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Archive of The Park 1

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0396
Abstract

The thirty-one items in the Archive of The Park 1 were collected by editor Andrew Crozier in the process of publishing the first issue of The Wivenhoe Park Review under its new title, The Park.

Dates: 1967–1968

Amiri Baraka papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0699
Abstract

Amiri Baraka (1934-2014), known early in his career as LeRoi Jones, was a widely published African American writer who produced poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. Much of Baraka’s work addressed the subjects of Black liberation and white racism. The Amiri Baraka papers comprise the author’s writings, sketchbooks, and artwork, as well as correspondence and ephemera related to his involvement in theatrical and film productions.

Dates: circa 1965-2006

Collection of poems by Imamu Amiri Baraka

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0707
Abstract

Two typescripts and one autographed manuscript of poems written by Imamu Amiri Baraka, titled I Love Music, Am/Trak, and The Last Revolution.

Dates: 1977

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

Arlo Bates and George L. Vose papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0373
Abstract

Letters, photographs, and an unidentified manuscript fragment from novelist, poet, and teacher, Arlo Bates, as well as letters written by his father-in-law, George L. Vose, a former professor of Civil Engineering at Bowdoin College. Includes correspondence from many well known novelists, poets, biographers, scholars, editors, publishers, composers, and statesmen.

Dates: 1879-1916

Poems for Beckman : poems

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0753
Abstract

Handmade book containing autograph poems handwritten by poet Carol Berge. The book is titled, Poems for Beckman.

Dates: undated

Karl Bissinger papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0682
Abstract

The papers of American photojournalist, restaurateur, and peace activist Karl Bissinger (1914-2008) encompass nearly seventy years of professional activity. This collection not only provides abundant documentation of Bissinger's careers in photography and social activism, but also offers rich visual resources for the history of photography in post-World War II America.

Dates: 1800, 1935-2008

Karl Wolfgang Böer papers supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0632
Abstract

The Karl Wolfgang Böer papers supplement contains the publications, scientific notes, and other papers documenting the professional activities of Karl Wolfgang Böer, a preeminent physicist who pioneered the development of solar energy.

Dates: 1953-2009

Paul Bowles collection

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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 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 manuscript to Edwin Gilcher

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0720
Abstract

Three page autograph manuscript written by Paul Bowles and sent to Edwin Gilcher in 1928.

Dates: 1928

Kay Boyle papers

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Identifier: MSS 0131
Abstract

Born on February 19, 1902, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Kay Boyle has been known for her work and achievements as a poet, short story writer, novelist, journalist, teacher, and political activist. One of the most prominent American expatriates during the 1920s and 1930s, much of Kay Boyle’s work reflects the influences of that literary circle.

Dates: 1930-1991; Majority of material found within 1960-1986

Paul Boytinck - C.P. Snow collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0544
Abstract

The Paul Boytinck - C.P. Snow collection is a research collection consisting of material used by bibliographer Paul Boytinck for the publication of his book C.P. Snow: A Reference Guide (1980). The collection consists of 1.3 linear feet of articles, book reviews, interviews, manuscripts, correspondence, and a videotape related to English novelist C.P. Snow spanning the dates between 1932 and 1989.

Dates: 1932-1989

Fleda Brown papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0800
Abstract

Fleda Brown (born 1944) is an American poet, scholar, and educator, and was poet laureate for the state of Delaware from 2001-2007. The Fleda Brown papers, spanning circa 1950-2014 (bulk 1963-2014), comprise early works, poem drafts and notes, journals, correspondence, and materials related to Brown’s professional life as a poet and professor of English at the University of Delaware.

Dates: 1950-2014; Majority of material found within 1963-2014

Armistead W. Browning, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0635
Abstract

Born in 1938, Armistead Willis Browning, Jr., was a landscape architect, environmentalist and teacher who dedicated his life to environmental preservation and education. The papers chronicle Browning's experience at three architectural firms, two main centers of education, and with numerous independent projects, symposia, and workshops.

Dates: 1923-1990; Majority of material found within 1971-1987

Action : typescript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0308
Abstract

This typescript of 20th-century American poet and writer Charles Bukowski's (1920-1994) short story "Action" bears revisions in Bukowski's hand as well as minor editor's marks.

Dates: 1985 April 22

Charles Bukowski poems and letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0758
Abstract

Poetry poems and letter from American poet Charles Bukowski.

Dates: 1965-1975

The life of a bum : typescript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0307
Abstract

This typescript of 20th-century American poet and writer Charles Bukowski's (1920-1994) short story "The Life of a Bum" bears extensive revisions in Bukowski's hand as well as minor editor's marks.

