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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

Paul Bowles manuscript to Edwin Gilcher

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0720
Abstract

Three page autograph manuscript written by Paul Bowles and sent to Edwin Gilcher in 1928.

Dates: 1928

Kay Boyle papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0131
Abstract

Born on February 19, 1902, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Kay Boyle has been known for her work and achievements as a poet, short story writer, novelist, journalist, teacher, and political activist. One of the most prominent American expatriates during the 1920s and 1930s, much of Kay Boyle’s work reflects the influences of that literary circle.

Dates: 1930-1991; Majority of material found within 1960-1986

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

Donald Justice papers

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Identifier: MSS 0191
Abstract Scope and Content NoteThe Donald Justice papers span the dates 1936 to 1998, with the bulk of the collection dating between 1952 and 1996. Correspondence and drafts of poetry comprise the majority of the ten linear feet of manuscripts; however, drafts of other genre, such as reviews, stories, lectures, plays, and librettos complement the poetry. The papers are completed by photographs, clippings, programs, books, posters, transcripts, scrapbooks, calendars, broadsides, and...
Dates: 1936-1998; Majority of material found within 1952-1996

Christopher Murray Grieve : holograph manuscript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0834
Abstract

A single holograph manuscript page of an autobiographical statement titled, "Christopher Murray Grieve," written in blue ink by Hugh MacDiarmid.

Dates: 1948

Modern Scottish literature and the critics : essay

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0835
Abstract

A two-page unsigned holograph manuscript written in blue ink by Hugh MacDiarmid titled, "Modern Scottish Literature and The Critics."

Dates: 1952

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

Oliver Onions papers

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Identifier: MSS 0492
Abstract

Short stories and poetry typescripts as well as travel ephemera and journals written in the first half of the 20th century by British novelist and short story writer Oliver Onions.

Dates: 1927-1938

Pagany archive

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0110
Abstract

The archive of the little magazine Pagany: a native quarterly consists of 5.5 linear feet of material, which spans the dates 1925–1970, with the bulk of the material dating from 1929 to 1933. The collection includes founder and editor Richard Johns's personal papers and all known surviving material related to the publication of Pagany (some letters and manuscript were destroyed in a 1932 fire or stolen from Johns's car the same year).

Dates: 1925-1970; Majority of material found within 1929-1933

Katharine Pyle papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0120
Abstract

A native of Wilmington, Delaware, artist, illustrator, and author Katharine Pyle (1863-1938), achieved recognition through her short stories, poems, and plays for children. The Katharine Pyle papers, spanning approximately 1904–1929, consists of material related to her artistic, business, and personal affairs.

Dates: 1904-1928

Lennox Robinson papers related to John Quinn

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0212
Abstract

The Lennox Robinson papers related to John Quinn consist of editorial correspondence, transcripts of letters, and other manuscripts and material toward a proposed two-volume edition of letters written to the New York lawyer, patron of the arts, and collector John Quinn by Irish playwright, manager, producer, director, and editor Lennox Robinson.

Dates: 1903-1931

Sydney Goodsir Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0226
Abstract The Sydney Goodsir Smith Papers date primarily from the late 1950s and early 1960s, an especially nationalist phase in Smith’s literary career. The collection contains several drafts and advance proofs of Smith’s play The Wallace and manuscripts of his long dramatic poems, Gowdsmith in Reekie and The Vision of the Prodigal Son. Also present are seventeen pieces of correspondence and the manuscripts of about...
Dates: 1954-1960

Irvin Stock papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0545
Abstract

The Irvin Stock papers, spanning the dates 1882 to 2004, comprise 4.3 linear feet of manuscripts, books, letters, newspaper and magazine articles, advertisements, and teaching materials documenting the life and work of the American literary scholar Irvin Stock.

Dates: 1882-2004

Louis Untermeyer correspondence with John D. Weaver

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0441
Abstract

Leters, together with clippings, manuscripts and letters with other correspondents exchanged by American author, anthologist, and editor Louis Untermeyer and American writer John D. Weaver.

Dates: 1938-1995; Majority of material found within 1939-1977

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Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979 1
Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979--Correspondence 1
Finestone, Harry--Correspondence 1
Ford, Charles Henri 1
Ford, Charles Henri--Correspondence 1
Gilcher, Edwin 1
Gysin, Brion 1
Göteborgs universitet 1
Halpern, Daniel, 1945- 1
Heller, Joseph 1
Hollins College 1
Howe, Marie, 1950- 1
Johns, Richard, 1904-1970 1
Johnson, Buffie 1
Justice, Donald, 1925-2004 1
Kevorkian, Karen 1
Knight, Arthur Winfield, 1937- 1
Knight, Glee, 1947- 1
Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955 1
Martin, John, 1930- 1
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McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989 1
Mrabet, Mohammed, 1936- --Correspondence 1
Onions, Oliver, 1873-1961 1
Owen, Peter, 1927- --Correspondence 1
Perkins, Anthony, 1932-1992 1
Perkins, Anthony, 1932-1992--Correspondence 1
Peter Owen (Firm) 1
Pyle, Katharine, -1938 1
Quinn, John, 1870-1924 1
Rand, Peter, 1942- --Correspondence 1
Rey Rosa, Rodrigo, 1958- 1
Robinson, Lennox, 1886-1958 1
Robinson, Lennox, 1886-1958--Correspondence 1
Ruck, Berta, 1878-1978 1
Saroyan, William, 1908-1981 1
Shukrī, Mụhammad, 1935- 1
Smith, Sydney Goodsir, 1915-1975 1
Stettner, Irving, 1922- 1
Stettner, Irving, 1922- --Correspondence 1
Stock, Irvin, 1920- 1
Stock, Irvin, 1920- --Correspondence 1
Sullivan, Cornelius J. 1
Sullivan, Cornelius J.--Correspondence 1
Tombouctou Press 1
Trilling, Lionel, 1905-1975 1
Trilling, Lionel, 1905-1975--Correspondence 1
University of Iowa 1
Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977 1
Virginia Commonwealth University 1
Wagner, Geoffrey Atheling 1
Weaver, John D. (John Downing), 1912-2002 1
White, William Hale, 1831-1913 1
Wolfe, Michael, 1945- 1
Wolfe, Michael, 1945- --Correspondence 1
Wright, William, 1930- --Correspondence 1
Yaddo (Artists' colony) 1
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