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American and English poetry readings fliers, posters, and cards

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0878
Abstract

This collection of American and English poetry readings fliers, posters, and cards comprises promotional ephemera documenting live poetry events in America and England. The collection contains posters, fliers, postcards, calendars, newsletters, programs and other printed and hand-drawn ephemera documenting the activities of poets, live performance venues, and literary networks largely associated with the California and New York experimental poetry scenes.

Dates: 1951-2011; Majority of material found within 1965-1998

Daniel Berrigan correspondence and Hanoi poems

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0894
Abstract

Daniel Berrigan wrote these letters to Elizabeth Bartelme, his editor at Macmillan Company, to accompany enclosed poems, such as the Hanoi poems found in this collection, or to discuss his books which were in the works.

Dates: 1965-1969

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

William B. Child letter to Ferris Greenslet with Elihu Vedder poems

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0895
Abstract

The letter and three sheets of poetry in this collection, which were originally laid in a copy of Elihu Vedder's book of poetry, Miscellaneous Moods in Verse all appear to bear some connection to Vedder.

Dates: circa 1867-1923

Diane Di Prima letters and poetry collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0183
Abstract

The Diane Di Prima letters and poetry collection consists of thirty letters and a collection of poems, all written by American poet, Diane Di Prima. Diane Di Prima's letters, spanning the dates 1962-1971, are written to her parents, Frank and Emma Di Prima. The collection of poetry, titled the Freddie Poems, consists of poems dated between 1957–1966.

Dates: 1957-1971

At three : poem

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0911
Abstract

American poet and novelist Stephen Dobyns submitted this poem, "At Three," for a class taught by Marvin Bell at the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa.

Dates: [1967]

Edward Dorn letters and poems

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0823
Abstract

Three letters and four poems written by American poet Edward Dorn.

Dates: 1959-1968

Larry Eigner letters and poems

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0824
Abstract

One typed card, one typed letter, and fifteen typed poems written by American poet Larry Eigner.

Dates: 1960-1978; Majority of material found within 1973-1976

En Passant archive

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0414
Abstract

The En Passant Archive, spanning the dates 1970 – 1983, is the archive of the little poetry magazine En Passant, edited by James Costello in Wilmington, Delaware. The 1.3 linear feet of material in the collection consists of letters from contributors, administrative correspondence, little magazines, including twelve issues of En Passant, and the manuscripts of most of the thirteen issues of the magazine published between 1975 and 1983.

Dates: 1970-1983

Abbie Huston Evans letters to Odell Shepard

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0456
Abstract

Letters or cards addressed by poet Abbie Huston Evans to Pulitzer Prize winner Odell Shepard. Additionally, the collection has three poems written by Evans and a letter to Shepard from Jean Schiesser.

Dates: 1928-1966

An elegy for honor : poem

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0878
Abstract

This one-page typescript of Hildegarde Flanner's poem, "An Elegy For Honor," is signed by the author.

Dates: [1973]

Lucy R. Jackson letters to Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0896
Abstract

These three letters, written by Philadelphia poet Lucy R. Jackson to American illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott, along with two of her poems, were originally laid in a copy of Jackson's book, Verses, which she inscribed to Elizabeth and Huger Elliott.

Dates: circa 1930

Alan Kaufman papers

 Collection
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

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

Norman Macleod manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0190
Abstract

An autobiography, fifteen poems, one short story, two resumes, a lecture, and several compilations of reviews of his work comprise this collection of manuscripts written by or related to American poet Norman Macleod (1906–1985).

Dates: 1940-1951

Toby Olson letters to Carl Thayler collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0184
Abstract

The Toby Olson Letters to Carl Thayler collection consists of 119 letters from American poet and Temple University professor, Toby Olson, to the poet Carl Thayler. Dating from 1967 to 1983, these detailed letters treat a variety of literary and personal matters and reveal the close friendship shared by Olson and Thayler.

Dates: 1967-1983

Thomas Parkinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0790
Abstract

The Thomas Parkinson papers consist of typescripts and manuscripts of poetry and prose by Parkinson, Parkinson's correspondence, periodicals and clippings related to Parkinson's work, and four original pen-and-ink drawings, probably created by Parkinson's wife, Ariel. The materials were created circa 1957-1972.

