper on August 21, 2005, plus envelope.

Dates: 2005 August 21
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

James Fenimore Cooper to Carey, Lea and Company

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0044
Abstract An undated autograph letter written and signed by James Fenimore Cooper to Messrs. Carey, Lea and Company, saying that he is coming to Philadelphia "this week" and that he wishes "to commence printing immediately and to complete one vol. with the least possible delay." Cooper adds that he "shall probably send a few sheets of manuscript corrected tomorrow, and if they could be set in type & ready for me on Sunday, it would be clear gain...I expect to be able to say that Careys can print a...
Dates: undated
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Jack Coughlin portraits of Samuel Beckett

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0476
Abstract

Artist and instructor Jack Coughlin is well known for his portraits of literary figures. He knew Samuel Beckett personally and made a number of portraits of the Irish writer.

Dates: 1971 - 1992
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Nancy Cunard and Hugh Ford letters to David Garnett

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0580
Abstract

The eight letters in this small collection are together as a result of Hugh Ford's 1968 volume Nancy Cunard: Brave Poet, Indomitable Rebel. Two letters are from Ford to English author David Garnett regarding Nancy Cunard; six letters from Cunard to Garnett describe her literary and printing activities with the Hours Press and invite him to submit work to be printed.

Dates: 1928-1970
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Guy Davenport letter to "Steven"

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0781
Abstract

One typed letter written and signed by Guy Davenport to "Steven," explaining that "poetry is a music of words," the different types of poetry that exist, and declaring himself a "writer of stories" rather than a poet, on December 3, 1979.

Dates: 1979 December 3
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Guy Davenport letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0651
Abstract

Correspondence between American short story writer Guy Davenport and admirer and collector of his books Matthew Weseley, as well as a letter to students in Wesley's English class.

Dates: 1993-1996
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Richard Harding Davis collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0609
Abstract

The Richard Harding Davis collection is a small association collection containing six autographed letters signed by the author; four newspapers clippings; several photographs of Davis and his estate, Crossroads Farm in Mt. Kisco, New York; and a line print of an engraving by Charles Dana Gibson entitled "No. V. The Opera Box. Copyright, 1892. The Century Co."

Dates: 1891-1962
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Fielding Dawson correspondence to Marcella Simpson

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0722
Abstract

Between 1972 and 1994, American author and artist Fielding Dawson (1930-2002) sent a variety of materials to his grandmother, Marcella Simpson, including letters, articles, journals, manuscripts, and ephemera. The collection provides insight into Dawson's literary career and his development as a creative wring teacher in correctional facilities.

Dates: 1972-1994
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Fielding Dawson postcards to Welch D. Everman

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0917
Abstract

American writer Fielding Dawson (1930-2002) wrote these two oversize postcards with personal and professional news to his friend, American writer Welch D. Everman (1946-2004), in the fall of 1977.

Dates: 1977
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

C. (Cecil) Day Lewis letters to Terence Tiller

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0957
Abstract

British poet and novelist C. (Cecil) Day Lewis (1904-1972) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death in 1972. Day Lewis wrote five short letters to poet and broadcaster Terence Tiller in 1955 and 1963 to accompany poems [not present] intended for radio broadcast.

Dates: 1955-1963
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Samuel R. Delany collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0618
Abstract

The Samuel R. Delany collection includes Delany's letters to publisher Bill Bamberger (Bamberger Books), manuscript drafts of novels in progress, comic books, science fiction anthologies, and journals of fantasy and science fiction to which Delany contributed or served as editor.

Dates: 1967-1999
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Samuel R. Delany collection of manuscripts and correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0656
Abstract Samuel R. Delany is a New York-born gay Black author and literary critic, noted for his work in science fiction with a focus on gender, sexual orientation, race, and social issues. The Samuel R. Delany collection of manuscripts and correspondence comprises Bamberger Books materials pertaining to the 1996 reprinting of Delany's 1979 memoir, Heavenly Breakfast, and the 2004 publication of Delany's novella, Phallos. Materials include printed...
Dates: 1996-2004
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Austin Dobson collection

 Collection
Identifier: SLC 0100
Abstract

Books, largely first editions and presentation copies, as well as manuscript materials related to English poet, essayist, and biographer Austin Dobson.

Dates: circa 1850-1930
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

A matter of law : short story

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0355
Abstract

Typecscript manuscript of a short story, "A Matter of Law," by Lord Dunsany.

Dates: undated
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

A tale of revenge : short story

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0354
Abstract

"A Tale of Revenge" is a short story by Lord Dunsany.

Dates: [1950]
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Lord Dunsany letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0301
Abstract

Letter from Anglo-Irish author Lord Dunsany to an unidentified individual.

Dates: 1913 March 8
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Lord Dunsany letter to Katherine Marie Cornelia Brégy

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0613
Abstract

Letter from Anglo-Irish author Lord Dunsany to Katherine Marie Cornelia Brégy.

Dates: 1919 November 5
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Paul Bowles's Isabelle Eberhardt manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0733
Abstract Collection of typescript and typescript (photocopy) manuscripts of work by Isabelle Eberhardt as translated and edited by Paul Bowles for Robert Sharrard at City Lights. Includes: The Breath of of Night, Outside, Preface to Eberhardt's book, Achoura, The Rival, Taalith, Blue Jacket, a letter to the editor of La...
Dates: undated
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Cleary outlined : page proofs

 Collection
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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Larry Eigner stories : eight manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0855
Abstract

This small collection comprises the typescript manuscripts of eight short stories by the American poet Larry Eigner.

Dates: circa 1968
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

D.J. Enright letter to Peter Owen

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F1031
Abstract

British poet and novelist D.J. Enright wrote this letter regarding the reprint of a novel by Hannah Closs to British publisher Peter Owen on January 10, 1990.

Dates: 1990 January 10
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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Mrabet, Mohammed, 1936- 7
AE, 1867-1935 6
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992 6
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
Hoffman, Richard Lee 4
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Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-2016 4
Abbey Theatre 3
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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 3
Bolger, Dermot, 1959- 3
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Eigner, Larry, 1927-1996 3
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 3
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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