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William Allingham letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0008
Abstract

Autograph letter written and signed by William Allingham to an unidentified correspondent, Conway, and another autograph letter written and signed by Allingham offering for sale a U.S. edition of his book of poems, The Music Master, & Day & Night Songs, March 1, 1859.

Dates: 1859 March 1

Collection of uncorrected poetry proofs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0869
Abstract Originally compiled by bookseller Chloe's Books, this collection contains uncorrected proofs of poetry collections written by various authors between 1984 and 1998, arranged alphabetically by the last name of the author or editor. These advance proofs allowed authors to make corrections to the books before the final versions were printed and released. Publicity materials that were originally laid into the proofs, including newsletters, press releases, publishers’ letters to reviewers, and...
Dates: 1984-1998

Charles Henri Ford papers related to Om Krishna II

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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

Salmon Publishing, Ltd. records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0438
Abstract

The records of Salmon Publishing cover the activity of Salmon Publishing Ltd. of Clare, Ireland, from its inception in 1982 through 1997. Founded and directed by the American-Irish poet, Jessie Lendennie, Salmon Publishing is noted particularly for its promotion of the work of new women poets.

Dates: 1982-2000

University of Delaware Library collection of websites relating to the Library’s literary collections

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0799
Abstract

This collection documents websites and social media related to authors, playwrights, and other literary figures and organizations which complement and enrich existing literary collections held in Special Collections. This collection includes sites related to University of Delaware Library holdings in American literature; Irish literature; and theatre.

Dates: 2016-2017

Michael von Uchtrup collection of Jonathan Williams correspondence and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0752
Abstract American poet and publisher Jonathan Williams (1929-2008), often associated with the Beat poets and the Black Mountain School, is known as a founder of The Jargon Society, a publishing firm that popularized the poetry of the post-World War II American avant-garde. The Michael von Uchtrup collection of Jonathan Williams correspondence and ephemera details the relationship that developed between Williams and von Uchtrup in the 1990s and provides insight into Williams’s publishing career,...
Dates: 1969-2003

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

Lewis Warsh collection of twentieth-century poetry ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0701
Abstract

American poet Lewis Warsh (born 1944) compiled this collection of promotional ephemera primarily documenting what is known as the second generation of the New York School. The collection also includes material relating to Warsh's own readings and performances, writing, and publishing ventures.

Dates: 1962-2012

Three mornings : poem

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0751
Abstract

Holograph calligraphy manuscript of Philip Whalen's Three Mornings, which was published by Don Allen's Four Seasons Foundation. Inscribed by Whalen to Allen and with small printer's instructions in one corner.

Dates: 1964

Pauline A. Young collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0256
Abstract

Pauline A. Young was an educator, librarian, and activist primarily based in Wilmington, Delaware. The collection contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, and ephemera. The majority of the material relates to Young’s efforts to bring attention to and preserve information about the life and works of her aunt, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, as well as her aunt's first husband, Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Dates: 1924-1988

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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Angel Hair Books (New York, N.Y.) 2
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 2
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Algarín, Miguel 1
Allen, Donald Merriam, 1912-2004 1
Allingham, William, 1824-1889 1
Berlin, Lucia 1
Berrigan, Ted 1
Bly, Robert 1
Bolger, Dermot, 1959- 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 1
Brakhage, Stan 1
Brenner, Summer 1
Brilliant, Alan--Correspondence 1
Burke, Clifford 1
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 1
Carey, Steve, 1945-1989 1
Cassian, Nina 1
Cherry Valley Editions 1
Chloe's Books (Firm) 1
Cranium Press 1
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 1
Delaware Theatre Company 1
Di Prima, Diane 1
Digges, Deborah 1
Dodd, Mead & Company 1
Dorfman, Ariel 1
Dorn, Edward 1
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 1
Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore, 1875-1935 1
Field, Edward, 1924- 1
Ford, Charles Henri 1
Ford, Charles Henri--Correspondence 1
Four Seasons Foundation 1
Germain, Edward B.--Correspondence 1
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997--Correspondence 1
Gregor, Arthur, 1923- 1
Hermes Free Press 1
Kaufman, Alan 1
Kyger, Joanne 1
Lendennie, Jessie 1
Logan, William, 1950 November 16- 1
London, Rick 1
Mayer, Bernadette 1
McBreen, Joan, 1947- 1
McClure, Michael 1
Mullen, Shaun D., 1947- 1
Muske-Dukes, Carol, 1945- 1
Myers, Michael, 1948-1982 1
Oppenheimer, Joel, 1930-1988 1
Piercy, Marge 1
Plymell, Charles 1
Plymell, Charles--Correspondence 1
Plymell, Pamela 1
Plymell, Pamela--Correspondence 1
Ponsot, Marie 1
Raworth, Tom 1
Rebeck, Theresa 1
Reed, Ishmael, 1938- 1
Rich, Adrienne, 1929-2012 1
Ritsos, Giannēs, 1909-1990 1
Rusk, Robert 1
Rutsala, Vern 1
Sandy, Stephen 1
Savage, Tom, 1955- 1
Seidel, Frederick, 1936- 1
Sky, Gino 1
Snyder, Gary, 1930- 1
Spires, Elizabeth 1
Spring Creek Typesetting Service 1
St. Mark's Church In-the-Bowery (New York, N.Y.). Poetry Project 1
Stavis, Barrie 1
Tamang, Indra--Correspondence 1
Teter, Holbrook 1
Turtle Island Foundation 1
T︠S︡vetaeva, Marina, 1892-1941 1
University of Delaware 1
University of San Francisco 1
Van Duyn, Mona 1
Viereck, Peter, 1916-2006 1
Voigt, Ellen Bryant, 1943- 1
Waldman, Anne, 1945- 1
Welch, Lew 1
Wiley, William T., 1937- 1
Williams, Jonathan, 1929-2008 1
Yagoda, Ben 1
Young, Pauline A., 1900-1991 1
Zephyrus Image (Firm) 1
von Uchtrup, Michael 1
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