MS/MS. Manuscript Collections
Collection Subgroup Term
Identifier: MS/MS
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Robert Creeley Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms031
Scope and Contents
Series I, Correspondence, 1945-1968, bulking 1963-1968, including letters from Charles Olson, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, W.S.Merwin, Witter Bynner, Louis Zukofsky, Henry Rago, Fred Eckman, others and correspondence among Creeley, Walter Hamady and Henry Wenning on publication of The Charm, Words, For Joel, letters from Creeley to Dudley Wynn, University of New Mexico, others, c. 200 items;Series 2, Literary manuscripts, inc. those of The Charm, Divisions & other early poems,...
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Robert Creeley Papers
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his own manuscript material: manuscripts and source material toward his books, drafts of various stories, published and unpublished, as well as essays, reviews, interviews, and a miscellaneous assortment of notes and other materials.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
Claude Fredericks Collection of James Merrill Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms157
Scope and Contents
Collection of James Merrill manuscripts, inscribed books, photographs, ephemera, publications and realia. All materials belonged to Merrill's close friend, Claude Fredericks, an American poet, playwright, printer, writer, and a professor of literature at Bennington College.
William Jay Smith Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms104
Scope and Contents
The William Jay Smith Papers correspondence from literary figures dating back to the 1940s, including a substantial group of letters from Russian, Hungarian, and other Eastern European authors. Numerous letters from publishers, editors, scholars, and friends are also present in the collection. The Smith Papers also include manuscripts and editorial matter towards his published work, as well as a large collection of manuscripts by other authors. Finally, the Smith Papers include a large...
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William Jay Smith Papers
May Swenson Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms111
Scope and Contents
The May Swenson Papers contain manuscript and editorial material toward most of her books including Another Animal (1954), A Cage of Spines (1958), To Mix with Time: New and Selected Poems (1963), and Half Sun Half Sleep (1967). This material includes drafts of individual poems as well as letters to and from various editors, friends, and readers. Swenson’s correspondents include John Hall Wheelock, and Burroughs Mitchell, but the most fascinating portion of the May Swenson Papers is her...
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May Swenson Papers
David Wagoner Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms122
Scope and Contents
The David Wagoner Papers consist of two accruals. The first consists of correspondence (1953-1965), notebooks (1944-1959), individual poem and essay drafts, material toward plays including Everyman for Himself, and material toward books including The Escape Artist (1965) and Rock (1958).The second accrual occurred in 2012, in which nearly 80 additional linear feet was added to the...
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David Wagoner Papers
Tennessee Williams Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms134
Scope and Contents
The Tennessee Williams Collection consists of materials related to Williams’ time at Washington University including three poem drafts, Williams' University College grade card and Williams' Washington University Greek final examination blue book. Also included are a number of play scripts and film scripts including Baby Doll, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, The Glass Menagerie, ...
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Tennessee Williams Collection