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MS/MS. Manuscript Collections

 Collection Subgroup Term
Identifier: MS/MS
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

William K. Bixby Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms013
Scope and Contents The William K. Bixby Collection includes a variety of materials, ranging from Bixby's personal correspondence relating to his collecting interests, through his connection with Washington University and the St. Louis Burns Club, and including many items from his manuscript collection. This collection includes enslavement documents dating from the 1830s to the 1850s.The correspondence in each series is arranged chronologically. Items in other subseries are arranged alphabetically....

William G.B. Carson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms023
Scope and Contents The William G. B. Carson Papers consists of four accruals:Accrual 1 includes materials relating to United States theatre history; materials relating to Carson's teaching at Washington University in St. Louis; theatre playbills, programs, magazines, and newspaper articles; correspondence and autograph collection of famous actors, actresses, and writers.Accrual 2 relates primarily to preparation of Dear Josephine, Professor Carson's...

Howard Nemerov Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms089
Scope and Contents 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...