Scope and Contents The Jan Garden Castro papers consist primarily of research materials, writings, and correspondence related to Castro's extensive career as a literary and art critic and her roles as a civic arts activist and co-founder/former Executive Director of River Styx literary magazine in Saint Louis, Missouri. Included are numerous original transcripts of Castro's interviews with notable artists and literary figures, as well as typescript drafts, photocopies and clippings of published book and art...

Scope and Contents The Steven Moore Collection of William Gaddis largely consists of Moore’s critical research on the American novelist William Gaddis. The collection includes editorial materials and correspondence toward The Letters of William Gaddis edited by Moore, William Gaddis: Expanded Edition by Moore, Agapē Agape by William Gaddis, Nobody Grew but the Business: On the Life and...

Scope and Contents The Harley Hammerman Collection of Eugene O’Neill consists of manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, and other materials related to the life and work of playwright Eugene O’Neill. Along with first editions of the playwright’s works located in Rare Books (many inscribed), the collection features autograph and typed letters written by O’Neill to significant cultural figures, handwritten manuscripts and typescripts, photographs of O’Neill and his immediate family and friends, and rare...