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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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Everett C. and Louise Staton Johnson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0361
Abstract

The Everett C. & Louise Stanton Johnson papers concern the personal affairs of prominent Delaware publisher and politician Everett C. Johnson (1877-1926) and his wife Louise Staton Johnson (1882-1977). In addition, the collection contains material from their Newark publishing house, the Press of Kells, which brought the Arts and Crafts Movement to the community from 1916 to 1918.

Dates: 1835-1988; Majority of material found within 1916-1958
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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Algarín, Miguel 1
Angel Hair Books (New York, N.Y.) 1
Bolger, Dermot, 1959- 1
Cassian, Nina 1
Chloe's Books (Firm) 1
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Digges, Deborah 1
Dorfman, Ariel 1
Finglas Writer's Workshop 1
Gregor, Arthur, 1923- 1
Johnson, Everett C., 1877-1926 1
Johnson, Louise S., 1882-1977 1
Logan, William, 1950 November 16- 1
Mayer, Bernadette 1
Muske-Dukes, Carol, 1945- 1
Piercy, Marge 1
Ponsot, Marie 1
Press of Kells 1
Ritsos, Giannēs, 1909-1990 1
Roycroft Shop 1
Rutsala, Vern 1
Sandy, Stephen 1
Seidel, Frederick, 1936- 1
Spires, Elizabeth 1
St. Mark's Church In-the-Bowery (New York, N.Y.). Poetry Project 1
T︠S︡vetaeva, Marina, 1892-1941 1
United Artists Books 1
Van Duyn, Mona 1
Viereck, Peter, 1916-2006 1
Voigt, Ellen Bryant, 1943- 1
Waldman, Anne, 1945- 1
Warsh, Lewis 1
Whalen, Philip 1
Williams, Jonathan, 1929-2008 1
von Uchtrup, Michael 1
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