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James Rorty papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 835
Abstract: Manuscripts, printed works, correspondence, and professional papers of the writer James Rorty. The Writings series includes Rorty's typescript and manuscript essays on social issues, civil rights, and political activism, two of his poems, and printed works. The Correspondence series includes three typed letters between Rorty's wife Winifred Rorty and Matthew Josephson; letters between Rorty and Jerré E. Tanner regarding Tanner's setting of Rorty's poem "A Spring Garland" for voice and...
Dates: 1941-1970

Arnold Rosin papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 796
Abstract:

The collection includes writings, correspondence, and other papers by or relating to American artist and author Arnold Rosin.

Dates: 1944-2016

Stephen Sbarge Papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1124
Abstract:

There are fifteen titles by Stephen Sbarge, chiefly drafts, many in the form of photocopies of autograph manuscripts. Some writings are autobiographical, resembling journal or diary entries with reflections on daily activities and concerns, and some include copies or transcriptions of correspondence. Other papers include one journal, loose material removed from the journal, notes and notebooks, which may include drafts of writings, and photographs.

Dates: 1981-2000

David Sedaris papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1515
Content Description:

The collection contains drafts and writings from numerous publications by David Sedaris including Holidays on Ice, Me Talk Pretty Someday, Naked, and Calypso, along with correspondence, artist books, diaries, personal papers and notebooks, photographs, press clippings, ephemera, and other papers by or relating to Sedaris' life and work.

Dates: 1964-2017

Fred Jeremy Seligson Collection of Cid Corman and James Weil

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 1200
Scope and Contents: The collection contains correspondence, writings by Cid Corman, and other papers. Series I and Series II includes correspondence to Seligson from Corman and James Weil and third party correspondence between Corman and Weil. There are 108 pieces of correspondence from Corman to Seligson dating from 1982 to 2002. Corman's letters discuss personal, literary, and cultural matters, as well as travel. Third party correspondence features approximately 332 pieces of correspondence from Weil to...
Dates: 1958-2010

William David Sherman papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 224
Abstract: The William David Sherman papers contain correspondence, writings, and other materials documenting the personal and professional activities of American author William David Sherman. Correspondence in the collection consists chiefly of incoming letters from English-language authors and literary scholars active during the mid to late twentieth century, including Asa Benveniste, Basil Bunting, Cid Corman, Robert Creeley, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, David Goodis, Bill Griffiths, Jeremy Hilton, Lyn...
Dates: 1958-2007

Leslie Marmon Silko papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 637
Abstract: Papers consist of writings, research material, and audiovisual material documenting Leslie Marmon Silko's literary activity and output since the early 1970s. Writings in the collection include drafts and proofs for most of Silko's major works, the three novels Ceremony (1977), Almanac of the Dead (1991), and Gardens in the Dunes (2000), the poetry and short story collections, Laguna Woman (1974), Storyteller (1981), Sacred Water (1994), and Rain (1996), and the essays Yellow Woman and the...
Dates: 1971-2004

John J. Slocum papers relating to Ezra Pound

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 171
Abstract:

Correspondence between Slocum and Pound concerning Slocum's attempts to place works by Pound in American magazines; Pound's political and economic views; general literary matters; and their mutual friend James Laughlin. The collection also contains typescripts of three articles by Pound, including "In War Begin Responsibilities," and of a talk on Pound by Slocum, "Cast a Cold Eye."

Dates: 1938-1950

Bradley Smith collection of Henry Miller

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1554
Abstract:

The collection contains correspondence, writings, photographs, and other papers relating to the books My Life and Times and Insomnia: or, The Devil at Large, written by Henry Miller and published by Bradley Smith's imprint Gemini Smith, Inc.

