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Scope Note: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/996779 Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:

Constance Urdang Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms119
Scope and Contents The Constance Urdang Papers include a nearly complete collection of manuscript and editorial material toward all of her published books. These materials include typescript drafts of entire books as well as drafts of individual poems. A number of Urdang's journals and notebooks are also present. The collection also contains drafts of translations by Urdang and the drafts of two unpublished novels. The Urdang Papers are completed by a small yet significant collection of her business, personal,...

Mona Van Duyn and Jarvis Thurston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms144
Scope and Contents The Mona Van Duyn and Jarvis Thurston Papers make up one of the largest groups within the Modern Literature Manuscript Collection. Included are hundreds of letters of correspondence from and to literary figures, publishers, editors, scholars, family, and friends. Also included are manuscripts and editorial matter towards most of Van Duyn’s books, drafts of individual poems, essays and reviews by both Van Duyn and Thurston, and manuscripts by others authors. Finally, the Van Duyn and Thurston...

Mona Van Duyn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms120
Scope and Contents

The Mona Van Duyn Papers contain manuscripts and editorial matter toward her books, including the award-winning Near Changes. In addition, there are numerous drafts of individual poems and correspondence from and manuscripts by numerous literary figures.

Gert von Gontard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms121
Scope and Contents

Gert von Gontard’s Papers are part of a larger collection given to Washington University in 1980 by his widow, Hildegard. The collection includes von Gontard’s extensive book collection and is highlighted by his collection of over 1300 books, manuscripts, and memorabilia relating to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Also, present is a file of letters from von Gontard’s colleagues in the literary and arts communities.

David Wagoner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms122
Scope and Contents The David Wagoner Papers consist of two accruals. The first consists of correspondence (1953-1965), notebooks (1944-1959), individual poem and essay drafts, material toward plays including Everyman for Himself, and material toward books including The Escape Artist (1965) and Rock (1958).The second accrual occurred in 2012, in which nearly 80 additional linear feet was added to the...

Robert Penn Warren Letter

 Collection — Box VMF 17, Folder: 29
Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf221
Scope and Contents

Typed letter signed from Warren at the the American Academy in Rome, to Burton M. Wheeler at the Department of English, Washington University. 1 page with envelope

Richard "Red" Watson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms135
Scope and Contents

Consists of correspondence, manuscripts and ephemera.

Note: 7" reel-to-reels located in Film and Media vault

Ken and Donna Galchus Tennessee Williams Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms163
Scope and Contents

The Ken and Donna Galchus Tennessee Williams Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, playbills and other ephemera, photographs, and audiovisual material related to Tennessee Williams.

All audiovisual materials located in Film and Media vault.

Joy Williams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms158
Scope and Contents The Joy Williams Papers spans over five decades consists largely of her own manuscript materials, including drafts of book reviews, essays, college work, and short stories, as well as editorial material toward her books including, State of Grace, The Changeling, Taking Care, Breaking and Entering, Escapes, ...

William Carlos Williams Collection

 Collection — Box VMF 17, Folder: 6
Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf193
Scope and Contents

Consists of correspondence from Williams to John Israel Smith and Ellen Stevenson and the text of Williams' lecture at the 1955 Oreon E. Scott Symposium on "The Writer and His Public"