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Kay Boyle letters to Pat Pomerleau

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0727
Abstract

Eleven letters from Kay Boyle to Pat Pomerleau (two of the letters were dictated to an assistant by Boyle), the other nine are written by Boyle, dated 1971 through 1989.

Dates: 1971-1989

Summer Brenner papers

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Identifier: MSS 0617
Abstract

The Summer Brenner papers offers a comprehensive view of an American poet and novelist's life across four decades beginning in the 1960s. The collection includes extensive personal correspondence and journals, literary manuscripts and drafts documenting all stages of the writing and publishing process, and Brenner's work from magazine contributions, book publications, and community projects.

Dates: 1962-2005

Alan Brilliant correspondence with Ted Wilentz

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Identifier: MSS 0590
Abstract

This collection contains .7 linear feet of personal letters and postcards from Alan Brilliant of Unicorn Press to his former employer and longtime friend, proprietor of Corinth Books Ted Wilentz. Other materials include press catalogs, newsletters, financial records, clippings, periodicals, poems, and other printed ephemera related to the Unicorn Press.

Dates: 1960-1996; Majority of material found within 1986-1988

William Claire collection related to James T. Farrell

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0935
Abstract

American writer and educator Edgar M. Branch wrote to the editor of the literary magazine Voyages William Claire to request a recent issue, in which the first chapter of James T. Farrell's unpublished novel The Vast Present appeared.

Dates: 1969

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

James T. Farrell letters to William F. Claire

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0925
Abstract

American novelist James T. Farrell (1904-1979) wrote to William F. Claire (1935- ), the editor and publisher of the literary magazine, Voyager, regarding the publication of an excerpt from his unpublished novel, The Vast Present.

Dates: 1969

William H. Gass letter to Jonathan Carroll

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0893
Abstract

American essayist and novelist William H. Gass wrote to Jonathan Carroll to accept an invitation to visit Carroll's English class at St. Louis Country Day School in St. Louis, Missouri.

Dates: 1973 October 4

Mitchell Goodman letters to Robert Wilson

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0872
Abstract

American novelist Mitchell Goodman wrote these two letters in 1962 to Phoenix Book Shop owner Robert Wilson inquiring about books for his wife, Denise Levertov.

Dates: 1962

James Leo Herlihy letters to Edward P. Mitchell

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0920
Abstract

This collection of letters and postcards, written by author and playwright James Leo Herlihy (1927-1993) to his friend Edward P. Mitchell, contains updates on his life in New York City, including his writing and his financial difficulties; and is accompanied by a life mask of Herlihy and a sculpture created by Herlihy.

Dates: 1947-1953

Robert Hichens letter to Mrs. Fitzgerald Mann

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0820
Abstract

One letter handwritten from English writer Robert Hichens to Mrs. Fitzgerald Mann.

Dates: 1911 October 29

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

G. P. R. James letter to Charles Ollier

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0862
Abstract

British novelist G. P. R. James wrote this letter to Charles Ollier to inquire regarding an anticipated shipment of his books from Bentley's, which he had not received.

Dates: 1838 January 8

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

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

Richard McCann papers

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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

William A. Oliver, Jr. collection related to The Mystery of Edwin Drood

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Identifier: MSS 0638
Abstract The William A. Oliver, Jr. collection related to The Mystery of Edwin Drood comprises 10.5 linear feet of material plus oversize items dating from 1844 to 2005 and includes extensive bibliographic information relating to the works of Charles Dickens and specifically to the author's final novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870), which was unfinished at the time of his death. The collection, which illuminates Oliver's activities as a...
Dates: 1844-2005

Forrest Reid letter to Father O'Keeffe

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0888
Abstract

Irish author Forrest Reid (1875-1947) wrote to Father O'Keeffe (Denis Canon O'Keeffe, 1882-1952) to arrange a meeting for the following week.

Dates: 1918 January 22

John Sanford letters to Noel Young

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0863
Abstract

Two letters written by American writer John Sanford to Capra Press publisher Noel Young between 1992 and 1994.

Dates: 1992-1994

Hubert Selby, Jr., letters to John S. Friedman

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F1042
Abstract

The collection comprises eleven letters from Hubert Selby, Jr., to journalist and friend John S. Friedman which include an autobiographical statement by Selby as well as a typed draft of a short story entitled, “A Little Respect.”

Dates: 1973-1981

Antonia White letters to Brian Hill and George Dunbar

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0930
Abstract

British author and translator of Colette's novels Antonia White (1899-1980) wrote these letters to fellow British author and translator Brian Hill (1896-1979) and Hill's companion George Dunbar (died 1969). She shared literary and personal news, especially comforting Hill after Dunbar's death in 1969.

