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John Clellon Holmes letter to Shirley Allen

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0864
Abstract

American author John Clellon Holmes typed this four-page letter to his future wife, Shirley Allen.

Dates: 1953 June 23

John Clellon Holmes letter to Shirley Holmes

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0933
Abstract

American author John Clellon Holmes (1926-1988) wrote this three-page letter to his wife Shirley, describing his experiences at the West-Central Writers' Conference in June of 1967.

Dates: 1967 June 19

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

William Homer Papers Related to Albert Pinkham Ryder

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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

Joseph M. Hone letters to Hylda Wrench

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0109
Abstract

Irish literary critic and biographer Joseph M. Hone (1882-1959) wrote ten letters to Lady Hylda Henrietta Wrench (1879-1955) in 1906, discussing current literature and Irish theatre. A poem titled "Mars," mentioned in the letters and written in Hone's hand, is also included.

Dates: 1906, undated

Nancy Hoyt Paul Bowles collection

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Identifier: MSS 0486
Abstract

The Nancy Hoyt Paul Bowles collection consists of various written material by or about Paul Bowles.

Dates: 1943-1994

Langston Hughes ephemera collection

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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

Leigh Hunt letter to Charles Ollier

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0112
Abstract

This is a letter from English essayist and poet Leigh Hunt to English publisher, writer, and editor Charles Ollier.

Dates: 1854 January 24

Leigh Hunt letter to Charles Ollier

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0905
Abstract

British Romantic poet and publisher Leigh Hunt (1784-1859) sent this letter to British publisher Charles Ollier (1788-1859) regarding sonnets by Bryan Waller Procter (Barry Cornwall).

Dates: 1856 July 18

Dennis Jackson collection of letters

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0982
Abstract

Four typed letters sent from various correspondents, including W. D. Snodgrass, to Dennis Jackson spanning from 1984 to 2001.

Dates: 1984 March 6-2001 January 14

Frederick Jackson postcard to Mrs. H. E. Poole

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0876
Abstract

Frederick Jackson, brother of American novelist Charles Jackson, wrote this postcard to Mrs. H. E. Poole of Glenora, New York, to convey greetings from American composer and author Paul Bowles, whom Jackson had just seen at a Tennessee Williams play in Philadelphia.

Dates: [1959 March 16]

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 Giorno letters to William Levy

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0474
Abstract

American poet John Giorno (born 1936) wrote nine letters to poet and editor William Levy (born 1939), many in poetic form, that discussed his poetic work, travels, and drug experiences. Also included is an advertisement for one of Giorno's 1965 poetry readings in Toronto in conjunction with the release of Les Levine's film adaptation of Giorno's The American Book of the Dead(1964).

Dates: 1965-1966

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

Charles Johnson papers

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Identifier: MSS 0143
Abstract

The Charles Johnson papers consist of the letters and manuscripts written by American novelist and teacher Charles Johnson and sent to his former professor John Gardner. The seven manuscripts are drafts and outlines towards Johnson's publications, The Devil and Jubilee Tuthill, Oxherding Tale, and Faith and the Good Thing.

Dates: 1973-1976

Everett C. and Louise Staton Johnson papers

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Identifier: MSS 0361
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1835-1988; Majority of material found within 1916-1958

How to save your own life : a novel : manuscript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0840
Abstract

This typescript manuscript of How to Save Your Own Life : a novel, written by Erica Jong in 1977, bears light corrections.

Dates: 1977

Matthew Josephson letter to Coburn Gilman

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0865
Abstract

One typed letter written by Matthew Josephson to Coburn Gilman on May 11, 1931.

Dates: 1931 May 11

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 letters to Timothy Murray

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0849
Abstract

These three holograph letters are from American poet and editor Alan Kaufman to Timothy Murray, Head of Special Collections at the University of Delaware Library.

Dates: 2009

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

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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

Robert B. Kegerreis The Tell-Tale Heart and theatrical collection

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Identifier: MSS 0706
Abstract

This collection comprises material related to the American actor and playwright Robert B. Kegerreis's 1909 dramatic adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and his involvement in the New York theater scene of the early twentieth century.

Dates: 1909-1925; Majority of material found within dates 1909-1911

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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Clark, Tom, 1941-2018 5
Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968 5
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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
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Field, Edward, 1924- 3
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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
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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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