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Charles Alexander letter to Tom Clark

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0954
Abstract

American poet, publisher, and book artist Charles Alexander (1954-) wrote to American poet Tom Clark (1941-) discussing what he had learned from American book designer and papermaker Walter Hamady (1940-).

Dates: 1984 April 9

Djuna Barnes letters to Michael Perkins

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0255
Abstract

American journalist, avant-garde author, and illustrator Djuna Barnes (1892-1982) wrote these three letters to fellow writer and journalist Michael Perkins.

Dates: 1971 July 19-September 18

Donald Barthelme collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0466
Abstract

The collection contains galleys, proofs, manuscripts, published periodicals, and correspondence by the American novelist and short story writer Donald Barthelme.

Dates: 1963-1991

Clive Bell letters to Gilbert Seldes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0517
Abstract

British art critic and writer Clive Bell (1881-1964) wrote several letters to American theater and pop-culture critic and writer Gilbert Vivian Seldes (1893-1970) between 1921 to 1957, detailing personal matters, mutual friends, travels, and professional events. Also included are autographed notes, written by Seldes and dated 1966, about a meeting between Bell and Seldes and his impressions of Bell.

Dates: 1921-1966

Lyle Bongé - James Leo Herlihy correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0454
Abstract

The correspondence of American novelist and playwright James Leo Herlihy and photographer, artist, and sailor Lyle Bongé spans the dates 1968-1993. The majority of the letters in the collection were written by Bongé (indicated “LB to JH” in the finding aid), but a significant number of Herlihy’s letters are present, providing a consistent sense of the dialogue between the two lifelong friends.

Dates: 1968-1993

Paul Bowles collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0164
Abstract

The Paul Bowles collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, editorial matter, periodicals, ephemera, and miscellaneous material acquired from a variety of sources. The collection is added to periodically and complements the Paul Bowles papers (MSS 0163) as well as several other manuscript collections related to Paul Bowles at the University of Delaware Library.

Dates: 1929-2011

Paul Bowles correspondence with John Widdicombe

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0604
Abstract

The Paul Bowles correspondence with John Widdicombe comprises 49 letters and postcards reflecting the long-lasting friendship Bowles maintained with Widdicombe, whom Bowles met during his brief time as a student in Virginia. While on his travels, Bowles posted letters from various locations abroad, which ranged in content from news about musical and literary acquaintances, such as Aaron Copland or Gertrude Stein, to sketches of local nationals and their culture.

Dates: 1929-1975; Majority of material found within 1929-1935

Paul Bowles correspondence with Tom Christie

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0861
Abstract

American writer and composer Paul Bowles corresponded with writer Tom Christie from 1981 through 1985. Letters in the collection discuss Christie’s ideas and progress on turning stories by Bowles into screenplays, especially “The Hours After Noon” and “The Frozen Fields.”

Dates: 1981-1985

Paul Bowles letter to Michael Fordyce

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0882
Abstract

American author and composer Paul Bowles (1910-1999) sent this brief letter to Michael Fordyce informing him that Brion Gysin's apartment in Tangier was available for rent.

Dates: circa 1950-1959

Paul Bowles letter to Ruth Baron Honsberger Poole

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0871
Abstract

While sailing on the S. S. Ryndam, Paul Bowles wrote this "thank you" letter to Mrs. Ruth Baron Honsberger Poole, who provided financial support for this, his first trip to Europe.

Dates: 1929 April 3

Paul Bowles letters to Anthony Weller

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0731
Abstract

Five letters and one postcard written by Paul Bowles to Anthony Weller, dating 1986-1990.

Dates: 1986-1990

Paul Bowles letters to Art Gibney

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0866
Abstract

Three typed letters written and signed by Paul Bowles to Art Gibney.

Dates: 1981 September 9 -1982 March 7

Paul Bowles letters to Cherie Nutting

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0826
Abstract

This collection consists of eighty-three letters written by American expatriate writer and composer Paul Bowles to American photographer Cherie Nutting between October 1985 and March 1999.

Dates: 1985 October 25-1999 March 19

Paul Bowles letters to Frank Lauria

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0927
Abstract

One postcard and three letters from American expatriate author Paul Bowles (1910-1999) to American author Frank Lauria (born 1935) with literary and personal news from Morocco.

Dates: 1977 January 25-1988 March 1

Paul Bowles letters to Irving Stettner

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0926
Abstract

In these typed letters, American novelist Paul Bowles (1910-1999) thanked American poet and author Irving Stettner (1922-2004), who published writings by Moroccan artist and author Mohammed Mrabet and Paul Bowles in Stroker, for sending a publication and for his recent visit to Tangier.

Dates: 1979, 1988

Paul Bowles letters to John B. L. Goodwin

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0947
Abstract

In these eighteen letters, written between 1957 and 1991, American novelist Paul Bowles (1910-1999) corresponded with his longtime friend American novelist, poet, and painter John B. L. Goodwin (1912-1994).

Dates: 1956-1991

Paul Bowles letters to Nathalie Blondel

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0857
Abstract

In these twenty letters to Nathalie Blondel, written between 1987 and 1990, American author Paul Bowles provided recommendations for editorial and publication decisions concerning three of Jane Bowles’s unpublished short stories.

