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Charles Allmond papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0673
Abstract

The papers of Delaware artist Charles Allmond (1931-2019) document over three decades (1981-2013) of his prolific career. The collection comprises 3 linear feet and oversize removals that include drawings, designs, slides, sculptures, as well as files of correspondence and documentation for exhibitions in which his work was included.

Dates: 1982-2013

Jeffrey Bailey collection of James Leo Herlihy papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0670
Abstract

The Jeffrey Bailey collection of James Leo Herlihy papers is a combination of correspondence and personal papers originated by American author and actor James Leo Herlihy and literary papers belonging to Herlihy’s long-time friend and literary executor, American author Jeffrey Bailey.

Dates: 1942-2006; Majority of material found within dates 1953-1993

Paul Bowles collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0164
Abstract

The Paul Bowles collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, editorial matter, periodicals, ephemera, and miscellaneous material acquired from a variety of sources. The collection is added to periodically and complements the Paul Bowles papers (MSS 0163) as well as several other manuscript collections related to Paul Bowles at the University of Delaware Library.

Dates: 1929-2011

Paul Bowles letters to Frank Lauria

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0927
Abstract

One postcard and three letters from American expatriate author Paul Bowles (1910-1999) to American author Frank Lauria (born 1935) with literary and personal news from Morocco.

Dates: 1977 January 25-1988 March 1

Paul Bowles letters to John B. L. Goodwin

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0947
Abstract

In these eighteen letters, written between 1957 and 1991, American novelist Paul Bowles (1910-1999) corresponded with his longtime friend American novelist, poet, and painter John B. L. Goodwin (1912-1994).

Dates: 1956-1991

Truxton W. Boyce genealogical research and family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0583
Abstract The Truxton W. Boyce genealogical research and family papers contains twenty-six three-ring notebooks and nine folders of genealogical research notes, family photographs, correspondence, and other ephemera related to nineteenth- and twentieth-century generations of Boyce's family lines from Delaware and Virginia. Boyce's research includes the Boyce, Justis, Morrow, Shreve, Wright, Brownley, Lawrence, Sebree, Adams, and Tuley families, as well as the family lines of his wife, Doris Jolls...
Dates: 1792-1999; Majority of material found within 1850s-1980s

Will Bradley letters, corrected galley, and miscellany accompanying Memories 1875-1895

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F1033
Abstract

These letters, galley proofs, and postcards were laid in a first edition of Will Bradley’s Memories 1875-1895: Happenings here and there along the trail, or, The world went very well then : a Victorian tale gleaned from memories and told for the edification of the fellow Typophiles.

Dates: approximately 1948-1954

Fleda Brown papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0800
Abstract

Fleda Brown (born 1944) is an American poet, scholar, and educator, and was poet laureate for the state of Delaware from 2001-2007. The Fleda Brown papers, spanning circa 1950-2014 (bulk 1963-2014), comprise early works, poem drafts and notes, journals, correspondence, and materials related to Brown’s professional life as a poet and professor of English at the University of Delaware.

Dates: 1950-2014; Majority of material found within 1963-2014

Donald Callender papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0588
Abstract This collection documents the for-profit and nonprofit work of Donald W. Callender, Jr., an industrial archaeologist whose career in the greater Delaware-Pennsylvania-New Jersey area has involved maintenance and restoration of railroads and rail cars. In addition, Callender was involved in the establishment of a regional living history museum, the leadership of historic preservation organizations, and efforts to restore the Wilmington Waterfront and increase tourism to the city. The...
Dates: 1968-2008; Majority of material found within 1974-1999

Gérard Charrière papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0785
Abstract

Gérard Charrière (1935- ) is a Swiss book artist and painter. The Gérard Charrière papers consist of correspondence, artists' books, catalogs, brochures, periodicals, postcards, artworks, sketches, and printed ephemera collected and created by Charrière. The bulk of the collection comprises correspondence and materials from Charrière’s artist friends and colleagues.

