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Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972 9
Ashbery, John, 1927-2017 8
Padgett, Ron, 1942- 8
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 7
MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982 7
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Merrill, James, 1926-1995 7
Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943 6
Bernstein, Charles, 1950- 6
Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989 6
Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963 6
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 5
Benét, Rosemary, 1900-1962 5
Berrigan, Ted, 1934-1983 5
Brainard, Joe, 1942-1994 5
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 5
Howe, Susan, 1937- 5
Laughlin, James, 1914-1997 5
Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977 5
Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972 5
Tate, Allen, 1899-1979 5
Benét, William Rose, 1886-1950 4
Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979 4
Brooks, Cleanth, 1906-1994 4
DuPlessis, Rachel Blau 4
Ford, Charles Henri, 1908-2002 4
Gizzi, Peter, 1959- 4
Guest, Barbara, 1920-2006 4
Hollander, John, 1929-2013 4
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 4
Miłosz, Czesław, 1911-2004 4
Oppen, George, 1908-1984 4
Owen, Maureen, 1943- 4
Schuyler, James 4
Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964 4
Yale University 4
Academy of American Poets 3
Antheil, George, 1900-1959 3
Berkson, Bill, 1939-2016 3
Berssenbrugge, Mei-mei, 1947- 3
Bloom, Harold, 1930- 3
Bryher, 1894-1983 3
Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989 3
Dickey, James, 1923-1997 3
Eberhart, Richard, 1904-2005 3
Fitzgerald, Robert, 1910-1985 3
Fletcher, John Gould, 1886-1950 3
Gander, Forrest, 1956- 3
Glück, Louise, 1943- 3
H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), 1886-1961 3
Hejinian, Lyn 3
Koch, Kenneth, 1925-2002 3
Lauterbach, Ann, 1942- 3
Library of Congress 3
Malanga, Gerard 3
North, Charles, 1941- 3
Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980 3
Pound, Dorothy 3
Rankine, Claudia, 1963- 3
Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967 3
Sze, Arthur 3
Towle, Tony, 1939- 3
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 3
Violi, Paul, 1944-2011 3
Waldman, Anne, 1945- 3
Welish, Marjorie, 1944- 3
Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001 3
Wilbur, Richard, 1921-2017 3
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 3
Willis, Elizabeth 3
Winkfield, Trevor, 1944- 3
Wright, C. D., 1949-2016 3
Yale University. Alumni 3
Abbe, George, 1911-1989 2
Adams, Léonie, 1899-1988 2
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc 2
Bacigalupo, Massimo, 1947- 2
Bacon, Leonard, 1887-1954 2
Barilli, Bruno, 1880-1952 2
Barney, Danford, 1892-1952 2
Barry, Philip, 1896-1949 2
Baxter, Glen, 1944- 2
Bee, Susan 2
Benét Family 2
Bentley, Eric, 1916- 2
Benét, James, 1914- 2
Benét, Laura 2
Benét, S. V. (Stephen Vincent), 1827-1895 2
Berryman, John, 1914-1972 2
Bidart, Frank, 1939- 2
Bishop, John Peale, 1892-1944 2
Blackmur, R. P. (Richard P.), 1904-1965 2
Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970 2
Bontemps, Arna, 1902-1973 2
Borgatti, Renata 2
Brandt & Brandt 2
Brodsky, Joseph, 1940-1996 2
Brown, Sterling A., 1901-1989 2
Chigi Saracini, Guido, conte, 1880-1965 2
Ciardi, John, 1916-1986 2
Cohen, Ira 2
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Richard Aaron collection of Ira Cohen

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1025
Scope and Contents:

The Richard Aaron Collection of Ira Cohen contains correspondence, writings, artwork, photographs, production files, and other papers by, to, or relating to Ira Cohen's life and work.

Dates: 1946-1996

Léonie Adams and William Troy papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 316
Abstract:

The Léonie Adams and William Troy Papers consist of correspondence, writings, teaching materials, and other papers that document the personal and professional lives of both writers and teachers. The papers span the years 1902 to 1980.

Dates: 1902-1987

Josephine Procopio Albarelli collection of Gilberto Owen and Elías Nandino

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1132
Scope and Contents: The Josephine Procopio Albarelli Collection of Gilberto Owen and Elías Nandino contains correspondence, mostly letters to Albarelli from Owen, 1948-1951, and from Nandino, 1951-1989; autograph manuscript and typescript poems and other writings by Owen and Nandino, copies of their writings made by Albarelli, and proofs for her editions of Owen's Poesía y prosa and Obras, 1950s-1980s; sound recordings, including readings of poetry by...
Dates: 1948-2000

Daisy Aldan papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 613
Abstract:

The Daisy Aldan Papers document the work of poet, editor, educator, translator, and filmmaker Daisy Aldan. The papers consist of personal and professional correspondence, drafts of writings, writings of others, notebooks, diaries, teaching material, artwork, audiovisual material, photographs, printed material, and personal papers spanning the years 1919 to 2000.

Dates: 1919-2000

John Ashbery collection of artwork and objects

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1318
Abstract: The collection consists of artwork and objects collected by American poet John Ashbery. It includes paintings, glassware, ceramics, clothing, household objects, realia, printed material, collage materials, and other items of significance to Ashbery, some of which inspired his poetry or appeared in his published work. The collection includes materials by or received from Ashbery's husband David Kermani and artists Joe Brainard and Trevor Winkfield, among others. All materials were kept in...
Dates: 1819-2018

Leonard Bacon papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 487
Abstract: The collection consists of correspondence, writings, printed material and other papers that document the life and work of the poet Leonard Bacon. Correspondence is both professional and personal, and documents Bacon's writing and publishing activities as well as his personal and family relationships. Writings include drafts and proofs for many of his published works including Ulug Beg (1923), Lost Buffalo, and Other Poems (1930), The Furioso (1932), Dream and Action (1934), and...
Dates: 1834-1962, bulk 1897-1962

Bangs family papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 47
Abstract:

Scrapbooks, manuscripts, diaries. letters, and personal papers documenting the lives and careers of American humorist John Kendrick Bangs and his son, Francis Hyde Bangs.