Dates: 1985 March 18

Briggflatts: an autobiography : typescript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0639
Abstract

This original carbon typescript of Basil Bunting's Briggflatts: an autobiography bears three ink corrections made by the author.

Dates: 1965

John Burroughs holograph manuscripts for Literary Values

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0022
Abstract

Collection of original holograph manuscripts of portions of John Burrough's critical work, Literary Values (1902), with revisions by the author and annotations by the editor, dated 1902.

Dates: 1902

Jim Carroll poems

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0755
Abstract

Ten poems by New York poet and musician Jim Carroll.

Dates: 1969-1970

Tom Clark collection of book reviews

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0990
Abstract

The Tom Clark collection of book reviews consists of handwritten and typed manuscripts written by Clark in which he reviews the books of various American authors, including Nancy Morejón, Larry Eigner, Laura Moriarty, John Godfrey, Maureen Owen, Norman Moser, John Koethe, Simon Pettet, Michael Palmer, and Darell Gray. Some of the reviews include a handwritten and typed draft, others only one draft. The collection also includes one clipping.

Dates: 1984-1985

Elizabeth Coatsworth papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0437
Abstract

Family papers relating to the poet and children’s author Elizabeth Coatsworth, including letters to Coatsworth from the English poet and novelist L.A.G. Strong and from the American author Josephine Pinckney, as well as letters to Coatsworth’s husband, the writer Henry Beston.

Dates: 1902-1948

Brian Coffey papers

 Collection
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

Louis Henry and Marguerite Cohn Hemingway collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0100
Abstract

This collection of books, periodicals, correspondence, manuscripts, ephemera and papers relating to Ernest Hemingway was gathered together by Captain Louis Henry Cohn (d. 1953), a bookseller who was Hemingway's first bibliographer.

Dates: 1916-1985; Majority of material found within 1925-1965

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Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 8
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Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934-2014 3
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 3
Mrabet, Mohammed, 1936- 3
Phoenix Book Shop 3
Purdy, James, 1914-2009 3
University of Delaware 3
Wieners, John, 1934-2002 3
Anvil Press Poetry (London, England) 2
Bergé, Carol, 1928-2006 2
Black Sparrow Press 2
Corso, Gregory 2
DePol, John, 1913-2004 2
Di Prima, Diane 2
Digby, Joan 2
Digby, John, 1938- 2
Dobson, Alban, 1885- 2
Dobson, Austin, 1840-1921 2
Dorn, Edward 2
Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979 2
Feral Press 2
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 2
Ford, Charles Henri 2
Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917 2
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 2
Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928 2
LaVigne, Robert, 1928-2014 2
Lendennie, Jessie 2
Lucie-Smith, Edward 2
Martin, John, 1930- 2
Micheline, Jack, 1929-1998 2
Orlovsky, Peter, 1933-2010 2
Peter Owen (Firm) 2
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 2
Pommy-Vega, Janine 2
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972 2
Ragged Edge Press (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) 2
Reed, Jeremy 2
Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980 2
Salmon Poetry Ltd. 2
Sandy, Stephen 2
Seligman, Tina 2
Stone House Press (Roslyn, N.Y.) 2
Tarn, Nathaniel 2
Whalen, Philip 2
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 2
Wolak, Bill 2
Wolfe, Michael, 1945- 2
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 2
Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911 1
Adam, Helen, 1909-1993 1
Advent Books (Firm) 1
Albee, Edward, 1928- 1
American University (Washington, D.C.) 1
Andre, Michael 1
Apollinaire, Guillaume, 1880-1918 1
Auerhahn Press 1
Bachelor’s Ten Society 1
Bai, Hong Ai 1
Bamberger, Bill 1
Bamberger, Bill--Correspondence 1
Barkan, Stanley H. 1
Bates, Arlo, 1850-1918 1
Beam, Jeffery, 1953- 1
Beck, Heather McCloskey 1
Beck, Julian, 1925-1985 1
Beckwith, George 1
Bellow, Saul 1
Benveniste, Asa 1
Berrigan, Daniel 1
Berrigan, Ted 1
Berry, Wendell, 1934- 1
Berryman, John, 1914-1972 1
Beston, Henry, 1888-1968 1
Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954 1
Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954--Correspondence 1
Bissinger, Karl 1
Bissinger, Karl. The luminous years : portraits at mid-century 1
Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970 1
Bonheur, Gaston 1
Booth, Philip, 1925-2007 1
Bowen, John Eliot, 1858-1890 1
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Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999--Correspondence 1
Boyce, Doris Lee Jolls, 1920- 1
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992--Correspondence 1
Boytinck, Paul W. 1
Branaman, Robert R. 1
Brandywine Conservancy 1
Brandywine Valley Association 1
Bremser, Ray 1
British Broadcasting Company 1
Broughton, James, 1913-1999 1
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