Gass, William H., 1924-2017
Person
Dates Of Existence
- Existence: 1924 - 2017
William Gaddis Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms049
Scope and Contents
The William Gaddis Papers consist largely of his own manuscript material: manuscripts and source material toward his books, drafts of various stories, published and unpublished, as well as essays, reviews, interviews, and a miscellaneous assortment of notes and other materials. Also present is a substantial amount of personal and general correspondence, primarily with family, friends, and fans. In addition, there is a relatively large amount of correspondence to editors, translators, and...
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William Gaddis Papers
William H. Gass Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms051
Scope and Contents
The William H. Gass Papers consist largely of his own manuscript material: manuscripts and proof material toward his books, drafts of various stories, essays, and reviews, interviews, and a miscellaneous assortment of notes and other materials. Also present is a substantial amount of professional correspondence, primarily with universities, magazines, and publishers, as well as with his colleagues in academia and in the literary community.
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Albert and Naomi Lebowitz Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms067
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The Albert and Naomi Lebowitz Papers consists of correspondence from Harold Brodkey, Stanley Elkin, George P. Elliott, William H. Gass, Irving Howe, William L. Hungate, Adrian H. Jaffe, Beverly Jarrett, Jane Lago, Iris Murdoch, Howard Nemerov, Michael Pinkston, J.F. Powers, Egon Schwarz, Mona Van Duyn, Helen Vendler, and Miller Williams. Also included are materials toward Albert Lebowitz's novels Laban's Will (1966) and The Man Who...
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Lawrence Levy Collection
Collection — Box VMF 20, Folder: 12
Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf245
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The Lawrence Levy Collection of Willie Master's Lonesome Wife by William H. Gass consists of photocopies of correspondence between William H. Gass, Lawrence Levy, and Charles Newman related to the publication of Willie Master's Lonesome Wife as well as10 photocopied drafts and newspaper clippings. Also included are photocopied letters and memos from Levy related to the sale of an archive of Willie Master's Lonesome Wife materials and resulting dispute over ownership with Northwestern...
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Lord John Press Collection
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Identifier: MS-MS-ms155
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Consists of correspondence files and other publication materials between Lord John Press and John Ashbery, Clive Barker, John Barth, Donald Barthelme, Samuel Beckett, Saul Bellow, Thomas Berger, Joseph Brodsky, Ramsey Campbell, Raymond Carver, John Casey, Tom Clark, Robert Coover, Jack Dann, Stanley Elkin, George P. Elliott, Clayton Eshleman, Richard Ford, John Fowles, Bruce Francis, Stan Freberg, William Gaddis, John Gardner, William H. Gass, William Gibson, Ellen Gilchrist, Allen Ginsberg,...
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Howard Nemerov Papers
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Identifier: MS-MS-ms089
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The Howard Nemerov Papers are a large group of materials which help document the career of this important American poet. The collection includes a great number of worksheets, drafts, and notes towards poems, essays, lectures, stories, collections, and novels. Nemerov corresponded with numerous important literary figures and their letters are housed in the Nemerov Papers. Kenneth Burke, Maxine Kumin, Kay Boyle, and Reed Whittemore, in particular, have been long-time correspondents with...
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Joy Williams Papers
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Identifier: MS-MS-ms158
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The Joy Williams Papers spans over five decades consists largely of her own manuscript materials, including drafts of book reviews, essays, college work, and short stories, as well as editorial material toward her books including, State of Grace, The Changeling, Taking Care, Breaking and Entering, Escapes, ...
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