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Horace Scudder Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms100

Scope and Contents The Horace Scudder Papers consists of correspondence addressed to Scudder and/or his wife. The miscellaneous documents, clippings, autographs, appear to have been collected by Scudder, although no particular pattern is discernible. Subjects are primarily concerned with social matters and his editing work, in particular the preparation of his biography of James Russell Lowell. Items are arranged alphabetically by name of principal person. Of particular note in the collection are the Rev....

Found in: Manuscripts / Horace Scudder Papers

Shirley Seifert Papers

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: MS-MS-ms101

Scope and Contents

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

Found in: Manuscripts / Shirley Seifert Papers

George Bernard Shaw Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms001

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts and memorabilia relating to George Bernard Shaw. Correspondence, 1901 - 1928, includes 30 letters and cards to John Drinkwater. Also, autograph manuscript of speech, portraits of Shaw, and various personal artifacts.

Found in: Manuscripts / George Bernard Shaw Papers

Florence Margaret "Stevie" Smith Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms103

Scope and Contents

The Florence Margaret “Stevie” Smith Papers include 61 items of correspondence from Smith to Kay Dick (1943-1970). Also included are two autograph drafts of untitled poem and a typescript draft of "Song of the River Trent."

Found in: Manuscripts / Florence Margaret "Stevie" Smith Papers

William Jay Smith Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms104

Scope and Contents The William Jay Smith Papers correspondence from literary figures dating back to the 1940s, including a substantial group of letters from Russian, Hungarian, and other Eastern European authors. Numerous letters from publishers, editors, scholars, and friends are also present in the collection. The Smith Papers also include manuscripts and editorial matter towards his published work, as well as a large collection of manuscripts by other authors. Finally, the Smith Papers include a large...

Found in: Manuscripts / William Jay Smith Papers

Spanish Archive of St. Louis

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: MS-MS-ms106

Scope and Contents The collection consists primarily of typescript [carbon] translations of official communications among individuals involved in the government of Louisiana during the Spanish Period, 1763-1804. Two typed letters signed from Joseph Wheless, St. Louis attorney, and two typed letters, one signed, from Pierre Chouteau (1849-1910), St. Louis businessman, to W. B. Douglas, President, Missouri Historical Society, explaining the source, extent, and translation of the Archive, constitute the only...

Found in: Manuscripts / Spanish Archive of St. Louis

Muriel Spark Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms107

Scope and Contents

The bulk of the Spark Papers consist of correspondence between Spark and British poet Derek Stanford, and correspondence between Spark and her literary agent. Correspondence with other literary figures is also included, as well as drafts of several poems and essays by Spark. Also present are two small notebooks bearing Spark's autograph notes which include drafts of poems.

Found in: Manuscripts / Muriel Spark Papers

Radcliffe Squires Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms108

Scope and Contents The Radcliffe Squires Papers consist primarily of correspondence, most of it with literary personalities in reference to his book about Allen Tate. Among the authors who corresponded with Squires are James Dickey, Edwin Honig, Brewster Ghiselin, Howard Nemerov, Frederic Prokosch, and John Crowe Ransom. Squires corresponded with Allen Tate while preparing his study and this eventually led to a close personal friendship between the two men. Among the most important materials in the Squires...

Found in: Manuscripts / Radcliffe Squires Papers

Richard Stang Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms138

Scope and Contents

The Richard Stang Papers consists of correspondence, manuscripts, research material toward Ford Madox Ford books by Richard Stang and Sondra Stang.

Found in: Manuscripts / Richard Stang Papers

Robert Sward Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms110

Scope and Contents The Robert Sward Papers are one of the largest and most diverse manuscript collections among Washington University's holdings. They include an extensive correspondence with literary figures, little magazine editors, small press publishers, family members, and friends. Thousands of pages of Sward's heavily revised worksheets and journals are also present and serve as excellent examples of the poetic process at work. A large collection of little magazines, small press publications, and...

Found in: Manuscripts / Robert Sward Papers