The Modern Literature Audio Archive contains recordings of over 500 readings, talks, and lectures spanning more than 50 years. Most of the recordings are of events hosted by the English Department, Library, and International Writers Center. Other recordings come to us with authors' papers or are given by donors.

The Release Press Archives include material relating to all but two of the books published by the Release Press. Included are correspondence, manuscripts, editorial matter, business records, and ephemeral material. Also included are copies of all but two of the published works put out by the Release Press.

The Shirley Seifert Papers consists of one setting copy of Let My Name Stand Fair by Seifert, correspondence concerning its purchase, and one program.

To see additional materials relating to Charles Johnson's career, consult the Charles Johnson Papers finding aid. This collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, published cartoons, screenplays, short stories, essays, ephemera, scrapbooks, and professional materials.

The Jarvis Thurston Papers consist primarily of correspondence relating to Washington University's Department of English and its visiting writers program. The most significant part of the Thurston collection is the correspondence from James T. Farrell to Thurston and Van Duyn. These letters are of a more personal nature and often discuss literary matters such as Van Duyn's work. A small group of manuscripts, notably two drafts of a Thurston short story, "The Cross," is also included.

The John Updike Papers consists of materials toward interviews about Updike in Life Magazine (November 4, 1966) and Time Magazine (April 26, 1968) and one poetry draft by Updike.