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Carl Haverlin papers relating to Carl Sandburg

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0144
Abstract

This collection consists of the Carl Sandburg files kept by BMI president and radio pioneer Carl Haverlin (1899-1985) spanning the years 1909-1964. During Haverlin's years at BMI he developed a close working relationship and friendship with Carl Sandburg.

Dates: 1909-1964; Majority of material found within 1947-1963

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

Sam Shepard collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0194
Abstract

The Sam Shepard collection is a group of seven incidental items spanning the dates 1968-1979, related to the dramatic work of this American playwright, which includes three playscripts, two programs, a contract, and a poster.

Dates: 1968-1979

William G. Thompson Briarwood Writers' Alliance correspondence and publicity records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0671
Abstract

William G. Thompson as President of the Briarwood Writers' Alliance, Inc., represented more than 150 writers, poets, and performers by booking lectures and readings at educational institutions, literary gatherings, and community events.

Dates: 1964-2007

World fairs and expositions collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0630
Abstract

This artificial collection comprises a variety of types of material documenting world fairs and expositions, spanning the dates between 1851 and 1967, with the bulk of the collection dating from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Material consists of printed matter and ephemera, including newspapers, programs, invitations, maps, brochures, viewbooks, advertisements, stationery, contracts, bonds, trade cards, and a scrapbook; photographs and prints; and realia souvenirs.

Dates: 1851-1967; Majority of material found in 1893

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Photographs 4
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American poetry--20th century 2
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Newspapers 2
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Albumen prints 1
American literature--20th century 1
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Anthologies 1
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Audio cassette 1
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Bonds (negotiable instruments) 1
Books 1
Broadsides (notices) 1
Brochures 1
Buffalo (N.Y.)--History--20th century 1
Chicago (Ill.)--History--19th century 1
Compact discs 1
Diplomas 1
Drafts (documents) 1
Education--United States--History--20th century 1
Exhibitions--England--London--History--19th century 1
Exhibitions--United States--History--19th century 1
Exhibitions--United States--History--20th century 1
Families--United States--History--20th century 1
Fliers (printed matter) 1
Gay authors--United States--20th century 1
Gay authors--United States--21st century 1
Gays in popular culture--United States--History--20th century 1
Grant proposals 1
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Itineraries 1
Journals (periodicals) 1
Lecture notes 1
Letters (correspondence) 1
Literary agents--United States--20th century--Correspondence 1
Literary agents--United States--21st century--Correspondence 1
London (England)--History--19th century 1
Magazines (periodicals) 1
Maps (documents) 1
Maryland--History--20th century 1
Mimeograph copies 1
Montréal (Québec)--History--20th century 1
Negatives (photographic) 1
New Orleans (La.)--History--19th century 1
New York (N.Y.)--History--20th century 1
Novelists 1
Oral interpretation--History--20th century--Correspondence 1
Oral interpretation--History--21st century--Correspondence 1
Oral reading--History--20th century--Correspondence 1
Oral reading--History--21st century--Correspondence 1
Page proofs 1
Pennants 1
Performance poets--United States--20th century--Correspondence 1
Performance poets--United States--21st century--Correspondence 1
Periodicals 1
Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--19th century 1
Plays (performed works) 1
Playwrights 1
Poets 1
Poets, American--20th century--Correspondence 1
Poets, American--21st century--Correspondence 1
Posters 1
Professors (teacher) 1
Punch (London, England) 1
Recitations 1
Research notes 1
Reviews (document genre) 1
Saint Louis (Mo.)--History--20th century 1
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--20th century 1
Scarves (costume accessories) 1
School yearbooks 1
Scrapbooks 1
Souvenirs 1
Speeches (documents) 1
Stationery 1
Stereographs 1
Stereoscopes 1
Syllabi 1
Theater 1
Trade cards (advertising) 1
Viewbooks 1
Women poets, American--20th century--Correspondence 1
Women poets, American--21st century--Correspondence 1
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American University (Washington, D.C.) 1
Briarwood Writers' Alliance, Inc. 1
Bumbershoot (Festival) (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1967 : Montréal, Québec) 1