Dates: 1968-1978

Gerdi Sobek-Beutter papers relating to Hommage à Gertrude Stein

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 1244
Scope and Contents: Papers documenting planning, events, and critical response for student performances in each phase of Hommage à Gertrude Stein, 1990-1996, including notes, correspondence, scripts, publicity, photographs, drawings, audio and audiovisual recordings, and reviews; similar papers for related conferences, lectures, and performances by guest artists; proposals and reports for the project; and notes by Sobek-Beutter on collection content. The papers provide evidence of teaching,...
Dates: 1990-1997

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

The Southern Review records

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 694
Abstract: The Southern Review records contain correspondence and other papers documenting activity at the influential literary journal from 1935 to 1943. Correspondence consists chiefly of original letters from authors and carbons of outgoing letters from the editors. Most incoming letters are addressed to the founding editors, Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren, but there are letters to others as well, including Albert Erskine, Robert Lowell, and Charles W. Pipkin. There is also some...
Dates: 1935-1943

Laura Stedman Papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 291
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, writings, and personal papers which document the personal and professional life of Laura Stedman. The correspondence highlights personal and professional affiliations with Edmund Clarence Stedman (grandfather), Dr. George M. Gould (husband), and a number of writers including Martha Dickinson Bianchi, Ednah Proctor Clarke (Hayes), and Cora Miranda Baggerly Older. The papers include examples of Stedman's writing, publications, and a run of her scrapbook...
Dates: 1887-1931, bulk 1894-1926

Wallace Stevens collection

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 545
Abstract: The Wallace Stevens collection contains material donated to the library by Wallace Stevens, his daughter Holly Stevens, the Rev. John Curry Gay, and others. The Wallace Stevens gifts include one typed letter signed from Stevens, one manuscript by Stevens, "A Collect of Philosophy," and a bound copy of a score presented to Stevens by Jan Wisse. The Holly Stevens gift consists of a setting draft and galley and page proofs for the Letters of Wallace Stevens (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966)....
Dates: 1921-1966

Sara Teasdale collection

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 746
Abstract: Collection contains correspondence, writings, photographs, and other personal papers by or relating to the American poet Sara Teasdale. Correspondence includes several autograph manuscript letters from Teasdale and third-party letters relating to her. Writings include an autograph manuscript diary kept by Teasdale on her first trip to Europe between Feburary and May 1905, six autograph manuscript notebooks, numbered IV through IX, containing poems drafted between 1911 and 1932, and several...
Dates: 1890-1989, bulk 1905-1932

The small pond magazine records

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 642
Abstract:

The Small Pond Magazine Records contain correspondence, writings, and productions files created in the production of the literary magazine. Correspondence includes letters from contributors to the editor, Napoleon St. Cyr. Writings include works from contributors for review and publication in the magazine. Production files include notes, galleys proofs, photographs, and drawings. The records span the years 1970-1999.

Dates: 1970-1999

James Thurber papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 546
Abstract: The James Thurber papers contain drafts and other material relating to three writing projects. The papers feature material relating to Thurber's biographical memoir The Years With Ross (Boston: Little Brown, 1959), about New Yorker founder and publisher Harold Ross. Materials include research material, correspondence, drafts, and proofs. There are also drafts and fan mail for two children's books, Many Moons (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1943) and The 13 Clocks (New York: Simon and...
Dates: 1944-1961

Alan Trachtenberg Papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 2129
Abstract: Professional papers of Alan Trachtenberg, 1957-2017, that include texts and related material from conferences, lectures, and symposia, as well as writings, teaching material and course related files, correspondence, other papers and photographs, and audiovisual materials created and compiled by Trachtenberg.Collection materials document a broad range of Trachtenberg's professional activities, including his research on the Brooklyn Bridge, daguerreotypes and photography, and Walt...
Dates: 1957-2017

Wilder family correspondence

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1006
Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of photocopies of letters to and from Thornton Wilder and other members of the Wilder family. The correspondence roughly spans 1910-1975 and the photocopies were likely made between 1990 and 2009. The photocopies were made for members of the Wilder family from materials previously acquired by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and other research libraries.

Dates: circa 1990s-2000s

Thornton Wilder collection

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 162
Abstract:

The collection consists of letters, manuscripts and other publication material, and other papers related to Thornton Wilder. Included are extensive letters to his close friends Amy Wertheimer and William Layton; letters of literary advice to Joe Etta Lee Clarke and Hester Pickman; and materials concerning his publicist, Lee Keedick, and his publisher, Harper and Row.

Dates: 1918-1983