Dates: 1881-1964

Mary Barnard papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 524
Abstract: The papers document the life and literary career of Mary Barnard and consist of writings, correspondence, travel papers, diaries, photographs, and audiovisual materials, dating from the 1890s to 2001. Writings include drafts of published and unpublished works, research materials, and notebooks. Correspondence pertains mostly to Barnard's writing career and personal relationships, but also includes family correspondence. Correspondents include Ezra and Dorothy Pound and William Carlos...
Dates: 1890-2001, bulk 1933-2001

Danford Barney papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 466
Abstract: The Danford Barney papers contains correspondence, drafts of writings, photographs, and other material relating to poet and photographer Danford Barney. Correspondence in the collection contains letters from many Yale-affiliated faculty, authors, and collaborators, including Stephen Vincent Benét, William Rose Benét, Henry Seidel Canby, John Farrar, Brian Hooker, Benjamin R. C. Low, William Lyon Phelps, and Thornton Wilder, as well as authors who commented on Barney's work, such as John...
Dates: 1877-1953

Michael Basinski poems and other papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1242
Content Description:

Collection consists chiefly of visual poems and collages by Basinski, including one collaboration between Basinski and Ginny O'Brien. Other papers include one autograph notebook, with text and drawings, and printed materials announcing work by Basinski.

Dates: circa 1998-2019

Benét Family Collection

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1108
Dates: 1866-1979, bulk 1912-1959

Benét Family Papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1107
Scope and Contents: The Benét family papers consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and other papers documenting the lives and activities of four generations of the Benét family. Material relating to members of the Rose, Mahon, and Carr families can also be found. The collection spans the years from 1849 to 1994. The defining thread to the collection runs from Brigadier General Stephen Vincent Benét and his wife Laura Amanda (Walker) Benét through their son James Walker Benét and his wife Frances...
Dates: 1836-1994

Stephen Vincent Benét and Rosemary Benét papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1046
Scope and Contents:

The Stephen Vincent Benét and Rosemary Benét papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, printed material, and personal and family papers documenting the life and work of American authors Stephen Vincent Benét and Rosemary Benét. The collection spans the years 1829 to 1962, with the bulk of the collection dating from roughly 1910 to 1943.

Collection material is chiefly in English; with some material in French, German, Polish, and Swedish.

Dates: 1829-1962, bulk 1920-1943

William Rose Benét Papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1100
Scope and Contents:

The William Rose Benét papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, printed material, and personal and family papers documenting the life and work of American author and editor William Rose Benét. The collection spans the years 1847 to 1957, with the bulk of the collection dating from roughly 1900 to 1950.

Collection material is chiefly in English; with some material in French, Italiana, Russian, and Hebrew.

Dates: 1847-1957, bulk 1920-1950

Charles Bernstein papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 984
Scope and Contents:

The Charles Bernstein papers, which span from 1950-2010s, contain extensive writings, along with other papers, programs, clippings, notebooks, audiovisual materials, and electronic media that document or are related to Bernstein's life and work.

Dates: 1926-2020, 1926-2020

Mei-mei Berssenbrugge papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1082
Scope and Contents: The collection consists of correspondence, writings, writings of others, personal papers, photographs, printed material, audio recordings, electronic media, and other papers documenting the life and work of poet Mei-mei Berssenbrugge. Correspondence consists of letters from poets, writers, publishers, literary organizations, and others including John Ashbery, Charles Bernstein, Susan Bee, Ray DiPalma, Rachel Blau Duplessis, Ron Padgett, Arthur Sze, and Richard Tuttle. Writings consist of...
Dates: 1955-2015

John Betjeman collection

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 675
Abstract: The John Betjeman collection documents the personal and professional life of John Betjeman between 1908 and 1990, with the bulk of material dating between 1936 and 1984. The collection provides evidence of Betjeman's career as a writer and broadcaster and consists of correspondence, writings, personal papers, newspaper clippings, audiovisual materials, and a small number of candid photographs. The collection traces Betjeman's creative process through initial scribblings in his notebooks to...
Dates: 1908-2002, bulk 1936-1984

William Bird Ezra Pound papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 178
Abstract:

Correspondence, writings, personal papers and musical compositions by Ezra Pound dating from his sojourn in Paris during the early 1920s.

Dates: 1900-1926

Bourne family papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1438
Abstract: The Bourne Family Papers consists of materials that document the lives of abolitionist, minister and newspaper editor George Bourne, his wife Mary Oland Stibbs Bourne and their descendants. The majority of materials in the collection document the professional careers of George Bourne and his son Theodore Bourne. George Bourne's papers include an Anti-Slavery Lecture of 1837 along with other religious writings. Theodore Bourne's papers chiefly relate to African...
Dates: 1746–1994, undated

Anne Brigman papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 380
Abstract:

Contains photographs, writings, and printed material documenting the work of Anne Brigman. Included among the papers are four paste-up copies of Brigman's book of photography and poetry, Songs of a Pagan and one paste-up copy of her second book, Wild Flute Songs. The papers also contain early typescript drafts of Songs of a Pagan, clippings on Brigman, exhibition notices and flier, and other printed material.

Dates: 1914-1947