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Donald Barthelme collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0466
Abstract

The collection contains galleys, proofs, manuscripts, published periodicals, and correspondence by the American novelist and short story writer Donald Barthelme.

Dates: 1963-1991

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

In watermelon sugar : galley proofs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0025
Abstract

Galley proofs of Richard Brautigan's novel, In Watermelon Sugar (1968), with corrections. Prepared by the Four Seasons Foundation.

Dates: 1968

Summer Brenner papers

 Collection
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

 Collection
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

Sir Joseph Gold literary manuscript collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0658
Abstract

British attorney and author Sir Joseph Gold (1912-2000) was a collector of modern first editions of British and American writers and poets. The Sir Joseph Gold literary manuscript collection comprises correspondence, manuscripts, publishing files, and publications of mid-twentieth century British and American poets, publishers, and scholars.

Dates: 1904-1972; Majority of material found within 1949-1972

Larry Kearney papers

 Collection
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

Raymond Ellsworth Larsson letters, poems, and manuscripts

 Collection
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

Raven Arts Press archive

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0467
Abstract

The Archive of the Raven Arts Press forms a comprehensive record of the history and activities of the Dublin-based press, founded by Irish writer and publisher Dermot Bolger. The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, galleys, publicity material, and financial records.

Dates: 1971-1993

Sombre Reptiles Press records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0560
Abstract

The Berkeley, California-based Sombre Reptiles Press was founded in 1978 by poet Jerry Ratch and artist Mary Ann Hayden. This small collection consists of approximately one linear foot of material related to the operation of the press and the publication of its works, spanning the dates 1977 and 1994, with the bulk of the material dating from 1977 to 1982.

Dates: 1977-1994; Majority of material found within 1978-1982

Geoffrey Wakeman Plough Press collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0554
Abstract

The Geoffrey Wakeman Plough Press collection consists of the records of the Plough Press and the works and research materials of the Plough Press's founder, English printer and author Geoffrey Wakeman. The Plough Press's publications, reprints, and original works by Wakeman and others pertain to print culture, particularly printers and printing, illustration processes, binding, and paper.

Dates: 1655-1996; Majority of material found within 1970-1993

Lewis Warsh collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0547
Abstract

The Lewis Warsh collection is a small collection of materials relating to publishing projects by American poet, novelist, and editor Lewis Warsh and by American authors Steve Carey, Ted Berrigan, and Tom Savage produced by Warsh's Angel Hair Books and United Artists Books. The collection spans the dates between 1968 and 2001 and consists of material at various stages of the publication process, including mock-ups, advanced uncorrected proofs, uncorrected galley proofs, and cover art.

Dates: 1968-2001

Robert A. Wilson collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0481
Abstract

The Robert A. Wilson collection comprises 9 linear feet of material related to 36 prominent literary figures, previously in the private collection of Robert A. Wilson, the final owner of the Phoenix Book Shop, in New York City (1962-1988).

Dates: 1906-2011

Robert A. Wilson collection related to James Purdy

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0369
Abstract

Originally the private collection of book dealer Robert A. Wilson, this collection spans the years 1956–1998 and includes letters, manuscripts, galleys, publicity fliers, publishers’ announcements, and ephemera related to the work of twentieth century American author James Purdy.

Dates: 1956–1998

Robert A. Wilson John Wieners collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0555
Abstract The Robert A. Wilson John Wieners collection comprises one linear foot of materials, spanning the dates between 1958-1988, relating to the literary career of and publication of works by Boston-born poet John Wieners (1934-2002). The collection includes manuscripts, page and galley proofs, mock-ups of some of Wieners's shorter publications, postcards, correspondence to Robert Wilson from Wieners, sheet music, flyers for Wieners's New York readings, reviews of Wieners's work, and...
Dates: 1958-1988

