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Ivy Compton-Burnett Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms029

Scope and Contents The Ivy Compton-Burnett Papers consists primarily of letters and post cards from Compton-Burnett to Kay Dick (98 items) and Kathleen Farrell (29 items), some items addressed to both, all written between 1947 and 1969. Included is one letter from Margaret Jourdain to Kay Dick dated December 16, 1947. The content is largely personal in nature, offering or accepting invitations, conveying information about travel plans, etc. Frequent reference is made to Compton-Burnett's domestic situation and...

Found in: Manuscripts

Evan S. Connell Collection

Collection — Box: VMF General Oversize, Folder: 6

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf202

Scope and Contents

Poster advertising the book, Son of the Morning Star: Custer and Little Bighorn, by Connell. 22" x 17"

Found in: Manuscripts

Robert Coover Collection

Collection — Box: VMF 17, Folder: 26

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf218

Scope and Contents

One playbill for "The American Place Theater Presents THE KID by Robert Coover"; One black and white photograph of Coover, circa 1980

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

Cid Corman Papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-MS-ms030

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence of Cid Corman and Henry Wenning, 1962-1964, with 31 letters written by Corman, and 5 by Wenning [carbon only]. The letters discuss prospective business arrangements for distribution in the United States of Origin Press materials and other books, as well as personal affairs and observations of life in Kyoto, Japan. Arrangements center largely around possible purchase by Wenning and James Lowell of 50 bound volumes of Origin, second...

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

Walter H. Cummings Collection

Collection — Box: VMF 4, Folder: 2

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf035

Scope and Contents

Autograph book containing autographs and correspondence of prominent figures in the social and policital like of the United States during 1872-1873.

Found in: Manuscripts

Cummington Community of the Arts Collection

Collection — Box: VMF General Oversize, Folder: 7

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf203

Scope and Contents Rainbow Grease. Large envelope (12.75 x 14.75 in.) containing multicolored paper with various poems and artwork. The items were put together by The Greasers, who include: Jana Hicken; Don Bell; Susan Tinkelman; Joy Vaughan; Janet Felsten; and Peter White. With poems by Amans, Bill; Benary, Barbara; Arenal de Rodriguez, Electa; Callahan, Paul; Dowling, Ed; Gubitosa, Gregory; Bologna, Frank; Felsten, Janet; Horton, Chris; Mauch,...

Found in: Manuscripts

Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham Letter

Collection — Box: VMF 6, Folder: 1

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf066

Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed from Graham to Mrs. Hills, thanking her for her letter and book, and commenting on his own work which he says is for his own pleasure "for nothing I have written seems to have given pleasure to anyone else." 3 pages

Found in: Manuscripts

Lorin Cuoco Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms152

Scope and Contents Consists of materials relating to Lorin Cuoco's literary activities including interviews, work with the St. Louis Poetry Center, the International Writers' Center, River Styx, Arts in Transit, Literary Bus Tour, William Gass's The Tunnel, etc. Also includes correspondence with various writers including Brian Taylor, Howard Nemerov, Glenn Savan, Ethan Bumas, Eddy Harris, Michael Hoffmann, Carl Phillips, Red Watson, Sally Ball, Matt Freeman, William Gass, Stephen Schenkenberg,...

Found in: Manuscripts

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