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Julian Edison Department of Special Collections

MS/MS. Manuscript Collections

 Collection Subgroup Term
Identifier: MS/MS
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Raymond Federman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms044
Scope and Contents The Raymond Federman Collection includes extensive draft and proof materials toward Federman's books including Double or Nothing, Amer Eldorado, Aunt Rachel's Fur, and Shhh. Also, materials relating to his critical work on Samuel Beckett, short stories, poems, essays, extensive correspondence, unpublished works, reel-to-reel audio recordings, student...
Found in: Manuscripts / Raymond Federman 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.

Found in: Manuscripts / William H. Gass Papers

Modern Literature Recorded Multimedia Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms124
Scope and Contents

The Modern Literature Audio Archive contains recordings of over 500 readings, talks, and lectures spanning more than 50 years. Most of the recordings are of events hosted by the English Department, Library, and International Writers Center. Other recordings come to us with authors' papers or are given by donors.

Found in: Manuscripts / Modern Literature Recorded Multimedia Collection

River Styx Archive

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms127
Scope and Contents The River Styx Archive includes correspondence, biographies, ephemera, and miscellany material concerning individual River Styx contributors or Duff's/P.M. Series readers and performers; editorial, office-related and administrative, Board of Directors, University of Missouri - St. Louis, and financial crisis correspondence; material towards specific issues; material from Duff's Reading Series, P.M. Series, ...
Found in: Manuscripts / River Styx Archive

Mona Van Duyn and Jarvis Thurston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms144
Scope and Contents The Mona Van Duyn and Jarvis Thurston Papers make up one of the largest groups within the Modern Literature Manuscript Collection. Included are hundreds of letters of correspondence from and to literary figures, publishers, editors, scholars, family, and friends. Also included are manuscripts and editorial matter towards most of Van Duyn’s books, drafts of individual poems, essays and reviews by both Van Duyn and Thurston, and manuscripts by others authors. Finally, the Van Duyn and Thurston...
Found in: Manuscripts / Mona Van Duyn and Jarvis Thurston Papers

Joy Williams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms158
Scope and Contents 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, ...
Found in: Manuscripts / Joy Williams Papers