Dates: 1960-2016; Majority of material found within 1980-2000

Brian Coffey papers

 Collection
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

Cid Corman letters to Richard Aaron

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0692
Abstract

Six postcards and two typescript letters written by Cid Corman to Richard Aaron, dated between 2000 and 2001.

Dates: 2000 July 11-2001 December 11

Mary Bartlett Cowdrey papers

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Identifier: MSS 0556
Abstract The papers of American art historian Mary Bartlett Cowdrey comprise nine linear feet of notes; correspondence; manuscripts of published and unpublished books and articles; engravings and lithographs from published sources; photographs of paintings and engravings; postcards; clippings from books, exhibition catalogs, magazines, and newspapers, for approximately 1,600 American artists active during the eighteenth through early twentieth centuries. The collection is arranged in five series that...
Dates: 1834-1963; Majority of material found within 1930-1954

Sara Driver collection related to the film adaptation of Paul Bowles's "You Are Not I"

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Identifier: MSS 0703
Abstract

This collection comprises material related to Independent filmmaker Sara Driver's short film You Are Not I (1981), based on the 1948 short story by American composer and author Paul Bowles (1910-1999) of the same name. Included in the collection is a variety of promotional materials, distribution information, and other ephemera from the film's initial release and early screenings.

Dates: 1980-2012

Paul Engle letters and enclosures to Alex Williams

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0943
Abstract

American poet Paul Engle (1908-1991) wrote to Canadian book collector Alex Williams regarding his published poems and frequently enclosed copies of his privately printed work.

Dates: 1947-1962

Rita Katz Farrell collection related to dance

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0430
Abstract

Reference and research files that Rita Katz Farrell compiled during her career as a critic, freelance writer, and teacher.

Dates: 1920-1993; Majority of material found within 1950-1993

Edward Field letters to Ilse-Margret Vogel

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0736
Abstract

The Edward Field letters to Ilse-Margret Vogel comprise seventeen items roughly spanning the dates between 1992 and 2000, documenting the literary friendship between American poet, novelist, and editor Field and German author and illustrator Vogel. Material includes correspondence with a variety of enclosures, including manuscripts, clippings, notes, and advertisements.

Dates: 1992-2000

Charles Henri Ford letters to Ted Joans

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0292
Abstract

This small collection of letters from American poet and collagist Charles Henri Ford to fellow artist Ted Joans illuminate Ford's extensive world travels as well as his artistic and writing projects.

Dates: 1964-1987

Charles Henri Ford papers related to Om Krishna II

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0294
Abstract These letters from American poet Charles Henri Ford (and others) to publishers Charles and Pamela Plymell concern publication plans for Ford's Om Krishna II (Cherry Valley Editions, 1981). In addition to Ford's letters there are single letters from Beat poet Allen Ginsberg, Nepalese artist Indra Tamang, bookbinder Alan Brilliant, writer Ed Germain, and the Plymells. A draft typescript of Om Krishna II,...
Dates: 1966-1981; Majority of material found within 1979-1981

John Furnival letter and postcard

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0996
Abstract

John Furnival's letter, dated May 26, 1987, and postcard, dated June 11, 1987, are addressed to Philip Ciappoini and Chloe's Books, respectively. Both are signed and regard a series of broadsides Mr. Furnival was publishing. Also included are a prospectus for the series titled Letters to the Great Dead, which bears a small reproduction of Anton Bruckner's broadside and a single sheet by Jonathan Williams describing the series.

Dates: 1987

John Furnival papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0746
Abstract John Furnival (1933-2020) was a British visual artist whose work is associated with the Concrete Poetry, Mail Art, and Fluxus movements, as well as with the American Beats. In 1964, Furnival, along with Dom Sylvester Houédard, founded Openings Press, a small Gloucestershire press dedicated to publishing concrete poetry and similar work. The John Furnival papers encompass nearly fifty years of the artist’s personal and professional activity and document his involvement with the International...
Dates: 1941-2016; Majority of material found within 1970-2016

Amy Gerstler letter and postcards to Tom Clark

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0955
Abstract

Amy Gerstler (1956-) is an American poet and writer who won the National Book Critics Circle Award for her volume of poetry, Bitter Angel in 1991. Gerstler sent two postcards and a letter to American poet Tom Clark (1941-) between 1982 and 1988 in which she provided news, sought his advice on professional matters, and asked after his family.

