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Mary Jo Bang Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms154

Scope and Contents The Mary Jo Bang Papers consists largely of her own manuscript materials, including drafts of individual poems, book reviews, essays, introductions and translations, as well as editorial material toward her published and unpublished books. Also included are personal journals, college work, artwork, printed materials and ephemera. A substantial amount of personal and business correspondence is present, primarily with friends, family, editors, students, and...

Found in: Manuscripts

John M. Bennett Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms009

Scope and Contents A large portion of the Bennett Papers consists of mail or correspondence art, a unique blend of painting, drawing, stickers, rubber stamp work, found objects, poetry, clippings, collage, etc., which are then sent through the postal system. Like all mail artists, Bennett is also a recipient of mail art, and his Papers include hundreds of examples of the work of many of the leading correspondence artists working today. The Bennett Papers also include his own manuscripts and poetry journals, as...

Found in: Manuscripts

Bergun Huff Brown Collection

Collection — Box: VMF 2, Folder: 02

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf016

Scope and Contents Photocopies and transcriptions of the letters of Private Bergun H. Brown, August 27, 1861 through February 20, 1865 in the 29th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Bound together under the title, "Bergun H. Brown's Civil War Days," with text by his son, Guy M. Brown (1972).A compilation of original source material including letters, a diary, documents, and historical narratives, the collection presents a vivid picture of a Union soldier's experiences and attitudes throughout...

Found in: Manuscripts

Benjamin Clapp Diary

Collection — Box: VMF 3, Folder: 9

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf029

Scope and Contents

Diary of Benjamin Clapp concerning his activities as a merchant in Conton, China and the voyage there. 52 pages, bound in morron cloth. Includes facimile portrait of Clapp.

Found in: Manuscripts

Katherine Corbitt Collection

Collection — Box: VMF 4, Folder: 1

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf034

Scope and Contents

A diary by Corbitt and a diary by an unknown person describing their trip on the De Potter's Annual Long Summer Tour.

Found in: Manuscripts

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,...

Found in: Manuscripts

Raymond Federman Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms044

Scope and Contents The Raymond Federman Collection includes extensive draft and proof materials toward Federman's books including Double or Nothing, Amer Eldorado, Aunt Rachel's Fur, and Shhh. Also, materials relating to his critical work on Samuel Beckett, short stories, poems, essays, extensive correspondence, unpublished works, reel-to-reel audio recordings, student...

Found in: Manuscripts

Fannie Hurst Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms058

Scope and Contents

The Hurst Papers consist of a small quantity of correspondence (most of it between Hurst and her school friend Lois Toensfeldt), the manuscript for her novel Quiet Street, some diary material, and a group of clippings and memorabilia. Special Collections also holds Hurst's personal collection of her published work which includes a complete set of first and variant editions, translations, and other copies of her books.

Found in: Manuscripts

David Jackson Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms060

Scope and Contents

The David Jackson Papers consists of extensive correspondence, photographs of family and friends, and manuscript material towards Jackson’s poems, stories, and plays.

Found in: Manuscripts

Charles Johnson Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms171

Scope and Contents

The Charles Johnson Papers hold both published and unpublished work from the author spanning nearly six decades. The collection brings together manuscripts, drafts, correspondence, artwork, and ephemera and serves as a testament to Johnson’s wide-ranging career as a public intellectual.

Found in: Manuscripts

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