Scope and Contents The Edward Dahlberg Papers consists of correspondence from Dahlberg to Charles Winston and Ed Sanders. Also, correspondence from Michael Blankfort, Anthony Burgess, William O’Rourke, Gilbert Sorrentino, and Jonathan Williams to Dahlberg. The collection also contains galley proofs of Reasons of the Heart, tear sheets of a published poem by Stanley Burnshaw, two printed cards from Daniel Haberman, a pamphlet announcing an exhibit at Grippi Gallery, and invoices...

Scope and Contents The James Dickey Papers include a correspondence file, spanning 1954 to 1970, consisting of nearly 1000 letters from literary figures, publishers, editors, and friends. Letters from literary notables are often accompanied by their poetry manuscripts. The bulk of the collection consists of Dickey's own manuscript drafts of poems, essays, reviews, translations and addresses. Proof of Dickey's meticulous craftmanship is found in his heavily revised poetry manuscripts, many of which have...

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The Isabella Gardner Papers contain manuscript and editorial material toward most of her books drafts of individual poems as well as letters to and from various editors, friends, and family.