Dates: circa 1957-1972

Charles Plymell manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0457
Abstract

This collection of American writer Charles Plymell's manuscripts contains manuscripts for poems, fiction, and essays written by Plymell during the 1970s, as well as a small number of manuscripts of the work of other poets.

Dates: 1970-1979

Muriel Rukeyser letters to David Posner

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0833
Abstract

This small collection of letters and miscellaneous items from American poet Muriel Rukeyser to David Posner reflects their shared interests in poetry and spans the dates of 1942 to 1944.

Dates: 1942-1944

You are going to have a baby : poem

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0909
Abstract

Horace Traubel signed this single-sheet galley proof of his poem, "You Are Going to Have a Baby," which appeared in the October 1907 issue of Traubel's magazine, The Conservator(18: 8, p. 116-118).

Dates: 1907

Louis Untermeyer papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0111
Abstract

The Louis Untermeyer papers consist of five linear feet of manuscript material abandoned by Untermeyer when he sold his Adirondack home, Stony Water, around 1970. Dating from 1902 through 1972, with the bulk of the papers dating 1912–1935, the collection is composed of correspondence, proofs, lists, scrapbooks, notes, photographs, programs, announcements, lectures, anthologies, poems, reviews, essays, and a bookplate.

Dates: 1902-1972; Majority of material found within 1912-1935

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

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Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973 1
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 1
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 1
Bartelme, Elizabeth 1
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Beat Generation (Group of writers) 1
Bell, Marvin, 1937- 1
Berrigan, Daniel--Correspondence 1
Bly, Robert 1
Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970 1
Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986 1
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992 1
Bremser, Ray 1
Child, William B. 1
Child, William B.--Correspondence 1
Costello, James, 1937- 1
Creator unidentified 1
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 1
Dobyns, Stephen, 1941- 1
Dorn, Edward 1
Duncan, Robert, 1919-1988 1
Eigner, Larry, 1927-1996 1
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 1
Elliott, Elizabeth Shippen Green 1
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En Passant Poetry 1
Evans, Abbie Huston 1
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 1
Flanner, Hildegarde, 1899-1987 1
Gallagher, James 1
Gallagher, James--Correspondence 1
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 1
Gitin, David 1
Gitin, Maria 1
Greenslet, Ferris, 1875-1959 1
Greenslet, Ferris, 1875-1959--Correspondence 1
Hawley, Robert, 1929- 1
Hirschman, Jack, 1933- 1
Iowa Writers' Workshop 1
Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 1
Jackson, Fleda Brown, 1944- 1
Jackson, Lucy R. 1
Jackson, Lucy R.--Correspondence 1
Jaffe, Rhoda, 1923-1967 1
Joans, Ted 1
Justice, Donald, 1925-2004--Correspondence 1
Kallman, Chester, 1921-1975 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
Kolm, Ron 1
Kupferberg, Tuli 1
Larsson, Raymond Ellsworth, 1901-1991 1
Larsson, Raymond Ellsworth, 1901-1991--Correspondence 1
Macleod, Norman, 1906-1985 1
Macmillan Company 1
Major, Clarence 1
Mamet, David 1
McClure, Michael 1
Micheline, Jack, 1929-1998 1
Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972 1
Morrison, Toni 1
New York School of poets and painters 1
Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- 1
Olson, Toby 1
Parkinson, Ariel, 1926- 1
Parkinson, Thomas Francis, 1920- 1
Pike, James A. (James Albert), 1913-1969--Correspondence 1
Plymell, Charles 1
Pommy-Vega, Janine 1
Posner, David Louis--Correspondence 1
Reed, Ishmael, 1938- 1
Rexroth, Kenneth, 1905-1982 1
Roberts, Ray A., 1938-2009 1
Roberts, Ray A., 1938-2009--Correspondence 1
Rosset, Barney 1
Rowan, Louis 1
Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980 1
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Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967 1
Schaff, David 1
Schiesser, Jean 1
Selby, Hubert, Jr., 1928-2004 1
Shepard, Odell, 1884-1967 1
Shot, Danny 1
Silverman, Herschel 1
Snyder, Gary, 1930- 1
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 1
Thayler, Carl 1
Traubel, Horace, 1858-1919 1
Union League Club (New York, N.Y.) 1
Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977 1
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