Robert A. Wilson W. H. Auden collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0982
Abstract W. H. Auden (1907-1973) was an English and American poet, translator, librettist, playwright, and essayist. The Robert A. Wilson W. H. Auden collection comprises Wilson’s collected materials created by and related to W. H. Auden. The collection includes manuscript and typescript drafts, proofs, and published versions of Auden’s poetry, translations, prose, and dramatic works; programs and promotional ephemera for Auden’s readings and events as well as other performances related to the...
Dates: circa 1930-2007, undated; Majority of material found within 1950-2000

Zephyrus Image records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0880
Abstract Zephyrus Image, founded by Holbrook Teter and Michael Myers, was a small Northern California press operating from approximately 1969-1983, notable for its socially- and politically-subversive books and ephemera and its fine works on paper. The Zephyrus Image records document the activities of the California press and its proprietors and the planning and development of roughly 300 printed works of poetry and political and satirical books and ephemera. Zephyrus Image projects were created for...
Dates: 1960-2000; Majority of material found within circa 1969-1983

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Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-2016 4
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Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 2
Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 2
Kyger, Joanne 2
McClure, Michael 2
Oppenheimer, Joel, 1930-1988 2
Phoenix Book Shop 2
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972 2
Purdy, James, 1914-2009 2
Whalen, Philip 2
Wolfe, Michael, 1945- 2
Adam, Helen, 1909-1993 1
Albee, Edward, 1928- 1
Andre, Michael 1
Angel Hair Books (New York, N.Y.) 1
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 1
Beam, Jeffery, 1953- 1
Bergé, Carol, 1928-2006 1
Berkson, Bill 1
Berrigan, Daniel 1
Berry, Wendell, 1934- 1
Berryman, John, 1914-1972 1
Black Sparrow Press 1
Bly, Robert 1
Bolger, Dermot, 1959- 1
Booth, Philip, 1925-2007 1
Bowles, Jane, 1917-1973 1
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Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992 1
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Brilliant, Alan 1
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Broughton, James, 1913-1999 1
Burke, Clifford 1
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 1
Capote, Truman, 1924-1984 1
Carey, Steve, 1945-1989 1
Chester, Laura 1
Chester, Laura--Correspondence 1
Clark, Tom, 1941-2018 1
Codrescu, Andrei, 1946- 1
Codrescu, Andrei, 1946- --Correspondence 1
Congdon, Kirby 1
Corso, Gregory 1
Cranium Press 1
Crumb, R. 1
Crumb, R.--Correspondence 1
Cushman, Don 1
Docker, Frances 1
Duerden, Richard 1
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 1
Erdmann, Jack 1
Estrin, Jerry 1
Evans, Oliver (Oliver Wendell), 1915-1981--Correspondence 1
Everson, William, 1912-1994 1
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 1
Finestone, Harry--Correspondence 1
Finglas Writer's Workshop 1
Ford, Charles Henri 1
Ford, Charles Henri--Correspondence 1
Four Seasons Foundation 1
Frym, Gloria 1
Frym, Gloria--Correspondence 1
Gallagher, James 1
Gallagher, James--Correspondence 1
Gallup, Donald Clifford, 1913-2000 1
Gifford, Barry, 1946- 1
Gifford, Barry, 1946- --Correspondence 1
Gold, Joseph, 1912- 1
Gray, Darrell, 1945- 1
Hayden, Mary Ann 1
Hermes Free Press 1
Horovitz, Michael, 1935- 1
Jaffe, Rhoda, 1923-1967 1
Jarrell, Randall, 1914-1965 1
Jess, 1923-2004 1
Johnson, Buffie 1
Johnston, Alastair, 1950- 1
Joyce, James, 1882-1941 1
Kallman, Chester, 1921-1975 1
Kearney, Larry, 1943- 1
Koch, Kenneth, 1925-2002 1
Kominsky-Crumb, Aline, 1948- 1
Kominsky-Crumb, Aline, 1948- --Correspondence 1
LaVigne, Robert, 1928-2014 1
Larsson, Raymond Ellsworth, 1901-1991 1
Larsson, Raymond Ellsworth, 1901-1991--Correspondence 1
Laughlin, James, 1914-1997 1
Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997 1
London, Rick 1
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