Dates: 1950 March 16-1971 December 28

Angus Wilson letter to Sandra Kent

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0885
Abstract

British author and playwright Sir Angus Wilson (1913-1991) wrote this eight-page letter to Leceister University undergraduate Sandra Kent in response to her letter regarding her dissertation about Wilson's novels.

Dates: 1969 February 20

Douglas Woolf papers

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Identifier: MSS 0429
Abstract The Douglas Woolf papers represent the literary life work of this American novelist and short story writer. Spanning the dates 1922 to 1997 (bulk dates 1944-1992), the collection comprises 21 linear feet of autograph and typescript drafts of Woolf’s novels, short stories, and poems; as well as the author’s personal papers, correspondence files, files related to Wolf Run Books, and printed material. The final segment of the collection is a group of papers related to Woolf’s second wife and...
Dates: 1922-1997; Majority of material found within 1944-1992

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American University (Washington, D.C.) 1
Bamberger, Bill 1
Bamberger, Bill--Correspondence 1
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992 1
Braman, Sandra 1
Branch, Edgar Marquess, 1913- --Correspondence 1
Branch, Edgar Marquess, 1913-2006 1
Brenner, Summer 1
Brenner, Summer--Archives 1
Brilliant, Alan 1
Brilliant, Alan--Correspondence 1
Capra Press 1
Carroll, Jon 1
Carroll, Jon--Correspondence 1
Chester, Laura 1
Chester, Laura--Correspondence 1
Codrescu, Andrei, 1946- 1
Codrescu, Andrei, 1946- --Correspondence 1
Crumb, R. 1
Crumb, R.--Correspondence 1
Delany, Samuel R. 1
Delany, Samuel R.--Correspondence 1
Dickens Fellowship (London, England) 1
Dickens Fellowship (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Dickens, Cedric Charles 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Adaptations 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Criticism and interpretation 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Mystery of Edwin Drood 1
Dunbar, George 1
Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979 1
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 1
Frym, Gloria 1
Frym, Gloria--Correspondence 1
Gardner, John, 1933-1982 1
Gardner, John, 1933-1982--Correspondence 1
Gass, William H., 1924- 1
Gass, William H., 1924- --Correspondence 1
Gifford, Barry, 1946- 1
Gifford, Barry, 1946- --Correspondence 1
Goodman, Mitchell 1
Goodman, Mitchell--Correspondence 1
Göteborgs universitet 1
Herlihy, James Leo 1
Herlihy, James Leo--Correspondence 1
Hichens, Robert Smythe, 1864-1950 1
Hichens, Robert Smythe, 1864-1950--Correspondence 1
Hichens, Robert Smythe, 1864-1950. Garden of Allah 1
Hill, Brian, 1896-1979 1
Hirschman, Jack, 1933- 1
Hollins College 1
Howe, Marie, 1950- 1
James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford), 1801?-1860 1
Johnson, Charles, 1948- 1
Johnson, Charles, 1948- --Correspondence 1
Kaufman, Alan 1
Kaufman, Alan. Jew Boy 1
Kaufman, Alan. Matches 1
Kaufman, Alan. The Outlaw Bible of American Essays 1
Kaufman, Alan. The Outlaw Bible of American Literature 1
Kaufman, Alan. The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry 1
Kent, Sandra 1
Kent, Sandra--Correspondence 1
Kevorkian, Karen 1
Kolm, Ron 1
Kominsky-Crumb, Aline, 1948- 1
Kominsky-Crumb, Aline, 1948- --Correspondence 1
Kupferberg, Tuli 1
Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997 1
Mamet, David 1
Mann, Fitzgerald, Mrs. 1
McCann, Richard 1
McCann, Richard--Archives 1
Micheline, Jack, 1929-1998 1
Mitchell, Edward P. 1
Mitchell, Edward P.--Correspondence 1
Nicoll, W. Robertson (William Robertson), Sir, 1851-1923 1
O'Keeffe, Denis Canon 1
O'Keeffe, Denis Canon--Correspondence 1
Oliver, William Albert, 1926-2005 1
Ollier, Charles, 1788-1859 1
Pomerleau, Pat 1
Reid, Forrest, 1875-1947 1
Reid, Forrest, 1875-1947--Correspondence 1
Rodefer, Stephen 1
Rodefer, Stephen--Correspondence 1
Rosset, Barney 1
Sanford, John B., 1904- 1
Savory, Teo 1
Savory, Teo--Correspondence 1
Selby, Hubert, Jr., 1928-2004 1
Shot, Danny 1
Silverman, Herschel 1
The Figures 1
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