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Laughlin, James, 1914-1997

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1914-10-30 - 1997-11-12

Biography

James Laughlin, American poet and literary book publisher who founded New Directions Publishing.

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Besmilr Brigham papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1260
Abstract:

The Besmilr Brigham papers consists of correspondence, writings, notes and drawings, printed material, personal papers, and audiovisual media documenting the life and work of poet Besmilr Brigham. Materials date from 1931 to 2011, with the bulk dating between 1960 and 1990.

Dates: 1931-2011, bulk 1960s-1990

Julien Cornell papers relating to Ezra Pound

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 176
Abstract: The collection contains correspondence and professional files relating to Cornell's representation of Ezra Pound in the initial stages of the U.S. government's case against him for treason. In addition to Ezra and Dorothy Pound, correspondents include T. S. Eliot, Ernest Hemingway, James Laughlin, Arthur Moore, Omar Pound, Mary de Rachewiltz, and Olga Rudge. Topics include Pound's physical and mental condition in 1945-46; the treason charge against him; the efforts to have him declared...
Dates: 1945-1965

Fantasy Magazine papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 55
Abstract:

The Fantasy Magazine Papers consist of manuscripts, correspondence, and other materials documenting the life of the magazine.

Dates: 1929-1979

Robert Fitzgerald papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 222
Abstract: Series I, Correspondence, consists chiefly of incoming personal and professional correspondence and family correspondence. The collection is particularly rich for its correspondence with poets, editors, translators, publishers, and literary scholars and critics during the middle part of the 20th century. There are letters from many well-known poets writing in English during this period, including W.H. Auden, John Berryman, Elizabeth Bishop, Louise Bogan, James Dickey, T.S. Eliot, Seamus...
Dates: 1892-1986

James Laughlin papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 654
Abstract:

The James Laughlin Papers contain writings by Laughlin and others, an award acceptance speech by Laughlin, papers and audiocassettes relating to "New Directions at 50," the 50th Anniversary of New Directions exhibition at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, and various material removed from printed volumes.

Dates: 1939-1994, bulk 1976-1994

Sister Mary Bernetta Quinn papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 177
Abstract: The papers contain correspondence, writings and notes, photographs, and newspaper clippings relating to Sister Bernetta Quinn's scholarly work on the poetry of Ezra Pound and other modern poets. Correspondents include Robert Bly, Guy Davenport, Caroline Gordon, James Laughlin, Denise Levertov, Robert Lowell, Mary de Rachewiltz, Olga Rudge, Holly Stevens, Allen Tate, and Robert Penn Warren. Subjects include Sister Bernetta's scholarly work; writing and American poetry in general; conference...
Dates: 1948-1985

Harry Roskolenko collection

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 142
Abstract: The collection consists of correspondence and writings of American writer Harry Roskolenko. Correspondents include William Carlos Williams, Marianne Moore, Carl Sandburg, Katharine Anne Porter, John Dos Passos, Dwight Macdonald, William Saroyan, Wallace Stevens, Cleanth Brooks, Archibald MacLeish, Lewis Mumford, John Wheelwright, and James Laughlin, among other American poets, editors, critics, and publishers.Writings include a manuscript poem titled "Perfidious Albion," a...
Dates: 1933-1952

Olga Rudge Papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 54
Abstract: The Olga Rudge Papers document many aspects of Rudge's personal life and professional activities. There are 32 boxes of letters between Ezra Pound and Rudge. Other major correspondents include Mary de Rachewiltz, James Laughlin, George Antheil, Renata Borgatti, conte Guido Chigi Saracini, Cyril Connolly, T. S. Eliot, Egerton Grey, Desmond O'Grady, D. D. Paige, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Dorothy Pound, and Adrian Stokes. The papers also contain daily notebooks kept by Rudge from 1966 on; a variety...
Dates: 1887-1989

Olga Rudge papers : addition

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 241
Abstract:

Manuscripts.

Dates: 1819-1996

Gustaf Sobin papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 647
Abstract:

The collection consists of correspondence and writings that document the life and work of the American poet Gustaf Sobin. Correspondence sheds light on his relationships with other literary figures, including René Char, James Laughlin, Hyatt Waggoner, and Charles Tomlinson, among others. Writings consist of extensive notes and drafts for most of his major works and provide comprehensive documentation of his creative process.

Dates: 1952-2005

William Carlos Williams papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 116
Abstract: The William Carlos Williams Papers document the life and work of poet, prose writer, dramatist, and physician William Carlos Williams. The papers consist of correspondence, writings, photographs, medical records, artwork, sound recordings, newspaper clippings and printed material, and personal papers. The papers primarily document Williams's life as a prolific writer, including drafts of prose, poetry, drama, lectures and readings; and correspondence and writings of others that reveal his...
Dates: circa 1880-1985, bulk 1930-1973

T. C. Wilson Papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 36
Abstract:

The T. C. Wilson Papers consist of correspondence, writings, and personal papers relating to the life and career of American poet-critic Theodore Carl Wilson.

Dates: (1928-1947)