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The Miriam Fuchs Collection of William Gaddis Photographs consists of a series of photographs featuring William Gaddis with Miriam Fuchs, Elaine Safer, and Steven Moore taken during Gaddis's visit to the University of Delaware on May 1, 1985. During the visit, Gaddis presented the Caesura Prize and delivered the lecture "Why I Write." The collection includes 8 color photographs (some in multiple copies), a contact sheet, and a photo CD.

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 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his own manuscript material: manuscripts and source material toward his books, drafts of various stories, published and unpublished, as well as essays, reviews, interviews, and a miscellaneous assortment of notes and other materials.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...