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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

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

Sir Joseph Gold literary manuscript collection

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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

John Wieners publisher's files for The Hotel Wentley Poems

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Identifier: MSS 0626
Abstract

John Wieners publisher's files for The Hotel Wentley Poems consists of .3 linear feet of materials comprising manuscripts, proofs, artwork, page layouts, and correspondence created and revised by American poet John Wieners (1934-2002), publisher David Haselwood, and artist Robert Lavigne (1928-) relating to the publication of Wieners’s The Hotel Wentley Poems: Original Version (1965).

Dates: 1963-1971; Majority of material found in 1965

Robert Underwood Johnson collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0121
Abstract

The Robert Underwood Johnson Collection comprises 2 linear feet of correspondence, manuscripts, personal papers, printed material, photographs, and realia of American poet, editor, and diplomat R.U. Johnson (1853-1937). In addition to his literary and diplomatic pursuits, Johnson, together with naturalist John Muir, instigated the movement which resulted in the creation of Yosemite National Park.

Dates: 1879-1931

Toby Olson letters to Carl Thayler collection

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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

Pentagram Press archives

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Identifier: MSS 0452
Abstract

The Pentagram Press was founded in 1974 by the Milwaukee-based poet Michael Tarachow as a publishing outlet for poetry and other new literature. The Pentagram Press archive, spanning the dates 1972-1999, documents the operations and output of the small fine press run by Michael Tarachow in Milwaukee and Markesan, in Wisconsin, and Minneapolis.

Dates: 1972-1999

Peter Owen publishing records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0571
Abstract

Peter Owen publishing records is the publisher’s archive (1950s-1995) of an independent British firm renowned for its international list of major authors and avant garde works. The bulk of the collection consists of the production files of selected works, primarily from the 1980s and 1990s, including edited typescripts, proofs, and other materials documenting the process of turning an author’s manuscript into a finished book.

Dates: 1951-1995

Salmon Poetry Ltd. records supplement

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Identifier: MSS 0438s
Abstract

The Salmon Poetry Ltd. records supplement contains administrative files and the press's publishing files for books produced between 2000 and 2011. Founded and directed by the American-Irish poet, Jessie Lendennie, Salmon Poetry Ltd. is noted particularly for its publication of poetry and its promotion of women writers. This supplement complements the core archival records of Salmon Publishing, Ltd., which was acquired by the University of Delaware Library in 1998.

Dates: 1996-2011; Majority of material found within 2000-2011

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

Michael von Uchtrup collection of Jonathan Williams correspondence and ephemera

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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 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

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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Berlin, Lucia 1
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Bode, Charles Gustav, 1901- 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 1
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Burke, Clifford 1
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 1
Cassian, Nina 1
Cherry Valley Editions 1
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Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963 1
Cranium Press 1
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 1
Crosland, Margaret, 1920- 1
Cumming, Anne 1
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Di Prima, Diane 1
Digges, Deborah 1
Dorfman, Ariel 1
Egan, Maurice F. 1
Endō, Shūsaku, 1923-1996 1
Faldbakken, Knut 1
Farr, Evelyn 1
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 1
Fischer, Wolfgang Georg, 1933- 1
Ford, Charles Henri 1
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Four Seasons Foundation 1
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Gibson, H. B. (Hamilton Bertie) 1
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Glass, N. M. (Norman M.), 1894-1976 1
Gold, Joseph, 1912- 1
Gregor, Arthur, 1923- 1
Halegua, Lillian 1
Hargreaves, Gloria 1
Haselwood, David 1
Haylock, John 1
Herbert, David 1
Hermes Free Press 1
Home, Stewart, 1962- 1
Horovitz, Michael, 1935- 1
Inoue, Yasushi, 1907-1991 1
Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937 1
Kihlman, Christer, 1930- 1
Kyger, Joanne 1
LaVigne, Robert, 1928-2014 1
Le Vay, David 1
Logan, William, 1950 November 16- 1
London, Rick 1
Lympany, Moura, 1916-2005 1
MacBeth, George 1
MacSweeney, Barry 1
Maraini, Dacia 1
Maud, Ralph 1
Mayer, Bernadette 1
McBreen, Joan, 1947- 1
McClure, Michael 1
Minco, Marga 1
Moorepark, Howard 1
Moraes, Dom, 1938-2004 1
Murch, A. E. (Alma Elizabeth) 1
Muske-Dukes, Carol, 1945- 1
Myers, Michael, 1948-1982 1
Olson, Toby 1
Oppenheimer, Joel, 1930-1988 1
Osborne, Charles 1
Parland, Oscar, 1912-1997 1
Pentagram Press 1
Peter Owen (Firm) 1
Piaf, Edith, 1915-1963 1
Piercy, Marge 1
Pitt-Kethley, Fiona, 1954- 1
Plymell, Charles 1
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Plymell, Pamela 1
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Poetry Book Society 1
Poets Press (New York, N.Y.) 1
Ponsot, Marie 1
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972 1
Pound, Omar S. 1
Pulsifer, Gary 1
Raworth, Tom 1
Reed, Jeremy 1
Rich, Adrienne, 1929-2012 1
Ritsos, Giannēs, 1909-1990 1
Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800 1
Rootes, Nina 1
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