Dates: 1987-1990

Paul Bowles letters to Ned Leavitt and six typescript manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0778
Abstract

This collection consists of ninety-three letters from American expatriate author and composer Paul Bowles to his literary agent at the William Morris Agency, Ned Leavitt, and six typescript manuscripts Bowles sent to the William Morris Agency, all created between 1975 and 1992. There are also six letters written by Bowles to other individuals and three letters written to Leavitt by individuals collaborating on work with Bowles.

Dates: 1975-1992

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

Kay Boyle letters to Basil Burwell

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0017
Abstract

American author and activist Kay Boyle (1902-1992) wrote four letters to American actor and educator Basil Burwell (1911-1997) between 1954 and 1972, commenting on the relationship between their families and the Cherry Lawn School, where Burwell taught and both had children in attendance.

Dates: 1954-1972

Kay Boyle letters to Helga Einsele

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0655
Abstract Award-winning American author, educator, and political activist Kay Boyle (1902-1992) was a prominent member of the American expatriate modernist circle of the 1920s and 1930s. Boyle's later years are characterized by her extensive political activism. The Kay Boyle letters to Helga Einsele document Boyle's decades-long friendship with criminologist and prison reformer Helga Einsele (1910-2005). The collection comprises letters from Boyle and their enclosures, drafts of Einsele's replies,...
Dates: 1951-1992

Alan Brilliant correspondence with Ted Wilentz

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0590
Abstract

This collection contains .7 linear feet of personal letters and postcards from Alan Brilliant of Unicorn Press to his former employer and longtime friend, proprietor of Corinth Books Ted Wilentz. Other materials include press catalogs, newsletters, financial records, clippings, periodicals, poems, and other printed ephemera related to the Unicorn Press.

Dates: 1960-1996; Majority of material found within 1986-1988

William Conant Church papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0869
Abstract

Consists of the William Conant Church papers, which includes letters written to Church, photographs of the interior of the Century Association of New York City, and printed ephemera. Letter writers include William Winter, Henry Villard, Brooks Adams, Kate Sanborn, Charles Elio Norton, Whitelaw Reid, Edmund Clarence Stedman and others.

Dates: 1876-1917

Evan S. Connell letter to Ralph Sipper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0881
Abstract

One typed letter written and signed by Evan S. Connell, Jr. to Ralph Sipper on August 21, 2005, plus envelope.

Dates: 2005 August 21

Guy Davenport letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0651
Abstract

Correspondence between American short story writer Guy Davenport and admirer and collector of his books Matthew Weseley, as well as a letter to students in Wesley's English class.

Dates: 1993-1996

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Clark, Tom, 1941-2018 2
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 2
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Martin, John, 1930- 2
Mrabet, Mohammed, 1936- --Correspondence 2
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Poole, Ruth Baron Honsberger 2
Poole, Ruth Baron Honsberger--Correspondence 2
Rey Rosa, Rodrigo, 1958- 2
Stettner, Irving, 1922- 2
Stettner, Irving, 1922- --Correspondence 2
Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012 2
Viereck, George Sylvester, 1884-1962 2
Viereck, George Sylvester, 1884-1962--Correspondence 2
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 2
Wolfe, Michael, 1945- 2
Wolfe, Michael, 1945- --Correspondence 2
Adams, Brooks, 1848-1927 1
Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973 1
Alexander, Charles, 1954- 1
Alexander, Charles, 1954- --Correspondence 1
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Allen, Shirley--Correspondence 1
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Bell, Clive, 1881-1964 1
Bell, Clive, 1881-1964--Correspondence 1
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Bertolucci, Bernardo 1
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Black Mesa Press--Correspondence 1
Blondel, Nathalie 1
Blondel, Nathalie--Correspondence 1
Bly, Robert 1
Bongé, Lyle 1
Bowles, Jane, 1917-1973--Correspondence 1
Brakhage, Stan 1
Briarwood Writers' Alliance, Inc. 1
Brilliant, Alan 1
Brilliant, Alan--Correspondence 1
Bryant, Dorothy, 1930- 1
Bumbershoot (Festival) (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Burke, Clifford 1
Burwell, Basil Beckett, 1911- 1
Burwell, Basil Beckett, 1911- --Correspondence 1
Caponi-Tabery, Gena 1
Caponi-Tabery, Gena--Correspondence 1
Capra Press 1
Century Club (New York, N.Y.) 1
Chax Press 1
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Cherry Lawn School (Darien, Conn.) 1
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Church, William Conant, 1836-1917 1
Clark, Tom, 1941- --Correspondence 1
Connell, Evan S., 1924-2013 1
Contact Publishing Company 1
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 1
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Crosby, Caresse, 1892-1970 1
Dave Haselwood Books 1
Davenport, Guy 1
Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916 1
Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916--Correspondence 1
Dawson, Fielding, 1930-2002 1
Dawson, Fielding, 1930-2002--Correspondence 1
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Di Prima, Diane 1
Dorn, Edward 1
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Ecco Press 1
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Einsele, Helga, 1910- 1
Einsele, Helga, 1910- -- Correspondence 1
Erdmann, Jack 1
Evans, Oliver (Oliver Wendell), 1915-1981--Correspondence 1
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 1
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence--Correspondence 1
Festival of Britain (1951) 1
Finestone, Harry--Correspondence 1
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Ford, Charles Henri--Correspondence 1
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