Dates: 1982-1988

Allen Ginsberg letters to Gregory Corso

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0907
Abstract

Allen Ginsberg wrote these postcards and letters to Gregory Corso between 1982 and 1985.

Dates: 1982-1985

Lady Gregory letter and cards to Talbot Press

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0831
Abstract

One letter and three cards written by Lady Gregory to Talbot Press regarding the publication of her play, The Dragon.

Dates: 1919-1920

Robert Hawley letters to David Meltzer

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0897
Abstract

These letters, written by American publisher Robert Hawley to poet and musician David Meltzer between 1964 and 1966, reflect their book and poetry interests, their friendship, and the business of Oyez Press.

Dates: 1964-1966

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Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 2
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997--Correspondence 2
Herlihy, James Leo 2
Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 2
Lambert, Gavin 2
Mrabet, Mohammed, 1936- 2
Peter Owen (Firm) 2
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 2
Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012 2
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 2
A. Hoen & Co. 1
Advent Books (Firm) 1
Agee, Sally 1
Allmond, Charles M., 1931-2019 1
American Academy of the Fine Arts 1
American Art-Union 1
American University (Washington, D.C.) 1
Apollinaire, Guillaume, 1880-1918 1
Arnolfini Gallery 1
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 1
Aument family 1
Aument, Anna 1
Aument, George M. 1
Bacon, Francis, 1909-1992 1
Bailey, Jeffrey 1
Bankhead, Tallulah, 1902-1968 1
Bawden, Richard 1
Bayley, Solomon 1
Berkson, Bill 1
Berlin, Lucia 1
Bernard, Oliver 1
Bertolucci, Bernardo 1
Bethany College (Bethany, W. Va.) 1
Biden, Joseph R., Jr. 1
Bishop's Mill Historic Institute 1
Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.) 1
Black Sparrow Press 1
Blondell, Joan 1
Bode, Charles Gustav, 1901- 1
Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970 1
Bongé, Lyle 1
Bonheur, Gaston 1
Boyce, Doris Lee Jolls, 1920- 1
Bradley, Will, 1868-1962 1
Brilliant, Alan--Correspondence 1
Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 1
Bringhurst, Deborah, 1773-1844 1
Bringhurst, Edith Ferris, 1874-1947 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1809-1884 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1835-1912 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1884-1939 1
Bringhurst, James, -1810 1
Bringhurst, Joseph 1
Bringhurst, Mary Dickinson, 1806-1886 1
Bringhurst, Mary Thomas, 1865-1965 1
Bringhurst, Sarah Shipley, 1812-1896 1
Broughton, James, 1913-1999 1
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 1
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 1
Callender, Donald W., Jr. 1
Callender, Donald W., Jr.--Archives 1
Camp Dodge (Iowa) 1
Caponi-Tabery, Gena 1
Caponi-Tabery, Gena--Correspondence 1
Carper, Thomas R., 1947- 1
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
Charrière, Gérard, 1935- 1
Cherry Valley Editions 1
Chloe's Books (Firm) 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Clark, Laurie 1
Clark, Thomas A. 1
Claudel, Paul, 1868-1955 1
Clay, Steven, 1951- 1
Cochran family 1
Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963 1
Coffey, Brian, 1905-1995 1
Coffey, Brian, 1905-1995--Archives 1
Coffey, Denis J. 1
Cohen, Ryosuke, 1948- 1
Conz, Francesco, 1935- 1
Corman, Cid 1
Coron, Béatrice 1
Corso, Gregory 1
Corso, Gregory--Correspondence 1
Cowdrey, Mary Bartlett, 1910-1974 1
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 1
Cronin, Ted (Edward T.), 1954-1992 1
Crosland, Margaret, 1920- 1
Cudworth, Nick 1
Cumming, Anne 1
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