Steven Moore Collection of William Gaddis Research

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms156

Staff Only

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 Work of William Gaddis by Joseph Tabbi, etc. Also included are Moore’s Gaddis research files including photographs, correspondence, notes, articles, essays, offprints, etc. In addition, a number of books by or on Gaddis and periodicals with contributions of on Gaddis have been transferred to rare books.

Dates

Creation: 1943-2014

Creator

Moore, Steven, 1951- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Extent

10.00 boxes

Additional Description

Biographical Information

Steven Moore (1951- ) is a literary critic who has written extensively on William Gaddis, as well as on other contemporary writers. In addition, he is the author of a two-volume survey, The Novel: An Alternative History (2010, 2013). From 1988 to 1996 he was managing editor of the Review of Contemporary Fiction/Dalkey Archive Press, and for decades he has reviewed new books for a variety of periodicals, primarily the Washington Post.