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Paul Bowles letters to Patrick Eddington

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F1020
Abstract

Thirty-one letters, five black-and-white photographs, and four photocopies sent by American expatriate writer Paul Bowles to American artist Patrick Eddington between 1978 and 1985.

Dates: 1978 November 24-1985 March 15

Happy Birthday Jonathan : original drawing

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0099-F0005
Abstract

Includes one original drawing by American painter, illustrator, and author Joe Brainard (1942-1994).

Dates: undated

Martha L. Carothers collection of paper sample catalogs and art and design publications

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0997
Abstract

Martha L. Carothers is a book artist and Professor Emerita of Art and Design at the University of Delaware who specializes in graphic design and book arts (typography, book design, bookbinding, and letterpress printing). This collection comprises paper sample catalogs and art and design publications collected by Carothers in support of her teaching and artistic activities.

Dates: circa 1963-2013; Majority of material found within 1970-2000

Frederick Carter letters to Tom Turner

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0942
Abstract

English author and artist Frederick Carter (1883-1967) wrote to English poet and bibliophile Tom Turner regarding mutual friends, current literature, W. B. Yeats, Carter's paintings, book collecting, Carter's writing, and other topics.

Dates: 1917-1948; Majority of material found within 1917-1919; Majority of material found within 1944-1948

Gérard Charrière papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0785
Abstract

Gérard Charrière (1935- ) is a Swiss book artist and painter. The Gérard Charrière papers consist of correspondence, artists' books, catalogs, brochures, periodicals, postcards, artworks, sketches, and printed ephemera collected and created by Charrière. The bulk of the collection comprises correspondence and materials from Charrière’s artist friends and colleagues.

Dates: 1960-2016; Majority of material found within 1980-2000

Brian Coffey papers

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Identifier: MSS 0382
Abstract

The Brian Coffey papers consist of personal and literary papers which document the life and career of the avant-garde Irish poet from 1917 to 1996.

Dates: 1917-1996

Harriet Elliot manuscript original drawings

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0049
Abstract

This bound volume of original graphite sketches, notes, and nature prints is attributed to Harriet Elliot (d. 1825), daughter of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto. Minto House and the surrounding landscape in Roxburghshire, Scotland, are the subjects of this sketchbook, with contents dated between 1807-1808. The volume also includes copied verse and studies of geometry and perspective.

Dates: 1807-1808

Sir William Russell Flint letters to Kay Pickford

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Identifier: MSS 0386
Abstract

The collection of letters written by Scottish watercolor artist Sir William Russell Flint (1880–1969) addressed to London-based artist and family friend, Kay Pickford.

Dates: 1946–1973

John Furnival papers

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Identifier: MSS 0746
Abstract John Furnival (1933-2020) was a British visual artist whose work is associated with the Concrete Poetry, Mail Art, and Fluxus movements, as well as with the American Beats. In 1964, Furnival, along with Dom Sylvester Houédard, founded Openings Press, a small Gloucestershire press dedicated to publishing concrete poetry and similar work. The John Furnival papers encompass nearly fifty years of the artist’s personal and professional activity and document his involvement with the International...
Dates: 1941-2016; Majority of material found within 1970-2016

GDA Companies, Inc., records

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Identifier: MSS 0856
Abstract Founded in 1979 by Richard and Karin Florschutz in Wilmington, Delaware, Graphic Design Associates, Inc. (later GDA Companies, Inc.) was a communications and design business that ceased operation in 2016. The collection comprises administrative and organizational files as well as numerous design samples created for largely Delaware-based corporate clients, including major pharmaceutical enterprises, between 1979 and 2000. The records reflect adoption of electronic communication and digital...
Dates: approximately 1969-2000

James Leo Herlihy letters to Edward P. Mitchell

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0920
Abstract

This collection of letters and postcards, written by author and playwright James Leo Herlihy (1927-1993) to his friend Edward P. Mitchell, contains updates on his life in New York City, including his writing and his financial difficulties; and is accompanied by a life mask of Herlihy and a sculpture created by Herlihy.

Dates: 1947-1953

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

Ray Johnson mail art collection

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Identifier: MSS 0728
Abstract

This collection comprises American mail artist Ray Johnson's (1927-1995) letters, collages, and artwork sent to his friend and artist Phyllis Floyd. Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings about Johnson and promotional material for retrospectives of his career.

Dates: 1972-2014

Rockwell Kent letters to David Wesley

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Identifier: MSS 0304
Abstract

The Rockwell Kent collection consists of letters written by twentieth century American artist Rockwell Kent to his personal friend and twentieth century American journalist David Wesley.

Dates: 1951-1969

Artwork related to W. D. Snodgrass

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Identifier: GRA 0120
Abstract

This collection of artwork by American painter and poet DeLoss McGraw comprises ten pieces of original artwork reflecting the artist's collaboration with, creative responses to, and inspiration drawn from the works of American poet W. D. (William De Witt) Snodgrass.

Dates: circa 1986-1998

Mohammed Mrabet correspondence, reviews, and other material

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0674
Abstract

Moroccan author and artist Mohammed Mrabet (born 1940) worked closely with American expatriate writer and musician Paul Bowles (1910-1999). This collection contains letters from several of Mrabet's friends and acquaintances, most notably from American writers and editors Irving Stettner (1922-2004) and Michael Wolfe (born 1945). Also included are reviews of Mrabet's works and photocopied dust jackets from his books.

Dates: 1968-1989

Stories of old Ireland, and myself : manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0180
Abstract

Autobiographical manuscript of Irish artist Sir William Orpen's Stories of Old Ireland, and Myself(1925).

Dates: undated

George Schneeman calendars

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0826
Abstract

Two calendars with illustrations by American artist George Schneeman.

Dates: 1978 and 2001

Sombre Reptiles Press records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0560
Abstract

The Berkeley, California-based Sombre Reptiles Press was founded in 1978 by poet Jerry Ratch and artist Mary Ann Hayden. This small collection consists of approximately one linear foot of material related to the operation of the press and the publication of its works, spanning the dates 1977 and 1994, with the bulk of the material dating from 1977 to 1982.

Dates: 1977-1994; Majority of material found within 1978-1982

Private Journal No. V

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0062
Abstract This diary of American soldier and painter John Rogers Vinton (1801-1847) covers the period September 20, 1827, to March 22, 1828, and provides a detailed look into the political and social atmosphere of Washington, D.C., in the late 1820s. Vinton discusses Washington, D.C., politics (including the upcoming 1828 election between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson), his duties as an officer in the military, as well as his social life, interest in painting, fashion, and theatrical...
Dates: 1827 September 20-1828 March 22

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

Jack B. Yeats letter to Lady Gregory

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0292
Abstract

Letter from Jack B. Yeats to Lady Gregory originally laid in Jack B. Yeats book Sligo.

Dates: 1930 June 16

John Butler Yeats letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0293
Abstract

Letters from Irish painter John Butler Yeats to two individuals. Two of the letters contain sketches.

Dates: 1920 and undated

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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